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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
2
A 48 hour outbreak across Oklahoma and Kansas killed nine people and wrecked dozens of homes and a business building. Tornadoes and floods caused extensive damage from Hastings Oklahoma to Waurika and Lawton areas with federal and Red Cross relief mobilized.
May 2 to June 2 report shows overall well average dropping from 1333.24 to 1320.47 pounds per square inch with oil production at 1,585,077 barrels. Zone data indicate Zone One 772,139 barrels and 0.0622 lb decline per 1000 bbl, Zone Two 460,297 bbl with 0.0622 lb per 1000, Zone Three 51,641 bbl with 0.1321 lb per 1000.
Ada's building program revived with permits for three new residences and several remodeling projects. Grindstaff & Laves and Albert Ross each hold multiple permits for homes in Barringer Heights and Normal Heights, plus a garage apartment and a remodeling job. Major near completion projects include Cummings and Hynds buildings, with large future ventures like Aldridge hotel addition and Union Bus station planned.
Mrs Mae Lollar and John C Baker wed Friday May 29 in Sulphur before a small gathering. Mrs Baker longtime Ada resident active in First Baptist and lodge circles. Mr Baker longtime Ardmore grocer now in real estate investments. They will reside in Ardmore.
Ada Oklahoma May 26 Ada High School alumna Pauline Massey daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Massey married Phil Schillings formerly of Los Angeles California at First Methodist Church of Seminole pastor officiated bride wore sky blue sports frock with white accessories corsage of sweetpeas Attendants were Cleo Barnes Edith Harmon Marvin Hussey and Victor Page Schillings employed by the state highway department will reside locally for the present.
A list of issued marriage licenses includes Claud Whitehead of Holdenville with Alene Matthews, W M Gaddis and Lula Bray of Ada, O J Ballard and Ted Owens, Bill Hawkins and Virginia Kowey, Herman C W Smith and Beulah Rogers, Jerry Crownover and Retha Allen, Mit Looney and Alice Bowers, Arthur Aldridge and Arvella Flight, F B Flippen and Lena Hoggard, Ralph Welch and Eugenia Gales, Claude Compton and Irene Smith, L E West and Wana Mallory, E H Parks and Eula Dykes, Woodward Foshee and Anna Burleson, Roy Dryden and Laverne Gideon, Murray Giles and Mildred Merrill, and William McCabe with Helen Golightly.
Governor Marland released Eugene Roddy of West Tulsa from the Oklahoma penitentiary after the arresting officer said Roddy is likely innocent of the combined robbery charge he served eight years for. Roddy was freed on June 6.
Ada completes a new 5,009,000 gallon reservoir southeast of town built by Gibson and Gibson of Pauls Valley. The tank was cleaned, tested, and filled during final inspections. When accepted, Ada’s total reservoir capacity will reach 7,500,000 gallons, tripling prior capacity under a PWA loan and grant project.
Faris Texas June report notes Arthur Gooch to hang June 19 under the Lindbergh law. City Officer R N Baker and fellow abductee Marks defend the sentence and say Gooch deserves no mercy while voicing their ordeal threats. The piece closes with unrelated notes on June Travis Hollywood softball and Chester Morris.
Ada officials announce strict enforcement of Ordinance No. 628 governing milk sales. Permits required for sellers, labels must show grade and producer, and establishments must display grade cards. Public urged to report unlabeled milk and ensure milk is tested and properly graded by the city inspector.
Washington reports post office inspectors and secret service agents will act swiftly against anyone attempting to steal veterans bonus payments. Officials say the large scale disbursement set to start June 15 is "as nearly crook-proof as they" can make it.
The First National Bank announces a building and expansion program. Mrs. Josephine Norris buys the Central Drug building to be connected to the bank with a 50 foot Main Street frontage and 140 foot Broadway frontage. The vault will be enlarged and space freed for bookkeepers and tellers.
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat ruled the public works power program of 200 million dollars constitutional, dismissing an injunction suit by Alabama Power Texas Utilities Oklahoma Utilities and Iowa Light and Power. The decision upholds PWA allocations to ten cities across four states and supports using the 1935 acts for the projects.
Friday night storms across Oklahoma left two Pontotoc County residents dead Lester Henry 42 of Union Valley found drowned near his home and Elizabeth Johnston Pontotoc County tag agent died after attending a Camp Fire Girls retreat near Ponca City. Heavy damage to eastern farms with flooding hail and high winds plus a minor tornado east of Ada. A calf washed 300 yards downstream after its dam broke. Red Cross notes births amid disaster.
A Midwest garage is tied to a new comet discovery with credit largely given to the car owner who facilitated the observation during his time. The note credits the owner for enabling the sighting and acknowledges the collaborative effort behind the discovery.
Ada News classified ad notes sound financial guidance on maximizing returns from vested investments with practical tips and clear expectations.
L D Forman of Jefferson County bought a marrow bed near Hamonsburg Pennsylvania comprising about thirty five acres of marrow deposits formed from decayed snail bodies thousands of years old.
In Nashville President Roosevelt and thousands attend the funeral for Joseph W. Burns, longtime Tennessee congressman who died suddenly. A 60 member House and 14 senator delegation listen as ministers praise Burns during a service at War Memorial auditorium before his body is laid at Mount Olivet cemetery.
Lester R. Henry 42 a farmer near Frisco was found drowned in a roadside ditch near his home after leaving a crossroads store Friday night. A military funeral will be held at Oakman with burial in Oakman Cemetery. he is survived by his widow two sons and his mother.
Southwest Gas manager W. O. Smith fished late Thursday at Busby lake, 16 miles northeast of Ada, using plug fishing. He hauled in a five pound six ounce bass, among the largest reported in the area this season, and showed it off to friends to end doubters.
The United States consul in Sydney reports rabbit skins valued at 3.75 million dollars from Sydney alone are sent to the United States for furrier treatment, suggesting a shift in view of rabbits from pest to profitable resource.
Claude Hendon, Shawnee attorney and World War I veteran born in 1891 in the Chickasaw Nation, announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Oklahoma's Fourth District. He campaigns on neutrality and peace, supports a National Old Age Pension, and focuses on agriculture, labor, and business.
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