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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1934
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Moody Wilbanks and son Richard returned home after visiting Mrs Wilbanks parents in Holdenville. Mr and Mrs George L Rice of Chattanooga Tenn arrived in Ada to visit Mr Kice and Mrs Kice and Kice's brother Warren.
Miss Eunice Johnson Miss Lav erne Warren Miss Gertrude Jones and Miss Geraldine Lee departed Tuesday evening for Portland Oregon and other Pacific coast cities for a six weeks vacation.
Miss Grace Hyder returns from Stillwater with a Master of Science in household arts from Oklahoma A and M college.
Mrs. J. F. Winters announces the engagement of her daughter Jackie Overstreet to Frank Work formerly of Wewoka and now employed at the Hill Crest dairy.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Byrne and their small daughter Beverly left this week for two weeks vacation in Alabama.
B. C. King made a business trip to Holdenville this morning. Aubrey Kerr returned today from Oklahoma City after tending to business and visiting relatives there a few days.
Mr and Mrs S D Wood announce the birth of an eight pound daughter on Wednesday July 25. She has been named Estelle Lee. Mother and daughter are reported doing nicely.
Mr and Mrs Marshall Martin and their young daughter Barbara left Starday to establish residence in Oklahoma City. Mr Martin will join Green Lease Motor Company as an employee.
Winford McAnally who moved to Colorado Springs recently is spending a few days in Ada with friends.
Alvin Greer is reported ill at his home located at 301 West Fifteenth.
Kenneth Hudson son of Smith Hudson underwent an appendicitis operation at Ada hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Ina Ellis of Tupelow underwent a major operation at the Sugg Clinic Saturday morning.
S. M. Baubluts writes from California where he and his family are spending a month, reporting they are enjoying the trip and that they sleep under two pairs of blankets each night.
A daughter named Bettie Lee was born on Saturday July 28 to Mr and Mrs Roy Jeter of 815 East Seventeenth. The birth announcement records the new arrival in the family.
Carl Byrd, ill in Oklahoma City for the past week, was reported slightly improved today. Local physicians noted modest gains in his health as monitoring continues.
Richard Wray son of Walter Wray has spent the past year in Redlands California and has now returned to Ada.
Mrs. Harry Deering and brother A. L. Brandon returned Friday from Santa Fe New Mexico after attending the funeral of their niece Miss Ada Lee Fuqua who was killed in a car accident Sunday July 21. Mr and Mrs Henry Colbert and baby Henry Jr of Oklahoma City visited with Mrs Rosabette Colbert and family Sunday.
Lee Campbell of Rebee under went a minor operation at the Ada hospital Saturday. Mr and Mrs Amos Ritchie and sons Clinton and Ralph who have been visiting friends in Ada the past two weeks left Sunday for Chicago where they will visit the fair before returning to their home in Fresno California. They were formerly residents of Ada. Floyd Keylor who has been visiting his parents Mr and Mrs C J Keylor 312 Teen returned Sunday to Allen where he is employed.
W C Farmer and Hoyt Dris have gone to Mineral Wells Texas where Mr Farmer will spend a week Miss Dixie Lee Linthicum returned today to her Dallas home after several days in Ada as guest of Miss Margaret Bess Conger Jackie and Sylvia Pollock returned Monday from New York and Washington Mr and Mrs A Pollock and children Hugh Lee Wyatt has returned to Ada from Colorado University for August stay
Miss Bee Fowler and Miss Marie Fowler of Tupelo are visiting relatives and friends in Ada.
Carle H. Dane and James S Williams of McAlester tied to the United States Geological Survey arrived in Ada this morning to spend several days on field work and observations nearby.
Days spent in Ada include guests from the Arbuckle mountains hosted by John Fitts. Mrs S Call of Allen and Mrs Bob Richard of Allen visited Ada as friends’ guests. George Rice and wife plan to travel to Chattanooga after ten days in Ada with Warren Beck Rice. Clarence Perry of Stonewall visited Ada this morning.
R W Emerson of Francis spent a day in Ada on business. Mr and Mrs J D Clements, Mrs Clements sister Mrs Jack Bailey and son Jack Jr left Monday for Hot Springs Arkansas to spend two or three weeks.
Mr and Mrs W H Ebey left early this morning for a rest at Manitou Colorado. They will be away for two or three weeks.
Mrs E M Bowman of Allen and her sister Miss Johnson of Clovis New Mexico spent Tuesday in Ada as guests of friends Urban attire not specified but noted as social visit among locals.
Rev. J. A. Grimes, visiting West Point Tennessee, reports abundant rain in the area and good crop conditions. He says he is enjoying the visit thoroughly.
Thelma Reed 16 daughter of Mrs Alba McCurtain died Wednesday morning in an Oklahoma City hospital. Funeral services were held at Sealy Chapel cemetery with Rev Jesse Immouche of Pontotoc Methodist Church officiating. Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Thelma is survived by Mrs McCurtain two sisters and two brothers.
Loma Lucille Glasgow aged 23 died at 3 p m Thursday at her home south of Fitzhugh. Funeral services were held at the home at 1 p m Friday with burial in East Hill cemetery at Roff. Criswell Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by her mother Lizzie Glasgow five sisters Viola Beard Lula Pollock Katie Brookshire Myrtle Gran than Minnie Brookshire and four brothers Jessie Charlie Joe and George Glasgow.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Llewellyn died at a local hospital at 9 30 p m Thursday Funeral services were held Friday at 3 p m with burial in Rosedale Cemetery Criswell's in charge
G W Simpkins aged 68 died at his northwest Ada home at 10 30 am Saturday Funeral services set for Sunday 930 am at Exqyont Rev Shipman presiding Burial at Egypt cemetery with Criswell in charge Survived by four sons Charley Washington P W Idaho Walter California A H Ada two daughters Mrs Colon Oklahoma City and Mrs Georgie Laughlin Ada two brothers Jim Oklahoma City Albert Chism and two sisters Mrs Garal Ross Temple Texas and Mrs Ida Wiser Arkansas
James Henry Thompson 69 of near Stonewall died at home Friday morning. Funeral conducted Saturday at 3 p m from Jesse school building with Rev. George Hayes officiating. Burial followed in Jesse cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Jessie Jolier Frisco and Ruth Thompson. four sons Homer Lee Howard and Leonard Thompson. brother Claude V Thompson county judge and other relatives. The Thompsons were pioneers of Jesse community.
Marvin Augustus Moss 68 died Tuesday in Dallas Texas Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 5 PM from First Presbyterian Church with Rev O B Lee officiating Burial will be at Rosedale Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home. He was a Dallas druggist for 25 years and is survived by his wife Mrs Robert Wimbish Jr Ada Oklahoma, Mrs Lita Gardner Shreveport Louisiana, and J S Moss Waggoner Oklahoma.
In Vienna on July 31 two Nazi leaders Otto Planetta and Otto Holzweber were executed by court martial for involvement in the July 1934 failed coup that killed Chancellor Dollfuss. Planetta admitted shooting Dollfuss and both men expressed love of country amid pleas for clemency being denied.
Kansas City young man Billy Diabo fell three stories and escaped with minor bruises. His riveter father John Diabo, who previously survived a New York skyscraper fall, called the event a family initiation.
Corner Drug Store and Carpenter and Burrnett, Druggists, advertise pharmaceutical offerings and sundries in a local trade notice with address and business emphasis.
J B Phillips Jr 23 year old managing editor of the Holdenville Daily News was found fatally shot at his desk with a pistol nearby. Authorities call the shooting possibly accidental. He led Hughes County Young Democrats and was brother to Tom Phillips owner of the paper.
The Arroyo Seco mountain fire five miles behind Pasadena was checked on three fronts. Supervisor Mendenhall said it should be under control by afternoon barring high winds. About 2,200 acres burned and 250 firefighters received treatment for burns injuries or exhaustion since the blaze began Thursday.
Washington July 28 Secretary Morgenthau returns from a month long vacation to find the federal deficit growing. Reports indicate a sharp increase in outlays and mounting debt as the government grapples with spending.
Editor notes a fictional character Cotton John representing knowledgeable local cotton farmers about the cotton adjustment program and the Bank Head Law. County Agent J B Hill endorses Cotton John as someone who knows the rules of the new measures.
In a Texas primary race, Allred and Hunter led the field as voters weighed proposals under the Bankhead tax plan. The exchange covers cotton quotas, coupons, and internal revenue enforcement details shaping farmer participation and tax obligations.
Texas results from the Saturday Democratic primary show James V. Allred with a large lead over Tom F. Hunter in the race for governor, while Charles C. McDonald trails by about 22,000 votes. The Texas election bureau reported totals from 88 of 245 counties, with several congressional districts still untabulated.
The Tenth Federal Reserve district reports sharply worse crop prospects due to extreme heat and low rainfall. Corn is damaged at a key stage, pastures are thin, water shortages affect stock and irrigation, and winter wheat is the smallest in years. Trade, however, shows some June improvement and banking remains robust amid lower failures.
The document lists Democratic nominees for county positions including County Judge John Boyce McKeeI, County Attorney W Stanfield, Sheriff Clyde Raiser, Court Clerk Della Bedford, County Treasurer J Fred McCoy, County Assessor Rilt Bev ers, County Superintendent Ray Stegall, and Commissioners A A Caldwell George Br Collins N W Hall. It notes recount deadlines passed without petitions and provides election results and a prior embezzlement case involving a deputy treasurer, plus a note on the supreme court summer recess.
Bobbie Caraway aged 18 son of U S Senator Hattie W Caraway of Arkansas dies after a horse event. He suffered a fractured skull when he was thrown from a horse on Monday and his mother plans to move the body to Jonesboro Arkansas for burial.
Despite weaker exports and reduced world demand the 1933 34 cotton season ended with a carryover notably below the levels of 1932 33 and 1931 32, per the annual report of Secretary Emeritus H G Hester in New Orleans.
The cotton year opens with Hester noting a linters carryover of 10,921,000 bales, down from 11,783,000 a year ago and 13,449,000 on August 1, 1932. Excluding linters, 1933-34 carryover is 10,598,000 bales versus 11,339,000 in 1932-33 and 12,911,000 in 1931-32.
Notice in Ada states the August 1 to August 16 period covers funds for Pontotoc County drought relief. FERA director Bunyan E Hennigan relief administrator Mrs Dora Cox and other authorities discuss handling the 1500 work relief 500 direct relief and 1500 drought relief allocations. Plans for drought relief handling will be announced when ready.
Forest fires spread across a 30 mile front east of Sallisaw with woods near Akins and Nicut burning. About 30 firefighters, organized by Sequoyah county FERA director O G Pollock, deployed in two daily relays to contain the tinder fueled blaze.
Seminole oil worker Cloud filed a supreme court suit to force the Oklahoma election board to issue his nomination certificate for state representative. He cites W L Kiker as ineligible due to a 1916 felony conviction and notes the constitution bans felons from serving in the legislature. The attorney general had warned the July 3 primary that each house governs eligibility.
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser and deputies acted as a humane society to halt mule work on a road project after finding the animals in bad condition with sores. Workmen and two bosses were bound over in justice court on cruelty charges following a hearing.
Declaring gratitude to Pontotoc County voters, Deaton thanks the electorate for last Tuesday’s win. He notes opposing a well known candidate and pledges to serve as a good representative in the next legislature and invites public input for the state and county.
Ra l e i g h N C July 28 Paroled after serving 60 days Governor Ehringhaus granted Lea a parole from the remainder of a two to six year sentence for his part in Central Bank Nashville financial transactions prior to the bank crash. Marriage Announced Florence Elizabeth Skinner wed Verlin R Abel July 12 Ada.
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