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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
8
Tom Steed, formerly with The News and later secretary to Congressman Gassoway, has been appointed secretary to Congressman-elect R. P. Hill of the Oklahoma City district.
M. R. Chilecutt, once Ada’s citizen, visited in the city on Wednesday and Thursday. He and his family currently reside in Dewey but expect to move back to Ada around September 1.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Reed of 122 South Johnston left Thursday for Phoenix Arizona to visit their daughters Mrs Harold Diverness and Mrs Owen Redford. They expect to stay sixty days.
Mrs. Alex Crumley of Allen visited friends in Ada on Wednesday and did some shopping.
Mrs. R. L. Saunders and her daughter Mrs. Jerome Tubb of Oklahoma City visited Ada on Wednesday. They are former Ada residents and Mrs. Tubb is known as Miss Ava Saunders.
Mr and Mrs Will Pegg of Ad en and Air and Mrs Ovid Pegg of Los Angeles California visited friends in Ada on Wednesday.
Dr A Linscheid departed Wednesday for Washington DC to attend to business for several days. He will oversee pending matters and return in due course.
Miss Marvanell Todd a business college student in Shawnee will arrive Friday afternoon to spend the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs B H Todd in Busby addition.
Mr and Mrs Russell Bowles Jr host over the weekend with Mrs Bowles parents Mr and Mrs Sam Pack of Oklahoma City and W L Cuddy of Tonkawa as guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Rogers of Shawnee formerly Ada visited friends here Thursday. They attended the dance at the Oak Hills country club Thursday evening.
Mr and Mrs Quinton Blake of 722 West Twelfth welcome a son born Thursday in a local hospital.
Mrs. J. D. Densby of Roff attended to business here Friday.
Mrs J C Bane returns to Dallas Texas after visiting her father J A Smoot who has been very ill Smoot shows improvement during the stay and the visit is described as hopeful.
Miss Mary Beth Masterson daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Masterson arrives to spend three or four weeks after a fall injury at Oklahoma College for Women Chickasha where she was hurt at school.
Mrs. Lee Minton of Allen visited Ada Saturday to shop and visit friends. She toured local stores and enjoyed her day in the city.
Mr and Mrs Roger Denton entertain over the weekend with their guests Mr and Mrs A W Denton of Greenville Texas and Mr and Mrs Fred Hickman and their young son from San Antonio Texas.
Mr and Mrs J W Graham and their small son of Pampa Texas have returned home after a brief visit with Mr and Mrs L L Moore at 931 South Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Boring of Sherman Texas are weekend guests of Mrs Emma Boring, the mother of Mr. Boring.
Mr and Mrs Roy Fine depart today for Henryetta to visit Mrs Fine's parents. Mrs Fine will stay a week or two as she recovers from a major operation and is reported to be improving rapidly.
Miss Jewell Dial of 1019 South Stockton departed Saturday morning for Kilgore Texas for an extended visit with her sister Miss Grace Dial.
Miss Joaquin Tanner of Washington D C visits her sister Mrs Bayless. Tanner spent early years in Ada and now holds a position in the navy department.
Mr and Mrs W S Furlong and Mr and Mrs Fount Furlong of Durant travel to Galvo Kansas due to the death of W M Gilbert father of the Furlongs Mesdames Furlong.
Miss Louise Allen of Oklahoma City visited her mother Mrs. Nell B. Allen at 311 South Rennie and other relatives and friends over the weekend.
Dr and Mrs R L Gee of Ther mopolis Wyoming are visiting their daughters Miss Ruth Ada Gee and Mrs Robert J Wimbish.
Elzie Chapman of Connerville visited town on Saturday to attend to business and do shopping.
Carroll Nordean of Okay Arkansas visited relatives and friends here over the weekend. He is employed by the Arkansas Portland Cement Company.
G. M. Wiley of McAlester visited friends and attended to business here Tuesday.
Lioyrd Keylor of Allen is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. J C Keylor Jr north of the city and other relatives and friends here for a few days.
Mr and Mrs Efton Emerson visited in the home of Mrs Emerson s parents Mr and Mrs C L.
Willis and family accompanied by Joe Allen visited Dallas friends Sunday. Mrs. Vester Willoughby and her young son arrived in Ada to stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Criswell for an extended visit.
Sherwood Hill of 116 East Tenth is reported ill at his home in the latest daily update.
Harrell Webster son of Dr. M. M. Webster is due to arrive Thursday from Nashville Tennessee where he attends medical school as a junior at Vanderbilt University.
Mrs. Fred L. Jones has returned to her Harden City home after a major operation and is reported to be improving.
Mrs. J. R. Wilcoxson of Francis visited friends and shopped here on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McKoy of Stonewall spent Tuesday in Ada. Mrs. McKoy did some shopping while Mr. McKoy handled business errands.
Mr and Mrs Rennie Moore of 102 South Belmont returned from Ainsworth Iowa where they visited Mr Moore s mother and also visited friends in Tennessee and other areas.
M. Z. Thompson Tom D. McKeown B E Alderson Tillman Shelton and O L Parker are at tending to business in Old Mexico.
Dr A Linscheid came back from Washington where he attended a key gathering of officials from the Association of American Teachers Colleges. He had been away since midweek.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Clark died at a local hospital at noon Saturday. Burial followed Saturday afternoon at Memorial Park Cemetery with Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Surviving are the parents four brothers and three sisters.
Charles Duncan Brandon 71 died at his daughter Mrs. Harry E. Deering’s home 203 West Twenty first Thursday night. Funeral services were held at Keith funeral chapel Friday at 4 pm with Rev. C C Morris officiating. Interment at Lightning Ridge cemetery Saturday morning at 9 oclock. Surviving daughters include May Hill Alberquerque NM Josie Fuqua Santa Fe NM and Mrs Harry E Deering Ada and sons C H Brandon Archie Brandon Ada.
Mrs Lizzie Parnacher McGee, 70, died Saturday at noon at her home in Hickory Hill. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. at Hickory Hill with burial in Hickory Hill cemetery. Criswell Funeral Home was in charge. Mrs McGee left no immediate relatives.
Thomas Blankenship aged 76 of Ada route 1 died at his home Sunday morning. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m at Criswell Funeral home chapel with Rev Ivan J Young officiating. Burial followed at Rosedale cemetery. Survivors include sister Mrs Emma Brown of Tennessee sister in law Mrs Ingie Dodd and four nephews Charles Fred Timothy and Isaac Blankenship.
Joe Bob Bennett son of Mr and Mrs Joe D Bennett Jr died at a local hospital early Sunday. Funeral services were at Keith Funeral Home 11:30 AM Sunday with Rev Rogers presiding. Burial at Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by parents, paternal and maternal grandparents and many relatives.
Dorothy Lee Davis infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel J Davis residence 716 West 10th died at 1 40 Sunday morning. Interment Memorial Park cemetery Monday at 10 00 Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Surviving are father mother and one brother.
Mrs. Mary Blackwelder age 33 of Stonewall died Tuesday at 4 30 p m in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 10 00 a m at the Catholic church with interment in Rosedale cemetery Criswell Funeral home. She is survived by her husband J C Blackwelder.
Joseph M. Jackson of San Francisco died December 12 in that city. Funeral services will be announced by the family and held at a later date.
Oklahoma City dispatch lists cattle 2 200 head calves 800 steady with loads at 7.75 to 9.00 for yearlings and vealers 5.00 to 7.00. hogs 2 000 mostly up 10 with packer top 9.65 and good to choice 180 pounds up to 9.75. sheep 800 lambs 15 higher to 8.15, chuk 7.15 to 3.46. potatoes and produce prices for Idaho russets and Colorado red McClures noted with quality details.
U S Department report shows hogs 2 500 head fairly active up 10 to 15 cents with top at 9.90 and prime weights 9 75 9 90. Cattle 3 500 with calves 1 000. fed steers and yearlings steady to firm. prime yearlings up to 12 00. Sheep 4 000. lambs 15 to 25 higher. native and fed lambs 8 35 8 60.
Late upturns lifted Chicago wheat with Minneapolis and Winnipeg quotes surging to the 5 cent daily limit. Cash and futures showed mixed results with increases in oats and minor shifts in corn and oats while provisions held steady or rose modestly.
Cash wheat quotes for No 1 hard No 2 mixed at 1.37 with corn prices across grades and types. Oats listed for No 1 white No 2 white and No 3 white with fractions included for bid ranges.
Washington writer Eddy Gilmore profiles Lyle H. Boren the 27 year old Oklahoma Democrat replacing Percy L. Gassaway in Congress. The piece notes Borens careful dress serious manner under slung pipe bulldog jaws and his long held ambition to serve in Washington. It mentions his early voter outreach at East Central and Oklahoma A M and his ties to baseball stars Carl Hubbell Paul Waner Cy Blanton and Lloyd Waner. He lists sports as golf boxing football and basketball and says he is only average in each.
London dispatch reports former King Edward remains financially secure despite despondency. Informed sources say the Duke of Windsor will retain wealth from Queen Alexandra’s fortune, potentially £1,000,000 total, with George VI planning to provide about £25,000 a year from the Cornwall income.
Miriam Hopkins suffered a bruised nose and dislocated shoulder after a car driven by her chauffeur struck the ear of Mrs. Fred Astaire as it left her Hollywood home. The incident occurred in California on December 16.
An advertisement touts Cardus as a remedy for functional pains and nervous strain. It claims relief for sleeplessness and loss of appetite and urges consult a physician if no benefit. It targets women, claiming the product builds strength from food and has helped many users.
Chicago market roundup lists live poultry prices by weight and type, including hens, roosters, turkeys, ducks, and geese with varied prices. dressed turkey prices also shown. Butter and eggs steady with several grade distinctions and car lots reported.
In New York on December 16 C P Cotton held generally steady as outside buyers refreshed after the liquidation. Demand remained cautious with prices rising 5 to 8 points before hedging pressured values. March moved from 12.33 to 12.40, then eased to about 12.35 as most prices were modestly lower.
Chicago report shows potatoes at 61 on track 220 total U S shipments 690 with steady prices and light supplies.
The funeral service for Mr. Jackson is set for Thursday at 2 p m from the Egypt school house with burial in Egypt cemetery Rev Crossland officiating Ada Lodge No 119 A F and A M will conduct the Masonic ceremony at the grave Keith Funeral Chapel in charge He was a former resident of Union Hill Surviving are his widow Mrs J M Jackson two sons Buel and Walter Jackson of San Francisco four daughters Mrs Marvin Burnett Ada and Mrs Oscar Crossland Ina and Annabelle Jackson of San Francisco
Oklahoma City December 16. Frank L. Pierce acting post master says 195910 old age pension account numbers have been issued by 14 of 16 first class post offices in the state and about 82000 Oklahoma employees have not yet applied. Ada shows 2000 numbers Lawton 1768 Norman 1182.
Mrs. Astaire sustained bruises in an accident on a film location day. Miss Hopkins' maid, riding as part of the crew, fractured a rib in the same incident and was treated at the scene.
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