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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1935

Page

8

Baker and Wilson Wed in Ada Ceremony

Miss Rachel Mae Baker of Bristow and Mr. Woodrow Wilson of Ada were married at 7 o clock Wednesday evening January 350 with Rev Ivan J Young officiating. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs H L Wilson and Mr and Mrs J A Green of Ada. Wilson works for an oil company in the Fitts oil field. They will reside at 12914 West Twelfth. Bruce Ramsey of Wewoka visited Ada business.

Rachel Mae Baker Bristow Woodrow Wilson Ada Ivan J. Young First Christian Church H. L. Wilson J. A. Green Wilson Fitts West Twelfth

Ada Visitors and Court Scene Highlight Local Week

Archie MeInnis formerly of Ada now in Wewoka attended district court in Ada where he serves as court reporter for District Judge H. H. Edwards helping with a docket. T. W. Taylor of Steedman and H. B. Austen of Dallas also called on Ada Wednesday to handle business and visit relatives.

Archie MeInnis Ada Wewoka Meiinnis H. H. Edwards

Ada Welcomes Howard Guests Touring Fitts Oil Field

Mr and Mrs J H Howard of Houston Texas arrived in Ada on Thursday to spend several days visiting friends and examining the Fitts oil field on their trip.

Prom Wriday J. H. Howard Houston Tex Ada Fitts

Ada visitor and Nebraska birth announced in local notes

Tom Anglin an Ada attorney visited Thursday in Ada for business. Mr and Mrs D J Nabors of Peru Nebraska announce the January 23 birth of a son named John Huddleston Nabors. Mrs Nabors formerly Miss Jean Huddleston daughter of Mr and Mrs H J Huddleston of Ada. Mr Nabors is a faculty member at the State Teachers college at Peru.

D. J. Nabors Peru Neb John Huddleston Nabors Nabors Jean Huddleston H. J. Huddleston Ada State Teachers’ College Leru

Ada Weekend Visits Highlight Local Residents

Mrs Hale Shong of Tupelo spends the weekend in Ada with her aunt Mrs C T Johnston at 706 East Ninth. R R Hale of Sesse attends to business and visits friends in Ada today. Floyd Keylor of Allen visits relatives and friends in Ada for several days. Mrs Grady Miller of Allen shops and calls on friends in Ada today.

Mrs. Hale Shong of Tupelo Ada C. T. Johnston East Ninth R. Rk. Hale Sesse Floyd Keylor Allen Grady Miller

Ada Weekend Visitors Roam From San Diego To New Orleans

Max Crain joins his parents at 600 East Thirteenth in Ada after arriving Friday from San Diego California. Vaughn Rotenberry of Stratford calls on friends here Friday evening amid a social round. Clara Watson a Francis School teacher spends the Ada weekend with friends. J L Shannon and wife depart Friday for New Orleans after six months in Ada with cement work. T J McClure relocates to Ada from Pampa Texas, a former Ada resident. Otho Bray of Chickasha spends the weekend in Ada for business and friends, formerly East Central State Teachers College student.

Max Crain U. S J. L. Shannon New Orleans Ada Shannon Otho Bray Chickasha Mr. Bray East Central State Teachers’ College

Hardee switches jobs to Oklahoma Tire and Supply

Monday's Daily Co. A. Hardee, formerly employed by Central Drug Store, is now employed at the Oklahoma Tire and Supply company.

Daily Co A. Hardee Central Drug Store Q Oklahoma Tire and Supply Company

Mrs Charles E Goodwin Visits Ada On Saturday

Mrs Charles E Goodwin of Stratford visited friends and shopped in Ada Saturday, enjoying local shops and social exchanges during her trip.

Charles E. Goodwin Stratford Ada

Morris Couple Attending Convention and Visiting

Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Morris are away from home for a convention and visiting.

M. H. Morris New Orleans

Miss Zenobia Elder Moves to Ada for Office Work

Miss Zenobia Elder of Kona wa relocates to Ada and now works in the Ebey Me Cauley office.

Zenobia Elder Konawa Ada Ebey-Me-Cauley

Kine and Norris Go to Baltimore for Observation

B Dc Kine and P A Norris depart for Baltimore Johns Hopkins hospital for observation and treatment. They travel with Mrs Norris and Mrs Marjorie Norris Hayner and little John Hayner as far as Oklahoma City.

B. Dc

Prom Tuesday's Dalits

Mrs. Arlie Wood and her son James Ronald returned from Roff after visiting Mrs. Wood's parents.

Arlie Wood James Ronald Roff Mrs. Wood

Branscomes Return From Oklahoma City Visit

Mr and Mrs Les Branscome have returned from a brief visit in Oklahoma City with relatives and friends.

Les Branscome Oklahoma City

Ada Visitor Robert Bradley Returns to Town to Attend to Business

Robert Bradley, a former resident of Ada now living in Norman, appeared in Ada this weekend to handle business and visit friends, staying for a short local visit.

Robert Bradley Ada Norman

Miss Jennie Gillock Returns Home After Ada Weekend

Miss Jennie Lee Gillock travels from Ada to Oklahoma City after visiting relatives over the weekend. She spent time with family and is back at her residence in the state capital.

Jennie Lee Gillock Oklahoma City Ada

Norman couple from Arp visit in-town relatives

Mr and Mrs G R Norman of Arp Texas are visiting this week with Mrs Norman s parents. Also in town are Mr and Mrs C H Massey of 121 W Eighteenth to attend to business.

G. R. Norman Arp, Texas

S. L. Lions Leaves Hospital After Ill Spell

S. L. Lions, who has been ill in a local hospital, was removed from care to resume recuperation at home.

S. L. Lions

Visit of Chicago Man to Ada Family

Dan Heard of Chicago arrived in Ada Monday to visit his brothers Nick Heard and Heinie Heard and sister Miss Daisy Heard. The party traveled from Saturday to St. Anthony's hospital in Oklahoma City.

St. Anthony’s Hospital Oklahoma City Dan Heard Chicago Ada Nick Heard Heinie Heard Miss Daisy Heard

Latta Teacher to Attend State Teachers Meeting

Miss Madeline Goddard from Latta will leave Thursday for Tulsa to attend the state teachers meeting. Ephram Lobaugh formerly with the St. Louis Cardinals and now with the United States geographical survey has arrived in Ada and will stay several weeks.

Madeline Goddard Latta Tulsa Ephram Lobaugh St. Louis Cardinals United States Geographical Survey Ada

Ada Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Jobs

Drew Patterson of Allen visited Ada to see friends and handle business. Miss Jennie Hail Fowler of Tupelo stayed with relatives in Ada. Miss Retha Anderson a Latta teacher will leave Thursday for Tulsa for a teachers meeting. Mr and Mrs Ernest Light went to Cape Girardeau Missouri where Light will be Montgomery Ward assistant manager.

Drew Patterson Allen Ada Jennie Hail Fowler of Tupelo Ernest Light Cape Giradeau, Mo Mr. Light Montgomery Ward

Arm strongs visit Ada while Branscomes head to Dallas for treatment

Mr and Mrs George W Arm strong of Natchez Mississippi arrived in Ada on Tuesday to visit friends and handle business. Mr and Mrs G E Branscome left today for Dallas where Mr Branscome will enter Spain hospital for treatment after a week of illness.

George W. Armstrong Natchez, Miss Ada G. E. Branscome Dallas Branscome Spain Hospital

Burl Jones Obituary From Oil Center Services Friday

Burl Jones son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jones of Oil Center died in a local hospital Thursday at 6 50 am. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at the Nazarene church with Rev Coffey officiating. Burial will follow in McGee Cemetery. Keith Funeral Chapel is in charge. Survived by parents a brother and two sisters.

Burl Jones Bert Jones Oil Center the Nazarene Church Rev. Coffey McGee Cemetery Keith Funeral Chapel

Death of Lloyd Isaacs at Ada area home

Ten year old Lloyd Isaacs died at his home north of Ada. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p m at McGee cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by parents J W Isaacs two brothers Sterling Wald en and sisters Syble Jane and Geneva.

Lloyd Isaacs Ada McGee Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home Lloyd J. W. Isaacs Sterling Walden Syble Jane Geneva

Wesley Eoff Dies In Local Hospital Rosedale Rites

Karl Wesley Eoff, son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Eoff, died at a local hospital at 4 p m Wednesday Funeral and interment at Rosedale cemetery Friday at 2 p m Criswell's in charge

Kare Wesley Eoff Karl Wesley Eoff Floyd Eoff Rosedale Cemetery Criswell's

Mrs G Duncan 83 Died at Francis Funeral Friday

Mrs G Duncan 83 died at Francis Thursday at 7 a m Funeral services Friday at 2 30 p m Burial Cedar Grove cemetery Criswell's in charge Survived by two sons W R Maxwell Mountain Air New Mexico H C Maxwell Ada and two daughters Mrs Addie Kreger Francis and Mrs Myrtle Roddy Hill Center Texas

G. Duncan Francis Cedar Grove Cemetery Criswell’s

Isaac Roper Dies in Hot Springs Ark Funeral Set in Ada

Isaac Roper aged 30 died Sunday in Hot Springs Arkansas. Funeral services are planned Thursday at Egypt with Criswell in charge. He is survived by his parents several brothers and sisters and his grandparents Mr and Mrs H C Roper of 801 East Thirteenth Ada.

Isaac Roper Hot Springs Ark Egypt Criswell’s Mr. Roper H. C. Roper Ada

Dillard Rites Set For Ada Area Resident

A. F. Dillard 68 died at his home south of Ada at 1 p m Thursday Funeral services and interment at Frisco Saturday at 2 p m Criswell's Funeral Home in charge Survived by three sons Frank Homer and Oney Dillard Ada and Blue Maud Okla two daughters Mrs Josie Green Ada and Mrs Cora Webster Little Rock Ark

A. F. Dillard Ada Frisco Criswell Dillard Frank Dillard Homer Dillard Oney Dillard Blue Maud Okla Josie Green Cora Webster Little Rock Ark

Mrs Sarah Fowler 65 Dies at Home in Ada

Mrs. Sarah F Fowler aged 65 died at 619 West Fifteenth Saturday at noon. Funeral at First Methodist Stonewall Monday 230 pm with Rev Jones officiating. Burial Stonewall cemetery. Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Survived by three daughters Mrs Kate Dixon Mrs Fannie Reaves and Mrs Jessie Manning all of Ada and four sons H Fowler Levitia Texas T B Fowler Stonewall Charlie Fowler Oklahoma City Leamon Fowler Ada.

Sarah F. Fowler West Fifteenth First Methodist Church Stonewall Jones Stonewall Cemetery Keith Funeral Chapel Kate Dixon Fannie Reaves Jessie Manning Ada H. Fowler Levitia Tex T. B. Fowler Charlie Fowler Oklahoma City Leamon Fowler

Death of Thomas Spain at 81 Near Allen

Thomas Spain 81 died at his home near Allen Sunday at 4 45 p m Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m from the Baptist church at Atwood with Rev Kimbrough of Allen officiating Burial was in Atwood cemetery Surviving are a daughter Mrs Minnie Lightner of Atwood and two sons Will Spain of Allen and John Spain of Sanger California

Thomas Spain Allen The Baptist Church Atwood Kimbrough Atwood Cemetery Keith Minnie Lightner Will Spain Alien John Spain Sanger Calif

Cannon Child Passes Away in Home of J M Can

A six and a half year old child died at the home of J M Can in a Wednesday incident reported in Daily Co. Co. Cannon Co. C. The notice notes the death occurred at the residence with no further details provided.

Daily Co. Co. Cannon Co C. Cannon Awa J. M. Can

Funeral held for long-time Tupelo resident Mr Cannon

Funeral services were held at Enterprise on Sunday afternoon at 2 30 officiated by Rev Richardson of Wapanucka. Burial followed in Enterprise cemetery. Survived by two sons J M Cannon and H J Cannon of Tupelo and three daughters Mrs Henry Mary of Wapanucka Mrs Cora Hart of Earlemart Calif and Mrs Dee Hyatt of Tupelo and granddaughter Mildred Montgomery with 18 other grandchildren. Mr Cannon was a member of the First Baptist church for over 40 years. He lived a Christian life and was loved by all who knew him.

Tupelo Enterprise Rev. Richardson Wapanucka Enterprise Cemetery Slaters J. M H. J. Cannon Henry Mary Cora Hart Earlemart Calif Dee Hyatt Mildred Montgomery Davidson West Main Sherrill Temple Sweeney Ada Church of God East Fourth Barney F. Sparks

Oklahoma Legion Notes on Resolutions and Constabulary

The Fourth District American Legion convention on February 6, 1935, passed resolutions urging an assistant to handle ex service men requests for Congressmen at up to $50 a month and to enlist all seven districts to support Hon. P. L. Gassaway. They thanked O E Eggleston for his Fourth district command work and praised Ada City and Norman Howard post hospitality. A resolution urged forming a state constabulary with officers drawn from American Legion members and pledged department support. The resolutions committee included N. E. Michael Pal Noe and Harold Constant.

Department Department of Oklahoma American Legion P. L. Gassaway O. E. “Egg Eggleston Ada Norman Howard Post Oklahoma N. E. Michael Pal Noe Harold Constant

Wyoming Governor Signs Child Labor Ratification

Cheyenne Wyoming February 2 governor Leslie E Miller signed the legislative resolution completing Wyoming ratification of the child labor amendment.

Cheyenne Wyo Leslie E. Miller Wyoming

Royalty price in oil field climbs through several sales

The writer details a sequence of royalty transactions on 60 acres in the Fitts oil field. Prices per acre rise from 2,800 to 3,500 as four deals in three days shift ownership of fractions of royalty, prompting the observer to remark on the changing value and the pitfalls of arithmetic in oil deals.

Roy S. McKeown Fitts Bells-Wells Company C. L. Moss Ada Lee Mayes, Inc Continental Investment Company H. C. Goggan

Senior Day Set For East Central District Juniors

Senior day will be held Friday March 29 with about 1200 to 1500 seniors from the East Central district expected to attend. The event sponsored by the Alumni Association includes a noon luncheon and programs by the speech department band and other college departments. A committee will be appointed at a near-future board meeting to perfect plans.

East Central District East Central Journal Alumni Association Chamber of Commerce of Ada

Seven men sentenced in bond theft conspiracy case

Seven men convicted or pleaded guilty in federal court in Jonesboro for conspiring to handle about $200,000 in bonds stolen from the mails in 1933. Sentences ranged from one year and a day to three years in prison with fines up to $5,000 for five defendants. Sam Labow of Chicago has already begun a year and a day sentence.

Jonesboro Ark Federal District’ Court Chicago New York Federal John E. Martineau Sam Labow Martineau John K. Gibson

January Police Blotter Totals 209 Arrests Reported

Chief Somer Jones released January police blotter figures showing 209 arrests in 30 days the smallest in months. The report lists 107 drunkenness cases 28 assaults 7 fights 3 burglary 3 firearms 3 possession 3 hijacking 3 petty larceny 6 interference with officers gambling 2 operating a domino parlor 1 disposing of mortgaged property and 2 for other charges. W L Spring pleaded guilty Saturday to assault with a $19.75 fine.

Somer Jones W. L. Spring

First Lady Called Best Dressed Woman in Capital

Washington reports Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, once the one color first lady, now wows observers in a rainbow of gowns. Dubbed the best dressed woman, she laughs at the title after years of family comments on dress, while the capital watches every entrance for couture.

Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Eleanor Blue

Bootlegger’s Life Not Easy

A would be bootlegger named John Doe tried to profit from illegal whiskey. He loaded $235 of tax paid liquor in another state, was hijacked losing the money and stock, then returned to have 96 pints seized by police. He now faces fines and bond or federal charges and vows to quit.

John Doe Adam

Youth Fatality in Tupelo Car Crash Near Konawa

Hurshel Hunsucker, a youth living west of Konawa, died from head and internal injuries after a car driven by him left Highway 19 near Tupelo and overturned. His companion Bill West suffered a severe head blow but survived, later identifying himself and the others to physicians.

Hurshel Hunsucker Konawa Tupelo Bill West Hunsucker Highway 19 Ada C. F. West

Huey Long Faces Murder Plot Hearing In Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge filed reports show Huey Long’s control in Louisiana capital easing as National Guardsmen are demobilized after postponement of the third session probing an alleged murder plot. Witnesses testified to conspiracy plans and offers of money to kill Long, with Standard Oil of Louisiana named in connection to the events.

Baton Rouge Huey Long Louisiana Louis F. Guerre Long George Red) Davie Ernest Bourgeois Anti-Long Square Deal Association Commonwealth New Orleans Washington Davie Governor's Mansion Statehouse East Baton Rouge Robert L. Pettit Fred O'Rourke Standard Oil Company of Louisiana O'Rourke Standard Oil Square Deal Association Fred Parker Parker Capitol Sidney Longy

Sweeney Killed in Saturday Night Fight in Ada

Lester Sweeney a 30 year Ada butcher and cattle trader died after a blow to the left eye in a Stockton avenue scuffle. Edgar Sherrill, a recent Oklahoma Pipeline worker, was arrested and held as a suspect. County officials said witnesses saw the fight and Sweeney was knocked down and kicked.

Lester Sweeney Edgar Sherrill Oklahoma Pipeline Company Sweeney Sherrill W. V. Stanfield Clyde Kaiser Stockton Avenue Main Street

Baublits Appointed To Ada School Board

Removal of O. S Massey from Ward 1 to another ward prompted his resignation from the Ada School District 19 board. The remaining members chose S. M. Baublitts to succeed Massey as Ward 1 representative, and he accepted at the board’s Monday meeting. The new member has long been active in Ada civic affairs.

O. S&s

Greatest returns for the amount invested

Classified ad highlights value investments and returns, offering practical options for readers seeking cash efficiency. It promotes smart spending and savings ideas in a concise format.

Bonds for Irving School District 19 Receive State Review

Bonds for the new Irving School Dist 19 have been received and go to the state attorney general for approval within 30 days. If approved, they will be delivered to First National Bank of Ada which purchased the issue. The grant portion of $16,400 replaces the original loan grant request and adds to the $42,000 bond proceeds. Officials seek AG consent to advertise bids before the 30 day period ends to speed construction.

New Irving School First National Bank of Ada Attorney-General’s Office Attorney-General

Headache Relief Tied to Constipation Says Texan

Mrs. J. A. Hightower of Carthage Texas credits Thedford's Black-Draught with curing sick headaches caused by constipation. She reports taking a dose at onset and experiencing relief, noting long pain-free periods since using the remedy.

Thedford J. A. Hightower Carthage Texas

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