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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
5
The Editor explains that Thanksgiving caused the paper to go to press a day early, leading to about half the letters not arriving in time. He notes there will be no Thursday holidays for a year and urges readers to send letters by Monday or Tuesday to allow for mail delays.
Severe cold weather curbs business on farms and in town with livestock shortages due to feed scarcity. The cotton gin reports 175 bales ginned and expected 50 more, peanut thrashing advances, and Allen high school girls beat Francis 13 to 20 in basketball. Cedar Grove school opens fall term with full attendance and new teachers’ housing. Jeff Wilcoxson operates the county grader to improve Francis streets.
Community notes a rainy spell as students share visits to Stillwater and Ada. Leonard Murdock leaves for Stillwater to attend school. Hargis takes over Monday. Seniors stage Prairie Rose. Mrs Bengim, a blind music teacher, praised. Attendees include Nichols, Brooks, Simmons, Hart, and Oliphants.
Pleasant Hill notes report school progress with a recent fire scare that caused no damage. The high school organized for winter term with Etta Blankinship president and Geo Reed vice president. Community activities include parties, entertainments, and a pie supper scheduled for Friday December 14 1923.
A brief reflection equates life to a dream and emphasizes the value of youth and learning. The verse suggests that knowledge and growth hold great worth, likened to gold, across a lifetime.
A motivational note praises lifelong learning urging persistence through discouragement and weathering rain or shine. It cites Ethel Hisaw as naming the speaker who emphasizes education remains valuable regardless of age.
Rainy weather affects services while residents move in and out. Faye McNinch visits Walsie Clark, Ola Hollison relocates to Ahloso, and new families Amos and Mrs. Braden join Union Valley. A quiet marriage Marvin Kaiser and Orphin Mahon, pie suppers raise school funds, and weekly singing continues with new song book His Voices of Love. Sunday school 10 am and communion 3 pm weekly.
Rain falls as Clarence Meneley and wife visit Mr and Mrs Melton Friday night. Claire Melton visits her sister this week. Robert McCullar stays with Thomas Melton Saturday night. Mr Owens moves near Byars. Balin and son Willie in Ada Saturday. Most residents finish cotton picking. Vernal Melton and brother visit grandparents near Stratford Thursday. Thomas Melton and Robert McCullar stay with Albert son Sunday.
Miss Delia Myres hosted a birthday gathering with local youths on Saturday night. Next Friday the 7th the Tyrola school invites everyone to a pie supper to raise funds for Christmas gifts for the pupils. Older students urged to bring money and pies.
The report notes that farmers near Wilson are progressing well as most have completed cotton gathering. Bro Stone held his regular appointment on Saturday night with a small attendance. Ina Brandon, studying at Ada college, visited home during Thanksgiving break. Ada Schofield shopped in Ada Saturday. Alma Roberts visited nearby.
Mr and Mrs T F Beller welcome a baby girl Saturday night. Mrs P L Casady visited Mrs Dodd over the weekend. Eva Brandon shopped while Miss Esther Vandegriff visited Ina Brandon Saturday evening.
Cedar Grove reports unfavorable weather this week. Warren Baker and Willie Williams return from Darwin with Elijah Williams. Baker seeks a local location. Huddleston moves in from Citra. Baker heads to Ringland for schooling. Frisco train kills a horse for Charley Baker. Calvin West runs the Frisco pump at night. Sunday school progresses amid weather. Elder Ed Severson from Atoka will start a meeting on Wednesday December 5. School enrollment remains strong with Mr and Mrs Finch teaching. Thanksgiving featured a free community supper and lecture by Mr Flinch. Bro Hearton completed his regular appointments. Crops are largely gathered locally. Papa's Baby.
Bebee School shows progress but attendance remains small. Local residents and visitors including J. F. Pinley and Jack Humphrey with wives visited Bebee and Ada over the weekend. Social calls and family visits filled the week with several trips to Ada and nearby towns.
A Thanksgiving service at the Baptist church drew a large crowd with community singing and the prompt “why I am thankful.” The column lists numerous local families visiting, farm work updates, school progress, a new literary society, football prospects, health notes, and residents traveling to Ada and Stratford.
A note mentions a visit along the Ozark trail toward Vaness and requests attendance. It also reports that the infant child of Mr John Mullen is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Rain kept churches and Sunday school from meeting last Sunday in the county. Callie Williams spent the weekend with Mrs. Harrison Gill of Stonewall. Mrs. J W France and Mary Gill returned Saturday from Byars after visiting their sister Mrs. Maud Milford. Charley Durant came back from West Texas last week. A gathering at Mr Wesson’s home last Thursday night drew a large crowd. G O Griffith and family visited relatives in Vaness last weekend. Misses Georgia France and Iva Goforth shopped in Stonewall Saturday. Eva Hatton spent the weekend with home folks. Jack Gill of Stonewall visits his grandmother Mrs E L Williams. We are proud to announce the new brick schoolhouse is in use. Lone some Xtid.
Attendance remains unusually high as two basketball teams compete this season. Social notes recount Miss Mabel Jones hosting youths, Friday gatherings with Misses Rushing, and extended visits among local families including the Bazemores, Chesnuts, and Brumleys. Thanksgiving plans feature numerous gatherings with Ada and Homer residents.
In far northern Norway the fjords are reportedly blocked by shoals of herring disrupting sea passage and local maritime traffic. The unusual congregation affects fishing and shipping routes, with authorities monitoring the situation.
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