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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
4
Government report for May shows consumption at 415,649 bales, a drop of just over 200,000 from May 1928. Ten months into the cotton year, domestic use and exports total well above 10 million bales, with on hand stock near 2.3 million, about 900,000 less than last year, signalling little surplus for next year.
A welcome awaits all who desire to attend Sunday all day worship at the First Baptist church. Those in charge promise a day of strong services with much good for attendees and members as they unite to confront wickedness and crime in a shared crusade.
A university questionnaire shows Columbia freshmen favor socialism farm laborism and independents, with Republicans next and Democrats last. The piece argues youth often start liberal or radical and trend conservative with age, noting many claim radicalism for gain or following. It notes the socialist slump has reduced activism and funding for agitators.
The piece recalls a Texas wharf ace living in rough, rain-ruined black lands a quarter century ago when rain halted traffic for up to a week. It notes that farmers now wait for excessive wetness to haul to town, saving time and energy and questioning a return to the old dry-weather pattern.
Over six years 11 279 killed and 30 522 injured at railroad grade crossings, mostly automobile occupants. Newspapers warned and railroads posted signs, yet human nature ignores the danger, and drivers plow ahead toward death.
The article recalls neighbors and social judgments about others, noting that some trusted people prove to be unworthy, while a man jokes that misinformation often outsells truth. Mangum reportedly records 100 degrees in the shade and a local tale claims a man drinking white mule reached a fever of 150.
A speaker laments modern youth but argues the core traits of people endure across generations. He notes changing temptations from cars and jazz to alcohol and fashion, insisting the hearts of youth remain comparable to earlier eras and urging cautious optimism about today’s young men and women.
The county notes how constitutional amendments for direct senate elections income tax prohibition and woman suffrage failed to bring major reforms. Still Laxton east of Roff stands out as a model community with a fine brick schoolhouse atop a hill, a religious loyal populace, and thriving farming surroundings.
Tom Anglin, newly acting governor, declines to issue pardons for political debts, signaling a duty to the state over favors to allies. He asserts a higher conception of responsibility, aiming to serve the state rather than indebted clients of political backers.
A discussion notes that many elderly rely on their children for care, sometimes causing friction. It cites a poll of 2646 girls where only 36 chose marriage as an ambition, humorously suggesting most would end as old maids. It adds that poll results hinge on question framing and context.
Gen Dawes, Republican nominee for vice president, declares war on demagogues. Hughes county will have 800000 for permanent roads from 400000 road bonds plus federal and state aid. Mill Creek reports praise the best small grain crop in years and crops look promising for corn and cotton, signaling potential big business and happy people.
A note from the Ada co op meeting explains confusion over start time and the writer’s absence due to scheduling. The column recalls Pontotoc county receiving needed rain, praising its benefits, then discusses crop prospects and the impact on feed. It also presents a pest control recipe for striped cucumber beetle using calcium arsenate and gypsum with mixing directions.
Guidance on dusting cucumber plants using improvised shaker devices or blower dusters. Steps include creating a shaker from a half gallon bucket with drilled holes, applying as vines appear and every five to seven days until two to three feet long, and reapplying after rains. Notes mention 2 percent nicotine dust testing versus calcium arsenate gypsum mix.
Horticulturist D V Shuhart of Oklahoma A and M college urges careful cultivation of sweet potato slips to control grain and weeds and save moisture. He notes limited options after vine development and recommends hoeing to remove brass and weeds, with prompt cultivation after rain when soil dries enough to work.
The notice lists candidates for Justice District I positions including COOK NABORS WALKER LILLARD and Sheriff. Court Clerk contenders FRANKLIN DENTON. Representative FRED BRYDI A WILL THOMPSON. Port Tax Assessor NICK HEARD. County Clerk RITERWIN. Commissioner District No 1 candidates WWW. H. CRUMLEY CLAY STEPHENS HEATLEY. District No 2 candidate O J LASEMAN. District 3 candidates BOB BROOKS W A BRENTS J D PACE FRANK NORDEAN.
An observer notes moisture management and soil crust harm for sweet potatoes and other vine crops. He advocates thorough early cultivation, mulch to reduce evaporation, and avoiding soil crust to support rapid early growth. The piece also mentions Washington railroads as a brief aside.
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