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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
2
Mrs. B. E. Crump of Pickett community stores 500 quarts for future use and lists many canned items. The author and Mrs. Norrell test Fr. C. Benzine a government approved borers remedy for fruit trees applied in a trench around the base. Early results to be reported. fish oil soap previously used as remedy.
Mrs. Duvalil reports Rachel Alien of Lovelady won third in the fruit canning contest at the Muskogee state fair. Many contestants statewide made the placing notable, though the Allen family has long held power at fairs. The see wouns people are wide awake and hustling.
Early September notes on J H Griffiths farm in Lishtine Ridge report a plan to compare county yield with a target of three quarters of a bale per acre. Griffith expects to harvest about 24 bales from 440 acres of cotton planted with Oklahoma Triumph 44 seed after several years of clover. He was picking his twentieth bale Saturday.
The A and M college reports the first eggs flying contest in 12 months drew overwhelming interest. Over 50 entries were accepted before closing. White Leghorn hens topped three pens with an average of 234.8 eggs per hen in 334 days, while a hen in the third pen produced 274 eggs.
DERTOIT Oct 20 Exaggerated statements about defective vision among school children are used to push for spectacles says Lewis H. Carris, head of the National Committee to Prevent Blindness. He cites a nationwide study showing about 12.1 percent of students have defective vision, urging uniform eye examinations and proper medical attention.
Ardmore attorney Guy H. Sigler charged that more than 1,000 residents were prevented from voting in Carter County. He argued the affected voters would have favored Garrett over London and accused Ardmore sheriff’s office of KKK domination and deputies intimidating Garrett supporters.
Senator Burton K Wheeler independent vice presidential candidate on the La Follette ticket spoke at Evid station and faced heckling as he accused Attorney General Daugherty. In Oklahoma City he outlined four state addresses with farm labor leaders arranging events from Enid to Chickasha and Oklahoma City before heading to Topeka.
A fragment notes only six chickens left across a sparse prairie area of 00 square miles, signaling dwindling poultry in the region.
Mesquite Texas October 29 Robert Hall 21 released on parole to return to his wife and three children one infant died today doctors report the mother and remaining child are doing well officials say the parole came during governor Neff's absence. Hall was convicted for shooting Winfield Knox 17 during a New Year party in 1922 the plea for aid was joined by Shelby Cox and Charles A Posch. A gas meter to measure 700000 cubic feet daily is installed at the British Empire exhibition.
Durant reports 15 791 bales ginned in Bryan County before October 1 with estimates of total yield between 25 000 and 39 000 bales. Farmers hold cotton as market weakness continues after the government crop report.
Jerusalem reports Palestine reforestation under British rule with nearly 3 million trees and 1 million vines planted between 1920 and 1924. Government agencies and Zionist bodies led efforts, starting decades earlier, aided by postwar development and the introduction of eucalyptus, called the Jewish Tree by locals.
The plant's strong water absorption aids marsh drainage and boosts public health across the country.
Dan Hogan editor of the Leader claims the national socialist party will announce that Oklahoma farm labor electors represent the party in this state. The Farm Labor Party seeks to remove socialist electors from the ballot in court unless socialist head E. H. Gates acts first.
Mrs. L I Nail, armed and grey haired, halted escape of three prisoners at Payne county jail. Her husband, the jailer, says the act saved him though he was scratched and choked. Prisoners assaulted Nail during the attempted breakout before she resecured the cells with a pistol.
The county jail faces a growing exodus as three inmates gained freedom on bond. Fred Chapman Buck Jones and Lloyd Hamby left the roomy jail after bonds posted by friends, amid ongoing charges including larceny and assault with intent to rape.
In Vancouver Washington a beaver colony clashed with the state highway department over a drained lake near North Bank road. The beavers rebuilt a dam after officials tore it down and flooded the road. After a week of nightly activity a wire barrier kept them from the outlet.
Bramanyville, a new town in the local oil field, completed a survey and placed town lots on the market for sale.
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