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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
5
Cotton chopping times dominate the week with social calls and visits across Ada and Gaar Corner. Funeral notes show Mrs Rachel Tuggle’s 87 year old death and a local revival ends due to rain. Revivalist D. C. Kendricks to preach this weekend as the oil field boom continues nearby.
Bad weather kept many away from Sunday school in Pickett but a revival will begin next Sunday night. Local families and visitors are noted with gatherings at homes including the Estes, Agee, Crowley, Stone, and Palmer households.
No Sunday school at Union Valley this Sunday due to rain but hope for a bright week ahead with a large turnout next Sunday. Visitors included Mrs. Mackinire and her grandson, Mrs. Noah Tallant, and Mr. Arba Ayakatubby with Miss Ruby Hoover and Miss Eula Fay Hyde. Omagene Cecil of Ada stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs D T Bowen. Mrs. Della Chaffin visited Mrs.
The Egypt community notes a rainy weekend causing Sunday school cancellations but a singing service proceeds. Several gatherings are reported including meals with Ruth Myers, visits among families, and multiple social calls. Sick list mentions Mrs Cantrell Verna Mae East and Henry Dunn.
The report notes ongoing rain harming crabgrass and crops around Oakman. It lists numerous social visits: Evelyn Bandy staying with Verlie Wilson. Melba Eppler with Wynenna Coventon. families of Myricks, Moberly, McDonald, Huddleston, Coventon, Crawford, Clayton, Caton, Rodgers, Johnston, Eppler, Covent, Bandy, and Wilson among Saturday and Sunday gatherings.
Neighbors and relatives gather for visits amid persistent rain. Household names include Alford Wallar of Tulare with Mrs Hoover, Jim and John Odom, Vada and Eddie Melville with Claud Baily, Clara Bushers, Arletha Williamson, Flora Burpa and Billy, Bales of Stonewall, and Ada visitors Fuller, Agnes, Jess McKinney, and Lucille Williamson. Revival services will begin at Owl Creek.
Mrs Ruby Stephens visits Maud parents Mr and Mrs Chan nel while Dorothy Solomon stays with Velma Goodpasture. Numerous relatives and friends such as Mr and Mrs L L Herrin, Mr and Mrs Henry Golden, Mr and Mrs Arch Bellar, Ruby Thomas and Grace Bloom are listed as spending days with family or traveling, with several calls and visits recorded across Ada Worstell Maysville McCall's Chapel and Lightning Ridge.
Fay Brown Mary Nell Rowe Barbara Teel LaVern Tomlinson Susie Davis visited Pearl Sutterfield and Florence Lee Brown. A Tomlinson hosted Saturday night party drew a large turnout. Luminaries like Jessie Wofford Joe Teel and the Tomlinsons joined in at High Hill McMeans home. Everyone attended Sunday school.
High Hill residents Mr. and Mrs. Claud Perkins and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Bud Watson on Friday evening. Mrs. Bob Lancaster saw Mrs. Kate Gibbs Friday night. Florence Lee Brown stayed Saturday night with Barbara Teel of Hall's Hill. Miss Irene McMeans and Lavern and Susie Tomlinson were mentioned Sunday.
Sunday night forecasts show heavy rain across the area. Local social notes mention Forbus Glover visiting Harbin home and Odra Mae Glover with William Misenhimer and Alva Glenn at Oma Whisenhunt’s. Mrs. Helen Phares to stay until August before surgery in Oklahoma City. School set to begin mid July with teachers Townsend Burrows Gray Treas.
Real rains bring relief to Owl Creek region. Ada visitors and local residents were seen at various gatherings this week. Families such as Thompson Sliger McKay Couch Hackett and Odom kept ties with relatives in Ada Frisco Tennessee and Stonewall during the period.
The note describes ongoing rain with knee high weeds and hopes for a break, mentions Sunday school was delayed due to rain, and records a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Snell and daughters to his mother’s family Friday.
Maxwell brothers Earl McDaniel and Joe Robertson will hold a meeting at this place starting two weeks after last Saturday night. The Nazarenes are holding a revival in Glenwood park at Ada. Local families share Sunday visits and neighborhood greetings, including Mrs. Lizzie Powell with Mrs. Obera Norman and others visiting relatives across Ada and Konawa.
Ada may receive a national guard armory under a proposed $ program eff ort by the Works Progress Administration. Sen Thomas P Gore offered to assist Mayor J D Willoughby in securing support for constructing about 60 armories in 56 Oklahoma towns using federal relief funds with armories also serving as community centers.
The federal government via the state education department plans new high school and college level schools in the state. East Central president Dr Linscheid said the effort is probable and educational missionary in purpose rather than immediate college benefit. Local faculty prepare, while Miss Emma Keller returns to teach and four students lead his classes in her absence.
On the anniversary of Archduke Ferdinand's assassination Britain faces a setback as Captain Anthony Eden returns from Europe with word of Mussolini's intent to campaign in Ethiopia. Eden's briefing outlined a hard line against intervention and potential Italian protectorate plans, while Britain, Italy, and France push for an eastern pact and Locarno style security.
Three Ada Black men died and three women were injured when their car crashed near the Oklahoma line in Arkansas. Alec Hardin drove the vehicle. Albert, known as Preacher Hardin, and Theodore Hardin were killed. The victims were from Ada and nearby churches. The crash occurred about 5 PM Friday as the car overturned and crushed the steering wheel.
The first AAA cotton crop reduction payments totaling 15038.37 were mailed Saturday to 1,462 Pontotoc county farmers and landowners. Checks averaged about 10 and cover about 65 percent of the initial contracts from participants including 1934 AAA farmers. Remaining payments and new participants will follow, said county farm agent Joe B. Hill.
Elmer D. Isaacs, 48, of Pontotoc County Oklahoma, appointed postmaster at Fittstown replacing Otto Strickland. Isaacs, an overseas World War I veteran, has posted bond and will take charge after a future post office location is announced. His brother Sydney Isaacs was named postmaster at Tupelo.
A Dallas woman in traffic court aims to pay her light bill. Clerk Bob Gerlach directs her to the Public Utility building. She protests and cites a $3 red light fine as the reason for her visit.
Fred W Massey a 24 year old itinerant art paintings salesman was arrested after pressing a local Ada woman for a sale inside her home He left after ten minutes and was fined 10 dollars in police court for trespassing He said he represented a Portland Oregon painting company and was visiting with six others from Texas
Tom Turner a 36 year old oil field worker was returned to Canton Texas Saturday morning by Van Zandt county officers who claimed the prisoner by two felony warrants following his arrest by Sheriff Clyde Kaiser.
Former Oklahoma governor William H. Murray launches a back to the farm movement in Tishomingo near Broken Bow with a send off party. He buys coveralls and a stripped cap and plans a rip roaring comeback featuring music and varied refreshments as Johnston County residents prepare to attend.
The week saw additional rain across Ada with .53 inches on Thursday and .83 inches overnight. Temperatures reached the 90s at times, and humidity intensified the heat despite temporary cool spells from showers.
Marion Kentucky report notes heavy rains caused a torrent overflow washing fish from a stream into potato patches. George Clark observed numerous fish stranded among the potato rows after the waters receded.
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