Miss Faye Laird Heads to Chicago for World’s Fair
Miss Faye Laird left Wednesday for Chicago where she will tour the world’s fair and other places of interest for the next two weeks.
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
8
Miss Faye Laird left Wednesday for Chicago where she will tour the world’s fair and other places of interest for the next two weeks.
Mr and Mrs Walter D Grindstaff and Mrs J H Collins depart for Little Rock to visit Mrs Collins mother Mrs M J Lewis and other relatives Then they will proceed to St Louis for a few days of business Mrs Collins will stay in Little Rock for a week
Harold Webster a University of Oklahoma student arrived to visit his parents before departing with the national guards for Fort Sill.
Prom Friday notes Rev. W. M. Speck and his family left today for Sudan and other West Texas points where he will hold meetings until September 1.
Mrs. Harry Parsons came home to Hennessey Oxla today after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Bud Ellison. Her sister Mrs J C Corbin accompanied her on the trip.
Mr and Mrs Leonard M Hen son of 727 West Main announce the birth of a son on Wednesday August 2.
Mrs George McKay of Stone Wall visited yesterday in the home of Mrs Joe Beck.
Mrs Arney Harbert is reported at her home. The address 2165 S Mis diselppi appears in the notice indicating the location of the individual.
Mr and Mrs S S Hale and daughters Mildred and Jane of Fort Worth Texas are weekend visitors in Ada. Mr Hale represents the Henckley Tandy Leather company of Fort Worth.
Leo Hennican Carl Browall Emory Swinford Carl Fleet and Howard Fleet left Saturday for Boulder City Colo where they will spend two weeks in the mountains. Mrs Nell Slater and daughter Mary Alice returned Friday from five weeks visit in Enid El Reno and Oklahoma City. Miss Elizabeth Puckett of Roswell NM who has been visiting friends in Ada left Saturday for a visit in Oklahoma City before returning home.
Bertie Horn, an employee of the Ada ie company, sustained a painful foot injury Friday morning and is confined to his home.
Miss Lucille Johnson of the consolidated school faculty in Iason Oklahoma is spending the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs E H Johnson.
Mrs Wilbur P Cee and her son Roberts came home Friday from Liberal Kansas. They were joined by Miss Emma Barton who will spend the winter in the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Preston.
Ada Letton Junior team backed by a Sunday session as they gear up for the regional four state meet set for August 17 18 here. The event brings together champions from Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and Texas.
Charles Lewis Bolton of 722 East Seventeenth has completed a three week visit with friends and relatives in Fort Worth Dallas Houston and Wharton Texas.
Me and Mrs T J McDonald and two children of Seminole visiting Mrs McDonald's parents. Browall and J M Coffman with Amarillo trucking firm visiting mother Ethel Coffman in Ada. Glen Olive of Allen visiting Ada. Mrs Ollie Hatcher and children of Alva visiting her parents Mr and Mrs S W Caldwell. Hatcher to Colorado vacation. Cube Blakwell and two erc and children of San Bernardino visiting Ed Granger. Donald Clark and William Granger visiting Dr and Mrs Ed Granger and Dr and Mrs T H Granger. Charles L Berger ill at Sage clinic. Rev and Mrs W L Blackburn and children leaving for Estes Park Colorado for vacation.
Miss Geneva George of Vaness spent the weekend in Ada. Prof. Robison and his wife and baby from Tucson Arizona are visiting relatives and friends. They plan to visit their old Arkansas home with Mr Robison's mother before returning west.
Mrs Robison's relatives visit Wetumka while Prom Tuesday's Mrs J L Barringer departs Thursday for Clovis New Mexico to visit her daughter.
Henry Neal of Portland Park showed three J. H. Hale peaches at The News office. They averaged half a pound each, totaling one and a half pounds for the trio, with the largest fruit 10 inches in circumference. The fruit comes from a five year old tree.
Miss Pauline Givens of Roff visits her aunt Miss Hattie Givens at 215 East Sixteenth, staying for a time on Wednesday.
The infant of Reverend James Simmons and his wife of Stonewall is reported quite ill at Ada hospital.
Be C. Dobson, a Stonewall business visitor, traveled to Ada today for meetings and inquiries.
Ivan Bryant linked with the Stanolind Pipeline company visited in Ada on Tuesday and has since been transferred to Seminole.
Mrs J H Collins of 622 North Oak returned Wednesday from Little Rock and McCroy Arkansas after visiting relatives. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs M J Lewis who will visit in Ada for a few days.
Mr and Mrs Leo Wise announce the birth of a son on Wednesday August 9 at Ada hospital. Mrs Wise will be remembered as Miss Loretta Arnett.
Miss Kathryn Puckett departed Ada after visiting friends and traveled Tuesday to her home in Roswell New Mexico, concluding a social stay with local acquaintances.
Markets show strength with stocks advancing in orderly trading while bonds stay firm. Rains and demand push cotton and grains higher as Chicago wheat rises on speculative buying. Corn remains strong on bullish feed outlook. Cattle rise up to 15 cents to top $7.40 and hogs gain 5 to 10 cents reaching $4.60 with improved demand.
New York stock market opens August 9 with renewed optimism and brisk, orderly trading. Indexes rise 1 to 5 points on a wide front, volume around 2.5 million shares as professionals lead gains and public participation expands. Notable risers include U S Industrial Alcohol, National Distillers, American Tobacco, DuPont, Chrysler, GM, United Aircraft, and U S Steel.
Oklahoma City markets show cattle at 1200 head with calves around 300 and yearlings at 5.50, steers 2.50 to 4.25. Packers top at 4.05 while sows and stags run 2.50 to 3.10. sheep active with native lambs 6.50 to 7.35 and throws steady 3.50 to 4.00.
Kansas City market summary shows hogs 3,500 with top on choice 199-240 pounds at 4.15. cattle 4,000 with highly finished yearlings around 6.75 and steers 550-1500 pounds 5.00-6.65. hogs and cattle ranges note steady to higher tendencies. sheep 4,000 with lambs around 25.
The report lists higher yearlings 10-15 up and odd lots of sheep steady. Top Oregon lambs at 7.85, natives 7.50 to 7.75, lambs good to choice 90 head down 7.25 to 8.00. Yearling wethers medium to choice 99 to 116, Ts 4.99 to 5.50. Ewes good to choice 90 to 150, thes 1.50 to 2.75. Quoted on ewes and wethers.
Butter markets show 11 672 pounds steady with creamery specials at 20 20 1 2 and extras at 19 1 2 to 18 1 2. Eggs at 6 425 counts steady with extra firsts at 13 3 4 and current receipts at 11 11 3 4.
Live poultry trading in Chicago shows 51 trucks steady. Hens 10 1 2 to 12, leghorns and roosters 7, turkeys 8 to 11, spring ducks 7 to 9 1 2, old stock 7 to 8, spring geese 9, rock fryers 12 to 13, colored 11, rock springs 15, colored 13, rock broilers 11 to 12, no colored 11, leghorns 10 1 2.
Potatoes 29 on track 161 total U S shipments 355 weak demand and trading flow supplies moderate U S No 1 New Jersey cobblers mostly 2 80 Nebraska 2 70 Missouri combination grade 2 55 60 Idaho triumphs 2 90 3 00
Augmented buying power showed in the grain markets with selling pressure light and prices advancing. Traders anticipate tomorrow’s government crop report may reduce yields for corn oats and spring wheat and note firmer securities supporting a buying stance. Wheat closed unsettled with small gains while corn oats and provisions posted modest rises.
Trading strengthened after the government crop report as December futures climbed to around 10.16 cents a pound, up 23 to 25 points from earlier levels. Active months advanced, with futures closing steady 24 to 27 points higher and spot middling at 9.85 cents.
Spot cotton closed quiet and steady in New Orleans with a 28 point gain. Sales totaled 20 while low middling priced at 9.22, middling 9.82, and good middling 10.22. Receipts reached 4,316 with stock at 686,394.
In New York trading on August 8 9 10 the cotton market closed steady with gains of 24 to 27 points for OCT DEC JAN and MAY futures. Spot middling cotton in New York was quoted at 9.85. In New Orleans futures also closed steady with net advances of 24 to 28 points and a 9.92 to 10.27 range for several contracts.
The Associated Press reports Arizona voters approved repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment by a three to one margin, joining 20 states moving toward a twenty first amendment. Missouri Texas Washington join upcoming ballots. no state has voted to retain prohibition.
The August 9 report from Phoenix emphasizes Arizona as the youngest admitted state, noting its rapid growth and evolving status within the union. The article outlines demographic shifts, economic expansion, and regional implications for politics and development.
Roosevelt approves a joint industrial peace plan and forms a seven member board led by Senator Wagner to arbitrate disputes between labor and management. The panel includes William Green Leo Wolman John L. Lewis Gerard Swope and Louis Kirstein as part of a broader recovery effort.
Aug 9. Friends say divorce suit may be dropped after private talks in a downtown Los Angeles hotel. Hutton and the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson discussed prospects of reconciliation. Hutton pursues vaudeville while McPherson plans revival meetings in Racine and Cedar Rapids. The couple’s counsel and managers briefed press on possible settlement.
Enid Kiwanis gears up to host delegates from 115 clubs in Texas and Oklahoma for the district Kiwanis convention on September 3 4 and 5. The Enid club will parade in white uniforms with canes and black ties. The program includes religious service opening day and district officer led events with entertainment for women, sports, and social activities throughout.
A family expresses gratitude for support after their mother and grandmother died at 77 in the home of her son W. R. Frazier. Survived by seven children, including J A Stephens Shawnee and J A Caldwell Manley Tex. Poignant poem notes her loss and faith. Written by granddaughters Mrs. D. E. Meek and Jewel Frazier.
Actor Jack Mulhall and aviator Charles Frederick entered an apartment in Santa Monica canyon and were accused of battery after a mistaken intrusion. Mrs Fine, her sister, and others witnessed the scene before police arrived. They pleaded innocence and seek a jury trial set for August 31.
Oklahoma cotton farmers were urged by Harry B. Cordell president of the board of agriculture to use state bonded warehouses if they expect higher cotton prices. The advisory was issued in Oklahoma City on August 9.
Renewed Sino-Japanese hostilities in Chahar and Jehol were reported by a Chinese military communique. Japanese and Manchukuoan forces were advancing on Tolumoerh from Jehol, with Japanese aircraft bombing Tolumoerh and other border towns. Chinese authorities allege another breach of the Tangku demilitarized zone south of the Great Wall.
Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz of Brooklyn and their assistant pilot Emil Birgen escaped injury after their transatlantic test flight from New York ended in a crash on the ground in Harbor Grace Newfoundland. The undercarriage was badly damaged and both landing wheels ripped off. The ship previously known as Liberty had flown to Denmark two years earlier. The crash halted the mission as winds swerved the plane into bushes.
Leaders of a workers strike in Oklahoma City said they will march Friday on the executive mansion to press Governor Murray for higher pay. Ed gar Clemons, head of the strike committee, said they expected thousands to join and would demand action. City officials reported few workers had joined, with police at several sites driving off leaders attempting wildcat work stoppages. Clemons claimed recruitment was growing daily.
Oklahoma City reports that state institutions returned 1 822 547 dollars in unexpended appropriations to the treasury at year end. Departments added 51 316. Budget Officer Ben Harrison noted the governor’s office held 145 883 with relief funds, plus specific amounts for Agriculture 346 033, Corporation Commission 25 962, Board of Education 46 525, Tax Commission 31 287, and District Courts 15 957. Institutions and amounts returned include State University and Medical...
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma charges Fred S. Kent federal reserve bank official imputed bad faith to President Roosevelt in a magazine article. He demands Kent resign, says Congress and the president are in accord and that Kent is at variance with the administration.
Ottawa county officials report mining jobs rose by 2100 in July from a year earlier yet relief labor rolls for men and women remained largely unchanged. The data reflect broader employment gains but persistent need for relief work in the area around Miami Oklahoma.
Ottawa county still holds about four thousand names on the made work lists. A J Lampkin former county clerk who took over duties from R F C in this county says he has not yet familiarized himself to compare. Mrs O C Weinhaner a clerk under Mr James states there has been no reduction in the lists since thousands have returned to work.
Washington Aug 9. Johnson approved a new code for the retail jewelry industry effective immediately. All employees except skilled craftsmen will work a 40 hour week with minimum wages from 11 to 14 dollars depending on town size, plus a $1 differential for the southern section of the industry.
Cy Blanton pitched the Saints to a 4 to 2 win over the Joplin Miners as he allowed five hits in a Tuesday game after a rough stretch. The victory kept St Joseph in second place tied with Des Moines while the Topeka Senators led the league. Ossie Orwell and Leo Orocek homered for Bartlesville despite losses.
P Joe C. Bressner aged 29 of Toronto Kansas died from knife wounds suffered at a country dance near Toronto early Sunday. The widow said he was attacked over an old grudge and did not identify the assailants. A suspect was reported held at Eureka.
Two hundred Beckowitz Shirt factory employees in Uniontown plan to close their plant as they shift picketing to Frostburg Maryland. The group boarded autos and trucks to protest and seek union recognition at the Frostburg site.
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