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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1927
Page
5
Report from Pontotoc County includes village news, personal visits, and social events. Local names such as Ada, Vernon Texas, McGee, Shawnee, and Purcell appear with neighbors sharing meals, visits, and church activities. Notes on schooling ends, plays, fairs, and upcoming events provide a snapshot of community life.
The snippet notes hot Stijl summer without rain for a week and lists visitors including Grandma Rutledge visiting Mrs. A P Nelson, Mrs. De Brechooss visiting relatives at Rosedale. It also mentions Tyree had a bad job burn incident Saturday night causing a loss of 100.
Bales of hay and corn observed with unknown origin. Will Berry and family visited Tom Rutledge and family. Pearl Furrow of Shady Grove spent the weekend with Nettie Roas. Families like Lairson and Iiane traveled to nearby towns. Maxwell ball club beat Old Magee 8 to 2. Dinner guests included Denbo Tyree and Jess Tyree's family. Carnival attendance in Ada noted with several locals. Parishes discuss crops and farm work while Grandpa Downing visits Ada. 11 pound newborn announced by W. E. Ingram family. Community updates on health and visits appear throughout Blue Eyed Lassie column.
Most residents were busy picking cotton as Hubbard Bowerman spent a Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gordon and families. The Gordon clan, Leman and Clara, joined a motor trip to Roff. Mrs. W. E. Walker and son Ted visited Norman, then to her relatives in Norman. G. L. Ivey and daughter Lillie visited Sulphur while David and Joe Bowerman of Ada stayed with Hubbard Bowerman. Aly Norman and Mrs. Norman rode to Sulphur, and Emma Walker departed for Texas to pick cotton.
A long list of local visits and outings around Ada including families, carnivals, and fairs. Town residents Misa Lillie Bune Mabel Bunch and others travel to Ada for weekend events while Rev Crawford and Magee lead a meeting. The Texas railroad commission refused to act on a complaint about men removing shoes on trains.
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