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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1928
Page
8
Mrs. Charlie Gregg of Shawnee is visiting this week as a house guest of Mrs. A. M. Gregg and other relatives. She formerly lived in Ada as Eddie Mae Horn and attended East Central school. She is the niece of Mrs. Free Donoho and Mrs. J. B. Hill.
Herbert M. Ogg president of Ogg Petroleum returned to his Muskogee home after attending business in Ada and Pontototde county during the past several days.
E A Hill of Muskogee vice president of Ogg Petroleum returned home yesterday afternoon after attending company interests in and near Ada during the past few days.
Gov Henry S Johnston traveled through Ada yesterday en route to Atoka and McAlester where he spoke at Democratic meetings last night and today. The governor and party planned to return to Ada this evening for the Democratic meeting there.
Miss Janette Grimes of Oklahoma City arrived in Ada yesterday to spend the week as house guest of Miss Loraine Thomas and friends. She plans a Sulphur weekend visit with relatives.
Mrs A J Hoover Jr Mrs Coleman Griffith and daughter little Miss Joan and F Miller were through Ada today en route to Ardmore and Wilson Mrs Griffith who resides in Norman has spent the past several days in Seminole visiting Mrs Hoover who is her sister Mr Miller will vacation at his home in Ardmore
F S McNabb of Atlanta arrived in Ada yesterday to attend to various affairs today. H L Abbott of Little Rock arrived in Ada yesterday and is handling matters of business today.
Miss Louise Duncan leaves Ada after staying with Miss Lorena Cole and friends who attended the East Central summer term. She returns home to Shawnee.
G Craven of St Joseph Missouri visited Ada yesterday and is handling interests there today.
Mrs. Margaret Sumter and her daughter Margaret Adair with niece Exie Fritz from Oklahoma City arrive in Ada tonight as house guests of Deputy U. S. Marshall and Mrs. R. O. Sumter and family at 303 West Fourteenth street.
S. M. Shaw travels to New York and other buying centers to purchase an immense stock for Shaw's Department Store. He believes this fall and winter will bring strong business and plans to attract buyers from across Oklahoma with ample goods.
Mrs L A Maxey and daughter Elaine arrived in Ada from Omaha Nebraska and will stay with Mrs Q O Johnston and family. The Maxeys, former Ada residents, plan a short visit with relatives as Mr Maxey is due August 1 to join them for several days.
Miss Enda Brown returns to Shawnee after visiting Ada as guest of Miss Muriel Edwards and friends. She teaches in the Shawnee schools.
Gene Phillips and Jimmy Jones Jr of Ft Smith Ark spent last night in Ada as house guests of Herb Beck and fellow Kappa Alpha Phi members. They are part of the Beta Beta chapter at Ft Smith.
Miss Geraldean Moore traveled from Ada to Oklahoma City yesterday after several days away handling business matters.
Mr and Mrs W E Edwards and daughter Muriel Jo travel with Mrs Edwards sister Muriel Edwards to Quinton to visit their mother Mrs L M Edwards. Miss Edwards teaches in Shawnee schools and attended East Central this summer.
Hershel Melton, a college student living with his aunt Mrs. A. M. Stuart in East Central, left today for Cement Oklahoma to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Allen Melton. Mr. Melton plans to teach this year at New Lima near Wewoka.
Miss Thelma Lou Ingram returns to Tulsa this morning after visiting friends in and near the city. She travels home from an extended stay in Houston Texas as a guest of relatives and friends.
Miss Lucille Stroud of Ardmore will return home today after spending a year in Ada attending East Central State Teachers College.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Smith of Okmulgee spent yesterday in Ada visiting relatives. Mr Smith works with the 8S and Q Clothiers in Okmulgee and was formerly with that company locally. Mrs Smith is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Henderson.
Miss Nellie Lewis departed this morning for her Guthrie home after several days' stay in town.
Miss Lewis visited Ada guests of her sister Mrs K L Jones during her Ada stay and also visited friends in Sulphur.
Miss Peggy Brinson, a longtime student at East Central, completed a summer school term and has returned to her home in Henryetta.
Miss Exie Fritz travels back to Oklahoma City yesterday after a stay in Ada as house guests of Deputy U. S. Marshal and Mrs. R. O. Sumter and family at 303 West Fourteenth Street.
Mrs M P Hatch of 909 East Thirteenth street left this morning for Nocona Texas to spend a few days visiting her son Theodore Hatch and his family.
W. R. Ramsey of the W. R. Ramsey Oil company returned to his Oklahoma City home Saturday afternoon after a brief business trip in and near Ada.
Miss Louise Duncan of Muskogee journeyed through Ada yesterday en route to her home after a week of vacation and visiting relatives in Sulphur and Ardmore.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Flannigan of Muskogee left this morning for an extended visit with relatives and friends in southern Texas after a weekend in Ada with Mrs Flannigan's sister Mrs L R Thomas and family.
Miss Juanita Lyons, a student at East Central during the summer term, has returned to her Sulphur home for a vacation visit with her parents and other relatives.
G. B. Steele of Hannibal Missouri arrived in Ada last evening for a several days visit as house guest of his mother Mrs Maude Steele and his sister Mrs Tom McCarty, Mr McCarty and daughter.
Mr and Mrs O L Hughes and their children who recently moved to Ada have traveled to Arkansas to visit relatives and friends as house guests for the coming weeks.
H. McNees of Seminole connected with the I. T. I. Oil company spent part of the day in Ada handling business matters and visiting friends in the city.
David Stephens of Shawnee arrived in Ada for a weekend business visit. He was noted as a visitor during the Saturday period and was frequenting local business circles.
John Fitts and Byron Sledge travelled to Clarita today to investigate reports about the McCraw well. The officials collected data and prepared a preliminary assessment of the site conditions and possible yields.
Dr Charles Decker of the University of Oklahoma arrived in Ada today to attend to business and visit.
C I Huss of Ardmore has spent several days in and near Ada attending to oil business matters.
J. K. D. Shaffer of Oklahoma City with the Shaffer Oil company is in Ada for a few days to review company interests in the county.
Fred Smith of Tulsa arrived in Ada Saturday for a week end visit.
Mrs Art Barker of Holdenville makes a short visit to see Mr Barker who is employed as a day clerk at the Harris hotel.
Halph Andrews of Pauls Valley arrived in Ada Saturday evening and spent the week end visiting friends. John Gilmore of Allen was an Ada visitor Saturday evening. Miss Daisy James of Clinton, who has visited during the past several days as house guest of Mrs. Marie Bailey, has gone to Allen to visit other friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. McFarland of the Harris hotel returned from Sapulpa where they were weekend guests of Mrs. McFarland's sister Mrs. H. R. Haas and Dr. Haas. They also visited other relatives and friends in Tulsa.
J. R. Shepherd of Wewoka arrived in Ada yesterday for a short business visit.
Mrs. Marie Rodke Bailey traveled to Oklahoma City to see her daughter Miss Ta wanah who is under treatment at University Hospital. Ta wanah is improving and recently underwent a tonsil operation.
Miss Audrey Kennett spent Saturday night visiting in Seminole. E. W. Morgan of Holdenville was a weekend visitor in Ada. W. A. Everett of Dewey arrived in Ada Saturday evening for a few days visit.
O E Everett from Bartlesville arrived in Ada on Saturday to handle matters here during the weekend.
Daily Miss Giales Egerston of Topeka Kansas completed a trip home from an extended visit with relatives in Texas and Louisiana, traveling through Ada yesterday on the way back.
Miss Marguerite Youngman of Tulsa arrived in Ada at noon yesterday for a week as guest of Miss Mable Cramer and friends. She will visit relatives in Sulphur before returning home.
C Dunn of Tulsa arrived in Ada on Sunday and spent yesterday tending to various interests. W V Rodgers formerly of Kansas City, visiting Ada during the past fortnight, left today for Chicago to pursue training at an electrical school.
Mr and Mrs Randall R. Wilson of Dallas Texas are visiting in the city for a brief stay. The notice notes their presence and plans to spend several days touring local sights and attending events.
City visitors stayed with Mrs Randall’s parents Mr and Mrs R E Bell at 315 S Broadway during their eventful visit in the city.
Miss Naomi King of Oklahoma City traveled through Ada this morning en route to Sulphur for a weekend visit as a house guest of relatives and for a short vacation.
Miss Juanita Foster arrived in Oklahoma City last evening after a weekend stay in Ada as a house guest of Miss Gladys Forbes. Forbes and her parents recently moved to Ada from Seminole.
H McNess of the I T I Oil company returned to his Seminole home after a short business visit in and near Ada.
G W Caughton of Shawnee representing Gypsy Oil company traveled to Ada as a business visitor yesterday, joining other out of town visitors for meetings and engagements.
Mrs. Bud Northcutt and her children of Harrah Oklahoma are visiting Mrs. Northcutt's parents Mr and Mrs W M Heard. Mrs Northcutt who has been ill for some time is unimproved.
Mr and Mrs B A Sugg visiting the city as guests of Dr Alfred R Sugg and Mrs Sugg 1100 South Stockton ave have left for Fayetteville and Ft Smith Arkansas to vacation and visit a few days before returning to Helena Arkansas.
Miss Gloria Ann Davis arrived in Ada from Wichita Kansas and plans to visit August in Dallas with relatives and friends after a few days with Ada hosts.
Herbert M. Ogg of Muskogee and president of Ogg Petroleum arrived in Ada for a few days of business regarding company interests in the county.
Miss Miriam Jones leaves this morning for Guthrie and Oklahoma City to visit relatives and friends as a house guest for the remainder of the week.
C. F. Jackson of Oklahoma City representing Studebaker Motor company arrived in Ada yesterday to manage business matters and attend the opening of the Studebaker agency in the city.
Mr and Mrs R B West host Mrs Wests sister Miss Pauline Barnes of Shawnee as a houseguest for a few days with family hospitality and social notes.
Mr and Mrs Roy Tidwell and their daughter Mrs Walter Green have gone to Texarkana to visit Mr Tidwell's relatives.
E. P. Kraettli of Tulsa representing Continental Oil company spent the weekend on a business visit in Ada, meeting local officials and touring facilities.
Oklahoma City July 23 The attorney general's office was asked by State Auditor A S J Shaw to appeal to the state Supreme Court from Judge Hal Johnson's Tecumseh ruling that the state must pay for highway construction in Pottawatomie County done under extended contracts. Contractors argued payment for work completed and highways paved.
Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire, eastern Republican director, forecasts the coming presidential contest to be the most hotly contested since 1892. He expects Hoover to win, cites Democratic fundraising, and notes concern over a Massachusetts senate race. He also comments on Raskob’s selection and GOP strategy.
The Interstate Commerce Commission and Texas Railroad Commission held a joint hearing on the Kansas City Mexico & Orient railroad sale to the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system. Santa Fe offered 414.50 a share for about 5 000 Orient shares, for 735 miles of line between Wichita Kansas and Alpine Texas, deemed fair value.
Reports from New York and Mexico City detail violence amid Obregon assassination fallout. Luis Morones, ex minister of labor, was wounded and in hiding after agrarian leaders pressed his resignation. The Agrarian union seeks expulsion of labor party members and bolstered action against Morones and other officials.
Traces of an ominous mood linger after the assassination while authorities traced the slayer to Manuel Trejo who fled to the United States. Mourning for Capt. Emilio Carranza softens public sorrow and pledges of support for President Calles grow nationwide, fueling optimism for the future.
Martin C. Williams and Leonard Barton, both sought for a Pryor Oklahoma bank holdup, were captured in a St Louis house by a team of Oklahoma officers and 16 detectives. Roosevelt Barton aided the investigation by locating the two suspects. Both men admitted entering the Salina State bank, holding the president at gunpoint and taking the cash.
The 1926 census reports Roman Catholic membership at 18,604,850 in the United States, up nearly 20 percent from ten years earlier. Catholic churches totaled 18,939 in 1926, up from 17,375 in 1916, with the census noting ongoing counts for several Protestant groups.
Six weeks on the Brule River at Cedar Island lodge have transformed President Coolidge into an adept angler. He now uses dry flies exclusively, with daily four hour practices and catches of about 18 trout a day. Reportedly he often lands two fish per cast, using a two-fly setup to target shadows near rocks under the guidance of an Indian guide.
David C. Stephenson, former Indiana Klan leader, declined to tell Attorney General Arthur Gilliam the true story of Madge Oberholtzer’s death, saying a statement could jeopardize his chances for release from his life sentence and that his lawyers were not present.
After playing before Ada fans weather permitting the Ada Independents will depart Thursday morning for Broken Bow in the Kiamichi mountains for a three game series with that club. Manager A Green will take a full roster of players many of whom will spend several days in the mountains fishing following the series.
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