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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
6
A report notes Joe Smith of Fitzhugh trans acted business in Ada on Wednesday, detailing the local activity and the involved place and person.
Joy Corbin and Milton Corbin left Thursday for Atlanta to work with the Chieftan Pontiac Co. Miss Reo Johnston returned from New York City after a month there and was accompanied to Ada by her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston of New York.
Bud Ellison came back from a one week vacation in Corpus Christi Texas visiting at his daughter’s home.
A. J. Little of Churchland, North Carolina, was killed Wednesday when a tractor overturned on him. He was 44, worked in lumber manufacturing. Funeral services were held at Churchland Thursday afternoon.
A letter from Dr. C. C. Morris of the First Baptist Church says he drove home to Three Lakes Wisconsin from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. He reports relief from an old back injury and better health. Family members are well and he is able to enjoy his vacation again.
Beverly Jean Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Byron Johnson of 725 East Eighth underwent a minor operation at a local clinic Thursday morning.
Mrs. T. E. Brents and her daughter Mrs. Maud Pittman and Mrs. Pittman’s daughter have come back after a two month trip to California. They enjoyed visiting relatives and sightseeing in the West.
Mrs Donald Herrin and her son Don Reed of Wetumka are visiting in the homes of her sisters Mrs W B Masterson and Mrs Truman Harrison.
Mrs Ruth King came home Friday from Hughes Springs Texas where she had visited at the home of her daughter Mrs Earl Yates and Mr Yates.
Mrs J A Jones of Nacogdoches Texas visits her daughters Mrs John Fleet Mrs Charles A Breitung and Miss Ena Jones showcasing family reunion in the Texas town.
D C Abney of Edinburgh Texas is visiting in the home of J C Abney and family at 526 East Fourteenth.
Oklahoma City resident Jack Myers is back home following his release from a local clinic after suffering a sun stroke. He is reported in stable condition and resting at home.
George Rice, who recently suffered a sun stroke, is reported to be improving and on the road to recovery with medical staff noting steady progress and favorable signs.
Miss Margaret Burns of Stratford visited in the home of Mrs. Nola C. Vaden on Friday.
Mrs. W. H. Henry of Oklahoma City and her daughter Frances Henry of Hayes Kansas stay with Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wyatt over the weekend.
Word from Leonard Jones enrolled in Coyne electrical school in Chicago confirms graduation with high honors. He remains there to take a course in electrical refrigeration.
Mr. and Mrs. O R. Freeman and Miss Delphia Lewis left Saturday for Federal Arkansas. They are joined by Mrs. Orel Busby and the former Miss Bonita Willoughby of Ada. Mr. Busby is a cousin of Supreme Court Justice Orel Busby.
Leon Smith, a Fittstown high school instructor, reports a delightful summer spent at Columbia University in New York and a prior trip to the Pacific coast. He says he is ready for better work in school.
Mrs. W. F. Widmer and her son Bob plus Miss Mollie Russell of Youngstown visit Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell. Widmer, formerly Essie Russell, taught in Ada schools and was the first stenographer at the Oklahoma Portland Cement Co. Mollie Russell grew up in Ada and now teaches at Youngstown High School. She spent two months of summer at Harvard University.
E. C. Hunter and R. F. Blanks have returned from a long journey visiting southern California and intermediate points including the Grand Canyon.
Aubrey Dale Priest son of Mr and Mrs D M Priest of Ailen underwent a tonsilectomy. Satur Earl Adams of Maxwell attended to business in Ada Saturday. Mr and Mrs Cosby Huddle have moved to Ada from Caster Wye. Mr Huddle employed by the Fleetborn Qii Co is a former Ada resident.
Mrs Charles Grindstaff of 800 West Seventh underwent a major operation on Friday and was reported to be doing satisfactory.
Mrs. Edward Canterbury reports the birth of a seven pound son to Mr and Mrs Alvis O Davis of El Paso Texas. The new arrival adds joy to the Davis family and is welcomed by relatives and neighbors.
Mrs Davis is identified as formerly Miss Gladys Morris. Miss Emma Lee Burns of Store wall visited weekend guest Miss Dorothy Brewster at 431 West Seventeenth.
Mr and Mrs R G Davis of Francis announce the birth of a son born Monday August 24. Miss Rebecca Sue Crain and Miss Grace Marie Cox have returned from a week long visit at Witch Hole. Dr Charles R Rayburn of Norman visited at the home of Mr and Mrs W H Rayburn on Sunday. Jimmie Carter returned to Norman after spending the past week with his grandparents, Mr and Mrs W H Rayburn.
Miss Clara Christian of Dallas, Texas visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Christian in Ada Route 1 and her sister Mrs. Harry Miller in Allen.
Mrs J C Lindsey of 510 East Eighth returned from Greenville Ohio where she attended the seventy fourth birthday celebration of her father J H Moses brother of Annie Oakley. She visited relatives in Muncie Indiana and a brother in Kansas City.
Mr and Mrs George Burris traveled through the west visiting the Grand Canyon Los Angeles San Francisco Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs They were summoned home from Colorado Springs by the death of John McKay a brother in law of Mr Burris.
Mrs. R. H. Gamble of Abilene Texas and M. H. McKoy of Rockwall Texas travel to Ada due to the death of John McKoy.
Mrs W G Broadfoot and son Ed and Mrs Hinman and daughter Patsy of Longview Texas were called to Ada on account of the death of John McKay. Miss Jewell Medlock Miss Chloe Armstrong and Miss Hydie Northcutt visited in the home of Miss Elizabeth Ann Pickens in Roff Monday evening.
D. C. Abney of Edinburg Texas has returned home after a week visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Abney.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Maines of 810 East Seventh completed a three week vacation in Texas and New Mexico visiting Carlsbad Caverns and their daughters in Lubbock and Clovis respectively.
Rev. J. C. Curry and a family have returned from a month in Georgia Florida and North Carolina. His Florida fishing tales carry the mark of truth and he enjoys recalling the cold weather in the western North Carolina mountains.
Dr. Sam A. McKeel became suddenly ill in his office on Wednesday morning and was taken to a local hospital. He improved quickly after treatment and reported feeling much better.
Mr and Mrs J G Witherspoon and daughter Dorothy have returned from a two weeks vacation in Colorado and New Mexico.
Miss Geneva George has returned from Iowa City where she attended the summer term of the University of Iowa and earned her masters degree this summer.
A Dallas recruiting station bulletin reports Leonard Olin Cleghorn of Ada recently enlisted in the United States Navy and has been dispatched to San Diego California for training.
Dr Grace Humphreys Hood a 33 year old physician and mother was charged with murder after her husband Ross Turner 51 was shot in her Fort Worth office. The accused signed a statement admitting the shooting saying he threatened her with a stiletto. The couple married in 1932 has a son born last year.
Nancy Davis and Johnny Hadsell marked their 11th birthdays on the same day. Their mothers observed birthdays on the same date exactly one month earlier.
The Vanoss School Journal lists editor Bobby Snipes Seey and Treas Ennick Teffin Assist. Editor Hileen Tilley Society Reporter Louise Pit Staff Editor Aleene Cummings Grade Reporter Dortha Thornhill H. S. Reporter Juanita Zumbro Sports Reporter.
A school report notes the Well on the school grounds has been eased to 150 feet and continues drilling to about 275 feet. The piece highlights vocational guidance, club activities, and upcoming test week as students prepare for summer term end.
War correspondent profiles Ethiopia’s fighters in 1930s Ethiopia campaign. He ridicules the Ethiopian soldier as over rated while praising Italian troops and detailing battle scenes near Amba Aradam, including mass casualties, censorship by Italy, and planned tomorrow’s mass execution.
Prof. O F Darter and Mrs Darter visited Ada today en route from Fredericksburg Virginia to their former home in Tishomingo Oklahoma. He heads the history department at Frederickshuro Teachers College and previously served Johnston County and Tupelo school systems.
St Louis August 26. Paul Dean brother of Dizzy Dean will retire from baseball on the voluntary retired list for the balance of the year. He receives full salary this season about 12500. Dean had been ineffective since an early spring shoulder injury and left the club tonight.
In Pontotoc county, cotton yields rise amid drought fears with an expected 6000 bales, more than last year, while heat harms corn and pastures. Green winter pastures and fall turnips urged to save livestock and cut feed costs as farmers haul water and gins operate daily.
Ada's building activity centers on residential construction as six firms move into the Cummings Building plus OG&E's new quarters. New homes rise in Barringer Heights and areas near Ada Greenhouse, with several residents under construction or remodeling. Major projects include an auditorium at Washington Grade School and the Aldridge Hotel addition, plus plans for a city incinerator under a WPA project.
Pontotoc county excise board and Ada city commissioners met Tuesday to review the city budget. J H Pryor said the budget was agreeable with no expected difficulties in apportioning the 15 mill levy among city county and school district. The free fair levy comes off the 15 mill limit, reducing the amount to be shared. The group also reviewed a water supply contract with Magnolia Petroleum for Byrd's Mill and noted pending Carter Oil water rights stipulations.
Washington officials prepare a cleanup order for outstanding 1935 crop corn loans. The Commodities Credit Corporation underwrote three previous loans, with about 1 million dollars unpaid though due July 1. Farmers can now sell under seal to pay loan charges in full as drought drives corn prices higher.
George Stevens, 64, died at Columbus hospital from an infection after a circular saw ripped out a nail and struck him under the arm while he was cutting wood. Doctors concluded the nail entered his body and caused fatal injury.
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