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Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1952

Page

6

Hereford Heaven ranch to auction 300 registered cattle

K P Larsh owner of Blue Valley ranch near here will sell more than 300 registered Herefords plus 30 nurse cows at December 16 auction. He cites drought and pasture shortage, plans to rebuild pasture and may return to Hereford business years later after pasture is prepared.

Roff K. P. Larsh Blue Valley Ranch Larsh United States Glass Land Enterprises E. C. Larsh Hereford Heaven Breeders Association Oklahoma Hereford Association Central Oklahoma Herefords Breeders Hereford Heaven Breeders Hereford Heaven Association Loh al Nichols Wewoka Nichols Calvert Ranch

Red Proposal on Truce Scorned

Washington said the Communist plan to settle the Korean truce dispute is a step backward and was rejected by General Mark Clark who called it the same old package The State Department supported Clark action and warned the plan forced repatriation with joint Red Cross teams guiding prisoners back home and urging non participation in combat The UN opposes forced repatriation and insists prisoners decide freely on return to home shores

Washington State Department Mark Clark United Nations Clark Red Cross Department U.N

NPA Approves 10 Projects In State

The National Production Authority approved 11 Oklahoma construction projects totaling 1 617 384 dollars. The largest is a 588 624 dollar building near the state capitol for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau. Other awards include 13 650 for a J G Sieg Tulsa pool 3 005 for Collinsville schools lights 133 400 for Stroud service station 50 000 for lights at athletic fields 112 869 for a Tulsa office building and 400 000 for a new First Presbyterian Tulsa church.

Oklahoma City National Production Authority Oklahoma State Capitol Oklahoma Farm Bureau J. G. Sieg Tulsa Collinsville Board of Education Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Stroud University of Tulsa American Association of Petroleum Geologists First Presbyterian Church

Mechanized Cotton Harvester Shown in This County Monday

Demonstration of mechanized cotton harvesting scheduled for Monday October 20 at the J A Morrison farm. County agent C H Hailey will host the program starting 1 30 PM with two types of stripper machines and an address by Shawnee Brown director of Extension. Also outlined are twelve stripper suited varieties and methods for successful machine harvesting by J D Fleming and Errol Hunter.

J. A. Morrison C. H. Hailey Shawnee Brown Extension Service Brown Oklahoma J. D. Fleming Oklahoma Cotton Ginner’s Association Errol Hunter Hailey Pontotoc County

Cattle Sale Brings Solid Bids at Coal County Sale

Forty four head of Herefords and Angus sold Saturday at Coal County Livestock Buyers Association fall sale in Coalgate. Receipts totaled 11171 with top Hereford going to Denelta Martin bred bull bought for 450 by John ONeal. Angus top went to Curtis Floyds animal sold for 330 to Noel Powell. Next sale set for February 14, 1953.

Coalgate Coal County Livestock Breedrs Assation Denelta Martin John O’neal Olney

Boy Scouts Hike Turns Into Overnight Campout

A short three mile hike near Wapanucka turned into an overnight campout for eight Boy Scouts and two leaders Harvey Kaufman and Thetus Smith. The group was found at 5 am on an island five and a half miles from their car after a large search led by Sheriff Everett Stewart. No injuries were reported and all returned with a hot meal and rest.

Harvey Kaufman Thetus Smith Tulsa Here Thetus Smith Jr Charles Edward Smith Johnny Mousner Wayne Hobbie Bobby Marks Ralph Shaffer Jr Donnie Hurt Billie Wharton

Coastal Bermuda Grass Promises Superior Pasture For Oklahoma Farmers

County agents promote Coastal Bermuda as a superior new forage for tame pastures. Dr. Ethan Holt notes Coastal Bermuda outgrows common Bermuda, especially where both exist. Demonstration sponsored by Oklahoma Cotton Ginners uses a mechanical stripper. J D Fleming leads. Attendees urged in Contotooc county. high nitrogen fertilizer boosts yields up to 3% tons per acre, Stillwater station reports 250–300 lb gains versus other grasses.

Bermuda Ethan Holt Texas Agricultural Experiment Station College Station Holt Stillwater Oklahoma

Week Schedule of October 20 21 22

The list shows daily start times for school or meeting events from Monday October 20 to Wednesday October 22. Entries include McLish Rebee Union Hill Francis Cedar Grove Oakman Latta with specific morning and afternoon slots.

McLish Rebee Union Hill Francis Cedar Grove Oakman Latta Pecan Grove Byng, Club Georgia Martin Union Valley Lawrence

Death of Allen Farmer C F Garrett at 76

Charles Franklin Garrett 76 of Allen died Monday after a long illness in Holdenville. Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at the Allen High School auditorium with Rev I J Harper and Rev Moman West officiating, Bourland Funeral Home in charge. He was born May 3 1876 in Siloam Springs Arkansas and moved to Allen in 1913. Survivors include wife Mollie Garrett three daughters Eva Hunter Jewell Vaughn Lorene Myer three sons Lem Fleming Roy Garrett two brothers Wesley Jim Garrett sister Eva Wolfe and two stepsons John Lancaster George Lancaster.

Allen Charles Franklin Garrett Holdenville Allen High School I.J. Harper Moman West Assembly of God Bourland Funeral Home Allen Farmer Siloam Springs Ark Cynthia Philpott Vera Gough Mollie Garrett Eva Hunter Phoenix Ariz Jewell Vaughn Los Angeles Lorene Myer Beaver Okla Lem Garrett Oklahoma City Fleming Garrett Dos Palos Calif Ead Roy Garrett Wesley Garrett Purcell Jim Garrett Eva Wolfe Collinsville John Lancaster Layton George Lancaster

How To Get A Start With Coastal Bermuda Grass

Guides for starting coastal Bermuda grass note buying sod or runners from south dealers. Bulk sod needs 2 to 3 bushels per acre with sprigs 3 to 4 feet apart in 4 foot rows. Costs vary from $5 to $15 per acre. for a 50 acre pasture this may be unaffordable, so start a one acre nursery to yield sod for 100 acres in a year.

South

Classification of Beef Cattle Field Day at Caldwell Ranch

A beef cattle field day is scheduled for Friday October 24 at the Grady Caldwell Ranch near Francis. A O Rhead from Kingsville Texas will lead the program and classify 25 Santa Gertrudis cattle for breed registration requirements as a Santa Gertrudis Breeders International representative. The event begins at 10 00 a m and invites farm youth and adult beef breeders from the surrounding area.

Grady Caldwell A. O. Rhead Kingsville Texas Rhoad Santa Gertrudis Breeders International Caldwell Ranch Francis Farm South

Lad Lost For Two Days Is Rescued

Lad Joh Burgess aged 12 from Wheatland was found after two days wandering the High Sierra by two bloodhounds on Carter Mountain at 8,000 feet. Volunteers searched around the clock. he had eaten nothing since separation from his father, Edward Burgess, during a deer hunt last Saturday.

Red Bluff Calif Joh Burgess High Sierra Wheatland Carter Mountain Edward Burgess

New Cotton Harvest Method Shown Near Stonewall Farm

Demonstration of a new cotton picking method at J A Morrison farm two miles north of Stonewall on Monday October 20 at 1 30 p m.

J. A. Morrison Stonewall

Reds Refuse to Come Out of Mine Buried by Patro l

An American patrol blew up mine entrances under Triangle Hill trapping 12 Chinese troops who refused to surrender. U S Seventh Division soldiers found the abandoned tunnel four days earlier, over half a mile long. Interpreters urged surrender over loudspeakers in Chinese but the Reds stayed inside and were sealed in.

Associated Press Triangle Hill U. S. Seventh Division

Man given life term for beating 2 year old stepson

Harrodsburg Kentucky Mari on Savage a 22 year old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his 2 year old stepson James Willis Savage. He claimed he did not mean to kill while his wife Maggie Savage testified he beat the child after it would not stop crying.

Harrodsburg, Ky Marion Savage Savage James Willis Savage Maggie Savage

Horace Mann High Plans Chapel Assembly

Horace Mann junior and senior high will hold its first chapel assembly at 9 a m Wednesday in the East Central State College auditorium. Rev Rufus Walker pastor of the First Methodist church will be a principal speaker. The Horace Mann Chapel choir will also appear on the program. Sponsored and pro-

Horace Mann High Plans Horace Mann East Central State College Rufus Walker First Methodist Church Horace Mann Chapel

Sooners Take Royal Honors at American Royal Show

Oklahoma A M College swept major titles at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City capturing grand champion steer Larry Progress 32nd and grand champion wether in lambs. The college also won the lamb pens and received $1 000 from the American Hereford Association alongside other top honors. Whitaker State Home of Pryor produced the grand champion barrow a 220 pound Poland China with Harvey Richardson of Elmore City as reserve champion. Fred Walta of Kingfisher FFA won junior hog grand championship over Tom Hill Jr. of Seminole. A Sunbeam Farms Angus bull from Miami won Angus champion. Oklahoma Day featured Lt Gov James E Berry as guest. Jim Gideon of Tulsa finished second in cutting horse.

Kansas City American Royal Livestock Show Wether Barrow Larry Progress Oklahoma A. & M. College American Hereford Association Whitaker State Pryor Harvey Richardson Elmore City Okla Fred Walta Kingfisher Ffa Tom Hill Jr Sunbeam Farms Miami Oklahoma James E. Berry Jim Gideon Tulsa

Weekend Road Toll Rises With 11 Dead in Oklahoma

The weekend traffic toll in Oklahoma climbs to 11, with 1952 deaths reaching 437, including Mrs. Juanita Hobbs, 23, of Coweta, who died in Henryetta from a train automobile crash in McIntosh County. Other victims include Welden Huckaby, 17, Hydro. Guy Albertus, 60, Long Beach. and Irving Rhine, 41, Okmulgee, among several serious injuries.

Associated Press Oklahoma Juanita Hobbs Coweta Henryetta Hichita McIntosh County Kansas Welden Ray Huckaby Hydro Guy T. Albertus Long Beach Calif Irving Jacob Rhine Jckmilgee State Highway Patrol Welden Ray Huckabay Jim Gilstrap Okmulgee Albertus Clinton U.S. Highway 66 Highway Patrol Rhine Huckabay Oklahoma City Hinton Henry Seeley Arpelar McAlester Ann Thrasher Russell Harvey Glenn Swatz Ft. Sill John Gerken Fairmont

First District Is Largest In State

Washington reports the First District as the largest in Oklahoma by population at 439,518. The Fifth District follows with 436,620 and the Sixth District has 400,769. The Second District holds 394,872. the Fourth 294,577. and the Third 266,995.

Washington Oklahoma Census Bureau

El Reno Woman dies in Collision on Southeast El Reno Street

Oklahoma’s 1952 highway death toll stands at 438, three fewer than last year’s pace. The latest victim is 58 year old Hazel Taylor Cornell of El Reno, killed yesterday when her car collided with a truck in the southeast part of the city. It is El Reno’s first fatality in 21 months. Last year El Reno earned a National Safety Council traffic safety citation.

Associated Press Oklahoma Hazel Taylor Cornell el Reno National Safety Council

Penguins Mistake Rock Eggling For Real Egg

Penguins obsession with nesting leads to them brooding a small rock or ice shard as if it were an egg. This curious behavior shows adaptive nesting instincts and mistaken identity in avian reproduction.

Home Demonstration Council Chooses 1953 Projects

Seventy three members and eight guests attended the Pontotoc county Home Demonstration Council planning meeting. Four projects were selected for 1953 Foods and Nutrition Clothing Home Management and Family Life. Special interest groups were formed in Kitchen Planning and Tailoring.

Pontotoc County Home R. L. Hale Mac Stegall C. L. Balthrop Raymond Verble A. & M. College Stillwater C. H. Hammond George Lance E.C. Minor Roff Home Demonstration Club Proce

Home Grounds Beautification Tour Planned in Ada

A southeast district home grounds beautification tour is planned in Ada on Friday October 24. The group will meet at Glenwood park and proceed from there with nearby counties expected. J C Garrett will outline the program and show home grounds tips. Lunches will be sold at Langley farm during the stop.

Ada Glenwood Park J. C. Garrett Latta Lee Langley Stonewall Arthur Hart Fitzhugh Pontotoc County Martha Mote Kansas City Phyllis Sullivan Marcine Clifford Lula Iola Burroughs Vaness Aladdin Hotel

Ada Chamber Leaders Return From Industrial Tour

Ada chamber of commerce manager Ron Bailey and Dr. A R Sugg return after a three week industrial tour of northern cities including St. Louis Cincinnati and Chicago. They met with firm representatives to attract Oklahoma investments and compile a 100 page report due in November. Governor Murray endorsed the trip awarding Sugg a Colonel title and Bailey a commander badge.

Ron Bailey Ada Chamber of Commerce A. R. Sugg Oklahoma Medical Association Ada Oklahoma St. Louis Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Toledo Chicago Milwaukee Bailey Murray Ound Oklaho Sugg Governor May Chamber of Commerce

Oklahoma highway program under construction this month

Oklahoma City state highway director W A Stoldt said yesterday nearly 2.5 million dollars of highway improvements were placed under construction this month across the state.

Oklahoma City W. A. Stoldt

Vote to Settle Rose Bowl Float

South Pasadena officials announced the next Rose Parade float will be titled A Bicycle Built for Two featuring a donkey and an elephant on a tandem. The choice signals political commentary tied to the upcoming national election with potential placement of party symbols in the front seats depending on the winner.

South Pasadena Pasadena White House Adlai Ike

State Groups to Lake Murray Meet

ARDMORE Okla eight nursing organizations will open four days of meetings at Lake Murray Lodge starting tomorrow. The Oklahoma State League of Nursing Education, Oklahoma State Nurses Association and Student Nurses Association sponsor the event. Janet M Geister will speak and holds the Modern Hospital gold medal for hospital literature and serves on the AAIN advisory board and edits its newsletter.

Ardmore Okla Lake Murray Lodge The Oklahoma State League of Nursing Education Oklahoma State Nurses As- Student Nurses Association Janet M. Geister Modern Hospital American Association of Industrial Nurses

Ward Sees Net Gain As Polio Patients Move

One new patient admitted to Valley View hospital polio ward this week while two are discharged leaving three in the ward Tuesday morning. Sandra Scott seven from Mackomb route 2 has one leg affected but not paralyzed. Bob Burch twenty four from Ada leaves ward with improving strength. Millanny two of Creek is released with no involvement.

Valley View Hospital Sandra Scott Dell Scott Macomb Hospital Authoriies Bob Burch Ada Millanny Creek

Farmers See Cotton Stripper Demonstration Near Stonewall

About 35 cotton farmers attended a stripper demonstration on J A Morrison farm two miles north of Stonewall. County agent C H Hailey said the machine replaced 28 hand pullers and could harvest seven to eight bales per day with minimal waste. The event noted the first bale harvested in Pontotoc county and the Stonewall gin handling non hand pulled cotton, yielding 485 pounds from 1,810 pounds of seed cotton at 32 cents per pound.

J. D. Fleming Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association Errol Dunter Oklahoma A M. College Extension Department White Implement Company Morrison Place Stonewall Gin Pontotoc County Stonewall

Ada native named Lincoln Air Base commander

Lt. Col. Frank Crabtree, Ada native and senior pilot, is appointed base commander of Lincoln Air Base Nebraska. The post was activated Oct. 21 with plans to expand staffing to over 8,000 airmen by 1953. Crabtree served 33 months overseas in World War II and earned the Air Medal with three clusters and the DFC among other honors. He is married to Le Moine Blake of Ada and has three children.

Lincoln Air Base Lincoln Neb Ada Frank Crabtree Ore Emmet “Rosie” O'Donnell Jr 15Th Air Force Crabtree Mabel Crabtree Ernest Crabtree 15Th A. F Air Command and Staff School Maxwell Afb Ala Europe Panama ETO le Moine Blake T. B. Blake

Army refutes claim of outdated weapons in Korea

The Army calls allegations by former intelligence officers that soldiers in Korea use antiquated arms false and highly destructive. Maj. Gen. Ward H. Maris challenged proof of more reliable weapons, noting the American soldier carries the most modern arms.

Washington Korea Garett Underhill Army Ronald Schiller Look Magazine Ward H. Maris Underhill Schiller Matis

Not Glenn Smith Arrest Case Faces Mix Up

The item recounts confusion over a Glenn Smith reportedly arrested for speeding in Ada. The subject denies involvement, stating another Glen Smith was the one detained while he went about his business, and he has told friends this is a mistaken identity.

Greater returns for amount in vested Ada NEWS Want Ads

An Ada News Want Ad notes higher returns for vesting amounts, highlighting improved values for readers seeking investment opportunities. The notice emphasizes benefits and encourages readers to explore available options.

Ada News

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NPA Bull Trees Lester F. Smith Oklahoma Cotton Ginners Oklahoma Cotton Groners Contotoc County C. F. Garrett Lad Roy Sooners Home Demonstration Council Lemna Maloney Southeast District Home Minnie Lou McDoniel Adans Lake Murray Col. Crabtree Glenn
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