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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1935
Page
4
A Valdez Miner column mix of social jibing about credulous tourists and folklore, cotton trade notes with Japan as a major buyer, Civil War veteran reunions slated for Amarillo, rabbit population fears in Alaska, Oklahoma tax shifts, migratory duck decline, and road hog hazards on early roads.
The lesson recalls Martha and Mary hosting Jesus in Bethany near Jerusalem. Martha frets over service while Mary sits at Jesus feet, then Jesus declares the resurrection and life. Lazarus falls ill and dies as Jesus delays, prompting faith in his power over life and death.
The article explains how the new Social Security funding works with payroll levies and a hypothetical Bill Jones. It outlines tax rates from 1937 to 1981, total contributions by employee and employer, and pension amounts at age 65, plus rules on heirs if benefits are paid out or not.
W E Dryden aged 61 died Wednesday at 4 p m at his home near Gaar Corner west of Ada Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 35 p m at Center with Criswell Funeral Home in charge Interment in Center cemetery He is survived by his widow Mrs Hattie Dryden
Mrs Milinda Summers aged seven died Thursday afternoon at home near Vaness. Funeral services were held Friday at Hart cemetery with interment there. Surviving children include Mrs Sarah King Miss Ruth Summers Eli Summers Don Summers Jim Summers and Sapson Summers. Criswell Funeral Home in charge.
E H Woodward son of Mr and Mrs Earl Woodward died Friday at 2 AM at the family home near Fittstown Funeral services held Friday at 2 PM at Franks with interment in Franks cemetery Criswells Funeral home in charge
Mrs Evaline Martin Thompson aged 45 died Friday at 1 p m at 415 East Eighth Street Ada Funeral services are set for Saturday in Okmulgee with burial at Okmulgee Cemetery Criswell's Funeral Home is in charge Her husband and two daughters Pauline and Blanche survive in Okmulgee
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Earl Fleming of Fittstown died Saturday morning at 7 39. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 4 p m from Holdenville cemetery with burial at Holdenville cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge
D Whitlow age 14 months died at 2 30 am Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral services were held at 4 pm Saturday at Wolf with Rev Ferguson officiating. Burial followed in Wolf cemetery. Criswell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs Martha Cole wife of G W Cole died at the home near Boid d Arc creek south of Ada Sunday morning Funeral services were held from the home Monday at 3 p m Rev Acres Church of God Franks officiating Burial in Franks cemetery Keith Funeral Chapel Survivors include her husband two daughters Mrs E T Collins of Sulphur and Mrs J E Sutton of Franks two sons Roland Hisle of Ada and Willard Hisle of Wapanucka and a sister Mrs Lucie Harris of Stonewall.
Oklahoma City on August 14 reports cattle numbers and prices with calves 1,900 head and top cattle 7.00 per cwt. hogs rise to 11.85 with bulk above 11.50. sheep seen at top 8.15 and bulk 7.50-8.90. Kansas City sees beef steers and yearlings steady to higher, top yearling steers 11.49, grass stockers steady, hogs 2,000 head, closing active and higher, top 11.85 with varied weights and sows around 10.90-19.59.
Chicago market update shows butter trading firm at 10 576 pounds with creamery specials at 24 1 2 to 25, extras 24, extra firsts at 23 1 2 to 3 4, firsts 22 1 4 to 3 4, seconds 21 4 2, standards 24. Esss 9 666, grm prices unchanged.
Chicago poultry market notes show 24 trucks reporting. Prices listed for various fowl types include leghorn hens 14, rock fryers 15 to 19, colored 13, roc springs 29 to 21, colored 19, rotk breakers 18, colored 17, bare backs 15 and leghorn chickens.
The list provides counts for roosters hens turkeys toms old ducks young white ducks young colored ducks old geese and others with multiple numbers and fractions. Specific values include 12 for roosters 14 for hens turkeys 13 for toms 15 for old geese and 4 1-2 for young white ducks among others.
In Chicago on August 14 the U S Department reports potato shipments at 290 with prices for several varieties. Idaho russets U S No 1 1 30 new stock 1 80, Bliss Triumphs 1 50, Wisconsin cobblers 1 00, Oregon Bliss Triumphs 1 10 1 13, Nebraska Triumphs 90, Maryland cobblers 1 17 12 to 20, New Jersey cobblers 1 49.
Corn led gains in Chicago trade with prices closing 7 8 to 1 3 8 above yesterday. Wheat held steady to up a quarter, oats slipped up to 1 2, and provisions gained 5 to 59 cents as traders assessed the preliminary wheat import estimate of 5 490 009 900 bushels for the year ending July 31 1956.
Cash wheat values shown for No 2 red No 2 mixed and No 3 yellow corn prices listed by grade. Oats values in No 2 white and sample grades provided with ranges.
Prices rose after early declines tied to reports of cold southern weather and crop loan prospects. Dec futures climbed from 19.66 to 11.19 before fading slightly. nearby months gained about 27 to 29 points in late trading. Spot cotton remained steady at 11.35 middling.
Spot cotton closed steady with a 20 point gain in New Orleans. Sales reached 308 offers, with low middling at 11.65, middling 11.49, good middling 11.85. Receipts 727 and stock at 251,058.
Cotton futures finished steady with gains of about 11 to 21 points in New York and New Orleans. October and December contracts showed modest advances amid mixed daily ranges and spot middling prices around 11.55 in New York.
The Oklahoma Tax Commission says 74 061 commercial vehicles passed through 54 ports of entry in July, averaging 2389 per day. The north line ports led with 22 578 vehicles, while Quapaw saw 5773, Marietta 5718, Braman 4841, Colbert 4029, and Moffett 3613 in the month.
Carey S. Cowart of Tulsa County Oklahoma is elected president of the Southwest Shorthand Reporters Association at the close of its twenty first annual convention. The group also voted to hold the 1936 gathering in Dallas Texas.
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