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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1935

Page

8

Ada Lady Attends O E S Banquet at Aldridge Hotel

Mrs. Bye Dale of Francis attended the O E S banquet in Ada on Thursday evening at the Aldridge hotel.

Mrs Helen Robnett Attends Ada Past Matrons Tea

Mrs Helen Robnett of Roff, past grand Adah of the Past Matrons club, attended the Ada tea on Thursday afternoon.

Helen Robnett Roff Ada

Laselles Visit Ada From San Diego Returning Residents

Mr and Mrs B A Laselle of San Diego California arrived in Ada on Wednesday for a several days visit with friends while attending to business interests. They are former Ada residents.

B. A. Laselle San Diego California Ada

Death of former Ada resident Joe Crimm

Word arrived of the death of Joe Crimm longtime Ada resident who died in Wynnewood on Tuesday October 8. He operated a local grocery in Ada several years ago before moving to Wynnewood.

Ada Joe Crimm Wynnewood

Ada women attend Prague district American Legion Auxiliary

Mrs. Eugene Phillips Mrs. Harold Constant Mrs. Roy H. Chrisman and Mrs. Alvis Jones led Ada attendees at the district meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary in Prague Friday afternoon and evening.

Eugene Phillips Harold Constant Roy H. Chrisman Alvis Jones Ada American Legion Auxiliary Prague

Buck Jones Leaves Aldridge Hotel After Father's Death

M C Buck Jones assistant manager of the Aldridge hotel went Friday morning to Oke mah where he was called by the death of his father.

M. C Buck” Jones Aldridge Hotel Okemah

Ada Visitor Mrs Conkin Leaves for Prague

Mrs Charle Conkin departs Ada Friday afternoon for Prague after a week with her daughter Miss Edith Conkin a student at East Central Edith accompanied her home for the weekend.

Charle Conkin Prague Ada Edith Conkin East Central Miss Conkin

Mrs. Cox Visits Fresno Kin After Thirty Years

Mrs. Dessie Cox and grandson Doyle Nash returned from Mounds Oklahoma where she visited an Fresno California aunt and uncle unseen in thirty years. Doyle Nash returned to Prague after a week’s visit here.

Dessie Cox Doyle Nash Mounds Okla

Miss Hensler Attends O E S Banquet in Ada

Miss Margaret Hensler of Allen visited Ada on Thursday to attend the O E S banquet at the Aldridge hotel.

Margaret Hensler Allen Ada Aldridge Hotel

Mrs Schroeder Attends Oklahoma Religious Education Board

Mrs. E. H. Schroeder returned from Oklahoma City where she attended a board meeting of the state board of religious education for Christian churches in Oklahoma.

E. H. Schroeder Oklahoma City State Board of Religious Education For Christian Churches Oklahoma

Balbin Couple Resettle in Ardmore After Wedding

Mr and Mrs Paul D Balbin left Saturday morning for Ardmore where they will reside Mrs Balbin was Miss Carolyn Case before her marriage.

Paul D. Balbin Ardmore Balbin Carolyn Case

Mrs Lambke and family visit Ada relatives

Mrs Phil Lambke and her young son of Oklahoma City are spending the weekend in Ada with her parents Mr and Mrs F W Meaders of 521 South Broadway and other relatives and friends.

Phil Lambke Young Oklahoma City Ada F. W. Meaders South Broadway

Ada Weekend Visit Of Hill's Student Miss Cleo Laughlin

Miss Cleo Laughlin a student at Hill's Business College in Oklahoma City spends the weekend in Ada with her parents Mr and Mrs J I Laughlin living south of the city.

Cleo Laughlin Hill’s Business College Oklahoma City Ada Mrs. J. I. Laughlin City

Blackstock Oilsman Visits Ada Then Returns Home

M L Blackstock of Blackstock Oil company spent Friday and Saturday in Ada tending to oil interests and visiting friends before returning to his home in Oklahoma City Saturday.

M. L. Blackstock Blackstock Oil Company Ada Oklahoma City

Ada and Wewoka Visit by Roach and Frazier

Hardy Roach now of Denver Colorado and Charles J. Frazier also of Denver are visiting Ada and Wewoka for several days.

Hardy Roach Ada Denver Colorado Charles J. Frazier Wewoka

Yancy Horton Visits Ada for Friends and Business

Yancy Horton of Vaness visited Ada on Saturday to call on friends and handle local errands. He spent time with acquaintances and completed tasks during the trip.

Yancy Horton of Vaness Ada

Hardee Jr. Returns to Seminole After Ada Visit

C A Hardee Jr. returns to Seminole to resume duties with Southwest Gas after a week’s vacation in Ada spent with relatives and friends.

C. A. Hardee Jr Seminole The Southwest Gas Company Ada

Local Boy Laddie Primm Recovers From Minor Operation

Laddie Primm, son of Mr and Mrs L A Primm, underwent a minor operation in a local hospital Monday. He is reported doing nicely.

Laddie Primm L. A. Primm

Holland Pales Family Visits Ada Relative Ties

Mr and Mrs Holland Pales and their son John Frank of Happy Texas arrived in Ada Sunday for a brief visit with Mrs T H Wyatt and family. They left Monday morning for Oklahoma City to see other relatives before returning home in Texas.

Holland Pales John Frank Happy Texas Ada Mr. Pales T. H. Wyatt Oklahoma City

Ramsey and Miss McPeak Wed in Shawnee Baptist Parsonage

George W. Ramsey and Miss Satie Mae McPeak, both of Shawnee, were married Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Baptist parsonage with Dr C C Morris pastor officiating. The couple will reside in Shawnee where Ramsey works for Reed Reeves Motor company.

George W. Ramsey Satie Mae McPeak Shawnee Baptist Parsonage C. C. Morris Ramsey Reed Reeves Motor Company

Ratliffs Attend North District Rural Carriers Meet

Mr and Mrs B E Ratliff returned Monday from Enid where they attended a district meeting of the North District Rural Carriers association. The gathering began Saturday with a banquet in the Oxford hotel.

B. E. Ratliff Enid North District Rural Carriers Association Oxford

Families Headed to San Antonio for Church Convention

Rev. and Mrs. Ivan J. Young and Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Parker left Monday for San Antonio Texas to attend the international convention of Christian churches. They expect to be away a week or ten days.

Ivan J. Young O. E. Parker San Antonio Texas International Convention of Christian Churches

Miss Minnie Campbell Visits Ada as Mother Recovers

Miss Minnie Campbell of Oak Grove Arkansas arrived in Ada to be with her mother Mrs Virginia Newcomb who was injured in a car accident a week earlier. Newcomb’s condition worsened Sunday afternoon and was reported very low Monday morning.

Minnie Campbell Oak Grove Arkansas Ada Virginia Newcomb

Tyler man C. C. Curtis attends events in Ada this week

C. C. Curtis of Tyler Texas is in Ada this week tending to oil business and related matters. Local officials and fuel suppliers reported cordial meetings and planned inspections. Curtis is expected to stay through midweek for discussions and site visits.

C. C. Curtis Tyler Texas Ada

Oil Operator Curtis Visits Ada Friends Return Home

Mr Curtis, an oil operator, visited Ada visiting Mrs Phil Lambke and her sister Miss Helen Meaders. Mrs Lambke and her small son returned Tuesday morning to Oklahoma City after several days with Mrs Meaders and her parents, Mr and Mrs F W Meaders of 521 South Broadway.

Phil Lambke Small Son Oklahoma City Ada Lambke F. W. Meaders South Broadway Helen Meaders

Gentry Adams Returns From Detroit Visit

Gentry Adams of McAlester was in Ada Tuesday visiting friends. He formerly served as a clerk at the Aldridge hotel here and has just returned from a vacation trip to Detroit, Michigan.

Gentry Adams McAlester Ada Aldridge Mr. Adams Detroit Michigan

Mrs Adair and daughters return home from Ada visit

Mrs. P. Adair and daughters Mary and Ruth and son Robert return to their home in Bddenville after a brief visit in Ada as guests of friends.

P. Adair Mary Ruth Robert Bddenville Ada

Layton S Chilcutt Visits Ada to See Sister

Layton S. Chilcutt of Chicago is spending several days in Ada this week visiting his sister Mrs. Blanche Mullins and handling business interests.

Layton S. Chilcutt Chicago Ada Blanche Mullins

Ada visitor from Ko n awa with Laughlin family

Mrs. Joe Frank Turner of Konawa visited Ada on Tuesday as a guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Laughlin and other relatives.

Joe Frank Turner Konawa Ada J. S. Laughlin

Emerson to visit son at Kirksville college

W. S. Emerson of 501 East Thirteenth left Wednesday for Kirksville Missouri to visit his son Efton who is attending college there.

W. S. Emerson East Thirteenth Kirksville Missouri Efton

Mrs J M Owen Visits Then Returns Home

Mrs J M Owen of Louisville Kentucky left Thursday for home after an extended visit at the home of her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs W I Fulkerson and family Mr Fulkerson accompanies his sister and will spend five or six weeks with relatives in Louisville Hodgenville and Butler county before visiting Indianapolis en route back home

J. M. Owen Louisville Kentucky W.I. Fulkerson Fulkerson Hodgenville Butler County Indianapolis

Mrs Missouri Dial Obituary Pioneer Resident of Pontotoc County

Mrs Missouri Dial aged 73 died Thursday at 4 45 AM at her home 219 W Sixteenth Funeral plans pending Criswell Funeral Home awaiting arrival of her son from Omaha Neb She was widow of S M Dial a Pontotoc County pioneer and is survived by son Frank Dial Omaha Neb and four daughters Miss Grace Dial Charlsbad NM Mrs Kes sie Whitford Ada and Mrs Milton Garner Ada

Missouri Dial Sixteenth Criswell Omaha Neb Dial S. M. Dial Pontotoc County Frank Dial Ane Grace Dial Charlsbad N.M Kessie Whitford Ada Milton Garner

Marion McAlister dies. funeral set in Ada

Marion McAlister died in Sapulpa on Thursday. Funeral services will be held at the Nazarene church in Ada at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev. Haley Messer officiating. Interment will be in Rosedale Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Pete Buchanan of Ada and a son Harry McAlister of Sapulpa with other relatives.

Marion McAlister Sapulpa Nazarene Church of Ada Haley Messer Rosedale Criswell Funeral Home McAlister Pete Buchanan Harry McAlister

Tecumseh Man J B Brown Dies. Rites Set

J B Brown of Tecumseh died Wednesday morning at 30. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. from Criswell Funeral home chapel with Rev. Jinks of Tecumseh officiating. Interment will be in Rosedale cemetery.

J. B. Brown Tecumseh Criswell Funeral Home Rev. Jinks Rosedale Cemetery

Five Americans Reported Safe After Mexican Raid

Five American businessmen on a hunting trip were believed safe after possible capture by rebels near Santa Ana in Sonora. Reports said guns and ammo were seized, but later word claimed they were freed unharmed. The raid followed the killing of local officials and threats to regional stability as federal forces prepared to intervene.

Magdalena Mexico Santa Ana Here New York Norcross Sorera Sonora Rio Grande Sierra Madre Presidente Manuel Caudile Manuel Diaz Ward Imaris Hermosillo Florencio Gonzales Puebla Teotalco el Tallarin Nogales Ramon Ramos

American Consul Reports No Capture of Five Americans

Lewis V. Boyle American consul at Agua Prieta Sonora Mexico told the state department that Mexican authorities assured him there was no truth to reports that five Americans hunting in Sonora had been captured by bandits.

Washington Ur— Lewis V. Boyle Agua Prieta Sonora Mexico State Department

Five American Hunters Missing In Sonora Reported Safe

Five U S hunters missing in strife torn Sonora Mexico were believed to be continuing a hunting trip in hills south of Douglas Officials feared after two Sonora town officials were killed and another reported slain A secretary to the American consul said the five men in the interior are all right.

Douglas, Ariz Sonora Mexico Here Lewis Boyles Douglas

Cotton Growers Plan Three Pools for 1935

Oklahoma City, Oct 10. The Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association will sponsor three crop handling pools for 1935. Immediate fixation, call, and valuation pools will use advances under the two latter, with loans handled for its 40,000 members.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association H. J. Denton Denton

Cows Break Windows In Public Library Rampage

Two cows smashed plate glass at a Sheffield library trampling books and thrilling two women assistants until a drover and a police officer lured them outside.

Sheffield England

Senate veterans face elections again next year

The 1936 ballot will feature many nationally known figures seeking senate seats. Veterans with ten years in the chamber anchor the list, including Joseph T. Robinson, Charles L. McNary, and William Borah. Primaries begin in January as races for both short and full terms unfold amid party considerations and presidential politics.

Senate Washington Joseph T. Robinson D-Ark Charles L. McNary R-Ore William E. Borah Aida Borah Robinson George W. Norris Nebraska McNary Morris Sheppard D-Tex Prohibition Arthur Capper R-Kan Pat Harrison D-Miss Henry W. Keyes R-Nh Carter Glass D-Va James Couzens R-Mich Jesse H. Metcalf R-Ri Thomas D. Schail R-Minn James F. Byrnes D-Sc L. J. Dickinson R-Ia Chicago J. Hamilton

Seaplane Sets Flight Record in 3,387-Mile Run

In Alamanda California on October 16 six Navy fliers claimed a world distance record for seaplanes after a 3,387 mile nonstop flight from Panama City aboard a new twin motor ship commanded by Lieut. Com m Kneeler McGinnis. The craft landed at 2 21 15 p.m. local time 34 hours 51 minutes from Panama. McGinnis aims to beat Mario Spoffani's 3,063 mile Italian record and base the ship at San Diego aided by innovative pontoons that form wing tips and drop into landing position to cut wind resistance.

Alamada Calif Navy Panama Kneeler McGinnis McGinnis San Francisco Bay Hawaii Mario Spoffani Spoffani Malfalcone Italy Bervera British Somaliland San Diego

Roff Stops Ada In Scoreless Grid Clash At Home

Hudson legs a 70 yard punt in second half as Roff and Ada battle to a 0-0 tie. Ada gains nine first downs to three for Roff, with standout plays from Shaw and Williams.

Hudson Roff Ada McElroy Albert Shaw Gelbert Koff Williams Shaw Barton Willoughby Durant Ada High School Ada Roff Watson Davis Lorance Davis Toler Smith Thurman Johnson McGinnis Ball Clark Laseman Smith LE Riley Hardy Hudson McElroy Leeper Frye

Oklahoma Receives Large WPA Funding Push

Advices from Washington report Oklahoma to receive about 47 million dollars in Works Progress Administration funds to support unemployment relief. The package includes 25.9 million for farm to market roads and 7.16 million for projects employing 13 990 women on relief rolls. The total could fund about 70 000 jobs under federal rules.

Oklahoma City Washington Oklahoma E. W. Marland Harry Hopkins National Works Administrator Hopkins Bureau of Budgets WPA Works Progress Administration

Conservation Office Moves to New Ada Quarters

The district conservation office relocated from the old city hall to 115 W. Twelfth to the east of Grindstaff and Lawes. I. E. Dugan and deputies moved in Tuesday morning and opened for duties by afternoon. The ground floor site offers easy access and space will be expanded by removing a wall to create a larger room later named the Children’s Room for the city library project.

District Conservation Office Old City Hall Twelfth Grindstaff & Lawes Ada City

Allred urges Texas legislature to pass old age pensions

Governor Allred, opening the second special Texas session, calls lawmakers to work on old age pensions. He notes the first session failed on liquor control, pension and county salary bills, and says pensions must be financed by taxes to meet popular will.

Austin Tex Allred Texas

Greatest returns for the amount invested

Classified ad highlights strong yields from savvy investments and value plays. Readers are urged to compare options, consider shares and bonds with solid track records, and seek reliable brokers for personalized guidance.

Sinclair an Men Aen Aea gh Agreement in Seminole Field

An agreement to avert a strike at Sinclair Prairie oil field in the Greater Seminole area was reached after two days of talks with C H Chaffin and 49 conferees chosen by 1200 workers. Daniel Pierce said the pact grants seniority rights but applies only to the Seminole region.

Seminole Sinclair Prairie Oil Field Greater C. H. Chaffin Daniel Pierce Harry Sinclair Pierce

Oil Workers Rebel Over Transfers and Wages in Oklahoma

The text notes seniority rights dispute after transfers between Oklahoma City locations. William Allen, president of the Oklahoma City Oil Workers union, announces meetings this afternoon and tonight. ITIO employees refuse to renew a one year contract until talks address retroactive pay and wage changes from alleged former agreements.

William Allen Oklahoma City Oil Workers Union Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company ITIO Oklahoma

Wilson Family Arrives for Oklahoma City Celebration

Thomas E. Wilson chair of Wilson and Co arrives with Mrs. Wilson and Edward Wilson for Oklahoma City Silver Livestock Jubilee events. Officials plan to ride in a stage coach at the parade head and return to Kansas City after the visit. Armour and Co officials will attend the celebration with a livestock industry parade feature.

Oklahoma City Thomas E. Wilson Wilson and Company Wilson Kansas City Edward Wilson Oklahoma Seminole Maud Earlsboro Armour and Company

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