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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
7
A study notes the universal Christmas custom of England with cards, from Henry VII laws restricting lower ranks to Sir Roger De Coverley gifting hogs puddings and cards to the poor, to clergy using dealing as a sermon metaphor and verses about the Ten of Hearts.
The history traces Christmas trees back to antiquity with ties to Norse Ygdrasil and ancient Egyptian winter decor. It notes different regions favoring fir, spruce, pine, cedar or magnolia and highlights the balsam fir for fragrance.
In a North of England village boys perform an ancient Christmas pageant featuring St George Beelzebub and the Doctor. Beelzebub fells byes, George is wounded. the Doctor prescribes a potion to revive him. Some dialogue uses archaic words beyond audience understanding.
The Norris building at Main and Rennie next to Shaw's is donated for a three day poultry show December 28 29 30. The venue will accommodate large crowds with new steel coops and existing stock, while premiums funded by local businessmen lure exhibitors to enter.
A dapper impostor calling himself George Gardner arrived in town, claimed to represent a big mercantile company from Alexandria Louisiana, and promised a half million dollar wholesale grocery operation to boost Ada. He urged locals to act as hustling partners while plotting a confidential, prosperity driven scheme that never materialized.
Farmers in Pontotoc County prepare for the Walton Inaugural Barbecue with 104 possums pledged for feed. Fred Brydia, in charge, says farmers will add more. Fred Falker and I T Hoggatt of the Union Valley Truck Growers promise half a carload of sweet potatoes to flavor the meal. Hoggatt will supervise loading and stay through Saturday December 30 in Ada to receive shipments for Oklahoma City. Details on railroad fares and travel logistics to Oklahoma City to follow. Also notes: over 1,000,000 boxes of apples moved to Europe in 1921 and a red school house memory at Cantigny, France.
Billy Naismith has driven a locomotive for forty five years on the Cheyenne division of the Union Pacific without accident or a call down. He now pilots the Los Angeles Limited and is rated as one of the system's crack engineers.
Oklahoma weather bureau reports November as average rainfall 3.58 inches with 1.14 inches above normal and mean state temperature 0.9 degrees above normal. Highest mean 56.2 at Walters, lowest 41.2 at Hurley. record highs 89 at Tahlequah, lows 12 at Hooker. Snowfall occurred at Kenton and Waukomis.
The report lists monthly rainfall in Hugo 2.60 inches Muskogee 2.73 Watts 2.52 Williburton 2.76 Tuskahoma 2.90. The greatest total was 9.69 inches at Watts in Adair county and the least was 0.31 inch at Beaver in Beaver county.
In Cincinnati on December 16 veterans of former wars gather to review a pew adjusted compensation bill request expedited execution of a Sweet ilk for improvements in rehabilitation plans and revision of American histories in public schools. Col. T. H. Huston national commander arrives to lead discussions with Col. C. P. Forbes US Veterans Bureau on rehabilitation and care for disabled service members.
In St Louis on December 16 a $15,000 donation from the Ku Klux Klan to Boy Scout troops during a tri annual fund drive was rejected by the campaign committee without explanation. Reverend Combie defended the Klan’s action and spoke out amid the dispute.
A city figure named E. Smith reports receiving threats by mail following a sermon by a Klan member. The pastor announced further threats by telephone and stated plans to defend the community, raising concerns about safety and notoriety in the area.
A federal grand jury indicted 43 businessmen from New York, Chicago, and Omaha for alleged mail misuse related to transactions that wrecked the Lion Bending and Surety Co. in Omaha. Notables include Edwin H. Furney of Fremont and William O. Van Wyick of Oklahoma City. Samuel Vaudsin, head of Buildny Locomotive works, began as an unpaid apprentice.
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