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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
6
Saturday and Sunday visits fill Ada and Francis scenes with numerous families seen at homes, shops, and aqua activities. Residents including the Har ris, Gaylor, Williams, Chism, Hunt, Elliott, Kellogg and Kelley families appear alongside friends and neighbors during weekend errands and gatherings.
Brother A. E. Ford began a revival here on Saturday night with Bro. Birch assisting. A community social and family visits are noted. local sports include a soylet baseball game against Colbert boys and a defeat for our team. School starts Monday and residents hope for a strong year.
The revival ended Friday night, July 10, at a local venue with three new converts. Baptism followed Sunday, July 12, at the Holleum Underhill farm. Dean Rhodes of Roff visited relatives here. Ice cream gathering Saturday afternoon at Lonnie Brown home included Abbe Sasser family, Will McNeill family, and Offelean and Y. Q. Cantrell. Betty Peterson and son from Ada and Mrs. Allen of Tulsa joined Rube Peterson family for Friday night visit. Willie McNeill stayed Saturday night with Offelean Cantrell.
Rev Gregory conducts a thriving revival at the Baptist church with two conversions and two new additions. The column also notes visits, family news, travel, and arrivals, including births Eddie Lee to Mr and Mrs Leonard Etchieson and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Bill Whitsett. A memorial piece honors Albert Sutton with a school farewell poem and reflections on faith and reunion.
Evelyn Bandy spent Saturday night with Edith Bolen of Francis. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Bandy announce the birth of a boy on July 13. Mother and baby are doing fine. Several families, including the Bandy, Wilson, Scroggins, and Williamson households, visited friends and relatives across nearby towns this weekend.
A Saturday night revival begins at a local place on June 18 with attendees urged to bring guests. Sunday afternoon ball game between High Hill and Lula ends 11 to 0 in favor of High Hill. The text notes several social visits: Hart Sweat with Lindon Ogee, Mannie Lee Ginn with Lois Sweat, Stella Mae Rowe with Irene McMeans, and multiple gatherings among the McMeans, Ginn, Kerr, and Watson households.
Yarberry spent Friday night with Lorraine and Edith Riley. Mr and Mrs Clarence Tiner are the proud parents of a baby boy born last Sunday night.
William H. Murray former Oklahoma governor told a Goltry audience he opposes most New Deal policies including social security and gold policy. He warned of despotism within three years if current trends continue while urging a return to constitutional principles and criticizing bureaucrats.
The column reports hot dry weather with need for rain affecting corn cotton and gardens and notes school start dates and local teachers. It mentions election outcomes and urges voting for the best candidate on the 28th. It covers social visits and a brief political update on federal funds and a new social security plan.
Governor Marland announced the state welfare board will apportion eight dollars per person for Oklahoma destitute aged for July, same as June, with dependent children also to receive aid on the same basis. Relief will be paid from a one million dollar state fund and later reimbursed by federal matches as before.
Newt Steele a Battery C national guardsman was brought to a local hospital around 2:50 AM after being run over on a highway six miles west of Ada on the Bebee road. He suffered a badly broken upper right arm and facial abrasions. He and companion Lloyd Young, both unmarried Worstell residents, had been walking home from town and lay down in the road when struck.
The incident awoke Young who intended rest, as a passing car struck Steele and fled. Ray Young of Oil Center later came by alone seeking home, but did not stop to help. Steele received treatment while Roy Keller, chief of police, investigated the event.
Gentsey Clark and Etta Reynolds and Lawn Ragan, negroes, were released by authorities probing the Sunday morning robbery of R. C. Morris and Homer Langley north of Ada. A further white man is sought for the hijacking after Morris and a companion lost 75 dollars while transporting hay to Wewoka.
County sheep raisers and interested growers gather Saturday in the office of county agent J B Hill to outline the date for the county annual sheep tour. The event will be planned to showcase local flocks and best practices.
In late July or early August a meeting is planned to draw up the itinerary for the occasion. The agenda centers on scheduling activities, responsibilities, and timing to ensure a smooth event plan.
Q. W. Hardie of the Key apartments was treated at a hospital for facial and head cuts after an unidentified man struck him and felled him to the pavement. Police were seeking the assailant.
Southeastern State Teachers college will hire James C. Loveless of Saginaw Michigan as the next basketball coach. Loveless, current head athletic coach at Arthur Hill High School, succeeds Bloomer Sullivan who takes a leave of absence to pursue a master's degree.
In Ada News the classifieds advertise higher value for certain investments and returns on vested amounts. The notice highlights financial options, terms, and potential gains for readers considering securing funds through trusted channels.
Mrs. C. W. Adams of Murray Kentucky praises Syrup of Black-Draught as a reliable laxative for children after thirteen years of using Thedford's Black-Draught powder for herself. The notice emphasizes trust in the syrup for youngsters and continued use by adults.
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