Farmers Keep Busy as Cotton Demand Rises in Ada Area
Local notes describe widespread activity with cotton pickers in demand. Community visitors, church revival plans, and family updates fill a busy schedule across Red Oak and nearby towns.
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
5
Sunday School Attendance and Family Visits Reported
Sunday school drew a good crowd though singing was canceled due to rain seen as likely. A box supper at Jones Chapel was postponed to Friday October 16 because the circus comes to Ada. Families including Shelton Wax Choate Stewart Akin Golden and Ballard are noted visiting and shopping in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Chapel
Ada
J. H. Shelton
Belle Wax
Avana
J. S. Choate
Joel Smith
Stewart
Dorchie Golden
Marie Akin
Ruby
Union Valley News Briefs and Social Updates
Sunday school attendance and preaching were noted along with Grandpa Murphy’s illness. Local residents visiting relatives included Mary Ellen Hatcher Hansel Riddie Bessie and Jesse Stephens. A pie supper is planned for Saturday night October 17. The farmers report a need for cotton pickers while J W Murphy attended the Oklahoma City fair last week with Marvin Fay Boyles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa Murphy
Mary Ellen Hatcher
Hansel Riddie
Bessie
Jesse Stephens
J. W. Murphy
Oklahoma City
Marvin
Fay Boyles
Union Valley
Fritz Townsend
Effie Murphy
Morte
Ina Scott
Ruby Keller
Vada Sparks
Ione Scott
Lula—Brown Eyes
Local residents and visitors noted in Ada area
Kay White and Chas Nelsor attended business and visited in Vanoss. Miss Lillie Berger improved from illness. The Methodists prepare for a meeting on Oct 10 with new church doors. Various locals including Bert Berger, R L Mullens, A H White, Ada Buck, and others were mentioned with travel, illness, or visits. Cotton picking slowed by heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Berger
Bert Berger
Tulsa
C. L. Berger
R. L. Mullens
Ada
A. H. White
Ada Buck
R. H. Patterson
Talborville
Orville Sneed
Burbank
Mrs. Sneed
Vaness
Barney Shaw
Caroline Shaw
Ada Normal
J. J. Shawn
Don Beard
Sybl Thacker
Roff
Morris
Clint Hammond
Center
J T. Walker
Purcell
Infant Maxwell Dies. Funeral Held at Maxwell Cemetery
The unnamed infant of Prof and Mrs Roberts died Saturday morning Oct 2. Funeral service and interment were at Maxwell cemetery Saturday afternoon with Rev Vandal conducting. The baby had been ill since birth. Several friends and relatives attended the funeral. Mrs Sallie Roberts left Thursday for Arkansas after weeks with her son Prof E C Roberts. Dr and Mrs Burns and daughter Marguerite attended.
Dick Lynch Heads to Tipton to Pick Cotton
Dick Lynch and family left Friday for Tipton where they will pick cotton. Several local residents visited or called on friends this Sunday including Noma Stewart, L. E. Byrd and family, Garland Brown, Ruth Cross and others. M. F. Lee bought a new Dodge, and a number of people spent time in Stonewall and nearby communities despite bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Lynch
Tipton
Noma Stewart
Brown
L. E. Byrd
Allen
Garland Brown
Raymond Robison
Ruth
Kenna Cross
Mable
Bonita Miller
Emma
Ethel Driver
Davie Davis
Ada
M. F. Lee
Brittie Brown
Pleasant Hill
Harry Robison
Shawnee
Community notices and family updates from WORSTELL
A church reports weekly prayer meetings and Sunday school with broader preaching on weekends. Local families, including Cude, Molloy, Ellis, and Gordon names, gather for visits and events. News mentions Lennie Ellis’s death and burial, plus Owens celebrating newborns and a visit to Byars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
LaVelle Cude
LaVerne
Syble
Movse
Etta
Myrtle McDaniel
Owens
Ethel
Esta
Jeff Molloy
Earnest
Lois
Jim Molloy
Steele
Homer
Cather Cude
Glover Hagar
Lennie Ellis
McGee Cemetery
Charlie Gordon
Ada Delegates Attend Omaha Legion Convention
Two Ada Legion delegates travel to Omaha for the American Legion convention. Robert S. Kerr state commander and Ada leader joins the Oklahoma delegation to participate in discussions aiding ex servicemen. Marie Bailey leaves to attend Legion Auxiliary sessions connected with the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Convention of the American Legion
Omaha
Ada
United States
Robert S. Kerr
Singing and Endavor events fill Sunday night
Sunday crowded with Singing and Christian Endeavor as Mr Booker delivered a splendid talk. Several locals visiting friends and relatives attended gatherings across Sulphur and Byrds Mill, with numerous listed names and note of kinfolk. a cheerful community update ends with a friendly Frisco greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker
Gladys Bowern
Pecan Grove
Bessie Elmore
Reba Hisan
Lesley Voyles
Mamie Gouch
Buster Rubree
Beulah James
Agnes Hisan
Artie Hobgood
Velma
Alma Bird
Byrds Mill
Monie
Hazel Cooper
Beula
Community families visit relatives this Sunday
Ruben Willoughby and a friend visited grandfather C Estes. J T Barnes and E C James with their spouses visited J R Newby and family. Hade Bray and Shawnee kin visited father W S Bray. B Estes and Worsell kin visited grandfather C Estes. Lela Newby visited Thelma Wortman. Tom Maylie Worstell family visited Cc O Worman. Ada couple Frank Phillips and family stayed with sister Oliver Asbury. Julius Ward Manford Roberson and Kermit Ward visited Jessie Newby. Grandpa and Grandma Jamar visited Richard Ward’s family. Hughes and Don Jasper of Oklahoma City spent the week with locals. Come on Summers Chapel. Loving Kid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hade Bray
Shawnee
W. S. Bray
BR. B. Estes
Worstell
C. Estes
Lela Newby
Thelma Wortman
Tom Maylie
Cc. O. Worman
Frank Phillips
Ada
Oliver Asbury
Julius Ward
Manford Roberson
Kermit Ward
Jessie Newby
Grandpa
Jamar
Richard Ward
Local Social Notes From Sunday Visits in Luton Area
Misses Autry Yaney and Glennie Binion dined with Opa Jones and Gid Graham family, while Mrs East and Elvie visited Ada Fri. Nora Cantrell dined with Lela Graham Sunday. Bird Anderson listed as sick. Multiple guests and marriages noted including Charlie Hopkins and Myrtle Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Graham
Arbelle East
Arthur Danley
South
May Scates
Jones
Ernie Burnett
Ada
Opal
Alice
Roy Binion
Danley
Archer
Garnett Palmer
Hammonds
Autry Yaney
Glennie Binion
Opa Jones
Gid Graham
Luton
Community Pie Supper Nets Funds for School Equipment
The Friday pie supper raised 40 dollars to buy school equipment. Several residents including Miss Grace Brice and Miss Geneva Gargis share visits with friends in Ada and surrounding areas. Local marriages, illnesses, and social visits fill a weekend of community notes and small events.
Stonewall Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Ventures
The Stonewall column notes visits by J D Pace and family to the state fair in Oklahoma City, J D Crawford in Ada, Jack Robinson and family to Lehigh for a funeral, and many Ada and Durant visitors. It mentions Mrs Lizzie Gilbert in Durant, Chas Henegar buying a barber shop in Ada, and Dr C Brydia finding Stonewall water unsafe. Also reports local trades days, a large town crowd, and Marvin Burris starting a new grocery business in the Gibson building on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Robinson
Lehigh
J. H. Davis
Ada
E. F. Blair
John S. Gilbert
Bramar
Okla
Furlong
Lizzie Gilbert
Durant
Lois Furlong
Mary Byrd Munry
Chas. Henegar
C. O. Martin
Fred McKoy
Dr. Halloway
John Brazelton
McKoy
Thelma Scrivner
Jim Byrd
Evan Williams
Edna Mae Peters
Mary Byrd Mundy
Ivyreen Smith
Tupelo
Fred McKay
Allen
Rubye Byrd
Helen Carroll
J. M. Boatright
Pontotoc
Marvin Burris
Stonewall Trading Company
Gibson Building
Main Street
Burris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bebee
Jane Howell
Charley Wilburn
Willie Bethel
H. H. Bethel
Vivian Davis
Myrtle Humphers
Gladys Roddy
Bessie Owens
Odus Wilfong
G. W. Wells
Curtis Wells
Arthur Wells
Red Oak
Norman Hatcher
Bob Hatcher
Humphers
Ola Mae
Burns
E. W. Cotton
Chickasha
Laura Roberts
Bradley
D. C. Hybarger
Rosa Mackey
L. A. Elkins
Norman
Elkins
Willie Berry
Mr. Little
Dallas
Lora Ellis
Gladys
Ettie
May Tyree
J. W. Barnett
C. F. Johnson
Willis Sutton
Bee Isaacs
Zelma Mackey
Inez
Doyle
E. C. Roberts
B. W. Co
Frisco
Luther Lovelady
Olustee
Oklia
Arthur Wardlow
Baby
Silas Herron
Simon Patton
O. M. Sallee
W. H. Gray
L. L. McClain
Willie Strickland
Jonathan
Frank
Skeezix Thomas
Stonewall
Glen McClain
B. D. Thomas
D. V. Thomas
J. A. Durbin
J. W. Thompson
New Mexico
Arizona
Lydia Vick
Charlie Hoggatt
I. T. Hoggatt
Vanoss
Kay White
Hotl
Chas. Nelsor
S. L. Berger
O. L. Verger
Maxwell
Ada Legiondom
Etiewes
Galey
Ruben Willoughby
J. T. Barnes
E. C. James
J. R. Newby
Colbert
Grace Brice
Ona Wall
Deary Goggans
Emmit Sanders
Geneva Gargis
Ellen Earnest
Laura Lee Carroll
Juliette Smith
R. F. Smith
Gladys Ray
Marvin Hendrix
Florence Standridge
Bessie Graham
Brice
John Convent
Bud Ray
Travis Walker
Viola Earnest
Askel Munccref
Cecil Earnest
Mabel L. Jones
Raymond R. Young
Chas
Rushing
Bertha Rushing
Emet Sanders
Ceary Goggans
Clarence Pitts
Mattie Chesnut
Marjorie Floyd
Oakman
Higginbotham
Lucille
Edd Walker
J. D. Pace
J. D. Crawford
Mueircielainidisie
New York
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