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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
6
Local notes from Vanoss and area report visits and gatherings. Families such as Tilleys Williams Shaw and Denham plus Ada residents pass Sunday with friends. Grandmother Owens returns from Manoche recovering from a car accident.
Miss Ethel Bethany of El Paso Texas and Eddie Autrey wed Wednesday evening at Sulphur. The reception Saturday night featured cake and cigars. Local visitors and church attendees filled a weekend of social and religious events across Pleasant Hill Latta and surrounding areas.
Farmers begin chopping cotton as plowing continues across Cedar Grove and surrounding areas. The page lists numerous local visitors, gatherings, farming notes, church events, revival plans, social visits, and family updates from Ada to Maxwell reflecting a busy rural community.
The Maxwell Adult club presents a Friday night play again on Tuesday at 7 36. Lorene Anderson, 4 H leader, met with club girls May 18. Helen Brecheen saw a doctor for an ankle sprain. Pauline Barnett spent time with Etta Ellis and later with Letha Ola Goodwin. Mrs F M Powell Spurlock and Reba Boucher shared Friday evening with Pauline Barnett.
The Maxwell Adult club stages a three act comedy Silas Smidze from Turnip Ridge Tuesday June 2 at 7 30 p m at the school house Admission 5 and 190 cents Ticket price includes both shows and proceeds support club activities
Mrs. Magar met her young grandson for the first time. Eassie Walden of Maxwell visited Alpha McIntyre on Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Bryan stayed at the E. H. Licht home Monday night. The day ended with everyone joining in song.
Bee era tended Sunday and singing drew a well attended crowd. Several families visited relatives and friends across the community including Tilleys, Kirbys, Loyds, Roses, and Tilleys in nearby towns. Both illnesses and hospitality marked the week with reminders to join next Sunday’s singing.
Everybody is plowing corn planting cotton and feeding head crops while many sow peas and peanuts. The community invites all to a Friday program as school closes Friday. Mr. Duke will take eighth graders to Oklahoma City Wednesday. Local visits include Mrs Etta Hightower at the J A Burk home and relatives in Holdenville.
Julia Craig entwines with a gambler Tom Payson on a noisy gambling ship after escaping Latta's control. A croupier interferes as Payson fights off an ambush, steering Julia to safety. Julia recalls Royal Nesbitt’s fate on Evergreen Island and sets a meeting with Woodford to uncover dangerous secrets.
Mrs Lovee Fletcher and children of Ada and J D Gann of Hugo spent the evening with their parents Mr and Mrs Sam Gann. Mrs Cunningham called on Mrs Ferguson. we are glad to report Mrs Ferguson is improving. Mrs Jean Coley spent Friday with Mr and Mrs Frank Coley.
Rev Ratliff of Konawa delivered a good message here Sunday and Sunday night. Several local residents and visitors are listed with names including Leedale Leach Lyflorus Maples Miss Jessie Horton Jinnie Mae Williamson Lucile Scott. A new baby was born to Mr and Mrs Burt Capps. Raymon Lee Maples leaves this week for Oklahoma City for a new position.
Mrs Virgle Wilson hosted Evelyn F Bandy's birthday party with many attendees. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Ray Smith and Mr and Mrs Claud Smith. Sunday visits involved S Lilley household, Capps family and assorted relatives. Several sick and traveling relatives are mentioned with multiple Wil li son and Tharp family connections.
The Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association board will meet to name a chairman with P. E. Harrill expected to be reelected as manager. District directors elected include P. W. Walker Blair, J. G. H. Windle Granite, James L. Flow Hobart, W. L. Hutcheson Frederick, and C. D. Haskins Mountain.
Harrill reported yesterday that the association had handled 23 percent of the state's 1935 cotton, with mention of several named figures including A. F. Duke Walter Colbert Ard more George W. Mon chief and Alex S Boreman in the Sallisaw and Washita regions.
L A Nance of Nance Bus Lines announced a brick union station will be built on the 100 block East Twelfth next to the Cummings office building. The Aldridge hotel expansion prompts razing the old station while the new site offers frontage, loading sheds, and parking for multiple buses near the post office and downtown Ada.
Ada received .95 inch of rain by 7 45 am as light showers continued through noon. The steady drizzle soaked the ground and kept vegetation green and growing after several timely rain events.
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