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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Harold Richardson of Gladewater Texas visited friends in Ada and Allen on Wednesday while en route to Tulsa to visit relatives over the weekend.
Miss Gertrude Montgomery a member of the East Central college faculty is spending the Thanksgiving holidays with her sister Mrs Julian Boone of Clinton.
Miss Kathryn Adams a student at Oklahoma A and M Stillwater is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs L B Adams 422 South Highland and friends in Ada during the Thanksgiving holidays.
Tom D. McKeown came back Wednesday after ten days in Chicago tending to business. He rejoined his routine duties and was met by colleagues at his current workplace.
Ike Gilmore Jr enrolled at Oklahoma A and M Stillwater is visiting his parents and other relatives and friends in Ada over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs W E Black left Thursday for Oklahoma City to spend the weekend with their daughter Mrs Bill Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Davis and Mrs. C. W. Shaw returned from Lenders Texas after traveling there earlier in the week due to the death of their daughter S. H. Shaw.
Mr and Mrs Lester H Olson host their son Jimmie a University of Oklahoma Norman student visiting from campus over the weekend at 421 South Francis.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Landrum of Kingston visited Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Braly at 111 East Fifteenth for Thanksgiving. Mrs. J. P. Norwood of 695 West Ninth underwent a major operation in a local hospital Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Novotny of Antlers are spending the weekend with their daughter Mrs David Butts and Mr Butts in their home.
Charles E. Keith a student at the Oklahoma Military Academy Claremore will return today after a vacation spent visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Wyly Keith and friends in Ada.
W. H. Rayburn and son Fred return today from Norman where they stayed with Dr. and Mrs. Char les Rayburn and Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Carter.
Miss Pauline Correll of Oklahoma City visits Ada to see friends this weekend. She formerly lived in Ada and plans to reconnect with old associates during the stay.
Mr and Mrs Vesta Hawkins of Mill Creek attended to business and shopped in Ada Friday.
E. L. Hart received a message Saturday morning that his father, K. C. Hart, was seriously ill in Greenville Texas.
Mr and Mrs Meaders Jones of Pauls Valley spent Sunday visiting his parents Mr and Mrs W B Jones at 930 East Tenth.
Mr and Mrs Troy Moody of 516 North Stockton announce the birth of a son Harold Virgil on Monday November 30.
Miss Kathryn Jackson returned to Vamoosa where she teaches school after spending the weekend visiting her parents.
Merle Tamner of Roff transacted business and visited friends in Ada Saturday. Miss Alogene Price of Allen visited friends in Ada over the past weekend.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bates and their young son Richard return to Wichita Kansas after visiting Mr and Mrs W P Chism and Mr and Mrs Charles T Bates.
Mr and Mrs B E Ratliff hosted Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs L M Walker and daughter Jimmie Frances of Enid. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs R O Dempsey of Chickasha and Mr and Mrs H H Shinn berger and daughters Jill and Jack of McAlester. They came to Ada for the district Rural Letter Carriers banquet held Saturday night.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Smith and children Oscar Jr and Wanda May have returned from visits in Clovis New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma to see Mrs Smiths parents and other relatives and friends.
Mrs A I Eppler and her son Buddy have returned from Henryetta where they visited Mrs Eppler's parents and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. W. R. Clayton of Roff visited friends and shopped in Ada Monday. Miss Fayrene Nichols returned to Dallas for Baylor hospital nurses training after visiting her mother in Ada. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gordon and Virgil Gordon of San Antonio returned home after visiting Ada. Miss Elizabeth VanEaton and Miss Joyce VanEaton visited friends in Atoka, and Miss Ivana Young of Mill was a guest with A. L. Young family over the past weekend.
Creek and Hardy Young of Oklahoma City visited Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Robertson after a weekend gathering. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Minor and daughter Doris of Altus also spent the weekend with the Robertson family.
Mrs. F R Blackburn of Stonewall visited friends and shopped in Ada Tuesday, reporting a brief trip and social calls in the area.
Miss Eliza Cable returns from Francis where she visited her parents relatives and friends for several days.
Mr and Mrs W J Dillon Jr of East Main announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday December 2 in a local hospital confirmation of the new arrival from a community birth notice.
W. R. Brewster of Fittstown had a major operation in a local hospital Tuesday afternoon. His parents from Fort Smith Arkansas are visiting him and other relatives in Ada.
Mrs Virgil Norvell and her daughter Ima Jean of Vanoss visited friends in Ada Tuesday evening.
Mrs Jack Simpson of Harden City visited Ada on Tuesday for shopping. Local residents noted her trip as a brief social errand and she was seen at several downtown shops during the afternoon.
Emory Swinford has returned to Honey Grove Texas after visiting relatives and friends in Ada. Mrs Swinford will remain there over the Christmas holidays.
Oklahoma City cattle run 2 600 with calves 1 000. Killing classes open fairly active and higher as dealers firm. Slaughter calves 25 to 50 higher. two loads medium to good short red steers 8.00. small lots mixed yearlings up to 8.00. Hogs 2 000 with direct 442. active and up about 10. packer top 9.60. most 160-180 lbs 8.85-9.25. Sheep 500. lambs 15 lower. top natives 8.00. better grades 7.50-7.00. throwouts 6.00-7.00.
Hog prices show slow, uneven demand with 200 to 210 lb animals steady to 5 higher, top 9.75. cattle and calves mostly steady with prime long yearlings at 12.00 and short fed steers 8.00 to 10.25. butcher cows 4.25 to 5.50. vealers 9.00. sheep slow with native lambs 8.50, down 10-15.
Ada rail road man Sherrod Ahrend and companion Mr. Davis escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon when a yearling colt dashed into their automobile on Highway 12 near Oak Hills country club. A convoy of cars passed as the colt collided with the car, injuring the animal and causing about 125 dollars damage to the vehicle.
Spot grain quotations from Chicago show cash wheat and corn ranges for various grades with No 3 red wheat at 1.26 1 2, No 1 hard at 1.30 1 2 to 1.31, mixed and dark hard values around 1.28 to 1.31. Oats list No 2 mixed 48 cents and No 1 white 49 to 49 1 2 cents with other grades near 47 to 49 1 2.
Increased speculative buying and sustained demand lifted cotton prices with net gains of 13 to 17 points. December futures climbed to the highest level seen since July, signaling strong market activity in New York trading.
Butter and eggs held steady with firm poultry markets in Chicago. Butter ranged from 31 to 33 1 2 cents for various grades, eggs remained unchanged at 4 122, and live poultry prices showed mixed gains across hens, leghorn and Plymouth Rock varieties with dressed turkeys and ducks quoted for different weights.
Spot cotton ended steady as buyers rotated through the New Orleans market. Tuesday's sales reached 6,081 bales with low middling at 11.35 cents and middling at 12.50, while receipts totaled 11,334 and stock stood at 802,655 bales.
Oklahoma City reports the house approved an administration backed bill to spend 80 000 for insurance and supervisors aiding drouth stricken farmers on farm pond and terracing projects funded by the federal government. The emergency clause was approved 82 to 31 and the measure goes to the senate.
U S Department of Agriculture price notes show U S No 1 russet Burbanks weak in demand, large sizes scarce, No 2 russet steady with fair demand, Colorado McClure stock firmer for top quality, Idaho russets mixed, Washington No 1 at 2 65, U S No 3 2 95 to 2 60, cuts and clipped ends lightly priced.
Chicago wheat futures rose about two cents early on amid European political concerns and growing flour demand, then reversed to close irregular. July lagged due to moisture in key growing areas while Liverpool market strength supported cash demand. December and May prices moved mixed with corn and oats broadly weaker or steady.
An American expedition led by Count Byron De Provok will sail from Marseilles to locate the fabled Queen of Sheba capital in Yemen. The group, including two Americans Ellsworth Brown and Harold Atkinson, will trek the Rub al Khali with 50 diggers and camels, following maps from Capt. Corniglion Molinier and Andre Malguax.
C D Richardson and Mary Jane Johnson Harris were extemporaneous speakers chosen for the Winfield Kansas event. The Southwestern College and St John’s College sponsored pre season tourney drawing entries from regional schools.
John Ringling, renowned circus magnate and last of the Ringling brothers, died in New York at 70 after bronchial pneumonia. He left a legacy in show business, real estate, and art collection, with Sarasota as a major focus. Funeral arrangements were pending.
Washington reports a business advisory council drafting a government business cooperation plan at Roosevelt's request. They will propose solutions for unemployment absorption by private industry wage and working conditions improvements and low cost housing for low income groups, plus taxation social security and agency consolidations. The full council will meet in January to review the overall business situation.
Berlin announces the four year plan restoring Germany includes a death penalty for economic sabotage and accelerated exploitation of mineral resources. The cabinet also enacts youth mobilization, property tax standardization, and mandatory participation in the Hitler Youth. New laws tighten control under Reichsführer Hitler.
The London Times editorial hints at possible break with Britain’s realm involving the Duke and Duchess of York as king and queen of Scotland. Cabinet ministers debate the king's friendship with Mrs. Wallis Simpson and a Scotland crowning vision while Edinburgh greets the royal pair.
The provincial press largely supports Dr. A W F Blunt bishop of Bradford who praised the king but urged personal religious preparation. Birmingham bishop suggested altering coronation rites and possibly Salvation Army leader Evangeline Booth could participate. Blunt defended the king while urging grace and awareness. Also notes the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles displays a 38 foot imitation moon and explains hail formation requires extreme heat for updrafts.
Tulsa December 2. The Tulsa ministerial alliance discusses a plan for liquor stores in every Oklahoma county. Reverend Guy C. Tethrick of the University Methodist church urges repeal and notes politicians seek new tax fields. The proposal allows counties to establish stores up to one per 50 000 residents.
New York December 2. Blonde author Vicki Baum urges would be authors to work a daytime job, even as a scrubwoman, while writing on the side. She says earnings from writing are uncertain and a job keeps you in touch with people, avoiding the pressure to please.
Oklahoma City reports a planned consolidation of the Tom B. Slick estate properties and the Slick Urschel Oil group into Transwestern Oil Co. Expected by December 15 the merger would place Arthur A. Seeligson in command with majority stock. The deal involves $9.5 million in cash for Oklahoma Texas and Kansas properties from the Slick trusts and Mrs Berenice Slick Urschel.
The county farm advisory board met with Agent Hill and endorsed four major projects for the coming year led by terracing. Soil restoration and livestock followed, with 4-H club work fourth. About 970 farmers joined the new AAA conservation plan covering 125 250 acres, 10 108 under conservation operations.
Washington dispatch reports renewed interest in oil legislation as major statutes near expiration. Secretary Ickes drafted a comprehensive bill. Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas weigh higher allowables while sentiment grows to extend the interstate compact law.
Henry A. Cherry 72 Ardmore insurance man and Methodist circles member died in an Oklahoma City hospital from injuries in an automobile crash two months earlier. He left a widow Martha McCluskey Cherry and children Henry A. Cherry Jr of Baltimore and a daughter in Edmond. Funeral planned in Edmond at 9 30 a m with burial at Davis.
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