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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
10
The Forum argues golf is sweeping the country and could dethrone baseball. It notes 2,000,000 golfers possible, growth far faster than early baseball, and cites access issues. It praises golf as healthy exercise yet warns about cost, public courses, and occasional overindulgence.
An outline by the state public affairs board shows Pauls Valley training school offers gardening farming dairying shoe making laundry concrete work carpentry shirt making and tailoring. Yet the program centers on school maintenance and farm chores rather than genuine training. 100 boys share one teacher and rely on public school text books, highlighting neglect and urging broader legislative vision for boys.
A McAlister News Capital item notes the Arab desert becomes a travel route as motor-buses run from Bagdad to Aleppo over 560 miles in five days. The article mocks the age of machinery and features fear of desert bandits bought off by a lump sum, with a satirical look at tourism and Western perceptions of Mindanao headhunters.
A meditation on changing American tastes cites Dolan and Stefansson noting fewer frontier thrills. The piece laments industry eroding romance and spectacle in favor of embalmed knowledge, suggesting readers crave sensational books over real exploration.
Pontotoc county delegates returned claiming absolute harmony in the State Democratic convention. They praise the platform and ticket, predict a landslide in the fall, and note honors for local members such as Col. J. W. Davis and Fred Brydia. Rep. Tom D. McKeown commends the platform and rejects any Republican chance to repeat 1920 victory.
A very sweet young girl laments the craze for sweaters fearing sheep will be slaughtered. She learns sheep are shorn for wool and killed only for food, reflecting a city bred misunderstanding of livestock uses.
A historic London firm retains the original fixtures installed in 1667, preserving a glimpse of post great fire construction. The intact interiors reflect the era's design and craftsmanship and attract interest from preservationists and historians.
Cleveland Aug 16 For the first time in twenty weeks soft coal miners in seven states were ordered to resume production today. The move follows a partial settlement of the strike affecting about 450000 diggers who halted work March 31. Union officials begin peace talks with other employers as John L Lewis predicts wider acceptances and early settlements.
The conference of anthracite miners and operators planned for Philadelphia today was postponed until tomorrow at the request of John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America.
Kansas City Aug 14 Coal operators of the southwest refuse to be bound by any wage agreement for the Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas fields. Harry N Taylor president of the Southwestern Operators association said the AP the operators would telegram Arch Helm George Peck and John Wilkinson district president UMWA Missouri Kansas Oklahoma. He said a conference is sought and he would wire that next Tuesday in Kansas City would suit him for joint conference.
Shanghai notes a total of 2500 motor vehicles alongside a count of horses, reflecting transportation and animal usage in the region.
A report notes that the bulbs of the tiger lily are consumed by Chinese and Japanese groups. The brief mentions traditional or culinary use without broader context.
Miss Emma McClure, longtime head of the foreign language department at East Central College, has tendered her resignation to the estate board of education effective September 1. She will join Tulsa University in a better position, leaving Ada college with regret from faculty and students. Dr. A Linscheid, president, praised Tulsa College for securing her services.
Information arrives that Ralph W Slatter and Miss Kathleen Littlejohn were married Monday in Houston Texas. They plan to reside in Beaumont. Mrs Slatter was well known locally, once employed as a stenographer for the Building and Loan Association and John P McKinley, with many friends glad to hear of the happy union.
The column praises visitors for the Pontotoc county exhibit showing broad products. It cites C. G. Branscome on boll weevil damage north of Bebee and notes the growing parasite reducing weevil numbers. Hardy Dial reports the parasite near Ada and Allen, expected to lessen this season's final weevil crop.
County agent C R Donart cites F G Mattingly figures showing pig clubs add about 150 000 hogs by spring 1922 with value around 30 each, offsetting 1922 losses in horses and cattle and yielding an estimated 40 000 profit from increased hog valuation. growth traced to 1919 pure bred sow distribution and breeding emphasis.
Oklahoma reports 76 percent crop condition on July 1 with rising bearing trees Americans advance 1.7 percent though 45.2 percent of trees do not bear this year. Texas faces heavy rain and pests causing poor set. Georgia Florida and Mississippi show mixed conditions with overall national still below normal.
A historical notice urges all residents to attend the upcoming Oklahoma state and county fairs. It highlights agricultural education, wholesome amusement, and the fairs' role in spreading knowledge and profit. The state fair runs September 23 to September 30, with county fairs starting locally.
J A Whitehurst, president of the State Board of Agriculture, notes two fairs begin September 6. He praises Judge C O Barton for a standout cotton patch at their Ada home. Barton, new to cotton, shows a fruitful field with few stung squares. Mrs Barton raises chickens amid the crops. the Bartons enjoy a well kept home with peaches plums grapes and livestock including a cow.
Capt Ballard and his son in law Late Douge raise prized flocks on Ada’s north outskirts. Douge, Bristow refugee, brought Buff Orpingtons and earned ribbons at Oklahoma and Texas fairs. They operate incubators with 800 eggs and hatched about 1000 chicks this spring. Ballard plans autumn and winter exhibitions with Wyandottes and coops nearby.
Paul Hadley, serving a life sentence for murder, did not face execution August 9 in Florence Arizona after his counsel filed an appeal with the Arizona Supreme Court. The case remains pending, with a new date possible if the high court upholds the verdict. Mrs Ida Hadley, released from Oklahoma prison, has not yet visited him. The Hadley trial drew nationwide attention in Oklahoma.
A Pittsburg County Guardian noted that 136,441 boys and girls participated in farm club work last year and owned farm animals and poultry valued at over 3.6 million dollars. The piece lauds these youths as a broad cross section of the farm industry and a major force for rural development, urging strong community support.
An expert offers advice on improving cotton yields by selecting true varieties. He suggests choosing fields with genuine varietal stock, using a sack for seed as pickers begin, and targeting careful selection before picking.
Inspect stalks for fruitful branches and bolls noting height, earliness, fiber length and strength. Choose large five-lock bolls fully mature and open early while discarding undersized or immature bolls. Ginn seed cotton separately to prevent mixing. this task is valuable and manageable.
A dynamite blast near Ash near Springfeld last night wrecked the west end of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad bridge over the Sac river. Traffic is stopped on the route while authorities assess the damage and missing sections. Officials say repair work may begin this afternoon as crews work to restore the line.
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