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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1928
Page
8
Mrs. Walter East and her son Vernie Adams left Ada today for their home in Fort Worth Texas after a short stay to handle business and visit relatives. Mrs East is sister to Elbert Bennett of Ada.
Harry P. Scheinberg traveled to Oklahoma City to visit his wife Mrs. Scheinberg who has been receiving treatment in a city hospital. She is greatly improved and expects to return home around May 10.
S. M. Hughes, a Tulsa resident, arrived in the city yesterday for a business visit and remains in town today.
E A Hill of Tulsa and vice president of the Ogg Oil corporation arrived in Ada yesterday to attend to company business in Pontotoc County today.
Mr J Doyle of Colorado Springs, an oil operator and pioneer in the county, spends a few days in and near Ada attending to interests. He came to Ada with the first boom several years ago.
Miss Reta Lee of Wilson traveled through Ada today en route to her home after a two week visit with relatives and friends in Holdenville.
Frank Woodworth of Bromide spent yesterday and today tending to several interests and activities.
W. S. Jackson of Bromide spent part of yesterday and today in Ada, likely conducting business and meeting local residents. His brief stay highlights ongoing interactions between Bromide and Ada communities.
Mrs. K. H. James and her children have spent a week visiting relatives in and near Ada as house guests. They left this morning for Shawnee to visit more relatives for a few days before returning to their home in western Oklahoma.
Mrs. Orville Snead reports Flogg Purser former resident of Ada died of tuberculosis at Chattanooga Oklahoma on April 22. He leaves a widow and seven children.
Mrs J L Huber underwent a serious operation in Sherman hospital yesterday and is resting as well as could be expected today according to word received here.
William J. Bryan of White Plains New York arrived in Ada yesterday and will stay for the next two weeks to visit and conduct business near the city. He is described as a pioneer oil operator in the Pontotoc county field.
Mrs. Anna Gray and her children returned to their home near McAlester after visiting Mrs. Gray's sister Mrs. L. J. Hall and family for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Allen of Dallas are visiting Ada for a few days as house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Allen at 331 West Seventh Street. Both formerly resided in Ada with Mrs. Allen the former Pauline Knotts.
Mrs. Sam McClure departed Ada after a brief stay with relatives and friends and headed home to Houston Texas. She was en route from Kentucky where Mr McClure was buried several days earlier.
Government rain gauge records 1.6 inches of precipitation in Ada from Wednesday night to Thursday. Mr and Mrs D F Fleet of 907 East Main announce the arrival of a son on Wednesday April 25.
Brice Lewis was returned to Pontotoc County Jail from Texas to face a second degree forgery charge. The preliminary hearing is set for May 2 before Justice of the Peace T. G. Cullins. Lewis is alleged to have passed a forged check on Ed Gwin.
Miss Myrtle McCurry a former East Central student teaches near Konawa and visits her parents and friends over the weekend.
Mrs Roy Weddle of 1130 South Johnston avenue remains seriously ill with influenza after several days of illness and is reported in a grave condition.
A. T. Scott, once ill with influenza, has recovered sufficiently to be up at his daughter Mrs. Walter Goyne’s home after several days of sickness.
Mr and Mrs Tom L Cooper and their children are visiting relatives in Ardmore for the weekend. Local residents note the family's stay at a downtown lodging and plan a short gathering with kin.
Mrs. Mattie Brown completed a poll of Democratic women in the Fourth District and traveled to Oklahoma City for the first WoMan Party executive meeting. She will represent the district at state and national gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Arney Harbert and family drove to Chicago where he resumes his former Schmidt Brothers Construction post as superintendent and disbursing agent after residing in Ada.
Mrs. Cora Roddie of Seminole and former Ada resident visits the city as a house guest of her daughter Mrs. Byron Roberts and family at 805 East Twelfth Street.
Mr and Mrs Walter Phillips of Los Angeles are visiting in the state as guests of Mr Phillips' parents at Stonewall with Mr and Mrs J H Biles and other friends in Ada. Phillips once made his home here after World War I and was a popular member of the younger set.
Mrs Kittie Stout mother of Mrs L T Walters of 123 East Twelfth Street, who had been very ill with bronchial pneumonia for a week, is much improved at this time.
M. E. Spencer paid a $10 fine plus costs and was released Saturday by Justice of the Peace T. O. Cullins on a bogus check charge.
Mrs. David Thomas of Arkansas City will arrive in Ada this evening to see her sister Mrs. Jim Slocum and her husband. She will also visit her father Wayne Truitt of Stonewall who is ill at the Slocum home.
Mrs Q G Stewart, who spent the winter in Los Angeles, has returned to her home at 827 E Fourteenth.
Mrs. Eli Vertrees departed this morning for Pawhuska. She will spend time visiting her daughter Mrs. G. C. Thompson and family. Mrs. Vertrees accompanied Mr. Thompson, who has spent the weekend here, as he returned to Pawhuska.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dixon returned from Sherman Texas where they visited Mrs. Dixon’s sister Mrs. J. A. Fellows who has been in a hospital but is now home and improving. They also spoke with J. L. Huber who said Mrs. Huber is very slightly improved after a recent operation.
R. C. Gilmore of Allen spent last evening and today in Ada. He is interested in oil operations.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Chism announce the birth of a daughter at Ada hospital Saturday evening. The newborn weighed five pounds and has been named Mary Louise.
T E Graham of Wellington Texas is spending a few days in Ada visiting friends and attending to business. Mr Graham and his family formerly lived in Ada before moving to Wellington.
Former Ada resident Baxter Fretwell is spending a few days in Ada attending to interests and visiting friends. He now makes his home in Wellington, Texas.
Evangelist singer H. L. Cochran wraps a highly successful Carnegie Oklahoma engagement and visits Mrs. Cochran in Francis. He departed Saturday for Waco Texas to take part in a three week meeting.
S Jackson of Waurika former Ada resident arrived in Ada to visit friends and attend to business matters.
Word from J. L. Huber says Mrs. Huber is at the point of death with little hope of recovery. She recently underwent a major operation at a Sherman hospital.
London reports Britain sending several warships from Malta to Egypt amid the crisis over the Egyptian public assemblies bill. An ultimatum demanded the bill’s withdrawal within three days, with sanctions possible if Egyptians refuse. The crisis echoes 1924 actions after Sir Archibald Stack’s assassination. Fuad and Nahas Pasha met in Cairo as tensions rose.
From Valletta Malta on April 30 reports say British battleships have entered the harbor as part of naval maneuvers in the Mediterranean. The arrival underscores ongoing Royal Navy operations in the region amid regional tension.
Warspite and Valiant, thought to be headed for Egypt, departed their harbor this morning. Cairo reports say Britain gave Egypt three days to withdraw the public assemblies bill, with Reginald Hoare delivering a note to Premier Nahas Pasha threatening action to protect foreign interests if needed.
In London on May 1 British warships moved toward Egyptian waters as Cairo postponed debate on the public assemblies bill. The British demanded written assurances and warned of action if the bill progressed, while Egyptian opposition and government calm suggested a quick resolution or further delay to November.
Ardmore April 30 A conference of Choctaw and Chickasaw delegates opened with Judge O A Mansfield proposing resolutions to test in the US Supreme Court whether the Dawes commission treaty remains in force. If valid, tribal affairs would end in 1926. otherwise a lengthy legislative process continues.
Dan W. Patton, Republican, and fellow ticket members are inducted by retiring Mayor Harman F. Newblock. About 500 people attend the first meeting in Tulsa City Hall while M. C. Spradling becomes city attorney and B. M. Hart is named city engineer with a $500 monthly salary.
Oklahoma City May 1 United States Circuit Judge A S Van Valkenburgh sustained objections as Owens Tulsa man and legislator sought a writ of habeas corpus The hearing on Owens appeal proceeded with limited testimony and concise arguments avoiding crowds as both sides agreed to narrow issues while Owens attorneys pursued their pre trial prejudice allegations against Justice Fred P Branson of the state supreme court.
The report notes a body was found or identified on 431 E Seventeenth Street and taken Thursday morning around 7 o'clock for interment in Pontotoc.
Mrs D B Boatright aged 54 died Thursday morning in a local hospital. The body was taken to Okemah for interment there Saturday. The Boatright family resided in Clarita.
J D Fulton 66 died Sunday at Garber Oklahoma after moving there. His funeral was held today at 1 30 p m in Ada with burial in Rosedale. Survived by widow and six children. Louise Russell 21 died Tuesday at 5 30 p m at 730 East Main. Services Thursday 2 p m at First Methodist Church. Burial in Ros cemetery. Daughter of Claude and Mrs Russell she was a student at East Central.
D S Chestnut aged 78 died at 6 this morning at his home northeast of Ada in Colbert. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 PM from Colbert school house with Revs Shipman and Stringer officiating. Interment in Rosedale cemetery. Survived by widow two sons S D and J P Chestnut of Fort Worth and three daughters Mrs J B Hollandsworth of Fort Worth and Misses Marie and Mattie Chestnut of Ada.
Emily Deaton aged 15 died Saturday at 9 due to complications from measles. She lived with her sister Mrs. Jim Carney in Homer and is survived by her father and six siblings. Funeral held Monday at 1 PM at Mrs. Carney's home conducted by Rev Caton.
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