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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
5
Curios and antiques report Ada city quirks including dog disposal costs at 50 cents per head and dog license income under ten dollars. A water bond vote drew 464 citizens at about 40 cents per vote. West Main hosts five grocers, East Main has four. No more than six blocks from paved streets in Ada. The police roster lists numerous ex officials and a former baseball player.
Ada residents discuss prized vintage vehicles with John Kaiser’s 1917 Dodge and Horace Brame’s 1925 Ford coupe noted for a radio installation. J R Duncan’s Packard eight ice wagon stands out as perhaps the only such high grade vehicle in Oklahoma.
A short quip noting that jumping to conclusions may be a surprisingly common form of exercise for many people, implying humor about basing actions on snap judgments.
Hugo teacher and former East Central Journalist Burton Grindstaff answered a friend’s questions during a Ada vacation. He says he is in Hugo teaching commercial work and band at Hugo High School, with three years of marriage and one unclear reference to children.
A remark suggests Mussolini may postpone a confrontation with Emperor Haile Selassie until the capital city Addis Ababa is pronounced clearly by the public. The note hints at Italian-Ethiopian tensions during the era.
A misc item filed by J B Hill county farm agent hints at trouble. Two men assaulted a third after a traffic dispute on East Main. police arrived, attackers fled, and the victim was jailed. Mayor H J Sousley in Ada received a misaddressed package. A restaurant owner notes lime buildup in a 10 gallon coffee urn. Alma Cathryn Harkrider and Alma Cathryn Deering are named. a pun hints at postal antics.
A recorded spree includes Mundy answering a call with this is Mundy and a caller asking who is speaking. Also Troy Melton unknowingly joins a live radio bughouse program causing risky quips. Herman Garrett jokes about a wrongly reported death from years past.
Ada shows ongoing construction with multiple projects under way including Irving school brickwork and interior work, a two story Johnson's Bakery building on East Main Street, and a new Boswell residence on King's Road. Several smaller residences await works progress approval amid a busy building period.
Federal investigator A B Cole said two Oklahoma youths Keith Jones 19 Hooker and Warren Aycock 21 Ada confessed to taking 219 in crop loans from a rural mailbox near Clovis New Mexico on May 26. They will be jailed in Lubbock on chicken theft charges after rearrest following their escape from a Texas jail.
Farm column reports Oklahoma A&M tests tagging cotton stalks by bloom and maturity show early and mid season pickings produce longer stronger fibers with greater uniformity. Researchers note Western cottons face spinning challenges and emphasize quality factors beyond feel. Early varieties may be more affected by adverse conditions but recover first.
Stillwater report quotes Carl C. Farrington assistant chief of the AAA cotton marketing section at Oklahoma A and M College saying foreign producers will exploit any gain from the U S adjustment program. He recommends only a moderate production restriction to balance interests.
Pontotoc county 4-H clubs will hold their annual camp at Byrds Mill on August 30 and 31. Club members are urged to start getting ready and leaders to start ideas for the encampment entertainment angle.
In Ponto toc county all past 4-H members are asked to report to Mrs. Jessie Morgan home demonstration agent or J. B. Hill county agent. They may visit offices or write notes. The aim is to form an alumni group of former members now farming or managing households to assist current clubs and share interest in activities.
Regional Soil Conservation director Dr N E Winters says 26 CCC soil erosion camps will not build terraces but will survey lines for terraces and contour ridges and perform drainage pond work. Contour farming, crop rotation and other measures will be used with farmer agreement to five year erosion controls. All CCC camps will be active by September 1.
An Oil Journal article notes the John Fitts pool extending into Grayson County Texas and Marshall County Oklahoma. A 22 000 acre block lies along the Preston Arch in northern Grayson, with leasing in Marshall County. Deep tests are discussed as Wilcox sands affect Arbuckle region views and southeastern corner prospects.
Lee Robertson a 21 year old from Broken Arrow was charged with the murder of Tom Kidd a Drumright CCC worker. Robertson allegedly ran Kidd down with a car on a Broken Arrow road fracturing his skull and Kidd died later in a Muskogee hospital. Robertson pleaded innocent at arraignment and awaits a preliminary hearing Monday.
Classified ad notes strong value for investors and buyers seeking high yield from standard purchases. Emphasizes practical returns, reliability, and long term satisfaction with economical options.
A truck returning to Ada from a Mill Creek church meeting overturned on the curve where Highway 12 meets Roffs Main street about 12 30 am. Mrs Elbert Burch suffers both leg fractures and is under clinic care. Lewis Keener and daughter receive bruises and cuts. Kathleen Van Buskirk has scalp lacerations and contusions. J E Sheets treated for severe scalp lacerations and blood loss after hospital care.
Bodie Bates a Black man accused of attempting to attack a 22 year old white woman in Pittsboro was lynched by a white mob that overpowered a sheriff and seized the prisoner. He was hanged from a bridge over the Yalobusha river after authorities reported the incident today.
Farmers in Pontotoc County praise a coop plan where Corbin and Cox bring 70 lambs for Beasley’s corn field. The fattening, minimal crop damage, and planned sheep tour support a wider county effort for hay, oat yields, and a future free fair and state exhibit. Canning drives prep as women stock 800 to 1,000 quarts in cellars.
Washington August 5 P The corn hog program shifts the large benefit from hog farmers to corn producers this year. Tentative estimates show corn acreage reduction payments about the same as last year while hog producer payments for controlling their production will be cut more than half. Figures come from state boards of review and may change with listing sheet data. Corn hog statistics project roughly 111 million to 114.9 million dollars in 1934 and about 203 million to 72 million in 1935 depending on the sector.
Governor Marland said he will actively campaign for four constitutional amendments on September 24. The measures include old age pensions, a $1,500 homestead tax exemption, reorganizing the school land commission, and allowing women to hold major state offices. He aims to promote the pension plan though not fully agreeing with the legislature version.
Oklahoma Fourth district Young Democrats plan a two day Ada convention on September 27 and 28 with possible appearances by Gov. E W Marland Sen T P Gore Congressman Perry Lee Gassaway Will Rogers and Josh Lee Elliott Roosevelt or James Roosevelt and perhaps Huey P Long. A parade and sessions are planned with local bands and multiple committees named to handle reception entertainment and program duties.
Frank Harris Hitchcock, publisher of the Tucson Daily Citizen and former postmaster general, died in the Desert Sanatorium of pneumonia. The longtime Republican national committee chairman had been in failing health for months and returned to duties briefly before a general breakdown led to his death.
Washington Aug 5 The house passed the administration tax bill estimated to raise 250 to 270 million dollars in additional annual revenue by a vote of 282 to 96. Senate action will follow as finance committee hearings continue and potential riders on soldiers bonus and Frazier Lemke mortgage refinancing are considered.
A revival meeting is announced for Stonewall starting Friday August 9 led by Rev. T. J. Adams. Congregations from Stonewall join in the campaign with a large choir for open air services by the Baptist church. Evenings begin at 8 o clock.
The AAA announced payments to cotton producers from option sales in the cotton pool reached 65,777,739 dollars through July 31, 1935. Options on cotton were issued as part of the 1933 adjustment program with 575,312 producers taking options on 2,447,474 bales at six cents per pound. State totals show Oklahoma leading with 5,358,766.56 dollars in refunds.
The bill began in Congress on June 19 after a special message from President Roosevelt urged new taxes. Supporters call for wealth redistribution and fairer burdens on business, while Republicans argue the revenue would be infinitesimal against federal spending.
In Algood Tennessee on August 5 a farmer named Oral Bilbrey found his wealth hidden in a mattress. While his wife burned old straw to refill ticks she inadvertently torched his currency stocks and notes worth about $17,000. The thriftiness backfired as the hidden wealth burned with the straw.
Oklahoma tax commission records show beer consumption declined in July. Beverage tax take totaled 47465, down from 56176 a year earlier, and dealer license revenue was 121825 versus 151200 in July 1934.
Lindsay attorney Henry Hinkle Jr. asks Oklahoma Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to force the penitentiary warden to record that his two prison terms run concurrently. He claims Garvin County and Lindsay sentences should overlap, but records show only the Garvin term.
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