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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1973
Page
8
The Associated Press survey shows a harsh 1973 winter across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska. Farmers report substantial damage to crops live stock roads and electric utility equipment, with a Cape Girardeau farmer noting folklore omen of an eagle in December.
Farmers in Nebraska Oklahoma Kansas Missouri faced crop losses from December and January ice storms and a wet fall. Nebraska 7 percent of grain sorghum unharvested amid mold. corn largely damaged. Oklahoma soybean and cotton delays. 25 percent of soybeans remain. Kansas reports sorghum as the only measurable loss. wheat largely spared. Spring oats and barley planting far behind normal. soil prep slow but potential recovery if dried.
The Ada Summer Arts Program expands for June to August under the Ninth Street Players with workshops in art music and theatre and three major productions including Camelot at Wintersmith Park. Gary Kramer directs with Steve Hanceford as co director and city funds totaling 2 5 thousand dollars plus potential state support.
The Miss Ada Pageant will be held May 5 at 7 30 p.m. in East Central Auditorium with Mrs. Jim Tipton as director. The Morning Optimist Club sponsors the event and the winner will represent Ada in the Miss Oklahoma Pageant. current Miss Ada is Cheryl Lynn Spradling.
A group of about 20 farmers walked into the Eastgate IGA in Columbia and purchased nearly all the meat stock worth about 900 dollars and gave it away to surprised customers. Jim Marshall of Marshall Missouri said the stunt showed what it would be like if there were no meat to buy.
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