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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
2
Eden recalls Stonewall volunteers fighting grass fires with limited gear and seven unpaid men led by Louis Lillard. They rely on quick calls to Ada for help, seek better hose and masks, and emphasize courage and teamwork over equipment.
The Foundation releases Miscellaneous Publication 3 detailing feeding trials with 130 head of calves. It covers urea as protein with Johnson grass hay and sorghum silage, costs per day ranging from 7 to 14.25 cents, and silage bases at Blackland Lone Grove farms. Ray Dyer notes these are maintenance rations, not fattening, with pasture trials showing winter plus grazing costs of 6 to 8.5 cents per pound of beef gain over 300 days.
The Denton County fair features 4-H clubs with booths and judging on exhibit quality and neatness. Open division awards include eight quarter horse statuette trophies and junior division cash and merchandise prizes. A Grand Ole Opry group performs Saturday night at 8. Admission details follow.
The record notes that six world heavyweight championship bouts were staged on Independence Day, highlighting the holiday’s notable boxing legacy and the sport’s midyear championship history.
Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission after hearings announces deer seasons by region. Areas in Cherokee Adair Sequoyah Cimarron open Nov 24 25 26 with rifled slug or large caliber deer rifles. southeast counties Nov 23 24 25 26 27 with shotgun slugs or deer rifle. statewide open Nov 24 25 26 with shotgun slug only. Bow season Nov 12 21 in Cherokee and Camp Gruber areas. All refuges closed during season. red headgear required plus red upper garment. regulations similar to last year. printed regs available Oct 1.
Banquet to honor all county teachers is sponsored by Ada civic clubs the Lions Kiwanis and Rotary. A 15 member committee led by Dr. Edward James oversees. invitations go to every teacher past and present plus spouses with first come first served seating. open to rural and consolidated system teachers and East Central faculty. attendees must be teachers only.
The event previews parades and contests with swenesons speed spectacle and a final night death car ramp stunt. Teachers and students join newspapermen for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Nightly fairs feature fair follies and a vast live stock show amid farm machinery displays and family rides.
Across the road in the armory the Ada Jaycees Industrial Show highlights the county’s economic life. Officials promise the biggest and best show yet as admission is set at $1 for adults and 50 cents for children.
Cook coarse carrot shreds in consomme until tender. Add butter and use just enough liquid so about a tablespoon remains when carrots finish.
Oklahoma City officials announce a change in the Oklahoma State Fair afternoon grandstand entertainment. Swenson's Thrillcade replaces last year's racing stunts to provide variety for state-day visitors. The first six afternoons feature stock and speedway racers directed by Ray Lavely. The September 4 speedway event counts toward the national dirt track championship.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Wilson longtime Fittstown residents plan an open house on Sunday September 18 from 2 to 5 p.m. to mark their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married fifty years ago on Saturday September 17 and invite friends to 119 West 16th Street Ada.
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