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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1936

Page

5

Three Vehicle Crash Injures Two In Stonewall Saturday

Two Stonewall men were injured and about six others narrowly escaped in a three car collision near Mississippi avenue Saturday night. W H Holston and Steve Fish were injured. Fish remained unconscious according to hospital staff.

Mississippi Avenue W. H. Holston Steve Fish Fish Holston Ada C. C. Morris First Baptist Church Burman Goad Dr. Morris L. A. Ellison Goad Morris Brown Morris Mrs. Ellison Mrs. Morris

Senator James Couzens Dies at 64 in Detroit

Detroit obituary notes Senator James Couzens aged 64 died after an operation. A Ford ally turned wealthier publisher and reformer he supported Roosevelt policies while breaking with Republicans. His charitable gifts surpassed 20 million dollars including a 10 million trust for children, with a Senate vacancy to be filled by gubernatorial appointment.

Senate Couzens Ford Motor Enterprise Henry Edsel Ford Ciuzens Michigan Roosevelt

Mussolini's Eyes and Ears to Visit America in Winter

The Italian dictator's daughter Edda Ciano, wife of Galeazzo Ciano, is discussed as a possible observer in New York and Washington this coming winter. The piece notes her reports would inform Mussolini about American life, industry, and thoughts, while detailing her glamorous background and career alongside her husband.

NEA London New York Washington Benito Mussolini Italy Edda Ciano Galeazzo Ciano Eddalina Duce United States America Mussolini Rachele Mother

Senator James Couzens Dies After Emergency Operation

Detroit report states Senator James Couzens, age 64, died after an emergency operation intended to save his life. He had left his sickbed to dine with President Roosevelt a week earlier and did not regain consciousness as his family watched. Once a partner of Henry Ford, his fortune stemmed from Ford Motor Company ventures. His bid for a third term was rejected by Michigan voters in favor of Wilbur Brucker.

Detroit James Couzens United States Henry Ford Motor Car Company Roosevelt Couzans Couzens Jim Michigan United States Senate Wilbur Brucker

Murray backs Landon in Oklahoma campaign swing

On the Landon Special train at El Reno Governor hopeful Alf Landon receives counsel from William Henry Murray known as the Sarce of Tishomingo. Murray refuses to say if he will back London and notes his opposition to the New Deal. He is accompanied by cousin Col. Cicero S. Murray who once commanded the state militia during oil proration enforcement in Oklahoma City.

Shanghai Count Ciano Cianos Diano Italy Madrid Seville Granada India London Dino Grandi Buckingham Palace Berlin Mussolini der Fuehrer Adolf Hitler Landon Oklahoma City William Henry Murray Tishomingo Alf M. Landon el Reno Oklahoma Murray Franklin D. Roosevelt Col Cicero S. Murray

Gambling Raid Brings Charges Against Seven

Seven people faced gambling related charges after sheriffs deputies found a poker game at Ray's tourist camp southeast of Ada on highway 48. Jimmy Blanchard stood charged with embezzlement in a related incident. Barnes and Crossland were charged with setting up a gambling device and related offenses. Others faced gambling counts in separate courts. bonds were set and pleas varied. Harvey Groves pleaded guilty and paid $56 in fines and costs.

Jimmy Blanchard Sherwood W. Hill Keystone Blanchard Knotl’s Ray Ada Bill Crossland J. W. Barnes Barnes Cross Hawkins Underhill Harvey Groves W. G. Funk Groves Court of Justice A. W. Oliver Funk

LIFER TRUSTIES ORDERED BACK IN OKLAHOMA CITY

A newly found state law prompted Oklahoma officials to revoke parole for 50 life term prisoners at McAlester prison. The board ordered their recall from road camps and confinement in cells while it investigates each case. Warden Roy W. Kenny noted many inmates hold responsible jobs and are not yet repositioned.

Oklahoma City Board of Affairs McAlester Penitentiary Roy W. Kenny

Buried Money Found After Ten Years Forgetting Spot

In Harrisburg on October 27 a ten year search uncovered a tin can hidden on William Felty's Bald Hill farm. He buried between 5000 and 6000 dollars in 1926, later finding only moulded bits of paper. F E Coover, a bank cashier, sent the contents to Washington to determine redeemable value.

Harrisburg William Felty Bald Hill F. E. Coover Washington Felty

Conscience Awakens Doughboy Returns Chocolate Theft Money

An unidentified World War I veteran sent a $2 money order to the treasury for the conscience fund after admitting he helped himself to chocolate from a truck in Verneuil France. The note cited the theft as the source of the funds.

Washington CPI The A.E.F Treasury Verneuil France

Life sentence for wife slayer in Oklahoma case

Frank Williams, a tenant farmer near Yukon, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his 15 year old wife 35 times and was sentenced to life imprisonment by District Judge Lucius Babcock. Williams had been held without bond since June 12 after the slaying at the Purkey home.

EL Reno Okla Frank Williams Yukon Lucius Babcock Williams George Purkey Irene Griffin Webber's Falls Muskogee County

Rev Ceraln Smith Attacked by Trio in New Orleans

In New Orleans three unidentified men entered a radio studio and attacked Rev. Ceraln Smith after he criticized Governor Leche for backing a luxury sales tax and endorsing Roosevelt. Smith and companions defended themselves. no serious injuries were reported.

New Orleans Gerald L. K. Smith Richard Leche Huey Long Smith Leche Roosevelt

Two Escape Serious Injury in Broadway Fourteenth Crash

Two cars narrowly avoided serious injury in a Thursday night collision at the Broadway and Fourteenth Street intersection. Drivers Mrs. R. L. Palmer of 506 East Fifteenth and Joe Bryan of 216 East Twelfth were named by police. Palmer turned southbound Broadway onto Fourteenth, colliding with Bryan’s coupe entering from Fourteenth. Bryan is not the local drug store owner Joe Bryan.

South Broadway Fourteenth Street R. L. Palmer East Fifteenth Joe Bryan East Twelfth

Snead Drive Chairman Named for Red Cross Roll Call

Orville Snead was appointed chairman of the roll call drive of the American Red Cross. Claude Thompson announced the appointment on Saturday. The drive runs between Armistice Day and Thanksgiving to fund emergencies and maintain links with the national organization.

Orville Snead American Red Cross Claude W.hompson Red Cross

Art Portfolios to Aid Rural Schools Unveiled

At the East Central district teachers meeting in October, rural schools including Shawnee Holdenville Okmulgee and Ada will receive loanable art portfolios. Containing figure study still life and landscapes the volumes guide teaching art and elementary curricula for four to six weeks. Miss Hoover will review and place portfolios in the art rooms 61 A on November 5 and 6.

East Central District Shawnee Holdenville Okmulgee Ada Miss Hoover

Dorms Near Finish Here at East Central

Construction chief A L Osborne says the new East Central dormitories will be ready for school by December 15. The boys dormitory is near completion with finishes and fixtures in place while the larger girls dormitory shows plastering and door window frame work progressing. The project aims to boost school spirit and student cohesion once occupied.

East Central A. L. Osborne

Car Crash Kills Victor Martin on Oklahoma Highway Near Pawhuska

Victor Martin 28 of Skintook died when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Shorty Gossett of Pawhuska on a highway near Pawhuska. Gossett was uninjured. Deputy Sheriff R. B. Conner said the crash appeared unavoidable.

Pawhuska Victor Martin Skintook Shorty Gossett Here Gossett R. B. Conner

Oklahoma Bar Board Meets November in Tulsa

Pi Ruel Haskell Jr announced the Oklahoma Bar Association state board will hold its monthly meeting on November 30 and December 1 in Tulsa. The event outlines the schedule for governance discussions and bar affairs.

Oklahoma City Pi—Ruel Haskell, Jr

Obituary: Mrs. Margaret Ann O'Neal of Maud Dies at 84

Mrs. Margaret Ann O'Neal 84 died at her Maud home Saturday at 2 a m Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm from Criswell Funeral Home Ada with Rev A D West officiating Burial will be in Hickory Cemetery She leaves a daughter Mrs Mollie Alfred of Maud and several grandchildren

Rom Margaret Ann O'Neal Maud Criswell Funeral Home Ada A. D. West Hickory Cemetery O'Neal Mollie Alfred

Mrs Lillie Thomas Dies. Funeral Planned in Okmulgee

Mrs Lillie Thomas 28 died Saturday at 3 30 a m at home 819 West Sixth Okmulgee funeral services set for Tuesday 3 p m burial in Okmulgee cemetery Criswell in charge She leaves a husband and four children Lillie Mae Thelma Fay Mary Ann Wanda Jean a sister Mrs Julian Redman of Kansas City Mo and two brothers Jim and Andrew Ritchie of Ada

Lillie Thomas West Sixth Okmulgee Criswell’s

Death Notice for Lloyd Halsey 38

Lloyd Halsey 38 died at his home 510 West Fourteenth Sunday October 25 at 2 15 a m Funeral services will be held October 27 at 4 p m with Rev Haley Messer and Rev C B Holland officiating Interment in Memorial Park cemetery with Masonic honors Criswell Funeral home in charge He is survived by his wife Mary and parents Albert L and Mrs Halsey and five sisters in Texas Oklahoma and Missouri

Lloyd Halsey West Fourteenth Haley Messer the Nazarene Church C. B. Holland Asbury Methodist Church Memorial Park Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home Halsey Mary Halsey Albert L. Halsey Cecil Downs Post Texas Sam Jones Ada Nellie Hodem Falfurrius Annie Bounds Coalgate Oklahoma A. L. LaRue Carthrage

Deaths: J. D. Akin 75 Ada resident October 25

J D Akin age 75 dies at home in Ada October 25 at 10 10 p m Funeral set for October 27 at 2 p m in the chapel Burial at Rosedale cemetery Reverend J C Curry First Methodist church officiating Survived by wife Samantha Akin two sons Vance Ada and W T Akin Bonham Texas Six daughters Bell Wax Ada Fred Hill Ada Nellie Choate Ada Bird Shelton Shawnee Minola Shelton Chickasha Ruby Hooten Ada

J. D. Akin Ada Rosedale Cemetery J. C. Curry First Methodist Church Criswell Akin Samanthia Akin Vance Akin W. T. Akin Bonham Texas Bell Wax Fred Hill Nellie Choate Bird Shelton Shawnee Minola_ Shelton Chickasha Ruby Hooten

Panos Dies at 46 in Ada Hospital Obituary

Harry Panos of Ada died October 26 at 7 25 p m in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held October 28 at 3 p m from the Greek Orthodox church in Oklahoma City with interment in Oklahoma City cemetery. He is survived by his widow Anna Panos and several brothers and sisters.

Harry Panos Ada Greek Orthodox Church Oklahoma City Criswell Funeral Home

Oklahoma City Markets Report From Oct 28 Cattle Hogs Sheep

Markets show cattle steady with loads of 1 094 lb steers at 8.25 and best heifers and yearlings. butcher cows 3.75 to 4.50, some up to 5.00. Hogs 1 509 head steady to 10 cents higher, packer top 9.19, most 7.59 to 8.50 for 140 170 lb. sheep 400 head steady, natives up to 8.49 with better types 7.50 to 8.25. throws 3.00 to 7.00. One sale incomplete.

Oklahoma City U. S. Dept. Agr

Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep From Kansas City Trade

Hogs 3 590, steady to 10 higher than Tuesday, top 9 35, better 140 160 tds 7 59 to 8 50. Cattle 6 500, calves 1 200, fed steers firm, short feds slow, killing classes steady, fed heifers up, welars steady, calves weak, stockers steady. Sheep 7 000, killing classes steady, range lambs 9 00, natives 8 69 down.

Kansas City U. S

Chicago market closes with steady prices across dairy and poultry

Butter totals 9 373 firm. Eggs 1 391 firm with extra firsts at 30 local cars and 28 for fresh graded firsts. Current receipts 27. Refrigerator standards 26 3-4 and extras 7 7. Live poultry unsettled at 36 trucks with hens up 4 1/2 to 18. Leghorn hens 2, springs 4, Plymouth rock 14 1/2, white rock 15 1/2, colored 13 1/2, under 4ths. Plymouth and white rock broilers 16, colored.

Springs Plymouth Rock White Rock Plymouth

Live poultry prices listed with weights and dress status

The report shows bareback and leghorn chick entries at 12 to 14 units, ileghorn roosters at 13, turkeys 16 to 19, old ducks 4 1 2 lbs up, young white ducks 4 1 2 lbs up, 16 1-2 to 17 1 2 lbs, small white ducks 14 1 2, small colored 14, geese 15 1 2. Dressed turkeys steady, prices unchanged.

Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported by U S Dept of Agriculture

Chicago reports from the U S Department of Agriculture show pota to prices at 1 per cwt on a total U S shipment of 652. Idaho russets ease slightly while Colorado red McClures rise a touch and northern stocks hold. U S No 1 Bur banks russets range 2 35 to 2 65 with No 2 around 2 10 to 2 15. Washington Bur banks No 1 at 2 65 to 2 75. Colorado partly graded around 2 35 to 2 50. Nebraska Bliss Triumphs No 1 at 2 40.

Chicago U. S Dept U. S Idaho Colorado

Wheat futures drift after late Chicago gains fade

Chicago wheat prices fell back from modest gains as profit taking spread through the market. December contracts slipped to 1.16 1/4, with overall trading tepid and closing easy for futures versus yesterday. Corn and oats were mixed or steady, while provisions fluctuated.

Chicago Winnipeg

Spot Grain Prices Reported in Chicago

Spot grain prices show wheat varied by grade with No 2 mixed at 1.16 7 8 to 1.18 1 2 and No 3 at 1.22. Corn ranges include No 4 mixed 99 and No 4 mixed mainly white 1.00, with older lots around 1.09 to 1.19 1 2 and yellows from 98 1 2 to 1.11. Oats sample grade stands at 39 1 2.

Chicago

Cotton futures rise and fall amid scarce supply trading

New York cotton prices gained early on price fixing in near months and covering. Jan contract reached 11.77 then slipped to 11.74 as selling intensified, closing barely steady and 3 to 7 points lower after late liquidations and southern hedge selling.

New York

Spot Cotton in New Orleans Steady Down Slightly

Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with a 3 point drop. Sales reached 6 515 with low middling at 11.08 and middling at 12.08, good middling 12.63. Receipts were 28 779 and total stock stood at 776 468.

New Orleans

Cote. Tan Futures End Slightly Down in Late Trading

New Orleans market report notes Cote tan futures closed barely steady with a net decline of 3 to 6 points.

New Orleans Cote

Jackie Cooper Leaves Child Star Status at Fourteen

Hollywood report says Jackie Cooper, once Hollywood’s top child star, has not had his contract renewed by G M M and is effectively retiring from films. At 14 he stands five feet six inches tall, weighs about 140 pounds, is a high school sophomore and enjoys sports, marking the end of the era for a boy once billed as the “cute” screen favorite.

Hollywood Calif Jackie Cooper G-M-M Jackie Jackie Coogan Baby Peggey Mitzi Green Shirley

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