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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
5
Oklahoma crop statistics issued June 1 show unfavorable prospects for fruit, oats, hay, and barley with cotton the sole bright spot. Wheat fell in May while oats are among the poorest in recent years. harvest begins slowly as drought and pests bite across districts.
Oklahoma rainfall has boosted soil moisture and crop growth figures across the state. The State Department of Agriculture notes widespread improvements in oats, barley, wheat, and corn with higher yields expected, while harvests begin and labor markets adjust.
Ada hosts June 22 24 for the Federal and Interstate Conference on Rural Education and Country Life with educators from Oklahoma and other states. The program features mass games field meets and lectures by J L McBrien Fentem Duke and Muerman, with Luncheons and after lunch speeches guiding rural school improvement.
Nels Darling presents his father a skin specialist's work on eczema. He markets two forms Dry Zensal for dry scaliness and Moist Zensal for wet irritation. The products claim to treat hives prickly heat and insect bites and promise pimples removal at 75 cents per jar from The Zensel Co Oklahoma City.
The federal committee told the House prices for footwear rose with wartime supply and demand disruptions. It cited large profit margins by makers, wholesalers, jobbers, and retailers as driving forces and noted a buyers strike in spring 1920. The report expected further leather and shoe price declines.
Senators Phipps and Nicholson of Colorado met with the federal farm loan board to arrange financial aid for the Arkansas river flood district. The loans aim to assist farmers who lost cattle and crops.
Ada men may enlist for 30 days training in citizens military camps this summer. Sam Schienberg will run enlistment at the Model Clothing Co. Camps open in Camp Travis Texas July 15 to August 14 and Fort Logan Colorado August 1 to August 30. No pay but government provides transportation clothing shelter food and medical care. Eligibility requires intelligence good moral character and physical fitness.
Farmers urged to set aside land for a test oil or gas well and consult with A L Bowles & Co at Harris Hotel before finalizing a deal. Real operators available to drill. Dated May 19 5ty.
Word reached Ada today that William A. Blount president of the American Bar Association died in New York City yesterday. Blount was elected ABA head at last summer’s St. Louis convention attended by Ada lawyers. He was a relative of Byron Sledge of Ada and had lived in Pensacola. The ABA will announce observance details later and the office will likely stay vacant until the national meeting.
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