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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
2
Mrs Mary Robinson shares a persimmon pudding recipe noting ripe fruit and frost flavors. The column reflects on historic uses and regional farming tips including fall planting, seed quality for sweet potatoes, and a county fair payments reminder. Community notes describe help in a ditch rescue, local crop progress, and livestock auction activity at the Oklahoma City market.
B Hill and Mrs Morgan county demonstration agents bring Pontotoc County exhibits to Oklahoma City. They aim for a strong showing as the first fully developed women's club exhibit in the county. Demonstration work has been longer in other counties, making Pontotoc's effort notable.
In selecting sweet potatoes for seed, pick hills uniform in size and shape as the variety silk e tends to produce.
On a Keota farm owned by A B Richison the unfertilized row produced 14 pounds while adjacent fertilized rows with 15 percent acid phosphate yielded 35 pounds. County Agent A Cook reports acid phosphate at 106 pounds per acre, with fertilized corn tasseling earlier by 10 to 14 days. The Better Farming prizes will be awarded after all crops are measured and owners of missing fields are asked to notify President A A Lucas.
Fewer cattle receipts than last week but Western markets heavy. Grass steers sell 7.00 to 7.29, good heifers 8.00 to 9.00, bulk 6.75 to 7.25. cows 4.50 to 5.00, calves steady, bulls around 4.00. Hogs receipts up with top at 13.25, price trend upwards all year, forecasts indicate continued demand and steady prices for delivery in Oklahoma.
Wisconsin voters give large majorities to La Follette Jr in a special election to fill the Senate seat once held by his father. Rock County sides with the Stalwart Republican faction, while Racine Kenosha Walworth and other counties show varying margins, Ditmar runs as an independent Republican.
Robert Tate and wife Ruby Tate are sentenced for the murder of Joseph Herrington, their former husband. A 30 year term for Tate and 20 for Mrs. Tate were recommended after a 14 hour jury deliberation with 30 ballots. The Tates allegedly poisoned Herrington to marry.
At New London on Sept 28 rescuers suspended S-1 wreck salvage as seas worsened. The Century, a 100 ton crane ship, was sent to Block Harbor and the Monarch, a larger crane vessel, began tow to Block Island to await better conditions.
Ada hi school football opened the season with a 26 to 0 victory over Roff. Burkhart Lambert Overstreet Canterberry Montin and Sadler starred for Ada as Lambert contributed a 40 yard run and Ada scored in the first and fourth quarters. The East Central conference race was not affected by this result.
The county commissioners list of claims contained a misstatement two weeks ago for J S Barryman with 52.40 shown instead of 20.00. The News apologizes for the fault in copying and setting the type.
Plans to form a drill team within Ada Commandery Knights Templar are discussed. A Wednesday meeting at the Templar hall will map drills and enlist personnel. Eminent Commander L S Chilcutt urges Ada Sir Knights to support and boost local Templar prestige ahead of two upcoming state meetings.
A Bristow jury weighing evidence against Mrs Flossie Martin in the murder case against Chas Lathrop was discharged after 29 hours of deliberation without a verdict. The judge declared a mistrial and a new trial is set for the January term.
Production last year totaled 713,940,000 barrels of crude petroleum in the country, reflecting a high national output across the industry. The figure highlights robust energy activity and capacity utilization nationwide.
Tishomingo September 26 Ray Thompson East Central graduate and coach of the Tishomingo athletic teams says his backfield features a Four Horsemen of fullblood Indians. His squad beat Madill 7 9 in a Red River Valley conference game as the Redmans backfield of Stone Burris Binks Burris Lucas and Whitthorn impressed. Thompson expects a winning season though only 11 men have reported.
McAlester Sept 28 The Taylor Brothers store at Kiowa was looted of over $1000 in men s suits ladies ready to wear and silks. Police believe mobile trucks carried away the merchandise after the night watchman went off duty at 1 o clock.
The earliest national weather forecast service began operation in France in 1855, marking the start of organized meteorological warnings and data collection. The initiative unified observations and public forecasts under a central authority.
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