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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1936

Page

8

Preaching draws crowds in Rural Pontotoc County

HIGH HILL reports well attended services over Saturday and Sunday with Bros. Jones Flowers Ratliff and Stringer delivering sermons. Local residents and visitors share meals and calls, with Bro. Bird to preach at the place this weekend and Sunday school at 10:00 a m.

High Hill Bros. Jones Flowers Ratliff Stringer Dewey Stone Knox Harg Sweat L. E. Sweat J. B. MecMeans Charlie Moshier Mannie Lee Ginn Lois Sweat L. D. Moshi Tom Moshier Mary Kerr Gloria Jean D. M. Kerr Florence Lee Brown Lavern Tomlinson Halls Hill Nora Hopkins Lillie Kerr Claud Sanders H. J. Johnson J. B. McMeans Henry McMeans Allen Sweat Chuck Watson Bro Bird

Rain Needed as Farmers Hope for Stormy Weather

A long list of local residents visit with kin in Ada Stonewall Centrahoma Frisco and Madill. Community notes mention rain prayers church events school attendance and upcoming preaching with Rev Pendergraft on April 19.

Singing and community notes from a rural Oklahoma gathering

A Friday night singing drew visitors from Ada Colbert Union Valley Conway and Owl Creek. The piece highlights church services Sunday school and calls for continued community efforts while listing local visits illnesses and upcoming events including a charity play to repair church windows.

Community Notes Highlight Local Social Visits and Illness

Grandma Buchanan is on the sick list at this writing. Pauline Barnett spent the weekend with her parents at Konawa. Reba Boucher has been on the sick list. Mrs. Pearl Johnson of Konawa spent Sunday with her mother. The Maxwell club attended the club rally at Ada Friday. Helen Soward won third in song leading and Etta Ellis won third as one-act play leader. John and Roy Vancleave visited Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Tyree.

Foster Marie Gouch Louise Foster Hice Jim Flanagan Charlie Flanagan Bess Knox Willie Creech Wewoka H. B. Creech Wanda Jean Taylor Opal Creech Stella Emily Spears Wilton Taylor Rose Sliger Owen Voyles Pecan Grove Don Sliger Wortha Flanagan Lola Cook Betty Lou Posey M. E. Creech Rocky Chapel Lillie Vavies Center Golight Ingram Wolf Mitchell Spears Gaar Corner Joe Spears Virginia Lee Ross Marie Flanagan Jewel Creech Wright Twyman Prairie View Watson J. C. Wells Edd Webber Ada Wells Lightning Ridge Mr. Bug You Kee J. H. Griffith G. W. Watson Fred Ray Evelyn Meek Verlie Ruby Wilson Georgia Jones Alger Jones Ahloso Herman Bandy Mullinax Stratford Guy Binkley Clifton Tharp David Oakman Lowell Ila Ruth Tharp Happy Land Alley Lilley S. S. Lilley Ruby Scro Grandma Buchanan Joe Vancleave Mary Tyree Pauline Barnett Konawa Reba Boucher John Hampton Goodwin Pearl Johnson C. A. Barnett Maxwell Club Helen Soward Etta Ellis John Roy Vancleave H. J. Tyree W. C. Gregory Edd Sallee Nancy Pat French George Collins Vaness Roy Barker Whyte The Whyte Lumber Co Sid Owens Oklahoma City John Murphy W. S. Furlong Otis Beady Tal Crawford Millard Lawson Ben Cass L. M Lottie Bell Chandler Clifford Elliott Novella Gibson Lawton Dick Murphy Janie Schley Stegall Frisco S. A. Fish Tupelo Wilma Markowitz la Val Fields Bill Wiese Magnolia Camp Stonewall Johnnie Spurggs Billy French Bill Sinclair Joe Harper A. C. Shahan Juanita Kenneth Fester Roff Artie Sharton Wanca Seminole Tilt Cantrell Pebble Nabors Eva Timmons Jackie Lynch Lee Jessie Younts Y. Q. Cantrell Ardell Clayton Will McNeill Mulford Johnson Latta Marie Martin Ala Farmer Johnnie McNeill J. D James Pruitt Dan Autry Avery McNeill Hazel Rodgers Travis Majors Marie Shahan John Myricks Parker Jessie Lee Younts Claude Autry Barnard Benton Y. Q Offelean Cantrell O. C Kenneth Prewitt Willie McNeill Christeen Timmons Tom Nabors Johnnie McNell Bob Nabors Beula Rofs Vance Minor Maxwell Earl Brookshire Glasgow Fitzhugh A. E. Ford Sterling Jones Kenneth Millican Floretta McAnally R. N. Callen A. R. Selph Jewel Arnold Arline Jones Annie Hopper Okemah A. R Ray Goddard Alene T. H. Burch Mr. Thompson Thompson Oil Center Laura Isaacs J. S. Isaacs James Isaacs E. H. Hudson Neal Boo Emmett Light Oren Gray Byars Bert Jones Lyman Rutledge L. D. Rutledge Rutledge H. Arnold

Pleasant Hill and Walnut Grove Sunday School Notes

Sunday school at Pleasant Hill and Walnut Grove drew good attendance and lively Easter activities. Ol en Tilley won the Easter prize. families and neighbors shared visits, dinners, and singing as various residents and visitors spent Sunday together. Construction of Magnolia camp started near Stonewall with local movements and a busy Ada scene noted.

Social visits fill out weekend in Latta area

Notes show numerous visits among Latta and nearby families over the weekend. People staying with relatives include the Shahan, Cantrell, McNeill, Autry, Younts, Nabors and others. Local gatherings span Friday through Sunday with church plans announced for the coming weekend.

Ada area notes cover 4-H rally egg hunt and family visits

The Ada region reports a busy period with a 4-H rally in Ada where club members wore the national uniform and took top prizes. Sunday egg hunts drew many families and a baby named Bobbie is mourned after a death. Several readers recount visits with relatives, weddings, and local social events surrounding Ada and nearby towns.

Church Attendance and Community Notes Spur Revival News

Sunday services drew a strong crowd as three new members joined the church Mrs Brown and her sons Lonnie and Jewel recently moved from Kingfisher. The Ada district quarterly conference and the Ada Young People's Society led by Oral Roberts and Ruth Burch was highlighted. A revival in Johnsonville under Rev. Ellis Roberts drew many visitors from Oil Center and produced several conversions. Community updates cover farming, illnesses, social visits, family news, and local events across Midway Yeager and surrounding areas.

Brown Lonnie Jewel Kingfisher Ada Rayford Bullard Okmulgee Oral Roberts Ruth Burch Juanita Burch Oil Center Johnsonville Ellis Roberts Oral Vernon Covington Kenneth and Bonnell Fittstown Lena Soward Ollie Burk Bobby Frank Babe James Parnell George Pearce James C. W. Clay Clyde Coleman

Sunday Church News From Ada Oklahoma Area

A church notes the mission to reach everyone with the gospel and praises a forthcoming revival led by Bro. Sharp. Local families are listed as visiting, attending pie suppers, and sending greetings, with updates on illness, travel, and a newborn 1-pound baby celebrated by pastor Claude Sharp and wife.

Impeachment and Bank Trials Shape Michigan Case Ties

The piece reviews how appointive politics shape district court benches and a Michigan bank scandal. It recounts Judge Ritter and Chief Justice Hughes involvement, the 1934 bank failures, the hiring of Judge Stone and Lederle to replace jurists, and the ongoing appeals battle over Judge O'Brien’s conduct.

Ey Aseanoron Senate Halsted L. Ritter Florida Charles Evans Hughes U. S. Supreme Court Detroit Michigan First National Guardian National Bank of Commerce Department of Justice Taft Coolidge Hoover Hughes Patrick T. Stone Wisconsin Arthur F. Lederle Stone Etrewuit Court of Appeals O'Brien O’brien John W. Davis Supreme Court Appeals Court NEA Service, Inc

Let the Little Ones Come unto Me Verse

A reflective religious meditation recalls Jesus inviting children to come to him. The speaker expresses a longing to be present with Christ and to receive his blessing, while affirming faith through prayer and hope of reunion in the afterlife.

Kingdom of Heaven Jesus Neal McDonald Ada Okla

Uncle Billy Hood First Confederate Honor Burial For Negro

Houston April 15. Uncle Billy Hood former slave of Gen. Hood and a familiar Confederate figure was buried with full Confederate honors the first Negro to receive such rites. He died Sunday at a home for aged Negroes and was cared for by Confederate groups in his last years. Hundreds attended the funeral in Houston with the Daughters of the Confederacy in charge.

Houston Tex Billy’ Hood John B. Hood Hood Billy Marie John Amarillo Uncle Billy General Hood Stonewall Jackson Texas Memphis The Daugters of the Confederacy Marse John

Campaign Expenses Under Senate Inquiry Authority

The senate committee to investigate campaign fund expenditures outlines a major task as it gains power to probe relief fund spending. Chairman Lonergan with Minton Schwellenbach LaFollette and Austin will lead the panel, aiming to convene next week.

Washington Senate Congress Garner Lonergan D-Conn Minton Schwellenbach LaFollette

Also Mentioned on This Page

Pontotoc County Conway R. A. Sliger Herman Orifie Brannon Commodore Wiles Cecil Hobbs Ode Deaton Deil Eatherly Gene Sanders Dora Emmaline Kilcrease Carney Walton Jewel Goodman Mary Frances Joan Barton Opal Wiles Owl Creek Gladys Mullins Ellen Thompson George Ann McKay Henry Odom Azalea Co. C. Couch Lon Cecil Bill Bennett Johnson Perry Arkansas City Kans John Scribner Clarence Perry Luthar Hatton Walker Centrahoma Azalia Odom Birdie Bailey Worley Hokett John Sc Allen C. M. Sliger D. E. Pendergraft Couch Hokett Ladd Pichett Newt Stone Bill Cook Lutrell Sue Penrod Susie Keeling Matt Keeling John Norton Martha Lee Dodson Sylvia Montgomery Coley Ferguson Ida Stone Helen Stone John McNalley Herd Keeling Clovis Meeks Gertrude Penrod Madill Mildred Finch Nola Stone Opal Chilcoat Ray Ralph Stone Sam Bittle Galey Opal Freeman Mary Edith Ferguson Herman Lee Coley Tell Penrod Ers Bradford Taylor Ida Spears Stegall Lovelady Colbert Union Valley Bro. Nettles Oliver Odus Wiles Dan Elam Laura Elam John Brannon E. H. Brannon W. C. Ellison Pauline van Curen S. P. van Curen Herman Britt Eloise Lamb Happyland Virlie Marie Offie Olen Brannon Commodore Reba Wiles Cleo Taylor Lloyd Eatherly Ray Fulkerson Eloise Thurman Sliger Pleasant Hill Herman Brann L. B. Thompson Mildred Earl McKeel A. & M M. College Stillwater Genevieve McKeel Jewel Fraiser Bennie Owen Grant Johnson Claude of Hart Alvie Johnson Sunda F. W. Pendleton Bennie Owenby Jimmie J. E. Dunn Ellen Crawford Burt Wright Hart Alva Johnson Denny Marwell Walnut Grove Olen Tilley Lorene Roddy Marie Lloyd Iona Tilley Fred Jones Melton Lloyd Alina Pinley Mabel Kirby Milton Lloyd Pleas Sutton W. A. Kirby Ema Agee Clara Agee Irene Danley Albert Crow Edith Wilfone Grandma Stockton Will Crow Grandma Moss Mrs. Rose Edna Lloyd Eula Kirby Haskins Georgia Bolin Norman Bolin R. B. Allen Grady Marvin Lliord Owen Jones Will Larton New Mexico Theb Reynolds Calvin Bobbie Eugenia Minor Bobbie Darling Bobbie Darling Sweet Home Chloe Peters J. W. Roberts Sonny and Doyle Evans Bobby Jean Lewis Betty Jo Marilou Parnell Fran Willis Paul Jean Donald Burt Roberts Winomia Roberts Mrs. Roberts Burtis Smith Okmulee Oma Whisenhunt Leroy Ginn Leona Misenhimer Elmo Davis Stella Mae Rowe Johnnie Townsend Forbie Glover Julia Armstrong Cc. M. Ray Dana Riley Marian Hunt Gilmore Oliver Selma Hunt Ottie Lambert Billie Virgie Lea Stringtown Sallie McConnell Corrine Peterson Ezra Hunt J. P. McGehee Pauline Teel Mary Troutman Calvin Berger Dale Riley Selma Vera Hunt Yeager Valma Lou Debora Powell J. T. Griffith Les Bratcher Thomas Om Stara Ruth Ann Boyd Carl Hill On’ Armstrong Harold Byrd Tony Misenhimer Rusty Whisenhunt Lee Low Goldie Hill Opal Smith Frank Scott NYA PWA Bro. Kuykendall Johnnie Farquhar Mrs. Moore Ezra Armstrong Naomi Woolly Vircil Smith Sum Smith Jake Trease Ruth Boyd Oleta Oliver Supt C. O. Townsend Bro. Sharp E. B. Crawford Emer Crawford Elva Ridenour Leonard Walker Shirley Massey Pauline Dryden Olaf Myricks Hobart Bill Yeates Roosevelt Houtchens Warren Bryant Rubye Mae Houtchens Howard Roberts Letha McDonald Charlie T. Moss Mary McDonald Sherman Claude Sharp Mother Rodney Dutc Ne Kident AEA Corr Arthur J .Tuttle Edward A. Moinet Ernest A. O'Brien Gen. Hood
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