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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1924
Page
5
The News editor invites correspondents to a November 8 reunion at the News office to share letters and dine together. Attendees will be escorted to dinner by Mrs Norreĺe and others, with plans for new announcers and a friendly, informal gathering to reconnect.
Stonewall residents share weekend visits and church and school updates. Ada visitors Brice Holloway and Mrs. Norman Correll appear among many family gatherings as East Central College students visit home. The district reports a busy week with political speeches drawing crowds and students preparing for holiday observances.
Short paragraphs report on residents visiting relatives in Ada and nearby towns. Mentions include Mrs. E B C of Ada on business, L L McGlaire visiting, HM Gray and family, Wm Phillips purchasing an Overland car from Sallee brothers, and B N Sallee’s recent trip from Houston Texas with Roy Hayes and Mr and Mrs Mahav and daughter.
The article notes strong attendance at Sunday services and visits among local families. Mrs. Lee Fairchild returned from Oklahoma City where her children attend school. Several residents, including Clarence Bunyard, Madeline Bunyard, and Opal Fairchild, spent time with relatives, while others like Raymond Bunyard and Verda Saels recovered from illness. The Moore and Williams families, plus John Williams and Mrs. Patten, share visits and trips to Pauls Valley and nearby homes.
Ongoing activity includes 335 bales of cotton ginned with expectations of 100 more, and the Oklahoma Pipe Line Co operates a relay station with an office building a large oil tank and five-cottage housing. Local voters doubt court house bonds will pass while water supply remains ample for growth.
Ada region social news notes visits among Mrs. Hugh Stokes Mrs. Floyd Martin Mrs. W J Coffman and others. October color decorations at Mrs Grady Millen and Mrs Andy Coleman home for Friday Bridge with O F Johnston L B Adams and others attending. Mrs Rosa high score. upcoming Hallowe en party planned by Mrs Dick Johnston.
Saturday night services drew attendees including J A Patt and Ww and wits of Sunshine. Rev C A Smith from Pocasset preached with praise from listeners. Miss Davie Rose and Mrs E A Hester are noted among the ill. Community members plus Ford purchases are listed.
The community notes a large Sunday school turnout and multiple family visits across Lula, Dusty area towns. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Gore and family, Mrs Sales and Miss Ola visiting Arkansas, and several local residents visiting relatives and friends over the weekend.
The Lovelady region reports a quiet social week with Brannon at regular services, families hosting guests from Pickett and nearby, and several cotton picking trips by Woodie Bigham John and Gene Sanders. A pie supper at Lovelady is planned for Friday night October 31 with all invited.
Summers Chapel updates show W E Ingram family visiting Parish Chapel. Emmet McCurtain and Ethel Brecheen wed at Rev W E Walker's home. Sunday school praised with growing attendance. community invites come one come all to Friday October 31 event at the schoolhouse.
The Hobart Lucas Hardware building on South Main Street is undergoing remodeling. Work focuses on structural updates and a refreshed storefront to improve access and display space for the longtime local business.
A political opinion piece from Ada stressing the citys rapid growth since 1900. It highlights Ada gaining a federal court in 1902 a Katy railroad extension and a normal school as pivotal milestones. The piece endorses John W. Beard as Ada's loyal friend and advocate regardless of party.
A community column reports farming progress as frost tightens, Sunday school turnout, and preaching at Parish and Worster. Residents share travel to Missouri and Arkansas for the Missouri General Baptist association with about four thousand attending.
J L and Walter Barringer hosted a large gathering on their Ada area ranch for a possum hunt Friday evening. Guests enjoyed a bonfire with mutton and chicken barbecue, sang old songs, played weekly wheat, and departed after a pleasant night with no actual hunt.
J M Henry and son P W Henry depart for Cookville Tennessee after visiting son and brother J L Henry at 692 East 7th Street for a week. Mr and Mrs Tommie Thompson of Bartlesville visit Mrs Wilbur Lee at 222 West Seventeenth Street. Mrs Thompson was formerly Miss Mary Esther Chisholm.
A woman became very sick at her home near 20th and Stockton and later died. Police or authorities have not released further details as neighbors recall her longtime residence in the area.
Mrs. D P Harrison of Stonewall visits her husband admitted to the local hospital, staying for the day to be with him.
B Boyd W C Cross H C Cross and Henry Nickles of Allen were seen shopping in Ada today. The group mingle with locals at downtown stores and planned to visit several shops before leaving.
J. L. Henry arrived back Monday from Mountain View Oklahoma with Mrs. Henry and her mother Mrs. W. O. Fox.
Professor L. D. Haskins returns from Ozark county Missouri with observations of fairly good crops and generally good roads. He notes a shift toward dairy farming among local farmers.
Mrs F J Todd reports her daughter Mrs J F Todd of Altus Oklahoma underwent a serious operation Monday and is doing well.
H S Williams of Fitzhugh returned from Guthrie where he attended the I O O F grand lodge session.
Born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Waner a son named Ralph Jr at the Ada hospital last night. Miss Edith Ewing and Miss Mamie Ewing of Hickory are in Ada today attending the circus.
J. J. Townsend of Franks visited today noting fat opossums as a cherished southern dish for some. Townsend and his daughter will begin teaching at Burrow next week after his quarter century of work guiding local youth.
Some frost was observed this morning but it did not appear heavy enough to cause significant harm to plants or crops. Local observers report light frosts with no reports of extensive damage to foliage.
Mr and Mrs J M Cater and son J M Jr of 705 East Fourteenth Street left today for Sulphur Springs Texas. Mr Carter and his son will return in a few days while Mrs Carter remains to visit her daughter.
Mack Fleming from Maxwell reports that about two thirds to three quarters of the cotton crop in the area has been picked. He warns that a killing frost could spoil remaining crops and impact bulls not yet matured.
Mrs. R E Long of Atoka departed for home following a visit with relatives here, marking the end of her stay and returning to her residence in Atoka.
Misses Marie Woods and Eliza beth Myers teachers at Mill Creek schools were in Ada on Thursday. Mrs Nell Scribner left Ada for Stonewall after visiting her mother Mrs George Hampton at 716 West Sixth Street.
Miss Grace Brice of Roff visits her sister Mrs. Ona Wall who lives on East 13th Street during the weekend.
Miss Hattie Walby teaching at Sulphur is home for the weekend. Alex Williamson left today for Henryetta after a visit with his brother Robert Williamson, 21, and Johnson.
Misses Geneva Miller Marguerite and Lucille Nelson, students, spend the weekend with their parents at Konawa. W M Carter of Oakman reports a fairly good peanut crop and expects threshing to begin in a few days if the weather stays fair.
Mrs. H. L. Smith of Ardmore arrived in Ada Saturday to be at the bedside of her sister Mrs. N. Lamb on West Third Street. Lamb is seriously ill. Mrs. E. S. Waggoner of 1021 Belmont is in Bartlesville with her daughter Mary who was operated on for appendicitis Saturday morning. Miss Waggoner is reported to be recovering rapidly.
Ada's football team mauled Shawnee High in a Central Conference game at Shawnee, 13 to 0, as they move closer to a victorious season. Col J W Davis visited from near Allen on Saturday afternoon and reported plans to fish as his tanks on the farm grow.
Mrs James L Gaddo of Lehigh is visiting with her parents Dr and Mrs Sullivan of 125 North Hope.
Mrs. J R Forrest of Stratford spent Sundays with her mother Mrs M J Sturdevant. Tom D McKeown left today for a two days campaign tour of Okfuskee county. Dr B F Sullivan and family visiting friends here and at Stonewall. They now live at Barnsdall. Luther Russell state school inspector here for a round of the schools of Pontotoc county. Mrs Sadie Knotts has returned from Hawaii to her home here. Miss Ruth McKee left today for Muskogee where she attends school due to her sister’s illness.
The county superintendent reports that several Pontotoc county schools opened today for the winter term with most remaining set to begin next Monday.
Mrs. M. A. Lee of Sasakwa spent Tuesday on business in Ada. Miss Victoria Lee of Sasakwa spent Tuesday here shopping. W. A. Hollifield, once an Ada merchant, now in Ft. Worth Texas, is in Ada.
A pie supper will be held Saturday night at Franks for the benefit of Franks school. Everyone is invited to attend.
I L. C. Lindsey of Medford Oregon reports from his home that Mrs Lindsey’s health is improving. He explains he longs to be in Ada and only her condition requiring a different climate keeps him away.
J A McKellar reached the city today from Selma Alabama after a short visit. He and Mrs McKellar had been in San Angelo Texas for several months. Mrs McKellar is at Holdenville but will reunite with her husband here in a few days. This is their home.
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