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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
2
The secretary’s report emphasizes productive powers and American farming as the backbone of national life. It argues American democracy supports abundant output, especially potatoes, wheat, corn, oats, and cotton, sustaining both the nation and much of the world amid European famine pressures.
Secretary Wallace warns Europe faces severe famine while the United States, with vast crops and holdings, can feed itself and aid others. Data show huge wheat, corn, cotton, and dairy stocks, expanding cattle and hog trends, and shifted export dynamics since the war.
The piece promotes direct aid to Europe through the American Red Cross and urges expanding domestic consumption of surplus farm products. It notes Canada and Argentina grain and meat exports, cites wheat and corn stocks, and praises farmers' readiness to produce amid global famine, urging tangible Americanism through food.
Pontotoc county health department reports the 12 months ending June 30 were among the healthiest on record with only one smallpox case, 1 scarlet fever, 4 diphtheria cases, and 2 typhoid cases. Immunization totaled 796 smallpox shots, 1,130 diphtheria, 3,332 typhoid vaccines and 1,692 Schick tests.
Mrs. Hattie T Bentley at 12 Northwest Fourteenth Street Oklahoma City named state supervisor of the works progress administration housekeeping aide service. Former Ross resident of Pontotoc county she has led Connors State College economics department and held posts in Wann Stroud Murray and McClain counties. WPA aides assist indigent families facing illness or disability with in home support and potential institutional care. The project is county funded and requires health testing and training.
Rural families show growing interest in producing breakfast cereals and coarse flours at home says Extension specialist Miss Martha McPheters. Key limits are cleaning wheat and achieving proper grind. with thorough washing and drying, home milled products can supply breakfast cereals and certain breads when combined with white flour.
In Philadelphia the Dobsons reported jewelry worth 1000 dollars stolen after a burglary. The dog was kept in the kitchen to stop chewing objects and avoid an attack, but the incident still resulted in the loss.
Elva Mae Neely of Latia school is Pontotoc county’s selected girl to attend Girls State at Norman in August, sponsored by the Ada B and P Women’s club. The club set plans for sending her to the citizenship gathering and announced a State B P W picnic at Shawnee on July 14 with Rowena Moore chairing refreshments and Julia Smith arranging transportation.
A civic spirit piece urges families to seek decent neighborhoods with clean yards and well kept homes. It stresses sanitation, orderly habits, beauty of yards, and home ownership as drivers of neighborhood quality and urges being a good neighbor as the best path to a strong community.
A brief classified notice highlights improved yields on vested investments. The ad promotes higher returns due to adjusted rates and longer-term commitments, encouraging readers to contact the advisor for details.
Seven rules outline flock size matched to feed, use of home produced grains, culling of non producing hens, parasite checks, ample clean pasture with rotation, selling nonessential males after breeding season, and maintaining complete cost records to track monthly or yearly performance.
Red harvester ants damage crops and lawns by gathering seeds and clearing vegetation around their dens. Control with carbon bisulphide poured into the den, then covered with damp soil. apply when ants are in the den, typically late evening to heat of day. An alternative method involves igniting the chemical after pouring, which is hazardous.
Washington July 8 administration farm leaders said they would urge the Democratic National Convention to adopt a broad agricultural plank. It would cover government price fixing if crop programs falter and contrast with the Republican platform. Secretary Wallace would press for endorsement of current agricultural policies.
Pon totoc county farm women are busy with canning after a Farm Page article by Mrs. Jessie Morgan. Residents ask Ada office for canning bulletins, with many letters calls and visits from farm men seeking guidance.
Miss Martha McPheters of Oklahoma A and M College says milk cheese eggs meat and fish are the best protein sources offering complete proteins with all essential amino acids. She notes combining incomplete proteins like cereal with milk forms a complete protein and highlights milk as especially good for growing children.
A long reflective piece urges voters to consider character and past deeds in choosing candidates. It juxtaposes election theater with genuine policy, shadows of mudslinging, and a plea for integrity, humility, and better standards in public life. The author cites local names and rhetorical questions about voting decisions and civic virtue.
Q and A outlines keeping trench silos with permanent walls inexpensive using concrete and hog wire. Drainage can avoid floor concrete. seeps suggest partial above ground builds. Harvest options include corn harvester, corn sled, or a mobile ensilage harvester. extensions advise local agent guidance. C R Greene Stonewall Oklahoma quotes on justice and mercy.
Forty Seminole county men will be put to work Tuesday by the Work Projects Administration on a $40,640 grade school construction job at Konawa. State Administrator Ron Stephens announced. The Konawa school was wiped out by fire months ago and the project includes an athletic field. Financing comes from $10,099 WPA funds and $22,541 school district revenue including salvaged materials.
Two British troopships the Fabian and John Holt carried 912 and 1087 men respectively and anchored at Lisbon Portugal. Most aboard were Senegalese or French troops. Destination not disclosed. An Iowa man builds an 8 by 10 foot brick dog house with concrete floor and insulation admired by neighbors.
More than 1 000 attended a Saturday Junior Field Day at the Turner ranch near Sulphur with 45 Oklahoma counties and 93 vocational agri culture departments represented. Speakers included Frank Phillips and Dr H G Bennett, while Kansas City's R J Kinzer praised the Turner herd as the finest Herefords in America. Contests featured 4 H club and Future Farmers of America members, with Fontotoc county sending five boys and $500 in total prizes shared between 4 H and FFA entries.
The article explains cistern water can be a safe drinking source if properly constructed and treated. It covers filtration with sand and charcoal, chlorinated lime treatment for large volumes, regular replacement of charcoal, gutter maintenance to prevent mosquitoes and freezing, and timing of refreshment every two weeks or yearly charcoal changes.
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