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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
3
A serial romance follows Judy Alcott and Navy pilots through love and loss. Jack Hanley recovers in hospital after a crash while Diane faces widowhood and a Virginia move with their baby. Judy supports both, attends Bill Bell’s funeral, and contemplates the cost of service.
Incumbents won in Oklahoma municipal elections Tuesday as showers passed. Oklahoma City kept council members and elected a new mayor R A Hefner over Ed Hall 17159 to 16415. City voters approved reducing the school board from nine to five members. Mayors and council seats were won across Enid Bartlesville Stillwater Blackwell Miami Ardmore Weatherford Skintook Commerce Broken Arrow and other towns with numerous re‑elections and several close races.
William Alton Sullivan aged 23 and Flora Mae Cash aged 17 of Lawton wed in Sullivan’s hospital room after his finger infection led to emergency amputation. Attendants said Sullivan must stay several days as the ceremony was witnessed by Howard Derryberry, an automobile accident victim in the same ward.
Mangum reports a coroner's jury ruled the death of a local teacher an accident. The findings, announced today, detail the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident and close the inquiry with no criminal charges. Police and school officials expressed condolences to the family.
Mrs Nineva Rice 25 a Fairview Consolidated School faculty member died yesterday afternoon after a shotgun discharged as her husband Jack Rice opened a screen door for her at their home. Funeral services set for Centralville school auditorium. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs T M Duncan and brothers Thurman and Weldon Duncan.
Samuel Parker of Newburyport Massachusetts invented a feather-splitting machine in 1809. The first American horse breeding society formed in Louisville Kentucky in 1891.
Washington April 5. Administration and economy advocates in the Senate joined in a compromise to back an emergency relief appropriation of 100 million dollars. The bill, 50 million less than Roosevelt requested, was approved unanimously by the Senate Appropriations Committee after talks. The full Senate was expected to vote tomorrow with broad support from both parties.
Wilburton April 5 Carlton Weaver who spent years in Indian Territory and Oklahoma as a publisher sold the Latimer County News Democrat to T F Tripp of Oklahoma City. He helped start Ada Evening News and Wilburton Gazette before consolidating them into the Latimer County Laws Democrat, which he operated until its sale.
Carrollton Underhill a longtime rancher and dairyman from Blue Mound passed away in a local hospital after pneumonia complications. Funeral services were at York Missionary Baptist Church Sunshine with burial at Connersville Sulphur funeral home in charge. He was 53, survived by his widow Rosie, sons J D of Gerty and Melvin of Non, and three grandchildren Barnet Melva June and Mary Edna Underhill. A divorce petition Jessie Turner vs Chavies Turner was heard in district court Wednesday.
Warm Springs Ga April 5 Secretary of Commerce Harry L Hopkins announced he intends to establish a voting residence in his boyhood home Grinnell Iowa. The move sparks Washington chatter about a 1940 Democratic presidential bid while Hopkins denies politics on the decision and defends duties to his ill daughter Dians. Observers note Iowa ties as potential foothold for convention influence amid Roosevelt ties and Iowa party leaders.
Joe H Smalley Shawnee bond salesman visited county attorney Carloss Wadlington Tuesday noon amid embezzlement charges tied to a Ford Smalley bond sale of 77000 to a school district and township funds. Wadlington said no statement yet and noted the board authorized suit to recover penalties if civil action proceeds.
Poteau reporting Dr Charles Holt who owns 17 farms in LeFlore county invited all his tenants to a luncheon to talk about farm landlord tenant relations from both sides. The April 3 event aimed to foster mutual understanding and goodwill.
Coca Cola opens the home season by edging Sunray Oilers 11 to 10 then dominates 11 to 1 led by Lloyd Stephens who had five hits including two homers and a double. Frankie Dunlap hit his third homer as Sunray led 7 to 0 before Ada rallied to take the first game. McClure fueled a second game home run spree as Coca Cola pulled away for the easy win.
Washington April 3 Here is the status of major legislation as congress begins its fourth month. Relief 100,000,000 emergency appropriation passed by the house and pending before senate sub committee. National defense 358,000,000 army expansion bill awaiting Roosevelt signature. Government reorganization awaiting president signature. Railroad aid committees studying proposals. Cotton surplus under consideration in senate. Taxes awaiting treasury proposals for revision of levy. House Ways and Means committee considering freezing social security taxes.
High school seniors from 11 counties visited Hast Central college for the ninth annual Senior Day. More than 1,500 students attended with 1,580 fed at noon. Activities included campus tours, swimming, sports, band and choir performances, an address by Dr. A Linscheid, and a Pagliacci performance with a luncheon hosted by local chambers of commerce. Counties represented included Coal, Hughes, Johnson, McClain, Murray, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pottawatomie, Seminole, Garvin, and Pontotec.
Ada Library patrons rushed to borrow books as the facility prepares to move to a new building at Fourteenth and Ren nig. Within an hour of opening Monday, over 100 volumes were checked out and it was estimated that about 2,000 books will be moved during the removal period. No limit on checkout per card during the interval, with readers urged to pick from remaining titles before Thursday closure.
STILLWATER April 3 Wildward Hose a seven year old Chester White sow owned by Dan Diehl southwest district extension agent has farrowed 142 pigs. Officials say this may be one of the highest quality production records in the country. Diehl has scattered the pigs to club members to boost herd quality. Washington April 5-7 The labor relations board reports 20 192 cases involving 4 377 303 workers in its 3 1/2 years and has averted 879 threatened strikes involving 178 088 workers.
Washington reports the army will begin producing 3000 new warplanes under Roosevelt’s expansion bill, with contracts ready as funds are released. Plans include giant four engine bombers, several hundred attack bombers, and faster pursuit planes, all to speed wartime production and training for pilots and munitions.
Oklahoma City April 3 safety officials report total traffic deaths in March at 27 the lowest since 1927. Safety Commissioner J M Gentry calls the record a sign motorists and pedestrians follow traffic laws. Tulsa County had no deaths in March and Oklahoma County had two. Other counties reporting deaths include Garvin Rogers Creek Osage Fottawatomie and others with single fatalities.
Affidavits alleging erroneous tax assessments totaling 3189.43 were filed with the county commissioners Monday as property owners sought removal from the tax resale list. In nearly every instance the property had been carried on the list.
Pontotoc county receives its largest CCC enrolment quota in over a year announced by Mrs. Donna Belle Neal public welfare director. About 60 boys plus 10 to 12 alternates will be entered with April 12 movement day. Examinations at Sulphur camp then assignments to camps for work in forestry soil conservation or parks.
Police and fire officials investigated the bombing of a two story black apartment house under construction on the east end of Oklahoma City. John Lynn and foreman W. E. Plunk cited racial tensions, with both black and white residents in the block and nonunion workers on site.
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