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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1937
Page
8
Rural community notes recall low Sunday school turnout due to cold weather and urge attendance next Sunday. Several locals moved, visited relatives, or recovered from illness while others reported family health, events, and community visits across Hickory Ada and surrounding areas.
Sunday visits span the Spears and Hice households with many neighbors dropping by. Attendees include Akins Sliger Simpkins Flannagan and Glover families along with visitors from Ada Fitzhugh Latta and Rocky Chapel. Local singing, Sunday school strong, and a farm sale lunch raise $28.50.
Absentees this week include Lee Edith Hayes Joy Roy Granville Roberts Jessie Prison James Cope Clara Crane Bessie Cope Elena Cope and Eugene Duncan. Friday visitors were Virginia Lee Coleta Burks Kenneth Kite and Thurman Kendrick. Sick list features Clara Crane Ray Roberts Sunnyboy Garrett. Girls basketball players listed as Jessie Prison Louise Crow Pauline Golightly Beatrice Golightly Willie Crow Helen Ruth Garrett Aleta Wells Leonna Hammond.
Weather looks unsettled after a spell of good days. Social mentions include Clyde Haskins with Paul McCutcheon, Thelma Golden with Lorene Crow, L. D. Haskins and family dining at the High Tower home, T. J. Rosegrant family from Kilgore, Virginia Lee Burk visiting Opal Duncan, and Virginia Coffee from Wolfe. Joy Roberts improving after illness.
After a week away, school started again Monday in Center. Pupils show interest as several families relocate nearby, with Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Gray moving to a new home near Center. Neighbors report visits among Isaac s and Summers families, and Pearl McIntyre returns to Frederick to finish the term. Edgar Summers is listed as sick this week.
Sunday school was well attended. Mr and Mrs E M Sliger visited Mr and Mrs Joe Price Saturday night. Mr and Mrs W A Oliphint spent a few days last week with Mr and Mrs B F Smith of Lawrence.
Local families record weekend visits and travel to Chilocco Indian School with plans to stay until June. Several residents attend church and preview events at Stratford, hear music from local youths, and note new radios and recent moves within Oakman Denny area.
A Galey gathering led by Sam Rankin and local ladies invites all to a Sunday night youth meeting. The program featured many participants and a three act play When A Woman Decides is planned for Friday January 29.
Sunday school officers were elected with Walter Owens reelected superintendent. Sister Smith remains young people's teacher, Ollie Walker as secretary, and Ed Crawford as primary teacher. Sunday school starts at 10. Services Thursday night and singing at the schoolhouse Wednesday night. Barbara Bandy ill. speedy recovery wished. Mr. and Mrs. Everette Lee and family moved to Denny.
The president outlines plans to aid tenant farmers, improve social security, and fight unemployment. He signals later talks with Congress on unemployment and emphasizes long term policy over immediate industrial measures.
Oil field activity in Pontotoc County reports Hunton lime well potentials and bottom tests. The Mid-Continent No 4 Mc Kay in Viola lime shows small production, while Continental No 1 Bates tests potential near Fitts field. Wildcat tests near Lula and Steedman prompt industry interest as operations expand toward Wilcox and Cromwell sand targets.
The J. Paul Getty No. 1 Mas ters well, NW NE SW of 23-2-7, reached a daily tubing potential of 6 275.92 barrels of oil, the first time the 6000 barrel mark was exceeded in the full field. Earlier field history includes Bromide-McLish wells and later developments.
The Bishop Oil company merges its Kansas and Oklahoma geological offices into a single Oklahoma City office located at 2109 Ramsey Tower. W. H. Pattison, a longtime geologist with the firm, will oversee the Oklahoma City office.
Members of the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Oil Scouts association prepare for the state group meeting here Friday and Saturday. Scouts from other oil centers in Oklahoma are expected in large numbers. The convention opens with a banquet and program Friday night at the Aldridge hotel followed by a field trip Saturday.
Oil scout Ronald Ransom and his wife extend sympathy after their five month old son Ronald died of pneumonia. A service was held Tuesday, the body was taken to Atlantic City Texas for burial. The Ransom family has lived in Ada amid Skelly Oil Company ties.
The state corporation commission set January daily allowables for Oklahoma using the Bureau of Mines demand totaling 573 100 barrels compared with December 595 350. Areas show declines Allen from 3 837 to 3 600 West Allen steady at 3 368 Fitts Simp son from 57 198 to 53 648 barrels and 6 0 percent Fitts Wilcox from 4 349 to 3 984 barrels Jesse from 2 412 to 2 358 barrels 5 5 percent Fitts Hunton up to 12 650 Fitts Oil Creek at 200. Also note future car engines rear mounted and strip dancer controversy drawing Senate scrutiny.
J P Jones 68 of Sulphur died December 31. Funeral services were held Friday at 3 pm from Criswell Funeral Home chapel with Rev C B Holland officiating. Burial followed in Rosedale cemetery. He is survived by his widow Carrie E Jones and daughters Neva Gallahar Lucille Hamer Genevieve Hamer Paul Jones.
Joe Gladley Burleson aged 76 died Friday at his Stratford home. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:30 pm at Mc Gee School House with Rev. Martin of the Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in McGee Cemetery with Kertha in charge. Survived by wife Julia, two daughters Mrs. Georgia Holder of Tuttle and Mrs. Bertha Woods of Stratford, and four sons Tom Aaron John and Frank all of Stratford.
Small son of Mr and Mrs Edward Raymond Sampson died at home 800 West Tenth Ada Sunday afternoon at 2 45 funeral services were at First Methodist church Monday at 2 o clock Rev Shackleford officiating burial Rose Dale cemetery Keith Funeral Chapel in charge Surviving are parents two sisters and many other relatives
Billie Lee Creech aged 9 of Fitzhugh died January 3 at 2 pm at the family home. Funeral services were conducted January 4 at 2 pm from the home, with interment at East Hill cemetery Roff Criswell Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William Creech two brothers and a sister.
Vernon Kenneth Cunningham aged 11 died Monday at 8 a m at the family home in Pleasant Hill west of Ada. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p m at Keith's Funeral Home chapel with Dr C C Morris officiating. Interment followed at Rosedale Cemetery. He was survived by his parents Mr and Mrs J M Cunningham three sisters and two brothers.
Ronald Latham Ransom, son of Mr and Mrs Ronald Ransom, died Monday at 8 05 PM at 530 East Thirteenth Street. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Keith's Funeral chapel with Rev Shackelford officiating. Interment followed at New Colony Texas with Keith's Funeral Home in charge. Survived by parents and brother Dana Ransom.
Mrs. Rhoda Wilson mother of Dean E. C. Wilson of East Central Ada Oklahoma died Friday night in Tulsa. Burial will be at Harwood Missouri beside her husband. Surviving are Angeline Gasaway in Tulsa a daughter Louise Wilson in Tulsa two granddaughters Elizabeth Ann Willis Ada and Mack Los Angeles and two great grandchildren. She was 72.
In Deepwater New Jersey 300 children returned to classes after a two day strike in support of Pete Eckley known as Pete the Cop. The Lower Penns Neck board of education planned to send a delegation to the township committee to press for restoring Eckley to the town police force.
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