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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
3
The Ada News reports residents joke about a city cleanup while a Red Cross worker overhears city chatter from Broad Way. A former official recalls a threat over relief aid, and a 1912 Ada Evening News puff notes Ada as Oklahoma’s fastest growing city with oil towns like Fittstown and Harden City shown in contrast.
A road project from Ada to Sulphur has begun but a Roff man reports tire damage after driving into unmarked dug holes. He says the unsafe conditions caused two blown tires before he realized the hazards on the Roff to Ada route.
Ada reports its Sea Graves combination pump from 1914 still in active service as part of the town’s fire gear. It once nearly exploded when started by Arthur Floyd and Ollie Coleman, a chase that ended before the blaze reached them.
Fritz Hatcher mocks the Kiwanis gathering at Witch Hole with a quip suggesting changing the slogan from We Build to Nerts to You, a lighthearted aside not meant seriously.
A satirical column notes tax token debates about mills and quarters, cites Riley Nolen returning a quarter, and jokes about avoiding further mill transfers. It references Ponotoc county gophers and a French origin for gopher, noting the land is honeycombed by burrowing rodents.
Ruth Conley, a Harris Coffee Shop waitress, was burned when a bucket of hot water spilled on her back after she slipped at the counter. She was treated at a hospital and reported resting well. An employee freed the burned area and an ambulance was called.
Tom Terry, injured when his car crashed into a train at Tupelo, was reported in favorable condition on Monday. Julius Slavik remains under careful watch for potential peritonitis from a severe abdominal wound, possibly caused by the gear-shift lever. All three men were employees of E. H. Moore Inc., operating in the Fitts oil pool. Terry suffered broken bones including collarbone while Slavik was badly battered.
W. B. Todd a Tonkawa school teacher was robbed near Jerry and Covington after picking up two hitchhikers east of Jerry on a Tulsa to home trip. The pair brandished a pistol and demanded money and the car, but details end with their decision.
J Edgar Hoover says cooperation with his agents is rotten in some midwest communities due to corruption or inefficiency among police authorities. He notes national cooperation is good and asserts Hauptmann acted alone in the Lindbergh case. Hoover describes Alvin Karpis as terrified at his New Orleans surrender.
Eugene Red Ivey was arraigned Monday in justice court on obscenity charges for an act at Roff and pleaded not guilty. Albert Roberts, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in a roadside altercation, also pleaded not guilty. Bond for Roberts was set at $2,000 for a May 13 preliminary hearing.
Oklahoma City May 4 state school superintendent P John Vaughan announced a policy shift to employ faculty of state colleges on indefinite continuous terms under the state board of education. Contracts will be permanent to provide stability, replacing former one year terms set during Gov Murray's administration. The board will meet tomorrow to fill vacancies and approve leaves of absence effective next September.
Mrs. VV. L. Newlund, living two miles east of Ada on highway 12, won first prize in a national lye usage contest. She will receive a pure bred Hampshire boar and sow as an award, shipped immediately. The telegram from James D. Swan of Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. confirms the honor and prize details.
Ada voters witness swearing in of Bill Crawford Albert Chamberlain and J H Pryor as city commissioners. New city attorney Mack Braly and police chief Roy Keller are named along with traffic and public works staff. The mayor stresses harmony and training for officers as appointments proceed.
Farmers may sign blanks to release government loaned cotton stored in state warehouses. County farm agent Joe B. Hill said blanks are available at his office after around 1,000 checks were distributed for the third payment of the 1934 cotton pool certificates. Applications for cotton price adjustment payments must be filed by May 15 for cotton sold before that date to avoid delays.
The article introduces Koton Tox a new treatment for cotton seed developed by T L Williams of Chickasha Oklahoma. It claims the chemical disrupts boll weevil germination and allows cotton plants to mature despite infestation urging farmers to test the method on experimental plots as a possible relief for southern cotton crops struggling with the weevil.
After April frosts hit pecan groves near Stillwater and Ardmore, buds on improved and native trees were largely destroyed. Early estimates suggest a very light 1956 crop across Oklahoma and Texas with variation between varieties and locations. D C Mooring notes pistillate flowers form later in spring and advises delaying irrigation and cover crop turning until flowers develop.
Heavy rains across central and eastern Oklahoma relieve drought but claim four lives. A tornado in Caddo county and flood deaths near Anadarko and Elk City underscore the storm’s danger. Bartlesville and Miami report several inches of rain. Elk City battles water supply and damaged facilities.
Still incomplete as of April 3 1935 Oklahoma A and M College extension reports total 48129 members up 18617 since March 1 1935. Of these 25806 are girls and 22323 boys including 5398 Negro children. Bryan county leads with 1374 members total Muskogee 1396 third Creek 112? Carter 1131. There are 1687 clubs average 23 members with 1485 white. 32 projects include home demonstration gardening pig club corn and more. Total project enrollment 67623. Elk City wells cleaned and Overholser lake level rise ease Oklahoma City water shortage.
Virgil Stalcup, a west Texas desperado convicted of killing Sheriff W B Arthur during a Dickens county jail break, died in the electric chair at Huntsville at 12 03 a m. He refused the last meal and wore shoes in the chamber. He had cumulative prison sentences totaling over 200 years and was 28 years old.
In a humorous expatriate note from the era, a Chicago host’s wife allegedly scrubbed a guest’s back, a scene described as unlikely in a drier period when the tub would be filled with gin.
The May 12 county council agriculture meeting will include a possible pasture tour led by J B Hill, the county agent, with the itinerary to be announced. Recent rains lifted pastures enough to show improvements and compare feed crops as farmers and farm women prepare for the tour.
An East Central college committee led by Dr. Linseheid and architect Albert S. Ross will travel to Oklahoma City on Tuesday to review samples of dormitory fixtures and equipment for two residence halls including kitchen and dining areas. Ceiling work on the men’s dorm may finish by May 15 and massive 7 ton steel beams and 300 pound per foot girders slow progress as crews place the three story buildings atop cured concrete foundations.
The Mackay School of Mines has launched its first class for mine prospecting with 93 students. eight of them are women, marking notable gender progress in the field.
Classified ad summary notes investments and returns phrased as greatest values for amounts vested. Local Ada News format highlights financial opportunities and potential rewards within advertised plans.
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