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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1928
Page
8
Ernest Howard of Graham Texas arrived in Ada to handle business matters. Miss Mozelle Loan, a Stuart school teacher, is visiting Ada during the holiday vacation with her father relatives and friends. Miss Sloan is a former East Central student.
Dr. Nina Hart returns to McAlester after spending Christmas in Ada with her brother J. A. Scales, Mrs. Scales, and family.
A. B. Bolton and his daughters Miss Justine Bolton and Miss Maxine Naylor, teachers at Jefferson school in McAlester, visit Ada friends during Christmas vacation. All are former Ada residents.
A. J. Walker of Ardmore, superintendent of Westheimer-Daube Oil interests, has returned to Ada to oversee business matters after spending the Christmas holidays at his home.
Miss Alice Morton of Sherman Texas leaves Ada this morning en route to Shawnee for a week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs L J Harrison and friends. Mr and Mrs Manson Hawkins of Oklahoma City return home after Christmas in McAlester with Mrs Hawkins's parents and with relatives and friends in Ada.
Miss Capitola Jones of McAlester who teaches in Wewoka this year visited Allen this afternoon as house guest of Miss Malcolm Reed after a short stay in Ada with Miss Janice Johns. Jones is a former student of East Central State Teachers College.
Mr and Mrs C R Bennett and daughter Evelyn and sons Lofton and Paul returned to their Spur Texas home after a holiday visit with relatives in Shawnee and Ada. They traveled overland.
J H Collins, who has been treated at Breco hospital, will be sent home today or tomorrow as his serious rheumatic attack improves.
Mr and Mrs R A McCulloh and family were house guests of Mr and Mrs Paul Sturdevant in Oklahoma City and returned home today.
Miss Mable F. Long and Miss Gertrude Miller left Ada for Holdenville and Muskogee after a week with relatives and friends. They intend to enter East Central College this next semester.
Miss Juanita Strickland of Tulsa and Miss Marguerite Burnett of Stonewall, visiting their aunt Mrs. Bertha Perry at 401 South Francis, returned to their homes Thursday night.
Mr and Mrs C S Cope of 905 East Thirteenth announce the birth of a five pound daughter Pattie Marie born Tuesday night at 10 55. Both mother and baby are reported doing nicely.
Mr and Mrs Stacy D Price of Hollywood California announce the birth on December 13 of a daughter named Jacqueline Lou. Mr Price was formerly with the Ada Evening News and is now with the Hollywood Citizen.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Bobbitt and children and Mrs. Tolbert left Ada this morning for Buffalo New York after a holiday visit with Mr. Bobbitt's mother Mrs. Tennie Bobbitt and other relatives. They had made their home in Ada.
Miss Jeanette Bobbitt, teaching in Buffalo, left Tulsa today after a vacation visit with her mother and relatives. She traveled with her brother Bailey Bobbitt and family to rejoin the Buffalo party for the return trip.
Mrs. O. F. Johnston and children returned from an extended stay in Dallas where they visited Mrs. Johnston's sister Mrs. L. A. Maxey. Mr. Maxey has been transferred from Dallas to Omaha Nebraska and the couple and their daughter Miss Elaine were recently in Ada en route to the new posting.
Mrs. Jim Statler visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Gale Statler at 900 East Ninth street returned to her Earlsboro home this morning after the holidays.
Congressman Tom D. McKeown paid Ada a hasty visit today while en route from New Mexico where he had gone as a member of the congressional committee appointed to the body of Senator Jones to its last resting place.
Meaders Jones of Okeman spends several days in the city visiting his mother and friends. He is a former Ada resident.
Lawrence King, longtime resident of Holdenville, is visiting his parents Judge J. M. King and Mrs. King for a few days.
Mr and Mrs Churchill Thomas left yesterday for Boulder Colorado to attend the University of Colorado. They had spent the holidays visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Charlie.
Miss Jessie Southerland visited Ada yesterday and part of today with sister Miss Pauline, a student here. Southerland is en route to Mill Creek from holidays with her parents in Rofs and is a former East Central student.
Jim Keltner spent Christmas with his parents in Marlin Texas where Mr J M Keltner remains in Torbett Sanitarium receiving treatment. He is not improved according to latest medical report.
Mrs. J. H. Fleet and her sons John and Carl returned from visits in New Mexico and Arizona. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleet and family during Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Fleet reside in that region during winter months.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Crooks of Weleetka returned home after a weekend visit with friends in Ada. The Crooks are teachers in Ada and former Ada residents and East Central graduates.
Mr and Mrs Cly Newton left Saturday for Phoenix Arizona to visit Mr Newtons parents Honest Bill Newton and wife The Honest Bills have shown in Southern California this winter and are now showing in Arizona Mr and Mrs Newton spent weeks in Ada visiting Mrs Newtons parents Mr and Mrs Jack Moore and Mr Newtons sister Mrs Lloyd Chism and Mr Chism
J. W. White of Oklahoma City J. T. White of Cotter Ark and Edgar White and family of Wilburton visit their mother and brother Mrs W T White and son Jess at 504 East Ninth.
Mr and Mrs J T Roff and their son Joe Tom left overland yesterday for Enid, their home, after spending Christmas holidays with friends.
Miss Bertye Lee Wynn of Sherman and Miss Anna May Batte of Van Alstyne return to their homes Friday after visiting at the home of Miss Annie Ebrite, 624 West Fourth.
Don Welch of Madill arrived yesterday to open a law office in the city. He moved to Madill when Judge Kennamer took the federal bench, coming from Antlers. Mrs. Welch will join him here.
Herman Floyd has returned to Stillwater after spending the Christmas holidays with his parents, Prof. and Mrs. A. Floyd. He is taking a course in civil and electrical engineering at the A. and M college.
Miss Margie Brock returns from holidays with her mother Mrs. Lara Brock and relatives to join the First National bank in Guthrie. She previously spent years in Hugo with the Choctaw County National bank, building banking experience.
W E McCraw plans to return to Coalgate after a weekend at his home in Clarita Coal county drilling has paused due to frozen water lines.
Police charge Dr. Charles M. McMillan former Texas physician with the murder of Mrs. Amerellia Appleby a Chicago apartment house owner whose body was found sewn in a sack near Los Angeles. McMillan was captured after officers raided his apartment and found him studying her private papers.
Dr. Charles M. McMillan was arrested on the night of December 29 on charges of killing Mrs. Amelia Appleby. Her body was found sewn inside a canvas sack just outside the city limits on Monday. Authorities say the motive was to gain title to her valuable property, including an apartment building in Chicago.
Jerome K. Walsh of Kansas City arrived in Los Angeles to defend William E. Hickman the confessed kidnapper and slayer of Marian Parker He indicated the insanity plea would be used and spent time with Los Angeles officials and Hickman in his cell studying California insanity laws.
Senator Edge of New Jersey announced his candidacy for delegate at large to the Republican convention and endorsed Secretary Hoover for the presidential nomination. The remarks suggest continued party alignment amid shifting political dynamics.
A reflective line about distance shaping perception where some people glimpse only a distant beacon of chance rather than its full path and proofs of possibility.
A storm moving eastward from the Rockies brings heavy snowfall and subzero temperatures across much of the central states. Reports from Butte Montana Casper Wyoming and nearby areas show readings far below zero while Minnesota Iowa North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and Missouri see near zero at midnight. Snow delays traffic and threatens stock as three to seven inches fall in parts of the northwest and southwest.
Oklahoma reports a severe cold wave with the government weather bureau recording the lowest December temperature in Oklahoma City at 2 degrees. Sub-zero readings appear in Blackwell and Enid, while the panhandle also sees below zero. Rail and wire services suffer minor disruption. light dry snow barely affects highways.
Ada faces a record cold of seven degrees above zero, triggering widespread hardship. Red Cross and United Charities report unprecedented relief needs as many families seek clothing and food, with gas pressure drops in Belmont Addition and crews repairing frozen mains.
The Dailys recount Pontotoc County’s 1926 farm year as boll weevil damage reduced ginned cotton to about 4 000 bales from over 27 000 the prior two years. Farmers shifted to corn, grain sorghums, potatoes, peanuts, alfalfa, and prairie hay, with growing cream sales and butter profits. Hog production remained steady, poultry flourished with Ada markets, and beekeeping gained attention as clover and native honey flora boosted yields. A local Ada banker notes strong note payments from poultry eggs and butter sales.
Senator Owen, at 71, criticizes Smith on four points linking Tam many, liquor, religious, and progressive questions. He urges Oklahoma Democrats to back a dry progressive delegation and says Smith cannot be nominated due to historical Democratic defections and too close ties to New York power. He questions Smiths Catholic faith as political asset and warns nomination could be ruinous.
Pontotoc county plans diversify crops with honey pecans and grains. Dairy expansion and terracing progress push soil conservation with agent guidance and 4 H club involvement. Will Thompson and W H Ebey return from Oklahoma City vow to seek clean government and challenge Cordell in county races.
Former Senator Robert L. Owen, visiting Oklahoma City, delivered his first public remarks in months and condemned Governor A. Smith in a political appearance.
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