City News Briefs From Ada On Residents Moving
F W Cole and family travel to Earnsboro to settle and he accepts a job there. W C Hughes of St Joseph returns to Ada and drills the Wilcox well in 28 4 7. C V Gannaway family moves from Clinton to Ada for schools with daughters entering East Central State Teachers college. Mrs Bryant near Ada undergoes major operation at Castleberry Hospital and rests thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Hughes
St. Joseph, Mo
Ada
Wilcox
Mr. Hughes
C. V. Gannaway
Clinton
Okla
Gannaway
East Central State Teachers’ College
Legion Nine Defends Twilight Lead In 7 6 Win
The Legion nine withstood another youth assault and stayed atop Twilight league standings. Waner's Kandy Kids fell 7 to 6 as the Legion clinched the game. Local notices include Ada hospital update on Mrs. Imaleta Tucker and short regional business travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Waner
Kandy
The
West Texas oil worker Fred Bowles visits Ada
Fred Bowles, an oil field operator in West Texas, is in Ada for a short visit with his family. He says there is ample work and space in West Texas for oil men to find opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bowles
West Texas
Ada
Fred
Okmulgee Couple Welcome Daughter on May Two
Mr and Mrs Carl Schenck of Okmulgee announce the birth of a daughter on May 2 The mother is the former Miss Pearl Gay daughter of J B Gay and well known in Ada
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schenck
Okmulgee
Schenck
J. B. Gay
Ada
Miss Pearl Gay
Ada hosts Illinois visitor and Ada native forward to Chicago
Box 682 Ada Oklahoma May 12 1911 Mrs Joe Neal at 601 East Tenth Street hosts her mother Mrs G C Marshall of Champaign Illinois who arrived last evening for a week visit. She will be accompanied home by her son Norman Lee who has spent the winter in Ada and will soon take a position in Chicago making his home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Neal
East Tenth Street
G. C. Marshall
Champaign
Ill
Marshall
City
Norman Lee
Ada
Lee
Chicago
Newcomb Heads to State Typewriting Contest in Stillwater
Vv. A. Newcomb, instructor at East Central, travels to Stillwater for the state typewriting contest. He is accompanied by Misses Lockie Taylor, Lara Mae Smith, Mildred Cummings and Roxie Hargis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vv. A. Newcomb
East Central
Stillwater
Lockie Taylor
Lara Mae Smith
Mildred Cummings
Roxie Hargis
Rampaging Firemen Clinch Third Victory
The Firemen defeated the Concrete Mixers 7 to 0 in a decisive Friday game. The Firemen showed dominant offense and solid defense, earning their third win of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narry
Ada Shoppers Visit by Frances McKee and Pauline Givens
Miss Frances McKee a former East Central student was in Ada Saturday shopping and visiting friends. Miss Pauline Givens of Roff was also in Ada yesterday for shopping and visiting. Givens attended East Central college last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances McKee
East Central
Ada
Pauline Givens
Roff
Miss Givens
East Central College
Ralph Morgan Visits Ada as Guest of Friends
Ralph Morgan of the Davis High school faculty is visiting Ada over the weekend as a guest of friends. He is a former student at East Central State Teachers' college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Morgan
Davis High School
Ada
Mr. Morgan
East Central State Teachers’ College
Charlie Cunning Visits Parents in Ada During Weekend
Charlies Cunning, a Skintook school teacher this year, is spending the weekend in Ada visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cunning of 127 East Seventeenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Cunning
Skintook
Ada
C. E. Cunning
East Seventeenth Street
Capt. Fisher and daughter visit relatives in Dallas
Captain W. H. Fisher and his daughter Mrs. Birdie Luster returned overland from Dallas Friday. They visited there during the past week as guests of Capt. Fisher's sisters and aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. W. H. Fisher
Birdie Luster
Dallas
Capt. Fisher
Ada Sets Builder's Office To Be Opened By Byars Chapman
Byars Chapman returns to Ada after three years in Dallas doing special construction work. He plans to open builders offices in Ada and relocate here after returning from Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byars Chapman
Dallas
Ada
Chapman
Louise Shaw Leaves for Temple to See Recuperating Father
Daily Miss Shaw departs for Temple Texas to visit her father S M Shaw who is recuperating there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Louise Shaw
Temple
Texas
S. M. Shaw
Judge McKeown Addresses Oklahoma Press Association Banquet
Judge Tom D. McKeown returned Saturday from Poteau where he spoke to the Oklahoma Press Association the Poteau High School and a large crowd at a banquet Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom D. McKeown
Poteau
Oklahoma Press Association
Lucey Oil Executive Visits Ada Before Northbound Trip
Travis Kerr of Lucey Oil Supply spent the weekend in Ada visiting his parents and friends. He left today for Shawnee and other points north to attend to business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Kerr
Lucey Oil Supply Company
Ada
Shawnee
Lorena Anderson Wins Ada High Free Scholarship
Miss Lorena Anderson of Route 1 wins the free scholarship offered to Ada High School graduates with the best grades by Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorena Anderson
Route 1
Ada
Chillicoth
Business College of Chil
Quiet Ada Wedding of Miss Hazel Camdren and Mr Neil Rock
A quiet Saturday night wedding united Miss Hazel Camdren and Mr Neil Rock of Ada. Rev E O Whitwell officiated at the manse at eight o clock with only the bride’s sister present for the vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Camdren
Neil Rock
Ada
E. O. Whitwell
Lawson party heads Guthrie after job move
Mrs Lawson and daughter Miss Helen left Tuesday for Guthrie to join Mr Lawson who has accepted a new position and will make his home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Cole
Earnsboro
Mr. Cole Oe
Lawson
Daighter
Helen
Guthrie
Mrs Fardney Returns To Spaulding School After Rheumatism
Mrs. Robert Fardney, long afflicted with rheumatism, has improved enough to return to her duties at the Spaulding school, resuming her teaching after an extended illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fardney
Spaulding
Mrs Holcomb Moved to Daughter's Home for Care
Mrs. S. S. Holcomb, ill for some time, has been removed to the home of her daughter Mrs. Roy Givins where she is slowly improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Holcomb
Roy Givins
Mr and Mrs Smith Leave for El Paso Texas
Mr and Mrs John A Smith depart today for El Paso and other Texas destinations. They plan to be away about two weeks while Mr Smith’s father in El Paso recovers, as health concerns prompted the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Smith
el Paso
Texas
Mr. Smith
Brown 12 Preaches Graduation Sermon in Ada
Eminent educator and evangelist President John Edward Brown of John Brown College Sulphur Springs Ark and John E Brown Siloam Springs Ark is set to speak at Convention Hall Ada on Sunday May 15 at 11 o clock delivering the baccalaureate sermon for East Central State Teachers College graduates The address titled Americas Startling Need is hailed by Oklahoma leaders as a standout example of thoughtful education and public speaking
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
America
John Edward Brown
John Brown College
Sulphur Springs
Ark
John E. Brown
Siloam Springs
Convention Hall
East Central State Teachers College
Brown
Union
Sey Ya
Oklahoma Senate
Colonel Copeland
Knoxville
Tenn
Johnston
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Superintendent of Education
Maryland
Pontotot County Drilling Advances Amid Court Building Progress
Oil activity continues in Pontotoc County with wells at Wilcox lime in 31-5-5 and 33-5-5 still producing and being worked on. Ramsey and Allen area wells drill depths reach 1300 to 2000 feet as fishing and underreaming proceed. Nearby, courthouse air ducts and yard cleanup progress while new auditorium roofing nears completion. Scholarships and awards announced for Ada High School seniors including Jewell Cromwell, Gene Scales, Frances Rives, Dennis Petty, and Gertrude King for essays and debating honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. LaSelle
Wilcox
Shaw
Ramsey
Allen
Bebee
Homackla
Allen Field
Gillispie
LaSelle
Pontotoc County
Grigsby-Orr
Jewell Cromwell
Miss Cromwell
Ada
Gene Scales
Frances Rives
Scales
Rives
Busby
Dennis Petty
Gertrude King
Indian Girl Hit By Automobile This Afternoon
Evaline Alexander a Steedman community girl daughter of Mr and Mrs Jess Alexander was painfully injured when struck by an automobile driven by Miss Jessie Lee Woods in front of the Criswell funeral parlor. The ankle injury was painful but not serious and witnesses deemed the collision unavoidable with Woods blameless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evaline Alexander
Jess Alexander
Steedman
Jessie Lee Woods
Criswell Funeral
Miss Woods
Dallas Pastor Is Made President of Southern Baptists
Dr. George W. Truitt, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas Texas, was unanimously elected president of the Southern Baptist convention at its 82nd annual meeting in Louisville Kentucky. He succeeds Dr. George W. McDaniel of Richmond Virginia who led the convention the past three years. Truitt was nominated from the floor by W S Wiley of Muskogee Oklahoma and seconded by J E White of Henderson South Carolina, with the vote unanimous after motions by W D Nowling Arcadia Florida and former congressman Will D Upshaw of Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
George W. Truitt
First Baptist Church
Dallas
Texas
Southern Baptist Convent
Truitt
George W. McDaniel
Richmond
W. S. Wiley
Muskogee
Ohlo
Coin Shortage In London Gas Meters Causes Delays
Many shillings fill London gas meters leading to coin short ages while meters are cleared and coins returned to circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ike Sien Files Permit for 12 by 24 Add on Residence
Ike Sien secured a building permit for a 12 by 24 foot addition to his home in the original townsite. The project will cost over $200 and expand the residence on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Sien
Politician’s Call for 1000 Teachers Inspires Ada Invocation
President Brown urges sending 1000 young men and women as teachers in Maryland schools with starting pay of 1800 dollars a year. The address America’s Startling Need has been delivered in hundreds of towns to praise from ministers educators clubs and business leaders. Teachers College invites Ada to attend the baccalaureate and hear the speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Maryland
America
United States
Rotary Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
Teachers College
Ada
Haggard Home Nears Completion South Belmont
The Haggard residence on South Belmont is rapidly nearing completion and should be finished before month’s end. Interior work on the Fleet home near Francis avenue progresses toward completion as a thoroughly modern brick house. Front remodeling at Rains grocery on Townsend and Main includes new windows and a completely overhauled façade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haggard
South Belmont
Francis Avenue
Rains Grocery
Townsend and Main
Obituary notices for L. H. Woodard and Ollie Rich
L H Woodard of Shawnee and former Ada resident died this morning. Bud White and his mother travel to Shawnee for the burial Friday. Ollie Rich 42 wife of J A Rich died this morning at 4 40. Funeral at 1 30 Tuesday at Resecale cemetery. Rich family lives seven miles from Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Woodard
Ed Woodard
Shawnee
Ada
Woodard
A. W. White
Bud White
Ollie Rich
J. A. Rich
Resecale Cemetery
Rich
Mrs Elizabeth Burdick dies at 50 in local hospital
Mrs Elizabeth Burdick aged 50 wife of J M Burdick died Tuesday evening at 7 in a local hospital. The body was taken to Poteau for funeral services Thursday. The Burdick family lived on North Turner Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Burdick
J. M. Burdick
Poteau
Burdick
North
Turner Street
Ada HGH Ready For Graduation
Preparations for Ada schools graduation are underway with a May 15 baccalaureate by Dr. John F. Brown of Siloam Springs. The program includes 8 p.m. addresses at the college and Convention Hall, followed by closing exercises at the Convention Hall and the high school commencement at the Presbyterian church with Dr. Linscheid as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
John F. Brown
Siloam Springs
Ark
Linscheid
Brown
Convention Hall
Presbyterian Church
Oklahoma dairy train to visit fifty cities in May
A Santa Fe Greater Farm Profits special train will tour about fifty Oklahoma cities in May. Oklahoma A&M dairy, animal husbandry, home economics and 4 H staff show adjusted rations, cost per pound of butterfat, and milk yields across eight coaches. The itinerary lists stops from Tulsa to Pawnee and Shawnee, with three hour stops and a fifty minute program at each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Greater Farm Profits
Stillwater
Dairy Department
The
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Oklahoma
College
State Board of Agriculture
Erie MMMAME to Everybody Reads the Want Ads
In a local brief, readers are invited to peruse the want ads. The notice highlights community interest in job listings, services, and classified notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Breckenridge Case Decided Over Tulsa Letter
Oklahoma Supreme Court to issue a written opinion on whether Tulsa attorney M A Breckenridge may be barred from practicing law. He wrote a letter to the Tulsa World about habeas corpus tied to the Owens case. the court says it was written knowingly to mislead and destroy public confidence in the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
M. A. Breckenridge
Tulsa
State Supreme Court
Tulsa World
Breckenridge
The
World
O. O. Owens
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
County students tour McAlester prison with scouts
Seventy seven county students and scouts visited the state prison at McAlester after letters from Judge Orel Busby and Congressman Tom McKeown. Supt. W. W. Williams and Rev. John Williams urged boys to avoid prison, noting its deprivation and hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orel Busby
Tom OD. McKeown
John Q. Newell
McAlester
W. W. Williams
John Williams
Supt. Williams
Allen
Glen Busby
Reece Trowbridge
Lou Kidwell
Lloyd Weems
Alvin Crowe
Damon Sandy
Billy English
Gilbert Jones
Marvin Wilson
Luther Jones
Lynn Olivo
Elmo
Hoyt Carruth
Bill Gilmore
Ralph Cummings
Mr. Box
Austin Kidwell
John Pegg
W. A. Box
Fitzhugh
Roy Watson
Ivor
Paul Will Wed Ada Gir
Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates will marry Miss Corinne Moore of Ada Oklahoma in June 1927. The couple met in Ada during their school days and Corinne later studied at Columbia University before teaching locally. A separate survey notes two thirds of native whites prefer beef, with pork lamb and veal following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Paul Waner
Paul
Pittsburgh Pirates
Corinne Moore
Ada
Okla
Moore
Miss Moore
New York
Columbia University
Northern States Buried Under May Snowstorm
May snow blankets the northern Rocky Mountain states with blizzards and high winds. Salt Lake City reports two inches of snow. Wyoming and Montana roads suffer delays as air mail trains and autos are hindered. Lambing fears rise in Little Laramie valley. Fort Laramie endures a cloudburst driving residents to a school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain States
Intermountain
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Little Laramie
Fort Laramie
Wyo
Colorado
Pueblo
Palmer Lake
Colorado Springs
New Mexico
el Aso
Suspension and Ouster Sought for Oklahoma County Commissioners
Immediate suspension and ouster of Ed S. Butterfield Ed Sheldon and Ed Richards were requested in a seven count complaint filed in district court by the attorney general. The charges allege illegible claims and neglect of duty in approving salaries for W. A. Jackson Cliff Myers and Sheriff Benney without proper monthly reports filed as required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ed S. Butterfield
Ed Sheldon
Ed Richards
Oklahoma County
W. A. Jackson
Cliff Myers
Benney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Genuine International, Deering and McCormick
Rollow Hardware Co
Imaleta Tucker
Ada Hospital
Gordon Price
Mr. Price
Licothe, Mo
R. B. Medlock
Mr. Medlock
Konawa
Pauline Smith
Otis Houpt
Comanche
First Christian Church
Genuine International
Deering and McCormick
Bay Genuine International
New Orleans
NEA Panorama
Poydras
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
St. Bernard
Plaqué Mines
Mississippi
Pontotog County
Hill
New Baptist Church
Southern Baptists
Tran
Erary
Collinsville
Ramona
Bartlesville
Copan
Hulah
Pawhuska
Fairfax
Raw
Newkirk
Medford
Blackwell
Ponca City
Perry
Enid
Nash
Cherokee
Shatbuck
Woodward
Waynoka
Buffalo
Freedom
Alva
Edmond
Blanchard
Purcell
Chickasha
Lindsay
Pauls Valley
Wynnewood
Davis
Sulphur
Ringling
Ardmore
Marietta
Stonewall
Stratford
Davenport
County Students
G. D. Ray
J. P. Balthrop
Melton Balthrop
Jack and
Jim Smith
Junior Muncrief
Eldridge Ray
Escar Rouse
Earl Thomas
Charles Walker
Carter
Ray
Edward Brown
Cecil Brewster
George and
Grant Breeden
Harold Sprague
James Roundtree
Lightning, Ridge School
Dee Crowder
Melton Marsh
Robert Kerr
Arthur Cobb
Kenneth Cobb
Oren Shuck
Lightning Ridge
Messrs
A. J. Hennigan
J. E. Crowder
T. S. Sissel
Ada Gir
Montana
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