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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1936

Page

8

Gulls Summer in Ada Attend DeMolay Conclave Visitors

Mr and Mrs Jimmie Gull of Tranton West Virginia arrived in Ada to stay the summer with Mr and Mrs O S Lindsey at 530 East Eighth. The Gulls are former Ada residents. Several locals including Charles Shaw Denver Davison Jr Clifford Green Clifton Green Robert Guest and Warren Taylor left Thursday for Stillwater for a three day state DeMolay conclave and will return Sunday.

Jimmie Gull Tranton W. Va Ada O. S. Lindsey East Eighth Gull Charles Shaw Denver Davison Jr Clifford Clifton Green Robert Guest Warren Taylor Stillwater

Ada Visitor Elsie Felton Returns for Summer Months

Miss Elsie Felton, long time teacher in Tucson Arizona, returns to Ada to spend the summer months with her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Felton.

Elsie Felton Tucson, Ariz Ada Sam Felton

Mrs Acker Visits Ada During Vacation from Longview

Mrs B H Acker of Longview Texas society editor of the Longview News and Journal is visiting relatives in Ada with her brother in law C A Acker and family and spent the day with friends.

B. H. Acker Longview Texas C. A. Acker Stonewall Ada

D E Fitzgerald of Seminole Visits Friday

D E Fitzgerald of Seminole attended to business interests and visited here Friday.

D. E. Fitzgerald

Eastern Star District Officers Meet in Local Masonic Hall

Mr and Mrs E C Stockton of Sulphur attended a district officers meeting of the Order of Eastern Star at the Masonic hall here Thursday evening. Mrs Stockton is a district deputy. Mrs Merkle Burton of Maud attended a similar officers meeting in Ada Thursday evening.

E. C. Stockton Order of Eastern Star Masonic Hall

Miss Myrtle Coleman Heads to California Vacation

Miss Myrtle Coleman plans a two week trip to California starting Saturday. She will be joined by friends in Wichita, Kansas, for travel and sightseeing.

Myrtle Coleman Points California Wichita Kansas

Furman LaRue Visited Ada After East Central Ties

Furman LaRue of Wanette visited friends in Ada on Friday. He is a former student of East Central State Teachers college.

Furman LaRue Wanette Ada East Central State Teachers College

Professor Wallace Family Return Home

Prof and Mrs A M Wallace and their children return from Los Angeles, where Wallace pursued graduate work at the University of Southern California. They are due today or early next week and will be at 1011 East Fourteenth.

A. M. Wallace Los Angeles

Corporal Goodrich Re-enlists in U.S. Marine Corps

Corporal William E. Goodrich of Ada has re enlisted at Parris Island South Carolina and will be sent to the Naval Operating Base Hampton Roads Virginia for transfer to the Asiatic station for general assignment. He is the son of Mrs. Belle Haines of Fitzhugh.

William E. Goodrich Ada U. S. Marine Corps Marine Barracks Parris Island S. C Naval Operating Base Hampton Roads Asiatic Station Corporal Goodrich Belle Haines Fitzhugh

N B Haney Jr Returns Home From NM Military Academy

N B Haney Jr has returned to Ada after attending New Mexico Military Academy in Roswell. He is the son of Mrs. Joseph Walker.

N. B. Haney Jr New Mexico Military Academy Roswell, N. M Ada Joseph Walker

Crisill Returns From Oklahoma City Hospital Stay

Ef. H. Crisill has returned home after a three week hospital stay in Oklahoma City following a major operation.

EF. H. Crisill Oklahoma City

Mrs. Tolliver Heads to Enid for Weeklong Vacation

Mrs. Ed Tolliver left Saturday for Enid for a several weeks vacation. Mr. Tolliver accompanied her and will return Monday.

Ed Tolliver Enid Mr. Tolliver

Miss Marguerite Caudle Arrives in Ada for Month Stay

Miss Marguerite Caudle of Muskogee arrives in Ada for a month long visit and will be employed at the Western Union office here.

Marguerite Caudle Muskogee Ada Western Union

Miss Colins Teaches Violin Weekend in Oklahoma City

Miss Helen Colins, violin instructor at East Central State Teachers College, is spending the weekend in Oklahoma City.

Helen Colins East Central State Teachers College Oklahoma City

Hair Couple Stop in Ada on Weekend Visit

Mr and Mrs Floyd Hair visited Ada as guests of Mr and Mrs Floyd Eoff over the weekend. They were en route to their Seminole home after a two week vacation at Hot Springs Ark and in Texas. Mr Hair is manager of the Western Union at Seminole.

Floyd Hair Ada Floyd Eoff Seminole Hot Springs Ark Points Texas Mr. Hair Western Union

Mrs Byrd Travels From Home To Visit Albany Relative

Mrs Annie Byrd left recently for Monteagle Tennessee where she will visit for a short time before going on to Albany New York to spend several weeks with her daughter Mrs Alfred Benjamin and family.

Annie Byrd Monteagle

Dallas Family Visits Local Relatives for Short Stay

Mrs. Maud Bledsoe and her son Joe Frank from Dallas are in town for a few days to handle business and visit relatives and friends.

Maud Bledsoe Joe Frank Dallas

Rainbow Girls assembly trip to Muskogee

Mrs. E. H. Schroeder and a group of Rainbow Girls departed Monday for Muskogee to attend a two day Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls. Passengers include Beth Norris Lorraine Ross Mary Sue Smith Bodie Holiday and Pell Marie Coker.

E. H. Schroeder Rainbow Girls Muskogee The Order of Rainbow Mrs. Schroeder Beth Norris Lorraine Ross Mary Sue Smith Bobdie Holiday Pell Marie Coker

Byrne Couple Vacation in Ada Visit

Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Byrne of Sherman Texas spent the weekend in Ada at the home of her daughter Mrs. George Bizzell located at 609 East Ninth.

T. W. Byrne Sherman, Tex Ada George Bizzell East Ninth

Truman Cook Visits Ada For Friends and Business

Truman Cook of Coalzate visited Ada today to tend to personal matters and attend to business engagements.

Truman Cook Coalzate Ada Tonday

Baublits Family Planned North East Trip

Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Baublits and their children will travel from Ada to Washington New York and Niagara Falls and other northern destinations. Mr. Baublits will attend the International Kiwanis convention in Washington. They expect to return to Ada in about three weeks.

S. M. Baublits Washington New York Niagara Falls

Mrs Maggie Miller Headline Fragment

Mrs. Maggie Miller of 601 North is referenced in a partial Tuesday Daily item. No further details are readable about her case or context.

Maggie Miller North

Family heads to Kiamichi mountains for week fishing

Cherry and her brother Frank Anderson of Shawnee along with their father and Miss Myrtle Frantz of 119 West Seventeenth will depart Wednesday for a weeklong fishing trip in the Kiamichi mountains.

Cherry Frank Anderson Shawnee Myrtle Frantz West Seventeenth Kiamichi Mountains

Miss Hazel Dearman Returns from Fitzhugh Visit

Miss Hazel Dearman has returned from a weekend visit with her parents at Fitzhugh.

Miss Hazel Dearman Fitzhugh

Mrs Andrew Hardin of Tulsa Visits Relatives Tuesday

Mrs Andrew Hardin of Tulsa attended to business and visited relatives in Adam Tuesday, sharing time with family and catching up on news in the town.

Andrew Hardin Tulsa Adam

Miss Robbie Wane Returns From Seminole Visit

Miss Robbie Wane was welcomed back after spending several days in Seminole visiting friends and handling business affairs.

Robbie Wane Seminole

Ada Woman Suffers Emergency Operation in New Mexico

Mrs. R. B. Faunt LeRoy, who left Ada June 15 to visit nephew Bernard Anderson in Silver City, N M, became seriously ill and underwent an emergency operation Tuesday evening. She is mother to Mrs. Joe Beck and Fred Faunt LeRoy and grandmother to Miss Bobbie Dean Faunt LeRoy. Son Owen Faunt LeRoy, from Breckenridge Texas, flew to be at her bedside.

R. B. Faunt LeRoy Ada Bernard Anderson Silver City N. M

Dickersons Visit Texas Relatives Before Arizona Return

Mr and Mrs Guy B Dickerson and their children Guy Jr and Bunny Jo left Tuesday for Texas to visit relatives before returning to their home in Arizona Mr Dickerson formerly coached at Ada High School.

Guy B. Dickerson Guy Jr Bunny Jo Texas Arizona Dickerson Ada High School

Mrs Dan Lanier Returns FromArkansas Visit

Mrs Dan Lanier came back Tuesday afternoon from Locksburg and Okay Arkansas after several weeks visiting relatives in the area and nearby homes.

Dan Lanier Locksburg Okay, Ark

Holdenville man Tom Anglin visits Ada for business

Tom Anglin of Holdenville spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Ada visiting friends and handling personal business.

Tom Anglin Holdenville Ada

Ada Sister Bides With Unchanged Illness At Local Hospital

Mrs. Jack Francis of Wichita Falls Texas arrived in Ada to be with her sister Mrs. Dan Brunson Jr. whose condition remains unimproved and who has been moved to a local hospital for treatment.

Jack Francis Wichita Falls Tex Ada Dan Brunson Jr

Williams heads to Camp Rio Medina for thirty days

Charles Williams departed Wednesday for Camp Rio Medina near Kerrville Texas where he will spend the next thirty days.

Charles Williams Camp Rio Medina Kerrville Tex

Obituary Isaac Hamilton Evans 72 dies at Ada home

Isaac Hamilton Evans eighty two on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Ada Oklahoma? Funeral services were held at Nazarene church Thursday afternoon at 2 30 Rev Haley Messer officiating. Burial in Rosedale Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. He leaves a widow Mrs Yalda Evans five daughters Mrs Elmer McDonald Mrs Edward Odom Miss Lorena Evans of Ada Mrs J A George of Stonewall and Miss Willie Evans of Henryetta.

Isaac Hamilton Evans West Nazarene Church Haley Messer Rosedale Keith Funeral Chapel Evans Yalda Evans Elmer McDonald Edward Odom Lorena Evans Ada J. A. George Stonewall Willie Evans Henryetta

Mrs. J A Youngblood dies at 45 in Allen

Mrs. Joe Anna Youngblood 45 of Allen dies at 1 20 a m Thursday at home Funeral services were held Thursday at 4 p m at Conway Criswell Funeral Home She leaves a daughter Lucille Tate of Allen and two sons James E Tate and Howard Tate of Allen

J. A. Youngblood Joe Anna Youngblood Allen Conway, Criswell Funeral Home Youngblood Lucille Tate James E. Tate Howard Tate

Emma Mary Gresham dies at 56 in Stonewall home

Mrs Emma Mary Gresham wife of F C R Gresham dies at home in Stonewall Saturday at 2 30 a m Funeral services held at Stonewall Baptist Church this afternoon Rev James of Naz arene church officiating Burial in Stonewall cemetery Keith Funeral Chapel in charge Surviving are husband Roy Gresham of Stonewall three sisters Mrs E E Walker Mrs Calie Mayo of Wichita Falls Texas Mrs Nellie Gresham of Oklahoma City and brother S S Maynard of Fate Texas

Emma Mary Gresham F. C. R. Gresham Stonewall Baptist Church James the Nazarene Church Stonewall Cemetery Keith Funeral Gresham Roy Gresham E. E. Walker

Mrs. Molian Immotichey Dies at 73 in Lawton

Mrs. Molian Immotichey age 73 died in a Lawton hospital early Saturday. Funeral services will be from the Methodist church at Yellow Springs cemetery near Jesse with Rev. Keith in charge. Survived by daughter Mrs. Harriett Burnett of Ada area. husband Rev. Robert Immotichey noted Indian leader died May 28, 1934.

Molian Immotichey Lawton Yellow Springs Jesse Keith Harriett Burnett Ada Immotichey Robert Immotichey

Death of Miss Jessie Dees at Wapanucka

Miss Jessie Dees 16 of Wapanucka died Friday night at a local hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday in Wapanucka with burial at Wapanucka Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home handled arrangements. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs H A Dees seven sisters and three brothers Nily J G and E O Dees all of Wapanucka.

Jessie Dees Wapanucka Criswell Funeral Home

Mrs Hazelwood 85 Dies. Rites Set in Stratford

Mrs. H. W. Hazelwood, 85, died Saturday at noon at her Stratford home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Stratford Baptist Church with burial in Stratford. Criswell in charge. She leaves her husband, H. W. Hazelwood.

H. W. Hazelwood Stratford Baptist Church Criswell’s

Rowena Rogers dies at local hospital June 13

Rowena Jewele Rogers daughter of Mr and Mrs E H Rogers of Ada Rt 4 passed away at a local hospital June 13 at 10 00 p m Funeral services were conducted Sunday June 14 from the chapel of Criswell Funeral home at 334 p m Rev Hog

Rowena Jewell Rogers E. H. Rogers Ada Rt. 4 Criswell Funeral Home Hog

Execution date looms as Gooch seeks talks with wife

Williams reports Gooch plans to speak with his estranged wife Mrs Mary Gooch before execution. Their six year old son Billy Joe may witness the event. Adella Gooch, the prisoner's mother, failed to halt the sentence and appealed to lawyer W F Rampendahl in Muskogee for a Washington visit to see the president. Rampendahl said time is insufficient. he could not reach Roosevelt during the president's Muskogee stop.

Mary Gooch Billy Joe Adella Gooch W. F. Rampendahl Gooch Muskogee Washington Rampendahl Roosevelt

Deceased Remains Interred at Rosedale Cemetery

Gatt of Allen officiated at the burial in Rosedale cemetery. The deceased is survived by her parents a brother William Rogers and grandparents Mr and Mrs A C Chambers and Mrs Bessie Rogers.

Death of Mary Ruth Cude at age three near Fittstown

Mary Ruth Cude three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs L J Cude died Monday at 5 pm at the family home near Fittstown. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Rex X cemetery near Bebee with Rev John Downs officiating. Interment followed with Keith Funeral chapel in charge. Survived by parents a sister Bettie Lou and a brother Willie Joe.

Mary Ruth L. J. Cude Fittstown John Downs Rex X Bebee Keith

Jil Production in Sudden Rise

Tulsa report shows a national oil production jump of 26 982 barrels daily for the week ending June 13 bringing total output to 2 965 639 barrels. Oklahoma rises to 567 250 barrels while Texas declines to 1 147 700 and Louisiana falls to 75 145.

Oklahoma Tulsa The Oil and Gag Journal East Texas Louisiana Kansas Michigan California Rocky Mountain Okla Rem. of State West Texas N. Cen Tex E. Cen Gulf Cst West Tex North la Calif Arkansas Rd East Fields N. Ig Mt. Area U. S

Simpkins Loses Telephone Suit in State Supreme Court

Oklahoma City June 16. R C Simpkins lost his bid to block the state corporation commission from interfering with telephone service at Jesse Pontotoc county. He had started a line from Fittstown to Jesse and protested Southwestern States Telephone Co filing to serve Jesse. The commission denied his petition and cited him for contempt, fining him 50 dollars.

Oklahoma City R. C. Simpkins State Supreme Court Corporation Commission Jesse Pontotoc County Simpkins Fittstown Southwestern States Telephone Company Southwestern Heas Supreme Court

Writ Denied After Authority Question Ruling

The court held the subject was without authority to enforce any order as no other company competed in the field at the time. His application for a writ was denied.

Market summary from Oklahoma City cattle hog and sheep sale

Cattle 1500 head and calves 700 sold with steady to uneven demand. Feeder steers and yearlings steady to lower, grassers slow. Hogs active with prices up to 9.85 top and 9.95 for small loads. Sheep 600 head, native lambs 23 cents lower with top at 10.25 and bulk 9.00-10.00.

Oklahoma City U. S. Dept. Agr

Grain market mixed as crop losses cited and Canada imports eyed

Chicago wheat prices rose late on larger offerings but gains were trimmed by news of Dakotas and Montana crop losses totaling 52 million bushels. December marked a season high, but settlements were unsettled. July, September corn and oats edged higher with provisions mostly unchanged.

Chicago Dakotas Montana Minneapolis Canada

Kansas City Livestock Prices Report

U S Dept of Agriculture notes hogs around 9.50 to 10.05 for 170 to 270 pounds with top 10.05 and sows 8.25 to 8.83. Cattle about 3,500 with calves 800, fat cows dull and lower grades steady, bulls easier. Sheep 500 with spring lambs uneven but mostly steady to weak, top native lambs 11.00 and most 10.50 to 10.85.

Kansas City U. S. Dept. Agr

Poultry and Produce Prices in Chicago Deliver Mixed Firm Signals

June 17 price bulletin lists live poultry with 28 trucks. hens, leghorn, Plymouth rock, white rock, and colored varieties show varied per pound rates. Butter and eggs firm with creamery specials around 29 to 30 cents. eggs at 21 to 22 cents for graded and local firsts. storage and current receipts also noted.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Springs Plymouth Rock Plymouth White Rock

Potatoes Steady as U S Dept Reports Mixed Stock

Chicago June 17 Potatoes on track 247 total U S shipments 620 new stock best stock steady supplies moderate demand slow sacked per cwt Arkansas Bliss U S No 1 good quality 4.90 Oklahoma heated decay U S No 1 partly graded 3.00 25 U S No 2 best 2.75 showing decay 2.25 cobblers U S No 1 3.80 California white rose U S No 1 4.00 fair 3.80 partly graded 3.70 U S No 2 3.05 Idaho russet Burbanks U S No 1 3.85

Chicago U. S. Dept U. S Arkansas Bliss Oklahoma

Spot Grain Wheat and Corn Prices in Chicago Report

Spot grain prices in Chicago on June 17 show no cash wheat sales. Corn figures list No 1 mixed at 64 and No 5 mixed at 60, with various yellow classes ranging from 59 1/2 to 64 3/4. White corn prices include No 3 white at 70 and sample grades around 58 1/2. Oats show No 3 white at 26 3/4 to 28 1/2 and No 4 white at 25 1/2 to 26 1/2 with sample grade 23 1/2.

Chicago

Cotton Futures Rally on Short Covering in New York

Cotton moved higher in New York as traders covered shorts in near month and July, with road demand by commission houses. July rose to 11.95, curb trading around 11.80 to 11.95 while March hovered near 11.35, after earlier gains of 11 to 20 points before easing.

New York Axv Tve

Death Row Inmate Gooch Appeals Clemency From F D R

June 17. Arthur Gooch, condemned under the Lindbergh kidnapping law, appeals to Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt for clemency as he awaits execution at the state prison. He describes his account of the Texas officers kidnapping across the state line and asks if circumstances warrant hanging a man.

Mcalester Arthur Gooch State Prison Franklin D. Roosevelt Gooch Okmulgee Texas Oklahoma

Large Turnout of Women Delegates Expected at Democratic Convention

Miss Molly Dewson says six states have certified 67 women delegates, more than the Republican Cleveland total, with women from all states likely to double or triple that number. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger and four women in government posts including Frances Perkins are slated to attend. The women’s plank committee is led by Rep. Caroline O'Day to propose platform planks.

Mary Elizabeth Plummer Associated Press New York Molly Dewson Philadelphia Miss Dewson Democratic National Committee Anna Roosevelt Boettiger Roosevelt Anna Frances Perkins Nellie Tayloe Roca Wyoming Mint Josephine Rovche Colorado The Treasury Rs. Blair Bannister Virginia Carter Glass U. S Worman Caroline O’day

Police Report Details Weird Insurance Fraud Plot

Los Angeles dispatch reports District Attorney Baron Fitts unveiling a flot of self-inflicted injuries used to fraudulently claim damages from car accidents. Five Long Beach residents were arrested after a covert radio setup captured the staged incident including punctured tires and a rolling pin assault at a home. The Jenkinses and Briggs, Bone, and Biggs face grand theft and mayhem charges while a sixth suspect, Henry Groseclose, is held in connection with another staged accident in which $8,000 was claimed.

Los Angeles Baron Fitts Long Beach Harold Jenkins Alta Elton Miner William Bone Martin Biggs Briggs Bone Charles E. Griffin Jenkins Biggs Bone Ping Biggs Long Beach Community Hospital Jenkinses Griffin Henry C. Groseclose el Paso Tex

Nations Near Lift of Italy Sanctions Ties

Paris report says 51 nations that voted to sanction Italy over Ethiopia aggression near agreement to lift anti Italian economic penalties by the June 30 Geneva assembly meeting. France balks while Britain may push talks. Mussolini’s leverage shifts Russia toward revisionist stance.

Paris Italy Ethiopia Assembly Geneva League Leon Blum Chamber Eduuard Soullier Popular Front Benito Mussolini Germany Russia Moscow London

Oklahoma tax review halts protest by railroad on Tulsa taxes

The state court of tax review issued an order today disallowing the protest by the St. Louis San Francisco Railway company to payment of 7746 dollars in taxes assessed in Tulsa county.

Oklahoma City State Court of Tax Review St. Louis San Francisco Railway Company Tulsa County

State Supreme Court reinstates Okemah attorney license

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement today of W. H. Dill an Okemah attorney whose license to practice was revoked eleven years ago. The state bar governors had recommended the return of Dill's license.

Oklay State Supreme Court W. H. Dill Okemah State Bar of Governors Dill

Greenwood Archers Introduce Night Archery in Oakland

The Greenwood Archers of Oakland start night archery as a new sport noting that yew bows perform better in cooler night air and aiming must be lower than daytime.

Oakland Cal Greenwood

Roosevelt Links Labor as Commodity to Monopoly in Speech

In Dallas at the Texas centennial, President Roosevelt said economic control by a few has made labor a commodity. He urged restoring democracy in opportunity, warned against monopolies, and called for federal action and a broader good neighbor policy with Mexico and the Americas. He cited reforms and a rising national confidence.

Dallas Roosevelt Cotton Bowl Centennial Stadium Mexico Little Rock Ark Texas United States Republic of Americas Empire of Texas

Oklahoma City police probe beating during robbery attempt

Homer Evans of Sallisaw was held today as Oklahoma City detectives investigated the beating of an elderly man in a robbery attempt that occurred near the Oklahoma City Britton road a week ago. Newt Burns, an Oklahoma City detective, questioned Evans who was held awaiting further inquiry.

Oklahoma City Homer Evans Sallisaw Britton Newt Burns J'ahoma City Broisn Evans Wveskoree

Black-Draught Praised For Constipation Relief

Mrs. Joe G. Roberts of Portersville Alabama says a friend recommended Black-Draught long ago and it proved its worth by relieving constipation and preventing bilious headaches. The purely vegetable medicine offers relief from constipation and biliousness.

Joe G. Roberts Portersville Ala

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