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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
8
The piece recounts local agricultural notes and club activities centering on tomatoes, turkeys, furniture finishing, and garden pests. It mentions Mrs Goodman of Row Tus two turkeys and a prize offer for a berry record, Bordeaux spray guidance for tomato blight, and farm club meetings with demonstrations and planned June events led by Mrs Norrell and others.
Pontotoc County Poultry Association plans Thursday evening 8 PM at Pecan Grove School. Featured talks include feeding for profit and chick development by local experts. Saturday rally in Ada at 1 PM with Professor Pratt and Ford Moreen, Oklahoma champion, plus county club notices and demonstrations.
East Central prepares for about 3500 summer students with a plan to add 200 folding chairs and expand facilities. President Linscheid vows best accommodations, moving training school grades to Hayes and Willard buildings, and arranging transportation for practice teachers as traffic congestion looms. A new two story building funded by the Legislature will begin June first to ease crowded halls.
In Hugo Texas last night William Lookadoo 40 and Rorie 22 were killed and Clydia Red ding 25 was fatally wounded after a dispute at Tien Harrison’s home 25 miles southeast of Hugo. Lookadoo shot his estranged wife then his sister in law before fleeing by car. He was killed in a confrontation with two men who followed him to the Red River.
Dutch journalist Bartold Wellnes describes former German emperor William II visiting Doorn castle. He dresses in最新 fashions, collects photographs, pastes pictures of Queen Wilhelmina, and aims to win popular support by greeting townsfolk in the local dialect. He now bows to children instead of them bowing to him.
A dense list of mixed crossword clues and partial answers across numbers and letters. It includes references to biblical figures, languages, directions, musical terms, and various abbreviations, with scattered hints like great lottery, ambassador fate, and forbidden prefixes and suffixes.
Byron Norreul recalls the Oklahoma Press Association spring meeting in Sulphur with social events, hospitality, and travel quirks. He notes absence of longtime leaders, praises the university journalism school, and highlights plans for future awards and activities including contests for editorial pages and community service.
In Dallas from May 12 to 22 the United Confederate Veterans will hold its thirty-fifth reunion with about 4 000 members plus 10 000 Sons of Veterans and the Confederate Memorial Association convening for their twenty-sixth annual meeting. The event will feature a parade with twenty bands as preparations address lodging at Fair Ground Park and veterans recounting Civil War memories.
Smaller children from city schools heard welcomes by Mayor Ratliff and college president McCoole with Elmer Jessee of Mangum replying. An improvised, long serving table offered fried fish from local streams around Tishomingo, plus meats, salads, cakes, pies, and more. The trip to Devil's Den featured in the program but many guests left early. The college seems flourishing with over 300 students enrolled.
The first of a series of regional meetings by the State Association of Five Casualty Agents will be the third congressional district gathering at Durant on May 21. The notice also mentions a general NWS want ad to buy rent or sell.
President Linscheid announced summer term offerings include the social teachings of Jesus and the Prophets, the Life of Paul, and the why and how of missions. Nashville’s Migs Zo Anta Davia chosen to supervise. Nonsectarian instruction planned through nine months. Rev R T Blackburn has helped spark interest with strong class turnout. Paris report notes first French war debt funding talks to begin within 15 days.
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