01 Oct 1959
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1959
Page
1
Will Corvin, 75, reports a 132 bushels per acre corn yield from 23 acres on a hillside worked since 1916. He credits oats and vetch, followed by cowpeas turned under, with slight fertilizer and careful soil conditioning as the key to high yield.
Fittstown resident Don Barrick recalled his father’s sorghum, prompting him to return to Arkansas for years of milled syrup. He used his machinist skills to construct a gasoline powered sorghum mill and prepared to start a small business.
UNION HILL An owner recounts his Holstein cow nearly talking and driving a truck to retrieve her calf. After loading herself at the chute with no driver available due to a revoked license for drinking corn, the cow was returned to the pasture to reunite with her baby.
Ada area farmers shift to commercial egg production in Pontotoc and nearby counties. The Byers dairy farm uses a percentage plan with 3,000 hens, contracting feed and market while receiving a share of egg income. Keatley owns pens and markets eggs directly in Ada, buying feed from a contractor. Reasons include low ongoing labor and cheap initial setup, with profits and TV exposure noted.
Readable results show Mary Corbin of Fittstown top Angus in her division with her Angus heifers winning first and grand champion in the junior division. Other winners include Billy Meyers James Lucas Weldon Ward Dennis McDonald Seymour Sroggins and Roy White among many in assorted classes.
Bees gather nectar from flowers that largely determine honey color flavor and aroma. If a jar lacks a flower source on the label it is likely a blend of different floral honeys.
Ada Livestock Auction Tuesday reports stocker calves up 1 to 1.50 as demand grows for light weights. Cattle average mostly steady to lower with cows down 50 to 100 cents and hogs mixed. Receipts totaled 1,650 as prices ranged from 10 to 25.50 dollars depending on class and size.
The reader explains that both Navy and Great Northern beans are white. Great Northern beans are larger and somewhat flat, while Navy beans are smaller and rounder.
Ada police say two sophomore Ada High School students are missing since Tuesday afternoon. Mary Jane Loman, 16, and Hazel Ellis, 15, were last seen west of Ada after a boy reported seeing them hitchhiking on a state highway.
A cautioning note advises Weight-watchers to treat salad oil carefully as one tablespoon contains 124 calories, highlighting the high energy content of common dressings and the need to monitor portions.
The newspaper notes a mislisting in today’s fair results. Wesley Weber is the blue ribbon Landrace senior junior boar winner not Wesley Brantley and Weber also won the grand and junior grand boars. He captured first with two rabbits and a rabbit litter.
Deputy Charles Shockley said a clean-up day is planned for October 8 at 8 am at the Community Building northeast of Frants, formerly the Cedar Grove Schoolhouse. Local residents are urged to attend as the Francis school board completes remodeling for funeral services and social events.
Two 16 year old boys were taken into custody on Main Street in Ada by city police. They face petty larceny charges for allegedly stealing two pairs of socks from an Ada store. The youths said their homes are in Wewoka.
Mrs. Alvie L Griffith reports visits and social calls across Sulphur Stratford and Ada. Families including Mercer Ownbey Summers and Dowling share church events visits and luncheon gatherings with relatives in Oklahoma California and Arizona.
Newport California resident Lester Pitts is mentioned in a continuation note indicating a story continues on page 2. The brief item lacks additional context or details.
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