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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1951
Page
5
Pontotoc County 4-H Round-Up honors listed high and grade division winners. Coaches Mrs. Howard Pase led top high division team while MeLish club leaders Alma Sates and Juanita Townsend are noted among organizers.
Pleasant Hill HD Club held a meeting with members present to discuss crises and crafts. Mrs. L. H. Forte led a devotional, Mrs. Martin spoke on making of crises, and demonstrations included textile painting and a war of drama. The next club gathering will feature fruit and bean recipes.
The Union Valley HD Club held a meeting with a business session followed by an arts and crafts demonstration. Mrs Germonstrated made costume jewelry while Mrs Mergin crocheted. Refreshments were served by Maggie Stephens and Addie Maloy to new members Ellen Sanders, Bonnie Hallmark, and others.
KONAWA selection of a two day rodeo sponsored by the Konawa Recreation Club is planned for July. Improvements including new offices and concessions are under construction with bleachers borrowed from Ada for the events. Key officers include Kennard vice president Walker treasurer Stockton secretary Blaylock marshal and directors Wood Mona Owen stones and Alford.
The Santa Fe railway reports crop damage from drought and winds, with an estimated harvest around 39 million bushels for Chiahiola and 41.8 million for the state. Early fields show good stands, though some will thin due to heat and scattered frost. Eastern pastures remain healthy. A strong strawberry crop is noted though growth lags with spring conditions.
Antlers citizens were puzzled by a misdated news item in a state daily paper claiming a grand jury probe in Pushmataha county. The piece carried a misheading but readers spotted the error. Also noted is a planned home demonstration observance at Antlers High School with Vera Rimes leading.
A garbled wartime note claims Marine aid in Korea improved with a GI saddle solution. It mentions the First Marine Division and hints at medical or equipment use to boost recovery, though details are unclear. The piece reads like an early American melodrama with exaggerated language and disrupted phrases.
The Eve club members and a guest are invited to a dress styling event at First Baptist Ada with a 12:90 p.m. starting time. The Colbert group will decorate the stage while a clay menu and tea are prepared for attendees during National Home Demonstration Week from April 29 to May 5 in Pompee court.
Three home demonstration clubs Pleasant Hill Lawrence and Ada were organized in six months. About 400 women enrolled in clubs across Pontotoc county with 24 clubs represented in the annual 4 H dress revue. The event May 4 attracted about 300 club girls and around 100 mothers and leaders. Leaders and club eaters aided the dress revue and its success.
General Douglas MacArthur rode in an open car past a crowd of about 150000 along Fifth Avenue in New York. The event marked a Veterans of Foreign Wars parade contrasting May Day celebrations and recalled his controversial dismissal by President Truman. The chill afternoon drew roughly 8 million spectators who watched from hotels, streets, and viewing stands as the parade moved toward the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue.
Konawa men gather for a pre revival meeting at Fire Methodist Church led by Rev. Hamilton. A weeklong revival starts May 6 with evangelist Rev. D D Etchieson presiding. Evening services shift to 7 for summer and two daily sessions planned at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Latta Circle No 2 of Latta Baptist Mission met with Mrs Haskell Griffis Thursday afternoon. Griffis taught the lesson and refreshments were served. Hostess was Mrs Mae Morgan with an attendance including Mrs Griffis, Mrs Ethel Elliott, Mrs Kingley, Mona Honeycutt, Mrs Clara Oliver, Mrs Mas Morgan, Mrs Emogene Bigham, Mrs Ethegene Houchen, Mrs Louise Henry, Roser Elliott, Ricky Eaton, Shirley Houchen, Punchie Houchen, Judie Houchen, Nancy Bigam and Linda Henry.
Eratosthenes of Cyrene is hailed as the father of scientific geography for a remarkable early calculation of Earth's circumference, achieved when only a fraction of the globe was known to civilized people.
SCE GARDNER offers striped dish tape and pastel sheets as an inexpensive practical method to decorate kitchens and bedrooms for summer. Toweling by the yard suits curtains mats chair backs aprons and trim. Pastel sheets suit swag drapes bedspreads vanity skirts and dust covers, with various color options and sizes.
Wagoner Oklahoma April 28 A District Judge EB Summers ruled today the promoters may run tomorrow's scheduled horse races at City Park. He granted permission despite earlier injunctions asked by County Attorney Thomas J McGoldrick to halt the event. Summers said the race day would proceed as a discretionary measure thoughadvertising and expenses had already been incurred.
Local report from Helena describes a man at Mrs. F. D. Jones’ door asking for a meal. He accepted a rake to rake the yard, then disappeared when lunch was prepared, leaving the tool behind. Residents note the odd scene and uncertainty about his intent.
Sulphur prepares for the Hereford Heaven Stampede at the new $50,000 Civic Center Stadium June 7-9. RT Brown, Round-Up president, lists cash prizes and entry fees for events including steer riding, bareback bronc, saddle bronc, bull dogging, bulldogging, and bull riding. Prizes total thousands with specific purses of 400, 300, 200 and 2,000 dollars plus entry fees of 15 to 25 dollars for multiple events.
An article dates National Baby Week on May 1 1923 and notes infant mortality decline through 1950 due to better physician care and improved infant nutrition. It covers breast feeding, safe milk forms, early diet additions like orange juice egg yolks cereals and vegetables, and advances in ready to use foods. It also includes a coconut pudding and jelly whip recipe.
Raff home demonstration cabinet discussed at the club room in April. Mrs. Frank Hill presided with Mrs. Ethel Smith delivering the devotional. The club voted to sponsor Vacation Reading again this summer and will open the library when new books arrive. Bake sale and bazaar planned for May 12. A cleanup day was scheduled for the following Friday at the club house. Demonstrations covered purse making by Mrs. Raymond Laseman and stencil painting by Mrs. Letha Nichols. Members listed attended on April 1. Lunches were brought, and the group cleaned the clubhouse and yard, planting flowers and shrubs.
Central Airlines is authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Board to offer daily scheduled service to Borger Texas. President Keith Kahle said service will begin soon with two daily round trips including U S mail passengers and freight. The route runs Tulsa to Amarillo via Bartlesville Ponca City Enid Woodward and Pampa with Borger Airport ready to operate after schedules are filed.
East Oklahoma conference of the W S C S of Christian Service attended by local president Mrs Bunyard and members in McAlester. Visits span Tulsa Muskogee Ada Norman and Oklahoma City. families gather weekend in Roff area. Girl's Glee Club spring concert directed by Miss Eliot Crutchfield drew a large crowd and praise.
Harry Dochla, once crippled by rheumatism at 17 and despondent after a poor start in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, rebuilt his life through greeting cards. He launched a mail order business from his kitchen with family support, selling 19000 dollars in cards in a year. Now healthy and self employed, he travels to tell his story and inspire audiences nationwide.
The Gaer Corner home demonstration club met for a regular weekly meeting at the church. President Cummings led roll call with IC members and two visitors. The club voted to contribute 10 toward a new stage curtain for the school. Stella Murry was elected vice president replacing Mrs Coleman who moved away. Mrs Mullins of Vances HS gave a textile painting demonstration. Next meeting is May 17.
Edith M. Barber discusses quick refrigerator and spritz cookies, noting dough handling, chilling needs, and shaping options. She highlights the bake ahead convenience, flavor variations, and the use of cookie presses for festive forms.
Recipe for spritz cookies from a historical clipping. Instructions mix butter sugar egg yolks and flavoring then fold in flour to form dough. Pipe shapes onto sheets and bake about eight minutes at 400 F. yield six to six dozen. Variations include adding melted chocolate and decorating as desired.
A damaged OCR recipe lists ingredients and steps for refrigerator cookies with flour soda salt and cinnamon. Instructions mix shortening sugar and eggs, blend with part flour, form a roll, wrap, chill, slice, and bake at 400 F. Yield about 60 cookies with optional melted chocolate add-in.
Wapanucka Johnston county 4 H club girls led with most dresses and top honors. Forty participants staged the dress revue last week. twenty two girls won first places including Vivian Ruth Straw Chiquita Taylor Janet Reed Dorothy Sue Cathey and many others. Additional competitors listed include Georgia Bogan Geraldine Newton Carolyn Hickman Patty Davidson and more.
Maryville April 22 coeds at Northwest Missouri State College escaped a dormitory wing destroyed by a natural gas explosion with no deaths. Four students suffered critical injuries and ten others were treated for lesser injuries as 150 residents faced hospitalization and evacuation after the blast.
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