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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1924
Page
5
Readers return to classes after vacation as students report a cheerful start. The column lists holiday visits, birthday parties, moving plans, traveling librarians, basketball games, and local church and social events with many named residents from Ada Union Valley and nearby towns.
John Lee Cal West and Jim Williams return from a three day Wilson conference. The weather has been below zero and colder than usual. Mil ton Williams moved to Francis. Thelma and Floris Jones spent Christmas with Esther Chandler. Alvin Baker visited his brother C W Baker in Ocie Missouri. Merie Chandler of Tishomingo visits family. Gilbert Bingham and Rhodie Stephens wed last Wednesday with Brother Huddleston officiating. Bud Canada moves to Wagoner Oklahoma. School restarts with plans for a successful new year.
Novela and Delia Myers visited Mrs. Ora Smith during Christmas vacation. Ethel Myers hosted a party Friday and hosted Willie Smith for Saturday and Sunday. Sterling Jones is seriously ill with flu affecting his eye. Miss Grove returns from vacation to Coalgate to begin work with Mr. Manley.
Happy Land reports a dwindling Sunday school with Rev. Steve Lily to preach on the second Sunday. Families of Shannon, Wilson, and Hamette shared Christmas with relatives in the area. Virgie Prater visited Lorene Daniels. Sherman Robbins spent the holiday with Shannon family. Clara Sherman and Roy Robbins joined grandparents Christmas Eve. Clara Robbins visited Lottie Bushers.
Dan Ward, city marshal, and deputy sheriff arrested two young men here on Monday charged with a statutory crime, each posting a $500 bond for appearance in the Francis Justice Court. The district reports two drunks and one for fighting, reflecting prohibition’s impact amid cold weather and widespread fuel shortages.
Roy Townsley, now near Cheyenne after leaving Pontotoc county, renews his News subscription. Roger Mille county reports lighter crops last year in his area and plans to try again, but he says Pontotoc county still leads in crop production.
H. S. Williams of Fitzhugh dropped by the News before Christmas and sent a Christmas present lasting a year to A. K. Ellard of Shamrock, Texas.
Community notes describe Christmas week visits and dinners among local residents. Several weddings, family trips, and social events are listed, including a quiet marriage at the First Baptist church in Ada. School resumes after holidays and teachers are wished success.
A News at Vaness correspondent reports the Ku Klux visited two homes at Vaness with Christmas cheer and were gratefully received by residents.
The Weather Man led Ada and Pontotoc county through a year of extreme swings from drought to floods. Prof MacMillan reports scorching heat early touch of rain later, with rainfall averages and record highs and lows for 1923 and prior years. Names of local observers and rainfall data are cited, noting a new cotton weather office in Ada since 1910 and a year ending with persistent cold and moderate rainfall.
Prof. F B Haskins, principal of Summers Chapel School, said Ada residents recently saw the schoolhouse freshly painted and noted a December 18 collection totaling 64 dollars 82 cents to cover painting costs and school supplies.
The community reports pastor Brother Grimes preaching and upcoming services. A large turnout attended the B Y P U meeting, Grace Brice hosted a watch party, and several visits occurred at homes of Ables Dosson Brice Shock Coffey and others. School trips to Ada and Christmas visits are noted along with residents moving away for Hart's gain.
Shoals of herring have blocked fjords in the extreme north of Norway, disrupting navigation and affecting coastal fisheries. Local authorities monitor the situation as crews assess the impact on shipping routes and fishing activity.
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