11 May 1961
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1961
Page
1
Mrs Wesley Brantley writes about losing their dog Peanuts a few years after adopting him. The dog was friendly with children and train crews, shared candy bars with Phyllis, guarded mail and school bus times, and often watched from the window wearing his favorite TV tan.
Everett Reeves invites the public to a May 20 open house at his large new feedlot two miles south of the Ada area, near the Ahloso Y on SEH 99. The event runs from 10 am to 4 pm with corn fed beef barbecue, cold cuts, and soft drinks. Attendees can tour the operations and observe the maze of feeding pens, runways, and gate systems.
Ned Biffle leads the Fittstown unit in a first drill and outlines a plan for year round pasture. He clears brush to extend 18 acres of fescue and ladino, sprays 300 and 290 acres in two years with 60 percent success, grass stays green through winter, cows feed directly on pasture and hay is reduced. The approach relies on repeated aerial spraying and cows to finish the work.
Konawa's spring tornado drill mobilized Ada County Disaster Unit cooperation with local boy scouts volunteering for first-aid squads and firefighting gear offered by ranchers. Tractors pickups and trucks become emergency vehicles while Doolittle notes need for know-how over extra gear. The town seeks louder siren as old locomotive signal proves inadequate and Walter Graper’s electric company provides blinking warning code via interrupted power.
In Ada area notes, farmers report rain aided alfalfa and oats while aphids and gardens suffered. neighbors attended visits and fish fries, canning and hogs at Paul Henderson and W R Corvin homes. social rounds include Roberta Simpkins wiener roast and local family updates amid ongoing weather and crop work.
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