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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
2
Local social notes list visits and gatherings across Stratford Roff Ada Tahlequah and nearby areas. Families such as Cantwell Perriman Wall Coffey and Gurley host and visit relatives with birthdays and weekend meals noted.
Ned Biffle describes his rotating pasture system on the Allen ranch with tall fescue ladino clover and Southland brome. He notes seed scattering by brush mowing reduces cost, plans for more plantings, and expects a 20 percent fescue seed crop while harvesting continues next week. cattle carry seeds and ensure spread.
Mrs. Pearlee Alberson longtime Stonewall resident died Tuesday in a Talihina hospital born December 23, 1898 in Stonewall Indian Territory. Services at Yellow Springs Methodist Church near Tupelo at 2 30 p m Friday Rev J R Johns Conner ville to officiate. Slater's Funeral Home Coalgate in charge burial Yellow Springs Cemetery. She is survived by husband David a daughter Alameda Alberson and two sons Frank and Homer C Alberson Route 1 Stonewall.
Claude O Caton of Route 3 Ada died Wednesday in a local nursing home at age 82. Born February 5 1881 in Missouri he lived much of his life in Oklahoma and moved to the area in 1930. A retired farmer and Free Will Baptist, funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Friday at Oakman Baptist Church with Rev F M Wood and Rev Earl E Haskins officiating. Smith Funeral Home in charge with burial at Oakman Cemetery. He is survived by nieces and nephews including Jimmy L Caton Ira Caton and Mrs Nettie Selfridge.
A historical note highlights Syria’s geographic position on the land bridge connecting Asia Africa and Europe, emphasizing its role as a crossroads for ancient trade and migration.
Short ad listing service invites readers to place buy sell trade or rental notices in the newspaper classifieds. Contact FE243433 for details and rates.
The Ada auction saw market 50 cents higher with receipts of 900 cattle and 75 hogs. Cattle ranged from mid to high teens for cows and calves to 23 for veal, while stockers and feeders posted up to 29 for steer calves and 26 for heifer calves. Hogs sold 14 to 16 for butcher type, with sows 12 to 14 and feeders 13 to 15.
Oklahoma farms receive mixed prices for cash wheat with regional variations from 1.75 to 1.88 per bushel. Egg values show steady markets with large eggs around 27-28 cents and small eggs near 19-20 cents. Butterfat holds at 52-56 cents with steady fowl prices across weight classes.
Cattle receipts about 4 000 with 400 calves dominated by feeder cattle and calves. limited slaughter trades. Hogs 700 head with barrows and gilts 50 cents softer, sows steady. sheep 200, not enough to test trade, lambs 80 to 100 pounds at 22.00-22.75, 19.00-21.00 for good and choice.
New York stocks opened lower as tobacco shares led declines after a Florida court ruling allowed damages in a smoking death. Big Three automakers and steel stocks also slipped while sugar issues recovered on higher futures. The Dow fell to 725.29 and the AP index dropped 4 points at noon amid cautious credit signals.
A concise note reports that only about three percent of Norway’s land is under cultivation, highlighting the country's limited arable area. No further context provided.
A column notes the fading old slang used by short order cooks as dine-in culture shifts to written orders. Some owners defend the old lingo while others like Tribbey use it mainly for entertainment, predicting a future where terms like over easy eggs and short stack remain, but jargon such as burnt orders disappear.
The county superintendent argues no school in the county is inherently better and praises staff quality at Latta Fitzhugh and Union Hill. He estimates about 40 students at Fitzhugh and Union Hill next year with specific teachers named. Court hearings on transfer applications set for June 27 before Judge Howell in District Court.
Lakeside Acres Home Demonstration Club members collect books to start a Cheyenne public library. Mrs. E T Truett initiated the project during National Library Week noting 14 Oklahoma counties lack libraries. Contributors may drop books at Mrs Wayne Magee or Mrs E V Van Bebber or Mrs E T Truett listed addresses.
Cattleman with ten years in the field is an early Oklahoma breeder. He has increased weaning weights by selection in the program from 50 to 100 pounds per calf. He belongs to the Oklahoma Beef Cattle Improvement Program and regularly weighs and improves his herd on a west county ranch.
An editor describes a dangerous incident where workers struggled to retrieve shoes from quicksand along the South Canadian River. They had to dig and scoop away the muck to expose and pull the shoes out before the shifting material closed in again. The account highlights the peril of quicksand in the region.
Marriages listed include W C Wigley 51 of Stonewall to Pauline Rushing 44 of Ada James M Pannell 20 Ada to Linda Nell Holt 19 Ada Robert Rozeboom 18 Ada to Carolyn Smith 18 Ada William V Moore Jr 21 Ada to Carolyn Van Bebber 21 Ada Dale Peay 19 Allen to Margaret R Barrett 16 Allen plus several others from Ada and Denton Texas metadata.
Mr and Mrs J E Woolly and their children spent Saturday night with Mrs Woolly's mother Mrs Jess Morrison in Stonewall. On Sunday they visited Mr and Mrs E A Woolly in Nida.
Early Saturday morning Mr and Mrs Gerald Thurman and Mr and Mrs N S Vandegriff with children journeyed from Wilburton to Mount Ida and Fort Smith Arkansas in a family trip.
Mrs N S Vandegriff and Marie visited Lela Wall on Wednesday evening. They had lunch with Mr and Mrs Jess Wilson and visited at Rose Dale Cemetery Memorial Day.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Briggs were noted for work performed at Center Cemetery on Monday documenting maintenance duties and location details.
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