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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
3
Farmers in the better crop contest heard agronomist L. W. Osborn discuss fertilizers and soils at a Saturday afternoon meeting. A picnic or barbecue was proposed to invite donors of the prize money, with a follow up decision set for June 26 at 2 pm to finalize arrangements.
The Oklahoma egg laying contest at A. and M. College Stillwater reaches mid stage with top pen of 10 leghorn hens from Fortune Poultry Farm Texas laying 1 344 eggs in 1811 days. Oklahoma entries show Rhode Island reds and leghorns dominating, 57.11 percent overall production, 84.87 eggs per hen to date.
W D Gallup head of the department of agricultural chemistry at Oklahoma A and M college explains protein terms. He says protein contains nitrogen and builds flesh and tissue, while starch and sugar cannot replace protein for body building. He notes lean meat and egg whites are nearly pure protein and wheat flour about 12 percent.
Mrs. Morgan met Conway and High Hill women at Mrs. T. F. Perry's home, organizing a 16 member club and demoing bound buttonhole patches. Separate notes cover cattle grubs or ox warbles, their life cycle, and impact on milk and hides, per Department Bulletin 1369-D. Also guidance on pressure canning methods and jar sealing before processing.
Heavy rains bring moisture to Pontotoc County fields. Cotton begins to germinate in spots where irrigation was lacking and many crops may now reach a stand, signaling renewed growth for the season.
The fertilizer topic grows in importance as farmers in the region start using it more this year. Professors Osborne and Trent from the A and M college met several Ada area farmers on Saturday and provided instruction on the practice.
Early berries arrive fast with dewberries and blackberries following strawberries. With a short season, brisk consumer demand is expected for fresh fruit and preserves. C. C. Hammond of Colbert leads dewberries in size while J. W. Coker of Hoot Owl ranch is favored for blackberries.
The Pickett adult club met the first Tuesday in June with five members and two visitors. Vice president Mrs Robertson chaired as president was away in Arkansas. Members planned schedules and a dress project for Mrs Morgan. The club earned $15 from Saturday sales and will meet July first with Mrs Melt Fowler to see a fireless cooker demonstration.
Houston division locomotive engineer H J Norrell argues drivers ignore warnings and speed at grade crossings. He cites near misses, deliberate attempts to beat trains, and the public neglect of safety devices. He urges laws to force autos to stop and criticizes spending on automatic train control versus grade crossing elimination.
Mrs Jessie Morgan of H D A urges careful handling of jars to ensure safety. The note emphasizes using the usual precautions when dealing with jars to prevent accidents or spills.
The cotton crop looks poor early due to excess rain in Texas Louisiana Arkansas and along the Mississippi with too little rain in the east. Cool weather delays start. replanting and weak stands common. acreage down slightly. Oklahoma faces weed and grass problems requiring extra hand labor. crop could still miss last year by about a million bales, though careful farming may yield profit.
San Francisco June 3 The state supreme court ruled that back seat automobile driving is a just cause for divorce. Claud H Harman a San Francisco locomotive engineer sued for divorce alleging his wife Jessie belittled his driving from the backseat by telling him how to handle danger curves. The high court granted the decree after the trial court had refused it.
The Criminal Court of Appeals upheld Amos Hayes's life sentence for the murder of Charles Parks on a highway near Bartlesville two years ago. The court reversed a 25 year robbery with firearms sentence for Ben McKeown and reversed a Payne county narcotics fine for Dr. L A Briggs. The court also affirmed three liquor cases and reversed three.
Robert Johnson, wounded in an altercation with Arthur High on May 21, will face preliminary trial on June 7 after County Attorney J W Dean ruled Johnson the aggressor. Johnson was injured in the right leg during the home invasion claim and hospitalized several days at Breco hospital.
An ad urges pregnant women to improve blood health for easier labor. It promotes Bull's Herbs & Iron as a remedy to raise red blood count, ease confinement, and give the baby a healthy start, targeting headaches backaches indigestion and general weakness.
Subpoenas call Gov. M. E. Trapp and key state officials as defense witnesses in Ernest Burkhart’s Osage murder case. Alva McDonald and other federal figures are mentioned for potential testimony while defense silence persists on state witness clemency questions.
In Pawhuska on June 8 Governor Trapp and Luther Buhler of the state bureau of criminal investigation are expected to be subpoenaed as witnesses for the defense in Ernest Burkhart's trial. Attorney J. M. Springer said subpoenas may be issued Tuesday or Wednesday and that Attorney General Short will likely testify for the defense.
Brookhart’s margin over Cummins widened by 47 891 votes as 1 800 of 2 447 precincts reported. Brookhart 160 931 Cummins 113 040 a 48 5 percent share. Porter led three Democrats for the nomination by about 5 000 votes with 43 6 percent at midday. A 35 percent threshold remains to secure the nomination.
A local notice notes Porter’s vote tally of 12,703 in 846 products. The item promotes a News Want Ad to buy it rent it or sell it.
Millinery arrives featuring BLACK MILAN HATS and Panamas with Hair-braids in new colors. Summer hats offered at moderate prices draw delighted customers. Saturday THRIFT DAY promotes VOILES and DRESS PRINTS with new prints and stripes for spring wardrobe.
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