Diploma Covers Feature New Ada Junior High Building
Ada Junior High confirms its first graduating class will receive diplomas bearing a photo of the new building. A campus beautification drive funded by the PTA and Garden Club donations adds evergreens and crepe myrtles. Student activities include a living room project, lighting upgrades, and a talent program with tennis teams and new drills on the reservoir courts.
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Ada Junior High School
Treasury
Garden Club
Albert Ross
Ben Katz
Viola Peay
Home Makers of Oklahoma Club
Rainbow Girls
MacDowell Club of Allied Arts
Humperdinck
Clark Snell Dramatic Ensemble
Oklahoma City
Donald Bowman
Pauls Valley
Bowman
Phil Litman
Conrad Trahern
Kirby Crosby
Archie Miller
Doris Ross
Mary Emanuel
Norma Chism
Betty Ansell
Francelle Austin
Phil
Konawa Orchestra
Peggy Marchant
Peggy
Marjorie Lee Higdon
Claudine Procter
Barbara Hansard
Betty Hurley
Clah Mae Fuller
Nora Lee Pulliam
Joy Sugg
Mary Martha Oliver
Norma Jean Allen
Marian Laves
Faye Neal
Georgia Lou _Patterson
Sapulpa
Edith Carter
Fittstown
McAlester pickpocketing duo jailed for larceny
In McAlester two men who worked a pickpocket scam among farmers awaiting 1940 agricultural conservation signups were jailed on larceny charges. Sheriff Walter Haggard witnessed the acts as one man jostled victims and the other feigned palsy to lift wallets.
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Associated Press
Mcalester
Walter Haggard
Haggard
Marland Aims for Congress Despite Oil Venture
Former Gov E W Marland announced he will seek the Democratic nomination in Oklahoma's eighth district while confirming Interstate Stock Sales approval for his new oil company. The plan includes continued campaign despite potential conflicts with the SEC approval. A new photo electric cell with infrared light will be tested to aid pilots in fog.
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Land Today
Security Exchange Commission
Oklahoma
Marland
Con
Inmate Hearing Impairment Probe Opens in Oklahoma
An investigation began in Oklahoma City to determine if inmates at five state institutions are housed because they have hearing impairments. Officials said the study will review medical records and housing assignments to assess eligibility and care.
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Oklahoma City
Rain and Elections as Civic Therapy
This column blends humor and social critique noting that elections and rain provide emotional relief after tense times. It jokes that democracy might one day require a water commissioner to manage rainfall, bills, and frozen pipes, ensuring perfect weather on demand.
Ponca City Woman Heads Music Group
Mrs. Ernest Nelson of Ponca City is named president of the Oklahoma federation of music clubs. Other officers elected at the closing session include Mrs. O. G. Graalman of Okeene first vice president and Mrs. Willie Emerson Murray of Tonkawa second vice president.
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Oklahoma City
Ernest Nelson
Ponca City
Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs
O. G. Graalman
Okeene
Willie Emerson Murray
Tonkawa
Merle Montgomery
Weatherford
Frank Smiley
Chickasha
M. E. McWilliams
Ardmore
L. A. Morton
Duncan
Walter Kline
Muskogee
New Hope Now For Meningitis Cases
Cleveland April 3. Evidence that meningitis may be conquered with sulfanilamide and sulfapyridine is presented at clinics at Cleveland City Hospital. Four types of meningitis were treated, including influenzal meningitis once deemed 100 percent fatal. Seven of the last 13 cases were cured.
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Cleveland
American College of Physicians
Cleveland City Hospital
Col Downs Out As Head of Oklahoma Military Academy
Oklahoma City April 3 Governor Phillips announced Col Walter E Downs will resign as superintendent of the Oklahoma military academy at Claremore. Lieut Col Richard E Anderson will become the new head, and Clarence Kleinsteiber of Olustee was named to the state board of agriculture. A Ponca City note reports a New Mexico resident seeking to trade for plants by suggesting theft at E W Marland’s farm.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Military Academy
Claremore
Richard E. Anderson
West Point Military Academy
Phillips
Walter E. Downs
Downs
Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma A
M. College
Anderson
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Ponca City
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Wilson Riled Over Hint Of Fast One In Walters Deal
The article presents tension over the Walters trade between Philadelphia and Cincinnati in 1938. Nugent claims Wilson advised the swap for financial reasons while Wilson and Walters acknowledge the sale and its impact on the Phillies and Reds, noting Walters' 1939 NL MVP performance and the Reds pennant run.
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Harry Grayson
NEA Service
Olumbia
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Cincinnati
Riles James Wilson
William H. Walters
William Walters
Reds
Bucky Walters
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Cincinnatis
Philly
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Bill Killefer
Irish Meusel
Dick Bartell
Chuck Klein
Curt Davis
Dolph Camilli
Claude Passeau
Gerald Nugent
Jimmy Wilson
Rhineland
Virgil Davis
al Hollingsworth
Baxter Jordan
Nugent
PHILS
Spud Davis
Pirates
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Brooklyn
Buck Jordan
The
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Gerry Nugent
Davis
Jordan
Phillies
Derhaps
Cardinal
Peaches Davis
Passeau
Cubs
Obituary of Phillis Ann Pitts Ada resident child
Phillis Ann Pitts, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Pitts of Ada Route 1, died April 2 at 12 45 p m in a local hospital. Funeral services were held April 3 at 2 30 p m from Criswell funeral home chapel with Rev Milo Arbuckle officiating, burial at Ro s e dale cemetery. She is survived by her parents six aunts and four uncles and grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Haines of Ada and Mr and Mrs R E Pitts of Pomona California.
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Clarence F. Pitts
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Milo Arbuckle
Rosedale Cemetery
Wm. Haines
R. E. Pitts
Pomona
California
Luxembourg plans to abandon homes in emergency
Residents of Luxembourg's capital were told government plans exist to abandon their homes in case of emergency. The move is described as precautionary with no immediate danger. Luxembourg's population is about 300,000.
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Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of
Germany
France
Belgium
Grand Duchy
Editorial Note on Opinions and Public Discourse
A reproduced editorial note discusses that opinions vary and are not the paper’s daily stance. It invites readers to consider contrasting views and reflect on how commentary informs public thinking.
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Ada
Oil World Share and U S Production Figures Stir Debate
The Bartlesville Enterprise notes Austin's claim that the world oil supply is 62 percent from the United States, with 3 871 450 barrels produced and 1 288 000 imported in the week ending March 23. It discusses Hull treaty impacts, diesel rates, market shares, and midwest oil viability amid shifting export pressures.
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Bartlesville Enterprise
Austin
United States
Newcastle
Texas
Atlantic Seaboard
Midwest
Bartlesville
West
South
Middle West
New Invention Could Change War and Industry
A Baltimore inventor showcases an explosive that could end wars by conquering fortifications. Early tests suggest powerful destructive capabilities and potential commercial use. If military leaders uncover its flaws, nations may rush to secure the secret to gain an edge in future conflicts.
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Ponca City News
Baltimore
Silk Hosiery Maker Plans Cotton Stockings Stocked Nationwide
Within days the largest U S silk hosiery manufacturer will stock 10 000 stores with a new cotton stocking for women. If accepted the style could boost cotton consumption by about 50 000 bales annually. Women have rejected cotton stockings for years.
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Chickasha Express
United States
Milady
The Rains Came and Went Quickly in Ada
A brief shower touched Ada on Tuesday delivering about fifteen minutes of rain. Clouds dispersed and by 5:30 the sun returned with little remaining moisture. March rainfall measured 0.02 inches while April is expected to exceed that total as drought persists statewide.
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Ada
Willie Hoppe Still a Wonder at 52 in Billiards
CHICAGO April 3 PM Willie Hoppe, aged 52 with gray hair, clinched the world three cushion title by defeating Defending Champion Welker Cochran 50 to 43 in 46 innings. This marks his 16th consecutive tourney win without a defeat.
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Chicago
Willie Hoppe
Seabiscuit
Hoppe
Welker Cochran
Air duel ends as both planes down off Yorkshire coast
London reports a British Spitfire and a German Heinkel bomber shot down each other in a sea duel off the Yorkshire coast. The Spitfire pilot was rescued along with five German airmen after their aircraft was forced down. Britons say the Spitfire is the first fighter loss while defending the coast since the war began. A second suspected German plane was chased near the Shetland Islands.
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London
Yorkshire
Shetland Islands
States consider lower night speed limits after dark
With night driving accounting for about two thirds of highway deaths, several states propose legislation to reduce the speed limit after dark to improve road safety and reduce fatal accidents.
Ada Area Visitors and Trips Highlight Local Ties
Ada residents hosted and visited friends across nearby towns. Hugh Thomas of Seminole visited Ada Wednesday, others traveled to Durant, Durant and Vernon Texas for work or social events. Oklahoma City and Coalgate attendees, plus Smith and Morrison family updates, framed a busy Ada scene.
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Hugh Thomas
Seminole
Ada
Mr. Thomas
Miss Eugenia Davis Spends Week in Oklahoma City
Miss Eugenia Davis is in Oklahoma City this week tending a seriously ill niece, Mrs. Bowie Ballard of Ada, who lies at St. Anthony's hospital.
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Eugenia Davis
Oklahoma City
Bowie Ballard
Ada
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Thompson Attends to Business in Oklahoma City
M. Z. Thompson went to Oklahoma City on Tuesday to handle matters.
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Vernie Luper
Oklahoma City
M. Z. Thompson
Sinclair Cuts North Texas Oil Purchases
Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Co. reduced its crude oil purchases in north Texas by 5000 barrels daily from EMA and Hull and Silk pools effective April 1, cutting 25 percent of its regional intake after a prior cut in Kansas on March 29. The firm cited oversupply as the reason.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Co
EMA
Hull and
Silk Pools
Texas
Kansas
Bonus for Subs
British sailors arriving in Boston reveal that the English government has set up a system of bonus payments to crews of merchant ships that locate and destroy German submarines.
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Boston
City of New York
Ringling Brother Chief to Wed French Actress
New York sources say John Ringling North head of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey plans to marry French actress Germaine Aussey soon. The disclosure came from friends in New York on April 3.
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New York
John Ringling North
Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus
Germaine Aussey
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified
A vested Ada News classified item highlights improved returns on investments. The notice outlines terms, amounts, and eligibility for readers seeking higher yields through the program.
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Ada News
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