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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
8
Fred Kaiser, 11 years old, caught a 74 pound bass at the city lake Tuesday. It is said to be the largest bass ever caught in the lake. The photo will be kept on display at the lake for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Hamiton and Renfro Herndon depart for a four week trip to eastern sites visiting Washington Philadelphia and Boston. They will attend National League games in Pittsburgh. Hamilton and Herndon belong to the Junior High School history department. Mrs Hamilton will teach next year in the Stonewall system.
L Warr of Ada reports a local cherry harvest of 115 gallons from 25 trees with a selling price of 59 cents per gallon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gray and their Stratford family traveled to Ada as business visitors, staying for the day.
Mise Emma G Gregg, Ada junior high instructor, left today for Heavener to visit friends for a week. She plans to travel in June to California for the University of California Berkeley summer session.
Miss Ima Lora Allen who has taught in Vinita this past year returns to Ada to spend the summer vacation months.
Herbert Turner finished a term at Oklahoma A and M college in Stillwater and arrived in Ada this week to spend the summer vacation with his mother Fr. Vitney and Mr. Finley at 720 East Seventeenth.
Miss Mary Ella Hatcher of Stonewall arrived in Ada to visit sister Miss Kate Hatcher and brother Ben Hatcher and wife.
Mrs. Mary West district deputy of district 15 will visit Shawnee chapter 43 tonight accompanied by East ern Star members from Ada including Mrs. E Agnes Eldred Mrs P J Stidham Mrs J E Williams Miss Dorothy Kuykendall Mrs Robert Ferguson Mrs Marjorie Braly and Mrs Roy Chrisnan.
Miss Elizabeth Maury was moved from a Shawnee hospital to the McBride Reconstruction hospital in Oklahoma City yesterday. Her mother Mrs H Maury says she will remain there for several weeks.
Stone, a merchant from Mangum, was in Ada yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stone. Mrs. Stone joined him in Ada and will return to Mangum, then go to Memphis Texas to spend the summer at her parents’ home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morgan traveled to Tyler Texas where Mr. Morgan accepted a position with a funeral home. He has been associated with the Chawell funeral home here for the time.
Mr and Mrs J C Hynds welcomed Mrs Frank Evans and her son Lewis of Tuiss as guests this week.
J M Burdick formerly of Ada and now based in McAlester arrived in Ada for a business visit during the latter part of the week.
Miss Geraldine Houser goes to Stillwater to attend Oklahoma A and M College this summer. Her mother accompanies her and will remain in Stillwater during the college session.
Mrs. W. O. Smith is in Marietta this week visiting friends and relatives. She accompanied her mother, Mrs. D. L. Montgomery, who was an Ada visitor for some time, back to her home in Marietta.
Mr and Mrs W A Pelt and their son of Roswell New Mexico visit Ada friends. Before moving to New Mexico in 1929 they lived in the Colbert community where many friends welcome them on this visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun C. Sparks formerly of Ada now in Shawnee visited Ada Thursday and attended a dinner by the Episcopal Guild at the Norris home. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Minter left for Altus to attend the funeral of Sam G. Banks Jackson county sheriff and pioneer peace officer who died after an appendicitis operation.
J. M. Grayson and daughter Miss Yvonne Grayson left Ada Thursday afternoon for Ryan Oklahoma to visit Mr Grayson's mother. Miss Grayson will stay two or three weeks.
Longview Texas hosts Mr and Mrs M G Rachell guests of Mr and Mrs Steven Sloan. Vircil Brumley O L Lowery and spouses travel to Arkansas City Kansas for Mrs Lowerys brother Lee Roy Rushing and sister Minta Lee Rushing who finish Kansas terms. They plan to return tomorrow.
A party of Adamen returned Friday evening from a week's fishing trip in the Kiamichi mountains. The group included Otis Woods, Don Evans, Joe Kirby, Doc Croughn, Ollie Lindsey, Rh. H. Chadd and C. A. Gray.
Ed S Ratliff an Oklahoma City attorney for the corporation commission and former Ada mayor has been in Ada for several days visiting friends He attended the funeral of P H Deal last week bringing local ties to the event and confirming ongoing community connections
Mrs. Robert J. Wimbish traveled to Hueco this weekend to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. L. Gee.
Mrs. T. B. Hatcher and her daughter Miss Mary Ella Hatcher of Stonewall were in Ada Saturday visiting her son and wife Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hatcher.
Mr and Mrs W F Porte announce the birth of a daughter Friday afternoon May 27 at their home near Stonewall.
RB. P. Ellis of Tupelo attended to business in Ada during the past weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Peters are spending the day in Wewoka and will attend the golf tournament there this afternoon.
Huch Andrews of Stratford visited Ada Friday evening. Vaughn Rotenberry of Stratford attended the dance at the Country Club in Ada Friday evening.
Mr and Mrs Frank Davis and their Steedman community family move Saturday to Dewar Oklahoma where Davis will supervise the K O G yards in charge.
Mrs Frank Davis and Mrs Marion, and Mrs Burrous and son Henry Wayne of Snecane man were in Ada Friday visiting and shopping.
Little Miss Edna Jamar of the Galey community is visiting in the home of her brother Omar Jamar at 722 North Texas.
Miss Modena Stambaugh and Miss Phoebe Green, teachers in Shawnee schools, arrived late to enroll in summer work at East Central during the weekend.
Kathryn Bayless of Stratford spent Friday evening visiting friends in Ada, enjoying the social visit and catching up with local acquaintances.
Mr and Mrs H P D Amos returned from Kansas City Missouri where they attended the International Greeters convention held during the past week. Mr Amos, manager of the local Aldridge hotel, represented the Aldridge hotels of Oklahoma at this meeting.
Mrs. Herbert Williams of Wichita Kansas is at Ada bedside of her mother Mrs. Eim ma Blanks who has been seriously ill. Her condition was reported improved Saturday morning.
Howard Patterson of Oklahoma City is in Ada today visiting his wife who is staying with her mother Mrs. P H Deal at 600 East Fifteenth.
Hn. V. Dixon and Walter Gayne arrived in Ada Friday after attending a Wilco radio convention in Oklahoma City.
Tommy Bush admitted to University Hospital Oklahoma City for about three weeks of medical treatment. Mr and Mrs Flynn Ball and daughter Elaine left Ada Saturday for a several week vacation in the Ozarks.
Mr and Mrs Theodore B Jackson of Holdenvillie were among out of town guests at the wedding of Miss Jean Huddleston and F J Nabors.
Miss Marvine Brydia returns to Ada this weekend from Oklahoma City where she finished a term teaching in the city school system. She will stay through the summer with her father Fred Brydia and Dr Catherine Brydia.
Mrs. T. J. Eischeid of Norman and Mrs. A. G. Zoeller of Sacred Heart were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eischeid at 816 East Eighth.
Mr and Mrs J M Carter and J M Jr with Austin Kidwell begin a seven week East and Canada trip visiting Memphis Chattanooga Richmond Washington New York Boston Quebec Montreal Niagara Falls Chicago Detroit. They plan to return about July 20 then tour California for the Olympics.
J. S. Hinshaw superintendent of city schools and B. R. Stubbs principal of Ada high school left Ada Friday morning for a weekend fishing trip in the Kiamichi mountains accompanied by J. G. Arrington and D. F. Henley.
Pastor Dr. C C Morris of First Baptist and his wife spent Friday evening in Oklahoma City during a routine outing with no reported incidents or further details.
Philip Norris John Norris and Harold Criswell left Friday for Roswell New Mexico to visit friends at the New Mexico Military Institute and will spend several days in the state region.
College student Ferdie Deering departed East Central after the spring semester to travel through the Ozarks and other Arkansas destinations.
Mr and Mrs W C Duncan and daughter Mrs L W Cheek of 609 South Broadway returned to Ada Friday afternoon from Clovis New Mexico where they spent ten days visiting Mrs Dun cans sister.
Miss Elizabeth Wimbish a teacher in the Okmulgee city school system will arrive in Ada today to spend the summer vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Wimbish at 229 North Hope.
Mr and Mrs Ed Allison traveled from Okemah to attend the funeral services for Mrs Ed Thomas, sister of Mr Allison, who died in an automobile accident.
Harry Baublits of Mangum arrived in Ada on Sunday and joined East Central Teachers College on Monday. He is the nephew of S. M. Baublits manager of the J. C. Penney store in Ada.
Rev. W. M. Speck pastor of the Church of Christ and Mrs. Speck depart for a vacation in Texas. They will visit Mrs. Speck’s father in Cheyenne and then stay with Rev. Speck’s mother in Abilene.
Clyde Isbell and his wife spent the weekend in Ada. His wife is a summer student at the college.
John Paul McKinlevy spent Sunday visiting in Oklahoma City. The outing highlights a daytime schedule and indicates personal travel within the state.
Mr and Mrs Joe Preston Swan of Enid visit Mrs Lean and Mr Dean at their home 926 East Seventh. The stay highlights a family gathering hosted by the Swan family matriarch.
F. M. Etter of Beaumont Texas arrived in Ada for a visit with Mrs. S. M. Shaw and family at 510 South Tenth Street.
Mrs. B. G. Thomas of Guthrie arrived in Ada this week to visit in the home of Mrs. J. C. Jackson at 318 West Twelfth for several days.
Ben Henry Filmore and George Berry who have been attending St. Mary's academy in Ardmore return to the home of their aunt Mrs. J C Jackson to spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tilley of Vaness spent Sunday visiting the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Oma Jamar at 722 North Texas and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mullens at 610 West Sixth.
Edgar D. Lee of Casa Grande Arizona is expected to arrive in Ada tomorrow to spend the summer with his mother Mrs Ruby Lee and his grandparents Mr and Mrs C C Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Weber are expected to arrive in Adas this week from Bowie Texas and will make their home here again.
Mr and Mrs Joe Allen and daughter Wenona of Hartford Arkansas were guests of Mrs Emma Alletaze and family at 208 East Thirteenth during the past weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Robinett of Roff will be guests tonight in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur P. Lee. Mrs. Lee is giving a dinner for a few friends in honor of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Eldred.
The text notes the president backing a $100 million relief plan and calls for broadening reconstruction finance while opposing public works, citing broad dispersal of benefits. It mentions his Newark 1928 campaign speech favoring public works to relieve unemployment and fund inland waterways to aid farm relief and midwest development.
The article argues for a modern public works program linking the Great Lakes with the Gulf and a shipway to the Atlantic. It claims the price impact on farmers justifies building projects many times over and asserts such expenditures are vital for restoring normal conditions.
The Connally amendment faced strong support with an 86 to 3 vote. Secretary Mills urged a sales tax as an alternative to gasoline admissions, and Senator Reed quoted Mills as strongly backing a broad based manufacturers tax to balance the budget. Hatfield Howell Bailey opposed the Connally amendment while both Oklahoma senators supported it.
A state college announces a June 14 dedication ceremony for a veterans grove with Dr. E. E. Dale as speaker and Flag Day observances. Nearby meetings include Rural Conference June 8 and 9 with state education staff and county superintendents. A state report shows per capita costs for Oklahoma teachers colleges. East Central leads in lowest cost, with nationwide low costs cited by the federal bureau of education.
Allen closed for Memorial Day with a thousand attendees at Allen cemetery. American Legion posts from Allen and Ada led a brief ceremony under acting commander Alvis Jones. Val Crawford of Ada urged sacrifice and devotion, citing Washington’s soldiers. a quartet sang as a firing squad paid tribute.
Alexander McGehee died at his home in Oakman Friday morning at 2 o clock aged 7. Funeral services were conducted at the home Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock with burial in Oakman Cemetery Criswell's in charge.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thompson died at 1001 West Main Sunday at 1 AM. Funeral services and burial in Rosedale cemetery Sunday at 3 PM, Hudson-Keith Funeral Home in charge.
James M. Crumley 53 of Allen died at Guthrie at midnight Monday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 PM at the Methodist church in Allen, with burial in Allen Cemetery. Criswell Funeral Home in charge. He leaves a widow four daughters and two brothers. The column notes a woman writer asking excuses for coming home late, and remarks his wife won’t believe them.
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray reaffirmed plans to keep the state’s 92 percent Democratic votes bound to his presidential choice. He dismissed Roosevelt supporters’ bid to capture the delegation as futile and said he will nominate a candidate who does not need a professor to write speeches. He will not release the state delegation and may shift votes early if needed. Tulsa’s Pat Malloy echoed doubt about Murray’s New York statement freeing delegates.
Cecil S. Deal was appointed by the county board to serve three months as justice of the peace in the office formerly held by his father.
Rain drenched a large portion of Oklahoma last night boosting crops with a half inch in Muskogee and central regions. Electrical displays damaged power lines and a Moore booster station, forcing Norman interurbans to run on low voltage and impairing streetcar service in south Oklahoma City. Partly cloudy skies forecast.
Thelma Cherry of Enid was ordered released from the state hospital at Supply by Judge O C Wybrant after a habeas corpus hearing. Physicians testified she is sane and her husband Claude Cherry, a brakeman, allegedly conspired to place her in the institution to block a divorce filed in Garfield county.
Two principal theaters in Lubbock Texas were wrecked by bombs exploding within five minutes near 3 am. Authorities led by Police Chief Wiley L. Metcalfe and Fire Chief W. E. Twitty opened an inquiry. Theater manager C C Lindsey said threats had been received over labor tensions but he dismissed them.
In Jo Snyder Texas M. L. Wright, about 60, fatally shot his wife as she listened to the radio in her daughter's home and then killed himself with a shotgun. Wright had been estranged from his wife for three weeks. Seven children survive the couple.
The Red River Bridge company, in a suit to close the free bridge linking Denison Texas and Durant Oklahoma, has a hearing set June 6 in U S district court Kansas City. The action targets the Oklahoma end of the jointly built crossing and blocks a pay structure owned by the company. The state won a damages suit against Texas after the free crossing was completed.
Prom Monday's Daily Courier reports Harrington escaped McAlester Saturday afternoon but was found Sunday morning around 6 near Parkell. Sheriff Franklin and Deputy Stanfield arrested him while he walked toward Ross. He is to be returned to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for life for the 1924 murder of a restaurant proprietor in Oklahoma City.
Governor William H. Murray of Oklahoma wired Texans declaring he will remain committed and that he cannot see any hope in Speaker John N. Garner at the national Democratic convention in Austin on May 28.
Oklahoma City May 28 The state delegation to the Democratic national convention was urged to back Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidential nomination after a complimentary vote for Governor Murray. Over 200 Roosevelt supporters adopted the resolution with few dissents, warning continued support for Murray would be a lost cause. An additional resolution criticized Alfred E. Smith and John Raskob as spokesmen of the opposition. Pat Malloy of Tulsa, Roosevelt manager in Oklahoma, chaired the meeting and was authorized to appoint district leaders to boost Roosevelt and assemble evidence of sentiment for the delegation.
Dr. Leonard Troland, 42, Harvard research engineer and co inventor of motion picture color processes, fell to his death from a 259 foot cliff on Mount Wilson California. He ascended the peak recently with friend D Eaton during a health leave and was wandering trails near the peak not at the observatory. Born Norwich Connecticut he studied at MIT and Harvard and Bowdoin and worked for General Electric before joining Harvard in 1916 and later becoming an assistant professor of psychology.
Representative Snell the House minority leader said to reporters that he is certain the prohibition plank in the Republican platform will be liberal. He framed the stance as a key partisan issue and suggested changes reflect broader party shifts.
Secretary Mills urged against large public works and new bonds, arguing for a balanced budget and reduced borrowing. He said employment would best be revived by private industry, despite complimenting Alfred Smith for supporting the president's broader program.
Truman Harrison county attorney reports an attorney general opinion allowing about 6000 dollars from old protest tax accounts pre 1920 to be spent on urgent needs. The excise board and county commissioners may allocate funds to highways and other minor uses as the year ends. A remaining balance near 14000 dollars could cut next year’s levy.
U. T. E. Myers, general manager of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, announced the 500 mile race on Monday will not be broadcast due to a failure to reach financial terms with broadcasting companies. The race had previously aired on a national network for several years. Myers said newspapers worldwide would provide the exclusive story.
Ada classified ad highlights high return options for investors and emphasizes smart spending. It promotes value deals and practical tips for maximizing gains from smaller budgets.
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