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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1955
Page
3
In Fittstown at the First Baptist Church the Woman's Missionary Union installed new officers for the coming year. Installing officer Mrs. Merle Finch of Tupelo presented each with a white cross. Outgoing president Mrs. Dowell Stanford received a gift from Mrs. Finch as part of the ceremony. A musical trio and Joyce McNeill provided special music. Rev. Ed Jenks led the dedication prayer.
Miss Cleta White of Shawnee wed Jimmie Lee Williams of Shawnee in a ceremony September 23 at the home of Rev. W. L. Guest in Shawnee. Attendants Wynema Ward and Raleigh Nivens. A reception followed at Shawnee City Cafe.
The Pickett MYF met at the church and took cars to visit Paul Sutton, a Valley View patient and group member. The visiting group included Jerry McDaniels, Nancy and Floyd Vanlandingham, Deloris Jones, Jackie Vogt, Hazel Biggs, Jinks and Laquita Losson, Tommy Johnson, Philip Boles, Jimmy and Dana Ross, Mary and George Vanlandingham, and Delton Sutton. Sutton was released Saturday, with several weeks needed to determine the operation outcome.
FFA Sweetheart Mary Vanlandingham from Vaness traveled to Oklahoma City on Sunday to compete for the State Sweetheart title. She was joined by her mother Mrs. E. H. Grose and companions Mrs. Pauline Hensley and Martha Briggs.
Mr and Mrs Charles J Mitch ell Wendy Gail and Donna Kay from Mesa Arizona visited the past week with his sister and family Mr and Mrs Allen Biggs The Mitch ells are connected to the air base in Mesa where he is a warehouse supervisor The Biggs family and the Mitchells had dinner Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Fred Henson Stratford
Mr and Mrs L W Jaquess of Earth Texas visited in the homes of their sons Royce and Haskell Jaquess during the past week.
Mr and Mrs Bill Cowen of Ontario California Mr and Mrs Leonard Cowen and Mr and Mrs Fultz of Dougherty visited in the Haskell Jaquess home recently.
The Allen Suttons of Oklahoma City spent the weekend in the Al fred Sutton home, visiting relatives and staying through the weekend for a family gathering.
Mr and Mrs Mid Lesson and family paid a visit to Harvey Jinkies in Stratford on Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Hughie Asseltine of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs E S Farr.
Mrs. Luther Keith became ill with a heart attack while attending church Sunday night and is listed as a patient at Valley View.
Elvin and Sue Jaquess and their children from Ryan came home Sunday after a week with the Jess Norvells and H L Jaquess.
Delton Sutton Jinks Losson and Buddie Dame led a Vaness group to Oklahoma City Tuesday morning to compete with other judging teams.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vogt and Mr. and Mrs. FE B. Cooper of Homer attended the State Fair on Saturday.
Ada residents Betty and Karen Vandegriff recently visited with Mrs. Clint Corvin and Gail. Mrs. H. C. Wright checked into Valley View hospital Monday and is expected to stay about a week as a patient.
Jaquess relatives gathered for a week long reunion staying with the Loyd Cowens Saturday night. Instruments and fiddles filled the home as kinfolk made merry with music and lively fellowship.
Mrs Daisy Corvin visits Sun Day with her mother Mrs Minnie Miller in Vanoss. The outing highlights family time and local activity in the community.
Mr and Mrs Carol Johnson Vanessa and Glenn Johnson visited Sunday afternoon with the George King family.
Mr and Mrs Bill McNair of Ada visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Sam McNair.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Jaquess included Mrs. Delia Bartee Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bartee Madill Mrs. Buddy Duke Sue Elvin Jaquess Ryan Floyd and Wanda Robbins and Kay.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Robbins attended a dinner Friday evening hosted by Mr and Mrs Raymond Robbins at their home in Pecan Grove.
Visiting Sunday and Monday with Mrs. George King and family were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dean Quinton and Karen of Albuquerque New Mexico Mrs. Ida Thomas and Bruce of Anderson South Carolina and Mr. and Mrs. Sadel King of Caney.
Jackie Vogt and Helen Williams of Wewoka attended the State Fair in Oklahoma City on Sunday, joining other residents at the annual event.
Rita and Lane Jaquess of Dallas Texas were recent visitors in the R L Jaquess home.
Mrs J M Raynes spoke with her mother Mrs Beulah Collins by phone Sunday. Mrs Collins is a patient at Madera County Hospital in Madera California and is said to be much improved. Raynes asks well wishers to send a card and mention they know Mrs Raynes. Mrs Collins has been there for a long time and will likely remain hospitalized for some time.
A Tuesday evening stork shower for Mrs. John Briggs of Coalgate was hosted by Mrs. Royce Jaquess. Guests enjoyed games, opened gifts, and refreshments of pink and blue cookies and ice cream. Present were numerous relatives and friends, with several others sending gifts.
A brief tip suggests soaking frogs legs in milk for at least an hour before cooking to bring out the best flavor and texture.
Ahloso Church of Christ hosts a revival this week led by evangelist A F Waller of Breckenridge Texas. Services start at 7 30 p m and run until October 5 with all welcome. First Baptist Ahloso reports 94 Sunday School attendees despite heavy rains. Training Union had 39.
Rev and Mrs Lavon Brown attended the annual association meeting at Fitzhugh on Monday evening, joining other members for the gathering and discussions.
The eighth grade presented an entertaining assembly Monday morning with student planning and piano by Mrs. Moore. Donald Brashin led the flag salute and all recited the Lord's Prayer. Johnny Magar gave Scripture, and the group performed several songs and readings including a Choctaw language piece by Houston Walton Jo Kny Underwood and Pat Spencer. Diana Clifton played a piano solo. Visitors included Rev and Mrs Lavonn Brown and several Mrs. and Mr. attendees. The next program will be by the sixth and seventh grades under Mrs. Jackson.
Ahloso School schedules a third annual tournament from November 14 to 18 inviting all schools to compete. A Pee Wee class is planned for boys 88 pounds or under as part of the event.
Charles Flowers was honored at a Thursday afternoon birthday party hosted by Aunt Lucy. Refreshments included cake ice cream and Kool aid as part of the celebration.
For six weeks health classes study daily meals using the Seven Basic Foods. Students create posters observing how items fit the basic food groups and nutrition principles.
Heavy rain kept Den No 1 Cub Scouts away Thursday. A Thursday 4 PM meeting is planned for boys ages 8 to 10 interested in Cub Scouting. A second den hopes to form with another den mother and nearly enough boys. Mr and Mrs B L Hardin visited Mr and Mrs Leroy Jarvis in Seminole Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Freeman Moore and Jerry and Mrs Nancy Ward visited Mr and Mrs B W Schantz and family in Midwest City Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Douglas Smith drove to Hugo Sunday.
Etta Fern Barbee drove a different car, possibly her own. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Martin visited her parents Mr and Mrs A G Stout Sunday. Sharon Brooks of Stonewall stayed Friday night with Lois Jean Smith. They skated at the Armory Skating Rink. Joy Blankenship visited Mr and Mrs Joe Collins in Ada Thursday. Rosalee Alcorn of Ada spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs V O Magar and family.
Mr and Mrs Phillip Brown and family visited Mr and Mrs John ny Flowers and family this weekend, sharing time with relatives at the Flowers home.
Mrs Carrie Jones mother of Mrs Luther Hodges is seriously ill at her home in Sasakwa.
Mr and Mrs Hillard Oliver visited in the C L Blankenship home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs V O Magar and family visited in the Jim Magar home in Oil Center Sunday. Ellen and Dick Barbee spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs C J Pendergrass northwest of Ada.
Mrs Preston Sims and her infant spent Sunday visiting at the George Sims residence, sharing time with the host family and marking a quiet family gathering.
Mary Beth Scott of Union Valley spent Saturday night with Etta Fern Barbee. Gene Thomas visited in the Douglas Smith home Sunday afternoon. Mrs Frank Strickland and Butch visited Mr and Mrs Howard Mot ley in Tecumseh this weekend. Mrs Ted Anderson attended the annual association meeting at Fitzhugh.
Mrs. Charles Richards and daughter and Mrs. Troy Wyse of Chandler visited in the Morgan Goodpasture home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bowers and Linda visited Mr. and Mrs. Less Henry in Atoka Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Collins of Ada visited in the Douglas Smith home Friday evening and Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ted Anderson accompanied by Harry Joe and Barry visited her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Nothaf at Jesse Sunday in a family outing reported by local residents.
Mrs Boots Bowers and Mrs Hat visited Mrs Bill Bowers Monday morning confirming social ties and family connections in the community.
The item notes Mrs Maud Sli ger and Mrs Alma Moore are unwell, reflecting a brief social health update in the community.
The Home Demonstration Club met Monday evening at 2 p.m. in a local venue. Members discussed upcoming sessions and planned community activities for the month.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Rutherford of Summers Chapel honored their son Ricky Lee with a dinner and party on his first birthday Wednesday night September 21. Attending were Willie Doyle Frankie Glynn Marion Patsy Heaps John Charles Anna Mae Price Teddy and Carol Ann Rutherford Leonard Jumper and other relatives including grandparents and great grandparents.
2nd Lt. Pete Phillips announces promotions in the Allen based 180th Infantry Regiment Headquarters Company. Master Sergeants Edward E. Campbell and Howard L. Tate Jr. are named along with Sergeants First Class Stanley B. Funderburg and several corporals including Harold L. Epperly Garner F. Jarrett James K. Rose Bentley V. Singleton Jimmy Enos D. Tate. The unit lists vacancies in communications demolition clerical and intelligence.
Local families scattered across Oklahoma and Texas spent the weekend with relatives. Leonard Etchieson and family welcomed a new grandson born Monday at Robberson and Shirley Hospital Wynnewood to George and Anna Drue Etchieson McFarland.
A bake chicken dinner is planned for next Tuesday October 4 from 5 30 to 8 p m in the school lunch room. Tickets cost 25 50 cents and 1 Proceeds will support the school stage curtain. Refreshments were served to several listed community members.
Mrs Mable Bowers led Pontotoc County canning entrants with nine jars selected for the Oklahoma State Fair as part of the county budget.
Pickets gathered Thursday at East Central State College to halt work on a new men’s dormitory wing. The dispute involves Oklahoma City municipal officials and the Teamsters Union over a Durant electrical sub-contractor who reportedly did on-site work, a claim tied to the union electrician’s own role.
A little girl leaving the college art gallery in Linscheid Library reacts to a modern art exhibit. She glows with delight and tells her mother that the mixed up paintings inside should have been seen, expressing a simple, direct appreciation of life.
The column notes how the weekly paper captures the split loyalties between Yankees and Dodgers fans and argues that watching games deeply affects a man’s thinking and identity. It frames sports allegiance as a powerful public mood shaping force.
A furling remark from the sidelines mocked the offense after a lull in the final college game. The remark said backfield players should replace divots on the gridiron before play resumes, reflecting on the field condition and slow progress of the game.
A weekend flood overwhelmed Sandy Creek Conservancy District area, inundating mile after mile of bottomlands and halting an engineering survey for water control plans. The event highlights flood and water losses, yet suggests potential gains in livestock and irrigation water if rain were held back on farms.
The article notes renewed rainfall despite bright sunshine, with locals recalling four dry winters. The piece mentions theories on the rain's return and a scientist predicting a dry year, while the government taps Rock Creek for fresh water to restore spring flow in Platt National Park, suggesting weather as nature's response.
Earl House, Roff FFA, finished second in a tough dairy judging field with a 177 score, two points behind the winner. The Roff team placed sixth, Coal County finished fourth, and Don Quinton of Roff placed ninth. Bud Graves said the livestock judging team did not place in the top 10.
David Carlin a 26 year old Grady County farmer drowned yesterday in a farm pond near his home in Chickasha Oklahoma Officials said he apparently fell into the water while riding a horse across the pond.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Baylis and Sandra traveled to Duncan Saturday to visit their daughter and her family Mr and Mrs Dibrel Phillips and Spud in the community.
Mrs Emily Hisan and Mrs Bessie Baylis led junior and intermediate students from the First Baptist Church Stonewall Sunday School on a skating party last Friday night ahead of promotion day Sunday.
J. P. Minick of Little Rock Arkansas is out of the hospital and doing fine. He is a brother of Mrs. George Barnes.
Tom McCarty of Ahloso offered $6 to anyone who could catch a wild cow. Bob Byrd accepted, loaded his horse, and arrived to a crowd. He caught the calf on the first throw and the cow on the second, returning home with the prize before noon.
Mrs Dora Jumper of Pleasant Hill continues to improve after a two week hospital stay as reported by her sister Mrs Dovie Byrd.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Forehand of Huntington California welcome their daughter Anna Lea. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Forehand of Stonewall and maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Leaser of Asher.
Mr and Mrs Roy Hopper and their children of Sanger California visit Mrs Hopper s parents Mr and Mrs Tom Henry and Uncle and Amy Marshall and Mr and Mrs Loss Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stevenson of Pittsburg Kansas visit daughters Jane and Ruth and sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall. The Steversons stay with the Marshalls while the girls attend Stonewall High School.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Lee and children from Bridgeport Texas spent Wednesday and Thursday visiting his mother and sisters Mrs Ana Lee Mr and Mrs Bailey Mr and Mrs Jack West and Shirley Lee.
Charles Hisan was a guest Saturday night of L. D. Brady. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Keaton of Lula visited her sister, Mrs. J. W. Snow, last week. Mrs. Nell Snow and daughters of Center spent last weekend with her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Snow.
Mr and Mrs Truman Reavis and daughter Jo Ann of Shawnee visited Mr and Mrs Schley Ste gall on Sunday. The Reavises are former Friscoites.
Mr and Mrs Mart Durbin of Tupelo and Mr and Mrs Earnest Durbin visited Tuesday with their sister Mrs J W Stegall and Mr Stegall and a nephew and wife Mr and Mrs Schley Stegall Rev M L Stegall of Muskogee visited his parents Mr and Mrs J W Stegall last week He at
Mr. and Mrs. Nooner visited the Jim Snow home last Thursday as part of Frisco community youth night. Mrs. Nooner and Mrs. Snow are longtime girlhood friends.
A birthday dinner was held at the Patton home Sunday in honor of Simon Patton and his granddaughter Sue Weaver. Attendees included Mr. Patton, Miss Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Weaver, Michael, and Mrs. Simon Patton.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Heck of Stonewall announce the birth of a daughter on September 26. The child weighs 9 pounds 5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Homer Stewart and paternal grandparent is Mrs. N. H. Heck of Centrahoma. This is the couple’s second child. the former Mary Bell Stewart.
Mr and Mrs Rae Thompson of Stonewall celebrate the birth of a daughter named Vickey Elaine to Mr and Mrs Fred Thompson of Ada on September 21 This is their third child and second daughter Maternal grandfather is Dr Thurston Johnson of A and M College Stillwater.
Mr and Mrs Jack McNutt Jr of Union Hill announce the birth of a son Eddie Lynn born September 26 weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. The couple also has a son named Danny Charles.
Raymond Forehand of Huntington California is linked to grandparents Mr and Mrs Lee Forehand of Stonewall and Mr and Mrs William.
The Ahloso Home Demonstration Club will host a baked chicken dinner Tuesday October 4 from 5 30 to 8 p m in the school lunch room. Proceeds fund a new curtain for the school stage.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol units report about 1250 man hours devoted to traffic patrol each day. The figure reflects statewide enforcement activity across multiple posts and shifts.
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