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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
8
At a Tuesday meeting in Wewoka Mrs J W Roper Ada president of the fourth district assisted the chapter in planning the district convention scheduled for July 18 in Wewoka.
Mrs. Haliburton of Allen was in Ada on business today. Dr. Ernest A. Canada of 1617 South Belmont underwent an appendicitis operation in the Ada hospital this morning and is reported doing nicely.
Friday's Daily Brice notes Seaenine of Allen attending to business in Ada and Misses Ida and Florence Standridge of Vaness shopping in Ada.
Mrs Jack Barton and her small son FE P have returned to Miami Oklahoma after visiting Mrs Barton s parents Mr and Mrs W E Harvey at 1102 East Ninth Ada. They were joined by Miss Neva Lee Neff who had been Mrs Barton s house guest. Joe Cantwell has been visiting his father W C Cantwell in Oklahoma City and reports gradual improvement after an automobile accident. It will likely be another week before he can return to his office.
J. W. Clark former vice justice of the Oklahoma supreme court and his family have moved into the Busby home at 905 South Townsend. He is associated with Blaine Gilbreath in a new local law firm.
Cc Holloway of 1001 North Hickory has been very ill for several days but is reported to be slightly better today.
Mrs. Jimmy Lee Greenberg of Millcreek, Mrs. Ema Warmack and Mrs. L. M. Smith departed today to Oklahoma City to join a guided tour to Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Litt and their children of Jayton Texas have returned to their home after a week visit with relatives in Ada.
Miss Monta Price of Roff visited Ada Saturday for bargains in used fruit jars at Jeter Hardware on West Main. Dwight Morelock hosted Mr. Duncan of Coalgate High School and Mr. Moorelock. they traveled on to Coalgate to handle business before returning Tuesday. Wendell Morelock, son of Mr and Mrs G L Morelock, is recovering from appendicitis after a Saturday to Sunday illness.
The wedding of Miss Mary Frances Crabtree daughter of Rev Ira L Crabtree Chandler to Clayton Carter Ralls of this city took place Sunday at 2 20 p m in Wesley Methodist church Oklahoma City with many friends and relatives attending
Beatrice Moore a college student spent the weekend at her home in Wapanucka. Mrs FE Hennigan and daughters left for Amarillo Texas to visit Mrs Hennigan's sister Mrs Wade Barringer. Bartley Meaders of Snyder visits his parents at 521 8S Broadway. Mr Harrison works with the Oklahoma highway department.
Mr and Mrs C Q Webb of Dallas invited Mrs N H Deering, sister of Mrs Webb, to Ada where the Webbs were family day residents yesterday. Alex Crumley of Allen attended Bishop Cannon's lecture Tuesday evening. Nora C Vaden leaves Thursday for Chicago for the Century of Progress expo and will visit Hubbard Lowery in Chicago.
Evelyn Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs D W Walker living near Steedman died Thursday night at 8 o clock Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Red Springs cemetery Rev Watt Alexander Methodist minister officiating Keith Funeral Chapel in charge She is survived by her parents three brothers and three sisters.
Small son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil A. Johnson died at the home southeast of Jesse Monday night. Funeral services were held from the residence on Tuesday at 3 PM, burial in Stonewall cemetery. Surviving relatives include the parents a brother and a grandfather.
C B McClafferty, age 69, died June 26 in a local hospital. Funeral services were held June 21 at 16 o clock in the morning. Burial at Rosedale cemetery. Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Surviving relatives include niece Mary CC McClafferty of Youngstown Ohio and nephew C W McClafferty of Fern Dale Michigan. both attended the services.
Wheat traded around 66 to 65 cents per bushel with steady demand. Corn prices quoted at 45 cents per bushel for shelled and 50 cents for some lots. Oats listed near 28 cents per bushel with mixed offerings.
Cattle numbers around 1 200 with calves 300 and cattle steady after a weekly decline. Good yearlings 5.25 to 5.50, plain cattle 3.00 to 4.25, butcher cows 3.00 to 3.25, bulls 1.50 to 2.25. Hogs active with rail top 4.45, bulk 4.10, sows 3.30 to 3.65. Sheep 400 with lambs 25 higher, top 7.25 for fancy natives, bulk 6.00 to 6.95.
U S Agri reports hogs 6 000 700 direct slower. top 4 50 on 200 220 ths. Cattle and calves steady to higher with top 6 25 on choice yearlings about 950 sizes. Sheep active. lambs up 15 25, yearlings strong to 15. ewes 1 75 2 50.
Chicago buyers and sellers report steadiness in butter with LP butter at 12,043 lots, creamery specials 93 score trading 23 1 4 to 3 4, extras 92 at 22 3 4, firsts 88 89 around 19 1 2 to 20 1 2, and 86 87 for seconds. Egers quotes 13 891 with no change in prices.
Poultry live prices posted in Chicago on June 21 show hens 9 1 2 to 10 1 2 cents per pound leghorns 8 to 1 2 cents roosters 1 2 turkey 10 to 11 spring ducks 8 to 9 old 5 to 7 geese 6 1 2 leghorn broilers 11 to 13 rocks 15 to 17 colored 14 to 16.
Chicago June 21 The market reports strong cobblers and steady trumphe amid good demand and moderate supplies. Arkansas Oklahoma and North Carolina show varied quality with prices quoted for U S No 1 and old stock while Wisconsin round whites and Michigan russets see limited activity and prices around 1.59.
Traders priced in hot weather signals and poor crop reports lifting wheat and other cereals. Spring wheat futures rose on American and Canadian prospects while winter wheat faced damage concerns from Illinois and Indiana. September and December corn contracts reached season highs as prices closed buoyant, up 2 index points.
Yesterday trading closed with carn up 1 2 to 3 cents, oats gaining 1 1 4 to 4 5 8 cents, and provisions showing a mixed session from 12 cents decline to a 2 cent rise. These shifts reflect uneven demand and supply pressures across the grain and pantry staples.
Chicago markets show No 2 red wheat at 77 1 4 cents and No 2 hard at 76 1 4. No 2 mixed 75 1 4, corn No 2 mixed 44 1 2 to 1 2, No 1 yellow 46 1 4 to 1 2, No 1 white 46 1 4 to 1 2. Oats No 2 white 22 1 2 to 3 4, No 3 white 31 3 4 to 32.
Moderate volume of business with light offerings and steady prices. October contracts touched 9.52, finished near 9.49 with 8 to 11 point gains on the day. Futures closed steady to 14-16 higher while spot remained quiet at middling 9.40.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on June 21 closed steady with a 15 point rise. Sales reached 393 while receipts totaled 1,205 and stock stood at 840,355. Prices: low mid dling 8.74, middling 9.24, good middling 9.64.
New Orleans reporting that cotton futures closed steady with net advances of 13 to 15 points on the day.
Major Hugo Askew of Enid head of the Oklahoma American Legion toured the state to inform members and veterans about recent cuts in veterans' compensation. He spoke at a noon Aldridge hotel luncheon in Allen seeing that compensation was reduced from 33 to 100 percent until amended to cap cuts at 25 percent for hospitals and service-connected cases.
Oklahoma City reports on prior bond coupon handling by Sam A. Pollard ex assistant secretary of the school land department who testified he received cashable checks for bond coupons and that no other officials benefited. In Atoka County a $200 reward was offered for Ada Davis’s death after authorities investigate a possible motive and the governor ordered a formal probe.
Sem A Pollard former assistant Oklahoma land commission secretary testified before a Senate committee he took the money from bond coupons. An audit of the land department shows a shortage about 48000 dollars. He joked with senators and said the shortage may be less or more while claiming immunity from criminal prosecution.
Mansfield report says Rev. William K. Mackey and W. H. Oberlander claim an endurance golf record from 4 a.m. to sundown. Mackey used 695 strokes and Oberlander 710 as they completed 150 holes.
Federal officers led by Dan Stormont captured 540 gallons of whiskey in Pontotoc county from a site near Rosedale cemetery. Frank McCauley was arrested and jailed. 54 ten-gallon kegs were poured out and burned. The whiskey was reportedly hidden under hay and stored for future use. Officer Stormont operates statewide from Hernietta.
Oklahoma shows brighter economy in May with 22 469 workers and weekly payrolls of 457 436.71. April had 21 146 workers and 440 829.19 in payrolls, while a year ago 21 972 workers and 503 277.15. Average weekly earnings were 20.35, down from April and last year. Flour mills glass and textile industries led gains.
Mrs. Jessie Morgan in Pontotoc county reports tours of gardens at Maxwell Vanessa Union Valley and Rofs with more than 40 vegetable varieties. Wind and rain badly damaged cabbage in about nine tenths of the gardens while gardeners plan for canning drying and budgeting to feed families through the year.
Ada chamber members discussed road funding from the federal government and a forestry camp project linked to the Francis Wintersmith mark. A Fourth of July celebration fund drive and a flood control project for Clear Boggy creek were announced. A meeting with the state highway commission was set for Friday morning. Milk safety and water testing were described as ongoing public health efforts.
Pontotoc county shows strong general health amid summer heat as typhoid fears ease. Dr. M. M. Webster reports only one or two cases and credits inoculation programs in schools and communities for preventing outbreaks.
Mrs. Hugh Simpson faced assault and battery charges in Justice Sherwood Hill s court. She pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial. A Wednesday verdict found her guilty with a five dollar fine and $29 in court costs, totaling $34. The defense has given notice of appeal. She is alleged to have attacked a neighbor earlier this month.
Martha McPheeters urges careful prep before canning season. She advises inventorying and testing equipment, especially steam pressure canners, to ensure safe efficient operation.
The U S Department of Agriculture will send S W Holman to Oklahoma City to lead cotton grading classes for a summer session at Oklahoma A and M College from July 3 to 22. Clay Potts and H W Staten expect 50 plus enrollments with thousands of cotton samples for grading practice.
Oklahoma City and Tulsa brewing charters issued by the secretary of state. A $10,000 company here was rejected temporarily until its name is amended to remove the word beer. The Progress Brewing Co backed by John F Kroutil plans a $500000 plant if beer is legalized in the July 11 election.
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