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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
5
County agents report 426 farmers reached with the first 1000 soil samples. 50 samples arrive weekly. Analysis covers organic matter phosphorus potassium and acidity with recommendations. Notes include dairy and swine achievements by Pontotoc County youth and 1951 dairy winners from Fitzhugh and Byng.
Jimmy Watson, former Byng 4-H member, receives a $100 saving bond as county livestock achievement winner for 1951. His steer feeding project started November 14, 1950, with a 295 pound start, 430 pound gain, sold for $250.12, net profit $108.33, plus $30 first prize in a fattening contest. 17 members fed 57 steers in the project.
Dean Young of the Fitz Hugh 4H club, 1951 State Holstein winner, is nominated for the National Holstein-Friesian association production and management award. his seven year Holstein breeding project grew from one heifer to 15 cows and calves, with champion honors at the Central Oklahoma Dairy Show and county fair and junior champion at the 1947 Oklahoma State Dairy Show.
Billy Lucas, long time Fitzhugh 4H member, earned the county 4H achievement win ner for 1951. He received a gold medal courtesy of C R Anthony company for his eight year club record. Lucas led in dairy beef swine crops handicraft and leadership, previous livestock winner in 1949 and district award scholarship at A and M.
Jerry Balthrop, a Byng 4-H club member, won the 1951 poultry achievement. He led the first farm to market broiler project, feeding 400 broilers at 3.1 pounds each by 10 weeks, and has maintained year round broiler care. He currently has 400 broilers on feed for the 1951 project.
Odell Deaton of Byng 4-H won the county tractor maintenance title in 1951 and earned a tractor achievement medal from Stanolin Oil. He placed blue in the state tractor operators contest at Stillwater during the state 4-H round-up and aided county fair events. He plans to continue the project and will help lead 1952 county schools after attending the state tractor maintenance school.
The 4-H club lists event times across several schools from Monday March 3 to Friday March 7. Sessions occur at McLish Highschool Bebee Latta Allen Highschool and Byng Highschool with morning and afternoon slots including 9 a m 10 45 a m 1 30 p m and 1 p m times.
Paris March 1 In a bid to regain power Paul Reynaud urged deputies and senators to unite the clashing parties for a broad anti communist coalition. He pressed for support of the Atlantic Pact, tax reform and heavier levies on privileged groups to fund France’s defense.
Two hungry and exhausted Eskimo dogs were found in a Philadelphia snowstorm on Saturday. Edward Sprague discovered them and summoned the humane society for aid.
The U S radio commission was created February 23 1927 and was succeeded in 1934 by the Federal Communications Commission.
Purchase orders are available at the PMA Office for Korean and Kobe Lespedeza Se from Sericia Lespedeza to Sweet Clover Hubam and Alfalfa seeds with established fair prices. Also available are super phosphate rock phosphate potash and limestone with PMA payments and soil test requirements before orders.
Mr Julius Hanson of Ada is thanked for mailing the local paper and the Gainesville correspondent notes the Chamber of Commerce backing Ada’s baseball project. If Ada fields a team in 1952 the Gainesville group would welcome joining the Sooner State League and wishes Ada success.
In Tokyo on March 3 a Korean War veteran, Sgt Alfred R. Sirven, admitted involvement in an $8,000 bank holdup on Feb 18 and implicated Pvt Edmond Parriel and others. Sirven fled in a taxicab as MPs opened fire, Parriel escaped from a hotel window, and both men vanished amid police pursuit and reports that robbers wore U S Army fatigues.
Long Beach residents mobilized to help Charlotte Cohen a 17 year old nephritis patient receive frozen watermelons. A Little Rock Red Cross melon bank arranged air express delivery to Sea Side Hospital while locals donated pints and quarts from their freezers to meet her daily juice needs.
British railroads prepare track sections sixty feet long before construction. They are placed by cranes and welded together to form the line.
The 4-H Meat Identification contest will be held Wednesday March 5 at 9 30 am at Reeves Packing plant. A demonstration showing half a pork and half a beef cut up will be given. The four high scoring girls in the contest will represent Pontotoc County 4-H clubs at the State Meat Judging and Identification contest in Oklahoma City on March 19.
The freezer should have at least four inches of insulation, five or six inches preferred. It must hold 0 degrees F or lower in 100 degree F ambient and freeze about two pounds per cubic foot daily. Chest or upright choice depends on space, with similar operating costs. Building a freezer at home is practical for farms, especially for large producers needing a walk in unit at six degrees F and a cold room at 35 degrees F.
Pontotoc County home demonstration club members plan a educational trip to the state capitol Tuesday March 6. They will leave Ada by chartered bus at 7 a.m. and return about 6 30 p.m. The tour includes WKY television studio and an afternoon open house at the governor's mansion. Members without reservations should contact the home demonstration agent's office before noon Tuesday.
Determine the best freezer size by considering your planned contents. One cubic foot fits about 40 one pint cartons or 40 pounds of fruit, 25 to 30 pounds of vegetables, or 35 to 40 pounds of meat. Bulky items like whole poultry and baked goods need extra space.
First Lt. Howard C. Potts of Leedey Oklahoma with the 45th Division received the Bronze Star for a January 22 patrol in Korea. He exposed himself to heavy fire directing fire and guiding his platoon to safety, then led his squad under direct enemy observation to safety. Potts, 23, a 1950 Oklahoma A and M College graduate.
Mrs. E. N. Dooley shopped in Ada on Wednesday. Cody Rowe of Bridgeport Connecticut was a recent guest of his uncle Mickey Rowe and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Martin of Ada visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sever Wednesday night.
Mrs J H McDonald visited Ada on Wednesday with her daughters Joyce and June Wilkinson.
Miss Monette Brooks visits Dallas this week. Mrs Tom Collins and Mr and Mrs Cecil Huckeby travel to Ada on business. Mr and Mrs Doyle Wooten and family of Lawton visit Mr and Mrs A E Malone. Mrs Tom Cotton visits Holdenville Wednesday afternoon. Pfc Ferrell Taylor of Holdenville visits the Harbeson home.
Mr and Mrs Jake Shoop of Fowler California were guests of Mr and Mrs Ora Hall. Sgt Eugene Ward arrived in Allen Friday from Germany where he spent several years. Mrs Harold Hammonds was in Holdenville Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Jack Johnson and children with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ward and family and Mr. and Mrs. D Gale Ward and baby of Dallas were recent guests of Mrs. Ellen Ward.
Tom Bell underwent major surgery at Valley View hospital. W. J. McInroy remains a patient there, with hospital officials noting ongoing recovery and care.
The sun and similar stars derive energy from hydrogen fusion into helium, a process that also underpins the concept of future hydrogen power and potentially hydrogen weaponry.
A. and M. College expert Ruth Petermann advises buyers to select a known make and reliable dealer who will stand behind the product and service it. For best results place the freezer in a cool shaded area such as a cellar or porch.
The March schedule shows Bebee club meeting at the school on March 3. Latta club meets March 4. Ada club gathers March 5 with Mrs Warren Fowler. Francis meets March 7 with Mrs Lovie Chism.
Helgoland, the 130 acre North Sea island once a Nazi U boat base, was formally returned by the British and its flag raised by West Germans marking sovereignty. Celebrations lit bonfires on the island and mainland as restoration to a fishing center and research base is planned at a cost up to 15 million dollars over five years.
Services for John E. Everett 75 longtime Wanette and Asher resident were held at 2 p m in the Wanette chapel with burial there. He died Wednesday afternoon at a daughter's Ada home. Survivors include son Thurman Wanette four daughters Mrs Alfred Richards Ada Mrs Mae McCray Enid and Mrs Sue Hill Pecos Tex a brother G A Everett Asher two half brothers John Bates Marietta and Eugene Bates Oklahoma City ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Watts funeral home Konawa directed arrangements.
Schenectady N Y General Electric engineers unveil the G 3 automatic pilot for Navy jet interceptors. The device handles over 90 percent of stick and rudder work at supersonic speeds, enabling maneuvering by push buttons and fingertip controlled miniature stick.
In Singapore police arrest 90 shopkeepers over two days for failing to display price tags and for charging exorbitant prices in a campaign against sky high vegetable costs.
Report notes roughly 28 million commercial Christmas trees are used annually in the United States, reflecting widespread seasonal demand and industry scale.
The First Christian church in Cushing launches a two week evangelistic effort led by Rev. Carroll Fairbanks. Week one features home visits by lay members meeting at the church for dinner fellowship and prayer before going out two by two to win friends to Christ or transfer membership. Week two emphasizes preaching from March 9 to 14 with a goal of additions on a specific Sunday. Preliminary work indicated 18 of 67 needed members have committed, with four added last Sunday.
The Sam Dew and Son Jersey herd notes two DHIA records for a Jersey cow. Volunteer Painted Lady, reg No 1686657, completed two lactations with 305 days yielding 12 060 pounds milk and 704 fat. 336 days yielding 13 040 pounds milk and 759 fat.
Two sons of Rev. L. B. Pete Trone from Pecos Texas flew in to be with him as he remains in serious condition at Valley View hospital. Cpl Richard Trone 22 serves with the 45th Division in Korea and Q 1 c Peter Trone 22 serves in the naval submarine service at Mare Island California. Also here are sisters Mrs A B Cox of Dallas and Mrs L W Young of Hope Ark with another sister Mrs Mary Linthicum of Ada. The Rev's wife has stayed nearby aiding during his hospitalization and he previously pastored Ashbury Church and teaches at East Central college. He now serves as district superintendent for a Texas New Mexico Methodist district.
West Germany protests French-backed Saar Basin government for suppressing pro German opposition and violating human rights in the coal and steel region. Bonn filed a note with the European Assembly as Adenauer to press the matter at the March 19 Paris Committee of Ministers meeting.
The 45th Division has received no orders changing its plan to start returning home next month. Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Cook said there was no notice of any change despite an Army announcement that four National Guard divisions would be released early. The Thunderbirds entered federal service September 1.
Mrs. Ann Bryan Davis of Ulysses Kansas guests of Mrs. L A Mann in Stratford as she visits her parents Mr and Mrs Cecil Bryan in Tishomingo former Stratford residents. Mrs Dewey Bagwell visits Elmer Moore home and stays in Stratford area. Mrs Ruby Forrest out of her classroom all week after car accident with daughter-in-law Mrs Frank Forrest under physician care. Mrs Burel Mullins of Pontotoc visits Stratford friends. Mr and Mrs Albert Clowdus visit L C Clowdus parents in Center on Sunday.
Wanda Reed was honored on her 12th birthday with a party on Saturday February 23. The celebration included Bingo and bubble gum prizes with refreshments of chocolate cake ice cream and Kool-aid served to Shirley Reynolds Maudie Reed Barbara Reynolds and the hostess Wanda Jean Reed.
Mrs. Fred Deibel returns from Oklahoma City after visiting her mother and sister. Families from Oklahoma City, Ada, and Norman travel to Stratford and Ada for weekend visits with local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Burl Benge and Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Pinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evans of Ada announce the birth of a daughter named Sherry Lynn weighing seven pounds. The mother, Betty Duke, is formerly of Ada, and the maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Coy Duke of Stratford.
Mrs Elmer Moore and Mrs Hazel Jones and their daughter Bobby visited Thursday evening in the home of Mr and Mrs Arby Bagwell at Byars.
Lowell Caskey the Veterans Training Instructor for Stratford and area traveled to Cleveland Ohio after joining about 25 residents from Oklahoma on a Pullman car trip to attend the National Soil Conservation Convention for District Supervisors held there during the week.
Dr. Harold G Wolff told a convention that war veterans with headaches were mainly perfectionists. He cited swelling of scalp vessels as immediate trigger and said psychological factors like striving for perfection drive the pain. He urged that realizing perfection is unattainable may cure many cases.
Guthrie Oklahoma March 1 a six man Logan County jury convicted Payne County Judge Wallace Dickey Jr of drunk driving after an hour of deliberation. Judge Hirschi asked for sentencing next Thursday. Dickey admitted one drink but denied intoxication amid trooper and deputy testimony. He blamed the charge on a grudge with the patrolman.
President Truman will present a 7.9 billion foreign aid program on a nationwide radio television address Thursday night. Congress is expected to debate the plan amid forecasts of a battle, with critics proposing cuts to military and economic aid.
An Alabama oil strike near Pollard on Allen Moye’s cotton farm produced a 339 barrel free flowing well by Humble Oil and Refining Co. The discovery spurred heavy leasing across Alabama and neighboring Florida and Georgia as major and independent producers rushed to the undeveloped Gulf Coast region. Analysts cited a pool five to six miles long with potential for 35 wells while warn of possible dry holes due to fault irregularities.
Amerada Petroleum Corp of Tulsa reported the sixth Tioga area oil well, Josie Knutson No. 1, seven miles south of Tioga and one mile west of Palmer Oilland No. 1. The drill stem test yielded 36.5 barrels per hour of 40 gravity crude with 117000 cubic feet of gas at 8438 to 496 feet. Gas surfaced in 1 hour 15 minutes, oil 27 minutes later, with 73 barrels flowing in two hours. The well lies in Beaver Lodge Madison Pool.
Three African American soldiers on a two day furlough from Fort Hood Tex were greeted with a large city reception in Houston. The Negro Chamber of Commerce and the Blue Triangle YWCA organized a party for 1 000 expected guests but only three attended, with civilian reserves called to the dance.
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