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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
5
A wide attendance marked Sunday school with numerous weekend visits among Maxwell and Ada residents. People traveled to see relatives, attended the Maxwell township fair, and reported weather and community events from Ada to Owl Creek and Stonewall.
The community enjoyed a light rain Sunday night. J R Newby returned from Texas stops and reports fine crops. Several local residents, including Thelma Danner, Lela Newby, and Miss Myrtle Roberts, spent time with relatives.
Sunday school drew a good crowd though a teacher was absent. People urged to attend Wednesday night singing to make up for Sunday. Farm work dominated as cotton picking persisted amid rain. Several residents visited kin and friends, with multiple exchanges of visits and news.
Community notes list Bro Brock of Troy visiting Saturday night and Sunday, Dobson and Cantrell family movements to Stonewall and Ada during the week, and several residents including Hart, Jones, Bass, Jordan, and Hall sharing meals or calls with neighbors in Pleasant Valley and Sunshine.
Rainy weather aside, locals shared meals and visits all weekend. Mr and Mrs Clampitt and son Orel joined Mr and Mrs Webb. Mrs Price and son Stanley visited Mrs E M Chapman. Prof Smith hosted guests and entered Ada school. Ruth and Thelma Price visited Jewell Chapman. many attended Friday night singing. two Chums invited all to Sunday singing with guests.
Frisco woke to a brisk wind after a night of heavy rain as trees fell and outbuildings were unroofed. Mr and Mrs W F Morris returned from Ada hospital and are slowly improving. Clark and Dennis came back from a Florida overland trip noting high prices and scarce housing. Miss Tommie Floyd departed last Friday.
Day for a visit to relatives in Ar kansas Carol Prince from DeRoche Ark was here last week on a visit to his grandmother Mrs Rosa Leek Arthur Kinnan and family left last week for Olney Tex to reside Little Alice Tedder of Francis is here visiting his grandmother Mrs Ann Calhoun H C Hoyle and I T Hoggatt attended Nazarene church services at Stonewall Saturday night Rev Crockett of Ada filled his regular appointment here Sunday afternoon Mrs Crockett and the children were with him Geo Sallee of New Orleans spent the week end here with his parents Mr and Mrs B N Sallee Mrs W W Strickland and son James spent the week end with relatives in Tupelo Mrs L L McClain returned Friday from a ten weeks visit in Ada Davis Breco and Ducky Hurst of Ada were here Tuesday on business Barney Leek was an Ada visitor Saturday O S Massey was down from Ada Friday looking after his farming interests Jack Massey of Roff spent the weekend with homefolks An Old Timer.
The clipping records various short items: Mr Patterson called to Muskogee for his ill son. Fred Hogaatt from Stonewall visited. W R Dennis in Stonewall. Mrs Elton of Allen stayed with her daughter. Mrs Davis hosted friends. Mrs Zillie Thompson returned from relatives. Read Gray of Allen moved there. Jewel Dennis arrived. trip to Florida with visits to Miami Hollywood Lemon City. mosquitoes noted. R N Gilstrap family visited Frisco. Dr Mitchell in Tupelo on business. Clay Brooks's little daughter died. Jim Wooley returned to Denison. W R Dennis and Jamil visited Byrd's Mill. Mr Sanders sold out and returned to Ada.
Emmet Kile and Hester Dublett of Dothan Texas nephews of Rev I B Dunaway visit this week. Mrs Dunaway hosts dinner in their honor with Luther Hearron Neil Matthews Gladys Opal West Sybil Lorene Hearron present.
Mrs Tellie Pearson sells property on Third and Mary and buys on Fourth street. The Francis Herald is sold to Sidney Oliver of Allen and printed there while Mrs Fred Bean runs the paper here. A fatal lightning strike kills farmer James Baugh near Bogey river. Child Ethel Williams dies and is buried at Cedar Grove. Rain boosts business, gin crews rise. expected cotton yield around 800 bales. Severe rain damages streets. cotton losses reported from Cotton Creek. Continuous rain again Monday night ends with more weather impact.
SANT HILA reports frequent rain as Dotson Lilly and family from Franks visited Pleasant Hill Sunday. Mr Hobgood and family were in Ada Saturday. Miss Reba Hisaw and Miss Gnne Hisaw visited Stonewall and Ruth Hisaw Sunday. Velma Byrd and Alma Byrd were in Ada Saturday. Willis Massey attended church Sunday.
It rained finally and cotton pickers may see cooler air. Vivian Turner and Guss Hooting visited Yeager for the weekend. Chola Rutledge went to Eastern Woods. Beatrice Evans called on Verlin Walls. Mr and Mrs Evans visited Mrs Watts. Mr and Mrs Whitehead visited Mr and Mrs Davenport. Light family and Verlin visited Chickasha. Bro Yandell and family hold Cottonwood meetings. Regular meetings scheduled Saturday and Sunday nights. A Lonesome School Girl.
Ada residents were seen in Stonewall and Garland with many noting visits and short trips. Notables include Mrs. Norman Correll, Mr. and Mrs. Henson returning from Dallas, and typhoid related death affecting City Marshal B. Ginn’s family.
A church gathering reported nine conversions and ten additions. Several families and individuals are named visiting, staying overnight, or spending Sunday with relatives, including Ledford, Ragland, Jones, Gentry, Cosby, Sults, Jervis, and Ragland families. A local member recovering from surgery is noted as improving.
Mrs. D S Harden aged 68 died at 6:30 this morning at her Roff home. Funeral set for Friday at 3 PM in the Methodist church led by Rev H E Darrow. She had lived in Roff over 20 years and is survived by her husband seven children a brother and two sisters.
Oleta Montgomery Grace McKeel and Edna Mae Gregg left today for Florida to teach during the coming school year. Velma Grimes departed Wednesday for Henryetta to resume her school work. she is entering her fourth year as a teacher in that city.
Leslie Grimes and family visit Rev J A Grimes in Abi lene Texas marking their first reunion with the uncle in a quarter century.
Mr and Mrs Sam Beeker and their children returned yesterday from an overland trip to Ohio visiting Mr Beeker's relatives and other points along their route.
The notes report some lowland cotton showing growth and optimism for a fair crop if late frost and recent beneficial rain align. Skirvin attends Eastern states business trip while Montin and the college band head to Weleetka for the county fair. Rev Morris returns from Maysville and Swaffer attends the Pontotoc Banner Baptists association this week.
T. P. Holt returned from a business trip to Greenville Dallas and Fort Worth and says Tex as residents can offer pointers on dry weather meanings. Mrs J K Reed and family visited Minden La with Mrs W F Hemler the former Ada Reed, names linked to Ada city history.
Born Friday night to J E Hale and wife a 6 12 pound daughter.J A Pope an employee on the Tyrola bridge construction is in Ada hospital after a bruised back from a fall Saturday.Maya McKeown who has been at the National university in Washington for two years visits his parents and friends here.W M Ross of Lovelady says rain will help some cotton but some is too far gone to save.Beatrice Jeter a driver for the ice factory was slightly hurt Saturday afternoon when struck by a car delivering ice. He was said Saturday night to be able to be out.John Muller of Union Hill says rain will not help crops much but has put out some stock water that was badly needed.
Buel Bradford notes Pontotoc County ginned 195 bales of cotton before September 1 this year, compared with 35 bales by the same date last year.
Wilburn Capps is set to leave Wednesday for Normal to enroll at the University of Oklahoma. The move follows his decision to join the OU campus and begin studies there.
Miss Billy Mann of Denton Texas arrived yesterday to enroll in the local college for the fall term of work.
Mrs. J. M. Heathman and daughter Geneva Jo with Misses Margaret Oliphant and Pauline Givens came back today from a brief visit to Asher. F. A. Ward, after nearly two years in Mississippi, has returned to Ada and expects to stay, he says.
Vester Willoughby is in the city for a few days prior to leaving for Norman to enroll in school this year. Miss Ruth Bolen, enrolled at the University of Oklahoma for the coming year, visits over the weekend at the home of her parents Judge and Mrs J W Bolen.
Mrs Maude Bledsoe has returned from a summer in Colorado. Her daughter Grace recently married, and she is now en route to her future home in South South America.
Mrs. J. E. Hickman returns home after several days away in Oklahoma City where she underwent a serious operation. Doctors report her condition is favorable and she is on the path to a complete recovery.
Last week M. C. Bryant acquired ownership of the King Drug store from Mr. King. Mrs. King and her daughter Lucille plan to move to Colorado to enroll at Boulder University while Mr. King remains employed locally by the Frisco.
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