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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
2
Ada Rodeo Will Have Queens, Too
Ada plans a three division queen contest to run with the rodeo from August 13 to 17. Entries open July 30 and close August 11 with prizes totaling over 1000 dollars including a 175 dollar saddle and other awards sponsored by the Ada Chamber of Commerce and civic clubs. Three judges will award top honors in Senior Junior Miss and Juniors, culminating in a Grand Champion queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ada Civic Clubs
Civic Club
Oklahoma
North
Texas
Safe Sales Tax Income Shows Gain In Oklahoma June
Oklahoma City August 2 The Oklahoma Tax Commission reports June sales tax collections totaling 2 547 982 03 a gain of 38 881 98 from June of last year Seven counties Nowata Mayes Creek Muskogee Sequoyah Pittsburg and Coal posted decreases The commission also announced apportionment of the first avenue from the commission collections for 1947 48 The largest payment to a single fund was 7 387 829 52 to the state general revenue fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Nowata
Mayes
Creek
Muskogee
Sequoyah
Bjttsburg
Coal
Gulf storm causes million-dollar cotton damage in Rio Grande Valley
In Harlingen Texas experts estimated that a Gulf storm which moved inland last night caused about 1 million dollars in damage to Rio Grande Valley cotton crops. Heavy rains yesterday and today, linked to the storm, harmed cotton but benefited crops elsewhere along the Gulf Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Tex
Gulf
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Digging Holes For Piers For Hangar At Local Airport
City Engineer Covey reports work on the airport hangar advances with 20 pier holes four feet deep dug in the southwest airfield area. Crews start at 6 am and leave early to escape heat while awaiting first concrete and erection of a 160 by 130 foot hangar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covey
Boley Launches 42nd Annual Homecoming With Boxing Card
Boley Oklahoma hosts its 42nd homecoming as residents and former residents gather for a five day program ending Monday with boxing. World heavyweight champion Joe Louis to referee. Gov. Roy Turner to visit Monday. Main event features Paul Tiny Wyatt of Chicago vs Horace Weaver of Oklahoma City. Other bouts include Elmer Gordon and Dewitt Roland. A rodeo and baseball game also highlight events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boley
Okla
United States
Joe Louis
Oklahoma
Roy J. Turner
H. C. McCormick
State
Paul
Tiny) Wyatt
Chicago
Horace Weaver
Oklahoma City
Elmer Gordon
Dewitt Roland
Dallas
Falls Creek Baptist encampment draws thousands to Arbuckles
Local Baptist churches prepare to send hundreds to the Falls Creek encampment near Davis Oklahoma with Oak Avenue Trinity Ada First and others listing dozens of attendees. The event expected to attract over 10 000 with national speakers study courses singing and recreational activities across ten days. Facilities include tents cabins and housing improvements with Turner Falls nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
Trinity Baptist Church
Trinity
R. C. Holler
Ada First Church
Ada
White House
Davis
Price’s Falls
Turner Falls
Highway 77
Car-Truck Crash Kills One Family Member
A collision near Vinita Oklahoma killed four year old Judith Rae Ives and injured six other members of her Irondale Missouri family. The Ives parents and four siblings ages 21 19 23 and 6 were hurt as the family traveling to Tulsa to visit relatives collided with a truck whose driver escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Okla
Irondale
Judith Rae Ives
Carl C. Ives
Leo
Marion
Albert
Martha
Tulsa
Oldest Crossword Puzzle Found on Crete Dating 2000 Years
Archaeologists report the discovery of the oldest known crossword style puzzle on Crete dating about two millennia. The tablet shows a grid with clues and solutions, suggesting early wordplay in ancient Greek culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island
Crete
Note attributed to Coronado questioned as fake
The Tulsa Tribune said a note claimed to be from Francisco Vasquez de Coronado found on a Gravette Arkansas ranch is not authentic. Investigations led by WKY radio linked the note to Walker Ledlie of Noel Missouri as a treasure hunt clue, and authorities noted the box may have been stolen from Claude Burt's Bartlesville Oklahoma ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Francisco Vasques de Coronado
Ark
Tulsa Tribune
WKY
Oklahoma City
Genevieve Ledlie
Noel
Walker Ledlie
Claude Burt
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Burt
Coronado
Charley Womble
Bentonville
the Tribune
Gravette
Ledlie
Holcomb Family to Attend Harding College in Arkansas
Mr and Mrs Dolphus Holcomb and children plan to travel to Thayer Missouri then stay in Searcy Arkansas until the fall term at Harding College. Mr Holcomb will enroll and train as a Church of Christ minister while the family establishes a new home in Searcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolphus Holcomb
Thayer, Mo
Harding College
Searcy
Ark
Qualls Family Heads Home to Riverside After Visit
Mr and Mrs Joe Qualls and their infant daughter left Wednesday for Riverside California after visiting relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Qualls
Riverside
Calif
Camp Meeting Attendees Near Ada Noted
Mrs Selly Jones attended with her children Mrs McPherson Mrs Fannie Monday and Mrs Odell Tate at a camp meeting near Ada on Monday, highlighting local religious activity.
Family returns from fishing trip to Lake Texoma
Mr and Mrs Elmer Martin and Mr and Mrs E L Kirby and their son Billy have returned from a fishing trip to Lake Texoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Martin
E. L. Kirby
Billy
Lake Texoma
Mrs Jesse Edwards Ill At Home
Mrs Jesse Edwards is reported ill at her home, with no further details on condition or duration provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Edwards
Miss Roberta Reid Visits Grandparents in Muskogee
Miss Roberta Reid of Muskogee is visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J W Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Reid
Muskogee
Mrs
J. W. Reid
Moved Couples Near Sunray Refinery
Mr and Mrs Jack Hammonds have moved near the Sunray refinery and Mr and Mrs Elmer Martin reside in their former home awaiting occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hammonds
Sunray Refinery
Elmer Martin
Mrs Davie Isaacs Visits Britten For Two Week Stay
Mrs Davie Isaacs left Sunday for Britten to spend two weeks with her daughter Mrs Roy Webster and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davie Isaacs
Britten
Roy Webster
Shidler Visit Reported By Cospar Family Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Cospar welcomed Fred Lee and daughter Mary Helen and Margaret of Shidler for a Sunday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lee
Mary
Helen
Margaret of
Shidler
D. F. Cospar
Cal vin girl visits grandparents in hometown stay
Miss Christine Whitacre of Cal vin visits her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Cospar, staying for a visit with family in the area.
Mrs Hammonds Visits Oklahoma City Kin
Mrs Jack Hammonds spent time with Mr and Mrs Mart Hammonds in Oklahoma City. The Hammonds accompanied her home to visit his mother Mrs Bonnie Hammonds and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hammonds
Mart Hammonds
Oklahoma City
Bonnie Hammonds
Mrs Bill Ligon and son visit Mrs Harry Huskin
Mrs Bill Ligon and her son Billy of Wewoka are visiting their mother and mother in law Mrs Harry Huskin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ligon
Billy
Wewoka
Harry Huskin
Poultry and Farm Notes from Lester F Smith Assistant County Agent
August poultry jobs emphasize sanitation shade and clean water. Isolate sick birds and disinfect areas. Also advise culling non producers and proper feeding with oats. Grass fires rise with dry pastures. maintain fire guards. Fall alfalfa seeding requires lime phosphate soil testing. Boll weevil and boll worm damage cotton. keep dusting under control. J F Roberts completes a trench silo for 135 to 140 tons feeding cows and stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester F .Smith
J. F. Roberts
Elected Officers Lead Pontotoc County Dairy Herd Group
Pontotoc county D H I A elected officers at a Saturday meeting in the district courtroom. Harvey Lambert was chosen president with Dr R E Cowling and Dewey Higdon as directors, Lester Smith as secretary treasurer, and an official dairy herd tester will begin around August 15. Twelve breeders enrolled with eight attending, aiming for 15 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
D.H.I.A
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Harvey Lambert
R. E. Cowling
Dewey Higdon
Lambert
Lester Smith
D. H. Higdon
E. E. Morgan
Louise Welch
Claude Thompson
Harral Allen
Joe Passmore
Howard Smith
Renzo Cooper
Dub George
Edgar Madden
Morton Phillips
You Can Buy Auto Tags in Any County
J. D. Dunn of the Oklahoma Tax Commission denied reports that county tag agents were told to halt out-of-county tag sales. He said the commission cannot restrict where owners buy licenses, and revenues must go to the county schools where purchases occur. The Cleveland county sale of 50000 dollars in tags sparked controversy and a district court upheld Oklahoma county's right to the money, with a state Supreme Court decision expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. D. Dunn
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Dunn
Cleveland County
Oklahoma County
Supreme Court
Enrollment Opens for Fall at A and M School of Technical Training
OKMULGEE Oklahoma enrollment for the fall semester at the A and M school of technical training begins September 17 with summer session now closed. Weather reports hint at dry humor as the area settles into seasonal patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee, Ag
Oklahoma A. and
M. School of Technical Training
Rumor About Planes Triggers Caribbean Invasion Fear
Washington relays word of a supposed two P-38s and five P-51s bound for a Caribbean destination. Dominican Republic officials say no aircraft have been seen and air patrols prepare for possible invasion as state and war departments seek to verify the rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Florida
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
A. T. Brantley
Tampa
Civil Aeronautics Administration
United States
Brantley
Gulf of Mexico
Customs Bureau
Reginald Mitchell
War Department
Julio Ortega Frier
Ortega Frier
Cuba
Guatemala
Venezuela
Puerto Rico
Prize List For Ada Rodeo Queen Contest Displayed
Growing prizes for Ada Rodeo Queen contest will be shown at E and M Clothiers next Wednesday. Ada merchants list includes watches jewelry belts shirts breast harness saddlery and more with entries due by midnight August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E & M Clothiers
Ada
Gem Credit Jewelers
Yarbro’s
S & Q Clothiers
Grimes
Haynes
McCurley Brothers
Stevens
Blue ‘Lantern
Brown-Bilt Shoe
Scott’s
Hicks Smith
J. Kent Smith Jewelers
Gluckman’s
O’neal’s Saddlery
Elk’s Club
Ada Rodeo Queen Committee
P. O. Box
Oklahoma
Polled Hereford Breeders Tour Blair Ranch Visit
Oklahoma Polled Hereford breeders completed their first tour ending at Lester Blair’s Center ranch after a 300 mile trip, with 50 plus participants from Enid Tulsa Ada Mounds Breckenridge and more. Notables included Blair Dean Blizzard Charles Hunt Louis King Perry Campbell Don Chitterden and others. They plan a more organized 1948 tour to strengthen the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Polled Hereford Association
Lester Blair
Center
Blair’s
Champlin Ranch
Enid
Tulsa
Ada
P. H
C. D. Thomas
Dr. McKinney
Henryetta
Brown Ranch
Mounds
Shiflett Ranch
Red Rock
Louis King Ranch
Breckenridge
Blair
State Association
Dean Bratcher
Charles Hunt
Oklahoma A
M. College
Don Chitterden
Des Moines
Iowa
National
Funeral Funds Found On Aged Man In Great Falls
An elderly man was found intoxicated and unconscious on a street in Great Falls Montana. Police found 583.11 dollars in currency and silver sewn into his trousers. He said the money was for his funeral expenses if he died. Authorities kept his name private while advising safer storage. The piece ends with a muted plea about park safety and public awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mont
County Farmers See Value Of Lespedeza as Hay Crop
Ada and Pontotoc county farmers report lespedeza sericea as a productive hay crop. A May 1945 planting yielded 168 bales in June 1946, with later cuts reaching 285 and 203 bales on several meadows. Farmers cite drought tolerance and protein content similar to alfalfa, urging wider adoption on poorer soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Konawa
Youngs
Truitt Young
Fitzhugh
A. P. Young
S. K. Robison
Robison
Byron T. Smith
The
Soil Conservation Service
Robinson
W. D. Lucas
A. W. Farley
J. A. Reynolds
Stratford
Mr. Reynolds
Lane Hare Ndear
Woodrow Gibson
Zimmerman
Jesse
Claude V. Thompson
Claude
Frank Morrison
Sulphur Readies Three Day Rodeo Event
Sulphur invites rodeo fans to a three day show August 8 9 and 10 at the football stadium. A Friday parade at 5 30 will feature Gov Roy J Turner and a national cowboy band led by Ruby Nance. Town bands from nearby places will also perform as action packed events entertain spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Turner
Ruby Nance
Quote on Legislation and Industrial Harmony
Cyrus Eaton, the Cleveland industrialist, argues that restrictive laws will not achieve industrial harmony, comparing skepticism to the Volstead Act's failure to curb drinking. He urges business leaders to avoid naive faith in regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland
Natural predators curb harmful insects in gardens
Not all insects destroy plants as some species prey on pests. Beneficial insects like lady beetles and parasitic wasps reduce pest populations, supporting plant health and reducing the need for chemical controls.
Lincoln Collection Is to Be Sold
Tulsa authorities report the Lincoln collection of Abraham Lincoln souvenirs gathered by the late W. D. Ford will be sold by his 82 year old widow Mrs. Ford. The sale follows the library of congress release of Lincoln papers and includes a Lincoln signed document, photos of Lincoln and Tad, letters between Robert Lincoln and Ford, Lincoln era memorabilia and Fab. Ford lectured on Lincoln in Tulsa schools for decades and first met Lincoln at age seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
National Guard
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
William J. Tribbey
180Th Infantry
171St Field Artillery
Joe Cathey
171St
F. A. Roff
Allen and
Konawa
Tulsa
Okla
Abraham Lincoln
W. D. Ford
Ford
Library of Congress
Lincoln
Tad
Robert Lincoln
Rutledge Inn
Ann Rutledge
Lincoln China
Library At Sulphur Expands Reading Certificates
Sulphur Oklahoma report shows six of 51 juvenile readers earned reading certificates after completing ten books. The Sulphur library, in its second year, houses 1820 volumes with 500 borrowers including 300 juveniles. 240 readers streamed through in the last two weeks of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Library Commission
Sulphur Publiciary
It's your dearest friends who usually cost you nothing
A pithy line notes that true friends often offer help without demanding payment or compensation, highlighting loyalty and emotional support over financial expense.
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Ment
Southwest
Ada Rodeo
Bob Crosby
Legion Hut
U. S
Great Baptist
Allen News
Christine Whitacre of
Calvin
Scoville Knox
Dayton
Ohio
Santo Domingo
Blair Ranch
Adans
Tulsen
Library At Sulphur
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