Community Notes From Ada and Nearby
W W Stark and John Hall left for western Oklahoma to conduct business. Miss Dubie Lee Dean, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Dean, sprained her ankle dancing at Pi Kappa Sigma preview and now is able to be out. Mrs May S Kline of Altus visited Ada guests of Mrs W W Stark en route home from southern Oklahoma. A clipping from an Akron Ohio paper was received here. Prof Alfred C Montin and his South high school band remain popular entertainers. Montin previously led the East Central State Teachers College music department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubie Lee Dean
J. W. Dean
Pi Kappa Sigma
May S. Kline
Altus
Okla
Ada
W. W. Stark
Akron
Ohio
Alfred C. Montin
Ada Oil Field Visitors Share Family Ties and Trade
Duke Rushing of Oklahoma City visiting Ada relatives as Cottonseed prices rise to 1.50 a bushel. Pedigreed Mebane Acala offered or traded for prime common cottonseed. Morgan of Wichita Falls returns from oil work in Pontotoc county. Mr and Mrs Walter East of Fort Worth in Ada visiting Elbert Bennett family and Bebee oil interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prem
Duke Rushing
Oklahoma City
Ada
C,. T. Morgan
Wichita Falls
Texas
Pontotoc County
Walter East
Fort Worth
Business Trip Keeps M. O. Matthews Busy in Arkansas Flood District
M. O. Matthews returned from Arkansas after several days on business. He reported the flood district had water levels so high he had to park on table tops to stay above the water line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Matthews
Arkansas
Mr. Matthews
Mrs Bonner Leaves Ada After Week’s Visit
Friday's Satly notes Mrs T V Bonner departed Ada after a week-long visit. She will spend a few days in Shawnee before returning home to Tonkawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. Bonner
Tonkawa
Ada
Miss Constance Waggoner Rushed to Hospital for Appendicitis
Miss Constance Waggoner was rushed to a hospital today for an operation for an acute attack of appendicitis. She is resting as well as could be expected this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Waggoner
Miss Waggoner
Kansas City Investor Reviews Oklahoma Oil Fields
Fred F. Whiting of Kansas City arrived in Ada to inspect the oil situation. He holds several interests in Earlsboro and Seminole fields and is considering investing in this part of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred F. Whiting
Kansas City
Ada
Mr. Whiting
Earlsboro
Seminole Fields
Cottonseed Trade Offered by Ada Oil Mill
Ada Cotton Oil Mill advertises a trade offer dated 4-28-21. Swap one bushel of prime common cottonseed for 100 pounds of seed up to May 15. Also mentions Mrs. J. Bennett of Plano visiting Ada to be with her sister Mrs. Mary Linthicum and Rev. L. B. Trone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Cotton Oil Mill
J. Bennett
Plano
Texas
Ada
Mary Linthicum
L. B. Trone
Bennett
Rev
Trone
Hill birth and local health updates
Mr and Mrs Cass Hill announce the birth of a nine pound son at Ada hospital on Wednesday April 27 naming him Cass Hill Jr Archie Scselen of Vaness recuperating after appendicitis surgery and likely to be moved soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Hill
Ada Hospital
Cass Hill, Jr
Steedman Man Returns Home After Hospital Operation
B G Gatewood of Steedman has returned to his home after an operation at the hospital several days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Gatewood of
Steedman
Stegalls Visit Ada Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Roy Stegall who are teaching in Pernell this year are guests of Mr Stegall s parents in Ada over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Stegall
Pernell
Mr. Stegall
Ada
Miss Magabelle Huddie Visits Parents This Weekend
Miss Magabelle Huddie a Mannsville Oklahoma teacher is visiting her parents in Lawrence this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magabelle Huddie
Mannsville
Okla
Lawrence
Mrs Homer Blankenship Joins Baseball Husband in Shreveport
Mrs. Homer Blankenship left Saturday for Shreveport Louisiana to join her husband who is playing baseball with Shreveport in the Texas League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Blankenship
Shreveport
Mr. Blankenship
Mrs. Lucille Chism Bates Visiting Ada Family
Mrs. Kenneth Bates of Cisco Texas visits Ada staying with her parents Mr and Mrs W P Chism toe at 700 East Tenth Street and friends. She is better known in Ada as Miss Lucille Chism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Bates
Cisco
Texas
Ada
W. P. Chism
East Tenth Street
Bates
Lucille Chism
Local visitor from Blackwell spends weekend in Ada
Wylie G Blanks of Blackwell Oklahoma visits Ada this weekend as guest of his parents Mr and Mrs R E Blanks and friends. He moved to Blackwell several months ago where he now resides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie G. Blanks
Blackwell
Okla
Ada
R. E. Blanks
Mr. Blanks
Whitwell Son Lands in San Francisco En Route to Ada
Rev. E O Whitwell received a Saturday morning wire from his son Garland Whitwell reporting he had landed in San Francisco and would likely reach Ada soon. Whitwell has spent two years in the Philippine Islands working in government schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Whitwell
Garland Whitwell
San Francisco
Cal
Ada
Whitwell
Philippine Islands
Islands
W D Little Sees Mother Illness Update
W D Little returned Saturday night from Marshville North Carolina where he spent several days at the bedside of his mother who is very ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Little
Marshville
North Carolina
Ada Independents Defeat Caddo 8–1 In Lopsided Win
Ada Independents surged past Caddo with an 8 to 1 victory. Lefty Brewer starred for Ada and Robinson pitched for the visitors in a dominant afternoon performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Independents
Caddo Invaders
Lefty Brewer
Ada Nine
Robinson
Miss Josephine Jobe Returns From Oklahoma City Visit
Miss Josephine Jobe returned from Oklahoma City where she spent the weekend visiting relatives. She was met at the train by her sister and plans to resume her work in the local office next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Jobe
Oklahoma City
Langford Shaw Couple Return From Trip
Mr and Mrs Langford Shaw returned from Chicago and points east after several days away on vacation. They were recalled home earlier than planned due to illness in the family and pressing business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langford Shaw
Chicago
Points East
Mrs. Shaw
Miss Pauline Linthicum Visits Ada for Mother's Illness
Miss Pauline Linthicum arrived in Ada this morning to be with her mother Mrs. Mary Linthicum who has been very ill for several days after a major operation. Linthicum is from Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Linthicum
Ada
Mary Linthicum
Miss Linthicum
Los Angeles
Attorney George Trice Return From Oklahoma Supreme Court Session
George Trice prominent Coalgate attorney traveled through Ada yesterday on his way home after attending a special session of the supreme court in Oklahoma City held this past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Trice
Coalgate
Ada
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Mrs I L Smith Visits Circle Bar Ranch Near Fitzhugh
Mrs I L Smith went to the Circle Bar ranch near Fitzhugh yesterday and spent the day visiting her daughter.
Miss Geneva Payne Returns From Wapanucka Visit
Miss Geneva Payne of East Central is back from a weekend trip to Wapanucka to visit her parents, after attending school there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Payne
East Central
Wapanucka
Local oil man John Fitts checks on Coalgate business
John Fitts, an oil man from the area, traveled to Coalgate yesterday to spend several days handling local business affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitts
Coalgate
Mrs Murphy visits Ada for uncle’s illness and death
Mrs F S Murphy of Newkirk Oklahoma travels to Ada after being called by the serious illness and death of her uncle Able M Crow. Mrs E N Burns leaves for Memphis Tennessee then Birmingham Alabama to visit and join a law firm stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Murphy
Newkirk
Okla
Ada
Able M. Crow
Shaw's Department Store Chief Improves in Temple
S. M. Shaw of Shaw's department store in Temple Texas is undergoing medical treatment and is reported to be doing much better than expected. Doctors hope he can return home soon if no new complications arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Shaw
Shaw's Department Store
Temple
Texas
Illness of Mrs. Cynthia Thorp Linked to MacMillan Family
Mrs. Cynthia Thorp, mother of C. D. Reeves of Byng, remains seriously ill at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. MacMillan but showed some improvement today. Mrs. Thorpe is an aunt of Mrs. MacMillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Thorp
C. D. Reeves
Byng
E. A. MacMillan
Thorpe
MacMillan
Mrs. J E York Rushed To Ada Hospital After Incident
Mrs. J E York was found unconscious at the Quality shop around 10 30 this morning and taken to Ada hospital for treatment. She is not resting well this afternoon and is identified as the sister of Mrs Ina Mackin of East Central State Teachers College faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. York
Quality Shop
Ada Hospital
Oklahoma farmers urged to plant alternatives amid wet spring
Professor A Duane of Oklahoma A and M college says corn sorghum broom corn sudan grass and cane hay can still be planted despite the backward spring. He notes widespread damage to early crops from wet weather and Hessian fly in some wheat districts with fields being plowed. He cautions against cotton but allows late planting as a cash crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma
A. Duane
Agronomy Department of
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Duane
Crop guidance warns against replacing lost acreage with small grains
The article notes acreage reduction and low prices make oats barley and wheat unsuitable to replace crops. It advises limited corn on 200 day land and suggests sorghum broomcorn Sudan grass and cane hay as alternatives while warning that seed for late planting may be scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Duane
Pleasant Hill School Notes Highlight Strong Attendance and Exams
The Pleasant Hill school reports excellent attendance amid good weather with girls helping in farm work. The eighth grade posted a perfect average of 90 or higher on exams with two sixth graders scoring 90 and 80 in Oklahoma history. A Ten Great Bible Chapters test yielded 17 of 30 at 90 plus, seven at 100, earning gold pins. A Mother’s Day program is planned Friday at 2:00 PM with all mothers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Pontotoc County
Duty
Murphy
Kidd
Harry Miller
Oklahoma Lifts Out Of Mud With More Gravel Roads
Oklahoma City May 3 Oklahoma is fast lifting itself out of the mud and motorists are moving on country roads even in bad weather says J M Page state highway engineer Five hundred miles of white gravel b nets of commerce now stretch between towns with 100 miles more to be let soon There are 1300 miles of gravel led road in the state and more gravel is being laid The department gravels roads that are properly graded and drained The light blanket of gravel will be beaten hard by travel and form a fine bed for hard surfaced road when laid
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. M. Page
State Highway Department
Oklahoma City Murder Trial Opens for Lizzie Bishop
The Lizzie Bishop murder trial began in Oklahoma City district court before Judge Lucius Babcock. Lizzie Bishop, a state detective, is charged with killing her husband Luther Bishop on December 6, 1926, firing eight shots and wounding him five times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lizzie Bishop
Luther Bishop
Lucius Babcock
Bishop
Oklahoma
Homer District OKs 6400 Bond for New School Building
Bonds totaling 6400 were approved without dissent to fund a brick school building in the Homer district. The new structure is to be erected this summer while the existing building becomes a community center serving all residents. Superintendent B F Mitshusson runs the Ada area school four miles east on the gravel highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
B. F. Mitshusson
Ada
Eugene Ford Wins Clarinet Medal at State Meet
Eugene Ford son of Mr and Mrs I A Ford won the clarinet medal at the annual interscholastic meet for the state held in Norman Friday and Saturday It was unclear if Ada High School entrants won other honors Ford previously won state honors two years ago and repeated this year His parents consider sending him to the national meet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Ford
I. A. Ford
Norman
Ada High
Eugene
Pauls Valley Man Sentenced Twenty Five Years for Killing Son-in-Law
Henry Martin was sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary for shooting and killing his son-in-law George Carlton in Pauls Valley last September. The trial concluded Sunday after days of testimony and jury deliberation, amid mention of a potential new trial. Carlton and the Martins were embroiled in a long running feud over Dora Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauls Valley
Henry Martin
George Carlton
Martin
Daily
Oklahoman
Carlton
Dora Martin
James Martin
Henry
Dr Morris to Attend Southern Baptist Meet
Dr C C Morris will represent the First Baptist church of Ada at the Southern Baptist convention in Louisville from May 4 to 9. He aims to preach a Sunday sermon in a Louisville church and will visit his mother in Kentwood Louisiana before returning to Ada. A Paris shopkeeper displays a bottle of ink costing 15000 francs used to price labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Morris
Southern Baptist Meet
C. C. Morris
First Baptist Church of
Ada
Southern Baptist Convention
Louisville
Kentwood
Paris
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John Hall
Western
Mr. Stark
Archie Scsleman O* Vaness
Greenville
Miss
William Day
NEA Service
Memphis Press-Scimitar
E. N. Burns
Memphis
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Ispringfield
Little Rock
England
Altheimer
Cape Girardeau
Vicksburg
Louis
Madri
Teelfoot
Corinth
Columbus Jhickman
W. N. Hughes
County Club
Fleet
Francis Avenue
East Central College
Thomas and Perry
L. C. Haggard
Produce Man
Belmont Avenue
Joe Cole
M. Bills
Chickasha
Rains Grocery
Clarinet
Albert Martin
Lillian Martin
W. E. Hiskey
Hakin Christy
Rofs
Department of the Interior
Co. L. Ellis
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Boofread
ANVIL
Didja
Bill
KNITS
Coopers Athletics
Wilson
Palm Beach
Lain
Wilson’s
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