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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1952
Page
5
Martha Mote and Minnie Lou McDoniel urge increased intake of fresh fruits and vegetables especially leafy greens and citrus. Tips cover storage canning, summer sun gardens, and fall planting including which varieties should be sown before August 20 and how to prepare seedbeds and protect households from common accidents.
The guide covers fish nutrition including complete protein and minerals. It warns fish spoils quickly, gives storage tips with ice or freezing and tight wrapping, and notes odors come from overcooking. It also offers cooking steps, from hot shortening frying to crumb coating and a final garnish ideas with common vegetables and peppers.
Practical guide urges families to examine homes for hazards that cause daily accidents. It emphasizes proactive steps during hot summer days when time at home increases. Identifies common risk areas and simple precautions to reduce injury.
Ana Laura Lowe Barnett, 72, widow of oil fortune figure Jackson Barnett, died in Los Angeles penniless and cancer ridden. A 14 year marriage ended when a court ruled it invalid. she fought to reopen the estate. Previously supported by a former daughter, she blamed the government for her poverty and noted plans to pursue the estate case.
The HD Club lists dates from Monday August 11 to Friday August 15 with meetings by Hart with Mrs Margie Owenbey Pickett with Mrs H C Wright Vaness at the school recreation room Frisco at the church and Roff at the club house.
Two separate crashes killed Oklahoma women. Mrs Ella Morris 72 of Gowen died after a two car crash 2 miles east of McAlester, Friday night. Lemoyn Mae Hopkins 32 of Oklahoma City died from injuries after her car struck an overpass Thursday. The 1952 toll rose to 31 with 330 deaths at this time last year.
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. filed 305 lease assignments in the county over the last 15 days of July with many dated back to Sept 1951. Carter Oil Co. records show 19 leases and assignments, adding over 1,000 acres. Major filings involve C C Byrne and Sterling Williams with holdings across numerous sections in Two 1 South and various ranges.
Glenn Boley announces a new office for his real estate and insurance business at 414 East Main after selling his interest in the former location. He is sole owner and invites friends to visit the new site.
Add basil or garlic vinegar to your coleslaw dressing for bright, zippy flavor. Toss shredded cabbage with a light vinaigrette built on olive oil and the chosen vinegar for a fresh finish.
Ada Convalescent Hospital relocates to a two story building at 220 East Tenth, formerly East Central State college men’s residence hall, to provide more than 40 rooms and enhanced facilities. Miss Eugenia Davis and nine staff expand care as the hospital settles in, with new fire safety and advanced therapies.
A Beechcraft plane with a jammed landing gear crash landed at Omaha municipal airport at 1 25 p m CST. Pilot H Bodenner of Denver walked away uninjured after circling for 50 minutes then landing following gear failure.
Secret Service Chief A E Baughman reported that forging endorsements on government checks was a larger racket than counterfeiting in the year to June 30. Forgers swindled 2 385 750 dollars while counterfeiters cashed 374 002 in bills and 5 859 in coins. One Brooklyn man admitted cashing 60 checks with fake endorsements. many cases traced to drug addicts seeking funds for drugs.
Fred C Heinz, president of the National Canners Association and VP of H J Heinz Co, says canned food prices will stay stable. He rejects Ellis Arnall OPS claims that drought and lifted controls raise prices and accuses Arnall of turning a tomato into a political football.
The Army reshuffles its recruiter setup in Oklahoma. Sgt. Charles Hodge will transfer to a new assignment soon. M/Sgt. Mitchell Wise, based in Seminole, takes a five county territory covering Okfuskee Pontotoc Seminole Hughes and Pottawatomie. Wise, a 17 year veteran, grew up in Cape Girardeau Missouri and spent ten years overseas including Korea during the conflict.
Glen Harper alias Otis Nail alias Glen Cleveland was sentenced to five years hard labor in McAlester Penitentiary for larceny of an automobile. In open court before District Judge John Boyce McKeel he pleaded guilty to taking a 1951 Studebaker owned by J. B. Bolin.
Os car Pettigrew and Gene Brown faced larceny charges in the peace justice court of Percy Armstrong for allegedly taking a car owned by Booker Meadows parked near Glen’s Park the night of August.
Sgt. Nolen H. Keith of Stratford and Lindsay served with the Army 51st Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade during Operation Signpost. The unit guarded the Chicago Detroit area coordinating with Ground Observer Corps and Canadian defenses in a week long exercise. Keith joined the Army in September 1950 and is married to Mrs Nolen Keith.
Mrs. Katherine Grace Bayless and Mr. and Mrs. Hack Burnett were among Oklahoma City residents hosting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Cook visited Sunday afternoon with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cook, also Oklahoma City residents.
Mr and Mrs Loren Freeman and daughter Donna of Sasakwa visited Friday in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs S H Freeman.
Lorene Shultz completed schooling in Portales New Mexico and returned to Stratford on Friday. She was accompanied by Helen Harris and the pair spent the weekend in Dallas Texas.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Harris returned Monday from Kentucky where they visited their son Mr and Mrs Roy Harris and their new son Herbert.
Mr and Mrs Pete Cole welcomed an 8 pound baby boy born Friday morning August 8 at Lindsay Hospital in Pauls Valley. The infant has not yet been given a name.
Mr and Mrs Norman Norwood of Ada move into the Bryans home. Mrs Norwood will teach at Stratford school this term.
Cpl Virgil E Townsend III son of Mr and Mrs A A Forrest of Operation Signpost served with the Army 52nd Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade in guarding the New York New Jersey area. The unit paired with Ground Observers Corps and Canadian air defense during the week long exercise ending July 28. Townsend now serves as chief radar operator with Battery Gun Battalion and plans to sail for Korea soon after a short leave at home following his Army enlistment in March 1951 after attending the University of Oklahoma.
Mr and Mrs Charley Clay from Tujunga Calif arrive in Stratford for a week visiting friends and spend the rest of the time with their son and wife Derwood Clay of Henryetta.
Mr and Mrs Robert McCullar and their son visited Mrs Glass and Mr Glass in Shawnee to spend the weekend with her parents.
Mr and Mrs J R Davis left Tuesday to spend a week with their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Frank Cumby and children Patsy and Laura in Oklahoma City.
Mr and Mrs Richard Nease and family from Shawnee visited in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Arch Nease on Sunday.
Johnny C. Ward discovers a terrapin on the Ward ranch Friday morning bearing the inscription Jack Ward Jr March 23 1935. Jack Ward Jr now living in Michigan sought a congressional seat as a Democrat.
Konawa high school announces a second session of the summer band program starting Monday August 11. The high school division meets at 9 am, intermediate at 10 am, and beginners at 11 am, running until about September 1.
Springfield Aug 9 Gov Adlai Stevenson announces a national Independents for Stevenson headquarters in Chicago to lead efforts for independent voters in the November race. Hermon Dunlap Smith, a Chicago insurance executive, will head the group which operates separately from Stevenson's main campaign offices.
Mrs Laura Phillips was brought home Sunday from Valley View Hospital in Ada after a major operation two weeks ago. She is reported getting along fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Piez Henry of Noble were weekend guests of his mother, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffin. They also visited his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Burkhart.
Mr and Mrs Tom Sales leased the Home Laundry on Monday. Former operators Mr and Mrs J E Simmons have moved to Oklahoma City where he works at Tinker Field.
Boy Scouts Troop 16 hosted a model airplane contest Friday at Scoutmaster Frank Strouds home. Charles Webber won the free flight event while Rayford Stroud won the control flight. Wesley Webber served as plane rescuer and received a box prize for the longest flight.
Oliver Nicks pleaded innocent to embezzlement charges tied to a school lunch food shortage at a State Emergency Relief Administration warehouse in Oklahoma City. He posted a 2500 dollar bond with a hearing set for August 26. Henry G. Fulks, former warehouse manager, also faces embezzlement charges for allegedly selling 6350 pounds of powdered milk and eggs.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Tenny received word their son Corporal Gerald Tenny serves with the Marines in Hawaii. Cpl Tenny has served thirteen months and has been in Hawaii seven months.
Miss Lela and Jackie Corley visited their sister Mrs Dean Selby in Shawnee last week. Mrs Selby and her son Jackey Dean accompanied them home and spent the weekend.
Ada residents Mrs. Bertie Tarwater and Mrs. Opal Griffin joined Mrs. Jo Ann Ballard and Mrs. Floyd Morris for a pink and blue baby shower in Shawnee on Monday night.
Mrs. E. C. Harry of Atoka visits in the home of her brother Luther Ashley and family. Mrs. J. M. Looney stays two weeks with son Elmer McCracken and family in Detroit Michigan. Mr. McCracken and family came to Oklahoma after Mr. J. M. Looney died. He will join his mother to live on the farm north of Stratford.
Chopped herb leaves released aromatics when ground with a mortar and pestle. Grinding them before adding to salad dressing enhances flavor and gives the dressing a pale green tint.
W J Cook, 84, of Durant, died suddenly of a heart attack. His son W W Cook, known as Bill, left for Durant to attend the funeral held there. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Charles of Durant and Bill of Stratford.
S. H. and 3 Robert E. Brents take a 30 day leave from the Navy and visit Mrs. May Brents their grandmother here. The brief family visit occurs during a pause in his naval duties.
Mrs Pearl Brents of Oklahoma City announces the upcoming August 16 wedding of her son Robert to Miss Ruby Lee Smith of Maysville. The ceremony will be at the Baptist church in Maysville. Robert has lived with his guardians, the late W F Brents and Mrs Brents, since moving here years ago and served about six years in the Navy with four trips to North Korea.
Mrs. Oal Wood and her son Stan of Loving New Mexico and Mrs. Robert Falk of Jal New Mexico visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. J R Scott in this community.
F A Bailey died Friday morning at about ten o'clock at his home north of Stratford after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are awaiting arrival of relatives.
Mrs Kate Butler entertained her brother in law Mr John Pipes and his wife from Oklahoma City for the weekend and part of the following week.
Miss Berniece Dykeman of Stratford and Miss Francis Jones of Oklahoma City, daughters of Mr and Mrs Astor Jones, are spending two weeks in a gag in New Mexico and Colorado. They are joined by a Wynnewood acquaintance during the trip.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Grider of Piggott Arkansas are visiting for two weeks in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Burris, Miss Mollie Farris and Mrs. Mattie Slatten.
Mrs. Ida Castleberry visited Mrs. Tom Strickland who is in Lindsay hospital Pauls Valley. Thursday Mrs. Strickland's condition is improving satisfactorily.
Mr and Mrs J B Wood and Mrs Lloyd Wood spent the weekend in Blair as guests of Mr and Mrs J N Netherton.
Harold Shults left Tuesday for Dumas Texas where he will be employed. His family will remain in Stratford for the present.
Mrs. R. S. Craig Sr. returns to Gossett Arkansas with her daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Field for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Virgil Turner of Ada visited her father B. O. Blakley on Wednesday. Blakley is ill at his home.
Mrs. Tom Edd Strickland had a major operation at Lindsay Memorial hospital in Pauls Valley on Wednesday. Her condition is satisfactory and she expects to remain in the hospital about another week.
During the week the Forrest home welcomed Doris Forrest and Jefferson Reese of Denver Colorado as guests. Earlier in the week Mrs M J Sturdevant and her daughter Myrtle of Ada joined as mother and sister of Mrs J R Forrest.
G M C Harrell Horton, wife and two sons Robert and Billy, return to San Diego after a week with his parents Mr and Mrs B D Horton. Harrell is in the Navy and has made two Korea trips since his last leave and will depart again for another voyage in October.
Bobby Field spends his vacation visiting his aunt Mrs Vesta Field in Amarillo Texas and will visit another aunt and family Mr and Mrs Sam Henry in Altus Oklahoma.
An all Indian Baptist preacher conference announced for November at the First Baptist church in Ada. About 250 Indian preachers and missionaries are expected for the November 17 to 21 meeting. Speakers and full program will be released by late September. Rev. Sam Morris notes the theme Building in a Changing World. The event aims to become annual with Southern Baptist home mission board involvement.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower the GOP nominee will fly to Boise Idaho August 19 for a campaign conference with ten western governors. Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr. said the meeting will cover agriculture water power reclamation and conservation in Gov Len Jordan's office.
Oklahoma forecasters predict a 1952 cotton harvest of 420000 bales, 35000 below the ten year average, with 78 percent of normal crop condition on Aug 1. Drought, heat, and boll weevil impact yield prospects while root systems help plants endure drought. Tillman Jackson Cotton Jefferson counties labeled critical for moisture. forecast based on 1164000 acres. production higher despite lower yield at 173 pounds per acre, up 23 pounds from last year.
T G Coot Simpson was elected president of the Stratford Roundup Club at Thursday night’s meeting. George Tiner is vice president with Naomi Tiner as secretary and Marvin Weast as treasurer. Tanya Parker is queen elect set to begin January 1, Jess Morris is parade marshal.
Latta notes Elder M. L. Stegall will preach at the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Owens Prairie on Sunday.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Lightning Ridge for Reverend R W James Gilbert Stone grandfather of Mrs. James Briggs of Latta. A former Latta resident and well known in the county he pastored many churches and conducted revivals across the Free Will Baptist association until retirement due to ill health. Attendees from Latta included several local families.
Seventy attendees at the Latta Baptist church monthly business meeting honored Rev. Truett Haskins with a surprise social after services marking his birthday anniversary. Gifts were displayed and ice cream and cake served.
Paul Houston and John Deisch face second degree forgery charges in C. W. Floyd peace justice court. They allegedly cashed a $15 OSB check bearing Charles S. Sandbridge’s signature and Harold Lancaster endorsement. Police report note the Salvation Army camp signed by Captain George Short involved. The owner received part of the money in exchange for the paper.
Esther Cleveland, the first child born to a president in the White House, arrived on September 9, 1893. Seven years earlier her mother married Grover Cleveland in the Blue Room, a notable White House wedding.
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