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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
7
Della Bedford court clerk announces a court matter with attorney Vol Crawford listed for the plaintiff. The fragment notes a date 5 6 4tw and lacks further details.
The District Court of Pontotoc County Oklahoma orders sheriff Clyde Kaiser to sell the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 27 Township 4 North Range 6 East to satisfy a foreclosure judgment of 695 dollars plus interest and costs. The sale is set for May 26 1937 at 2 00 p m at the south front door of Ada courthouse. Harrell & Kerr represent the plaintiff Oklahoma State Bank of Ada.
May 5 Chicago market listing shows live poultry prices with hens, fryers, leghorns, turkeys, ducks, geese and roosters across categories. Butter and eggs quoted with grade levels and carload figures. unsettled butter prices around 30 cents plus for creamery specials and 29 to 30 for other grades.
Fifteen prominent Oklahoma educators were named by the Oklahoma Education Association to conduct a long range study of the state’s schools. The policy committee includes leaders from Oklahoma City Ada Tulsa and other communities, with ex officio members Kate Frank and A. L. Crabb.
Much enlarged Canadian export demand and dry western wheat territory lifted Chicago wheat values with late rallies. Rains in southern Alberta provided offset to gains while liquidation sales continued. Delivery notices totaling 420000 bushels were expected tomorrow. May wheat at 1.29 1/4 to 3/8, July at 1.19 1/4 to 3/8. Oats and corn also advanced or steady as reported.
Spot grain quotes from Chicago show cash wheat at 1.34 1 4 for No 1 hard and 1.34 1 2 for No 1 northern spring. Corn scales include No 3 mixed wet 3 4 and No 3 yellow 1.37 1 2 to 1.32, No 3 white 1.38 1 2 to 1.39. Oats list No 1 white 56 and No 2 white 1 4 to 1 2, No 3 white 54 to 54 1 4.
New York on May 5 reports moderate cotton advances as foreign markets firm and cooler weather weighed on gains east of the Mississippi. Trading remained quiet with outside interest limited and prices moving within a narrow range. July futures rose modestly amid the subdued market.
An opening high around 13.19 to 13.11 slipped under scattered selling and then recovered to 13.14 by mid-afternoon as prices showed 6 to 10 points net higher.
Spot cotton closed steady with an advance of 9 points in New Orleans on May 5. Sales reached 391. low middling 11.93 cents, middling 13.43, good middling 13.98. Receipts 3,282. stock 436,771 bales.
In New York on May 5 AP reports cotton futures ended steady with gains of 9 to 12 points, spot middling price around 13.65 cents, while New Orleans futures also closed steady with net advances of 7 to 9 points.
Washington May 5 A subcommittee hears Harry L Hopkins defend Roosevelt 1 5 billion relief plan while lawmakers split over cuts asking for 500 million and liberals pushing 2 5 billion. Other items include senate economy efforts and a 250 million post office treasury increase.
The lumpsucker fish features a row of suction cups on its underside that allow it to cling to rocks for stability and avoid drifting with currents. This adaptation helps it stay in place in its rocky marine habitat.
D C Brecheen celebrated his 75th birthday Sunday at Maxwell home hosted by wife Effie and family. Six of eight children attended along with numerous relatives and friends from Maxwell Ada Shawnee Pauls Valley Tecumseh Allen and Colbert. The gathering included dinners visits and well wishes for a happy year ahead.
Happyland community reports everyone busy with cotton planting after light rain last night. Several visits marked the week including Annie Price with Nova Head visiting Geneva Bishop in Homer, Bertha Head calling on Mrs Ingram, and Lon Conlee and family visiting Walter Price.
Sunday school and church youth groups had good turnout at Hall's Hill with B Y P U Sunday night. Local residents Barbara Teel Vancelle Thomas and families shared suppers and visits across Ada and nearby homes. Dick Whisenhunt underwent surgery Sunday evening. several neighbors called on Curlee Lucile Tomlinson and other residents to offer support.
The community notes a cool spell forecast to continue. Clyde Haskins has enrolled in a CCC camp at Geary Oklahoma. Local families including the Meeks and Haskins, Roberts, Jones, Tucker, and Duke members visitations and gatherings are recorded. Bebee school trips, early May events, and a Mother's Day program at Rebee are announced with dinners on the ground and inviting attendance.
A Mother's Day program is set for Sunday night May 9 at the Oakman church house. All are invited to attend. Mr and Mrs Ellis Seeds and their children of Enid visited Mrs Seeds mother and family. Mrs Pearl Simpson and Eula Simpson joined them for the summer. Mr and Mrs Lee Eppler and daughters Wanda Sue and Leone visited with their daughter on Sunday.
A list of residents and visitors in Denny recounts Sunday gatherings with extended families including the Bandys Rogers Harris Capps and Wilsons of Oakman Cedar Grove and nearby locals. Several short visits and a Tuesday birthday party at Rachel Tharp's home are noted along with church and Sunday school reminders.
The column records residents and guests visiting Burris City from Seminole Ada Tulsa Maud and Allen plus a long note on local improvements including a new R. R. Cushenberry Grocery and Meat Market. A separate item from Cincinnati notes John Moore claiming a Central America trip on $20.00.
Mrs. Georgia E. Robinson aged 63 who arrived in Oklahoma City in 1903 from Chickasha died at her San Diego home, news from here reported today.
British and French warships prepare to defend Bilbao evacuees as 2,300 refugees, including women and children, seek passage under Red Cross flags to France. Basque officials accuse Germany of bombing Guernica and report Italian and Moor contingents trapped near Bilbao amid heavy fighting with insurgents.
In Oklahoma City on May 5, the House dominates major tax legislation overruling the Senate on key points. The 2 percent sales tax is limited to two years, beer tax concessions are made, cigars are removed from the cigarette tax, and used cars are excluded from the auto excise tax. Speaker Leon Phillips strengthens influence ahead of a possible gubernatorial bid amid sharp Senate criticism and partisan tension.
Washington events mark the 75th congress entering its fifth month amid court reorganization debates and wage hour talks. Roosevelt’s stance could shape adjournment timing while a Senate judiciary push probes compromises, and House panels debate a $1.9 billion relief bill amid broader economic measures. A riot at the LATSE office disrupts operations as workers seek membership in the AFL affiliated group.
In Monts France on May 5 Wallis Simpson and King Edward VII walked arm in arm behind an escort amid gates doubled by police. Roger L. Rogers said they would not leave the estate and discussed plans for a home, possibly Austria, ending months of separation with a joyful embrace.
Senator R O Ingle delivered a fiery appeal asking colleagues if they will be men or senators and if they will fulfill their duty. The moment highlighted his call for action and accountability within the chamber.
The report notes Senator Paul Stewart expressing hope that Senator Nichols will withdraw a controversial notion.
One week day the house moved rapidly through actions on the motor vehicle mileage tax. It adopted the conference report, killed the bill on a subsequent vote, revived it, and then rescinded the conference report adoption.
Reports describe a tense conference where both sides demand the other call the roll to reveal voting strength. After twenty minutes the chamber fills with thick cigar smoke that irritates eyes and heightens the stress.
The House appointed a committee last week to examine a conference report and ferret out irregularities. Senator Felix Church warns against high salaries for already well paid workers, criticizing the initiative bill as choking essential actions.
Longshoremen and the Committee for Industrial Organization pledged aid to 6000 Hollywood studio workers walking out last Saturday. Pickets outnumbered by-standers as stars passed, while Luise Rainer and Gale Sondergaard voiced support if the Guild calls the action. A riot at the IATSE offices left six injured as talks with the Producers Association and the Screen Actors Guild continued.
Delegates at the Oklahoma Christian Churches convention elected nine trustees to Phillips University Enid. Named were J. H. Everest and others from Oklahoma City Ada Enid Woodward Tulsa. six more to be chosen later in Arkansas and Kansas. Oklahoma Women’s Christian Missionary Society elected Mrs A M Ehly Enid as president and chose officers and directors from Enid Oklahoma City Durant Tulsa Ponca City Chickasha.
Senator McCarran presented a substitute for the Roosevelt court bill to the senate judiciary committee. The plan adds two supreme court justices, keeps lower court judges unchanged, and drops the court proctor. It redraws the court as ten associate justices and a chief justice with vacancies filled from existing circuits.
New York May 5 Directors announce an extra dividend of 20 cents plus a regular 25 cents for Standard Oil Co of California. Both payments due June 15 to stock on record May 15. This continues a pattern of 5 cent extra dividends in the prior four quarters.
After an all night battle, fire fighters and volunteers gained control of a vast forest fire near Plymouth Massachusetts. The blaze left one person dead and burned roughly seven miles by two miles, with crews remaining on alert for possible flare ups.
Ada News reports clarification on advertisement language claiming greater returns for vested amounts. The piece explains the terms, risks, and regulatory guidance affecting readers considering such financial offers.
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