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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1973
Page
1
A guide for children and adults on vegetable gardening in any setting. Highlights the learning rewards, playful vegetables, and visual appeal of crops. Encourages adults to provide guidance while allowing kids to discover and learn from their own experiences. Send a request to Chevron Chemical Co. for a free copy.
Oklahoma field biologists report a healthy statewide quail outlook from late October to early November. Across 308 census sites, covey size and occupancy indicate above normal numbers in the panhandle and north central regions, with normal or better numbers elsewhere.
Ada joins Claremore Midwest City and the Li Si Wiuwi Indian tribe as official Bicentennial Communities after a review board action in Washington. Tonkawa and Bartlesville previously received recognition and will host ceremonies November 26 and 27. Communities seeking official status must form a committee, draft plans, and secure governing body support along with financial and service resources.
Lewis H. Munn, founder of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, was reelected president for an 11th term at the November 20 convention in Oklahoma City. The 89-year-old executive has chaired the state board since 1934, serves on the American Farm Bureau Federation board, and holds positions with Western Farm Bureau Life Insurance, Blue Shield, and the Oklahoma Forestry Association. He resides at 2927 Kerry Lane in Oklahoma City.
Secretary Earl Butz warned groceries may rise by 1974 if farmers lack fuel to plant and harvest. He linked higher prices to export controls and reduced output, while noting wheat and soybeans will fill export orders and bolster reserves amid fuel shortages.
Thanksgiving meals were delivered to 20 disabled elderly shut ins by Meals on Wheels at the Aldridge Hotel kitchen. Volunteers prepared a turkey dinner with dressing cranberry sauce peas and pumpkin pie funded by community and religious groups and individual donations. The program, a nonprofit, charges recipients if possible and aims to break even with volunteer support and monthly sustenance.
Oklahoma City hosts the 21st annual Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association convention with 300 delegates. ANCA leaders urge support and a 50 cent per head contribution while lawmakers discuss energy, land use, and cash basis accounting.
Tulsa Webster fans travel with the Ada Cougars as they plan routes to Heilfi yetta and Okmulgee via US 75, then into Tulsa by Union and 40th Street, with exits from the Turner Turnpike and 41st Street to reach the school at 40th and Union. directions include multiple exits and street names for arriving at the campus.
The Agriculture Department reports consumers will spend about 114 billion on U S farm produced foods this year up 18 billion from 1972. Farm value rises reflect higher prices paid to farmers while middlemen capture transportation processing and selling costs totaling 84 billion. Including seafood the total U S food bill is projected near 199.8 billion.
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