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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1929
Page
3
The column recalls Z. T. Cartwrights fiftieth birthday and shares memories of old neighborly ties. It then covers Wilson 4 H club activities with a canning demonstration, garden judging, and reports on beans and beets, plus 4 H extension notes on boll weevil control and home made remedies.
Dr. E. E. Schell advised Oklahoma cotton growers to inspect fields for boll weevils and apply a 1-1-1 syrup calcium arsenate mix where 2 to 3 weevils per 100 plants appear. Treatment should cover entire fields if insects are widespread, with careful preparation and timely reapplication as growth continues.
Stocks rose in a vigorous session with early losses wiped out by afternoon. A list of leaders including American Can General Electric Allied Chemical North American Atchison and Pennsylvania hit new highs. U S Steel American Can and New York Central gained 3 to 5 points helping turn the close higher with about 35.1 million shares traded.
Oklahoma City market notes cattle calves and yearlings trading mixed with declines around 25 cents. Bulk yearlings 8.00 to 11.00, some wood fed yearling heifers to 15.00, grain cows 19.00, canners and cutters 5.25 to 6.50, calves opening bids 4.56 lower, top choice dealers 12.50. Hogs 1,300 head mixed gains 0.10 with top 10.65, truckers 10.40, sows 8.75 to 9.00, stocker pigs 9.25 to 9.50.
Hogs 12 000 head with 960 directs show active demand. top 10.95 for 200 215 lb butchers. sow and stocker pig ranges listed. Cattle 6 000 with calves 900 slow to steady. yearlings and slaughter classes mixed. weights 750 959 lb reported 12.75 15.25. cows and heifers with varying ranges. sheep 4 000 with lambs weak to 25 cents lower and steady yearlings.
Chicago June 25 Wheat prices weakened despite U S Department of Agriculture estimates of a small Canadian crop at 360 to 400 million bushels versus 534 million last year. Rain in Canada and favorable U S harvest weather weighed on oats and corn, prices drifting with minor shifts across grades and futures.
In Cotton New York on June 25 July notices were sold down by trade interests with July at $18.40 a bale and gains of 12 to 20 points on cover buying while showers in the south supported prices. In New Orleans July 25 the market rose about $1 a bale on prompt stoppage of July notices and rains in the belt with October at 318.57 and December 318.76 up 18 to 20 points. late trading saw some profit taking from the top. Exports for the day were 7,254 bales.
The Spot market in New York on June 25 showed quiet trading with middling cotton priced at $18.45 per cent. No significant price shifts or large-scale activity reported as buyers and sellers waited on market direction.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on June 25 shows gains with sales at low middling 21.722 cents per pound and middling 18.872 cents. Good middling accounts for 19.37 percent. receipts total 260, stock 154,04.
Futures in New Orleans on June 25 closed steady with a net advance of 18 to 21 points. Traders watched market activity as prices firmed amid easing demand concerns and steady supply expectations.
The Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas No. 2 Fortson well in section 24-11-3W produced oil after a four hour test, yielding about 200 barrels from an initial flow of natural gas. The well is the third oil producer in the Oklahoma City field and is being routed to tanks as the gas died out and pressure built.
Sinclair Oil and Gas reported No. 1 Stamper flowing 2 475 barrels in the last 24 hours and the Sinclair Amerada No. 1 Kinter gas line well yielding 950 barrels of casing head gasoline.
Sinclair Oil and Gas begins work at two locations in Oklahoma City. No 2 Stamper is in NW SW NW 30-11-2W and No 3 Stamper in SW SW NW 30-11-2W. Outlets planned by J T L O Foster in SE SE NW 25 11-3W and Colline Oil in NE NE SE 25 11-3W have been approved.
Bartlesville interest T I O rigs rotary tools in preparation for drilling its No 2 Delta Shobe located in the south half of the southeast quadrant of section 35 8 4 in Seminole county.
Oklahoma City June 25. A house bill exempting gasoline used in farm tractors from the gasoline tax was passed by the senate with only three negative votes. It must return to the house for acceptance or rejection of amendments. The amendment motion was tabled, and the penalty raised by another amendment. A misused gasoline purchase for tractors could bring a fine of 50 to 200 dollars or 30 days to six months imprisonment.
Otis Hankins, 14, confessed to killing his father Wes W. Hankins, a 60 year old farmer, at their Pine Bluff area home after a dispute. He is in custody of his uncle while a coroner's inquest is held.
A Friday dairy tour in Pontotoc County drew visitors from surrounding counties to eight local farms to study pasture systems. Stops included Cowden and Granger farms, laxton and Norris holdings, and the Pelt operation, with discussions on clover pasture, Sudan grass, and milk cooling methods.
A mixed college chorus under Mr. A H Liebs adds one hour credit and entertains in assembly after a successful program. An advanced geography class led by Mr. John McGibony focuses on new material, teaching methods, and practical classroom use with plans for Wednesday submissions. Statewide allocations include $500000 additions plus numerous campus funding boosts at A and M College, University of Oklahoma, Langston, Lawton Murray, and others for facilities, maintenance, and salaries.
Leta C Bradfield a summer degree graduate born in Wynnewood progressed through local schools and Oklahoma College for Women and Colorado Teachers College. She earned a BA with English major and history and Spanish minors and has taught two years. She will teach English and history at Brady Oklahoma next year.
Conference committee leaders in both houses prepared a report to raise appropriations for the institution to about 150000 more, pushing total expenditures for the next two years toward the 29000000 limit set by Governor Holloway. The panel added 150000 to the 3600000 already included, bringing the bill total to just over 29000000 as it moves to both chambers.
Ss. J. Sarkeys allowed the scouts to use a small brick building on South Mississippi for meetings. Lowery Harrell drafted incorporation papers for the Ntotoe County Council, thanking Mr Harrell for his help.
Miss Livingston, Tulsa widow, testified in Chicago about a romance with oil magnate Franklin S. Hardinge. She described how Hardinge allegedly urged her to move to Chicago and work in his office while denying a promise to marry his housekeeper Josephine Brand.
Visiting dairy and farm workers gathered at the Aldridge hotel Thursday for an instructional evening. Hon. Tom D P D McKeown and Harry B. Cordell praised local agriculture progress and stressed soil restoration, diversification, and dairying's role in Oklahoma's future.
Dr James H Snook a former Ohio State University professor confessed to the fatal hammer blow and throat slitting of 25 year old Theora Hix, his pupil and lover, in a car at a rifle range near Columbus. He said he killed her after she threatened his wife and child and described disposing of evidence before returning home. The confession followed hours of interrogation and was turned over to the county grand jury. In a separate note, Hoover era reports counted over 400 names for the federal farm board slots with farmers and officials discussing dairy marketing and cattle care at a Washington gathering including George Vincent and A A McPheeters.
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