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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
6
Rural parish notes a well attended singing event at Parish Chapel with many neighbors listed among attendees and visitors. The write up also records widespread social visits, family dinners, church activities, and a large obituary after the death of Travis Metcalf, including his family's farewell tribute.
Dev D E Pendergraft of Ada filled his regular appointment here Sunday and Sunday night to a large crowd. Numerous Ada residents and visitors from Stonewall Tulsa and Oklahoma City visited local families over the weekend.
Sunday visits common as residents share calls with neighbors and relatives. Names include Vernon Roberts Tess Smith Mabel Smothers Skaggs Braden and others visiting local households in Pickett area.
The note describes Sunday school and evening singing at a Holiness church with an upcoming foot washing and sacrament service on June 27. It also lists visits and gatherings at homes, church events, a district Sunday school rally at the M E church, and multiple family and neighbor visits around Ada, Holdenville, and nearby areas.
Travis Norman born December 12 1906 died May 8 1937 age 30 years four months and 26 days. He leaves to mourn his wife Gladys four children Preston 10 Etta Mae 9 Wilma June 8 and Earl 3.
Laverne and Wanda May Van Winkle of Citra spent Saturday night with sister Mrs. Kirt Woodall. Mrs. Henry Phillips and daughter Thelma Lee with Herman Phillips visited Mr. and Mrs. Wade Phillips and family. Lula Knighten and Betty Lee spent Monday with Lorene and Louise Knighten. Emrogene Donald and Pete Phillips called on Henry Phillips of Black Rock. Hubert Horne is ill. Horace Hunter was a Ada visitor. Wade Phillips home Sunday guests included Marshall and Dortha Erwin J. R. and Martha Ella Bryson Mrs. Henry Phillips and daughter of Black Rock and Herman Phillips. A party given by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Erwin and family Saturday night was well attended. Attendees included Kenneth and Mr. Misenheimer Joe Till.
The notice lists individuals including Jessie Wafford of Halls Hill and Juanita Kinley of Allen along with Dortha and Marshall Erwin and others from Brook Haven Citra and nearby areas as part of the ongoing docket. The document names residents Mildred Woodell Herman Donald Vera Emogene Phillips Earl Thompson Alvin Frederick and family members in the proceedings.
Community notes reveal a well attended church gathering on Saturday night and Sunday with numerous visits and family shows of support. Names include Howard Jared Kerr Gibbs Cross Curlee Sweat Kerr Watson Spence Spence Rowe Leslie Perkins McMeans Grey and others from Conway Lone Oak Owl Creek Halls Hill Fittstown and Sakawa among attendees and visitors.
Ada News recounts a Sacramento June 1937 trip from Stockton to Mare Island and Stains on Beach. The author visits Pacific Ocean sights, Golden Gate Bridge and Zoo, and travels aboard the Delta Ring between Sacramento and San Francisco with friends and relatives.
In a letter the revivalist Rev. C. H. Martin lauds California for its wonderful crops this year, noting widespread agricultural bounty without detailing specific regions or crops.
Market summary for June 23 shows cattle supply 2600 head with calves 600. Beef steers and heifers scarce, other kill classes slow. cows and bulls weak with 25 lower on many grades. Hogs 700 traded around 11.20 to 11.30 top for selected lots. sheep 500 head led by native spring lamb at 10.85 top.
Poultry live prices listed for 40 trucks with hens steady and chickens firm. Hens 5 lbs and under 18 cents, leghorn hens 13, fryers colored 17 1 2, Plymouth rock 19 1 2, white rock 19 1 2, barebacks 16, broilers colored 17, Plymouth and white rock 18, leg horn 16 to 18, springs colored 20, Plymouth rock 22, white rock 23 1 2, barebacks 17, roosters 12 to 13. Turkeys hens 15 and toms 14, No 2 turkeys 13, ducks 4 1 2 lbs up 12 1 2, small 11, geese 10. Butter 21 524 unsettled, prices unchanged. Eggs 15 200 steady, prices unchanged.
In Chicago on June 23 US Department figures show potatoes at 107 on track 304 with total US shipments 1,070. California white rose sells 1.60 to 1.80 per cwt, Oklahoma cobblers 1.40 to 1.65, Arkansas 1.35 to 1.52, and Louisiana 1.30 to 1.55. Demand slow, supplies moderate, quality mixed.
Wheat futures gain after reports of dust storms along the Saskatchewan Alberta border and widespread black rust in domestic spring wheat northwest. July wheat closes around 1.13 5 8 to 1.14 1 4, Sept near 1.14. Corn and oats also advance with July and September contracts higher.
Chicago spot grain prices show cash wheat with no sales reported on June 23. Market activity appears quiet as buyers and sellers await directions from nearby futures trends.
The report lists corn prices for No 1 yellow 1.17 to 1.19 per bushel and No 2 yellow 1.16 to 1.19, with No 3 yellow at 1.17. Oats pricing shows No 1 white 49 and No 2 white 48 to 49 1-4.
Cotton rallied on Wall Street as buying activity supported by news of boll weevil activity in moist eastern cotton belt. Scarce offerings left October futures up from 12.09 to 12.25 cents, trading at session highs 8 to 12 points higher.
Spot cotton in New Orleans closes steady gaining 23 points. Sales reach 198 bales with low mid dling at 11.10 cents, middling 12.60, good middling 13.15. Receipts total 581 with stock at 317,905 bales.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the commons that Britain will press for a non aggression pact among Pacific rim powers. He said suitable opportunities for consultation with Japan and the United States would be pursued on the suggestion of Australian Premier J A Lyons.
The US navy records a routine transfer of 12 planes nonstop from San Diego California to Coco Solo Canal Zone covering 3085 miles. The fighters landed at Coco Solo after 27 hours 58 minutes, at 4 28 p m CST, marking the navy’s longest mass flight to date.
Chicago June 23 Max Schmeling helped Joe Louis become a world champion by teaching caution after dropping him in the first round Louis says he learned to shell up and box. He recalls his mindset after the Schmeling defeat and his resolve to return to the title.
Tulsa June 23. WPA head Cyrus Avery Col Webster L Benham and two Washington New Orleans representatives inspect local projects amid criticism. Officials seek firsthand accounts and review a farm pond in Nowata county and a farm to market road near Siloam Springs tied to Avery. Avery says the pond began as a CWA project before WPA and was assessed for perpetual public use with repairs funded by WPA workers.
Oklahoma City June 23 Attorney General Mac Q Williamson asked the Supreme Court to overturn a tax commission award of 14,994.22 dollars plus interest to Governor Marland for income tax refunds under a 16th legislature law. The case covers stock profits from 1919 and underpaid taxes for 1925 and 1927 totaling 4,400.17.
A vintage advertisement urges women to improve nourishment and sleep with Cardus for lack of appetite poor digestion and nervous fatigue. It claims mothers recommended it for over fifty years and that thousands testify to its benefits with a caveat to consult a doctor if no improvement.
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