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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1940

Page

3

Charles Bolton Jr Heads to State in Norman

Charles Bolton Jr of 722 East Seventeenth leaves Thursday for Norman to attend state events for the next eight days. Mrs. Gertrude Floyd returns from Dallas and Ft Worth markets. Leader Shoe Store advertises rodeo shirts and cowboy boots at low prices.

Charles Bolton Jr East Seventeenth Norman I State Leader Shoe Store Gertrude Floyd Dallas Ft. Worth

Mrs Ina Mackin Plans California Vacation with Paris Family

Mrs Ina Mackin left Thursday to join her son A C Mackin and family of Paris Texas. They plan to depart soon for a vacation trip to California.

Ina Mackin A. C. Mackin Paris Texas California

Ada News Notes Include Travel Visits and Local Moves

Mr and Mrs Cub Haney of Muskogee visit Mrs Haney s mother Mrs Joe Walker. Dr Paytons gift of 100 treatments helps you help yourself. Miss Margaret Wolfe of Ada visits in Cushing with her mother. Doug Hall and John Barringer return from Missouri. Mr and Mrs Moss Wimbish move to Norman for university studies. Senator Al Nichols in Ada on business. Mrs L J Barton leaves for California to visit her son Donald. J C Emerson returns to Ada from Stillwater after masters work. Conner Logsdon and Dr C R Packer spend Wednesday in Davis on business.

Oklahoma City visitor keeps company with McKeels

Miss Pat McKeel of Oklahoma City visits at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McKeel. A health clinic offers a free treatment to prove its value. John Orel Busby made a business trip to Norman on Thursday. Mrs. Leon Leach underwent a major operation at Valley View hospital Tuesday and is improving.

Pat McKeel Oklahoma City Mrs J. F. McKeel John Orel Busby Norman Leon Leach North Mississippi Valley View Hospital

Denture Plate Services Relocated to West Main Office

Dr. W. H. Enloe advertises dental plates and extractions from a new office at 11542 West Main. Contact line lists phone 245 and indicates practice focus on extractions and plate fabrication.

West Main W. H. Enloe

Enid Woman Visiting at Zorn Home

Miss Billy Jean Zorn of Enid is visiting in the home of her cousins Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Zorn.

Billy Jean Zorn Enid Mrs. C. W. Zorn

Ada visitors include Mrs. O. S. Wilson and son

Mrs. O. S. Wilson and her son from Centrahoma were seen visiting in Ada on Wednesday.

O. S. Wilson Son Centrahoma Ada

Local residents visit Ada and travel updates

Miss Virgie Thorpe of Madill visits Ada as a house guest of Misses White Bennett and Williams. Louise Shipman returns from Norman after studying at the Oklahoma University music school. Mr and Mrs Jess Young return from Ft Worth and Dallas after attending the Southwestern Style Review. Leonard Grigsby and son Dick plan a week's vacation at Eagle Nest Lake New Mexico. Pauline Deffinbaugh returns from a Chicago visit. Dr Carl Pallestad offers body fluid tests with thorough examination emphasized. Misses Francille Allen Dorothy Witherspoon Peggy Leonard and Dorothy Ross head to Turner Falls for a few days. Mr and Mrs J Panos were in Oklahoma City on business.

Virgie Thorpe Madill Ada Maxine White Thelma Lee Bennett Josephine Williams Miss Thorpe Leonard Grigsby East Thirteenth Eagle Nest Lake New Mexico Francille Allen Dorothy Witherspoon Peggy Leonard Dorothy Ross Turner Falls

Tulsa visitors depart after family visits

Mrs. B. L. Craig of Tulsa left for her home Thursday after visiting her mother Mrs. Gertrude Floyd. Mrs. Leonard Grigsby and daughter left Thursday for Cush ing to visit Mrs. Grigsby’s mother. Nell Wilkinson returned to San Angelo Texas after a visit with her sister Mrs. W. P. Lee.

B. L. Craig Tulsa Gertrude Floyd Leonard Grigsby Cushing Mrs. Grigsby Nell Wilkinson San Angelo Texas W. P. Lee

British Children In U S Declare War A Bit Of A Bother

A NEA report from New York depicts British child refugees arriving in the United States with courage and wit. Photographers capture six year old Daphne and four year old Wendy as they adjust to new guardians in West Virginia and Colorado while carrying gas masks and recalling wartime dangers.

U. S Tom Wolf NEA Service New York Travelers Aid Society American Committee For the Care Daphne West Virginia Wendy Flanders Colorado Diana Robin Texas England

Detroit-bound after month with Merricks

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Conrad and Stanley Wileck left today for their home in Detroit after a month’s visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Merrick. Mrs. Conrad is a sister of Mrs. Merrick.

Arnold Conrad Stanley Wileck Detroit John T. Merrick Conrad Merrick

Reorganization Sale at Martin's in Ada

Mrs. Levi Ackley and two daughters of Tulsa visit Ada to see Mr. Ackley. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morris Jr travel to Minnesota for a three week vacation. Bobby Cox of Oklahoma City visits Ray Morris on South Broadway. Dr Payton asks all clients to call ahead for appointments. Phone 3053. Entire stock reduced to Give Away prices.

Levi Ackley Tulsa Ada Mr. Ackley Harry Morris, Jr Minnesota Martin’s Bobby Cox Oklahoma City Ray Morris South Broadway

Doris Pegg Returns From Norman Summer Term

Mrs. Doris Pegg returned from Norman where she attended the state summer term.

Doris Pegg Norman the State University

Mrs Zedna Green Visit Noted At Bessie Irwins

Mrs Bessie Irwin hosts Mrs Zedna Green of California as houseguest during a current visit with social calls and hospitality.

Bessie Irwin Zedna Green California

Catholic Beliefs To Be Explained In Student Meetings

An explanation of Catholic doctrines will be given Thursday and Friday nights at Main and Townsend intersections, River Forest Illinois, sponsored by Rosary College students. Meetings start at 8 PM opposite the McSwain theater, conducted by the Rosary College Catholic Evidence guild, answering questions about baptism, priestly dress for Mass, and the scapular.

Main Townsend Rosary College River Forest McSwain Rosary College Catholic Evidence Guild

Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads

Classified ad note highlights higher yields on vested investments with Ada News guidance. It explains step by step how to reinvest funds, mentions brief terms, and urges readers to consult the next column for rates and eligibility details.

Ada News

Fourth District American Legion Auxiliary Meet in Shawnee

The fourth district American Legion Auxiliary annual meeting was held in Shawnee with department president Mrs. L. D. Akin as guest. Reports covered convention plans in Oklahoma City August 31 to September 2 and officers were elected including President Mrs. J. T. Price and Vice President Mrs. Blanche Graves. Dinner hosted for district officials closed the gathering. Adolf Hitler’s plans for southeast Europe were noted as a current topic.

American Legion Auxiliary Shawnee L. D. Akin Edward Box Oklahoma City Juadina Brock Ada Assembly J. T. Price Seminole Blanche Graves Robert Ferguson George Summers Wetumka H. M. Reeder Konawa George Holt Maud Roy Crisman Edna Noble Sapulpa Boston Harold Constant Joe Roper Shi Cash Roy Chrisman

OU dean of men post to be filled temporarily

Findlay won't be replaced for time as dean of men at the University of Oklahoma. The appointment of an outsider to replace Dr. James F. Findlay will be postponed to cut expenditures. C. C. Bush Jr. will govern the post temporarily from the dean of men office. Findlay resigned to become president of Drury College in Springfield Missouri.

Norman James F. Findlay University of Oklahoma W. B. Bizzell C. C. Bush Jr Findlay Drury College Springfield

Ranger Returns Gun To Tourists At Park Gate

In Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado Ranger Walter O’Brien explains park regulations as two elderly women question why the gun is not issued to them. He reassures them that Indians and wild animals do not constitute a park hazard.

Rocky Mountain National Park Colo Walter O’brien O’brien

Germany says Romania Bulgaria Hungary likely to settle differences

German sources predicted that Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary would settle their diffferences even as the European war continued. The forecast suggested Germany sought harmony among eastern neighbors while the conflict raged elsewhere.

Berlin Bucharest Romania Bulgaria Hungary Germany

Alcantara Arrives at Rio Harbor After Sea Battle

The British armed merchant cruiser Alcantara docked at Rio de Janeiro harbor for repairs after a running sea fight with a German raider in the South Atlantic. British warships pursue the raider, and an embassy statement places the clash near Trinidad within the American neutrality zone. The Alcantara reportedly carries ten 6 inch guns and sustained slight damage.

Rio DE Janeiro Alcantara South Atlantic Vienna London Trinidade New York Narvik

Stolen Faucet At Davis County Court House

Davis County court house fountain missing a faucet. Officials drafted 12 year old J Golden Barton to fetch water from a street tap as a makeshift bucket brigade.

Farmington Utah Davis County J. Golden Barton

Brick topple shatters windshield injures Mrs. Sampey

Mrs. Jean Sampey in Caney Kansas was struck by a falling brick from a truck, cracking the windshield and causing a severe facial laceration and loss of a tooth. The incident occurred in Caney on August 1.

Kas Jean Sampey

Swiss Pledged To Defend Their Alps

Bern Switzerland Aug 1 General Henri Guisan pledged the Swiss army anew to day to defend the passage of the Alps to the end in a broadcast on the 649th anniversary of the first oath of union. He warned neutrality and independence remain while the war continues and armistice is not peace. He recalled more than 500000 citizen soldiers were sworn to defend the nation when mobilization began a year ago.

Bern Switzerland Henri Guisan

Photographers explain delay in film of civil service exam

The film showing two cheaters at a civil service examination was delayed to avoid embarrassment. Photographers told Dallas city hall staff that the release was unavoidable and that those two individuals did not receive the jobs.

Dallas City Hall

Body Of Missing Person Is Found In Fire

Camden fire officials recovered the body of one of seven missing after a $2 million blaze at the R. M. Hollingshead plant. The fire followed explosions tearing through a four block area. Twenty one people were hospitalized and 67 houses burned leaving 124 families homeless as explosives experts prepared a planned blast to clear debris.

Camden N. J R. M. Hollingshead Company

Sow Finds Her Piglets After Narrow Shelter Discovery

Kane, Ill. Henry Hyde spent two weeks searching for a missing sow. He uncovered the sow buried in a straw stack that hid a small shed. Nine piglets were born while the sow was trapped during threshing.

Kane Henry Hyde

Six British subjects freed by Japanese authorities

London dispatch reports six of the British subjects arrested by Japanese authorities have been released, leaving seven still in custody. The announcement came from authoritative British sources and changes the status of the group detained earlier.

London

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cub Haney Muskogee Mr. Haney Joe Walker Margaret Wolfe Doug Hall John Barringer Missouri Moss Wimbish John and Ruth Mr. Wimbish The State University Martin East Main al Nichols L. J. Barton Donald Barton J. C. Emerson Stillwater Conner Logsdon C. R. Packer Davis Payton Louise Shipman Oklahoma University Music School Jess Young Pauline Deffinbaugh Chicago Carl Pallestad Mrs. J. Panos Tod Lana Turner Fredric Richard Carlson Joan Bennett America Illinois American Institute of Laundering P&g Mit Iceberg Fancy Cole S. Limas Ford Prince Albert Iee Viera Oxydol K. C Folger’s Pi Taos Nice Els Bacon Cary Ash Marvin Kinsey A Aonne Caren Europe Adolf Hitler Southeast Balkans Msswain Hestonic Beat Valley Hombre of Death Valley Lola Lane James Craig Zanzibar Penny Day Astaire & Powell Rio Harbor Leachville Arkansas NEA Alps East 13Th St
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