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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
6
Local notes describe social visits and church events across Ada area towns. Residents exchange visits, attend Sunday School, and host gatherings while weather remains cold. A farewell party, preaching by Brother Brinster, and community reminders bookend this snapshot of everyday life.
Summers Chapel reports well attended Sunday School and the election of new teachers. Local families are listed visiting and staying with neighbors. The Summers Chapel basket ball girls won the west side conference 25 to 22 over Maxwell, and the boys also won the west side.
A local report notes many residents including Dorstha Mae, Matie, and Evelyn Williams ill with flu or pneumonia. Several visits occur among families such as Bonnie Buster, Mrs. Braden, Alline with Mrs. Kelly Cowan, and Lois Archer with Hazel McAnalicy. Multiple households, including Yancy and Archer, Jackson, Roddy, and Newton families, spend weekends visiting relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs Barney Hall spent the past week with Mr and Mrs Foster Cleghorn in Knox as Mrs Cleghorn was ill. Several locals visited neighbors on midweek and weekend days including Mary Shaw Lea Denham Leona Denham Hazel Shaw and others. Oklahoma City visitor PA Templeman spent Monday and Tuesday with local families as various residents hosted friends and relatives.
Mrs J W Peters of Clsrita and many local residents are mentioned in social notes. The item highlights Bill Creghtwrite and Missis Alpha Childers marrying Saturday and includes visits among residents from Shawnee Ada and Idabel, plus updates on illnesses and local church events. The column ends with a notice of a singing at Lightning Ridge on the fifth Sunday.
High Hill readers recount a weekend of visits and calls. Allyne Stephens spent Saturday night with Ing Lee Cur. Mr. and Mrs. B Ginn and child ren of Stonewall visited Bud Watson. Bonnie Jared and children called on Jewel McMeans. R. E. Byrd stayed with Lula folks. Additional calls noted to and from Vella Reed, Rose McMeans, Lois Kerr, Allyne Stephens, Berlha Grey, Maynee Ginn and others, reflecting small town friendships.
Rain brings relief and church attendance. Rev Laffoon preached at the Ada area, with numerous visitors including the Sligars Couch and Thompson. A large funeral procession followed Grandpa Rouin last Thursday. Births, illnesses, and weekend visits fill the community as residents travel among Ada Purcell Stonewall and Fittstown.
The Lightning Ridge school reports steady daily attendance and a strong boys basketball team with a single loss. They defeated Lawrence in a Friday game noted as January 13, with a score of 15 to 27. Social remarks include visits from Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Donn to Ada Parkering and Mamie Cantrell's Saturday visit to Mildred Stephens.
Moda B Easton of Ada died January 17 at a local hospital at 51. Funeral service January 18 at the Pentecostal Church. Interment Memorial Park. Survived by husband Wm N Easton four sons two daughters and four grandchildren. Also a separate obituary notes Sidney Thomas Champers 50 of 401 East Orchard died January 16. services at Asbury Methodist Church with burial at Rosedale Cemetery. Other notices include Willard F James 19 of Stratford died January 16 and Dr J M Ashtori protesting pension petition. Guymon considers anti reckless driving campaign. Pryor passes pool hall ban. Raymond Cecil walks to town after car trouble. Ray Morrow to lead NYA youth center in Guthrie.
A blast shattered the front porch of John Mee’s Oklahoma City house early today. The dynamite struck near Mr and Mrs Henry Black two visiting negroes, with three other negroes renting rooms there. Neighbors reported being awakened by the explosion and the blast scattered glass into adjacent homes. An injunction suit seeks to bar moving negroes into more properties nearby. Additional notes mention Garfield county agent changes in Enid and re-elections of local merchants officials.
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma endorsed the proposed 54 million dollar Denison dam across the Red River, saying he would favor construction unless southern Oklahoma voters oppose it. Governor Phillips opposes, while the Oklahoma House urged delaying action pending a state study. Thomas cited flood control and water supply needs, also noting concern about eminent domain without compensation.
Oklahoma City January 16 UPI twelve state WPA projects totaling 575 908 were authorized by state WPA administrator Ron Stephens for immediate operation. Notable items include Cleveland county ROTC gun sheds at the University of Oklahoma funded 2079 WPA and 2476 sponsors. Craig county school district improvements 23074 plus 1583 pedestrian tunnel at eastern Oklahoma hospital 5193 and 9436 Bryan malaria control 1513 and 585.
Summary of projects including Washington county Bartlesville sewer work with costs 12 19 and 2855. Tulsa county storm sewers and manholes with 15019 and 3655. Carter county Ardmore street improvements with 115218 and 36370.
Oklahoma entomologist J M Goin of the state department of agriculture stresses bees as essential pollinators for alfalfa seed and many fruit and vegetable crops. He notes natural pollinators declined with cultivation. beekeeping near fields boosts yields, with several Oklahoma farmers adopting bees for pollination and occasional use of package bees.
Tulsa oil workers strike at Mid-Continent Petroleum draws federal attention as Labor Department sends a conciliator, J L Cooper, from Washington. Tulsa Local president Jack Hays says a second meeting is planned amid stalled negotiations and court injunctions protect all refinery properties. A National Guard guard reports occasional gunfire, while the company accuses the NLRB of bias and cites low strike participation.
The longtime jockey Don Meade, once halted for gambling on others horses, reports a wiser but driven return at Hialeah Park. He has already guided a dozen winners in six days, saying the layoff let him stop wasteful riding and focus on meaningful victories and progress.
Stillwater January 18 A M college turkey specialist T T Milby says proper care and feeding boost egg production and hatch. Hens should stay in shed and pen away from chickens with nests kept low and secure. A 100 square foot pen for 10 to 12 birds, two toms per 15 hens, and alternating toms aid fertility. Maintain fresh water and grain-based feed, store eggs cool at 50 to 60 degrees, and avoid holdovers beyond a week to prevent hatch loss.
Fourteen members attended the Pontotoc NFTA annual meeting on Tuesday with Ema Wartrack as secretary treasurer. Carl Solomon was elected director for a three year term. He has farmed in the Vanoss community for 20 years. The board also named William Haines president LR Gilmore vice president and re elected Ema Warmack A Hartl Fitzhugh and A Newton Ada as directors. The association has operated since 1918 with 182 members and 436500 in outstanding land bank loans serving 68 commissioner loans. An unusual wrought iron weather vane topped Bill Klein's Miami home.
E. W. Cinnamon, assistant county agent, judged a Garvin County 4-H model meeting in Paoli. He announced that Ola homa A and M College junior stock judging team will visit Horseshoe ranch near Fitzhugh for practice, aiming to form Pontotoc County’s team to compete in the Southeast Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show in Ada in March and other city shows. Any 4-H club boy may compete for a county team slot.
Fitzgerald becomes superintendent of the state bureau of criminal identification in Oklahoma City on January. He succeeds Clint Miers after dismissing J G Dunjean. Jack Walsh of Reno replaces Walsh’s position amid campaign considerations. Governor Phillips says the change does not end plans to abolish the bureau and may place Miers elsewhere such as in the state highway patrol.
EDENVER Sen Edward P Costigan 64 died last night of a heart attack at his Denver home He was elected to the senate in 1930 as a Democrat and became a liberal bloc leader pushing direct federal relief for the jobless His retirement followed 1936 political shifts OKLAHOMA INCOME ON FARMS DOWN IN 1938 OKLAHOMA CITY Jan 1 The state board reports Oklahoma farm income including AAA payments at 151 46 million for 1938 down from 170 50 million in 1937 Crop values fell to 115 44 million from 159 11 million and livestock values to 106 10 million from 105 29 million in 1937
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