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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
5
Local notes report Fitzhugh School making steady progress. Mr and Mrs Homer Parker have moved to town to reside briefly. Various families including Bartons Williams Oliphant and Dickens join visits and social events. Several residents listed with illness and sickness, and Miss Mabel Murdock visits Sulphur.
Dr Richey begins foundation work on Main Street corner building to be 80 by 25 feet. town sees improving business, no rain, and wary cotton and peanut prospects. Oil gin coming to Ada, Justice of the Peace W H Hammond visits Vaness, Tulsa oil tank explosion harms the Riggs family, Cedar Grove Freewill Baptist association a success, Frisco yard fire damages a small shack, oil field layoffs, possible East Main meat market rumor.
Frisco scene lists visitors and residents, including Claud Chapman Planccard, Simon Massey Ardmore and family, Willard Burkhart Fort Sill on thirty day furlough, and Ada shoppers L L McClain and O S Massey. Also mentions Guthrie visitors Charley and Edd Hayes, Union Valley guest Arthur Kinman, Mrs M A Blankenship Lawrence at Apostolic meeting, Voyles family trip to Greenville, J A Durbin Texas trip, Geo Sallee New Orleans visit, H C Hoyle Ada business, Charley Webb and Myrtle Leonard wedding, Cochran and Lowman school faculty visits home, and a barn fire at Arthur Wardlow with partial insurance coverage. AN OLD TIMPR.
The school reports good progress with large attendance. Esther and Ruth Coker visited their Stratford-area parents. Hattie Malone and Jessie Malone shared time with Leona Lamb, while Lizzie Lamb stayed with Lenora Vaughn. The Sunday school is waning in interest and needs revival assistance. Donna and Ruth Gibbs recently visited a sister in Adam.
Son in Oklahoma returned home Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Davis is very bad at this writing. Jim Gibbs visited Trueman Deaton Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Henry was the guest of Mrs. Davis Sunday night. Leon Vaughn visited Clyde Daniels Sunday afternoon. Clifton Deaton attended Sunday school at Happy Land. Mr. and Mrs. Sim Blackburn spent Sunday with his parents, the Allen Blackburns. Gordie, Calvin Brown and Monroe Deaton were guests of Dallas Lamb Sunday afternoon. Come on Lovelady with your News. We are always glad to hear from you.
Dry spell persists in Maxwell as residents request rain. Attendance at local school remains strong. Flora Summers and Louise Sheppard visited home folks. Lola Herd and Euna Zumbro also spent weekends with relatives. Norman sisters hosted a singing event drawing a large crowd. Various visits occur among local families including Northcutt Fleming Zumbro and Morris households. Lucy and Sally.
A Byng Sunday school marked its third meeting with an enrollment of 100 officers teachers and pupils. Jim Henry from Latta Okla writes of a thriving Byng church and a 50 pledge for a 10 lesson vocal class. A pie supper raised 91.35 for the school, with 41.35 left for church needs, while Henry recovers from malaria fever.
Robins of Sentinel and Ada visitors frequented Vanoss during the week. Baptist revival crowds hear Rev. Hornsby of Francis while many Ada residents visit. Students note school progress and upcoming chapel for President Harding. Union Valley and New Bethel report new term starts, faculty rosters, and community activities across Bebee and surrounding areas.
A noted strengthening in broom corn prices has been realized in Pauls Valley during the past week. The market shows averages up from 180 to 190 dollars per ton with top offers at 210 to 215 dollars. Buyers and sellers expect little further rise and many farmers aim for around 200 dollars as a fair return for their crop and labor.
Reports note pineapples can reach weights up to 17 pounds in certain conditions. Growers observe unusually large fruit sizes, with some specimens exhibiting heavy, dense flesh and thick skins. Research teams study cultivation factors to explain the extraordinary growth.
Blue Mound reports a revived meeting ending Sunday night and a large Monday return to classes. Teachers listed as Mr. and Mrs. G. Harris with various locals attending events and visits across Ada and Beggs, Oklahoma, plus farm and community notes from Rocky Chapel and Colbert areas.
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