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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1952
Page
5
Home grounds notes discuss dahlia division and gladiolus planting with spacing and care tips. The Stratford News section lists residents visiting relatives, birthdays, trips, and local social events across multiple families and towns.
Farm women gathered at the First Baptist church in Ada to discuss picking vegetables by the roots and lifting fruit by the palm to prevent bruising. The session urged buying fruits and eggs by the pound rather than by count.
County Agent C H Hailey and Assistant Lester Smith announce demonstrations on cropland pasture and woodland brush control using 2 4 D 2 4 5 T Amimate with open invitations to attend. Schedule includes April 15 at Looney Farm and Van Kuykendall Ranch, April 16 at Comp ton Farm and Dub Scott Farm Union Valley. Also notes 4 H club meetings and April health examination schedule.
The program plans three seasonal applications to compare effectiveness. First in April, second in July, and a third during the dormant period in December or January, with foliage bark and basal applications shown where possible. Results are not to be appraised until after the second growing season. chemicals are slow acting and visible effects appear in 30 to 60 days, except during dormancy. Follow manufacturer directions for each brand.
Instructions describe basal or stem application of herbicide to tree bark to kill brush. Soak cambium through bark. small trees die quickly, larger trees require hacking and multiple application points. Treatment possible any season. death is not immediate, regrowth may occur next spring, and roots may require up to two years to die.
Equipment for applying basal and stump treatments includes a squirt oil can, paint brush, or 3 gallon utility sprayer. Foliage sprays use the same sprayer or a larger power sprayer for extensive brush. Demonstrations feature chemicals from Pittsburg Agricultural Chemical, California Spray Chemical, E. I. Du Pont, and Agricultural Chemical Co. Farmers and ranchers are urged to participate.
In Tokyo the candy and cookie business faces a sharp decline for many Japanese makers. Industry leaders report monthly confection output at 15 to 16 billion yen while competition drives profits to about 1 percent. They warn American candy flooding Japan with cheaper prices and higher quality threatens domestic firms.
The Latta Baptist church Intermediate Girls Sunday school class met at Wintersmith Park Monday night for a wiener roast. Attendees included Nancy Belle Choate Barbara Gann Esta lyene Namelyne Honeycutt Letha Arter Haskellene Griffith Lois Mitchell and teacher Mrs Haskell Griffith.
Miss Walker of Oklahoma A and M College Stillwater visited the county Thursday April 10 to present a demonstration on meals with equal food value at different prices. Her talk titled Family Market Basket showed two meals. one at 25 cents per person with fish beets cabbage potatoes bread oleomargarine milk and grapefruit. the other at 42 cents per person with pork loin potatoes cauliflower tomato lettuce salad milk bread oleomargarine and rhubarb.
The home demonstration dress revue and tea committee will meet on Wednesday April 16 at 1 30 P M in the home demonstration agent's office to finalize plans for the May 2 event. Members include Mrs Howard Welch, Mrs Charles Richard and Mrs Dale Tinsley with Ms R L Hale county council President also attending.
A sewing machine clinic for home demonstration club members is set for 1 p m Monday April 21 at the fair grounds. The administration building will host the session and each club should send at least two members. Equipment to bring includes a sewing machine head kerosene screwdriver two oil cans paint brush tooth brush ice pick old lids or pit tins old cloths newspapers and a box of machine attachments.
HD Club schedule lists April 14 meeting with Mrs Leo McNinch at the Hart club followed by events through April 18 including Pecan Grove Allen Happy Land McLish Jesse and Roff group gatherings with various hostesses at school or club rooms.
Sylvester Gipson, who underwent a tonsillectomy at Valley View hospital, was discharged. The brief notice notes the patient’s release following the procedure with no complications reported.
Mrs. Marvin Laughlin and her son Bimoun Burge visited another son Jack Burge and Mrs. Burge in Anadarko on Wednesday, detailing family reunion plans and greetings.
Mr and Mrs J W Kaplar returned Wednesday from Dierks Arkansas where they spent the last week visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindsay of Stilwell are visiting a daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Green, this week.
Mr and Mrs Joe Lovelace and family left Thursday evening for Fort Worth to visit sister Mrs Leroy Battles and family and other relatives.
Mrs Clarence Arter, who underwent surgery at Valley View Hospital on Monday, is reported to be making satisfactory progress.
Mrs Marjorie Soutee of Roff and former Latta resident was admitted to Cowling hospital Thursday morning with a light stroke.
Mrs Bell Haines, long treated at Cowling hospital, is now permitted visitors after several weeks as a patient.
About 30 Atoka Lions members met Thursday at the Tourist banquet room. Mr. Weeks spoke on health clean-up and polio prevention. Atoka county will compile information to handle an epidemic and start a county wide clean-up program on April 25 with civic organizations taking part.
Holdenville Oklahoma April 12 two truck drivers Joy Tolle age 23 and Eugene Wallace age 17 both of Casey Illinois were found dead in a hotel room with a gas stove burning. Coroner's jury ruled death from asphyxiation.
Local families shared Easter visits as Troy Henry returns from Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater. Prairie View Boosters met at Miss Etta Slater’s to discuss Parental Perplexities and plan dress revue travel, with Susie Baker demoing electric cooking.
David Lawson added a fine Hereford yearling heifer, sired by Evi Silver Prince and dammed by Martino Domino 1st with Real Silver Domino 4th as grandsire, selling for 52000 to start a registered herd. He excelled at Pontotoc County FFA livestock show and Pontotoc County Fair, earning Grand Champion and blue ribbons. He attends Rofs high school since 1948, active in vocational agriculture, serving as reporter and treasurer, leading stock judging, hog committees, and state convention delegation, with projects in swine, poultry, crops, pastures, and soil improvement.
Historical accounts claim European and American efforts to end the slave trade were met with extreme violence as captives were discarded at sea. Estimates suggest a majority of African captives bound for the Americas were killed during the voyage.
The Vanoss home demonstration club met Wednesday afternoon at the school. President Mrs Gasaway led the session with a devotional by Mrs Holland and opening prayers by Mrs J H Stephens. Members discussed district council news, upcoming sewing clinic, and scholarships to Oklahoma A&M.
A 30 year old New York mother died from a freak anesthetic explosion on an operating table after childbirth. The blast knocked out a doctor while a caesarean delivered daughter was unharmed. Hospital officials attributed the cyclopropane fueled blast to static electricity with no negligence suspected.
The Associated Press launches film news for TV stations via Spotnews Productions Inc. Accredited crews will cover 42 states and 44 foreign countries, delivering tailored programs fast. Key executives include Theodore Morde as president and John Tobin as vice president. Station KSD-TV in St. Louis is first to contract the service.
Two locomotives at the U S Army post in Wuerzburg operated to revive a stalled laundry service. A German railroad system helped by powering a track to the post laundry, reactivating steam and heat to clean uniforms for the troops.
Oklahoma A. & M. agronomist Staten argues wheat pastures yield about 9 000 pounds of forage per acre versus one third if used for grain. Forage is more nutritious and cheaper than protein supplements, worth about 450 pounds of cottonseed meal per acre. Removing cattle before jointing avoids grain loss while protecting pastures. A sociologist notes Lincoln County farmers show limited newspaper and movie use and church attendance, with many skipping Saturday shopping.
Agricultural Experiment Station releases four year summary of corn performance tests compiled by James S. Brooks and Hartwill Pass. Results from 10 planting sites show average yields for up to six years for 29 yellow and white hybrids with planting recommendations for 1952.
In Oklahoma three familiar faces will depart after the November elections. Rep. W G Stigler will not seek re election on his doctor's orders to slow down, will finish his term January 3 and return home to practice law. The sixth district will pit Wickersham and Morris in a reelection race after redistricting. Tulsa Republican Rep. George Schwabe died earlier this month leaving the first district post open.
Ada city police will receive lightweight summer uniforms after a benefit fish fry that drew about 900 attendees from Ada and nearby areas. The event, which netted nearly 1500 dollars, featured a pre sale of tickets and served a cafeteria style meal with fish, cole slaw, beans, pickles, bread and coffee. Uniforms are expected to arrive in time for warm days. Bud Rich was the chef for the large feed.
Senate investigators hunt for nearly five million pounds of government owned grain found missing after a chance discovery by Agriculture Committee staff. Ellender said the shortage emerged while checking grain storage at Camp Crowder Missouri and concerns about leasing surplus army buildings to store grain.
Oklahoma announces the squirrel season starts May 15 and ends January 1, claiming it as the longest game season with a bag limit of six squirrels.
Oklahoma A&M horticulturist F A Romshe warns last frost day is around April 10 or Easter. Wait to set tomatoes even with hotcaps. hotcaps must absorb sun the day before frost. For heat, use early maturing varieties like Fire Stel Stokesdale Prichard. plant spacing 18–20 inches in garden, 3–4 feet in field, and bury four inches of stem.
Honesdale P I April 12 William F Pearce a retired railroader who just reached 100 says living to a century is fun and he looks forward to more years He plans to vote in the next presidential election his twentieth ballot and praises Theodore Roosevelt as one of the greatest leaders.
University of Chicago educator Hugh Walpole, 46, was arrested after smashing four plate glass windows near campus. Police quoted him saying he was on a walk following a decorous discussion on great books, with martinis involved. he posted $600 bond and was charged with malicious mischief.
Frank Jackson a 54 year old Choctaw Indian is believed to have drowned after missing since Saturday. His body was found yesterday on an island of a swollen creek near his farm 15 miles southwest of Hugo. Sheriff Cap Duncan said he slipped from a low water dam into the water during heavy rains.
Income tax specialists from the Board of Inland Revenue in Britain will assist Malaya in curbing tax evasion. Officials note a large portion of the Asian business community evades income tax, with only about one in 500 taxpayers in the Federation of Malaya and one in 100 in Singapore meeting their tax obligations.
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