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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
2
The writer describes experiments to combat cotton weevils by exposing them to hot dirt and dust mulch. He notes weevils die quickly off stalks, the value of getting pests into middles, and the benefit of a surface mulch whether using a drag or log to shake pests into middles. He asserts confidence in the method.
Mr Atkinson reports cucumber deliveries to the pickle factory rising each day. He notes the initial batches are aging well and he is pleased with their keeping qualities. In a few days growers will likely provide more work and supplies.
Hardy Dial notes strong farmer interest in his boll weevil drag around Lightning Ridge and Hart. The idea first spread from Stratford farmers who tried the plan last year, influencing others before Dial arrived in the area.
Mr J. Kennon thanks readers for Irish potatoes from his Latta truck farm. He harvested 30 bushels from a bushel and three pecks of seed planted. The Kennons built a combined residence and store early this year and moved from Ada on March 11. Their land, previously potton and cocklebar, is now productive and their garden looks flourishing. They also keep about 200 chicks.
A flying trip to Uncle Nat and Will Hisan on Jack Fork Friday afternoon checked how they battle boll weevils. The cotton crop they tend is farther along than nearby fields.
The Sapulpa Democratic club gathered to introduce future meetings and build organization. Tom D. McKeown spoke for congress, praising democracy while criticizing current political tactics and urging voters to back statesmanship over peanut politics and tariff-bonus disputes.
Oklahoma City June 24 The State Board of Agriculture reports many requests this year on the extermination and control of the cotton boll weevil.
The bulletin notes that butter production was heaviest in the period, with expected gradual decline due to pasturage. Demand remains good for current use and storage, lifting prices slightly. Egg production is normal with weaker consuming demand and above normal storage, while prices decline. Live hens movement stays heavy and markets are lower. Spring chickens move in larger quantities with falling prices.
KANKAKEE Ill June 26 Mrs Len Small wife of Governor Small of Illinois died at 8 o clock this morning She was stricken with apoplexy Saturday night during the celebration by friends and townsmen following his acquittal at Waukegan Illinois Governor Small and their three children Leslie Bud Small and Mrs A K Inglesh were with her at the time of death in their home in Kankakee
Oklahoma City June 26. C L Stealey is named general manager of the Oklahoma Cotton Growers association, continuing as secretary and treasurer. W G Sparks remains sales manager, J D Douglass auditor, and H L Anderson leads the classing department. The board also approved the operation plan for the American Cotton Growers exchange with nine states as members. Trustees reelected include Walter Colbert, R C Kennedy, and Carl Williams, who is president of the exchange.
Dr A Linscheid, president of East Central State Teachers College, will deliver the Fourth of July address at the Ada celebration next Tuesday at about 10 30 AM. Ralph Waner, Ada Athletic Association manager, says Linscheid is a highly regarded, entertaining speaker and promises a worthwhile Independence Day program for attendees.
A posse hunted John Welch and his wife, two Black suspects, after they allegedly shot Deputy Homer Teaff to death on Brushy Mountain, 12 miles south of Muskegon. Teaff’s watch and keys were stolen. Manley reported the couple exchanged fire during the confrontation.
Oklahoma City June 27 Special A thunderous ovation from 2,000 greeted R H Wilson state superintendent as he appeared in his gubernatorial bid at the Palace theatre. Delegations from Chickasha Edmond Harrah and others attended. He praised education gains citing graduates rising from 200 to 6500 yearly and university enrollment from 500 to 3000. He urged strict law enforcement banking reforms updated textbooks and veteran relief while opposing private interests and calling for one hundred percent Americanism.
College Campus Supt E D Price of Enid will deliver two lectures to East Central students this afternoon and meet with the history department about education history. Dean Babcock of Illinois University and North Central Association will address East Central students Thursday and Friday. A county organization meeting is set for Tuesday noon to elect officers and select a director for the East Central association.
Mack E. Stewart district manager for a local accounting firm died in a hospital from burns suffered when a gas stove exploded in his basement. His wife was in the basement at the time and sustained severe burns to the limbs as the home burned following the blast.
A factoid notes that a single tusk from an East African bull elephant can weigh as much as 235 pounds, illustrating extreme ivory size.
A report notes 3,500,000 cubic feet of timber available for exploitation within the forts of eastern Poland, signaling potential for timber markets and state control of forest resources.
Survivors of Hood's Texas Brigade gathered in Bryan on June 27 for their fifty first reunion. Officers attending included Miss Kate Daffan Houston life secretary Capt W C Walsh Austin president Capt J C Roberts Arcadia vice president Rev W E Copeland Rockdale chaplain. Speeches of welcome were given by Mayor Tyler Haswell and Chamber of Commerce president W H Cole with a response by Capt James K Polk Hanna Calvert. Additional speakers listed include Lon A Smith Austin state commander S C V Lee J Rountree Waco district commander Dr W B Bizzell A M College president Miss Decca Lamar West and J O Bradfield Austin.
In 1914 the United States had 1,355 establishments engaged in the manufacture of shoes. The figure reflects the scale of early American shoe production and the distribution of boot and footwear manufacturing across the country.
A seventeenth century law treated church absence as a punishable offence, reflecting strict religious conformity of the era. Municipal authorities enforced attendance, with penalties documented in local records and court listings. The rule illustrates how formal worship shaped social behavior and governance.
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