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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
8
Mrs. Orey Fields, Mrs. C. L. Gene, Mrs. E. G. Taylor, Mrs. Cecil Pinkston of Shawnee and Mrs. Archie Fields of Seminole were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wagner here Tuesday. The latter was formerly a resident of Shawnee.
Mrs Ophelia Dodds and Mrs Wilbur Frazier of Tularosa New Mexico are visiting here at the home of Mrs Dodds sister Mrs Homer Woods.
Mrs Tom Henson and Mrs Cravey Garrison returned from Monett Missouri where they spent the past week. They were joined by Mrs Henson's daughter Miss Josie Mae Henson who has attended school there for nine months.
G L Johnson returned to his home in Coalgate after attending to business and visiting friends in Ada.
Friday’s Ada brief notes Miss Lucille Howardee traveling from Oxlaher City to stay the summer with her mother Mrs Anna ee Penis. She has attended St Mar Academy for the past week.
Bob Burse has been transferred to Ada from Tyler Texas. He is employed by Montgomery Ward & Co.
Mrs Ina Odell left Friday morning for Oklahoma City to attend a Business and Professional Women's convention over two days.
Prof FE H Nelson of East Central college faculty will travel to Tecumseh Friday evening to deliver the commencement address at the State Industrial School for Girls.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Doan depart early in the week for Louisiana where Mr Doan has received a transfer. He was formerly connected with Montgomery Ward Company here.
Mr and Mrs A E Kittell of Topeka Kansas are visiting Ada for a week with their daughters Mrs W M Emanuel and Miss Muriel Kittell.
Mrs H H Bynum and her daughter Jean will leave Ada by motor Monday morning to return home in California after a five week visit in Ada.
Tom Granger will arrive Sunday from St. Louis Missouri to spend several weeks before the summer term opens at the dental college he attends.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bethel and daughter Reba Nell have arrived in Ada to spend the summer while Mrs. Bethel attends the summer term at Fast Central State Teachers College. Their home is Bokoshe.
Mr and Mrs Frank Van Eaton of Atoka visited Ada Friday evening for East Central University graduation exercises where their sister Miss Joyce Van Eaton graduated.
Miss Frances Dee Bayless daughter of PD D Bayless of Ana will join the Oklahoma City University graduating class for the commencement exercises on Friday May 2 She will receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Public School Music and is a member of Beta Alpha Phi social sorority.
Miss Jo Lene Wardlow of Stonewall is the weekend guest of Miss Bettie K. Billings at 525 South Highland Avenue.
Mr and Mrs E L Hart spent the weekend in Ada where their son Melvin Hart graduated from the Oklahoma A and M College School of Mechanical Engineering. He earned honors and joined Sigma Chi. The Harts plan to live in Ada as Mr Hart joins Southwest Gas. Mrs Hart is Dorothy Jean Yames formerly of Claremore. Also visiting were Mr Earl Yates Jr and Mrs Yates from Hughes Springs Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Johnson of Lowrey City Me are visiting here for two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Welborn and in Fitts town with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Ross.
Miss Grace Hyder, a Seminole teacher for nine months, returns to Ada to spend the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Hyder.
Mickey McBride coach at East Central State Teachers College spent several months at Peabody College and returned to Ada Friday evening.
Ad reads a help wanted canine listing promising a good dog. The short notice gives a contact name Johnston Ada and an address 1122 5. The item reads like a classified dog offer from a local daily paper.
Bob Shaw, a student at Oklahoma A. and M. college, has come back to Ada to spend the summer months with his mother, Mrs. S. M. Shaw.
Mrs Hazel Bunch a Centrahoma teacher for the past school year enrolled this week at East Central State Teachers college for the summer term. Miss Beatrice Moore and Miss Fay Moore of Wapanucka enrolled at East Central State Teachers college for the summer term.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Brumley and Mrs C L Lowrey spent Sunday visiting relatives and friends in Lula.
Miss Reo Johnston of Ponca City and her parents spent the weekend in Ada. Johnston, a state Campfire officer, officiated at a Grand Council held by the local organization in Winter Smith Park Sunday afternoon.
Miss Willene Hunt of Coalgate underwent a tonsillectomy at a local clinic on Monday. The procedure was performed without complications and she is reported resting at home.
Mr and Mrs Mark Powell of Drumright are visiting Ada this week with Mr and Mrs C J Kevior and family.
Mrs. E C Wister of Van Nuys California arrived Saturday for an extended visit with her parents Mr and Mrs C E Jones of Fitzhugh. She is troubled with a nervous condition and cannot have much company at present. She was formerly Mrs Loyce Dunlap.
Jimmie Olson son of Mr and Mrs Lester Olson 421 South Francis returned Monday evening to Norman where he studies at the University of Oklahoma He is a member of the Sooner band and played in the band concert at Francis Wintersmith park last night.
Frank Nomman returns to his Schuster home after sending the first of the wax in Ada and attending to business and visiting friends.
William Riddle arrived back in McAlester after a speaking engagement in Ada where he spent the past week tending to personal and business matters.
Mrs Mandy Burgess and Miss Flora Wood of Stratford visited Ada on Monday to see friends and handle errands, extending their regional list of daytime social and business engagements.
Miss Jovy Alford of Centrapoma stopped in Ada on Wednesday to visit friends before continuing to Stillwater for the summer term at Oklahoma A and M College.
Miss Yvonne Grayson has returned to Denter Texas where she is a student at C I A. She spent the first of the week in Ada with her parents.
Mrs Dan Lanier and her son Dan Jr and Mrs Charles Dayton depart for Okar Arkansas for a two week visit with relatives and to tour other parts of the state before returning.
Jack Lynch a former Ada resident now living in Oklahoma City visited friends in Ada on Tuesday and attended to local business during his trip.
Judge and Mrs W C Dun returned from a fort night visit to relatives in Illinois. Judge Duncan suffered a slight heart attack in St Louis but was reported to be improved after crossing the Oklahoma state line into Ada Wednesday noon.
Alexander Augustus Whelchel, 74, died Saturday at the family home in Roff at 10 30 morning. Funeral from the home Sunday at 2 50 officiated by Rev. Bradley. Burial in East Hill Cemetery, Roff. Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. Survived by widow Maygie Whelchel of Roff, four daughters Edna Alexander and Mabel Ferguson in Ada, Ruth Jones in Ada, Vera Sloan of Roff, and three sons Carl Whelchel of Pontotoc, J M Whelchel and Everett Whelchel of Roff.
William Paul Cook aged 20 of Stratford died May 23. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 50 p m from the home with burial at McGee Cemetery. Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Survived by his mother of Weleetka and five brothers Aaron Alton Joe Dean Jerry and Bobby Cook.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Allen for the infant of Mr and Mrs Happy Crawford. Burial was in Allen cemetery Criswell's in charge.
Jim Harvey a 62 year old resident of Gerty died Sunday night at 10 30 at a local hospital. Services were held Monday afternoon at Gerty cemetery with Rev. Roy McCard officiating Cris wells in charge. He is survived by his widow Lula Harvey a daughter Earline Atchley five sons Fred Cecil J D Thomas and William Lee Harvey and a brother Sam Harvey.
Clara Strickland, 53, of Kingston, died Saturday at 529 West Sixteenth. Funeral services were held in Kingston on Sunday.
Mrs Strickland leaves a brother Fred Blassingame of Kingston. She was a niece of Dr E F Lewis of Ada.
John David Gee aged infant or young man died May 24 at 55 p m at home 831 East Fifteenth Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m at Criswell Funeral Home chapel with Rev C C Morris officiating Burial followed at Rosedale Cemetery He is survived by his parents a sister Ann and grandmother Mrs Della Bryant
Oklahoma City markets show cattle offerings 1 609 head calves 490 with fair activity in slaughter classes and steady prices. Hogs 1 200 head mostly 10 lower. spring lambs 15 lower. sheep 500 head with good to choice grades around 19.25 to 11.23 and ewes mostly 2.00 to 3.25.
Kansas City market notes show hogs mostly 5 to 10 lower with top at 9.65 and various weight classes trading around 9.25 to 9.60. Cattle and calves include fed steers opening slow and steady to easier bids, vealers and light yearlings steady to weak, and select cows around 9.50. Sheep and lambs remain largely steady with spring lambs near 11.75 to 12.00, Arizona and Texas lots around 10.25 to 11.00.
Poultry live and dairy prices listed by type, weight, and grade. Heavy and light fowl including hens, roosters, turkeys, ducks, and geese shown with range values. Creamery products detail scores and standard grades, with current receipts and storage terms noted.
U S Department of Agriculture notes mixed potato market in Chicago on May 27. U S No 1 good quality russets sell 3 75 to 3 85, California white rose mostly 4 00, Idaho russet No 1 around 5 50 for large stock, U S No 2 2 75 to 3 90, demand light to fair, supplies moderate.
Wheat fell late in trading in Chicago as profit taking erased earlier gains. Kansas crop prospects improved with estimates of higher state yields. Week's close saw July at 83 5-8 to 3-4, Sept at 83 1-2 to 5-8, corn up 1-4 to 1 cent, oats down 1-8, and provisions up to 12 cents.
Spot market summaries show cash wheat with no sales reported. Corn prices range across multiple grades with No 1 Yellow at 64 to 65 and No 2 Yellow at 63 1/2 to 64 1/2. No. 3 Yellow at 62 1/2 to 64. Oats No 3 White 25 to 26 1/3 and No 4 White 24 to 25.
In New York on May 27, trading mainly routine with price fixing and hedging. After advancing to 10.50, Oct eased to 10.47 as the market showed net gains of 1 to 2 points in late trading amid continued dry eastern belt weather and subsequent reactions.
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with sales of 754 bales. Quoted low middling 18.62 cents, middling 11.72, good middling 12.32. Receipts 3 638, stock 382 934.
New Orleans May 27 AP Cotton futures closed steady with only slight losses, ending not unchanged to 2 points lower as traders weighed demand and supply factors in a calm session.
Ada post office officials outline how roughly 1 400 Pontotoc county World War veterans will receive about 700 000 in government bonds after June 15. Payments range from 190 to 1 500 with most around 400 to 500, plus plans to invest in farms, real estate and improvements. Postmistress Mary West to staff windows to handle the expected rush.
For the week ending May 25 the United States crude output reached 3 005 985 barrels daily, a near record high. Oklahoma fell to 558 676 barrels while East Texas held 455 292 and California rose to 574 250. The report shows mixed gains across Texas Louisiana Michigan and other regions as totals edge above 3 million.
In Jerusalem on May 25 an Arab girl was fatally wounded and a British constable seriously hurt amid ongoing disorders tied to opposition to Jewish immigration. Arab women used rooftops to hurl stones at troops. Sniper fire and bomb blasts struck near Jerusalem and Jaffa as police blocked Arab launches and seized a boatman on the Richard Boueharrt steamer.
Fact Central state Teachers college has settled into the nine week summer term with classes begun Tuesday. Officials estimate total attendance will rise about ten percent from last year as more district schools close and students plan to attend East Central. The schedule remains adaptable to handle any volume in departments.
Edmonton Alberta May 27 The social credit government announced a reduction in interest rates on the province's public debt from just under 5 percent to 24 percent providing immediate relief in the budget.
Ada News classifieds note investment opportunities highlighting maximum yield for invested sums and advising readers to compare rates and terms offered by local firms.
Washington May 27. An hour of discussion of new tax suggestions at the White House failed to produce agreement among senate finance committee Democrats on any plan to revise the revenue bill. Acting Chairman King Utah said the group merely discussed and took no binding decisions. He noted some Democrats favored the White House plan but Calmed that no vote was expected that afternoon.
An exhaust gas analyzer performs a one minute test to determine how efficiently an automobile engine is operating.
Buddy Scott Kaynes Hayes of Tulsa and Ada Oklahoma, the Golden Gloves and A A U light heavyweight champion before turning pro, extended his winning streak to five with a decisive Tuesday night knockout.
A testimonial letter from Mrs. L. H. Caldwell of Statesville NC extols Cardui for long term use, noting initial weakness and nervousness improved after starting Cardui. The piece claims thousands of women testify to Cardui's benefits and advises consulting a physician if no improvement.
Gen Smedley Butler and Private Peat will headline the district OEA convention at East Central State Teachers College beginning November 6. They join a symposium on How to Wipe Out War with other nationally known speakers. The date was moved from October to accommodate Butler and Peat.
If any ear light flickers, likely a loose connection at a lamp socket or the switch terminal causing intermittent illumination. Check wiring connections and secure the socket to restore stable light.
Shawnee attorney Claude Hendon Laude launches a Democratic bid in Oklahoma’s Fourth District. A former runner-up to Tom D. McKeown, he backs a National Old Age Pension and focuses on agriculture labor and business as he campaigns through newspapers and district events.
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