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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
5
The community reports crops nearly gathered and the gin closing soon. Weather boosts business. plans for a new school building progress after a prior fire. Local notes include bank livestock sales, rainfall, water system status, and social events at Ada and around Stonewall.
Community members gathered at the school house for services and a dinner after Thanksgiving. Eighth grade girls performed a short afternoon program. A pie supper Friday night raised 25.75 for school purposes. Several residents visited relatives, traveling to Ada Coalgate Laxton and other nearby areas. The district notes barn fire, moving residents, and a progressing school with good attendance.
Local notes describe Roff football loss to Stratford and a forty two party for Y. H. W. C. A. pledges, plus funeral, visits, and social events in Roff and nearby Frisco. The report lists gatherings, travel, and new births as families and residents share weekend activities and town business.
Thanksgiving gathering details show families in Allen sharing meals with the Smiths Jonses Browns and Greens. The piece notes visits by Misses Donnie Hughes Vella Bess Lois Means and others and recounts hunting trips by Treadwell Borren Rayburn Fritz Johnson and friends along with a move back to Allen by L Wood from Mason Texas.
Saturday in Stonewall saw merchant activity and visits. Mrs. J T Nicols from Tishomingo visited in town to spend winter with her daughter Mrs W R Williams. W Y Switzer passed through Stonewall on November 19 en route to Atoka. Ladies Aid hosted at Mrs Ed Garrett home and Home Mission held a church meeting with good attendance. Rev R E Lamb preached. Ada visits and shopping occurred, plus a Baptist pie supper at the schoolhouse with prizes for prettiest hat won by Beatrice Anst and another prize.
Tuesday rain noted as appreciated. Local gatherings include pie supper funds of 44.84 dollars for school equipment. Names mentioned: Laverne Cade, cousin, Myrtle and Etta McDaniel, Griffis, Grace Brice, Jane Waters, Vaness, Owens family, By ars, Ofa Davis, Kirby, Mrs. Roper, Johnnie Bolen, Roy Bolen, Elmer Owens, Abner Sutton, Mr Jones, Ford Jones, John Jones, Henry Jones, Argen Hayes. A marriage of Henry Jones and Argen Hayes occurred Sunday morning. Will Bolen and Hubbert Bower man dined with Frank Owens Friday. A party at Mr Oz born’s Monday night. Young folks from across the river attended Worstell Friday night.
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Wilma Majors and cousins Birtie Lillian and Nellie Matherly spent Friday night with relatives. The E C S T Ada visitor Gertrude Creech joined on Saturday. Ed Chapman hosted a play party with friends and neighbors.
AHLOSO and Pecan Grove played Friday afternoon with a close 8 to 8 tie after regulation. Five minutes of overtime followed. in the last minute Ahloso scored to reach 10 to 8. Various local people are mentioned visiting relatives and attending events, including Miss Bertha Williams, Miss Blanche Cushman, and families in the area.
Reverend Brannon filled his regular appointment Sunday night and preaching is planned for next Sunday with all invited. A long list of families and individuals visited, dined, or attended church in Ada and nearby towns including Knox Center and London Jackon, with several social and family engagements noted throughout the day.
Obituary notes Miss Mary Bingham music teacher at Fitzhugh High School died Monday evening at Williams hospital Sulphur Oklahoma. The article also mentions the recent death of Mr Benton Smith and details from a community pie supper and activities at Ada including a B Y P A meeting, an Ada art club play Tommies Wife, local kodaking, and local travel and visits.
The Freewill Baptist Fifth Sunday meeting at Summers Chapel drew a large crowd from Friday to Sunday with preaching by visiting ministers including W G Fields R Bess J G Stone of Ada and others. Bro Yandell suffered a painful leg injury yet preached at 11 Sunday. Several locals and visitors were mentioned as attending or traveling.
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