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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
6
Sunday visits span many households with Jean Magar, Gracie Mullis, and others sharing time. Local teams faced Maxwell and Summers Chapel in late August with mixed results. girls defeated Maxwell, boys lost. Church events included Sunshine services, singing, and revival planning led by Bro. Colestone, with cemetery work and family visits noted.
Happel and many from Lula attend a revival at Oakman Sunday night led by Bro. Scott Jones. The community notes visits, school progress, local births, and church events, including a Church of Christ revival closing, with multiple residents highlighted across Pontotoc county.
An obituary note recalls Mr. Bryan as a loving husband and father, with wife Lillie Bryan and children Virgil Audie Lyda Opal Biddie, plus grandchildren. It speaks of faith, hope, and the sorrow of his passing, urging upright living and trust in God amid family grief.
Local residents visit relatives and host gatherings across Vanoss and nearby towns. Bonnie Peters and family spend time with Peter's parents near Clarita Myre Neema Bradley visits Mrs Williams. many trips feature the Peters, Shaw, Dame, Tilley, and Hall families with multiple Sunday and weekend visits plus an ice cream social at the Holt home with numerous attendees. Donnie Cummins welcomed as new baby girl born Aug 23.
A large crowd gathered for a Saturday night singing at Parish Chapel but few songs were sung due to threatening pain. Attendees are invited back next Saturday. Sunday School is growing and will meet at 10:00 next Sunday.
Ada district social calendar covers visits among Wofford Tees and Nix families, a baby shower for Mrs. Dick Wallace, and a large church revival led by James A. Hogg. Notables include births, illnesses and recoveries, plus friends and relatives visiting from Holdenville, Shawnee, McAlester and St. Louis.
Nadine ter and family visiting. Bro Varrant spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Petersons. Kim Shirley and children of Yeager visited Mack Fowler families. Tommy Cooper from Egypt called on Mack Gregory. Millie Fowler joined Mrs Wad ow Wednesday evening. Spelling match Friday night invites all to learn spelling.
The State Jeffersonian Federation becomes Oklahoma State Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs to reflect a new constitution and policies. Officers retained include Mrs. Donnelly Reid and Mrs. Mabie Bassett supporting expanded district representation and moves to encourage women into state politics.
Special PWA engineer Philip 5 Cornell warned that bond election applicants must present the issue to voters before October 1 to assure favorable action. Projects approved must start by January 1, with Oklahoma behind other states in PWA applications.
Librarian Verna Benham notes approval from the Attorney General's Office is required before proceeding with moving the city library to temporary quarters. An 80 day protest period follows bond action. work on remodeling the fire station can start only after approval. If space is unavailable, the library may occupy first floor of the American Building temporarily until a new 68,000 dollar building is completed.
A chaotic recipe lists a glacier coffee punch with whipped cream and chocolate ice cream served in a white dress style. It urges double strong brew and hot pouring over ice to cool and pep up, with almond flavor and chocolate lace toppings, a layered whipped cream finish.
Burley Walker of the city county health unit says the rule against serving buttermilk from quart bottles in cafes and drug stores will take effect September 1. The ordinance aligns with the latest U S standard milk ordinance requiring milk in individual containers. Dairies have been directed to supply buttermilk in split one third quart containers for Ada cafes and drug stores.
Pontotoc county 4-H boys and girls prepare for the September fair with seed corn demonstrations by assistant county agent E Cinnamon. Clubs show strong interest and quality products as fair success expectations rise.
A one year old Stonewall youth was reported critically ill from typhoid fever Saturday, the tenth case in the county during the period, according to city county health officials.
The heart unit cited the county as typhoid free aside from one current case. Health work in schools reduced cases after serums were given, with 40 students in Byng completing the final shots last week, bringing the county total to 290.
A federal rating on Ada milk supply is expected within days. Burley Walker, health unit sanitarian, said Saturday. The inspection by Bill Wyatt, state health inspector, was sent to Washington for rating and milk ordinance enforcement. Walker believes Ada will earn the highest rating among 25 Oklahoma communities using the U.S. standard milk ordinance.
Oklahoma Senator Nat Taylor proposed a bill to replace the current single primary with a convention primary system. Under the plan candidates would be nominated by delegates at a party convention if they receive 20 percent or more of the convention votes, then enter a run off primary for the final nomination determined by the popular vote.
After two days near the century mark, the region posted a 102 degree heat record. Thursday's sunshine was intense and the heat eased Friday as clouds rolled in midday and the forecast noted partly cloudy skies.
Pure Oil will resume 100 percent crude purchases in the Healdton field Carter County on Monday. It will furnish oil to the Ben Franklin refinery when reconditioned and returned to service. Tentative plans call for Pure to operate the city storage until the refinery needs it, then transfer all or part of its connections. The company had cut purchases 60 percent on August 1 as Muskogee refinery shut down and storage filled, expecting to burn off surplus stock by year’s start.
Pine Bluff August 27 1921 veteran William A Smith said the Unity Third United States Voluntary Infantry Association will hold its annual reunion September 11 14 focusing on past events rather than plans to meet future challenges. Two colonels and two generals will attend including Col J H McKinney of Texas and Gen John Allen of Houston president of the Denver Rio Grande railway.
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