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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
5
The Editor notes readers should supply both old and new addresses when changing their paper delivery. He warns that without the old address locating the subscriber among many is like hunting a needle in a haystack.
Patrons and teachers at Pecan Grove school gathered January 9 to lay gravel walks and brick paths, aided by five wagons and the children. The Sledge Lumber Co donated teeter boards while the campus adds two indoor toilets and a sanitary drinking fountain. The aim is a Model School within two weeks and a top rural school in Pontotoc county. Every pupil votes for cooperation with the motto Everybody works at Our School.
Mr and Mrs C S Massey and baby visited friends in Oklahoma City last week and returned Mrs Massey and baby came back Monday while Mr Massey stays longer. Mrs L L McClain visited Ada with her sister Mrs Crawford for several days.
Walnut Grove residents report farm interest growing and school attendance high, with several families visiting relatives in Ada and many Sundays spent with neighbors. Local names cited include Kirby, Agee, Hopkins, Tilley, Jones, and Pinley as community life centers.
Clarence Dentram of Ada and Lester Lillard of Oakman visited friends here Sunday. Connie Clark visited her parents at Ada over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Bill McCulloh welcomed a new baby at home. Wille McCulloh is on the sick list. J B Owen visited his son Willard Owens at Ada Saturday. Mrs A Solomon was guest of Mrs Sam Berger Sunday. Deatherages of Wilson were guests with Len Berger on Saturday. Edd Chambers and family visited J B Owens Sunday. Addie Soloman noted in local lineup.
Local residents report gatherings and visits across Ada and Strat ford. Highlights include social visits by the McNairs and Norville families, a piano fundraiser, a lighting ridge singing school, a marriage ceremony at Vanoss, and a busy week of church activity with Rev. Gregory preaching.
Bebee Sunday school at this place shows steady progress with large attendance. Mrs Eva Davis visited her sister Mrs Bethel. Curtis Wells recovering from tonsillitis. Singing Sunday night well attended. Neatta Roddy Gladys Rod ay Bessie Corine Pearl Owens Frank Roddy Deborel Ledbetter Willie Bethel dined at Bethel home. Sarah Humphers spent Sunday with mother-in-law Mrs Humphers. Ben Cook back from week away. Bessie Owens visited home folks. Bebee and Worstell won a Friday basketball game. Brother Auteberry missed his Sunday appointment due to illness.
Pretty weather marks a busy weekend as families and guests visit in Egypt and nearby towns. Names include J. D. Smith, Mrs. T. O. South, Ellis Myers, Vernon Smith, Wilde Walker, Bill Myers, John Plesseheart, T. M. Abbott, Ada visits, and school attendance noted. Local visits span Novela Manley, Lillian Peaster, Floyd family, and others amid railroad work and community activity.
The play Home Acres drew strong local attendance as John Whitman returns home to be welcomed by his aunt Jane and sister Rose. A New Yorker friend urges him to sell the farm and move to New York, leading to the farm sale and a hopeful ending.
Mr Frank Robins and wife visited his parents on Saturday. Miss Maryelen Shive stayed with Nora and Mary Cantrell Saturday. Thelma Manley visited Homer friends. Gid Graham led a Tuesday musical. Willie Myers family, John Graham and children visited Sunday and Monday. Prentiss Robins dropped by Alvin Laxton. Robins and wife attended a Jones Chapel pie supper. Jones family Ella Cunningham and others visited the Graham home Saturday. Roy Floyd and wife called at the Jones home Sunday.
Saturday and Sunday saw numerous calls and visits among Graham Cantrell Selph and adjacent families. The community gathered for dinners and suppers in Graham and Cantrell homes with multiple invites to a literary event and a church meeting led by Dr. Brannon.
A brief note reports that two school girls defeated their rivals, though the team says they are not discouraged and invites a rematch.
Center high school boys defeated Latta Consolidated 14 to 10 while Center girls lost to Latta 7 to 0. Home girls beat Wilson 6 to 4 as crowds gathered for community events and upcoming church fundraisers.
The Saturday night party at Mr. Fisher's drew a lively crowd with many local youths posing for pictures at Byrd's Mill Sunday afternoon. Attendees included Jack McKnight Mabel Mitchell Valla Bagwell Latheral Bagwell Haskell Mitchell Ruby Fisher Villas Bagwall Blanche Tyree and Herman McKnight. Mrs Clinton Scott and Mrs Walter Scott were visitors, with Mr and Mrs Martin seeing the Minyards. George Toliver and Mary Lee Tucker along with Zora Jackson visited Kelly home Sunday.
Spavinan announces the establishment of a modern canning factory. Frantz Liszt is noted as a pianist before reaching his teens in a historical note.
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