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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1934
Page
8
Local briefs recount numerous visits by students and teachers to campuses and events, along with family notices and social engagements across Ada. The column lists travelers from Kansas City, Stratford, and Chicago, mentions university ties, and notes upcoming ceremonies and community gatherings with a steady stream of names and places.
Fragmented obituary listing several local deaths from a rural community. Mentions include Suvie Mon near Adal ORR with funeral arrangements at Woo Vardal in Waneree. then Hie Neatsmaner, son of Mr and Mrs Sica Stinier, died in a rural hospital with services at Crbhay and burial at Mercds remetery. NOVEEPA MAY CRATE Sovetta Craft, 21, died at Hodoeal hospital with prayers at Pate Crobow and burial at Cirbavell's. other survivors named. Further note: DENTON W. DENTON died in Spane with services at Me Bapiet and Stoneweal. GAR K died, daughter of Mr and Mrs Anine Calk, perished at home.
Market notes report calf prices at Oklahoma City with steady trends for steers and heifers, and slower demand for heifers. Kansas City lists mixed cattle and calf prices, with steady to lower bids on weight classes, and lighter stocker activity. Also covered are produce prices in Chicago, grain futures movement in Chicago, and cotton futures trading in New York with early gains fading as stocks hold.
W. Eighth reports funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at Center Cemetery with Criswell in charge.
New Orleans July market notes show slight fluctuations as futures edged lower while spot cotton held steady. Quotations remained unchanged, with sales at 11.56 for low middling, 12.66 for good middling, and a stock level of 607,724 bales.
Norma Millen daughter of a former minister was convicted as an accessory after the fact to robbery and murder in Dedham Massachusetts. Six day trial ended with a verdict for the state as the crowd watched the sentencing phase set for next fall.
Governor Murray granted eight paroles and commuted sentences for several inmates in Oklahoma. Among those released or recalled to freedom are M. M. Arms of Tulsa tied to the triangle slaying near Lawton, Russell Sprague taxi driver murder suspect, and David L. Hadley serving fifty years for a Wagener county death. Clemency officials indicate Hadley may not have been the actual slayer.
Oklahoma City June 28 A claim for 16805 dollars filed with Governor Murray relief administration in the first four months of this year and rejected by the FERA will be paid from the state's deficiency fund. The governor directed State Treasurer Hay QO to transfer the amount to the deficiency relief account. The dating were disallowed by the federal government because these were not primarily interested in relief activities. Murray explained the indebtedness arose through direct purchase of state free seed and other state relief.
In Kay county Troy Peters violates barber law and is affirmed with fines and terms. Payne county Floyd Burnett involved liquor sale and is affirmed with thirty days and a $66 fine. McCurtain county Josh Dickson involved auto theft. court affirms with sentence modified from fifteen years to twelve.
In Pontotoc and Coal counties Magnolia Petroleum reports rapid drilling in the Tranics graben led by Magnolia No. 1 Norris in 18-2-7 and No. 1 Lewis in 19-2-7. Test results include Wilcox sand progress, Hunton lime re acidizing, a 145 barrel flare in three hours, and a potential producer at 4,035 feet with a 40,500,000 cubic feet gas daily flow. Deepest test is Magnolia No. 1 Norris at 5,245 feet with a saltwater tasting core.
Joseph B Thoburn of Orhams City voices alarm at a Washington report. He warns that the midwest plains may lose surface cover due to long drought, criticizing forest service priorities and suggesting windbreaks and soil protection deserve attention. He notes past neglect of plains work and questions the service focus on large private forest improvements.
President Roosevelt signed a housing bill to boost construction and repair, promising hundreds of millions in private loan insurance and government backing to aid employment and living conditions. The plan includes rate cuts on building materials, price controls on lumber, and financing for new homes and modernization through federal housing administration guarantees.
Oklahoma City June 30 Wiley Post prepares for a solo altitude record attempt in Chicago. He aims to fly higher than 50 000 feet with his Winnie Mae using a new supercharger and gear. Post intends to push to stratosphere speeds over long distances and contends with Donati's 47 852 1999 foot altitude mark.
A bloodstained Hudson sedan with cartridge shells was abandoned two and a half miles northeast of here by four men. It matched the getaway car used by John Dillinger gang members after the South Bend National Bank robbery this morning. Local news outlets report the suspected link and ongoing investigation.
A Friday night blaze at 121 East Manning damaged the rear of Jackson Furniture, with firefighters preventing spread to the front. The store sustained slight structural damage and furniture losses, while two motorists were arrested for driving an animal across the hose line drawing water from the hydrant.
McAlester June 30 Three murder charges were filed against Bun Riley, a 26-year-old farmer, in the killings of three Canadian, Oklahoma youths. County Attorney Frank Watson filed the charges and returned to take charge of the investigation, then left for Canadian to obtain statements.
Chicago June d0 Lin AO reports National Commander Edward A Hayes of the American Legion warned against a subversive movement he says is creeping into churches through participation awards. He spoke during Legion Day at the Century of Progress Exposition and cited Epworth Herald as backing his points, while noting the author’s views are not representative of Methodists.
A 71 year old Rome Kentucky man, W J Vanover, says he has used Thedford's Black-Draught for about forty years and keeps it at home for prompt relief as a purely vegetable laxative when bilious or dizzy with head swimming.
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