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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
4
This column laments public neglect and urges citizen duty amid debates on Hoover era policy and Tinkham amendments. It critiques tariff changes and rural aid while noting local Ada tax impacts, court reform talk, boll weevil control, and regional political shifts.
The lengthy trial neared its end with Kinsey grilled by Pryor and Mayhue’s case highlighted by a claim of a coerced loan and a planned meeting at Bromide. Witnesses described a road encounter on June 1 1928 and a controversial check writing under fear of violence. The bridal section and reception followed the proceedings with notable attendees from Ada Seminole Marshall and Tulsa.
The chamber passed a farm relief bill creating a federal farm board with a 500 million dollar fund to aid farmers through advisory councils and stabilization corporations. President Hoover asked for 150 million dollars immediate appropriation. Senator Robinson of Arkansas led Democratic opposition to republican pledge rhetoric while supporting timely passage. A wedding of Miss Juno Malone to Dale Boren in Ada Oklahoma is reported with details of ceremony and flowers.
Oklahoma City reports four deaths from weekend automobile accidents across the state. In Norman Mrs. Frank Boggs, 48, was killed when her car hit a truck. her husband, driver, was not expected to survive. Mabel Mason, 16, of Meeker died after a ditch plunge blamed on defective steering. Ed Fern of Hugo and a Bartlesville-Tulsa highway crash added fatalities amid injuries. Funeral services for Ed Stewart were held. R J Kelley faces second degree manslaughter charges in the related crash that also killed Walter Stewart and Estel Gossvenor.
A nationwide campaign labelled National Insect Killing Week runs July 7 to 13 to educate the public on the health and property damage caused by house flies mosquitoes roaches bed bugs and other pests. Backed by public health officials entomologists and manufacturers it aims to mobilize a human army to exterminate insects with a multi state effort led by experts and authorities. London reports horse Cragadour may yield proceeds to Lord Astor if victorious at Ascot while Washington notes 99 year old Mexican War survivor Owen Thomas Edgar remains a Bible reader at the John Dickson home.
Members of the Business and Professional Women's club met at Miss Adrianna Vreeland’s home on East Fifteenth Street and adopted a new constitution. Officers for the coming year were elected led by Mrs. Annabelle Sweeney as president and Miss Minnie McCain as first vice president with Dr. Coltrane and others in key roles. The next meeting is a picnic at Glenwood Park on June 28.
Seven prominent Oklahoma bankers met with the state highway commission Gov. Holloway and attorneys to discuss a proposed 150 million road bond issue. Immediate 100 million and 500 million within three years were floated amid talks behind closed doors.
J P Pool, 76, died Thursday evening at his Ada home. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 3 from Asbury Methodist church with Rev W E Bowers and Rev A N Avery officiating. Interment followed at Rosedale cemetery. Pool was a longtime Ada resident with a trusted reputation.
Claude H. Castlebury aged 35 died Friday night at 10 30 at the family home three miles north of Ada He was a World War veteran and had tuberculosis He recently returned from a government hospital Funeral services were held Saturday at the First Baptist church Rev Morris and Rev McCain officiating The body was buried in Rosedale cemetery with American Legion honors
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Fred Latta Jr died Saturday at 1 PM at the family home in Portland Park. Funeral services are set for 2 PM this afternoon at Rosedale cemetery.
Funeral services for Judge Howard West were held Saturday at 2 PM from the family home on West Ninth Street with Rev. A N Avery officiating. West was among Ada’s oldest bar members, locating here before the first railroad and briefly practicing at Center when it was a court town. He also served as United States commissioner when the federal court was established locally.
W F Harn aged 49 died Monday afternoon at 2 45 in a local hospital after a brief illness. A brief funeral service was held at Criswell's funeral parlors by Rev A N Avery. The body was taken to Oklahoma City for interment. He and his family lived at 728 East Tenth street and he had worked for two years with the Sinclair Pipeline Company.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court held Tulsa can refuse Eve H. Bell a sewer tie permit until she refunds the city the costs paid to contractors, reversing a Tulsa county district court ruling. The decision accompanies other cases including mortgage foreclosures, promissory note actions, and a land damages dispute involving Carter Oil and Osage Indian land.
The Oklahoma senate appropriations committee weighs four measures funding new facilities for five institutions. Proposals include a 225000 dormitory at Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha by Gordon Gray, a 200000 education building at Ada by Lester E. Smith, and a 100000 physical education building at Panhandle A and M College in Goodwell by Wade H. Loofbourrow. A 250000 nor new building for Oklahoma A and M College and 250000 for the University of Oklahoma are pending.
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