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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
8
Oklahoma City reports cattle receipts 1 100 calves 300 steers weaker but calves active and stockers scarce. Cows and bulls mixed to steady with best weighty calves around 8.00. Hogs 809 up 15 with packer top around 8.80. Sheep 409 higher with spring lambs near 9.50. Cotton futures close barely steady with small gains across contracts.
Production activity includes Delaney No 4 A J Harden and Magnolia No 1 Simpson with surface pipe set and below 500 to 503 feet, while Manahan No 3 Reynolds Wagner is cleaning out at 1819 feet. Local notices mention school progress, social visits, a new baby, church events, and Lula good cheer club plans with tomato growing and cheese making demonstrations.
Kansas City reports hag prices and cattle figures with hogs at 500 to 89 direct and 5-190 higher. Cattle and calves total 2,500 with steers and yearlings steady to strong, vealers up 25-50. Sheep market shows 5,000 with medium to good fed lambs at 7.75 to 8.00 and clippers at 6.65 to 6.75.
Butter trade shows 4,864 units firm with creamery specials at 33 to 33 1-2 cents, extras 37 1-2, firsts 31 1-2 to 32 cents, seconds 30 1-2 to 31. Eggs numbered 20,546 and firm with extra firsts 21 to 21 3-4, graded firsts 20 3-4 to 21 1-4, current receipts 20, storage packed firsts 22 1-2, extras 22 3-4.
Chicago reports live poultry prices with 31 trucks delivering. Hens range 19 to 20 cents, leghorn hens 17 1 2, rock fryers 25, colored 24, turkeys 14 to 21 cents, ducks 4 1 2 cents per pound, geese 14, capons 6 to 7 cents, and email 18 1 2 cents.
U S Department notes total U S shipments at 649 with old stock steady and supplies moderate. Wisconsin round whites list U S No 1 at 65 to 67 for 1 2, Idaho russets U S No 1 at 1 52 1 2 to 60, commercial 1 30, U S No 2 1 15 to 25, Florida crates Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 washed 1 95 2 00, U S No 3 1 75.
Wheat prices climbed to multi month highs as dust storms from Canada to Texas disrupted fields. Drought blackens the winter belt in the southwest while Dakota and Minnesota reports note dust clouds. May wheat rose about 1 1 4 to 1 3 4, corn up 3 4 to 3 8, oats 5 8 higher, with provisions gaining 10 to 15 cents.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.03 1 2, No 1 mixed 98 3 4. Corn No 2 yellow 84 1 2, No 3 yellow 82 to 82 1 2. Oats No 2 white 50 1 4, No 3 white 46 3 4 to 47 1 4.
New York March 27 cotton futures closed steady with slight gains after early declines of 10 to 14 points. Old crop months rose 9 to 11 points, new crop deliveries up 5 to 6, spot middling price steady at 41.35.
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with no change in quotations. Sales reached 534 while low middling stood at 10.69, middling 11.34, and good middling 11.79. Receipts totaled 1,702 and stock remained at 583,873.
Cotton futures finished steady with gains of 3 to 5 points. May contracts traded around 11.00 to 11.20 with nearest delivery at 11.03, while spot middling stood at 11.35.
The Radial No 1 Simpson well in Section 20-4-8 near Steedman came in last Friday and cementing at 1 510 feet to seal water was completed Monday. The 1 528 foot sand top produced oil after a puff of gas and the well swabbed 150 barrels in under five hours Saturday. A five day wait before a thorough test is planned. Nearby Fitts pool wells report routine drilling as Phillips No 4 Norris and Delaney No 4 Andrew J Harden near completion in the Bromide sand expected this week.
The article recalls shallow drilling in Sections 17 and 20-4-8 east of Radial well starting in 1915. Operators Dick Coocoo and later W A Delaney Jr drilled several wells to 490–520 feet and 980–1500 feet respectively. Initial oil production ranged 5–15 barrels per day, later 2–3 barrels, with many wells abandoned. a nearby 980 foot gas show helped spur the Radial well location. Delaney and associates own part of the Radial well.
In Pontotoc county the Magnolia No 1 Simpson 29-2-7 and Delaney No 1 Smith 26-2-6 remain cemented awaiting flow tests as Fleetborn No 1 Oliver 21-4-5 nears Center. Radial No 1 Simpson 20-4-8 near Steedman cemented pipe at 1510 to shut off water from above the oil sand. Magnolia No 4 Dawes Harden 30-2-7 shows 2318 barrels in 4 1 2 hours through casing. Moore No 2 Shavers 29-2-7 in Bromide sand produces heavily while Deep Rock No 3 D Harden 30-27 drills below 1510.
The No. 1 Wood well in the southeast area near the river shows sand in 2,150 to 2,169 feet producing 40 gravity oil. Dave Mallonee and associates completed the well and estimate it will yield 100 barrels or more daily when cleaned out.
The juniors practice Monday night and the seniors Friday night with plans to perform in a month. Several families and individuals hosted and visited over the weekend including Mr. and Mrs. E Cooper and son and other relatives. The list also mentions Archie Angel, Odra Mae Glover, Loyce McCarmick, and Viola Hokett among weekend visits.
The bulletin lists Sunday school well attended at the Baptist church with a reminder for next Sunday. Prayer meeting occurs each Wednesday night. Numerous residents visit kin and friends, including Marie Johnson with Dorothy Bell Houser, the Hensons, the Hoosers, the Bakers, and many others in shared calls and weekend visits.
A rain swept Saturday night through the area while church attendance grew on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wood welcomed a 9 pound boy Sunday night. Several visitors dropped by the J R Newby home Sunday including Mary Edith Workman and the Jamars family from Shawnee. Others visiting included Henry Williams staying with his uncle Bob Woods and Clyde Shoe with her Sulphur relatives. Oma Jamar and Henry Jamar with their siblings paid tribute to a 44th birthday.
The Ada column reports Bill Emanuowel returning from Houston to tend to business. D. Frank Fleet and family plan Norman weekend visit. Howard Fleet, OU student, to join. Dr. and Mrs. Phil Lambke and son Frank Phillip arrive from Oklahoma City. Mrs Lambke and son stay a week with Mr. and Mrs. Meaders. Myrtle Frantz visits Maggie Miller. Nora C. Vaden returns from Florida after winter there and notes a tourism surge.
Friday column notes E Hoyle of Oklahoma City was a business visitor in Ada Thursday and Friday. Mr and Mrs Haskell Fievyd, Seminole county teachers, are spending the weekend in Ada with relatives. F W Frey of Chickasha was in Ada Thursday with business and visiting son Fred E Frey. Judge and Mrs William Davi son of Ardmore are in Ada today as guests of friends.
Kenneth Harris of Ardmore state master councilor of the Order of DeMolay was in Ada Friday and Saturday for the assembly and state tournament.
Mrs William L Mattison of 517 S Townsend returned today from Nashville Arkansas where she was summoned by the death of her father.
Mrs Bill Holland departed Ada today for St Louis Mo after a week with her sister Mrs Lind sey Smyth 101 E Seventeenth. Mr and Mrs Jim Keltner left Ada for New York en route to a seven weeks tour of Jerusalem and Europe returning by early May. Peggy Donnell Jackson daughter of Mrs Laura Jackson Cinderella Shop employee sustained a broken arm Friday night.
Mrs D P Harrison of Tecumseh and her son Earl Harrison of Tulsa visited Ada on Saturday with Mrs L P Carpenter at 729 Main, to see the family.
Mrs. Alice Egan of Grand Rapids Michigan has arrived in Ada and will serve as hostess of the Community House project of the B. and P. W. club. The home is at Ninth and Turner. Mr and Mrs L A Kuykendall of Rush Springs Oklahoma are weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Clarence West and other relatives in Ada.
Mrs. Inez K. Davis left Ada for Leigh ton Alabama after a months visit as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. King at 909 South Townsend.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Fowler and their three sons left Escondido California to settle again in Ada. Mrs Fowler is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C Grindstaff of 800 West Seventh and sister of Walter Grindstaff.
Mrs. Albert Chamberlain returned to Ada after weeks in an Oklahoma City hospital. Paul Smith of Stratford visited Ada. Mrs. W. E. Huddleston and daughters from Stratford shopped in Ada. A K Payte of Centrahoma spent Sunday with his daughters Geraldine and Josephine Payte, East Central students. Byron Eppler, son of B C Eppler, broke his arm in a bicycle fall.
George Ebriie returns to work at Oklahoma Portland Cement after illness. Mrs. J. H. Roberts of 700 East Eighth is visiting Shawnee this week to see her daughter and son-in-law Clifford Hayes and their son Clifford Jr.
Charles Workman spent Sunday in the Barker home. Mr. and Mrs. Otho Ragland spent Monday night with his brother H. D. Ragland. Mr. and Mrs. George Myers and family of Sulphur and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Myers of Oklahoma City visited their parents Saturday night and Sunday. Jesse Newby and Clyde Shue are spending a few days in the City.
B A LaSelle of San Diego California is spending a few days in Ada to attend to oil interests and visit friends.
Mr and Mrs J C Witty of Corpus Christi Texas are transacting business and visiting here for several days.
Miss Isobel Loving and Miss Beatrice Keener of Allen shopped and visited in Ada as guests of friends Tuesday. Mrs. J. C. Story of Allen visited in Ada Tuesday as a guest of friends.
Harry Williams of Tupelo visited friends and attended to business in Ada Tuesday. Miss Bee Fowler of Tupelo is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. R. W. Fowler, and her small son Robert here this week. Lee Statler has returned to Tupelo after a brief Ada visit with relatives.
Mr and Mrs H Innerarity have left Mrs In nerarity s parents home at 800 E Seventh to return to Durant after several days visit with the Wyatts.
Frank J. Williams born September 27 1872 in Hanabee Missouri died at his Tupelo home Saturday at 3 30 am. Funeral held at Tupelo Methodist Church Rev L W Cronin Ada officiating burial in Tupelo Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widow Hattie M Williams two daughters Edna Crothers Oma Cunningham and a son Henry Williams.
Mrs. Mary Current aged 68 died Sunday at 2 45 am at 924 W Twelfth. Funeral services were held Monday at Criswell's Funeral Home with Rev C B Jones officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Park. Survived by husband George Current a son Claud Bond of McAllen Texas a daughter Mrs Mable Bailey of Kansas City Missouri two sisters Lottie Ellison of Ada and Fannie Henderson of Oklahoma City and a brother George Smith of Fort Cobb Oklahoma.
Mrs. Bettie Denton age 83 died in a local hospital at 6 30 p m Monday after a fall fractured her hip and pneumonia developed later Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Baptist church Stonewall with burial in Stonewall cemetery She is survived by a daughter Mrs C L Gibson and a son Frank Estes both of Stonewall Her husband J W Denton was a longtime prominent citizen of Stonewall until his death years ago
Mrs Mary Alexander aged 61 wife of R S Alexander died Tuesday morning at 8 45 at the family residence in Frisco She survived by her husband three sons three daughters three brothers and a sister Funeral services were held at 11 o clock Thursday at the Frisco school building Rev J P Simmons of the Methodist church of Stratford officiating Interment was in Memorial Park cemetery Ada Keiths Funeral Chapel in charge
Mrs Lou Ann Oliver, 55, of near Ada, died Wednesday at 2 45 AM in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 PM at Criswell Funeral Home chapel with Rev Milo Arbuckle officiating. Burial followed in Rosedale Cemetery. She is survived by three sons Hillard Edgar and Lavaughn Oliver and a brother Luther Saylors.
Owl Creek club staged a health program with a poem on health and a girls topic on health rules. An amid a one act play a lesson on over eating emerged with a boy misdiagnosed as poisonous from green beans and boiled eggs.
A report details a 4-H lesson on portion sizes and an edible awareness game. Owl Creek 4-H club to attend the rally on April 5. An adult meeting was postponed due to rain. Mrs. Murphy demonstrated creating a dress form with Mrs. Morgan assisting.
Colbert 4-H entries near ready for the rally contest as 21 members enroll in sewing work. Fitzhugh high school and grade 4-H clubs also prepare for April 5 contest, while Union Hill and Worstell groups report meetings, demonstrations, and fundraising for community projects.
An annual Livestock Feeders Day will be held at Oklahoma A and M in Stillwater on April 13 with $800 in cash prizes for the top five FFA chapters. County Agent J B Hill promotes the event urging farmers to attend and hear talks by college and university experts on modern feed practices, plus demonstrations and a noon luncheon hosted by the Black and Bridle club.
The guide explains baiting with bran and syrup to attract cutworms and using arsenical poisons, sprays, and dusts for garden pests. It covers nicotine dust, fumigation boxes, and equipment like knapsack sprayers, emphasizing under leaf coverage and proper temperature for effectiveness.
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