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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1929
Page
8
H R Holcomb of Tupelo Mississippi arrived in Ada to take charge of the revival meeting at the First Baptist church. Mrs Homer Hensler who has been ill at her home 805 East Main is improved. D o Burnett has joined Haddock Motor company.
Dr C C Morris traveled to Monroe Louisiana last night after the death of his brother in law C G Klein who had suffered long illness. Funeral services will be held in Kent wood Louisiana on Thursday.
Mrs. Virgil Brewer of Stallwater is visiting sister Mrs. J A Leverett at 323 South Francis and visiting mother Mrs Eva Anderson who has returned home after an operation. B A LaSelle joined Mrs LaSelle in Boston where they went for illness and death of his brother.
Charles Fry associated with many engaged in a project in Allen spent yesterday with the Fry Construction company visiting friends. He returned last night.
Tom Gleason visits Ada for business after several months in Oklahoma City and McAlester where he is establishing a new home with Mrs. Gleason. The Gleason family were longtime residents of the area.
Mrs J W Westbrook arrives home after being summoned to Tulsa due to her sister Mrs M F Burton illness and death.
W A George of Okmulgee is in Ada today attending to business matters. He is the father of Frank George.
C E Robinson vice president of White Oak Gasoline company returns from a several days visit in Texas, noting the refinery at Allen.
Miss Betty Gee, previously confined to her home for two weeks with the flu, shows marked improvement today.
J. W. Thompson of Frisco says potato acreage will be considerably reduced this season due to the prolonged low prices.
C George Spraker, a local auto dealer, posted bond of 1500 dollars on Saturday after being arraigned before Justice T O Cullins on a charge of disposing of mortgaged property. He had faced a similar charge recently.
The Ada Juniors won the season finale Friday afternoon beating Wynnewood Juniors 28 to 18. The game was among the faster contests the Ada squad played this season.
Ada Cougars defeated Tecumseh 32 to 20 on Friday extending their series lead with Tecumseh to two straight wins. No further details are provided about the venue or other players.
The Ada Lassies beat the Tishomingo team from Murray Aggie college 44 to 11 Friday evening. It marked their first home appearance of the season on Ada’s court.
Educational committee prepares plans for a county education and literary meeting. S. G. Heflin, county superintendent, says materials will be distributed next week.
Richard Billups of Oklahoma City has returned to his home after a short visit with friends.
Dr. C. C. Morris came back from Kentwood Louisiana following the death of his brother in law last Tuesday.
Dr A Linscheid has come back from Cleveland Ohio after attending the National Education Association meeting.
Miss Catherine Brock, a teacher at the Fairview Consolidated School near Holdenville, spent the weekend visiting with relatives and friends.
Miss Jewel Laud German visits Ada as guest of Miss Totts Foster and plans to return to Calvin today. She travels with her parents Mr and Mrs J L German, former Ada residents.
Mr and Mrs B C Ballard of Pauls Valley arrived in Ada to place their ill child with pneumonia in the Ada Hospital where Mrs Eugenia Davis is manager. Mrs Ballard stays in Ada while Mr Ballard returns home yesterday.
Mrs Brady Watson and her young daughter Billie Jean arrived in Tulsa yesterday to visit Eva Blezker, the mother of Mrs Watson.
Miss Emily Anderson returned to Pauls Valley yesterday afternoon where she is teaching after a brief absence.
The text notes a weekend visit in the home of her father Joseph Anderson located at 400 East 14th Street. It records a family gathering at a specific residence and mentions the relation to the father as part of the visit.
Hugh Key of Shawnee visits Ada on business linked to the geological department of the Mid-Continent Oil company.
Mr and Mrs Paul Waner announce the birth of a 74 pound son at St Anthony’s hospital Oklahoma City this morning.
J B Galbreath of 514 West Main will travel to Denver Colorado on Saturday and remain there for several weeks to attend to business matters.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Heard return to their Anadarko home after spending the weekend with relatives.
Mrs Bula Bedford of Los Angeles visits her brother Robert Bradley and family at 1015 East Eighth Street, spending time during the week.
Mr. Duckworth, longtime representative of the Oklahoma Pipeline Company, has returned to Ardmore after a weekend spent visiting his family. He was recently transferred to Ardmore.
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston of Olympia Washington arrived in Ada to lecture at the College today. The former state superintendent of Washington schools will speak on public education topics.
Miss Maud Pitt of VanAlstyne Texas arrived today for a visit with her brother Claude Pitt and Mrs Pitt at their home 922 South Johnson in VanAlstyne.
Mrs. Aman da Rock, formerly Miss Aman da Rock, visits Maud to see her parents Mr and Mrs L Rock at 5223 East 15 Street.
No. 3 first elected west of the Mississippi river, the radio broadcast of the vice presidential inauguration marks the first time such a ceremony is carried by air. A 365 year old German Bible owned by a Kansan of German descent is selected by frontier-born French English and Indian blood stock for the oath. Ed Geis of Salina brought the Bible to Washington with the vice president’s consent.
The Hoover- Coolidge transition unfolds with the president elect and Mrs Hoover leaving the White House at 10:30 for the executive mansion and proceeding to the Capitol for the 12:11 oath. Vice President Dawes hands the oath to Curtis after a rain interrupted procession and a crowded gallery.
The tax assessor and treasurer offices report a brief interval between the first and second half 1928 tax payments. Delays stem from governor's appointment of the tax protests court and legal challenges to the law, pushing start of work to about three months late. Protests from Pontotoc county delayed final determinations, with books expected to go to the treasurer within a week or ten days.
Ada sports notes center on the Waner brothers seeking 35000 for the upcoming season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mentions of Earl Johnson Lefty Williams and Minor Formby in spring training and other players’ moves fill the page along with Texas campaign finance questions.
Telegram from Washington indicates Ada, Oklahoma, will receive ninety five thousand dollars for a new post office and federal court building. The exact site remains unsettled, with Congress and McKeown awaiting further details before full conditions are released.
The East Central basketball tourney ends with officials selecting all district teams. Teams include Class A and B first and second squads for boys and girls, listing players by name and school. The article also notes impeachment proceedings against Governor Johnston amid defense and prosecution arguments.
Washington March 2 Representative Harry M Wurzbach the lone Texas Republican in congress said unofficially an indictment had been returned against him in Waco alleging violation of the corrupt practices act The charges relate to contributions to his 1924 and 1926 primary campaigns by five federal employees testified to by R Eb Creager Republican National committeeman before the senate patronage inquiry He denied any violation.
Dr A Linscheid and Prof E C Wilson, East Central leaders, returned from Cleveland where they attended the National Education Association meeting. Edgar Guest gave a memorable banquet address and Mr Linscheid hopes to bring Guest to Ada. Tremendously interesting See the Classified columns.
The Ada weather report for February notes 15 cloudy days, 3 partly cloudy and 10 clear, with temperatures from 63.5F on the 17th to a low of 2F on the 10th. Six inches of snow fell and sleet on the 20th, total precipitation at .94 inches, and rainfall figures for prior years listed for comparison.
East Central victories and prepares for national tournament as Tigers crush the Redmen 59 to 27 in Tahlequah. Gill scores heavily with 22 points, Phillips 19 from free throws and baskets, while Carlton is sidelined by injury.
J. F. Cotton Lanthrip, the scrapping guard of the East Central Tigers, will captain the 1930 squad. He enters his fourth year and was elected captain at an informal meeting last week as the team returns with many of the same players from the championship lineup.
The article notes that municipal law enforces separation of residential districts from the commercial district in Tokio. It outlines the legal framework guiding zoning and urban planning in the city.
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