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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
4
Boston banker W Irving Bullard predicts higher cotton prices next year. If the crop is short and weather favorable, cotton may reach 25 cents per pound, signaling sustained prosperity for eight to ten months and aiding the South's debts.
State education officials project 10000 summer enrollments at six teachers colleges signaling a growing Oklahoma school system. The piece compares training to tool use, notes Texas leading in first cotton bale, expects strong cotton yields despite weevil pressure, and criticizes uninformed advisers.
The piece traces humanity from solitary survival to barter, money, and specialization. It argues mutual dependence, social harmony, and the pursuit of perpetual peace as civilization progresses, noting the problem of fully achieving harmonious relations yet envisioning an ideal future.
A report notes 50,000 southern residents signed petitions to Congress urging duties on farm and mineral products. Congress likely supports tariffs on many farm items, as exports should keep prices steady. Oil, the South’s dominant mineral, has little chance for duty after Harding administration resistance. The South gains little from tariffs yet could profit politically during the scramble, while the spoils may prove largely illusory.
A colorful tribute extols Oklahoma as a land of abundant resources for cotton, fruit, livestock, grain, oil, and minerals. It asserts the state offers diverse opportunities and strong people, inviting a resourceful reader to see Oklahoma as the ideal state from any angle.
A Yankee ship captain traded damaged potatoes for junk claimed to be worth millions from Bolshevists. Customs officials later valued little of actual worth in the pile. The piece also notes voter ire, newspaper subscriptions, and Galileo's forced recantation yet ongoing motion of the world.
Roff voters narrowly approved a gas franchise to supply the town and spur development. Prospectors envision a glass factory leveraging rich local glass sand, cheap fuel, and a thriving agricultural region to boost employment and momentum for local industry.
A Berlin report portrays American tourists being trimmed in Germany. A patient under a noted physician goes to a mineral resort, opens a sealed note from the doctor saying he has plucked a golden goose and urges the recipient to do the same.
A satirical note remarks that the man who believed the world owed him a living still awaits expected support. The writer drolly suggests the promised soft snap has not materialized, leaving the subject in a state of unfulfilled expectation.
Dr Thomas H Briggs of Columbia University told the Lions Club that education is a long term investment for the nation and urged viewing school funding as essential for progress. He warned against efforts to undermine public schools and critiqued tariff on tobacco spending comparisons. Briggs noted Ada salary cuts and highlighted the vast total costs of national education versus wartime spending. The meeting featured a large reception committee and plans for a tourists camp ground and July 4 picnic with free barbecue and entertainments.
Paint Rock Alabama Mrs C M Stegall recounts a near death experience from three years of illness and weakness. After six bottles of Cardui she regained health and now tests the tonic as life saving. Cardui has long been used by women for various ailments and is sold at druggists.
Harold F. McCormick resigned today as head of the International Harvester Company. He declined re election and nominated Alexander Legge who was unanimously elected. An executive committee of five was created with McCormick named chairman.
Mrs. Orville Snead, Pontotoc county Red Cross secretary, returned from Oklahoma City where she attended a state meeting of secretaries. Social service from all angles was discussed and measures proposed for civilian and former service men's relief. Increasing difficulties are being felt in many counties to obtain adequate compensation for men suffering infirmities from war service.
County Agent Hill reports that the State Board of Agriculture will send a dairy inspector to Ada at 9 30 a m Monday June 19 for an exam for those testing cream and other dairy products. A lecture and demonstration on testing and care of dairy products will be given, plus methods to improve quality. The meeting will be held at Mr Hill's office and is open to all.
Duncan city readers are promised abundant electricity after two large power plants accelerate repairs and new transmission lines. A contract for extending transmission lines to all sections of the city will be let within a fortnight, company officials say, enabling power to reach every part of the city.
A list of candidates in state and county races including D W Huffar Arden L Bullock for District Judge W C H Ebby Joseph C Looney J W Hardin A S J Shaw W O Pratt F H McKeel F E Gray A Floyd Re election A Watson Mrs Parrie Britt Joe E Sloan Bob Duncan Re election W B Walker A C Chaney H F Mathis J W Dean Nick Heard Re election J B Faber John Ward Re election A H Simpkins Rit Irwin W A Peck J I Laughlin J W Jim Westbrook Albert Chamberlain L E Franklin 2nd term Ben Epperson Tal Crawford Second Term County Commissioner Dist No 2 Charley Laseman L R Gilmore L D Brandon County Commissioner Dist No 3 J W Higbee H Clay Stephens
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