Ada Evening News history merger notes 1901 to 1950s
Historical notice lists the Ada Oklahoma newspaper mergers and consolidations from 1901 onward. It traces how The News Publishing and Printing Co. and various Ada titles combined with the Ada Times-Democrat and other papers, detailing dates of consolidation and pricing notes for subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADA Times-Democrat
W. D. Little
Don Cook
DITOR
Ada
Oklanhoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc County
Ada Star- Democrat
Ada Evening News
Ada Weekly
Pontotoc
Oklahoma
Kerr laboratory bond drive for Ada county vote urged
Ada voters are urged to approve a bond issue on October 13 to fund a Robert S Kerr Research Center site near Ada Pontotoc County. The project would house a federal water pollution research laboratory, supported by land donations from the Science and Natural Resources Foundation and local cooperation with East Central State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Kerr
Congress
Ada
Pontotoc County
East Central State College
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Science and Natural Resources Foundation of Oklahoma
Kerr
Byrds Mill
Robert S. Kerr Research Center
Ada Traffic Nears 200 Mark in Two Car Crash
Ada reports its 200th traffic incident as a two car collision occurred at 1:55 p.m. in the 300 block of North Mississippi. Jessie S. Pritchett, 62, faced an improper start from a parked position and forfeited a $10 bond. Municipal Court saw Elmo Escue, 39, fined $18 for public drunkenness and James B. Scott, 51, guilty of vagrancy with a $10 fine.
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Ada
Mississippi
Daniel Oliver Baker
West
Jessie S. Pritchett
South Constant
Elmo Escue
James B. Scott
Democrats Plan Bus Trip to Eufaula Dam Dedication
Pontotoc County Democrats sponsor a bus trip to Eufaula on Friday September 25 to hear President Lyndon Johnson dedicate the new dam and lake project. Bus leaves Ada between 1 and 1 30 p m returns about 6 30 or 7 p m. cost 3 50 per person. capacity 39. Mrs Marie Bailey leads this project contact FE 26327
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Pontotoc County
Eufaula
Lyndon Johnson
Ada
Marie Bailey
Oklahoma voters face September 29 legislature election
As Oklahoma wrestles with the September 29 legislature vote driven by reapportionment court rulings the writer notes a drop in political excitement. He compares the thrill of campaigns to a heavy hot fudge sundae and urges measured timing, while promising voters will study candidates and weigh choices.
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Buzzy Bonehouse
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
The College Professor on Politics and Campaign Desires
A professor notes that public office seekers share a want to run for office more than inherent honesty or capability. He argues campaigning alone does not ensure public service. He warns politics can turn friendly greetings into sharp disputes, likening it to a quarrel over a man.
EC Gets Grant For Loan Fund
The Oklahoma congressional delegation announced an allocation of 230970 dollars for East Central State College under the defense education program for the current fiscal year. Senators Monroney Edmondson and Representative Steed said they were advised of the grant by the U S Office of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
U.S. Office of Education
East Central State College
Mike Monroney
Howard Edmondson
Ren
Tom Steed
Stratford Woman Learns Kin Dies in Texas
Mrs. George Shahan of Stratford learns her brother-in-law Will Kirby of Corpus Christi Texas has died He was an uncle of Mrs Jack Blackburn of Stratford Neither Mrs Shahan nor Mrs Blackburn can attend the funeral
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George Shahan
Stratford
Will Kirby
Corpus Christi
Texas
Jack Blackburn
Give Us a King Leadership and power in nations
The piece contrasts Popeye’s mock crown with Israel’s demand for a king and links power to the people’s consent. It cites Samuel’s warning that monarchy invites corruption, noting the democratic thread in biblical and early American thought and calling power a trust from the governed.
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Popeye
Israel
Saul
Samuel
United States
Mussolini
Il Duce
Italy
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Community Press Service
Nuts Toasting Tips for Skillet Method
Nuts may be toasted slowly in a heavy skillet with about two tablespoons of oil per cup. Drain on absorbent paper and sprinkle lightly with seasoned salt for flavor.
Classified Ads Buy Sell Trade and Rent Notice
A compact classified ad brief lists buy sell trade and rent options with contact fee line FE 2-4433 for inquiries and listings.
Around The County ADD-FRISCO Update on Local Visits and Families
Local social notes detail frequent visits among Ada and surrounding towns. Many families, including Robbins Johnsons Hisaws and Blevins, share meals, birthdays, and fairs. Notable trips include MacMinnsville Oregon to Oklahoma City and cross state greetings at airports.
Fittstown Couple Dines With Daniel Family Aiding Pat Daniel
Mr and Mrs Harold Ulich visited Mr and Mrs Joe Daniel for lunch Tuesday. Mrs Joe Daniel and Mrs Nola Daniel visited Pat Daniel in the rest home Friday. Pat had his cast cut down on Thursday and can sit up with one leg free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boda Hisaw
Hisaws
Ella Calder
Stella Cook
MacMinnsville
Oregon
Oklahoma City
Frank Burns
Coalgate
Billie Spears
Joe Spears
Ida Phillips
Jo Ann
Harold Ulich
Fittstown
Joe Daniel
Nola Daniel
Pat Daniel
Pat
Local Couples Share Night of Cañas Ta Game
Mr and Mrs Alva Lowther visited with Mr and Mrs W L Parrott while they played canasta Monday night at home.
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Alva Lowther
W. L. Parrott
Cavasta
Wilsons Visit Omaha in Family Trip This Week
Mr and Mrs Albert Wilson visit daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Tom D Thompson in Omaha Nebraska this week. They are there ex // Note: OCR fragment continues.
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Albert Wilson
Tom D. Thompson
Omaha
Neb
Stone relatives celebrate birth and picnic outing
Stone granddaughter welcomed with birth weight six pounds. Mr and Mrs W T Blackwell Anita James Ronnie and Danny enjoyed a Sunday picnic and outing at Devil's Den after church.
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Bob Cox
Stone
Local Jack of all trades builds hangar and stars in air show
Jimmy Edwards, a welder for Forrester Co and local barber, recently earned a pilot license and completed a private air strip behind his home. He flew to Clarita for the Sunday air show and parachute jump while his wife Bernice and daughters Susan and Linda attended.
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Jack of All Trades
Jimmy Edwards
Forrester Co
Clarita
Bernice
Susan
Linda
Mail Carrier Misses Morning Coffee Breaks
Mrs Wilburn Black is seen meeting her husband at the mailbox each morning with coffee. He says he misses the daily coffee breaks before becoming a mail carrier.
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Wilburn Blackwell
Mrs Bunny Rogers Surprised by Irrigation Pipe Water Route
Neighbors report Mrs Bunny Rogers’ home where an irrigation pipe connects two wells drawing water to the house. Onlookers note the unexpected scene as the system was used to replenish the house water supply.
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Bunny Rogers
Lovelace Family Attend Latta Baseball in Stonewall
Mr and Mrs Joe Lovelace and Becky visited Mrs Betty Rogers and family Tuesday night on their way to Stonewall to see Latta play Byng in a baseball tournament.
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Joe Lovelace
Becky
Betty Rogers
Stonewall
Latta
Byng
Pontotoc County Fair Highlights Art and Craft Winners
The Pontotoc County Fair drew praise for its overall enjoyment. Union Valley Home Demonstration Club hoped for more blue ribbons and showcased the county’s notable art and handcraft pieces made by local women.
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Pontotoc County
Union Valley Home Demonstration Club
Mrs Keatley Visits Sister and Husband in Stratford
Mrs Keatley visited with her sister and her husband Mr Leck Carpenter in Stratford on Monday afternoon. The Union Valley community extends sympathy to Mrs Irene Jones in the death of her mother.
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Coy Byrd
Inlaw
Bob Byrd
Alfred Baylis
Fred Keatley
Leck Carpenter
Stratford
Union Valley
Irene Jones
Family visit notes with Rae Thompson on Sunday
Mrs Bunny Rogers and family visited Rae Thompson Sunday afternoon. Stan Steve Susan and Scott accompanied, stopping en route to see a school friend Larry Cox son of
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Bunny Rogers
Stan
Steve
Susan
Scott
Rae Thompson
Sammy
Larry Cox
Mrs J E Martin Stays With Daughter In Law
Mrs J E Martin remains with her daughter in law Mrs Ted Martin who is a patient at Valley View. She underwent minor surgery Saturday.
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J. E. Martin i
Ted Martin
Valley View
Mr and Mrs Curly Madden Visit With Laxton Family
Mr and Mrs Curly Madden and David visited Saturday night with Mr and Mrs John Laxton and their daughters, sharing a social evening.
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Curly Madden
David
John Laxton
Morelock Elected By Ada Kiwanis
Dwight L. Morelock, a longtime Ada businessman, was chosen Monday night as the new president of the Ada Kiwanis Club to take office January 1. Francis Mayhue is vice president, Tom Groves treasurer, and T. K. Treadwell secretary. New two year board members are Luke Dodds Richard Ely Charles Emrick and Dr Clarence Taylor. Holdover board members are Riley Bailey Harvey Shipman Bill Tillman and Ben H Todd.
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Dwight L. Morelock
Ada
Ada Kiwanis Club
Francis Mayhue
Tom Groves
T. K. Treadwell
Morelock
Civic Club
Wynnewood
Kiwanis Club
Greater Ada
Luke Dodds
Richard Ely
Charles Emrick
Clarence Taylor
Riley Bailey
Harvey Shipman
Bill Tillman
Ben H. Todd
Boyhood Companions and Small Wonders In Verse
A collage of youthful companionship and simple pleasures. A boy cherishes pets from pony to bird, rooster, toad, and a white rat, while a river scene recalls a laughing exchange about fishing floats and a boy’s mislaid dime. Sharp words are noted as leaving deep emotional scars.
Faith and Finance in American Life
A critique arguing the nation runs on faith through installment buying stock market speculation and income tax practices that take money before it is borrowed, highlighting perceived distortions in public finance. It emphasizes skepticism toward debt, ownership, and taxation.
Humorous Jokes About Budgeting and Everyday Oddities
A collection of light snippets on balancing budgets and government talk, silent restraint, a pun about passing the buck, a farmer with hay in storage, a mock beverage Foreignade, ads versus real fridges, and a story of an eager angler taking an unknowing friend on a fishing trip with full tackle.
Trip To Inner Space Title Reveal
Poem fragment recounts a speaker preparing for a spaceflight that turns into a nervous ascent to a 19th floor exposure. The narrator Shirley Nadine Harkins frames fear and thrill as a literal lift rather than a cosmic journey. The piece contrasts imagined outer space with a mundane urban ascent.
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Earth
Wordplay and Novel Vanishing Deodorant Joke
A humorous exchange contrasts a cat with a comma and announces a new vanishing cream deodorant that leaves the odor but makes the user disappear. The gag blends grammar pun with a mysterious product claim.
The B Period in Men’s Aging Described by Anthropologists
Anthropologists describe a life phase called the B period featuring baldness bifocals bridgework and bridge. The term captures common aging traits and social rituals tied to appearance and dental work.
Quips and Quotes From A bygone Era
A collection of humorous and pithy lines from the past includes a Mrs Coolidge joke about a cookbook, a joke on four lane highways marking His and Hers, maid debates over dinner etiquette, a pennywise view of sides of a question, and Ben Franklin aphorisms plus an inflation quip by Georgie Galbraith.
Coach Solly Hemus Began Career With Indians in 1946
Solly Hemus started his baseball journey with the Cleveland Indians in 1946 after playing for Pocatello Idaho. The note highlights his early career path and regional beginnings.
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Solly Hemus
Cleveland Indians
Pocatello, Idaho
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rachel Carson
U. S
Robert S. Kerr
Bob Kerr
U.S
State Highway Department
Fereman
Smiths
Bud Blevins
W. R. Robbins
Jim Marshall
Robbins
Boda Hisan
James Robbins
Richard Osburn
Steven
Brenda
Hennesy
Johnsons
the Osburns
Author Johnson
Mrs. Hinkle Blevins
Charles Hisaw, Blanchard
Ellis James
le Lane
Calif
Coger Hisaw Sr
Blue Blackburn
Conway
John Allred
Bob Fink
Allreds
Dwight Morelock
Connie
Nelson Fulfillment
Vivian Wentworth
Shirley Nadine Harkins
Polly
Molly
Gladys
Benjamin Franklin
Georgie Starbuck
Galbraith
B. M
Mack” Welch
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