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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1928

Page

3

Busy Year for Mrs. Morgan Drives county wide homeDemonstration work

Editor Byron Norrell reviews Jessie Morgan’s annual report on the county home demonstration program. The piece highlights growth in clubs, 4 H enrollment, and large output in sewing, canning, and dairying. It notes 12 adult clubs, 24 4 H clubs, and plans for hot school lunches and better dairy bulls to boost county wealth.

Morgan Jessie Morgan Ion A. & College L. E. Hutchinson Oakman Duvall

Hatchery Planned Near Cement Plant By Cooper Partners

Renzo Cooper and Prof. A T Watson ordered a 6 000 egg incubator to be installed at the Cooper place near the cement plant. When the venture proves viable they will enlarge it and K Cooper will run the hatchery when operations begin in a few weeks.

Renzo Cooper Prof A. T. Watson Cooper Place K. Cooper

Terracing Proves Profitable Investment For Oklahoma Farms

Stillwater reports county agent R M Georgia touts terracing as a soil and crop booster. In Greer county two terraced fields produced higher yields with maize and cotton. costs averaged 1.85 per acre, yielding about 20.53 dollars more per acre than unterraced land at local cotton prices.

Stillwater Okla R. M. Georgia Greer County Georgia Mangum

New York Plans Bird Feeding Cups for Christmas Parks

In New York City shrubs and trees in parks and playgrounds will be fitted with aluminum seed cups and hooks for feeding birds. Children are to fill the cups for Christmas as part of a civic program aimed at helping wildlife during the holiday season.

New York

Market rallies as short covering boosts stocks in late session

The New York market recovered today aided by short covering and looser credit. High priced sectors led gains with conper and utilities among top performers. Jewel Tea rose 14 percent and Russia Insurance up 13 percent while Radio and Wright slipped about 10 points from intraday highs. Volume was moderate with total sales near 3.8 million shares.

New York Russia Chicago Atlas Mathieson Radio Wright

Corn Leads Grain Rise On Strong Demand And Weather Hints

Chicago market notes grain values advance as corn exports rise and speculative buying grows. Weather signals suggest another crop move, with 50 million bushels more for farm use than last year, potentially shrinking the mid winter run. Wheat and oats follow higher while provisions vary. Spot prices listed for grain categories in Chicago.

Chicago

Oklahoma City cattle and hog market results report

Oklahoma City markets show 1,000 cattle calves sluggish bids on steers and yearlings 2ie lower grain fed yearlings weak to $11.00. Cow market choppy uneven lower grain cows $8.00 to $9.00. calves 50c lower. packer top $12. Hog market 1,200 head down. rail hogs top $8.30, truck top $8.20. bulk $8.00–$8.30. stags and packers steady. stocker pigs $6.25.

Oklahoma City

Kansas City Livestock Markets Report Mixed Hogs Steady Cattle Down

Hogs 16 000 prices uneven steady to lower with top 8.35 for choic e 230 to 250 lb butchers 240 to 250 lb 7.90 8.30 packing sows 7.00 8.00 stock pigs 6.70 8.00. Cattle 9 000 calves 2 000 killing classes steady to 25c lower short fed stockers steady early top yearlings 15.60 steers 11.50 16.00 heifers 11.00 14.75 cows 8.00 10.50 vealers 8.50 13.06 stocker feeders 10.25 12.00. Sheep 7 000 lambs steady to strong sheep steady top fed lambs 13.40 lambs 12.50 13.40.

Kansas City

Cotton market steadier on covering demand in New York

The New York cotton market was steadier as recent sellers covered in response to improved demand. Reports that the spot basis was stiffening in parts of the South helped a late rebound from the day’s decline, with mid afternoon trades gaining about 35 to 40 points.

New York

Cotton prices rise as trade buys amid bullish outlooks

New Orleans reports a solid rally in cotton with January at 19.49, March 19.58 and May 19.54 as futures climb 38 to 39 points. Export volume for the day reaches 21,785 bales amid active buying, price fixing, and short covering driven by bullish estimates.

New Orleans

Cotton futures close steady with modest gains

New Orleans report states cotton futures closed steady with a net advance of 49 to 50 points. Market activity reflected slight gains across contracts as traders weighed supply cues and demand signals.

New Orleans

Cotton closes steady with gains in New Orleans market

Spot cotton closed steady with an 48 point gain in New Orleans. Sales reached 487 while low middling stood at 17.56 pence, middling 19.46 and good middling 19.86. Receipts were 12,788 and stock 358,944.

New Orleans

New York Spot Cotton Steady at 20.55 Middling

Spot cotton in New York on December 11 remained steady with middling at 20.55 cents per pound. The report notes current price stability for the day, reflecting market conditions for textile buyers and sellers.

New York

Kansas City Egg and Butter Prices Report

Kansas City market notes from December 10 show eggs firsts at 35 cents and seconds at 25 cents. Large quantity creamery butter at 49 cents, butterfat 45 cents, premium extra quality 1 cent. packing butter. Poultry prices list hens 22 cents, springs 22, broilers 26, geese 18, young ducks 14 cents. roosters unclear.

Kansas City Springs

Bank Commissioner Delivers Christmas Dividend Plan

Oklahoma City December 15 1930 bank commissioner C Graves Shull announces about 45000 former depositors in failed state banks will receive dividends totaling nearly 450000. The state banking board met yesterday and many small checks constitute the final dividend. Five national banks seek surrender of charters for state charters including The First National Bank at Fort Gibson and The Farmers and Merchants Bank at

Oklahoma City Oklahoma C. Graves Shull State Banking Board Shull First National Bank Fort Gibson Farmers and Merchants Bank

Sharp rise in oil output across states ends Dec 8

Oil and Gas Journal reports sharp production increases in most regions with Oklahoma down about 3 000 barrels daily. West Texas and Mid-Continent show gains while California and Gulf Coast vary. Total US daily production rises to 2 519 434 barrels for the week ending December 8 from 2 509 163 the prior week.

Okie Oklahoma Thal Oil and Gas Journal St. Louis-Pearson Seminole West Texas Mid-Continent Rocky Mountain California Gulf Coast Texas Burbank St. Louis- Pearson Cushing and Shamrock Bristow Louisiana Siehak Oskee Arkansas North Central Texas Pan East Central Theraean Bias Marass «i United States

Mother saves child as rabid dog is captured

Mrs. KR M Chastain of 1100 East Ninth Street held off a mad shepherd dog for eight minutes to allow her child to escape. Police captured the dog. she began serum treatment after the rabies diagnosis. Neighborhood fear and a nearby gun were involved as the incident unfolded.

State Health Department KR. M. Chastain East Ninth Street

Boy Scout News from Ada featuring lodge courts of honor

Masonic lodges in the county back active Boy Scout work with three lodges ready to act as courts of honor for advancing scouts. Roff, Francis and Stonewall will serve. Eastern Star of Roff sponsors a Scout for the Galveston Alamo trip.

Harry Miller Roff Francis Stonewall Galveston-Alamo Rofs N. C. Bowen George Dale Walter Givens Ralph Clark George Tyson Carl Schultz Virgil Standfield Arthur Taylor Delmar Scott Sloan Reece Bryan Weems George

Ada Man Injured in Denver Wreck In Train Collision

R J Graves of Ada sustained head and leg injuries in a collision between a Fort Worth and Denver freight and a passenger train near Dalhart Texas. He arrived home Monday, saying injuries are painful but not serious. Graves had two prior accidents on the same train, one derailing near Trinidad.

R. J. Graves City Frisco Fort Worth Denver Dalhart Texas Mr. Graves Trinidad

Witness for Dad in Keota Murder Trial

Stigler Okla Dec 11 A testimony supporting insanity claims was allowed in the murder trial of J D Greenwood for the Keota street gunfight that killed Henry McCann. Greenwood’s son Orville testified after being previously ruled inadmissible, as the case also involves Sam McCann who was killed in the same exchange.

Nereene Orville Greenwood Henry Orville Greenwood McCann Brothers Stigler Okla J. D. Greenwood Henry McCann Keota W. H. Brown Orville Sam McCann Sam

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