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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
5
The Homer community reports cool weather enjoyed by students and staff. School notes highlight baseball games, club activities, canning projects, upcoming fair plans, new diamond construction, and multifamily visits from nearby towns and relatives.
Sunday church attendance was high as Rev. S. S. Lilly preached. Community updates include visits among the Fox, Williamson, Lilly, Bandy, Little, Revell, and Myrick families, Ada and Holdenville trips, school activities, birthday celebrations for Grandpa Estes, and upcoming cemetery work.
Fine weather accompanies reports of numerous visits and gatherings. Alice Jones of Oklahoma City visits her mother Mrs Edd McGuire. Zenobia Jervis guests Bessie Palmer. Walden Ledford from Glendale visits Will Jervis. families from Electra Purcell Shawnee and Tupelo appear in weekend stops and church events.
Pleasant Valley School reports strong attendance and large enrollment. Visitors include Claud Pennington and family, Mr Fry and family from Muse Oklahoma, Bessie Cochran, Augusta Wordsman and her young son, Mr Maples now recovering, and Mr and Mrs Claud Pennington visiting relatives near Stratford. Road work active in the community.
Rev Stringer filled his regular appointment Saturday and Sunday. Annie Smith had dinner with Bernice Patton. Coffey and Evans families hosted visitors from Pampa Texas and others visited Dunn and Fussell households. Dunn and Hudson families traveled, B Y P U attendance noted, Ada Chicago and Commerce Texas connections appear in visits and departures.
The passage lists numerous household visits and social events. Mr and Mrs Eldo Whipple attended a ball game at Maxwell. Mr and Mrs J J Layne and family visited Friday. Alpha Layne and Gladis Layne joined church at Summers Chapel. G L Ivey and family bought a Graphonola and went to Ada. Wen Latta relatives hosted, and a graphonola gathering occurred at Mr and Mrs G L Iveys.
Old Mr Bell Weevil continues cotton work. Claude Pennington couple spent weekend with family. Nettie Burton stayed Wednesday with Blanche Wood. Princess Horton guests of Hazel Meeks near Ada. Don Rutledge called on M R Wood Sunday. Doyal Dryden of Burrow visiting relatives. Isaacs of Fitzhugh visit J W Isaacs family. Edward Horton guest of Lawrence London Tuesday. Prayer meeting attended at Don Dryden’s Center Wednesday. Cather Aide couple announce birth of baby girl.
District residents worked to advance crop interests after heavy rains. Bro Tom Woods of Verden delivered a sermon at 11 am. The Christian Endeavor met with a large crowd and featured music by Cooper family and Mrs Cummings. School progress under Haskins couple with grounds beautification and a county fair attendance goal. Visitors include Mrs George Spurlock and sons, Maudie Hightower, Alvin Summers, and others.
Fred Foster and family drove to Sulphur Saturday. Mrs J A Sanders and two great granddaughters from Oklahoma City visit M P Barnes this week. Mrs Sorrell in Ada for ill daughter. Mr and Mrs Woods to Sulphur. Opal Kennedy and Na omi Winters to Ada. R E Gillock of Steedman visits Barnes. Noe undertakes a business trip to Ada. R E Hammond visits Pecan Grove. George Walker to Ada. Several new oil wells going down signal a growing oil field
Oklahoma City Aug 23 An extension of a stay of execution until September 30 was granted to Eugene White a Sulphur banker to allow Governor Johnston to consider evidence and merits of clemency White was convicted in Murray county of receiving deposits in an insolvent bank and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary His appeal failed and a clemency hearing followed with officials split on the mercy.
Seminole field output fell about 11 000 barrels over the weekend to 433 121 barrels by yesterday morning. The decline since July 30 peak surpasses 94 000 barrels with estimates of potential production between 475 000 and 480 000 barrels. Earlsboro pool led losses, dropping about 9 000 barrels as Bowlegs held near 160 000 barrels.
Work on the Ada Byng section of Oklahoma State Highway 48 near Ada starts Monday under highway supervisor Charlie Laseman. Ada Chamber of Commerce funds will pay. piling and a concrete retaining wall will be built to improve a dangerous one car crossing.
Washington report says the 1926 cotton crop ginned before August 16 reached 457031 running bales including 1285 round bales, up from 181572 last year, with 579291 bales including 9334 round bales by August 16, 1925, per the census bureau. Pittsburgh market notes crude oil Buckeye lines at 2.25 per barrel after a ten cent cut, other grades steady.
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