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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
5
The piece describes a quiet dawn interrupted by one or more flies buzzing around a sleeping person. After several failed swats the sleeper resorts to a fly swatter, chasing sleep away as breakfast looms and the alarm clock ticks.
Weather prophets Jim Transfer Couch and Carlos Hughey predicted rain by Sunday. Though skeptical, they offered a bet Thursday night. after Friday night’s weather, the writer is glad they did not bet.
Advertising literature identifies Vv. V. McNitt as chairman of the McNaught Syndicate of New York, a detail noticed by observers.
Readings from courthouse chatter reveal sharp quotes on human folly. Citizens debate gullibility and honesty while critiquing government erosion aid aimed at crime prevention.
Mayor J. D. Willoughby, 60, who never owned a car, dropped coins in his office while counting a pile of half dollars. He and city sanitary officer John Edmiston moved furniture and finally recovered both coins from the mayor's cuff.
The article highlights J E Boswell as a premier jumper in Tennessee childhood days. He recalls competing without coaching, excelling in a two hops and a jump style, never losing in county meets, and enjoying setting a pattern with hop hop jump on county court days.
Garvin Sackett of Holdenville Tribune reports a bold headline about a solar ascent. The piece frames a dramatic event as the sun climbs higher into the stratosphere, signaling notable risks and public interest.
A string of quirky downtown vignettes describes Pat Perrin grimly popping a toe after swimming, Orville Emmons avoiding water beyond a bath, two Howards singing a duet, and a downtown worker who has not bathed in almost two years.
Wylie Pap Je ter attended a Ban Johnson era baseball game in Oklahoma City and was mistaken by fans for A. O. Green. An Oklahoma City sports writer noted the man had the most dignified walk of any he had ever seen.
A circa six to seven year old Ada tale of a young businessman and his wife who cooked poorly. He praised her tea and biscuits, the wife doubted them, the cook ate them, a chiropractor was needed, and their young son recently lost a tooth.
Ada police chief Raymond Rains urges motorists to follow ten rules for safer driving. Set to be considered by city commissioners, with traffic signals planned at major downtown intersections within 30 days.
The First Christian church praised C E Cunning for 21 years as Bible school superintendent. On June 1 he completed two decades of leadership. Rev Ivan J Young lauded his faithful service as children presented him carnations, hoping he will continue serving his church and community.
J E McDonald Texas agricultural commissioner told the Southwide Agricultural and Industrial conference in New Orleans that amendments to the agricultural adjustment administration act are needed to permit US cotton sales on a protected basis. He urged a domestic cotton price of 20 cents a pound, 1 50 a bushel for wheat, and comparable domestic prices for other major crops.
P A blood stream injection of a solution of epsom salts credited with checking the venom of a black widow spider bite. Charles Meyers, 34, Walters farmer, was brought to a hospital after the bite and his condition was declared serious. Dr L J Starry said Meyers is in satisfactory condition.
Enid area deaths report two youths killed in weekend crashes. W J Morgan 35 Elk City fatally injured when hit by a car driven by Will O O Laughlin Miami Texas near Mena Oklahoma. Arthur Gopfert 18 Covington died after a collision north of Covington. his neck broken. Separate notice: Hazel McLaughlin wed Marvin Tooley July 2 in Ada with Rev Milo Arbuckle officiating.
Announcement reports the marriage of Miss Mabel Cope, sister of Dick Cope, to Mr. O S Rushing of Shawnee. The ceremony occurred Saturday evening June 15 in Shawnee with Rev. Cothran officiating. The bride wore white satin with pink accessories and pink rosebud corsage, and both families noted ties to local schools and businesses.
Wilma Laughlin and Joe Frank Turner were married Saturday evening in Holdenville at the Toney home. Only close friends attended. Mrs. Turner is from Ada and recently worked in a law office. Mr. Turner is from Konawa and employed with Crosbie Moran drilling. They will reside in Ada.
Miss Mary Ann Cunningham daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Cunningham of Seminole and Mr Ralph M Wilson of this city were married Tuesday night at 8 in the First Methodist church of Gainesville Texas The Rev M L Hamilton officiated The bride wore printed chiffon and white accessories and carried a bouquet The groom a pharmacist at Corner Drug Store is son of Mr and Mrs C F Wilson of Gainesville They will reside in Gainesville after the ceremony Hollis quadruplets Keys sisters Mary Mona Leota and Roberta aged 20 have left for a south concert tour with their mother and a friend by car
Jimmy McLarnin world welterweight champion wed Miss Lillian Cupit of Vancouver at her parents home in Vancouver. The couple left for California and a Hawaii honeymoon immediately after the ceremony.
Cotton made poor progress across the eastern half of Oklahoma in late June. Heavy rains kept conditions favorable for boll weevil damage. Weevils concentrate on older bolls, with infestation ranging from none to 1060 per acre in eastern Hughes county and an average of 301 per acre across nine fields.
Pontotoc county farmers buy more farm machinery this year than in any decade with hay mowers binders and tractors moving quickly from warehouses to fields. Dealers report rising demand for new harvest gear while repairs indicate a shift to more progressive farming though cultivators and plows sell slower.
Stillwater cotton growers affected by floods will get the same rental and parity payments as if their crops were undamaged. H. P. Moffitt, chairman of the AAA Oklahoma cotton board, says contracting producers will receive the regular rental and benefit payments in 1935 even if they plant no cotton due to flood. Regulations allow tax exempt certificates to be sold if full allotment isn’t grown.
Sam B. Durham of Oklahoma A and M extension cautions that dry weather and over grazing left many pastures poor last year with weeds re seeding. He says burning off this fall is ineffective and recalls mowing as the best option to let grass establish.
Byng's entry won the Junior baseball tournament at Oil Center defeating the Denver Junior Oilers in a doubleheader to claim the championship. They won 5-2 in game one and 3-2 in game two, with Maxwell Yeager Union Hill teams also participating. MVPs were Bernard Homer and Vaden Noble. crowds watched the 17 and under event.
Federal and county officers uncovered two whiskey caches in a concrete basement beneath an outhouse on W Twelfth Street. Albert Threat, 24, was jailed on federal charges, with Frank Threat held in Muskogee federal custody. Authorities indicated more charges relating to violation of internal revenue laws and a larger illicit whiskey operation.
City officials pressed taxi firms to craft a collision and accident protection plan. They discussed liability insurance but seek substitutes. next joint session set for July 16. May or Willoughby warned bonds may be cancelled if no satisfactory plan emerges. Sloan Taxi Economy Cab Blue Top were present. Click Taxi signaled willingness to follow group decision.
County officers moved to padlock two dance halls in Fittstown after a district court order. Judge Tal Crawford signed the padlock orders in Pontotoc county’s oil boom town, following a week of clean-up actions.
An all day Insured Mortgage Clinic was announced for Ada on Thursday July 25 by A. R. Lawes, chairman of the local Federal Housing committee. FHA representatives will interview applicants and assist with applications and financing. Hamlet Thompson and E. L. Neff will be present to help, as eastern capital funds flow into Oklahoma to support home building and improvements.
H. R. Renfro paid 25 and costs after pleading guilty to operating a slot machine at arraignment before Justice Sher wood W. Hill. The machine was returned to him upon payment. The raid by county officers occurred several weeks ago and led to confiscations in a series of actions.
The Fittstown post office is under construction on Norris avenue and expected to open in two or three days. Elmer B. Isaacs is appointed postmaster and has received his commission. Mail will travel from Ada to Fittstown by bus, with Ada to furnish the outgoing schedule.
Albert Koop 21 a poultry worker fled police after cashing a forged check in Enid. Surrounded in railroad yards he pleaded for a promise of safety then fired a shot into his heart as officers closed in, dying before arrest.
In Fort Worth on July 15 the executive committee of the Texas Young Democrats rejected a resolution to oust Elliott Roosevelt as vice president. The 16 to 2 vote labeled Roosevelt “crown prince and rubber stamp from the east,” marking the second defeat in a month. Dallas County Young Democrats previously thwarted the ouster attempt. Phil Overton urged no further actions, but his appeal overruled the chair 14 to 1.
In La Porte Indiana on July 16 Judge Worden authorized Alban Smith, attorney for D. C. Stephenson, to file an amended habeas corpus petition seeking to overturn the murder conviction of Miss Madge Overholtzer. State’s attorneys opposed the original petition as too indefinite at today's hearing.
Oklahoma City report states L B Kyle 55 attorney and former state industrial commissioner died at his home from a personal safety related bullet wound according to a coroner's verdict. The death is treated as a homicide pending investigation.
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