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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1934
Page
2
News items from Tupelo and surrounding areas note many visits and social events. People travel to Ada Wapanucka Bromide and Stonewall for church, school and leisure activities. Local trades, visits, and school updates fill the week in Union Hill and nearby communities.
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Otto Krausse Mr and Mrs S B Lowe Svelyn Mitchell and Christine Berger at Mrs Williams home The ladies club met at Neema Bradleys home Mrs McMillan state nurse spoke Mrs Hetty Watters visited Mrs Rechel Jones Sunday Visitors to Mr and Mrs Shaw included Mr and Mrs Henry Beaves and Mr and Mrs Bill Beckham Others visited Mrs C C Wilson Mrs J W Owens Allie Dobson spent Sunday with Louis Pitt Hall visited Farley Grandmother Tilley has been ill Mary Shaw visited G M Pitt Saturday
Local notes from Roff report visits and family life with marriages illnesses and travel. Oil Center hosts East Oklahoma Pentecostal Holiness quarterly conference with 125 visitors plus many members. large turnout praised as the best attended and a strong religious gathering with extensive home hospitality and meals.
A flurry of social visits fills the weekend with travels by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hayes of Oklahoma City and Opal Roberts and Thelma Lee Smith of Ada. Various locals host, visit, and attend conferences while family members—Hightower, Burk, Meek, Crow, and others—spend time with friends and relatives across Oil Center, Happy Land, Evelyn, Oakman, and Wolfe City.
Local notes show Mr and Mrs G W Brown visiting Saturday with their daughter Mrs Aileen Sweat and family. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Jack McMeans and children spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs David Grey.
Unspecified singing attracted an unusually large crowd last Tuesday night and a reminder invites all music lovers to attend again each Tuesday. Local residents share visits and family news, school activities, new arrivals from Cordella, and plans for a pie supper on Friday night October 26 at the local place.
The Maxwell community reports strong Sunday services with SRO crowds at both the Sunday school and church. A Sunday night gathering at the Norman and Cox homes drew many, with invitations extended for future events. Local families and visitors from Odessa, Tulsa, Ada, and other areas joined in church activities, shop visits, and a community sing. A play titled Closed Lips is set for Friday October 26 to fund stage completion, with broad community support anticipated.
Oakman Sunday school was well attended. Members and friends visited homes, shared dinners, and attended services with Bro Hudson. Several families moved and were missed at the school and Sunday gatherings.
Our community reports a continuing big meeting led by Sister Meeks of Ada who preaches on Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jones. Friday through Saturday visits include Mrs. Lois Parish and the Beard families from Davis and Fort Worth.
The Pontotoc County singing convention will meet Sunday the 28th at Egypt northwest of Ada. All singers and others interested are invited to attend and participate.
Local report notes Onward School started last Monday with several new students. Families visiting relatives and neighbors are listed, with multiple Sunday gatherings and a scheduled young people's meeting and Sunday school.
Qet. 23. P J E Golden, 55, was struck by two cars at once and survived with cuts and bruises. He was hit by a car driven by Herman Horn and another vehicle traveling alongside Horn ran over his foot.
Center Mrs Myrtle Irwin and son Manuel of Gaar Corner hosted Monday night with the Hughes family. Ingram welcomes a newborn girl. Ada visitors include Ona Hughes William Miller and Sam Pevehouse families. Revival planned by ministers Stone and Tudor starts Nov 3 with pie supper raising funds for the basketball team.
On Sunday night October 14 the singing group reorganized and elected officers: President H L Parker, vice president Sally Rucker, secretary treasurer Jess Majors, pianist and program manager Barney Parker, song leader Show Balenger. Balenger will assist when possible. All singers invited for Sundays and first and third Sundays. Bro A E Ford fulfilled regular appointments, large crowds attended from Sunshine Blue Mound and Horseshoe Ranch.
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