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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1929
Page
3
Curtis Allen traveled to Oke mah to visit friends yesterday while Mrs. Jewell Skaggs of Purcell visited her sister Mrs. Shi Cash. Special prices on bicycles and table silverware at R. C. Jeter Hardware on 204 East Main, with a December 22 date noted.
Sulphur residents Mr and Mrs B F Walker arrive to spend Christmas with daughter Mrs Joan Yoakum. Duncan pair Mr and Mrs A T Fox visit son Mr and Mrs Victor Crowder at 1505 S Johnston. Miss Mayme Jean Hicks visits Byars parents. Willard Fox of Wewoka spends Christmas with sister Mrs Crowder and husband at 1305 S Johnston. Vernon and Virgil Burrows arrive to celebrate with Mr and Mrs C C Burrows. Juanita Pitts Helen Huff Sarah Evans Oleara Mc Neily and Berdean Evans travel to Allen for business. John Escue, returning from Tulsa, comes home for Christmas.
Mr and Mrs Harrah Cullison of Turley are visiting Mrs Sawyer and her husband during the Christmas vacation. Jake Yoakam took a pleasure trip to Pauls Valley yesterday afternoon. Mrs Roy Weddle was called to El Reno because her father W L Mc Carter is seriously ill.
Mrs. Shea offers useful and fancy hand craft gifts at 612 S. Broadway with hours 2 00 to 5 00 p m. Jesse L Cox of Beggs will visit Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs C C Burrows. Ruby Clark visited Ardmore friends yesterday. Duncan Bros promotes R B Faunt LeRoy. Clyde Burcham of Bokashe visits parents at 701 W Ninth. Wayne Spencer returns from Tulsa to spend holidays with wife and relatives.
Classified notice compact: a private home advertises a permanent furnished room for rent by a "Dee" typewriter man. Contact phone 2020. Date 12-23-11. Also mentions Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Creager visiting Chickasha from Ada area and an ad for unredeemed watches and diamonds at a sacrifice by Ada Credit Co. over First National Bank. 12-4-1m
Mrs. Harold Strohm is recovering rapidly and preparing to return home Wednesday. Mrs. L. A. Nichols of Kansas City visits daughter Vivian Cromwell and relatives over the holidays. Ay Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Fischbeck of Wewoka are in the city to spend the holidays with Mrs. Fischbeck's parents. Mrs. P. A. Thompson and daughter Dorothy arrive to spend Christmas with Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Ross. L. A. Henry is in Oklahoma City on business. Donaghey Greenhouse promotes Christmas flowers.
Richard Walker Simpson arrived with his parents at Nineteenth and Townsend for a holiday visit. Dale Fisehbeck of Stillwater also visits relatives in the city over Christmas and attends A and M College. Donaghey Greenhouse advertises flowers as Christmas gifts with phone number 1581.
Lee Bowers motored to Oklahoma City this morning on a business trip.
Miss Fern Zwicker of Hollywood California and Mr and Mrs Lewis Gilban of San Francisco are house guests of Mr and Mrs W O Duffie at 316 West Nineteenth.
Moody Wilbanks of Holdenville and Dick Braly of Pauls Valley visited Ada and nearby friends over the weekend. Teachers and students from Willard, Ponca City, Tulsa, and the University of Oklahoma spent the holidays with relatives in Davis, Henryetta, and this city. Notables include Miss Jeraldine Lee, Miss Etta Blakenship, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Canning and son Charles, Maud Givens, and the LaRue Kuhn group from East Central.
Mr and Mrs J C Barcklow of Shawnee arrive to spend Christmas with Mrs Barcklow’s parents Mr and Mrs S H Mount and relatives. Mr and Mrs TF Wratt and children Charlies Anna Ruth Hugh Lee depart for Chickasha to visit Mrs Wyatt’s sister Mrs Ann Henry. Mr and Mrs A M Stuart and Ruby head to Cement to stay with Mrs Allen Melton. Mr and Mrs John Randall Harris Jr and children John nf and Mary Jane visit their parents on 911 S Broadway.
Bain Biles shows some improvement today after a weeklong influenza illness while staying in Ada hospital.
Mrs Lon Braly of 1330 S Cherry hosts Mr and Mrs Howell Weddle and family and Mr and Mrs Jim Gowing with daughter June Ann from Independence Mo during Christmas holidays. Weddle and Gowing are Braly’s daughters.
Bill Burleson assistant chemist for the interstate Cotton Oil Refinery of Sherman Texas spends the holidays visiting his mother Mrs W O Burleson at 616 West Thirteenth street.
Miss Kathryn Bayless of Stratford was yesterday the guest of Miss Lucile Webster, staying for an informal visit and social time.
Robert White of Chickasha visits his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bone Hardin at 619 West Twelfth and other relatives.
Harrison Meaders conducts business on behalf of Hale-Halsell Wholesale in Coalgate today.
Jean Acker, a Stonewall banker, visited Ada Sunday to attend to business matters and handle local finance.
Prof and Mrs £ C Wilson and daughter Elizabeth Ann left for Tulsa to spend two or three days with Mr Wilsons mother grandmother and sister. They expect to return to Ada Thursday or Friday.
Miss Violet Knight, a teacher at a special school for children, is home in New Orleans for the holidays and will stay until about January first.
Harmon Ebey, long hospitalized in Oklahoma City for weeks, will spend the holidays with his parents. He plans to return to the city after Christmas and expects full recovery from his nervous breakdown within two to three more weeks.
Mrs. M. L. Griffin is seriously ill at her daughter Mrs. Chas T Bates residence 523 8 Francis.
Mrs. C. W. Plumley visits daughter Mrs. M. C. Grigsby and family and announces plans to move from Midland Texas to Ardmore. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hudson left today for Huge.
Miss Blanche Boyd leaves for Chandler to spend Christmas with relatives. Mr and Mrs Dale of Francis with guests Mr and Mrs Miller shop in Ada. Miss Pet Watt, Stratford teacher, visits Ada for Christmas shopping. Beech LaSalle returns from Boulder Colorado after attending the state university to Ada for the holidays.
Cecil Qualls a teacher in Seminole County returns to his home to spend the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs M E Qualls and other relatives.
Miss Pauline Givens a Wister teacher spends holidays with relatives in Ada and Roff.
Prof. Don Murphy of the Texas College of Technology in Lubbock is spending the holiday season with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Murphy.
Belton Brady and his sons Stanley and Earl left this afternoon for Dallas to spend Christmas with Mr Brady's mother.
J M Thomas, cement worker of 1128 South Cherry, died at Ada Hospital at 8 last night. He was nearly 55, born in Trenton Missouri. Funeral services were at Criswell Funeral Home chapel at 8 this afternoon, with interment in Rosedale cemetery. He leaves a widow, seven children, and two brothers.
The storm began near Cape Hatteras and brought snow and strong winds along the Atlantic coast from Cape Hatteras to Eastport Maine. Snow depths reached 17 inches in Eldorado Arkansas and Biloxi Mississippi saw snow for the first time in 16 years while power outages and transport disruptions occurred across the region.
A severe storm battered Grays Harbor and Puget Sound, flooding Aberdeen's lower district and delaying ships Prince Rupert and Pacific Hemlock. Missing are Eugene Graves and Allie Wright after bailing a small boat on Bellingham Bay. Mercer Island bridge railing torn, signaling a possible car plunge. Perrin Dunn died of a heart attack at the wheel in Seattle.
Paris reports the French cabinet named Premier Tardieu Foreign Minister Briand and ministers Leagues Petri and De Fleuri an to represent France at the fire power disarmament conference in London next January. Two substitutes Massigli and Meysset named with more advisers to follow.
The Livingstone B Y P U of First Baptist Church honored Mr and Mrs Wendell Foreman with a 6 15 program Sunday in Ada where 35 attended They served 14 months guiding the youth and were praised by both young and older members A Livingstone orchestra of B Y P U members added to the event Foreman sang Come Into My Heart Lord Jesus and the group later sang Bless Be The Tie That Binds Our Hearts In Christian Love A choir gift package was presented to Foreman and he thanked the church briefly
Oklahoma City December 23 UP A probe continues into why the government paid a special deputy salary for 11 months to guard Ernest Burkhart life term convict and Osage murder witness. Burkhart admitted part in the slaying of W E Smith Fairfax citizen and was given a life sentence June 21 1926.
In Cameron Texas three men died in a 20 minute gun battle. Victims were Hubert Hefley an automobile dealer Charles Sens a constable and Anton Huebner a farmer. Huebner allegedly went amok with an automatic rifle firing on all at the automobile agency. Sens arrived and was killed instantly while Hefley died before help could reach him.
Idabel police chief J J Touchstone was exonerated on a murder charge after a preliminary hearing. Judge George T Arnett ruled the shooting of Jockey Elkins 28 was a clear self defense incident occurring late Saturday night.
Touchstone testified that after ordering Elkins home for intoxication Elkins drew a knife and attempted to attack him. Touchstone then drew his pistol and fired once, the witness said, describing the fatal shooting as justified by self defense.
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