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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1932
Page
5
Mr Baird plans a Ripley move August 1 and Dc Lowe takes a Ripley school post. Ada trips, sick lists, family visits, church meetings, and community gatherings populate the weekly Rural Communities column from Vanoss, Uneton Valley, and Round Top with names and local ties.
A large crowd attended a Saturday night singing event with strong praise for the Jas D Vaughan quartet from Tennessee and the Marker brothers from Saskawa. Weather and crowded houses hindered some plans but the afternoon revival drew several singers and many readers.
Miss Sarath Creager spent Saturday night with Zelma Tallent. Florine Hough visits relatives in Tulsa this week. Buster Hough stayed with Luther Burrows. Noah Tallent owns a new Ford coach. Mrs Elmer Burrows spent Sunday with Mrs Creager. Mr and Mrs C H Burrows visited in J G Burrows home. Harold Nevett and W T Cantrell were dinner guests of Ted Creager Sunday. Bid White of Fort Sill visits sister Mrs Trice Crisp. Mrs Ray Goodman ill with typhoid but improving. Buck Ashley Johnnie Jones and Rich White visited Harvey Creager Sunday. Joe Bebee took Sunday dinner with T H Burrows.
The Owl Creek column notes ongoing rain hopeful for corn, with a long list of local visitors and gatherings. Social life includes meetings, Sunday visits, supper parties, and a cream/social event, plus routine church and Sunday school reminders.
Several residents shared visits with family this weekend. Annie Bell Duncan stayed with the Bruynts on Hall's Hill while Johnnie Smith spent time with her sister Mrs. Brook in Lula. Virgie Duncan had supper with Alpha Mae Keithley on Thursday. L Henry and family visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Son in Frisco on Wednesday night. Sid Cooper Alpha Mae and Lottie Keithley visited Alma Smith Wednesday afternoon. Dinner guests at the Cooper home included Virgie Duncan Alpha Mae Keithley Vanetta Reed Clarence Mayer and Clarence Leader. Emry Holt stayed with Jack Kerr Thursday night. Oran Kerr and Clarence Lead were there Monday. Bert Curlee and wife visited Sunday with her mother Mrs. Cooper. Alton Parker his wife and son Billy Joe returned Thursday from a
Rev Benton Nelson of Clarita and Rev Hog gatt of Stonewall will begin a series of meetings Saturday night before the third Sunday in July at the Indian shed south of Pleasant Hill schoolhouse No 2 and three miles east of Jesse. The Macedonian call is issued to all denominations to attend.
The death angel took Kenneth Pinley, 18 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Pinley near Center, Friday morning July 1. The little body rests at Egypt cemetery after a funeral with hopeful religious verses. after rain, local notes recount visits and social happenings in Ada and surrounding areas.
The pound supper and party at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Simpkins Thursday night drew a large crowd with good food and lively attendance. Byron Crossland of Center and several local residents were noted as visiting or calling on friends and family across the community.
Mozelle Cavener visited relatives including Ruby Lamb and Geneva Isaacs. Families attended candidate speaking at Stratford and Gaar Corner, with multiple Cavener and Lamb households noted. Several children spent time with grandparents G. W. Lamb and C. Cavener.
Saturday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. E C Cavener and children, Mr. and Mrs. G W Lamb, Melze Wood, Mr. and Mrs. J W Law and children. Allene Bureh and two children stayed with Sybil Isaacs. Willie and Bricie Whiteaker visited also, and Ruby Lamb stayed with cousin Mozelle Cavener.
Tulsa reports a 51,367 barrel daily drop in total U S crude output for the week ended July 2, with Oklahoma down to 386,515 barrels and California slipping to 451,500. Texas holds steady at 867,858, East Texas up to 333,006, and overall U S production 2,098,514.
E Haldeman Julius asserts the post office used a subterfuge to destroy the June 25 issue of the American Freeman over an editorial on unemployment. He claims the ban targets free press rights and cites author Edmund Campbell may file suit to force delivery of the edition.
Scripps-Howard papers that backed Hoover in 1928 and Smith in 1932 express hope Roosevelt will justify their support. An editorial notes Roosevelt’s platform is forward looking and offers earnest prayer he rises to the crisis as Democratic nominee and potential president.
City police chief Joe Neal reports 84 arrests in June for mainly city ordinance offenses at the west end of Main Street. Authorities urge motorists entering Ada from state highways 19 and 12 to slow down near Glenwood school and park to protect children and prevent accidents in the neighborhood.
A protest filed with Secretary of State R A Sneed by John Carlock's lawyers claims the initiative petition circulated by state employees and appointees violates a statute and lacks valid signatures. The measure would tax corporations and banks 10 percent on net earnings and individuals 1 to 5 percent with surtaxes up to 10 percent for high incomes.
The U S post office ordered destruction of all copies of the June 25 American Freeman magazine from Girard Kansas under rules barring mail of material advocating treason or resistance to laws. Post office solicitor Horace J. Donnelly cited an editorial praising flintlocks and unemployed citizens while noting a Hoover critique did not trigger the order. The action had not been referred to the president.
Dr. John E. Brindl of the Oklahoma Tax Economy association says county officials are restrained only by appropriations when buying supplies. He cites modern devices enabling cost savings in record keeping and urges checks on purchases under existing law.
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