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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1966
Page
1
The weekly Kuntry Korner presents a detailed aspic jelly method using veal and ham knuckles calf foot onion carrot savory herbs and white wine with cider vinegar salt and pepper to taste followed by egg whites then simmered strained cooled molded and set.
The Aca Board of Education will keep Napier School open for one more year with one white teacher added. Seven Napier patrons attended, six urging continuance and one supporting closing the school to integrate students elsewhere. Superintendent Morrison cited Civil Rights act compliance and federal guidance to desegregate as reasons to close in the near future.
Pontotoc County Community Action Foundation starts two grants funded projects this week. A Head Start day center in Hammond Heights serves 43 underprivileged children aged 1 to 5 with 8 hours daily five days a week. A senior citizens activity center, a duplex at Mississippi and 13th, serves Pontotoc County residents over 63 with activities from domino games to crafts, opening Tuesday at 9 am.
Ada city council hears East Central State College request to vacate a block of Francis between Main and 12th for future campus expansion. A new Horace Mann building would heighten student traffic and prompt safety concerns. The council referred the proposal to the Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commission for recommendation.
Oklahoma City hosting September 24 to October 2 fair expects over 950000 attendees. New Plaza of the States and Ice Capades add crowds. Major features include Hereford Register of Merit, NASA exhibit, Teen Fair, Indian Village, expanded Made in Oklahoma, Royal American show, monorail and space equipment displays. Several touring acts, Army bands, and 4-H FFA displays highlight nine day event with many livestock and horse shows.
A judging exercise will be held Friday at 4 p.m. in the County Court House for 4 H girls who turned 12 by Jan 1 1986 and exhibited in three 4 H areas at the county fair. The event trains girls to recognize good study habits with five top scorers chosen to represent the county at the Oklahoma State Fair Educational Conference leaving Sept 26–27.
Ada Oklahoma has a centenarian in Mrs. Johnnie Curtis who turns 100 on November 20. Born in Blount County Alabama in 1866 she moved at age three to Texas, later to Indian Territory, and finally Ada in 1965 with daughter Mrs. Rachel Strickland. She raised seven children and has numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren while enjoying health and reading despite poor hearing.
Oklahoma farm price index for mid August climbs 11 points from July to 288 as meat animal prices rise. Beef cattle average $22.50 per cwt, calves $25.90, sheep $6.50, lambs $21.50, milk $5.10 per cwt, butterfat $1 per lb, eggs 37.5c a dozen, broilers 14.5c lb, turkeys 21c lb. Soybeans rise to $3.20 a bushel, oats 74c, barley $1.00, corn $1.39, rye $1.13, sorghum $1.95, hay $24.20 per ton, wheat $4.80 per bu.
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station reports on weight loss patterns in beef cows during calving. Average cow weight loss at calving was 129 pounds, calves averaged 75 pounds birth weight, about 58.1 percent of total cow loss. Wintering shows calving loss at 13 percent of a 17 percent fall to 28 days post calving period.
Oklahoma reported 68 traffic deaths in August 1966, down from 84 in August 1965. The fatalities occurred in 63 accidents, with 18 lives lost in urban areas and 50 in rural zones. Driver demographics included 84 drivers, 13 women, and 23 from out of state, with August 19 the deadliest day.
Oklahoma City's opening of the 60 day split dove season brings thousands of shotguns to the fields at 9 32 a m opening. The season marks Oklahoma's first rabbit season in memory with a daily bag limit of eight for cottontail and swamp rabbits and twelve for doves daily. Migratory bird supervisor Charles Gilliam notes dove concentrations in southern and southwest counties and along the Red River line north of Marietta to the Texas border. Isolated ponds and cut fields are top spots as hunters brace for a potentially strong year with doves moving south after cold snaps. Continued on Page Two.
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