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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
6
The essay argues for broader homestead tax exemptions citing Mississippi savings and reimbursements to counties and cities. It urges removing value limits, contending exemptions prevent home confiscation, reward better housing, and criticizes initative-system funding gaps that left governments short.
A meditation on courage across life’s arenas from war to science and public service. It honors those who risk or give their lives for others, including a Chile earthquake hero Guillermo a fifteen year old boy who sacrificed himself at an electric plant to save others.
The article argues most German Americans are patriotic, opposing Nazi aims, noting immigrants fled military rule and throne power in Germany. It stresses America’s blend of nationalities into a common citizenship and shared goals of happiness for the greatest number.
The piece argues for stricter limits on explosives and arms at private premises while urging police protection of property and lives. It warns against special-interest legislation and delegated authority, claiming these trends disrupt the American system and threaten stability amid sit down strikes and public disorder.
W E G argues that Easter centers Paul’s faith on the living Christ and the triumph of love and justice over death. He says the resurrection proves the Church’s power and direction, enabling Christians to endure sacrifice for a cause that endures beyond life.
The Tulsa World endorses the Oklahoma sinking funds bill in the senate by John Boyce McKeel and in the house by Fred McCabe and Moss Wimbish. It urges swift passage, notes amendments, and highlights requirements for investment approval, taxpayer appeal, and two weeks of public notice.
The piece discusses broad views on modern schooling from kindergarten to university, noting that nations judge schools by imperfect outcomes as students become adults. It cites growth in high school enrollment since 1890, reflects on teacher fallibility, and questions whether classroom education alone can make a nation great.
The piece notes lingering global and regional effects of the Spanish Civil War, citing Francoist aims to gain Latin American cultural leadership and stronger trade links. It mentions Mexican asylum trends for Loyalist refugees and rising Franco sympathetic forces across Central and South America, with ongoing ideological conflict shaping policy and migration patterns.
The piece comments on Harris Goldman’s will restricting his daughter by marriage, questions the morality of such control, and notes Wichita editor William Allen White on bettering humanity. It laments state debt, urges bird protection to balance ecosystems, and ends with a note about eudemonists in Ada and a dictionary hint.
County records show Thomas Concrete Pipe seeks a writ of mandamus to force Lee Daggs, the county treasurer, to pay a $4,783.40 warrant held since September. The action, led by Thomas and others, challenges legality, citing bids and August purchases under the county budget. The county attorney warned the warrant is illegal due to late authorization and protest period violations.
Oil and Gas Journal reports a national drop of 22 192 barrels per day in crude production for the week ending April 1, with state gains and losses led by Texas and Oklahoma. Eastern states and the Rocky Mountain region show mixed changes, totaling an estimated daily average of 3 361 857 barrels.
Rosser Moon Furniture Company sues First National Bank Harris Hotel and Harris partners for repair charges. Claims Ethel C Simpson’s $900 check drawn Oct 7, 1937 never reached the firm and remains with the bank. Also alleges April 7, 1938 Forged endorsement by J Brownlee and Lorene Ogden on a McSwain check, funds held. A Sept 10, 1938 repair at the hotel left a balance of 438.52.
Mrs. B. A. Grissom of Ardmore First Baptist church was chosen president of the district WMS association at a meeting in Ada on Tuesday. Mrs. Sid Starritt of Ardmore First church was elected secretary. The joint Banner and Enon association session drew many. Luncheon followed. the Young People's program featured Miss Lillian Thomason, a China missionary for 20 years, as speaker. Five young people surrendered for missionary work.
Plans for the third annual news photography start course at the University of Oklahoma were completed. The event will be held in Norman from April 13 to 15.
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