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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1927
Page
3
The piece notes rain aiding oats and moisture for crops while hard on alfalfa and newly planted cotton and corn. It describes plowed ground crusted by prior rain and explains a return of sun will help cotton. Mrs Morgan reports busy weeks with clubs before schools close and girls and older youth progress on projects.
The Santa Fe A. and M. train will stop in Stonewall at 9 a.m. adA at 1 30 p.m. and Stratford at 7 30 p.m. on Wednesday of next week. The public is invited to tour the train and hear agriculture specialists. Speakers include President Bradford Knapp of the A. and M. college and B A Pratt, head of the state 4 H clubs.
North Ada club met May 10 with Mrs. White six members and two visitors on hand. Mrs. Morgan demonstrated dyeing by mixing common colors to create new shades. Miss Vera Jones spoke on home improvements useful for upgrading homes. Visitors welcome. Mrs J J Golden secretary.
Oklahoma City chamber of commerce secures sugar beet seed for a two acre pilot plot under state bill provisions. Plants will be cared for per state board of agriculture suggestions and beets sold to factories with freight paid by funds from the bill. If successful, larger acreage and a local factory may follow.
The Willard school will see a principal change next year as the school board, via spokesman J G Witherspoon, informed L S Wright his services are not needed. Incoming superintendent I S Henshaw supported re election for five ward principals, including Wright, but the board moved to replace him. Wright was surprised by the dismissal and board members offered no public reasons.
A Dallas gas blast last night leveled a two story business and lodge building injuring 41 and killing six. Victims include Metrop olan Lodge I O O F members firehouse crew and Gevond Avenue Pharmacy patrons. Dead are W Henry Lee C D Allen W D Hill Christina L Cour. Many injured suffer fractures and crushes.
A 55 member geology class from Oklahoma A and M, led by Prof. A H Koschman, tours Pontotoc county fields near Ada. Stillwater geologists join today and tomorrow to gather data as two more tours are planned for late May and early June.
The Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals ordered Dave Brown, death row inmate in the Bank of Jet robbery, to be brought before the court May 19 for habeas corpus review. A seven month stay was issued to allow appeal, after Brown’s lawyers challenged the sentence as unlawful. Brown had pleaded guilty and refused to name accomplices.
Military circles in Roff report promotions in the guard unit. Lieutenant Buford Merritt is commissioned captain. Second Lieutenant Ralph Suddath rises to first lieutenant and Clair Bowen becomes second lieutenant. The new officers appeared Monday night at drill in the armory with gold bars. Battery 189 underwent annual inspection by Lieutenant Crehan of the regular army last Tuesday.
Lodge members smelled smoke and fumes and went to investigate. Blue flames issued from the rear of the building and the fire department arrived. An escaping gas from a leaking meter was burning when an explosion occurred during a meter check.
Oklahoma Governor Henry S. Johnston says he will not designate a single bonding company for state projects. He will, however, approve only bonds from firms with high government ratings to safeguard the state, citing a 1926 federal listing of about 15 strong companies.
In this public guidance column Optometrist A. D. Coon defines presbyopia as the midlife onset of difficulty focusing on near tasks. He notes it is natural with aging and manifests as trouble reading or doing close work, with a continuation promised.
Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray were sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing the week of June 20 for the murder of Mrs. Snyder's husband Albert Snyder magazine art editor. Justice Scudder denied motions to set aside the verdict. The courtroom reaction was subdued.
Eighth grade pupils from Roff schools led by Prof. Joe Gist joined the Ada group for a prison tour. The list includes Max Crain Carl Dixon Delma Mardis Dave Nichols Maurice Reese Richard Swink Harmon Underhill Marjorie Bullock and others with accompanying adults and scouts.
A wedding in Sulphur Oklahoma yesterday at 3:00 PM united Mrs. Carrie Ford Ethredge of Ada and Mr. J. D. Daugherty of Allen. Both are well known in Ada and surrounding areas with many friends pleased by the marriage. Mrs. Daugherty is the sister of another local figure.
Millard Ford of Ada and Mr. Daugherty, a retired banker from Allen, wed after education at Ada schools and East Central State Teachers College. The bride wore a salmon pink crepe gown with silver trim and a tulle rose hat. The couple left for a short honeymoon and will reside in Ada.
Ada resident Mrs. Marie Bailey has been chosen by the state PTA board to serve as district president of the East Central district until officers are elected at a meeting to coincide with the district teachers gathering at the college. She outlined plans for a PTA afternoon on June 2 at the college with a program by able speakers and the start of a permanent East Central district organization. PTA literature will be supplied free at the college for summer term students. The honor follows her attendance at the state PTA association meeting.
W L Meharg gains ownership and will manage the Farmers Custom gin in Roff after a Tuesday closing. The $11,800 sale transferred control from a corporation to private parties. 250 stockholders are paid via J W Fairchild at the creamery station after this week.
A Norman Howard post American Legion committee will this week erect a 30 foot steel flagpole atop Pontotoc county's new court building. The structure will be completed and ready for occupancy this month.
Preparatory steps outline a Flag Day dedication of the new court building set for June 14. A committee is arranging the program and coordinating details for the event.
Weather brings rain on Monday morning and farmers welcome it. A series of social visits unfold with guests from the Ahloso and Franks communities. Local events include a school closing Friday and a program that night with invitations to attend.
Sunday activity centers on Bro Stratton’s sermon and many meals with neighbors. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Rich and others from Stonewall Egypt Seminole and Byng. A rain shower blessed Union Hill area, with several families and children noted for attendance and health updates. Rev B F Stegall to preach next Sunday the 22nd.
George Odom spent Sunday with Maudie and Clarence Odom. Mrs Hill Mrs Sparks and baby called on Mrs Marshall. Sun Ruby and Opal Griffith took dinner with Ruby Hill Sunday. Dorothy and Thelma Killien spent Sunday evening with Ruby Hill. Prayer meeting scheduled every Thursday and Sunday nights and Sunday morning.
G T Stubbs, eight years head of the Atoka schools, has been elected superintendent of Healdton, Carter County, and accepted the post. He is praised for a splendid Atoka record and is expected to succeed in the larger field. Atoka Citizen-Democrat.
A brief Want Ad feature notes readers routinely scan classified lines for key opportunities. It highlights how communities rely on timely notices for jobs, housing, and services and reflects a bustling local marketplace.
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