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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
8
Miss Wilma Cillem has returned from Wichita Kansas where she visited her sister Mrs Keneth C Bates for several weeks.
Mrs. H. T. Johnson of Bromide shopped and visited friends in Ada on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Griffith of Oklahoma City and Mr. and Mrs. Dibrell Ledbetter of Enid, who had been vacationing in New Mexico and Colorado, stopped in Ada to visit Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Qualls at 525 East Twelfth.
Mrs. W. M. Prewette of East Twelfth Street hosts this week guests including Mrs. Brandon Gunn and children Cairy Walace and Madge of Estabach Mississippi and Mrs. Howell May of Mendelhall Mississippi Kendall Dampier of New Orleans and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Erickson and daughter Caroline of Cushing Oklahoma. Miss Madge Gunn teaches at Gatun Panama Canal Zone and won a trophy recently as a champion golf player.
Ada's Junior Legion baseball team defeated Healdton Juniors on Thursday afternoon by a wide margin as they scored 2% runs to the visitors' 4.
Mrs Huch Andrews of Stratford shopped and visited friends here Thursday. Judge and Mrs J F McKee returned Thursday from Memphis Tennessee where they visited the past few days.
James L Harrison of Francis, a World War II veteran, traveled to Ada after learning of his daughter’s death. He had been in a veterans reforestation camp in Prescott, Arizona, before being summoned home.
Bill Nave and Bill Nave Jr along with Vernie Luper and J B Bryant attend the game tonight in Oklahoma City as Antlers clash with Enid. Gene Bryant and Harry Brecheen, former Ada Junior Legion stars, play for the Antlers in the state sand lot tournament.
Mrs. J. L. Barringer Mrs. Roy Rains and son Clifford left today for Roswell New Mexico for a two week visit. Miss Dell Marie Turper who has been visiting Mrs. Barringer returned with them to her home in Roswell.
Mrs Ada Conger, Mrs Jesse Warren, Mrs Bessie Woods, Mrs Olive Couch and Mrs Jack Moore depart for an extended visit visiting New Mexico Old Mexico and Texas.
Mrs R Y Kidd is ill at her daughter Mrs Della Bedford 901 East Fourteenth. Mrs Henry Maxwell NW of Ada is ill. Franz Reed of Franks did business in Ada Saturday. T J Myers of Stonewall attended to business in Ada Friday. Roy Stegall of Osage County visits Ada this weekend. Mr and Mrs S A Palmer and family of Stillwater visited Ada this past week then left Saturday for a vacation in the Ozarks.
Mr and Mrs Guy Griffith of Stillwater transacted business and visited relatives in Ada on Thursday.
Austin Wallace son of Mr and Mrs P A Wallace of 1317 South Stockton underwent a tonsillectomy today at the family home or local clinic per a brief illness notice.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Hill depart for Ardmore to establish their home and business. Hill will operate the Hill and Shipe Brownbilt Shoe store in Ardmore while Guy Shipe remains in charge of the Brownbilt shop in their current location.
Mrs. Charles Knott of Stonewall visited friends in Ada Monday continuing social ties noted in Tuesday's Party column.
Mrs. Montauice of Roff shopped and visited in Ada Monday. H. F. Reed of Fitzhugh was a business visitor here Monday.
Miss Marie Chesnut leaves for Fort Worth to visit relatives then travels to Ray Arizona to begin a position in the local school system.
Mrs M F Manville of 118 W Sixteenth reports the death of her aunt Miss Mary C Draper in Oswego Kansas Tuesday morning at 2 30. Draper formerly lived here and was 83 years old.
Mrs. Connie Bacon and her husband visited Mrs. Bacon's parents at Mi Jo oil camp in the Bebee field over the weekend. Mrs. R M Hoof of Rott visited friends in Ada Tuesday. W C Sharrock of Stonewall attended to business in Ada Tuesday. Mrs. W Dean of 525 North Beard underwent an operation.
Ada residents report appendicitis at Ada hospital on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Richard Colbert of Eastland Texas visit friends in Ada. J W Hundley of Calvin and Joe Hyden of Stratford are in town for business. Mr and Mrs Lewis Kroph attend funeral of Charlie Joe Rich in Seminole then return to Ada. Kroph and Rich sisters.
John Paul McKinley returned from a three months trip to Europe with three Texas students. They traveled over and back on a cotton boat visiting France Italy Germany Belgium Holland England and Switzerland.
Announcement of the June 11 wedding of Miss Lena Pearle Neathery to John Kenneth Stufflebean of Norman. The ceremony took place in Wewoka officiated by Rev. Virgil Alexander. Mrs. Stufflebean is the Ada Rogers daughter who studied at East Central and Southeastern State Teachers colleges. Mr. Stufflebean, Noble native, attended the University of Oklahoma. The couple will reside in Norman. she plans to attend the university and is a member of Pi Omicron sorority.
Mrs J H Griffith celebrated her 64th birthday on Sunday August 6 at her Lightning Ridge home. Eight of her 11 children attended with spouses and grandchildren from Stillwater Pauls Valley Stonewall Roff Stratford Ada and Pontotoc County pioneers. A basket dinner was served under the big oak trees at the Griffith home.
Miss Ruth Hennigan of west of the city married Herman Floyd today in Seminole with Rev Foy E Wallace of the Church of Christ officiating. The couple wore formal rings, attended by Mrs Everett Lamb. Floyd is son of Mr and Mrs A Floyd, graduate of Oklahoma A and M, now with MacThwaite Oil and Gas. they will reside at 1022 East Fifth.
Mrs Berdie Lee Webb 24 of 727 West Fifteenth died Thursday night at 11 50 at home. Funeral from the home Friday at 3 p m with Rev York officiating. Burial in Rosedale cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by husband H C Webb two daughters Dortha and Bettie Lou father G D Gunnels three sisters and a brother.
R O Sumter 60 year old U S deputy marshal was killed in a Lehigh still raid. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at First Baptist Ada with Dr C C Morris officiating. Inquest at Coalgate filed murder charges against Bernard Blue John Guber and Tom Cisco and Oscar Lovingood charged as killer. Lovingood captured after a bloodhound hunt. Sumter's pistol missing. investigation continues.
Washington reports tense talks as Hugh Johnson presses four key industries to adopt NRA codes including minimum wages and maximum hours. Labor leader Green challenges steel ban on unions while Johnson confirms miscommunication on advisor roles amid ongoing code hearings.
Chicago police expanded their post and rails manhunt to Wisconsin hideaways of the Touhy gang as 40 sharpshooters joined the effort to seize two fugitives charged in the $100,000 Hamm kidnapping. John Factor claimed no part in the plot despite police tapping his phones.
Oklahoma voters defeated Governor Murray tax plans and approved a reduction from 43.5 to 27 mills in ad valorem taxes. A 3-cent cigarette tax repeal failed, with teachers backing it to fund salaries. The measure shifts the tax burden and signals about $4.2 million in new funds from other sources. Also reported, federal actions target Urschel kidnapping with Bailey and companions arraigned in Dallas.
K C Parks aged 84 of Ada died Sunday in Madill while visiting his brother. Funeral services with Masonic honors were held in Madill Monday at 2 30 p m. He leaves a widow a brother J A Parks of Madill a daughter Mrs Maggie Harbolt of Ada and four sons Joe Ada K R Oklahoma City G W Jacksonville Fla and Perry Phoenix Ariz. He had lived in the area about 20 years and was well known in Ada.
Corrected information states Walter Chapman died after returning to Ada a week ago in the last stages of tuberculosis. Daggs and his family gave medical care at home, and Chapman declined a room, choosing to sleep outdoors.
Word was received today of the death of Walton Hyde of Ida hol at a Varis Texas sanitarium. Death was due to a ruptured appendix. Hyde was rushed to the sanitarium when he became ill and died this morning at 7 o'clock. He was well known to Ada, having lived here for two years. He was formerly connected with Hyde Construction Co. of which his father was president. He had recently moved to Idabel.
James Castleberry aged 53 died at his Stratford home Tuesday morning at 12 10. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 from the Baptist church with Rev Paul Carlton officiating. Burial was in McGee Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his widow a daughter one brother and four sisters.
The promoter argues higher amusement taxes will ruin boxing, but a counterpoint says the sport has resilience, noting that fighters have faced tax hikes before and still continued.
Denver police say $20 000 in marked currency from the $200 000 Urschel ransom is hidden by Albert L Bates before his arrest. Bates named by DOJ as an abductors. Arm strong cites an unnamed reliable source. $700 of the ransom found with Bates. Police ask two Kansas City massacre witnesses to identify Bates in photos. nuns say they do not recognize him.
Washington August 16 The treasury likely will act to bar imports found dumped by foreign producers to protect American business in ongoing list of goods under review.
Heavener Blues win Oklahoma's 1922 sandlot baseball championship by sweeping Shawnee 2 1 and 7 4 in a double header, with manager John Patton guiding the team to claim the purse. The first game lasts 10 innings as Heavener sides score beneath Shawnee. Officials note prize likely exceeds last year’s $1,470.
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