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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
5
Oakman and Summers Chapel communities share news of pupils moving to Hickory and Ada, school progress, baptisms, revival meetings, social gatherings, visitors from Ada and Chickasha, and local marriages and health updates amid a busy week.
Vanoss residents welcome Gane McClary Nellie and Ruth Yale as relatives visit. The Vanoss high school basketball team beat Bebee 11 to 8. A mothers club formed at the high school with Mrs Hodges as president and plans a pie supper and playground equipment funding. Community notes from Rocky Chapel Morning Glory Frisco and New Bethel detail visits, births, deaths, and local events including a shooting-foot gangrene death and a debate at the Friday gathering.
A historic patent medicine claims to cure malaria and chills fever bilious fever colds and la grippe in a single preparation. The sweeping claim targets tropical illnesses and seasonal ailments with bold language and medical assurances typical of old newspapers.
F E Bowman and family with Mrs Nic Farland leave Ada today for Rogers Arkansas to establish a new home. Bowman, once manager of the Ada Electric and Gas Company, has a fruit farm near Rogers and plans to stay, active in church and civic life. Harvey Faust Jr. accompanies them. George Bowman plans to enroll at the University of Arkansas with likely return of others from Ada to Ozarks.
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board is considering establishing a special rediscount rate of 3.5 percent on agricultural paper. The measure has been laid before the Federal Reserve Banks, with action awaiting replies and mixed reception among officials. If adopted, banks lending for farm purposes secured by farm product collateral could rediscount at 3.5 percent, half a percentage point below the current lower rate.
Lieutenant Kenneth Frank resigns from the 189 F. A. unit stationed at Ada and cites leaving the state as the reason. He served only a few months after enlisting post discharge from the regular army and plans to relocate to Texas with his wife. Capt. James Hodges will forward the resignation to the adjutant general and may appoint a successor from the local unit.
A meeting of township and county fair directors was held at J B Hill s office Saturday afternoon to plan fairs. Attendees included J W Davis N S Olivo Allen township L E Hutchinson Farness J W Denton and B Marfield Stonewall W Simpson Chickasaw. Other township directors were delayed by persistent rain.
County Assessor Nick Heard traveled to Oklahoma City to submit Pontotoc county’s annual estimate to the state board of equalization for approval. The budget mirrors last year’s, awaiting approval before final trimming by the county excise board. An August 25 meeting is anticipated after delays in state action. Mr. Stovall, a Mt Calm farmer, and his wife visited Ada relatives and returned home. Goldfish were first brought to London about years ago.
Houston Upton, 17, son of a ranchman, was sentenced to 99 years for the murder of his sweetheart Gladis Soloman after a sensational Clarendon trial. The girl and a companion were slain in bed while asleep. a third girl escaped. Lawyers said no appeal would be filed. Notice then follows about automobile tags and displaying receipts per enforcement officer Ww. B. Gay.
E. J. Moore of Fitzhugh died Monday week in a Sherman hospital after an operation. His body lay in Roft cemetery with I O O F honors. Ben Floyd of Ahloso reports finding many parasites destroying boll weevil grubs in cotton, noting infestations in his field over the past month.
New Orleans August 16 incomplete unofficial returns from 79 of 42 counties show James K Farman leading the Democratic senatorial race with 50 411 votes Hubert Stephens trails with 49 952 and Miss Bel Keanery has 1 992 votes as results filter in.
Fred H. Inman well development tied up three weeks by a fishing job is now drilling at 409 feet in Section 7-2-8 Coal county three miles northeast of Stonewall. American Oil and Refining Company has material on the ground in the Nw Nw of Section 16-4-6 on the John Balthrop farm for a gas well. Drilling will start in the future.
Ada party touring Colorado narrowly escaped a serious mishap when a cloudburst struck near their route. Mrs. NM Bills received a letter noting Eunice Bills, a party member, and W. W. Sledge with his family were among the Ada travelers. No injuries or damage were reported. Details are scarce.
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.