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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1924
Page
8
R G Knott begins a two story expansion adjoining his West Twelfth bakery with Hill & Son as contractors. Community news notes visits by Rev C B James to Chickasha and social calls among local residents amid mild cotton planting weather.
Mrs J H Biles travels with Miss Lee Shepherd to Alva where Shepherd competes in the annual teachers college reading contests as East Central college representative.
Friday report notes Harry Evans departed for Enid for a DeMolay conclave. J W Fuller, a Stonewall veteran, visited Ada this afternoon.
Annie Louise Shaw and her younger brother Charles were brought home by their mother Mrs. S. M. Shaw this morning. Both patients are reported doing well after their injuries and operation.
Sunday note states Fr Davidson employed by the Oklahoma Light and Power Company at Sulphur is spending the weekend in Ada with relatives.
James S. Buchanan acting president of the University of Oklahoma spends the weekend as the guest of his aunt Mrs. C A Galbrath in the city.
P. A. Norris had facial surgery Saturday morning in a Rochester Minnesota hospital. Reports to Mrs. Norris indicate the procedure went smoothly and a swift recovery is anticipated.
Prof. T. K. Treadwell of Allen reports the school will close in two weeks then he will come to Ada for the summer term. He has been re elected to the superintendency at Allen and will serve another year.
E J Mallory and wife returned today from an extended trip to Denison and other points in Texas where they visited relatives.
Fairest Shilling left for Okemah to spend the summer with her aunt Mrs Chloe Namas, continuing a family visit season.
Stephen S. White of Bethany Oklahoma arrived home after preaching morning and evening at the Nazarene church yesterday. W B J McAnally, recently operated on at Breco hospital, was removed home today and is reported resting easily.
Jim Flemming of Weleetka spent the weekend with friends here.
Rev R. T. Blackburn returned Monday from Tecumseh where he spoke to the Tecumseh High School graduating class and lectured to students at the Girls Industrial School.
John Christenson and his family left today for an extended tour visiting various points across Arkansas.
Prof. A. D. Bolton of Willard school who recently fell and broke his right arm is reported to be improving rapidly.
The shower Tuesday night caused no damage and is seen as a blessing for recently planted gardens and cotton seed.
Supt. G W Cavnar of Frisco school was in the city this morning on business. He has served Frisco for three years and said he would remain for another term.
Large Sunday school crowd gathered for services led by Rev. Stegall and Miss Ester Jones visited Miss R E Wesson. Socials at Miss Wesson and Mr and Mrs J G Henry’s brought together Hazel Bernice Tinsley Dessie Gladden Lara Oliphant and others. No singing due to church lights. Curly Locks.
A new stain resisting silver named Silanca has been discovered and does not tarnish under ordinary use. It promises longer life for everyday silverware and decorative pieces.
The article notes Rev Bryant will preach at Laxton on May 11 at 11 o clock and administer baptism in the afternoon. Sunday school meets at 10. Rev Gregston preaches at Laxton at 3 p m. Epworth League from Roff will present a program that night. Numerous local residents are listed with social visits and farm work updates. Sleepy Doll signs off.
Weather-friendly week with cotton planting underway and a pie supper crowd. Notes include visits among families, a birth in the Horton household, sick list updates, a singing class, and reminders of Sunday school at 10:00 with preaching Saturday and Sunday night.
Floyd reports 107 applicants passed the April eighth grade examinations in Pontotoc county. A new examination is set for May 15 and 16 at Lula Latta Frisco Vanoss Fitzhugh Union Valley Maxwell Joe Ranch Hart and Worstell. Diplomas will be issued June 7 at the Ada convention hall to all who passed by April and May.
A health observation links poor dental care to potential adverse effects on joints across the body, highlighting that neglect of oral hygiene may influence overall musculoskeletal well being.
J. W. Coley died Thursday at 7 p m at the home of neighbor S. C. Smith after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at Criswell's undertaking establishment conducted by Rev. E. O. Whitwell. Interment in Rosedale cemetery. He was 68 and a pioneer resident of this area for 35 years, with Mrs. Coley away in Shawnee. Two sisters Mrs. Wyatt of Lehigh and Mrs. McCorkle of Tecumseh are in town for the funeral.
Ernest Jeter aged 25 died this morning at his home 400 East 16th. Funeral services will be held from the home Wednesday at 11 30. Interment at Roff. He was the son of Day Jeter an old time resident of Roff.
A breezy Sunday brings mixed village events including preaching canceled for light and oil shortages, a lantern kept burning, nearby fishing success, a bronco incident with Iva continuing to ride, and Chloe’s nail accident giving her a pep.
May 7 San Francisco reports Cal ibornia voters show President Coolidge leading Senator Hiram Johnson as returns from 4 482 of 6 974 precincts give Coolidge 210 018 Johnson 198 316. McAdoo backer list leads uninstructed candidates 74 549 to 13 281 with 4 400 precincts in. San Francisco Johnson stronghold counted after midnight Los Angeles trailing early with 853 of 1 816 precincts reporting.
Three unmasked bandits robbed the Bank of Addington today taking about $2000. Two men entered the bank while a third waited in a car. They forced cashier A. K. Gosson clerk Ethel M. Elmore and assistant cashier Roy McGinnis to lie down, rifled the vault, then locked them in the safe. No shots were fired as they fled north with Stephens County officers searching the highways.
The annual Memorial Day service of Confederate veterans was held Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev E O Whitwell preached a sermon suited to the occasion and spoke with the depth of a son of a Confederate veteran. Special music by the choir and congregation accompanied the event as the local camp marched from the city hall to the church. only about a dozen veterans remained from those who fought 59 years ago.
Dr Carl Puckett urges Oklahomans to break the malaria chain by avoiding mosquito bites and using quinine as a preventive. He notes mosquitoes transmit malaria at night and recommends screening doors and windows, draining low areas, petroleum on puddles, and treating rain barrels with oil to kill larvae.
Indianapolis reports Louisville and Houston bidding to host the 1925 American Legion convention. Louisville touts Derby Day crowds and new hotels plus Jefferson Post on a 123 acre tract once Douglas Park. Seattle plans 1926 bid. final selection at St. Paul. Local notes mention weather and community events.
Scout Master Miller of Ada campaigns in Stonewall for a County Boy Scout Bible class aiming to reach 200 members. He seeks male role models to teach honesty purity speech and action through churches schools and scouting, urging fathers to support the effort. Dr. and Mrs. Halloway of Yale relocate to Stonewall with two sons, one at Norman University preparing for a Foreign Medical mission.
M F Heatley of Francis enters the Democratic primary for Commissioner of the First District. He describes himself as a plain longtime Democrat and will campaign accordingly. Further updates on his candidacy will follow.
News from Chignik reports Major Frederick L. Martin an American world flight commander remains missing for a week. Searching parties which left Chignik Saturday operated northwest of the town and planned to move toward the Bering Sea side of the Aleutians if no clue was found.
William P Campbell 82 longtime Oklahoma City resident and organizer of the Oklahoma Historical Society died after a stroke at his son Wayne Campbell’s home. He served as custodian for over two decades and helped form the state historical society in 1893. He was born in Missouri and worked as a freighter in early years.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10 AM at Hahn funeral home for a politician, with burial in Fairlawn cemetery. The obituary notes the deceased includes a railroad builder and a newspaperman among surviving professions.
Sapulpa widow Mary Hughes received 30000 after a district court jury found the Frisco railroad liable for her husband William Hughes and his death at Garnett on August 13 1922. The switchman was killed when grease on the switch allegedly spilled onto tracks causing him to fall before a freight train. The jury deliberated about five hours and a half.
Annual cotton production losses exceeding 200 million dollars are projected by the department of agriculture due to boll weevil damage. The figure underscores a severe pest impact on the cotton industry and farm incomes nationwide.
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