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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1935
Page
8
Tyree Derrick formerly of Ada and now a St. Louis attorney spends several days visiting relatives and friends. Mrs B B Johnston of Enloe Texas visits Ada with her daughter Mrs Gaylord Mac Millan at 609 East Twelfth Street.
G. E. Newman of Los Angeles, California, is spending several days in Ada attending to business interests.
Mrs. Ina Odell of the Harrel Kerr Dodson law offices is due back Saturday after a week in the Ozarks. Her absence was noted by colleagues during the vacation period.
Miss Edna Tipton left Monday for Spaulding where she teaches. She spent the past three months vacationing in Ada with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ross Tipton of 339 East Seventeenth Street.
Ross McNeill of Hennepin Oklahoma visited friends in Ada Sunday and is identified as a former student at East Central State Teachers College.
Woodrow Erwin comes back to Clovis New Mexico after a two week vacation in Ada with his parents George and Mrs Erwin and other relatives and friends.
Miss Leola Odell daughter of Mrs Ina Odell leaves Monday for Okay and Lockesburg Arkansas to spend the summer with relatives.
W. A. Delaney Jr. spent the weekend in Tulsa handling business interests and visiting his parents, returning home afterward.
Miss Mamie Gilmore of Anadarko spent the weekend in Ada with her parents Mr and Mrs I F Gilmore.
Dennis Petty formerly of Ada now a probate attorney at Wewoka spent the weekend in Ada visiting relatives and friends. He is noted for his professional move and kinship ties in the region.
Mrs. Mabel Grigsby from Clarita visited Ada as a guest of friends on Monday.
Mrs J K Reed and Miss Nancy Hemlar have returned from a week’s vacation in Louisiana with Miss Hemlar’s mother and other relatives and friends.
Miss Enid Holloway and Miss Lucille McCleary returned Monday from Denver Colorado where they spent the past week attending a convention of the National Education Association.
L. B. Adams of Allen trans acted business and visited friends in Ada Monday.
Mr and Mrs H D Amos come back Monday evening after a month vacation in California visiting various points and returning home.
Mrs. D. C. Abney traveled to Sulphur for a several day stay before returning to Edinburg Texas. She was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Massey in the early week.
Mrs J O Manning left Saturday for Wharton Texas where she will spend a month visiting relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs V A Hardin returned to Holdenville from Ada where they stayed as guests of Mr and Mrs Carl Shamblin Their daughter Jean Hardin who had been visiting returned home with them
Morgan Wood of Gladewater Texas, formerly Ada resident, spends the week visiting friends and handling business interests in Ada.
Mr and Mrs John K Keylor of Bristow visit Mr and Mrs C J Keylor and family at 312 E Twelfth Ada. Miss Pauline Austelle from Stonewall visits Ada friends. Miss Adrianna Vreeland travels to Tulsa after sister Mrs W G Moser falls ill at St Johns Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Ray Prichett return to their Fort Worth Texas home following a brief visit in Ada with friends.
Miss Artie Buchanan of Chickasha is visiting here in the home of her sisters Mrs. Guy Meaders and Mrs. Wayne Wheelock.
U S Dept of Agr notes hogs 1 500 head with 270 direct trade and uneven demand. prices up 10 to 15 cents from Tuesday, top 9.55 for 190 250 lb hogs, 150 1890 lb range 8 90 to 9 50 for sows 7 85 8 15. Cattle 4 000 head calves 800 mainly slow with some weakness to 25 lower for feeders and calves. choice heavy steers up to 11 25, grass fat cows to 5 75. Lambs 25 price top noted with native lambs early.
Prices listed include 8.35 and 8.50 for best held stock, with most sales ranging from 5.00 to 35.00, and medium yearlings at 5.40. Figures suggest a brisk cattle market with varied bids and limits.
Chicago auction reports firm butter at 23 3 4 to 24 1 4 for extras and 22 1 2 to 23 4 for firsts with 93 score creamery specials and 92 for extras. Eggs also steady at 15 312. Prices unchanged.
Chicago reports U S Department of Agriculture data showing total U S potato shipments at 510 with light supplies and slow demand for old stock and slightly stronger demand for new stock. Prices vary by region with California long whites at 1 70 to 1 75 per cwt and other regions listing U S No 1 cobblers and bliss at 1 25 to 2 10 per cwt.
UP Poultry reports live chickens about steady in Chicago on July 10. Hens above 4 1 2 pounds quoted at 16 1 2. Leghorn hens 13, rock fryers 19 20, colored 17, rock springs 22, colored 20, rock broilers 17 18, colored 16. Leg horn chickens 2 pounds up 15, small 14, bareback chickens 13 to 15, roosters or turkeys 11-15, young white ducks 4 1 2 ths up 15, small 12.
Chicago traders faced higher prices as crop prospects remained unsettled led by a weak harvest, with southwest demand signaling competition for new hard wheat. Cash basis at Hutchinson rose 2 to 3 cents. futures showed mixed moves with oats and corn down and provisions fluctuating.
Wheat No 2 red ranges 84 to 87 cents with new samples at 81. Corn No 2 yellow 88 to 88 1-4 cents, No 3 yellow 86 to 88. Oats No 2 white 35 1/2 to 36 1/2 cents, No 3 white 33 1/2.
New York July 10 cotton quiet as weather reports supported trading and covering within a narrow range. Mid afternoon market held steady near Tuesday's levels. Futures closed 2 to 4 points higher, spot middling reported at 12.45.
New Orleans July 10 spot cotton closes steady with an 8 point rise. Sales reach 867 with low middling at 11.73 cents, middling 12.48, good middling 12.93. Receipts total 333 and stock 338,366.
New Orleans reported July 10 AP Cotton futures ended steady with net advances of 2 points.
Hearings on claims of many Indians to the Jackson Barnett oil fortune opened in Henryetta before special commissioner Miss Louis R. Klein appointed by Federal Judge R. L. Williams. Hundreds of eastern Oklahomans attended. proceedings expected to last several days.
Calgary July 10 Gene Ross of Sayre Oklahoma captured open calf roping honors with his calf tied in 2015 seconds as Harry Knight from Banff Alberta, a noted drone buster, made a dramatic comeback ride to win first place after two years of riding injuries.
Paris July 10 France launches its first domestic air mat service with four planes scheduled to depart from Le Bourget. Officials mark the milestone as a new era in national air travel.
The redesigned air mail service aims to deliver daily postal between Paris and distant provincial cities, expanding rapid communication across regions. It showcases improved routing and faster cross country shipments under the new postal program.
Pi-Sam Lanks of Clinton, who managed the 1930 gubernatorial campaign of William H. Murray, said he is ready to enter a state wide campaign for repeal of Oklahoma's dry laws as soon as signaled.
Para Brazil July 19 Juan Ignacio Pombo resumed his flight from Spain to Mexico City after a temporary halt when his plane crashed on the south Atlantic. He departed at 6 a.m. from Para for Marajo Brazil before continuing the journey.
A Baltimore county cloudburst killed McCelland Johnson, 32, whose truck plunged into six feet deep water on the Philadelphia Road ten miles from Baltimore. The vehicle left the road and overturned in the flood.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon for Charles H. Easter age 15 who died after being thrown under the wheels of a locomotive while riding a train in Tulsa. He fell from the side of the moving train on an adjoining track.
Louise Dorothy Williams of Oklahoma City was awarded a student scholarship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, announced today.
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate on July 10 a slate of postmaster nominations naming Earl Witten of Pauls Valley Oklahoma and Watson L Thurson of WeWoka Oklahoma among others for appointment.
P Sam McCracken 53 Camden county farmer was convicted in circuit court of fatally shooting former Camden county judge Jim Colvin after a crops dispute last October. The jury deliberated one hour and McCracken was sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant testified the shot was in self defense.
Mrs. May Hendryx aged 55 died in a Winfield hospital after taking poison upon discovering her husband Louis Hendryx had fatally shot himself with a rifle. County officers reported the incident occurred July 9 in Winfield Kansas.
Oklahoma City real estate man Jasper Hawkins, convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses in a deal with B. D. Pilley of Bentonville Arkansas, was paroled today by Governor Marland. Hawkins began serving at McAlester prison May 4 1934 for a three year term.
Tulsa July 8. Bill Skelly the wealthy oilman fights to hold his empire as Mission Corp audits move through the Skelly Building. W G Skelly, 56, Oklahoma Republican committeeman, may be ousted as head of his firm in October with potential costly repercussions for Mission and its partners Tidewater Oil.
In this suspenseful instalment reporter Charles Morden is dead and lawyer Fisher outlines a bold theory. Peter Malone impersonates Frank B. Cathay by forging signatures and stealing identification to cash a check and emulate Cathay's life, drawing journalist Bleeker and publisher Griff into a dangerous scheme as Stella Mockley awaits in the hotel lobby.
In the next installment Fisher senses a plot and heads out to locate Mrs. Bianche Malone. The pursuit advances the mystery as new clues surface and dangers mount.
July 10 report notes two city commissioners Pratt and Skelly say they will not oppose Senator Huey P Long, surrender seeming imminent. Mayor Walmsley criticizes, while Earhart and Gomila abstain from the declaration. The Long Walmsley feud intensifies after violent electoral clashes.
Otto Pamplin of Durant found guilty of manslaughter in the March 21 slaying of Bonnie Woods at a gypsy camp near Bennington. Jury deliberated 20 hours. four year sentence recommended. Pamplin claimed Woods killed by gypsies. trial showed he quarreled with Woods and had been drinking.
The document lists multiple district leaders and staff across Districts 6 7 7A and 8 including administrators chief engineers finance supervisors personnel directors office managers and project supervisors in Enid Guthrie Lawton Hobart Weatherford Woodward Clinton and surrounding areas with names such as Monte Dillingham Rhonda Stevens Myron Tresclose Rex Lee and J C Gabbard among others.
The oil industry keeps an optimistic tone despite a spotty refinery market and high crude output. Imports rise and California shipments fall, narrowing gains in gasoline demand while refiners hope for improved movement this month. Local notes include revival plans and community social events in Harden City and nearby towns.
Rome reports Italy will raise over 120000 troops for an "inexorable" drive against Ethiopia. Mussolini’s first command reshapes East African operations with new divisions to be formed from 1909 1910 and 1912 classes. D Annunzio vows support while blackshirts prepare for mobilization and orders expected soon.
Evelyn Bandy, Beulah Wilson, and Ruby Wilson spent Sunday with Mrs. Wade. Hester Wilson visited Rachel Tharp. The Scrogginses of Cotton Creek Bridge shared Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Scroggins. Numerous families, including the Bandy and Tharp households, hosted relatives and friends over the weekend with swimming at Happy Land and gatherings in Oakman and Francis.
S. P. Green, socialist gubernatorial nominee in 1934, will speak at Galey near Ada on Wednesday July 17 at 8 pm. His subject is A Finished World. The general public is cordially invited to attend and hear him.
A call to attend the day evening meeting to remember and participate in the service. Residents are urged to come out and support the ongoing efforts and community work.
Misses Ollie Dollie and Vivian Horton visited Waddie and Mary Vickers Sunday. Guests at J A Williamson’s home included Mrs Chester Uhlich and Virginia Lea Tupelo and others from Stonewall, plus Mrs Jim Odom and Flora Burpo. Mrs Bud Price attended Floyd Davis’s funeral in Allen. Horton hosts Wednesday night entertainment. Eddie Melville stayed with Perry family Union Valley. Flora Burpo in Konawa. Jim Odom to Fittstown for work. Doss Davis of Ardmore visiting Art Davis. Everyone attends Sunday school. invitation to bring guests.
Merrell W. Donahey roadhouse proprietor and former Osage deputy sheriff was found hanging in a Crystal Mine building near Cardin after joining a group of men for a shower. Attempts at resuscitation failed. Ottawa County Attorney A Clark ordered an investigation.
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