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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
6
The scene follows Robert Stead and Marjorie and Jean as a tall policeman named Brook arrives. He introduces himself to the group, expresses thirst, and accepts water after removing his horse’s bit, easing tensions and curiosity among the pair of sisters and their companions.
In Ada valley fans await the clash of pigskin and diamond as fall sports begin. Parkfield hosts college and high school teams with the opening Friday in October marking the countdown to football season.
Spoof visits with his ex team and local girls at the shack in section Eleven. The group shares tea and stories while Spoof jokes about the governor, bath, and a polar bear gift. Somber undertone hints Spoof’s deeper loneliness and a future closer bond with the narrator’s circle.
The community meets a widow Mrs Alton and her three year old son Gerald on Eighteen as Spoof and others prepare a welcoming visit. Jean and Marjorie bond with the mother, while Spoof returns with a banjo and candy. The group anticipates building a little world in their expanding prairie town.
A terse note states that the other as baseball will officially die about that time implying a major shift or end of an era in the sport.
In Muskogee a federal court issued an execution for the collection of a $100 judgment against Kirby Fitzpatrick of Ardmore. The action claims Fitzpatrick’s wife was erroneously paid $100 by the U S Army after he left the air service in 1918, and that he has not returned the funds.
At the Chamber of Commerce rooms Ada women elected permanent officers for the Business and Professional Women’s club. Mrs Aubrey Ixvert is president with Mrs J F McKeel as vice president and secretaries Miss Opal Armstrong and Miss Jane Derrick. About 30 women attended and will be charter members. Next meeting September 22.
Tax Assessor J M Byrd received notice that his claim an oil company drilling in the county owed three years taxes was admitted. The machinery valued around 10000 was assessed at about 31000 for the three years. The contention had been pursued after exchanges of letters.
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