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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
4
Amid a long term farm income decline farmers join Trader Mills and Wilson and Co in a local graded egg program. The venture links poultry producers with a market gap, aiming for private profit and market growth without handouts.
The Ada Round-up Club sent about 20 riders to Sulphur for a rodeo and parade and its club queen June Abbott competes in the state queen contest. Dixie Wadlington and Don Taylor earned wins in rodeo events, with a big club arena event planned Sunday June 24 featuring balloon races rope and barrel contests and a spectator refreshment stand.
The article stresses the dangers of not recording deeds and shows how Wilson’s 1950 deed to a vacant lot led to past misplacement, a 1953 sale attempt, and a 1952 mortgage by Smith. It explains that recording creates a permanent county record and helps establish priority, preventing costly title disputes and uncertainty if the original deed is lost.
The issue of tuberculosis is not limited to one country as global travel shrinks the world. nations with high rates become part of the responsibility and require shared action.
An editorial argues that enterprise and profit motive drive the farm solution more effectively than Congress. It contends prudent leaders succeed despite public rhetoric, noting that some admired politicians reveal intelligence when privately known.
Center residents report Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henson visiting Mrs. Rae Garrett on Friday afternoon. They also called on their daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Biggs. Two of the Biggs’ triplets have the measles in the community update.
Mr and Mrs Haden Brewner visited Mrs Thelma Jean Garrett Friday morning. They planned to travel to Oklahoma City Saturday evening to hear Billy Graham but it is not known if they went.
Mrs. Berl Smith and Mrs. Pug Garrett with Sondra attended the funeral of Marion C. Burk, father of Mrs. Smith. Relatives from Oklahoma City visited family and neighbors through the weekend. The community notes haying season and social visits fill the period with cake decoration lessons and grandparent visits ongoing.
The article notes extended drought has lowered hay growth, predicting a shorter yield this year. Farmers may face tightened supplies and plan adjustments for feeding livestock amid the dry spell.
Mr. and Mrs. Pug Garrett and Sondra hosted Wednesday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tucker, and Paula Tucker as dinner guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Gray were guests at a white Saturday night gathering with Mrs. Rae Garrett in attendance, details indicating a social visit at an unspecified location.
Miss Vera Lanham and Rae Garrett visited Ada on Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Buddy Garrett and Jolita. Mr and Mrs Elbert Sullivan and family visited his parents Mr and Mrs Luther Sullivan and sister, Mr and Mrs Tom Murphy.
Mrs Blanch Maierhofer of Chicago is visiting Mr and Mrs George Hansard this week. Mrs Maierhofer and Mrs Hansard are cousins.
Mr and Mrs Henry Rice of Ada visited Saturday with Mr and Mrs George Hansard Miss Barbara Alice Estes of Ada visited her great grandparents Mr and Mrs George Deatheridge and her friends this week.
Mrs Thelma Perri accompanied by Sue Wyckoff visited Oklahoma City from Sunday to Wednesday last week. Afterwards Mrs Perriman and Sue drove Mrs Coffey and her children home and visited through Sunday with them. Mrs Coffey is Mrs Perriman's daughter.
Mr and Mrs Lee Jones along with Joyce and Boyce attended the revival service at Vaness Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday night.
Miss Patricia Tiffin spent Wednesday night and Thursday with Joyce Jones, sharing social time and conversation in a private gathering.
Sammy Evans of Latta spent Tuesday and Wednesday with his grandmother Mrs Lillie Mae Webster. They were joined by Mrs Otis Coffey and great grandmother Mrs Pinkie Evans. Lloyd McIlroy and J H Stephens visited Otis Coffey’s home Wednesday night. May Johnson gathered blackberries while visiting Mrs Lee Jones. Norman Vandgriff and family visited J R Vandgriff. Enoch Kimmel of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with his parents Miles Kimmel Sr. and they were joined by Dub Fennell of Roff and B F Gurley and daughters of Ada.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Wright and their daughters of California visit her grandparents Mr and Mrs Tom Groves and Mrs Lopez in Ada with other relatives, sharing time together.
Mrs. Thelma Jeaf Garrett with Sondra and Rae Garrett were present at a Friday night church gathering in Oil Center.
C T Johnson spent part of his vacation with his son Herbert and family of Okmulgee and J T Johnson and family of Duncan.
Leon Garrett and his daughters Cheryl Sue and Penny from Wilson joined R. T. Garrett and children Bobby Dickey and Jan of Long Beach California for a brief visit with their mother Mrs. Rae Garrett on Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Buster Jones and son David of Apalusa Louisiana visited Monday with Mrs Betty Wells and Mr and Mrs Arthur Coffey Curtis and Laquita Miss Wanda Thurman spent Sunday with Miss Joyce Jones.
Mr and Mrs J T Johnson and their son from Duncan visited their parents Mr and Mrs C T Johnson and Mrs Hill of Ada over the discussed period.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Jones of Ada, Mrs. Wylie Webster and Lloyd McIlroy visited in the J. H. Stephens home Sunday.
Mrs Della Johnson called on Mrs Thema Jean Rae Garrett and Sondra Monday morning.
A neighbor notes ongoing haying despite aphids damaging alfalfa fields. The remark suggests mixed yields while farmers finish cutting and baling as weather cooperates.
Mrs Thelma Jean Garrett and Mrs Colene Robertson went shopping in Ada Tuesday morning. They visited local stores and ran errands, sharing time in the storefronts and browsing merchandise.
Mr and Mrs Richard Soutee of Roff Route 1 welcomed a baby girl named Nancy Jane born June 11. Paternal grandmother is Mrs Majorie Soutee and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alva Johnson, Route 1, Roff. The Soutees also have two other children, William and Rebecca.
The report records totals of over 300 bales and another claim of over 600 bales in the past week. It also notes Mrs. Wylie Webster visiting her parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Abney and children visiting Roy Cantwell and family in Roxie and Lynwood respectively.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coffey and family visited with Otis Coffey and Betty Wells on Friday night. Alan King and Lea Ann from Ardmore also visited Wylie Webster's home. King was transferred from the Ada Safeway store to the Ardmore Safeway store.
Mr and Mrs C L Thompson Iris Faye and Paul from Rockford Illinois spent Wednesday with the Roy Cantwell family in an informal regional social note highlighting a midweek visit and local kinship ties.
Mrs Thelma Perriman and her granddaughter Sue Wyckoff returned home Sunday after visiting Mr and Mrs Carl Coffey and their children in Oklahoma City.
Mr and Mrs Willard Doney and their son Duane of Enid spent Sunday night with Mr and Mrs Otis Coffey and Mrs Pinkie Evans. The Doneys were neighbors of the Coffeys several years ago.
A four-area rotation using vetch barley and rye yielded about 15 percent more beef per acre than continuous grazing. Trials ran over two years from December 1 to May 16 each year in Oklahoma.
Emphasizes maintaining sufficient protein intake for all family members during seasons when meat consumption is reduced, offering practical guidance to balance nutrition with fluctuating diets.
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