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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
8
Tait Shan of Wichita Falls Texas spends holidays in Ada with her mother Merc J L Sorith. The notice notes the dates and travel from Friday to Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Halsey C Davis and their children returned to Cushing today after visiting Ada as guests of the Rev and Mrs Ivan J Young.
Mies Pernice Biasingame spends the holidays in Ada with her mother Mrs. Mabel Biasingame.
Large sheets of carbon paper for transferring embroidery patterns offered at the News office. Price ten cents. Dated November 24.
Miss Josephine Payte a student at East Central State Teachers College spends the Thanksgiving holidays in Centrahoma with relatives and friends.
Miss Faye Laird a Seminole teacher is spending the holidays in Ada with her parents Dr and Mrs F B Laird of 131 East Thirteenth Street.
Mrs. George Bishop and her two sons Joe Harlan and James are visiting Ada to see Mrs. J. T. Emory at 500 West Sixteenth. Mr. Bishop, former chief engineer of the Byng power plant, has moved to Ponca City after a transfer.
Johnston County county agent Curtis Floyd spent Thanksgiving with relatives and friends in Ada. The Rev. and Mrs. Samuel M. J. Peard left today for Okmulgee where the Rev. Peard will become rector of the Episcopal church.
I S Hinshaw former Ada school superintendent was badly beaten near Enid some time ago. He was brought home Wednesday night and has improved enough to walk.
106 sheets of butter paper sold for 15e at the News office. B. E. Ratliff, rural mail carrier, returned Wednesday from Stamford Texas where he visited his father.
J Cartwright previously of Fitzhugh now located in Fort Worth visited the city today. He has embarked in the oil and cattle industries as his new business endeavors.
A. M. Gus Adams and his family of Union Hill northwest of Ada plan to relocate to California to start a new home. The Adams family are Pontotoc county pioneers with Mr Adams arriving in 1849. Ivan Bryant and Gene Chilcutt visited friends and attended a dance in McAlester Thursday evening.
Miss Leona Duncan and Mrs. Claude Rainey of Hickory shopped and visited friends in Ada Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. PD C Petty of Clarita spent Thanksgiving in Ada visiting Mr. and Mrs. J D Petty and family. Miss Georgia Johnson returned to Longview Texas after holidays in Ada with friends.
W A Oliphint of Fitzhugh visited friends and attended to business in Ada Saturday.
Mrs. C. A. Skeen, while receiving medical treatment in Oklahoma City, called on her niece Mrs. J. C. Jackson at 318 West Fourteenth in Ada for a brief visit before resuming her trip to Wapanucka on Friday.
Morris Spencer of Tyler Texas and Mr and Mrs Dean Spencer of Oklahoma City are spending the holidays in Ada with Mr and Mrs J B Spencer at 804 West Sixteenth.
Stonewall resident Mrs A W Chadwick was reported seen shopping in Ada. The note records her Ada visit and suggests regular local errands in the area.
Miss Vera Maxwell of Marlow spent the weekend in Ada with her sister Miss Bonnie Maxwell who attends East Central State Teachers College.
Ray Chamberlain comes back to Stillwater after spending the holidays in Ada with his parents. He attends Oklahoma A and M College.
Miss Bernice Blasingame has returned to her Mountain View school after visiting Ada over the holidays with her mother Mrs. Mabel Blasingame.
Mrs. Ray W. Reed of Wewoka is connected to her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kyser in a brief family notice.
Mrs J B Antie and children Herbert and Pauline spent Thanksgiving in Altus with Mrs Anties daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Steve Burden Pauline will stay until Christmas The notice records a family gathering over the holiday period with extended stay in Altus.
Miss Mildred Morrison of Red Oak spent the holidays in Ada with her brother Fred Morrison.
J. S. Hinshaw after six years as Ada schools superintendent and now teaching extension classes at Oklahoma A and M in Stillwater is back home in Stillwater and plans to resume work soon after partial recovery from injuries.
A man was attacked south of Enid in November by bandits who forced him to drive away from town, beat him, and stole his car. The vehicle was later recovered in Oklahoma City.
Mrs Vera Laseman Autry who recently married Mr W T Autry left Ada after spending the holidays with her parents Dr and Mrs J Laseman. She is returning to her home in Broken Arrow.
Mr and Mrs John A Smith return Monday afternoon from an extended visit to west and north central Texas. Mrs Smiths father A Myrick accompanied them to spend the winter.
Wednesday's Daily reports Mrs W F Mabrey, Mrs Ray Read, and Mr and Mrs Johnny Mabrey of Little Rock Arkansas arrived in Ada Tuesday to be with Mrs Mabrey's daughter Mrs W J Dillon who is ill in the Suge clinic.
Mr and Mrs Horace McFarland of Fitzhugh attended to business and visited friends in Ada Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Hugh Andrews of Vanors attended a Kiwanis club gathering at the Aldridge hotel Tuesday evening.
Isaac Benton of Roff visited here Tuesday to see friends and complete several business transactions.
Joel William Coffey aged 78 died at his son W. W. Coffey’s home at 1223 North Oak Friday at 7 am. Funeral Sunday at 2:20 pm at Province cemetery east of Ardmore with Rev Ussery of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Province cemetery with Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Survived by daughter Mrs Mary Dot Smith of Marlow and son W. W. Coffey.
Elmo Dugan Standridge 20 son of Mr and Mrs J A Standridge of Stratford died at home Saturday morning at 9 35. Funeral services to be held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2 30. He is survived by his parents and two sisters Bonnie and Sadie May.
Esther Mae Baker aged 24 died Saturday at 2 o clock in a local hospital. Funeral services scheduled Monday at 2 in the Criswell Funeral Home chapel with Rev Ottinger officiating. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by husband Mr Baker, her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Berry of Bristow, two sisters Eunice Berry and Mrs Mabel Underwood, and two brothers Francis and Albert Berry, all of Bristow.
Alvin Mobly, 19, died Saturday morning at 10 14 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held with burial in Rosedale cemetery. Criswell Funeral Home is in charge. He is survived by his parents, three brothers and six sisters.
W. A. Canon, 79, died Saturday morning at his home 1016 West Twelfth. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM in Roff with Rev. Holland officiating. Burial will be in East Hill cemetery, Criswell's in charge. He is survived by his widow two daughters Maggie Bishop and Mattie Wooten and a son C. A. Canon of Roff.
George W. Daugherty died at his Allen home Saturday morning aged 68. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 PM from the Church of Christ in Allen with Rev. Perry Blue officiating. Burial will follow in Allen Cemetery. He is survived by two daughters Mrs. Mart Oller of Allen and Mrs. Cleet Richardson of Whittier California, and two sons Willie Daugherty and Jim Daugherty of Allen.
Mrs. Sarah Josephine Hannan, 76, died at her son's home four miles southeast of Stratford Sunday night at 8. Funeral service and burial are set for Monday at 3 30 p.m. at Old McGee cemetery. Keith Funeral Chapel handles arrangements. Survived by J. W. P. Hannan a daughter Mrs. Alice Williams and two brothers.
Mrs Cleo Hobbs Yancy aged 20 wife of Bee Yancy died Sunday afternoon at a local hospital near Bebee. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 PM at Egypt with Rev A D West of Purcell officiating. Burial followed at Egypt cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. She leaves her husband and her parents Mr and Mrs Will Hobbs four sisters Mertie Willie Mae Ruth and Ruby Hobbs and three brothers Archie Elmer and Leonard Hobbs.
Mes. Tom Dodson died Monday morning at Saratoga Arkansas. The brief obituary notes her passing and location.
Body arrives in Ada Tuesday morning for funeral services at 2 PM in Criswell Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in Rosedale. Mrs. Dodson is sister of Mrs. Jesse Emry, Mrs. C. R. Robertson of Lawrence, Mrs. J. W. Golden of Stratford, and Mrs. W. S. Woods of Lawrence.
Mrs. Elsie Hammett 43 wife of Tom Hammett died Tuesday at 3 AM at her home east of Ada. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1 PM at Center with Criswell Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by Tom Hammett and their three sons.
Farm columnist details Helen Johnson of Lawrence and her 4-H trip to the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. She financed part of the trip by selling earnings, used funds for hotel clothing and souvenirs, and returned home with over five dollars unspent. The report covers travel, tours, meals, and a concluding reflection on club work and personal experience.
Oklahoma farmers explore varied temporary pasture plans using Sudan grass, wheat, rye, sweet clover, alfalfa and cowpeas. B F Wiltz notes adaptable rotations. some farmers pasture sweet clover year round with stock moved to new fields, others combine cereals with native grasses.
In eastern Oklahoma a system combines wheat and lespedeza. Wheat is pastured in fall and winter, lespedeza is planted on the wheat in March, and by wheat maturity the lespedeza is ready to pasture, persisting through the summer. Early alfalfa growth is used for hay.
Ninety one club members enrolled in home management over the past year in Pontotoc County. They produced 25 rugs from old clothing and built clothes closets. Nine were painted to match room color schemes. Five mattresses were made and three recovered. The effort, directed by Madonna Fitzgerald, will be a major project next year. They worked on 45 bedrooms 25 living rooms and 22 dining rooms with 22 additional bedrooms and 25 more living rooms improved. Twenty two demonstration meetings supported the work.
Washington reports President Roosevelt weighs creating a river basin authority for the Arkansas valley. Sen Thomas and Sen Sheppard see flood control and port Reno water project prospects, with support from Oklahoma and Texas lawmakers seeking a Mississippi tributaries authority.
Cattle 1500 head with calves 400 mostly steady demand. Light yearlings 4.50-5.00, beef cows 2.50-2.75, cutters 0.85-1.50, bulls 1.56-2.00, butchers 2.00-3.50. Slaughter calves 3.00-4.50, fancy yearlings to 3.75, stockers steady to weak. Hogs 800 head down 5, packer top 3.30, shippers 3.40, sows 2.00-2.40, stags 2.00. Sheep 300 head 10-15 lower, native lambs 6.59 top, bulk 5.50-6.45, throwouts 4.00-4.50.
STAPF staff list includes Director Mrs Geneva Messecar Sports Editor H L Watters Grade Editor Ann Speare Editor and Chief Estaline Little Feature Editor Dorothy Summers with reporters from the speech class.
Kansas City round of livestock bids shows hogs 5,000 head mostly steady to 10 lower with top choice 170-270, cattle 6,000 with light weights steady and heavy weights mixed, sheep 3,500 steady. grain futures mixed with wheat unsettled, corn and oats
Chicago market update shows live poultry at four to five dozen for hens and under four and a half pounds for others. Leghorn and colored breeds range across nine to eleven dollars for heavier birds with roosters and turkeys also listed. Dressed turkey prices remain firm with no change.
Chicago reports unsettled creamery specials at 21 1 4 to 22 for 93 score and extras 20 3 4 to 21 with Firsts and Seconds ranges. Eggs listed at 1 062 and steady with no change.
Potatoes in Chicago on December 6 show U S shipments 431 with total 431 on track 229. Market steady with moderate supplies and slow demand. U S No 1 Wisconsin round whites around 1.25, Idaho russets 1.60, ranging 1.55 to 1.65, combination grade 1.35-1.40, Colorado McClures 1.60-1.65.
New York trading saw cotton pressured by southern selling and liquidation as March futures dipped from 10.11 to 10.15 before easing with grain, stocks, and softening foreign exchange. Midday quiet, March around 10.07, most months down 7 to 10 points. futures closed barely steady to 6-10 points lower. spot middling steady near 10.15.
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with 1,918 bales sold. Prices stood at low mid 9.23, middling 9.88, food middling 10.33 cents per pound. Receipts reached 3,306 with total stock at 846,949 bales.
Cotton futures in New York closed barely steady with small gains and mixed moves. December settled at 9.92, January at 9.92, March around 10.10 with highs near 10.15 and lows near 9.93 as traders weighed supply and demand signals.
Norman Oklahoma December 6 Dr Arthur B Adams dean of the University of Oklahoma Business Education college argues real wages and purchasing power must rise with dollar devaluation for lasting recovery He warns inflation without wage growth risks disaster akin to Germany and urges boosting wages to sustain higher prices Part of permanent gains may come from wage increases tied to production growth
A federal suit filed in Kansas City seeks 1 081 366 dollars on unaccounted royalties for lead zinc and sulfur from Oklahoma allotted land. Plaintiffs, heirs of Mary Whitebird, include Flora Whitebird and several Greenbacks. Case targets Eagle Picher Lead of Picher Oklahoma with assets in Missouri. Judge Otis took the matter under advisement.
Clyde Littlefield resigns as University of Texas head football coach after seven seasons in which the Longhorns won two Southwest Conference titles and finished second twice. He will remain as track coach while a football successor is sought.
Thomas C. McGhee a 39 year old Miami Oklahoma resident and prominent in American Legion affairs was found dead today in his car after several hours of friends search. Officers said he probably suffered a heart attack while trying to move his car from a mudhole. The widow survives.
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