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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1947
Page
6
Ada schools launch enrollment for grades 2 12 with first graders lined up. Faculty meetings set September 1 at 9 a m and 2 p m. Regular classes start September 2. Enrollment hours 9 a m to 4 p m. New students bring report cards and transcripts as needed.
Ada Superintendent Rex Morrison reports a jump of 63 first graders this period versus last year as total enrollment reaches 266 from 203. Five schools show gains across Glenwood Hayes Irving Washington and Willard with more children expected this week.
Seventeen Coal County 4-H girls spent August 12 to 14 at Stringtown Club House for a camp and project school. They prepared seed exhibits and learned embroidery techniques while working on permanent record books. The group saw motion pictures and enjoyed games and local hospitality before the Coal County 4-H and Home Demonstration Club Fair on September 12 and 13.
The text notes that pure breeds of swine did not emerge until the 18th or 19th centuries, while pigs had been known to humans for hundreds of years.
Mr and Mrs Dallas Boren have arrived and are at Mrs Sparks place. Mrs Frank Merrell has returned from a visit with her son Frankie Merrell and family at Nowata. R E Prewitt and family are vacationing in Springfield Missouri. Pop Johnston and Charlie Dexter attended Masonic lodge meeting at Sasakwa.
Mr and Mrs Howell A Gee Jr of Tampa Florida arrived Tuesday for a week in Konawa with her parents Mr and Mrs H A Lowery. Jimmy Rogers returned home after extended visits with his aunt Mrs Myrtle Bennett in Springfield Colorado and his grandfather Mr Rogers in Bakersfield California.
Clyde Brewer left Tuesday for Stillwater to visit his daughter Mrs. W. H. Huddleston who is hospitalized there.
Mr and Mrs C C Moore announce the birth of a daughter at Valley View Hospital. The couple, unnamed in the notice, celebrate the new arrival in a brief society item.
Mrs. Robert visited Ada on Thursday. Mrs. Malcom Huddleston, Mrs. J. M. Anders and Mrs. Harold Shannon spent two days in Oklahoma City on business and in Mrs. P. W. Evans. Mrs. Laura Townsend returned from a visit with sister Mrs. Joe Fielder and R. F. Townsend in Shawnee.
Barbara Berry the only girl rider at the Ada rodeo won five first places and many seconds and thirds. She has competed across the country and secured numerous victories in rodeo events.
Paul Morgan has been discharged from the Veterans Hospital in Sulphur and is reported to be getting along fine.
Mrs. Bill Blaylock is spending two weeks with the Blaylocks in Oklahoma City.
Claud Good was home Thursday for a family visit. Mrs. Calvin West and Mrs. Ollie Cummings visited Mrs. H A Lowery Tuesday. Raymond Isaacs returned from Abilene Kansas where he was employed. Styron Douthit left Tuesday for Little Rock to visit. Mr and Mrs P Bates and Bill Tucker did business in Oklahoma City Tuesday. Mrs E W Huddleston W T Harold Jones Bonnie Walton Bill Thomas of Stockton California Helen Lee Doughit and Joe Stubblefield spent an evening at Sulphur Monday.
Mrs Bill Love and children return to Seagrave Texas after visiting Mr and Mrs Jack Harris and Mr and Mrs T F Love. Mr and Mrs Hanmer Thomas return to Stockton California with her mother Mrs Vallines accompanying them.
Two waittime inventions the long-distance rocket and the bazooka type high explosive charge are being combined to hurl artificial meteors into outer space for research purposes.
The county reports high teacher standards with few emergency certificate users as new staff assignments are announced across districts. Names include Marie Mansell Sunshine Quanah Rice Laxton and others, reflecting many teachers returning to familiar county schools. Improvements run through Union Hill Homer Stonewall Allen Vaness Fitzhugh Lula and nearby campuses with shop, vocational, and interior redecorations underway.
A reflective poem by Mrs. C. P. Fulton of Pecan Grove aged 75. It speaks of enduring life’s trials with faith in Jesus and promises rest for the weary and transport to glory through grace.
The new vocational building at Allen is under rapid construction after a fire destroyed the old structure. Superintendent L. R. Watson aims for completion by October 1. The brick veneer building measures 40 by 140 feet and will house shops, classrooms, and offices with a total cost of 8 800 dollars.
The 4000 ton cyclotron at the University of California in Berkeley knocked from 22 to 30 particles out of the nucleus. A hundred or more new radioisotopes are in prospect.
East Central college faces extreme housing demand as fall enrollment rises. Fentem Hall is full. all veterans apartments are occupied with a waiting list. Private rooms are sought for men women and married veterans. townspeople are asked to list available rooms by calling 3040.
About fifty farmers joined a Wednesday beef cattle tour sponsored by the livestock association and Commerce. Stops included Lee Morrison near Olney with Shorthorns, Frank Martins with Herefords, E D Codys near Centrahoma showing 33 heifers on a 136 acre pasture, and talks by Oklahoma A and M staff. The tour ended with lunch at the Chuck Wagon cafe courtesy of the livestock association and Coal County Chamber of Commerce.
Sunray Refinery of Allen has purchased Prairie Lake on the Orel Busby land to secure water for refinery operations. Bulldozers finished a spillway to handle overflow without dam damage.
The U S auto industry used about 25 percent of U S sheet and strip steel before the war, but in 1946 demand for other needs reduced it to about 13 percent of production.
County school leaders meet at the county superintendent's office with Mrs Vera Butler supervisor of the hot lunch program to discuss extending the lunch service for nine months.
All Pontotoc county schools planning to participate may sign the necessary applications in the TV superintendent office on Thursday and Friday August 28 29. The lunch representative Vera Battles will be in the courthouse two days only. If a school board member accompanies the supervisor the contract for the year can be completed in one visit.
The A H S Homemaking Department at Ada High School plans a full year vocational program. Mrs Cramer leads activities with expanded classes and Future Homemakers clubs, including programs for boys and girls, covering foods clothing grooming child care and family relations.
The Bureau of Mines reports 1946 jewelry spending reached a record $1.709 billion. Sydney H. Ball notes longer necklaces and pendants increase, styles slim down to lace like designs, and double ring weddings become normal. Diamonds remain most popular followed by ruby sapphire pearls emerald aquamarine and turquoise.
Curtis Floyd reports that E. D. Hobgood lost over eighty turkeys to wolves this month near the Downard ranch west of Coal Gate. Wolf hunters plan to operate north of Coalgate with limited manpower as wolves threaten turkey production and even pigs north of Cairo.
Ada Public Library announces winners in the Summer Treasure Hunt reading contest. Top readers across pre school to seventh grade receive books and shovels, with named students from Horace Mann, Hayes, and Homer schools earning multiple prizes. Local towns Fittstown Stillwell Fitzhugh represented among participants.
A youth seeking admission at the University of Wisconsin extension center was told his high school grades were too low. He realized the transcript mailed in belonged to his father, brightening his mood and saving him from disappointment.
Francis schools enroll on Thursday August 28 and closework begins September 1 in Moray. John Edgar, former Perry hatchery operator, is named principal and instructor of science and history at Orlando High School.
Stonewall schools will enroll Thursday, August 28, as announced by Superintendent D. D. Duke. All buses will run regular schedules. Classes begin Monday, September 1. A music and band director is still needed. A faculty meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26.
Classified notes indicate greater returns for vesting amounts and investment items in Ada News Want Ads. Readers are urged to review listings detailing financial opportunities and related term notes offered by local providers.
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