City Enefs Update on Local Guests and Health News
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rounsa and their children of Holdenville were guests of Mrs. J Shields and Mr. Shields on Sunday. Claude Castleberry, under treatment in Fort Lyons Colorado, is improving and able to sit up after months away. Herman Enloe, now in Prescott Arizona, reports satisfaction with the move and notes that Nell Parsons Ada Smith and Bucey Lambert, sisters of the late Mrs. Enloe, are improving daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Rounsafill
Holdenville
Claude Castleberry
Fort Lyons
Colo
Mr. Castleberry
Colorado
Herman Enloe
Prescott,Ariz
Nell Parsons
Ada Smith
Bucey Lambert
Miss Lois Roberts Travels to Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls
Miss Lois Roberts returned yesterday from Oklahoma City Chattanooga and Wichita Falls where she visited Misses Ruby and Osal Howard and Miss Ber lah Green
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Roberts
Oklahoma City
Chattanooga
Wichita Falls
Ruby and
Osal Howard
Berlah Green
Debate visit ties East Central and Abilene Teachers
Walter H. Adams of Abilene Texas spoke in Ada last night at the debate between East Central and the Abilene Teachers. Miss Helen Merritt daughter of E J Merritt is improving at home after a three week confinement due to a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Adams
Abilene, Tex
Ada
East Central
Abilene
Helen Merritt
E. J. Merritt
East Thirteenth Street
Miss Ruby Lindley Plans Weekend Visit to Chickasha
East Central student Miss Ruby Lindley will depart tomorrow for Chickasha to spend the weekend with relatives and friends, returning soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Lindley
East Central
Chickasha
Miss Janet Oglesby Hosts Sister at Sigma Sigma Sigma
Miss Janet Oglesby hosts her sister Miss Agnes Oglesby of Pittsburg Texas as a guest at the Sigma Sigma Sigma house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Oglesby
Agnes Oglesby
Pittsburg
Texas
Sigma Sigma Sigma House
Miss Stella Belle Young Visits Stonewall With Family
Miss Stella Belle Young of East Central attends the weekend in Stonewall with her parents. She is a student at East Central High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Belle Young
Stonewall
Miss Young
East Central
Laird Student From A. and M. College Visiting Home
Hubert Laird a student at A and M College Stillwater is guest of his parents Dr and Mrs F R Laird at 131 East Thirteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Laird
A. and
M. College
Stillwater
F. R. Laird
Miss Bonnie Ratcliffe Resumes School Duties
Miss Bonnie Ratcliffe, previously ill with flu in Oklahoma City, is able to resume her school duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Ratcliffe
Oklahoma City
Miss Kate McKeown Visits Parents in Mannford Oklahoma
Miss Kate McKeown a teacher in Mannford Oklahoma spends the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs T B Mc Keown at 121 West Fifteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate McKeown
Mannford
Okla
Mrs
T. B. McKeown
W. Fifteenth
Byrne Family Makes Tecumseh Visit Then We-Woka Stop
Mr and Mrs T W Byrne and daughter Miss Helen travel from town to Tecumseh to visit their daughter Mrs George Bizsell. They will also stay with Mrs Byrne s brother in We-Woka before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Byrne
Miss Helen
Triday
Tecumseh
George Bizsell
Mrs. Byrne
Wewoka
Miss Emma Gregg Guest of Gregg Family in Seminole
Miss Emma B. Gregg, teaching in Seminole, is visiting her mother Mrs. A. M. Gregg and Miss Edna Mae Gregg and brother L. J. Gregg at 701 South Stockton. The family gathering centers on the Seminole visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma B. Gregg
Seminole
A. M. Gregg
Edna Mae Gregg
L. J. Gregg
S. Stockton
Son in tuberculosis care at Muskogee Veterans Hospital
Mrs. C. M. Chauncey learned Saturday that her son John who had been taken to the Muskogee Veterans Hospital for tuberculosis treatment rested comfortably that day but remained in serious condition.
Weavers Visit Relatives in Tulsa After Ada Residency
Troy and Thurman Weaver visit relatives over the weekend and plan to stay in Tulsa, having moved from Ada last year to make their home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Thurman Weaver
Tulsa
Ada
Marriage of Marjorie Driskill to R A Herndon Jr
Mr and Mrs E H Driskill announce the marriage of their daughter Marjorie to R A Herndon Jr on Saturday evening March 30 at 8 30 in the home of Mr and Mrs John Case 901 South Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H Driskill
Marjorie
R. A. Herndon Jr
John Case
S. Broadway
Fretwell Recalled to Wellington for Ill Father
Jim Fretwell was called to Wellington Texas Saturday by the serious illness of his father who recently underwent an operation there. His father is reported to be much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Fretwell
Wellington
Tex
Viola Grant and Robert Plummer Jr wed in Ada church
Statewide interest centers on the Easter Sunday wedding at the First Presbyterian Church in Ada. Miss Viola Grant, daughter of the Grants of Ada, married Mr. Robert Wilson Plummer Jr., son of the Plum mer family of Cleburne Texas. Ollie Lancaster, once Ada resident, now in San Antonio, attended to matters in the city and is pleased with his new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Grant
Lorain Albert Grant
Robert Wilson Plummer Jr
Cleburn
Texas
First Presbyterian Church
Ada
Ollie Lancaster
San Antonio
Son improves at Veterans Hospital Muskogee
A morning bulletin notes John, son of the family, recently brought to the Veterans hospital at Muskogee, is somewhat better today.
McKeowns Move From Shawnee to Hennessey
Mr and Mrs W F McKeown who lived in Shawnee recently visited Ada with Mr and Mrs T BR McKeown. They plan to reside in Hennessey. Word from St Louis reports McNair in Frisco hospital improving significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. McKeown
Shawnee
Ada
T. BR. McKeown
Hennessey
McNair
St. Louis
Mrs Bailey elected delegate to national PTA in May
Mrs Marie Rodke Bailey of East Central Association returns from Tulsa where she attended the PTA meeting and was elected a delegate to the national conference to be held in Washington D C early in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Rodke Bailey
Tulsa
Parent-Teachers Association
Bailey
East Central Association
Washington, D. C
Secrecy Cloaks Michaelson Surrender in Prohibition Case
Congressman M A Michaelson of Chicago surrendered to U S marshals in Jacksonville Florida after indictment on prohibition charges. He waived preliminary hearing and posted 2000 dollars bonds, denying claims of smuggling liquor from Cuba and planning to travel to Florida to face charges. Public and press were kept away as he left the federal building with officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. A. Michaelson
Jacksonville
Fla
Henry C. W. Laubenheimer
United States
Michaelson
Federal Building
Edwin K. Walker
U. S
Congress
George E. Q. Johnson
Florida
Cuba
Federal
Bridge Toll Ban Blocks Bridgeport Crossing in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City April 1. District Judge Thomas G Chambers enjoined the Postal Bridge company from collecting tolls at the Bridgeport toll bridge. The injunction followed a House resolution urging investigation and alleging illegal operation of the toll bridge. George D. Key chaired the action led by the attorney general’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Central Committee
Judge Chambers
W. N. Murphy
State Supreme Court
Sam Hooker
District Court
Supreme Court
Murphy
Chambers
Ada-Konawa
Ada-Konawa Bridge
Oklahoma City
Postal Bridge Company
Bridgeport
Thomas G. Chambers
Oklahoma County
House of Representatives
George D. Key
Ada Hospital Patient Undergoes Tooth Extraction Operation
Jack Moore Jr. is in Ada Hospital after an operation on a Saturday night to remove a tooth that bled badly. He is improving slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Moore Jr
Ada Hospital
Lefty Williams Makes Brief Stopover in Ada En Route to Shreveport
Guy "Lefty" Williams returned to his home port for a few hours as he stopped in Ada on the way to Shreveport where the Minneapolis team is training this spring. The unit played at Henryetta yesterday, and Williams was allowed a layover on the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Lefty) Williams
Lefty
Ada
Shreveport
Minneapolis
Henryetta
Mystery of Moon 10 Louisiana Calls Sparks Impeachment Talk
Oklahoma City April 1 The Moon affair deepens as a Muskogee county legislator was said to have received four telephone calls from Louisiana before heading to Baton Rouge. An employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said Moon discussed $2000 for his first week and $100 daily thereafter. Fred Hansen, assistant attorney general, said W H Thompson of Louisiana spoke about impeachment procedures but noted the talk covered only routine process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles Moon
Muskogee County
Johnston
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Moon
Fred Hansen
W. H. Thompson
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Hansen
Thompson
House of Representatives
House
Ada Weeky Star's First Years in Ada Chronicle
A preserved June 20 1901 Ada Weekly Star issue traces Ada history. It notes the Star as Ada's first paper, later Ada Democrat, and its 1916 merger with The News. Items include local offices, stock openings, Odd Fellows building addition plans, visits from Capt. S H Hargis, rainfall, Sulphur health resort growth, a local baseball result, and early market prices for livestock and produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News
Sol L. Moss
Ada and Vicinity
Ada Weekly Star
The
Star
Ada
Phelps
Joe H. Simpson
Ada Democrat
the News
Moss
VU. G. Winn
Roff
H. West
Center
T. J. Chambless
Ada National Bank
Odd Fellows
S. H. Hargis
Wynnewood
Friseco
Francis
Osage County Receives Largest Tax Dividend
Oklahoma report states Osage County got the largest apportionment from the $23,541 gross production tax. Auditor A S J Shaw announced a check for $13,199, with Pottawatomie County at $3,008 and Seminole County at $2,722. only one other county received more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Osage County
A. S. J. Shaw
Maach
Shaw
Pottawatomie County
Seminole County
Tax collection shows March rise as stock markets lift federal income
Treasury reports March income tax receipts up 80 million from a year earlier, pushing total to 535 million and signaling a record fiscal year clos e by June 30. Individual returns now exceed corporate, while stock gains spur fewer losses and alter surtax timing. Officials discuss credit curb and Mitchell loan controversy without resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury Department
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Senator Glass
Virginia
Langhorne M. Williams
John L. Williams and Sons
Richmond
John Skelton Williams
Mitchell
Oklahoma oil output slips in week ending March 30
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a 33 325 barrel weekly drop in Oklahoma crude production with slight gains in heavy crude and California light oil. Nationwide through all pools the daily average fell 26 484 barrels to 2 624 457, led by Midcontinent declines of 234 847 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Seminole
Oklahoma
California
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Mid-continent
Tonkawa
Burbank
Osage
St. Louuis. Pearson
Cushing and Shamrock
Bristow
Allen Fe
Northern Miscellaneous
Kansas
Gulf Coast
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
North Central
Texas Panhandle
East Central
Tere
Skirvin Leaves Ada Oil and Gas Roles
C W Skirvin departs Ada to join American Oil and Refining in Oklahoma City. Orville Snead will head Pontotoc county branch, while W F Fletcher continues regional operations. Since 1918 Skirvin led Pontotoc gas field growth with 70 wells completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Pontotoc County
C. W. Skirvin
American Oil and Refining Corporation
Oklahoma City
Skirvin
Orville Snead
W. FE. Fletcher
Farm surplus over world seen as U.S. farmers’ problem
G. L. Coulter testifies to the House agriculture committee urging tariff revision to protect domestic markets from foreign surplus. He proposes a farm board and stabilization corporations owned by farmers, opposing government control. He cites imported substitutes harming American crops like corn and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
G. L. Coulter
State Agricultural College of North Dakota
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Coulter
Oklahoma Governor Deliberates Major Appointments
Governor Holloway moves to fill at least six major offices while accepting resignations from two members of the game and fish commission and awaiting a third. He expects highway commission legislation and aims for careful, independent appointees. Committees from both houses may set adjournment dates and consider an extraordinary session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mar
W. J. Holloway
Came and Fish Commission
O. P. Slack
Sam H. Harris
M. H. Shepard
Chickasha
Holloway
Bunion Blisterers Start Second Pyle Cross Country Tour
Elizabeth New Jersey April 1 second edition of Charles C Pyles cross country parade begins with a large crowd and 21 mile first day run Ed Gardner Seattle star wins in 1 59 30 with Sam Richman New York close behind Belgian brothers Karl and Juul Cooling take next spots after a matched finish
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
N. J
Charles C. Pyle
Trenton
New Jersey
Los Angeles
Ed Gardner
Seattle
Sam Richman
New York
Cools Brothers
Belgium
Karl
Juul
Sutherland Safe Looted Again At Ada Lumber Office
Thieves entered via a window at the Sutherland Lumber company offices on Townsend and Twelfth street, taking about $40. Sheriff Bowles expected arrests soon as investigators assess the shattered lock and entry points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Sutherland Lumber Company
Townsend
Twelfth Street
Sutherland
Judson Braly
Fred Bowles
Oklahoma House Clears Minor Bills on Busy Day
Oklahoma City March 28 The Oklahoma House moved several minor measures to a fast track on the remaining session days. Emergency funds of 4908.38 were approved for Tecumseh girls industrial school salaries. Bills on county deputy assessor duties and poor relief funding passed, along with a Noble county court clerk deputy salary and abolition of Choctaw county township governments. A tax certificate resale bill to Title in fee simple faced questions on due process, prompting referral to a special committee. The chamber adjourned for lunch to resume later while investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Upi
House of Representatives
Tecumseh
H. B
Cartwright
Johnston County
Whitt, Roe and Lester
Cone Mill
Pittsburg
Tillery
Noble County
Stanley and
Stovall
Choctaw County
Horace Newberry
Tulsa
House
S. W. Carmack
Harmon County
Newberry
Claude Briggs
Latimer County
Board of Agriculture
Corporation Commission
Woman Official Removed From Joe OK
Mrs. Ernestine Hunt, clerk of the pardon and parole office in Oklahoma City, was removed by Governor Holloway effective April 1. She testified in the Johnston impeachment trial about the Crosthwaite pardon, which involved a fugitive convict and was submitted without key records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ernestine Hunt
Pardon and Parole Office
W. J. Holloway
Crosth- Waite
Thelma Lovejoy
Crosthwaite
Hunt
Johnston
Tex Lonesome In Old Barn
Oblivion haunts the eight year old skeleton of Tex the elephant donated to the University of Oklahoma by Bill Newton. The relic, once a circus star, rests in a quiet warehouse and may be moved to the zoology building for study once a new museum is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman, Mar
Tex
University of Oklahoma
University
Bill Newton
Honest Bill Newton
Ada
Okla
Newton
Zoology
Museum of Zoology
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Senate
Murray County
Carter
Comanche
Creek
Garfield
Grady
Kay
Logan
Noble
Okmulgee
Ottawa
Pontotoc
Bridge Company
Bridgeport Bridge
Lindy
M'pear
American
D. F
John Fleet
Pleets and Osboya
Bunion
Pyle
Joe
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