This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1926
Page
2
Returns from Pontotoga and other districts show totals for the Democratic primary on August 3 1926. The document lists national, state, and district results, with figures for totals and distributions among candidates and regions. Egypt is noted among the districts.
Sunday night singing drew a well attended crowd. Miss Ethel Laxton and Mrs. F M Smith were noted visitors. new babies arrived for Sherman and wife, and the stork visited Mr. and Mrs. Holida Myres. Measles decline and cotton outlook mentioned. several local visits, farm news, and a Baptist meeting with five additions.
By Williams Stella Ellen and Iler Anderson also Enna Owens spent Sunday with Mable Coors. Dovie Owens spent Sunday with Jeanette McKinney. Monroe Richardson started bal ing hay for Mr Jamison Monday. Those who quit school due to measles are Ethleen Puckett Zelma Glover and Lewis Cates. School seems to be getting along fine. While attendance isn’t good those who attend are making good. Misses Bolen and Strickland take great interest in the school. Bernice Jones of Franks spent Sunday with cousin Bertha Jones. Inez Lynch from western Oklahoma spent a few days with T J Jones’ family. Mrs Anderson spent Saturday night at Felix Cunningham’s Rocky Chapel. Dowell Almond from Atcka visiting sister Mrs Chism this week. Grandma Brown and son left Wednesday to visit relatives in Texas. Tom Hunter entered school today and has fever. We are glad to have him back in school. A reckus spent Sunday with Azalea Orom of Stonewall. Mrs Couch spent Saturday night with daughter Mrs Henry Odom of Stonewall. Bethel Palmer left Saturday for Tennessee to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs G O Griffith motor to Stonewall Monday afternoon. Iva Flowers returned home at Steedman after several weeks with relatives here. Everyone remembers the meeting that begins August 18 at this place. Everyone is invited to come.
In Pontotoc county the veteran Justice of the Peace H. J. Brown, in office since 1907 after Oklahoma statehood, lost in the recent primary. His long tenure covered eras from horse theft cases to foreclosures and hot checks, with hundreds of district court trials and a tenure marked by fairness. Winners in the race were T. O. Cullins and Joseph Anderson.
Local notes report social visits among residents in Ada Pontotoc county with families in Vaness Stonewall and Maxwell. School progress praised by inspectors and a local baseball win 12 to 4 against Vaness. A political statement expresses gratitude for support and pledge to continue public service in Ada and Pontotoc.
Judge Wimbish expresses gratitude to Pontotoc county supporters and lawyers for their endorsement in the campaign for the Supreme Court. He notes a small plurality defeat in the district, praises communities beyond Pontotoc, and asserts he ran the race on a high plane without demagoguery.
Judge James Hepburn of the district court ordered a grand jury for August 23 to investigate crimes with emphasis on probate matters. The petition bearing 132 names and led by Katie Fixico Daniels signatures was filed by Whipple and Rosenbloom with M. C. French as temporary receiver and Harwood Keaton as county Republican chair.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.