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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1935
Page
5
Long list of social visits in Pontotoc County including Mr. and Mrs. Yeager birthday dance for J D Yeager. Reports of guests, church meetings, and revival activities with several local families attending events and traveling between Ada, Strathmore, Wilson, and other nearby towns.
Mrs. Ernest Morgan family called to Stonewall for serious illness of a nephew. First Christian church thanks unknown donor for new east front name plate. Various visitors from Oklahoma City Dewey Seminole and Richmond Texas host and visit Ross residents. W V Hall's residence burned twice with total loss. he suspects enemies. Rehabilitation agent leads Good Cheer club baking lesson with ten ladies.
Sunday school was well attended and inviting. The town records numerous visits, gatherings, and social events with many named residents and nearby towns mentioned, including weddings and ball games, reflecting a tight community network.
Local notes report continued rain and potential good feed crop. Community singers performed at Dorval Watts and will sing next Sunday at Wordie Norman's, with weekly singing at Maxwell on Tuesdays. Numerous visits cited include Isaacs, Brecheen, Tyree, Norman, and Watt families with relatives in Ada and Lakeside.
Mr and Mrs Lee Thomas motor to Paris Texas to visit Mr and Mrs Arthur Hurt. Emma Frances Jones dined with Ellen Cape. Mrs Cook and Mrs Emma Thomas called on Grandmother Owens. Various visits among local families, cookie demos hinted, and newcomers Mrs Cook of Ada and Mrs Sidney Walker of Vaness noted.
Local sections report a Friday night school closing at Owl Creek with a large crowd. Ada and Stonewall visits include Miss George Ann McKay to Miss Azalia Odom and Eddie Melville visiting relatives. Families travel between Ada Frisco Stonewall and Den ny in weekend events. A sermon by Bro Bill Huddleston in Oakman and fishing near Stonewall are noted along with moves to Greenville Texas and a wood injury to W R Owens.
Rev Pendergraft preached here Sunday and Sunday night to a large crowd. Our Sunday school classes are large but we would like them larger, so come out at 10:60 oclock Sunday morning and bring some. Mr and Mrs Herbert Cooper of Ada spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Malcolm Stegall. H N Fuller had the misfortune of sticking a nail in his foot last week but is better now. Mr and Mrs Johnnie Bedwell were Ada visitors Saturday. A few from this community attended the party at Mr and Mrs Chapman of Pecan Grove. A W Gouch was an Ada visitor Saturday. Mr and Mrs Tollie Walker and children of Gaar Corner spent a few days with the former's sister Mrs T H McGalliard. Lillowene Pendergrass shopped in Ada Saturday. Mr and Mrs Henry Clampitt of Rocky Chapel spent Sunday with their son and wife Mr and Mrs Oral Clampitt. Odus McGalliard spent Saturday night with his brother Raymond McGalliard of Ada. Mr and Mrs Tom Smith spent Sunday night at Vanessa. Those visiting in the F A Stephens home Sunday were Mr and Mrs Rube Vandergriff and children Norman and Billie, Mr and Mrs Stephens and children James and Oral, Robert and Orville Gray, Jack Herrin and Henry and Chalmer Roundtree. Willie McCullar is staying at Ada with his aunt Mrs Bailey and attending school. James Stephens spent Saturday night with his grandparents Mr and Mrs F A Stephens. Haley Herrin spent Sunday with Cordell Goodpasture. Dorothy Solomon visited Mrs Davie Patton Wednesday eve. Mrs Opal Stephens spent Monday with Mrs F A Stephens.
Various residents trade news on visits and gatherings with relatives friends and neighbors in Ada and nearby areas. Highlights include Hughes family hosts Beaton Parker Thomas and Stephens families visiting, newborns and illnesses, and numerous porch calls and weekend stops.
The community talks of continued rain with the sun shining now. Farmers plan plowing and replanting in muddy fields while corn looks promising after showers. Social visits include Mr. Scaff’s loss, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Little and children, and many neighbors gathering at churches and homes.
The report notes rain in Oklahoma and abundant grass growth. Several residents and relatives are mentioned visiting family: Adrian Price with Dallas Lambs, Edd Brumley and Alice Holiday hosting, Tommy Ford visiting Will Brumley, Gladys Martin staying with her mother, and Bill Quincy and Jim Carney spending time with friends. The Ladies Community club met with Alice Halliday and discussed garden insects, with plans to meet at Edd Brumley’s next Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Kerr and Gloria Jean visited Celia Watson while others called on neighbors across the area. The week featured multiple family visits, Sunday gatherings, and a reminder of an upcoming singing Thursday night inviting all to attend.
Juniors from the Sunday school class spent time at Byrds Mill with classmates and family members listed among attendees. Mr and Mrs Claud Cooper hosted friends Saturday night. A baby boy weighing 9 pounds 12 ounces was born to W Byrd and wife Sunday morning. Various social visits and church attendance are noted along with beauty tip about hair care.
Farmers in Summers Chapel focus on cotton replanting and corn hoeing while social visits fill the week. The community shares multiple run notes of kin visits, dance gatherings, and a funeral at McGee cemetery for an infant. A local nine ball team loses 1 to 1 in Union Valley, and a large weiner roast at Cotton Creek Ridge draws many residents.
Singing Saturday night drew a large crowd with Summers Chapel singers and visiting parishioners. Sunday school went well inviting all to help. A birthday dinner honored Monnie Cavener and Edmond Cavener with Moezelle Cavener in attendance, plus other relatives. Newman and wife welcomed a baby boy born May 20.
Local sports report notes the Bear Cats defeated the Wild Cats 24 to 26 in a Sunday baseball game and will play another match next Sunday. Community members Mr and Mrs Lee Scroggins shopped in Ada and Bingham, Scroggins, and friends visited Pontotoc and Cedar Grove. several family members attended a Friday musical hosted by Carmo Scroggins.
The rain curbs field work as residents push to plant cotton. Bray and family visited Shawnee relations while Lois Bray stayed with Ada relatives. Newby and family visited Mandie Jamar’s sister, and other locals exchanged visits. The Wood family sang on KADA Ada and readers teased berry yields at J R Newby’s patch. A new system promises free passenger captain communication on ships.
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