A Fair Start at Pontotoc County Free Fair 1958
The Pontotoc County Free Fair shifted control to 4 H and home demonstration clubs with Ada Chamber of Commerce out of the picture. The fair boasted record exhibits in canning, horticulture, and livestock, driven by unusually good weather. Attendance at the gates is unclear, but exhibitors numbered around 700 plus their families, with emphasis on agricultural displays over carnival attractions. The piece advocates reviving action events like weight pulling and greased pig scrambles to boost crowds and enjoyment for 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Caats
Justice and the bottom layer of society in 1958
The piece argues true justice must protect the weak and marginalized, invoking Mark Twain and biblical themes. It laments that the strong share the spoils while the unseen poor, beggars, patients in mental hospitals, displaced families, and others receive inadequate aid, urging better social organization and preventive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xnanson
Dr. Foreman
Mark Twain
Prince and
The
Funny Sayings From The Old Sourdough Farm Lore
A collage of wry maxims and aphorisms attributed to figures like Alma Denny and Bishop Fulton Sheen. The collection compiles homespun wisdom on marriage, patience, kindness, and success, with quips about farmers, hosts, and everyday life. It blends humor and life lessons from various voices.
AHLOSO NEWS PERSONAL GUESTS AND VISITS ROUNDUP
M rs. Doug Smith reports a long list of local visitors and family travels. Names include Watts Mann Treas Estes Fink Allen Hunter Morger Lillard Gooch and others with several weekend and Sunday visits across Ada Lula Lexington and Dallas. Mrs Leonard to move to Fort Bliss with her armed forces husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady" James
Dallas
Tex
C. F.mann
Lanny
Don Leonard
Felx
Lewis Grides
Dennis
Janice Ruth
Pampa
Cressie , McKinney
Jerry
Janice Shen
Granny
I.o N
Lawrence
Kenneth .Martin
Community Notes From GAAR Corner Circle
Weekend visits and local notices from GAAR Corner list Migs Nelson in Tulsa, Claude Horsley with M Le Roberts, and Virgie Pennington visiting Ada area families. News includes birthdays, anniversaries, school events, visiting days, and members attending meetings across Parish Chapel, Sulphur, Ada, and surrounding towns.
Fair Spirit Shines Through Local Gathering
A fragment reflects warm community sentiment at a neighborhood fair. Residents celebrate simple pleasures, volunteers coordinate games, and names of organizers surface amid a casual, upbeat atmosphere.
IT S THE LAW Public Sarviva Feature in Ada Oklahoma
Ada residents and visitors are noted in a community column detailing visits among Alma Maddox Mildred Melton Jack Corley Henry Little and Frank James plus various Ada Stratford and Lindsay locals. Fishing trips, family visits, and Sunday gatherings are listed with names and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred “Melton
Chery
Jack Corley
Stratford
Burches Week of Visits and Social Events in Stratford
Mrs Ella Burch and two sisters in law hosted and attended numerous social gatherings in Stratford and nearby areas. Guests included Mrs Gray of Stratford and Miss Bessie Gray, with visits to Mr and Mrs Cal Potter, Mr and Mrs Gus Gray, and other locals. Attendees also helped with home demonstration clubs exhibits and cemetery work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fisher
Water Valley
Tex
Ed Fisher
Ft. Worth
Varnadore
Ruthie
Hugh
L. E. Ballard
Mark‘ Ford
Varnadores
Johnnie Griffith
Barbara
Bedinda
Ruth
Ella Burch
Inlaw
H. Phillips
R. B. Thompson
Oklahoma City
Burches
Emmy Flippen
Elmer Burch
Stratford
C. E. Gray
Center
Cal Potter
Ray, Cantwell
Roxie Cantwell
Norman
Leroy. Cantwell
Sharon
Rots
B. R. Berry
Everett Summers
Clarence Heimer
Principles of Truth and Courtroom Safeguards
A lecture emphasizes that legats of truth and relevance guide trials more strictly than daily life. It explains oath and cross examination as essential protections to ensure only true and relevant testimony guides verdicts, noting mistrials occur to protect fair rights and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les
Jtacis
Dlander
Community Notes From Lightning Ridge Week End
Local residents and visitors share weekend duties and social calls. Families including Woolley, Cantwell, Bishop, Brigg s and Martin drop by voisins and attend church events while Alva Johnson recovers from eye surgery.
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ADA Times-Democra
W. D. Little
Public
L. Knickmeyer
Oklahoma
News Purloning and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Sept
Santos
San
Kage
Ada Times
Ty Ada Evening News
ADA Weekly News Y Mall
Pontotoc
Adjoin
Matin
Mai
Wrelahoma
Pontotoc. County
KisieLgy
Ianfan
Leanon
U.S. A
Pauline
Chadwell
N. Wa *L
Mery Alkus
Kenneth J. Shively
Tryyes
Scudsway
Alma
Denny
Jim
Baloney
Bishop Fulton Sheen
Walter Winchell
Henry Ford
Ahloso News
Mrs
Doug Smith
Mirs
Henry Watts
Rosedale
Carl Watts
Donnie Black
Charley
Flanagan
Bob
Tommy
Gene Treas
Sandra
Brenda
Gary
Dolph Treas
Fort Towson
Homer and
Darlene Estes
Mrs. W. J. Trease
Lula
Bob.Fink
Stonewall
Mr . Gentry
Family
S. A. Allen
Jo. Caldwell
Elbert Bowers
Linda
Lake Texoma
Jim King
Atola
Leslie Henry
Clayton
Wayne Davis
Arvel. Davis
Union Bailey
Lexington
Wayne Davises
Robert Hunter
Bassie Scarbrough
Jimmie Hunter
Midwest City
John ‘Morger
Lagan, NM
Charley’ Lillard
End
Hoyt Lillard
Tony
Ands Darlene
Charley, Lillard
Lowell Lillard Sand
Pauls Valley
Elons
John Gooch
Prague
Stella Smith
Centrahoma
Mrs. Custer McKinley
Ethan Tilton
of Lawton
Joe C. Moore
Mrs. Dale Melton
Migs, Wiolet Nelson
Tulsa
Charlie Nelson
Claude Horsley
M. le Roberts
Virgie Pennington
Parsigh Chapel
Tedith Jackson
Jeffie Maddox
Heard
J.C. Marning
Suloa
Dewer Horsley
J. D
Cty
Ronald, McDaniel
Gir
Bor
Rhonda
Lee
Pater
L. F. McDaniel
Paul
Jim ‘Reser
Melba
Jane
Price
Tanti
Reese
Robert J. Reese
W. P. Reese
James “Roberts
Lena Fay Fulsom
Martha
Richard
J. C. ‘Treas
Nancy Fulsam
Sher
Kingston
Dillard Johnson
Ceeien
Maud “Johnson
Morgan
Niss
C. Davis
Faledenville
Cooksville
Tenn
J.D. Bennett
Stuart
Raney’s
Hudson's
Hugo
Mr.vand
Jimzie
Marshall
Adair
Vermece Dryden
Ruby Dryden
Dale Melton
Cheryl
Edith Jackson
Jeffie Meddox
Virgie
Pennington
Remmet
Marvin McCurdy
Chuck Murray
Moe
Lloyd
Vaness
Marvin Clay
Nova’ Stinson
Rolfs
Bonnie’ ‘Murphy
Melton Frarma
Mry
Bill Parkins
Roff Thursdyee
Newt (Jervis
Andr Houston UN ‘Sell
Neville Pennington
Doylé ‘Cox
Ted ‘Cox
Asa,Fox
Tom Phillips
Francis Taylor
Oklahome Bar Associ
Ation
Alma Maddox
M.L. Robertson
Paul, Little
Jackie Davis
City
Henry Little
Anne Hamblin
Ethel Varnadore
Frank James
S. W. Escue
Corky Tas
Johnnie ‘Griffith
Belinda
Paul Sheegog
Cas Horsley
Lois Wright
Alfred
Wayne
Garland
Dale
Chevy
Melton
Herrell Gene
Karl Wade
Inez Pennington
Mrs. Coleman
Nelda Sue
Roy
Tommy ‘Caldwell
Ot Ada
Penningtons
Bessie Bradley
Verna, McCurdy
Biro Awa RY
Authorites Eee
Lightning Ridge News
E. Woolley
Jimmie
Sherry
Clayton Bishop
Lloyd “McIlroy
Thelma .Perriman
S. F. Woodley
Lee Jones
Ray Cantwell
B. H. Henderson
Jung
Webster
J. H. Stephens
Roy Cantwell
Harvey Lewellen
Lamon
Donald
Ownbey
Ercy Ownbey
Roxié.Cantwell
Leroy Cantwell
Rolf
Bishop
Alva Johnson
Richard Soutee
Willie
Rebecca
Janie
Karen
Lloyd Briggs
Stillwater
Marvin Briggs
Bill and
Howard
Bill
Howard Briggs
Pickett
MYF
Elbert Boss
T., Bumpas
Jim: Holkum
Fitzhugh
W. E. Patton
Fittstown
Lillie Mae Webster
Allen Sweart
Sony Meeks
George Ward
Verna McCurdy
Martin
Ward
Lewis Grider
Pampa, Tex
Lottie McClure
Patsy
J. C. James
Cand
J. G. Martin
mHmromneiae
Spethee
Armed Services
U.S. Brewers Foundation
First National
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