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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1935
Page
8
Oil operator Sam 5s Miller left Thursday for Tulea after spending the week in Ada visiting friends and tending to oil interests in the Fitts field. Mr and Mrs J Langford Shaw and their son returned from Colorado Springs where Mr Shaw attended to oil interests.
Bruno Mayer, local attorney, traveled to Coalgate to visit parents and relatives and attend to oil interests during the first of the week.
Emory Swinford departed Friday for Honey Grove Texas to take on new employment.
Mrs C B Wood and her son Harold Carlton of McAlester visited Ada for Mother's Day weekend with Mrs Wood's parents Mr and Mrs Joe Bryan at 23 East Sixteenth. Miss Fred Andrews attorney was in Shawnee Friday on business.
The Rev. W. L. Blackburn presiding elder of Methodist churches in the Ardmore district visited friends in Ada on Thursday. He was formerly pastor of the First Methodist church in Ada.
Mrs. Maud C. Rose Miss Hazel Rose Miss Irene Rose and Mrs. Irma Laskey returned from Wilson where they attended the funeral of their mother and grandmother.
Mr and Mrs Chester McSwain and their son Stanley Richard travel from Albuquerque New Mexico to Ada for a visit with Foster McSwain and his wife during this week in the home of Mr McSwain.
Lee Warren Crutcher attorney Holden Wille was in Ada Thursday afternoon on legal business and to visit his daughter Edna Lee Crutcher a student at East Central State Teachers College.
Seaborn Coker of Wewoka visited Ada on Friday. Arnold B Mallory John Fleet and Graydon Rogers departed Saturday at noon for a two week trip to New Mexico. XX Stewart of Francis attended to business and visited friends in Ada Friday. Mrs Wendell Thomas returned from Howe Texas where she attended the funeral of Mollie Stone.
Ss Hopper of J. D. Whitaker reported an egg shown Saturday bore the figures 93 on the large end. Hopper says he cannot explain what the numbers might signify, if anything, and offered no interpretation.
Miss Mozelie Hunter leaves tonight for New York and nearby cities and will stay several weeks. In New York she will be a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Benjamin of Albany. Mrs. Benjamin is formerly Miss Ethel James Byrd. Hunter will visit relatives in Allentown before returning.
Miss Corinne Matthews of Mr and Mrs Matthews will graduate from Christian College Columbia on May 29 as a candidate for the degree of Associate in Arts.
Max Westbrook of Alahoma City left Sunday for a business trip to Fort Worth Texas after spending Mother's Day in Ada with his mother Mrs J W Westbrook.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester King of Miami Oklahoma visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. B. C. King at 909 South Townsend and Mrs. King’s mother Mrs. A. M. Gregg at 701 South Stockton for Mother’s Day.
Air and Mrs Joseph Anderson celebrated Mothers Day in Holdenville with Mrs Anderson's mother Mrs Laura Robinson and grandmother Mrs Mary Watkins. Mr and Mrs D Frank Fleet visited Mrs Fleet's parents in Prague.
Mrs. Fred Clausner of Olney Texas was summoned to Ada for her son-in-law Paul Holley who is seriously ill and receiving treatment in a local hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Webb Riddle went to Cedar Rapids Iowa after a week in Ada called by the death of Mr. Riddle's aunt Miss Helen Webb.
Miss Lorene Alletag and family have returned from Hartford Arkansas where they spent the past weekend. Joe Alletag returned Monday to his home in Oklahoma City.
Mrs Dick Harbert of Sasakwa has returned to her home after a short visit in Ada with her sister Mrs Alice Fleet at 931 East Seventeenth.
Mrs. Clarence Gray and her son John Jr have returned to their home here from Kenefic Oklahoma where Mrs Gray was a member.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Labathin and daughter Francena traveled to Oklahoma City where Francena will undergo an operation for infantile paralysis at the McBride clinic. They were accompanied home by an aunt, Miss Lizzie Davis, and her mother for a brief visit with relatives.
Mr and Mrs B L Morrison and Mr and Mrs Leonard Grindstaff will spend the summer in Norman where they will take work at the University. Mr and Mrs Dan Proctor are already in Norman creating a growing Ada contingent.
W. E. Heady of 500 West Seventh, previously with the Ada police force, is reported improving nicely after a fall injury sustained some time ago.
Everett Eaves geologist for Magnolia travels to Oklahoma City on Tuesday to visit his mother and handle company business for several days.
R. R. Selph, driver for Ada Ice, suffered facial lacerations after his truck was struck at the Main street and Oak avenue intersection. He was treated at a local hospital and released the same day.
A Shawnee friend reports Mr and Mrs C M Danner of Shawnee have purchased a 4 acre farm in Section 18 Township 54 Pontotoc County and will reside there in the future.
Robert Shannon of the National Reemployment Service reports a reverse problem from months ago: a shortage of skilled and semiskilled workers for Public Works Administration projects. Carpentry, farm building, electrical, plumbing, painting, plastering, road machinery operation, housekeeping, and nursing roles are in demand as he arranges employment and matches with private employers.
F A Pat Murphy resigns after three years as Vanoss consolidated school superintendent to take the Yale Oklahoma superintendency. Otto Krausse is elected Vanoss high school principal and Arthur Frisco Vernon becomes the new high school principal. Murphy came from Ripley to Pontotoc county following Beaird's move to Ripley.
W. N. Schneidmiller a former Ada Church pastor and Mathes Turner faced grand larceny charges for allegedly removing church property including piano, guitar, curtains, books and about $50 from the Fourth and Broadway building. Both men were arraigned, pled not guilty, and posted $1,000 bond before release.
Norman Howard post holds its regular meeting voting to stage the Memorial Day program at the cemetery Thursday morning May 30. A five member committee was named to arrange the program and co operation with the Auxiliary on Poppy Day May 25 was approved. The post will present American Legion School Awards to junior high winners at the graduation exercises Thursday night at the First Baptist church. An entertainment for the newly organized Sons of the Legion is planned with date to be announced. Bob Shannon notes more jobs than applicants in Clovis New Mexico. Mrs Anna Sales died May 2 1935 at four months short of 14th year leaving six sons and one daughter. burial at Lightning Ridge cemetery. William Lee Wright died May 5 at age 70 years 6 months 26 days. burial at East Hill cemetery. survivors wife Ella and daughters Lillian Collins and Fern Stroud. Rev C B Holland officiated. Roff schools close this week.
Arthur Vernon rural rehabilitation teacher hosts a Thursday night meeting at Union Valley school house inviting Union Valley ladies to attend. The men will entertain the ladies and attendees are urged not to miss the event.
The Ready to Help club met in Union Valley with Mrs Elva Treas and special guests Mrs N Cc Treas Mrs Eula Hill and Mrs Flossie Burkhart becoming members. Mrs Gibson demonstrated a fumigating box for killing garden insects. Next meeting will be with Mrs Willie Brandon.
Sunday activities centered on church and fellowship with visits across Lula and nearby names. Attendees included West, Robison, Wiles, Thogmartin, Chaffin, Brannon, Deaton, Sliger, Taylor, Denton, and others as they shared meals, songs, and greetings.
Bro Ford kept his regular ten appointments at the place Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday. Mrs. J. D. Underhill and baby are visiting relatives in Arkansas. Mrs. W. W. Minor left Monday for Oklahoma City to be away several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Martin of Frisco visited with the Lovett family over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Miller and children of Ada visited the Fussell household Wednesday. Sammie Cantrell stayed Saturday night with W. T. Cantrell.
Friday night Jim Kirkes spent with his daughter Joyce Truitt of Calvin. Sunday visits included Mr. and Mrs. Fussell with Roy Goodwin of Fitzhugh and Mr. and Mrs. Cooksey with Jessie Green. Hester Collins of Ada visited her Jim and wife. Myricks family spent Sunday in the Brents home. Minor and baby visited T. J. Fussell. Fannie and Marie Tinsley attended Fitzhugh commencement Friday. Minor and Cora Riley visited Carl Underhill Sunday. An all day sing with dinner on the ground is set for Sunday May 19. Everyone is invited.
The community notes revival as Sunday school attendance exceeds fifty with Rev W H Hart delivering a Mother’s Day tribute. Mentions cover visitors from Pampa Texas, local travels to Tishomingo and Ada, graduations at Latta Consolidated High School, garden growth and parish life with multiple family visits and illnesses.
Farmers note ongoing rain favoring feed crop prospects with planned showers later. Community updates include visits by Nick Ward to Oklahoma City, CCC camp activity at Sulphur, council changes in Roff, Y W A girls trip to Ada, and Mothers Day dinner at First Christian church with guests from Ada, Sulphur, Sasakwa, Allen, and Houston.
Rainfall has been general across the state with Ada receiving a fair portion. By Wednesday morning one inch of rain fell here with a break before more rain from early morning until noon. The system adds to the 1935 spring totals and helps replenish depleted subsoil moisture reserves.
Three men face murder charges in the February 3 bus slaying of Joe Logan near Winona Texas. John Conn 41 a former convict who recently fled to Corpus Christi is charged with the shooting. Jimmy Cantrelli a ex offender with prior auto theft and burglary records was arrested last night in Granite Oklahoma.
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly oil production jump to 2,644,512 barrels daily led by Oklahoma and California. Oklahoma averaged 522,825 barrels and California 516,150, with Texas East Texas and Kansas also up slightly while Michigan and eastern fields held steady. A mention notes a separate Hot Springs murder charge involving W A McDaniel, age 22, and a third man arrested in Henderson.
An all day singing is planned at Sunshine in the extreme south end of Ponto Toc county on Sunday May 19. Singers and the public are invited to attend this community music gathering.
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