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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
3
Instructional notes on preparing and canning corn to preserve kernels and achieve different textures. Steps cover timing from harvest to packing, cutting methods for kernels, sterilization, jar filling with salt and sugar solution, water bath processing, and lid adjustments to prevent jar breakage.
Agent Hill urges farmers to harrow and brush cotton where web worms work. He recommends cross harrowing to expose worms, using edge cultivators and brushes, and warns against rushing to chop cotton in infested areas. He notes Paris green and lime mixtures for poisoning worms but few spread sprays. Careless weeds may be left briefly as worms feed on them.
Farmers report better conditions overall with cotton in various stages and some replanting after floods hail and worms. In Sandy bottom areas high water damaged alfalfa and early plantings, while bee keepers plan a county fair exhibit and a 68 name list is being compiled.
A Sulphur paper advertises a farmer selling eggs stamped with a guarantee of freshness. The reader suggests adopting the plan locally, arguing it could let producers command a premium for first quality eggs, similar to consumers paying more for guaranteed butter.
The Sulphur Producer company publicized a sharp rise in Murray County cream sales over four months February through May. They shipped 30 tons of cream containing 10.5 tons of butterfat, with receipts around 8000 dollars. Cans shipped rose from 166 in February to 251 in May, indicating a countywide produce upturn.
The keepers held an afternoon meeting and formed a committee to draft a constitution and by-laws for submission at the next gathering. A letter from Dr Scholl was read urging the association to act.
Sherman Rogers of New York told Rotary International delegates in St. Louis that employers should cultivate friendship with labor as actively as they fight unions. He warned against blaming agitators and urged management to win workers over through honesty and fairness, saying lack of contact breeds misunderstanding.
Oklahoma City June 18 workers from farms and cities met at Gov. Walton called conference to plan advancement for Farm Labor administration and seek grass roots advice. Walton denies intent to oust the League and says he will keep a hands off policy while inviting top labor and farmer leaders to discuss future policies.
Saturday afternoon the Pickett club girls cooked with Mrs. Duvall and baked a candy and vinegar pie. The narrator sampled the dish and praised its quality, suggesting the dessert could win affection through the stomach.
J W Crow of Hondo Texas visited Ada on business and shared his view that boll weevil control in Texas benefits from intensive cultivation. He described a flame based device with a hood a gasoline torch and cultivator to burn weevils and punctured squares, claiming yields of up to a bale per acre in one test though results require area wide adoption.
W. R. Riddle reports Union Valley potato growers will market two or three carloads of Irish potatoes this season. He notes sweet potato acreage is well below last year and the shortfall is offset mainly by feedstuffs of various kinds.
Hens in Pontotoc County reportedly strike for reasons unclear just as egg demand surges from a large student population in the city. Prices rise as supply tightens and farmers assess the impact on local markets and households.
Chicago reports eggs well ahead of demand and lower prices across leading markets with storage houses filling and more stock likely for current use. Live fowl market shows no improvement and price changes remain nominal. fresh dressed and frozen poultry sell lower. High water and bad roads hinder cream movement, but overall make increases modest. seasonality is later than last year with peak receipts expected late month. Little Danish and Argentine butter arrive in New York. more expected.
A University of Chicago professor described fourteen tests of true education. He asked if students can empathize with good causes, befriend the weak, make and keep friends, face honesty, love children, comfort animals, endure drudgery with dignity, value daily chores, be useful to themselves, resist materialism, see beyond mud and stars, and claim relation to the Creator.
J Luther Langston, manager of the Farmer Labor Reconstruction League, called an executive committee meeting for July 9 to push forward four priority items not enacted by the Ninth legislature. The topics include a $1000 tax exemption for all family heads, a gross production oil tax, depositor repayment for failed state banks, and an election reform law.
Classified style promps for buy it rent it sell it find it appear in a local news want ad column. The brief advert urges community members to use the section to discover goods services and opportunities available within the city.
City Superintendent J E Hickman announces preparations for a record school year. Repairs painting and carpentry have been contracted in several schools as general improvements begin. No increase in maintenance funds is expected though repairs are deemed essential.
McAlester reports the Pittsburg county agricultural club rally attracted roughly 1,000 members from boys and girls clubs. County agent B. H. Houston and home demonstration agent Mrs. L. H. Breckner led the meeting at the high school auditorium and organized a luncheon in Chadlick Park. Only sixty-six clubs had entries for the park event.
Sheriff records show eight klan members arrested Sunday for disturbing public worship across the county. Eddie Robinson Jack Pide Garvin Morris jailed on disturbance charges with Robinson facing an assault with intent to kill count. Beavers Stevens Jenkins Groves detained in Pleasant Hill but released on bond amid a broad roundup of warrants from outside parties.
Three minors named Charlie Rose Lloyd Stevens and Teddy Van Buskirk were sentenced to the Pauls Valley reformatory after pleading guilty in juvenile court to stealing 47 from the McSwain theatre. Police traced about 45 of the stolen money and turned it over to Mr McSwain. The youths admitted entering the theatre around 11 yesterday and rifling the cash drawer while McSwain worked at the piano.
Two other youths released on the confession of the trip. One remains detained pending further investigation as whiskey was found on his person. The report notes higher motor vehicle accident insurance rates in New York City than anywhere else.
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