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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
5
By Martha Mote and Minnie Lou McDoniel, home demonstration agents, announce changes in clothing exhibits for CR. 4 clubs, inviting entries in all categories. Exhibits must follow instructions, use appropriate fabric, and accompany with a descriptive story outlining remodeling steps. Suitable for children and adults within the listed age ranges.
Home Demonstration 4-H Club shares guidance on selecting ripe cantaloupes and watermelons, fruit uses in meals, and a recipe for watermelon rind preserves. The club also lists an upcoming schedule with meetings at church, club house, and other local locations through July.
A readable fragment details a homemade ice cream recipe with gelatin preparation, heating and thickening steps, egg yolk and white beating, gradual sugar addition, vanilla mixing, scalded milk, and a quick freeze method using ice and salt. It mentions a 4H club and a unit conversion for the cooling setup.
Ailene Brown of Byng, graduating with a BS in Elementary Education and a minor in Home Economics, will teach at East Central in September. She has been active in the Women’s Athletic Association, worked in the dining hall, and served as president of a student organization. Her father is Mrs Brown of Byng and Mrs Gear.
Mrs. Dunn, a long time county teacher, will receive a bachelor of science in education with a minor in home economics. She has taught 15 years in the county, including 10 years at Wilson and five elsewhere, and is mother of Jack, Mary, and Don. Jack plans to attend A&M for forestry this fall.
Police records show fewer leggers and rising enforcement in Tulsa with a drop in liquor dealers arrested from May to June. In 1450 there were 54 arrests, while the year prior in June few or none were recorded.
Miles Clifford Lindley Jr will earn a BS in social science with a math minor and plans to continue teaching at Bethel Hill in Pittsburg County after graduation. A Calvs in high school to Calv in high school and service in the Army are noted, with his father M C Lindley Sr a Calvin farmer.
A carpenter, Rufus Houston Milan, 47, was fatally struck when a car jumped a curb and crushed him against a filling station pump in Tulsa. Milan died after being revived from a five minute breathing stoppage at a Tulsa hospital. Driver Glen Thompson, 45, said he had been on a fishing trip and appeared unavailable for comment.
The Pecan Grove home demonstration club met last week at Mrs. Johnnie Boring's residence. Mrs. Charles Richards led with a devotional on peace. Miss Mote presented a program on home fun and frames for the home. Refreshments were served by the hostess and several members, including Mrs. Joe Kent Abbott and others.
The Cedar Grove home demonstration club met at the school with 16 members present and Mrs Lillis Sryant presiding. Roll call noted each member's place, and a business meeting followed. Exhibits for the county fair were planned, with talks on family activities and mental growth, a demonstration on games for the family, and a visit from 4-H club members. Refreshments were served as members discussed the August 20 meeting and farm conference plans.
J B Fallis Jr will receive a bachelor of science degree from East Central on July 25 with a major in industrial arts and a place in art. He plans teaching or continuing work at Firestone. He attended Konsawa High School, lived in Konawa, and served as vice president of Fy Partners of America and president of the Methodist Youth Organization.
A garbled report describes a woman Mrs Frrege Nadeau and a man Henry G. Redeau being detained after a minor auto collision. The text mentions bail, drunkenness, and a request to contact a wife, with officers quoting a desire to call family.
In Pittsburgh last night the Kenmawr drive-in screened Winchester 73 as gunfire echoed in a separate incident. A raincoat clad man approached the cashier and fled with cash after displaying a revolver, prompting a news-wavelength chase.
A mixed report details cotton pest control advice including worm management, egg and feeding damage checks, and spray formulas. It covers squareworm counts, infestation thresholds, and recommended treatments. The piece also notes local livestock news with 4-H youth dairy and hog projects, Jersey cattle contracts, and state fair plans.
New lamp styles emphasize originality across home decor periods with wired bases in round or oblong shapes, parchment shades, and colored glass accents. Several designs feature conical or fluted glass, metal frames with black finishes, and decorative flourishes inspired by Victorian and antique aesthetics.
Konawe to spray the alleys Wednesday July 25 to eradicate insects. Jasper Freemen city marshal says the task began earlier this week to prepare the city alleys for spraying. He notes mowers were delayed by insect numbers but the current weather is ideal for effective spraying.
A group of Arbuckle Area Council Explorers aged 14 and over will depart August 13 by private car for Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron New Mexico. They plan a 13 day Southbound Expedition across rugged terrain with fishing horseback trips and burra packing. Philmont spans 127308 acres and was donated by Waite Phillips to the National Council Boy Scouts of America in 1951.
Edith M Barber notes eggs boost protein in summer meals amid meat price rises. She suggests poached or stuffed eggs with margarine, tomato juice, and sauces like French dressing, mayonnaise, anchovy paste, and deviled styles. Includes methods for poached and stuffed eggs and notes variations with ham or anchovy paste.
Costa Rica’s city of Alajuela ranks as one of the four plateau hubs with the largest populations, according to Greater returns on invested assets as reported by Ady News Weather Acs.
Polio wards are full at Crippled Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City and Benedictine Heights Hospital in Guthrie. Officials say no more patients can be admitted until dismissals occur. Crippled Children's admitted its 44th case Sunday, with ten acute and 24 convalescent. Guthrie reached capacity with its 10th patient. Other facilities like St. Mary’s Enid Hitlcrest Tulsa and Muskogee General are equipped to treat polio.
Bishop J. A. Synan of Memphis arrives to preside over the Eastern Oklahoma Pentecostal Holiness Church conference and annual camp meeting on a 20 acre camp ground 113 miles east of Ada with three daily services and Rev. G. A. Byus as evangelist. Over 4000 attended the Sabbath sessions as closing public service is set for Wednesday.
Vicksburg Michigan July 23. Jean Gregory a 27 year old mother of three seeks a husband among more than 200 applicants. She wants a man who earns about $100 a week to support her and her mother who has cancer. So far 30 have met her and more have appointments. The best offer she says would require no strings and she would marry only if the right man comes along.
Hollywood July 23 Miss Powell wife of Geary Steffen gave birth to a seven pound two ounce boy named Gerhardt Anthony Jeffen III. Maureen O Sullivan yesterday welcomed an eight pound girl named Theresa. Four girls and three boys total for Powell Farrar. The Amazon Main river is navigable to Iquitos 2300 miles from the sea and 486 miles higher for 14 foot water vessels.
Mrs. Florietta G. Huddleston will graduate from East Central State College on July 26 with a bachelor of science in education majoring in home economics and minor in elementary education. She plans to teach in New Mexico next year and has not yet accepted a position. Huddleston, mother of six, has lived in Ada and Seminole and previously served as principal at Capulin near Raton, before returning to East Central for degree work.
General Features Corp introduces a silent electric refrigerator usable on AC or DC power in eight sizes, with no moving parts in the freezing system. The largest 11.5 cubic foot model has two doors and a 79 pound frozen section, while gas and kerosene units remain for rural use.
Rescue planes spread across Alaska coastline in a widening search for the missing Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-4 carrying 33 aboard including 29 Americans. The plane, en route Vancouver to Tokyo, vanished off Cape Spencer with 5 hour fuel, as weather improved but visibility remained poor and searches scanned waters and mountain peaks above 8,000 feet.
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