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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1925
Page
5
Local residents from Cedar Grove report visits among families in Francis Ada and Wewoka. Included are travels by the Hearron Bristow and Chandler families, church events, Sunday school, and Christmas Eve style gatherings with prayers, dinners, and outings.
The report notes cold weather and ice causing delays in gathering cotton and corn. It lists many social visits and family movements including Mrs. Gwen, Norman Mitchell, Miss Reed, Homer Davis, Neatta Roddy, Mamie Farmer, Mabel Northam’s recovery, and children Ada and Worstell residents.
Farmers harvest cotton as community members attend minstrel shows, church services, dinners, and social gatherings across Roxana and nearby areas. Multiple families travel to Ada and Coalgate for visits while car purchases and Sunday activities highlight the week. A large crowd enjoyed a Saturday night weiner roast and prayer meetings draw attendees from Union Valley to Frisco.
Sunday prayer meeting at Blue Mound drew a large crowd. Names appear with visits to Ada Stonewall Troy and Pontotoc as families share meals and church events. A birth is noted as Jim Cargill and spouse welcomed an eight pound girl. Various locals visit relatives in neighboring towns and enjoy family dinners.
A brief readers note requests news from Debs as a cold spell leaves farmers without wood. The message expresses appreciation for timely rural updates and signs of a healthier day ahead.
A hardware ad from Haynes Hardware Co promotes Pruitts Nur Sal Ven to tone up hens for winter laying. It claims red combs better appetite vitality and increased eggs with a money back guarantee after a few days use.
The week brings cold weather and a string of Sunday and Saturday visits. Names include Jesse Newby Julius Ward Virgie Newby Imogene Danner Davie Wren Allene Barnes Lela Newby Thelma Danner Thelma Wortman Jewel Luther Wall Earl Hightower R C Barnes N E Hightower Verlin Wall Tommie Blevins Alma Orewe Wall J T Barnes J L Wall A Wall Stratford visitors and Bright Eyes reminders closed with Remember singing every Sunday night.
Farmers busy with cotton and weather worries amid a lively social week. Sunday school attendance and a large singing crowd are noted along with several visits and dinners among residents. A box supper is planned Friday night at Jones Chapel and regular singing resumes Sundays and Wednesdays.
The Union Hill notes report heavy bad weather with possible snow, frequent social visits across families, new Ford purchase by J T Goggan, and a trip west by Raimoland and Goggans. A Halloween party decorates the town, church events unfold, and a Sunday school invitation closes the writer’s update.
Bro. Bob Maxwell preached here Saturday night and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Owens visited Stretford Thursday. Myrtle McDaniel spent Sunday with LaVerne Cude. Mrs Francis McDaniel stayed with her mother in law. Prayer meeting held each Wednesday night and next Sunday Sunday school expected. Nora Walden visited Belle Walden Saturday night. Floyd Russell guest of Fred Owens Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Wesley Oberland in Ada Saturday. Mr and Mrs Elmer Hobbs visited east of Ada Sunday. D A Duncan and wife visited Wynnewood Sunday.
An historic ad promotes Pruitts Rat Embalmer by Haynes Hardware Co promising to rid homes of rats and mice or refund. The device claims to kill rats, preserve grain and property and is advertised with a money back guarantee.
On a recent weekend and midweek period several residents hosted guests across Ada Oklahoma. Mathie Chesnut visited Marjorie Floyd Sunday evening while Grace Brice stayed with the Clark sisters Wednesday night. Cecil Earnest called on Edgar Ray Tuesday night and Inez Conventon spent Tuesday night with Minta Lee Rushing. Ernest Simpson is visiting in western Oklahoma.
A light sprinkle delays cotton picking. Sympathy to Mr and Mrs Duard Thomas on their loss. T. W. Grove in critical condition after a car wreck. J A Durbin and family settle into a new home. Ernest Durbin and family visiting Osage relatives. W L Chappel and son visit Durbin. Fess Little and Geneva return from Sulphur. Hoyle family from Bradly visit. Haskell Little returns from Tipton. L L McClain returns from Ada. Bonnie Thomas heads to Childress. Sam Sallee travels to western Oklahoma for cotton. Nazarene preacher preached. board meeting at I T Hoggatt. Mrs S I Hoggatt and son Charles visit Ada. Barney Leek returns from Oklahoma City. School opens next Monday. Sunday school reorganized after a 5–6 week pause. Denominations urged to unite for Frisco Sunday school in Pontotoc county.
An Old Timer urges a fair, unprejudiced path through life’s journey toward the Great White Throne, emphasizing equal treatment and respect in the voyage between earth and judgment.
Sunday school in Union Valley sees solid turnout though not full. Residents and guests list includes Montie Scott with Wilma Scott and others visiting families across the community, with numerous calls and social visits in Owl Creek, Ada, Franks, and Frisco areas. A light hearted closing note invites readers to try News Want Ads.
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