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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1929
Page
8
City notes arrivals and visits among Ada residents including Carl Reiselt family settling at 209 S Mississippi and Ruth Marshall visiting from Whitesboro. Local births announced Patsy Ruth to Ruby Walker Aldridge and a son to A T Watson with details of recent city ties and family connections.
Mrs T B McKeown and Tom D McKeown went to Tulsa yesterday due to their son and brother Maye McKeown needing an appendectomy.
Mrs. Loma Agnew of The News Staff travels to Sherman Texas to enter a hospital for treatment. F E Bowman and son Karl visit from Rogers Arkansas for the week. Mr Bowman owns property in Ada and promotes the city. Mr and Mrs Sam Huser and daughter Betty Jean relocate to Oklahoma City where Mr Huser will manage Veazey Drug.
Mrs. J. G. Grigsby and Mrs. J. S. Maytubby of Clarita and Miss Stewart of Tupelo arrived in Ada this morning for a visit. Mrs. Maytubby will stay several days with relatives.
Two men on the Ahloso to Stonewall highway project were hospitalized with severe injuries from yesterday. Bill Condren has a broken leg while W. S. Alexander suffers compound injuries below the knee, both improving today. A small Fourth and Townsend barn fire was put out by the fire department with chemicals. J. B. Hill visited Oklahoma City for business and to take the Pontotoc county exhibit to the state fair. W. C. Duncan stays home with flu. Uel Bumpers visited from Seminole to be with his parents and work with Bridgeport. Mrs Loma Agnew of the News staff in Sherman Texas underwent tonsil and appendix removal and is reported in splendid condition.
Miss Hazel Schuylod of Duncan visits 417 S Hayes for the weekend and attendance at the Central Oklahoma Retail Lumbermen association. Miss Elizabeth Puckett of Cromwell stays with Mr and Mrs W J Bentley. she teaches commercial art at Cromwell High School. Miss Mary Tom Sutherland of Roff visits Mr and Mrs B E Ratliff at 730 E Fourteenth. L A Braly returns from Oklahoma City after visiting Tom Roff who is treated for an eye injury. Mr and Mrs W B Cantwell return from Fort Smith Arkansas after a trip to their old home.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Buchanan and daughter Audra with Claude Dorsey visited Mrs. R. H. Clouts in Hugo on Saturday. They returned home yesterday afternoon. Miss Daisy Lee Britt left for New York City to attend Columbia University for graduate work.
Mrs Charles Smith and daughters and Mrs Roy Sneed have returned from a weekend visit in McAlester as guests of friends.
Mrs Nell Ingram returned from Wewoka after visiting her daughter Mrs R T Farnsworth and Mr Farnsworth over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Hoyt B Moore and family of Fort Smith Arkansas and Mr and Mrs Rex Moore of Seminole are visiting the parents Mr and Mrs T H Moore at 830 E Ninth.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Farnsworth of Wewoka spent the day in Ada as guests of Mrs. Farnsworths mother Mrs. Nell Ingram. They also traveled to Durant to visit relatives this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Driskill have changed their residence from 412 E. Fourteenth to their new address, continuing a noted local relocation.
Mr and Mrs See return to their Chicago home after three weeks with relatives and friends. They visited Shawnee and Oklahoma City. Mrs See is the daughter of Mr and Mrs O F Danner. Mr See works as foreman at Rhodes Hoch realm Mfg Co in Chicago.
An Ada ad from W. R. Sturges Music House promises $20 for each piano prospect and $10 for cabinet radio or phonograph prospects referred by customers. Recruits names of friends to buy. offer claims no strings and anonymity.
Harry F. Sinclair and Henry M. Day, jailed over the Fall Sinclair juror shadowing, claim clemency is deserved. Sinclair argues his actions were not illegal and contends observation of a jury became contempt only when he acted. Day says continued imprisonment is unnecessary to bind a new rule and cites his past service to the country.
A runaway locomotive and 34 coal cars plunged down a steep grade from St Clair toward Pottsville Junction, wrecking five miles of track and cutting power to the town. The train split into three, crippling the line, flooding a coal mine, and leaving fireman H H Hawk with minor injuries after a near fatal fall. engineer E J Gellner recovered control and stopped the train.
Police recovered 462000 dollars in stolen securities linked to a 512000 Wall Street theft. An 18 year old messenger sparked the scheme, naming Milton Alter, David Schwartzberg, and Carl Forman. Forman allegedly dropped the bonds in a city mail box to escape investigators.
A fragment notes that the ears stayed attached to the object at Pottsville Junction, suggesting an incomplete report or damaged OCR. No broader context or identifiable individuals are present in the readable text.
The East Central library reports steady growth this term with more students and increased book usage. A daily check tracks requests, showing higher calls for reference works and assignments as the term progresses.
Don Skirvin owner of the College Shop became the local airport's first student to fly solo. He completed two flights with perfect landings, aided by prior flying in Texas and about five hours of local instruction. Lieut. Paul Hinds gave the go ahead unexpectedly.
Dramatic Art in Education will be demonstrated at the East Central District Teachers association meeting October 24 25 and 26. The speech department will present Ar thur Goodrich So This is London with a cast of advanced students to showcase the college’s speech and dramatic training.
Commissioner Doran defended District of Columbia enforcement, saying Washington has strong anti liquor efforts and police cooperation. Senator Howell had claimed prohibitions are not fully enforced here and urged the President to demand definite facts before the Department of Justice. The White House backed local officials and said an investigation would follow any substantiated charges. Howell maintained his Senate testimony on embassy liquor imports and promised to present evidence of violations.
Washington Sept 24 Chairman Legge of the federal farm board detailed past ties with the farming industry and with the International Harvester company before the Senate Agricultural Committee. He disclosed limited Harvester stock and no grain exchange ties while outlining the board’s tentative financing plans and stabilization aims for crops including wheat.
Senator Blease charged in Washington that four narcotic joints operate near the Capitol on Pennsylvania Avenue and that officials charged with stopping them knew of the activity. The remark surfaced during a Chicago bridge convention where players discussed the game’s nationwide reach.
Governor Moody said martial law in Borger was being considered after the district attorney Holmes was assassinated. A personal representative is en route to assess the situation and determine if state troops are needed to restore order for the law abiding residents.
A truck rollover about three miles south of Wewoka leaves Hershel Sargent dead and six others with injuries. Don Thomas Cecil Staten among the seriously hurt. 15 oil company workers aboard the truck. George Parker reports an auto passed the truck and forced a crash. Injured taken to Wewoka hospital. Sargent survived by widow and two children.
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