Ada Construction Progress Maintains Momentum Across Projects
Ada public and private construction continue with a new five room house open for viewing from 1 to 6 p m in Valley View Addition built by Todd and Son contractors. Irving ward school brickwork by Cowan and Company Shawnee is halfway up the second floor with 16 brick lay ers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Valley View Addition
Broadway Avenue
Todd and Son,s
Irving Ward
Cowan and Company of
Shawnee
First Methodist Church
East Main Street
Johnson's Bakery
J. O. Vernon
East Sixteenth
Dan Hays
Beeman of Ill Held in Ada Hospital After Crash
Mrs. Monta Beeman of Ada was hospitalized Saturday night after a Friday crash on a curve south of Francis. Her 5-year-old son Bobby Gene Martin and Mrs. Margaret Felter of Francis were also injured but released after treatment. Beeman recently moved to Ada from Francis and has relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monta Beeman
U. East Ninth
Ada
Francis
Margaret Felter
Beeman
Bobby Gene Martin
Oklahoma Works Progress Program Praised by Hopkins
Hopkins said Oklahoma's Works Progress Administration effort is one of the finest in the country and progressing well despite pending confirmation of W. S. Key as state director. He noted Key is being paid and the program continues, with possible replacement if confirmation stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Harry Hopkins
W. S. Key
Hopkins
Senate
Key
Thomas
D-Okla
Senator Gore
Gore
Canada
Indianola
Dustin
Hanna
Billie Jet Regains Freedom After Plea of Guilty
Billie Jet leaves jail after paying fines totaling $222.75 in the court of Justice A. WwW. Oli ver following a guilty plea to being drunk in a public place and a prior plea of guilty to vagrancy filed when she was arrested in a group earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Jet
Justice A
Oliver
Miss Jet
Sentiment for Taxing Higher Incomes Grows
Washington reports growing support in the house ways and means committee for new income tax rates aimed at higher earners while sparing smaller incomes. A “middle of the road” schedule would raise revenue by about 20.4 million annually, with top rates reaching 75 percent on the excess of ten million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Lovel H. Parker
Joint Congressional Commiittee
Majestic Sails with Rev Lee Aboard on Ocean Voyage
Rev Lee blogs from the Cunard Majestic cruise detailing ship size and amenities, meetings with fellow travelers, and reflections on studying human nature during the voyage. He notes fog near Ambrose light, mail aboard, church services, and encounters with teachers and a stylish Italian descent passenger, ending ahead to Cherbourg with plans for Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Lee
Jersey City
Paris
Perugia
Italy
George Ford Bound Over Without Bail
Ada, Oklahoma. George Ford, 40, hotel operator, faces murder trial after a preliminary hearing in district court. County Judge John Boyce McKeel ordered Ford held without bail. Ford allegedly shot his wife Mae Ford in the hallway of the East Main hotel they operated last Monday night. Dr. Sam A. McKeel testified the victim had three bullet wounds, any one potentially fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ford
Ada
John Boyce McKeel
Ford
Mae Ford
East Main
Sam A. McKeel
Clyde Kaiser
Alvis Jones
Eula Blocker
Mrs. Ford
Plans for Building Construction in U S District No 2 Rushed
Plans to complete a five building set for Union Graded School District No 2 move forward as architects and officials push for a WPA grant. The project totals 65 000 dollars with 45 percent expected from Works Progress Administration funds, plus local bonds and donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Graded School District No. 2
Public Works Fund
Albert S. Ross
Ray Stegall
Fitts Oil Field
Works Progress Administration
E. H. Moore
Fittsfield
J. W. Owens
Two Year Term Suspended For Young Ada Man
Gerald Kingsberry twenty is sentenced to two years in the state reformatory at Granite by the district court. Judge Tal Crawford suspends the sentence with monthly reporting. He pleaded guilty to second degree burglary after the state linked handwriting to the theft of clothes from John Morgan’s room at the McSwain theatre. Clothes found in a Shawnee pawn shop. Kingsberry arrested after a trip to California. The state used the Johnny Morgan pawn record to prove handwriting. He changed to guilty after bond attempts failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Kingsberry
State Reformatory
Granite
Tal Crawford
Kingsberry
Young Kingsberry
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
John Morgan
McSwain Theatre
Shawnee
California
Johnny Morgan
Tulsa
Pawn Shop
Farm Column A and M Girls Find Inexpensive Meal
Four dollars on hand and 18 guests prompted Oklahoma A and M home management students to plan a low cost buffet. Ham timbales, mixed tomato salad, parsnip potatoes, buttered rolls, iced tea, and strawberries with sponge cake formed the menu with an orange and white color scheme. Miss Mary Beth Carter praised the choices for being inexpensive and easily prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Mary Beth Carter
Home Economics
Home Management House
Summers Chapel club hosts July gathering at Mi-Jo camp
The Summers Chapel club met July 16 at Mi-Jo camp club house. Mrs. R. L. Story opened the meeting with roll call and picnic plans. Members plan a Sulphur swimming party next Friday. Annie Roper discussed corn and demonstrated scalloped corn. Mrs. Story spoke on luncheon foods and school lunch ideas. Refreshments followed served by Mrs. E. H. Hudson, the reporter, who will be Ponotoc county delegate to Stillwater for Farmers Week.
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Summers Chapel Club
Mi-Jo Camp Club
R. L. Story
Annie Roper
E. H. Hudson
Pontotoc County
Stillwater
C. L. Truitt
Lola Myrle
Lela Mae
Allen
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mr. Truitt
Stanolind Pipeline Co
Ada
Fitts Station
Ernest Jones
Wichita
Kansas
Earl Collins
A. and M
B. A. Pratt
4-H
Chester Davis
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington, D. C
E. M. Marland
C. W. Ferguson
Colorado State
H. G. Bennett
A. and M. College
Clarence Roberts
Farmer-Stockman
Oklahoma City
Harry B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
John Vaughan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Z. H. Lanter
AAA
Farmers’ Union Organization
Grange
Ford Mercer
Elva E. Duvall
Barnett to be tried in fall
Former Oklahoma state bank commissioner P W Barnett will be tried this fall on a $14,000 embezzlement charge after being bound over to district court. Bail was set at $5,000 as Sid White sought a speedy trial and county attorney Lewis R. Morris declined.
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Oklahoma City
W. J. Barnett
State Bank
Lewis R. Morris
Barnett
Justice of the Peace
Evert Crismore
Crismore
Sid White
White
Morris
Fittstown P. O. Opens for Business Under Isaacs
The new Fittstown post office opened Saturday under postmaster Elmer D. Isaacs. Equipment isn’t complete but operations start with enough to begin business. Mail from Ada leaves at 9 25 each morning and reaches Fittstown by 9 50. Located on Norris Avenue near the town center.
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Fittstown
Elmer D. Isaacs
Isaacs
Ada
Norris Avenue
Pleads Guilty to Disorderly House Charge
Clayton Blackburn pleaded guilty at arraignment before Justice A. W. Oliver. He was fined $25 with costs totaling $35.59, paid in full, and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Blackburn
A. W. Oliver
Blackburn
Local Social Notes From Vanoss Area
Sunday visits and family gatherings mark the week with Buried names and towns. Residents of Vanoss and nearby communities hosted relatives from Baker Phillips and other households while a revival began at the Baptist church led by Rev. Paul Carleton.
Local families share visits and gatherings across towns
Miss Rosie Henry visits grandparents the first of the week. Bessie Dame visits Alabama relatives. Mrs. Rena Mosier and Pauline call on Dora Parker and Tommie. Emma Gene Murphy and Ada children spend Tuesday with Sam and Mae Pevehouse and can corn. Ona Hughes and Floy Eddings stay with Mae McDaniels family. Edith Sutton and children visit her mother in law Etta Sutton. Florence Pevehouse stays with Albert and Mrs. Pevehouse near Steedman. Alford Suttons attend church at Pickett. A J Deaton visits Gaar Corner. W T Hayes and Floy visit Jones in Bebee. Mrs Hughes calls on Ethel Dame. Parkess cousin from Alabama visits relatives. Helen and Frances Pevehouse visit Donnie Tucker. Tom Hughes family visit Gaar Corner. Ona stays with Clarence Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Mosier
Pauline
Dora Parker
Tommie
Emma Gene Murphy
Ada
Sam Pevehouse
Ona Hughes
Niere
Floy Eddings
Mae McDaniel
Edith Sutton
Etta Sutton
Florence Pevehouse
Albert Pevehouse
Near Steedman
Alford Sutton
Pickett
A. J. Deaton
Gaar Corner
W. T. Hayes
Floy
Jones
Bebee
Hughes
Ethel
Local Visits and Family Gatherings Reported
Mrs G W Brown and children spent Sunday with Mrs Henry McMeans. Lois Kerr visited from Wednesday to Sunday with her sister at Lakeside Mrs Howard Jared. Miss Jessie Ginn of Fittstown visited sister Mrs Celia Watson. Mrs Lancaster called on Mrs Lillie Kerr Tuesday evening. Mrs Jewel McMeans and children stayed Saturday night with Bertha Gray. Bud Sweat Tupelo spent Saturday night with Allen Sweat. Irene McMeans stayed Sunday night with Jessie Ginn. Lois Kerr visited Sunday night with Florence Lee and Lola Fay Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Brown
Henry McMeans
Lois Kerr
Lakeside
Howard Jared
Jessie Ginn
Fittstown
Celia Watson
Lancaster
Lillie Kerr
Jewel McMeans
Bertha Gray
Bud Sweat
Tupelo
Allen Sweat
Irene McMeans
Florence Lee
Lola Fay Brown
Sapulpa Labor Celebration For Wagner Connery Bills
D A county wire union labor celebration will be staged here Wednesday night. Alfred E. Perkins, committee member, announced the parade and mass meeting will mark the passage of the Wagner and Connery labor bills.
Greatest returns for the amount invested News Classified Ads
Classified advert lists value driven investments and deals emphasizing strong returns for money spent. Highlights include savings, quality products, and limited time offers designed to attract readers seeking practical value. Local merchants promote discounted prices and clear purchasing terms.
Explosion of Boiler Costs Worker's Life
A. E. MacDonald fireman at Moore No. 2 Mitchell well in the John Fitts oil field died at 2:45 AM Monday from severe scalds after a boiler exploded around 2 AM Sunday. He was killed previously and the blast damaged nearby bottlers and drilling gear. MacDonald, unmarried with three brothers and his mother in California, was with Carl B. King Drilling and the body lies at Criswell Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements in Ada.
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A. E. MacDonald
Moore No
Mitchell
John Fitts
Fitts
California
Ada
Criswell Funeral
McDonald
Carl B. King Drilling Company
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WPA
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Lloyd Wipick
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Roy Childres
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Marvin Stokes
Flossie Roberts
Edna Gaar
Jef Connally
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Hester Hanks
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Open For Business
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McGee
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Virgle
N. N. Baker
J. P. Walker
Naomi Bradley
Cecil Abston
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R. R. Rogers
R. M. Bradley
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