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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1922
Page
5
Rumors and reports from Lovelady as rain disrupts gatherings and readers are urged to send letters by Tuesday. The column lists numerous social visits, family news, birthdays, church events, local sports results, and upcoming sermons with names of residents and places such as Ada Chandler Vanoss Bebee and Owl Creek.
Lydia Henson represents the town at May day events. Eighth grade commencement at the High school on May 11 followed by senior exercises May 12 with Prof. A. L. Fentem delivering the address. Other notes mention Masonic reunion travel, Kentucky Belle play at the school, and local church services and community happenings in Jones Chapel and Bonnie Bee.
Sunday school drew about sixty attendees this Sunday. Grandpa Akers of Ada contributed a neat tally, and Miss Alice Bryant of Ada visited Miss Oma Ledbetter. Eddie Roberson of near Fitzhugh visited the community Saturday night and Sunday.
Rain drenches the community as Sunday school continues at the school house. Numerous notes mention social visits and places like Ada Colbert Lula Stonewall and Egypt with singing planned Saturdays and Sundays. Local visits include Hopper Dunham Walker and Roy Ivy while church services are set for Saturday night and Sunday with Rev. Stringer.
The district reports a rain soaked week with many farm families visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Perry Pate and Lillian Maddox stayed with J E Maddox and family. Ora Edding and Della Ed ding visited Nora Sweet in Worstell. A 10 pound son born to Luther Dryden.
Bro Charley Martin preached Sunday morning and Bro York that night. The funeral of Miss Ellie Wilson will be preached at Colbert next Sunday evening with Bro Stringer conducting. The community donated $5.40 for the Methodist orphan home at Colbert.
Oklahoma City notes Mrs Henry visited Mrs Hyders Sunday. Luther Winters is visiting home. Winnie Bazemore and Tessie Bazemore visited at Byng Thursday. Singing occurs every Thursday night.
The revival meeting started Saturday night with Rev Sibley preaching most of the sermon. Community events include visits by Geo W Cavnar to Ada and Mrs Estes visiting Mrs Leach on Sunday. Several residents like Mrs Patton and Little Skeezix Thomas are listed as sick.
Prolonged rain keeps Rev. J. T. Coffee conducting a Baptist meeting at Fitzhugh. Coon Walker returns home after a long absence. Mr. and Mrs. Mullins host and visit with Auten family. Mrs. Coffee and daughter travel to visit Mrs. Coffee's mother. Mullins and Walter Black go to Ada on business. No singing Sunday due to rain. Ollie Auten stays with the Mullins. Shaw reports Mrs. Biard in Sulphur is no better. prayer meeting held at the Sarrett home Sunday night.
Community updates from Egypt and nearby areas record social visits and farm notes amid bad weather delaying sing ing. Local gatherings include dinners, tea and cake, with many neighbors visiting and hosting, plus a canning club meeting scheduled Friday at 3 30 p m.
The community notes widespread leisure with schools closed last Friday. Miss Gracie Franks is mentioned among local residents observing the break and sharing on informal gatherings.
The article notes farmers delaying corn and cotton planting due to rain. Worstell host meeting led by Mr. Doss with Mr. Duke present. Several local visits occur including Ada trips by Mr. Burk and Mr. and Mrs. Choate, plus dinners among neighbors. Vaden Roberts is sick and Maxwell had a severe fall. A blue eyed baby doll appears in the page.
Union Hill hosted Bebee in a match game Sunday with a 12 to 14 Bebee victory. A party at Oscar Whitsons drew many Union Hill youths, while several locals visited friends Monday and weekend gatherings filled the social calendar.
The report notes multiple local visits and connections among families in Ada. E A Dwight and family visited relatives Tuesday. A speaking event is planned at Union Hill on Tuesday night May 9. Several named individuals visited Mr and Mrs Herd Keeling and Mr and Mrs H R Whitson over the weekend.
A. C. Baer of Oklahoma A&M lists twelve reasons to use silos on dairy farms. Benefits include higher storage efficiency for silage, reduced feed loss, better corn silage than fodder, lower costs per area when silage replaces husked crop, ability to store crops in bad weather, greater stock carrying on land, less waste, and palatability plus digestive benefits. Silage also offers cheaper winter feed and easier supplementary pasture with less labor, while converting crops clears land for new plantings.
The Oil State Refinery is finished and producing refined products. Longtime staffers have left for home, while Dick Johnson remains as superintendent and manager. The plant is modern and fully equipped with crude supply secured, promising profitability for owners. Allen Democrat.
Steok breeders announce a sale at the News Office on June 20. The notice identifies the event as a livestock sale with breeder notes and sale details for interested buyers.
Holstein Empress Wayne Gerben No. 253907 owned by J. H. Vaughn of Stillwater finished a 365 day test with 26,658.3 pounds of milk and 707.58 pounds of butterfat equal to 884.47 pounds of butter. Feed was dry alfalfa hay with beet pulp. grain included bran oats corn chops cotton seed meal and oil meal. The cow also won grand champion at the state fair in Oklahoma City last fall.
G. W. Black of Centraloma, early Pontotoc settler, notes 13 Democratic voters in his family including sons and daughters in law. He adds three more coming, predicting the tally will reach 19 as marriages bring in more Democrats.
Allen Snoddy, formerly cashier of the defunct State Bank of Stratford, has been released on $15,000 bond from Garvin county jail. He faces embezzlement charges and is expected to appear before the Garvin county district court in the July sessions.
Oklahoma City hog prices eased as Western live park trading pushed to lower bases. Declines ranged from 10 to 25 cents with local rounds down 20 to 25 cents, top at 9.75 for a good load while bulk sold at 9.55 and up. Quality remained similar to bulk. stockers traded 7.50 to 8.00.
Be A Cannaday notes that cartela acreage near Vanoss will likely be reduced this year while more land is planted in feed for various kinds. He adds that the poultry industry is drawing considerable attention in the area and mentions a car shipment recent days.
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