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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1928
Page
5
Roff and Stonewall communities share visits, travels, school notes, church activities, and social updates. Residents attend circuses in Ardmore and Oklahoma City, report on cotton picking, pet projects, marriages, and local governance changes. The piece tracks neighbors, educators, and families across Ada, Shawnee, and nearby towns with multiple names and weekend visits.
Miss Gladys Wilson and neighbors dined with Zella Lamb and Ada family members over the weekend. The fifth Sunday in Happy Land marks rally day at the Sunday school with a big dinner on the ground. Families from Ada and Dr Creek communities joined in leisure and Ada show attendance.
The infant Lula of Early Crawford died Sunday. Dillon Clifford returned from Carnegie Saturday night. Bob McCormick and family left for Maysville Friday. John Smith and family are leaving for Jester. Dave Smith came back from Jester last week. The Brookses Greer and Margie returned from Texas last Monday and depart today for Anadarko. T Z Rhea from Los Angeles visited last week. Iva Reeves visited Eva and Bonnie Ray Wednesday evening. Mrs Rowe Miller visited Mrs Bob Ray Wednesday. Bob Ray and wife visited John Smith and wife Sunday. Prayer meetings are held Sundays and Wednesdays. all are invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Heath of Ada spent Saturday night with their daughter Mrs. Coox and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Childress of Fitz Valley.
Sunday school attendance lagged with many seats empty as the church plans to elect officers and teachers next Sunday for the upcoming quarter. Various local families visited, guests stayed with relatives, and several residents traveled to Texas to pick cotton.
Farmers are harvesting peanuts with expected fair yields. The article notes local schooling disruptions as the school closed last Friday. Several residents, including Miss Ruby Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sorrels, Mrs. M. P. Barnes, and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Walker, are mentioned in visits to relatives in Homer, Steedman, Ada, and Cushing.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Snow died Sunday at Ada Hospital and was buried here Monday. Reverend Charles Martin of Stonewall conducted the funeral service.
President Herbert Hoover faces renewed scrutiny as critics level drinking charges amid his 1930 campaign. James L. West reports from Washington on the ongoing political battle and Hoover's counter assurances. The piece outlines partisan contention and Hoover's push to keep his public image intact during the presidential race.
Ada population notes show Ada High School enrollment reached 510 by 1 30 this afternoon and may reach 550 in the first week. Freshmen and sophomores planned to enroll and classes began in the new 175 000 Ada high school building.
J. Graham Gates of Toronto rode a motorcycle with the rear wheel dipped in the Atlantic and the front wheel in the Pacific. He covered 5,000 miles from Halifax to Vancouver in 21 days.
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