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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News discusses soil fertility and its impact on health. It argues minerals in soil determine food value and urges soil conservation and rebuilding, noting wartime lessons and public interest in farming and national welfare.
The lesson from I Corinthians 15 argues that Paul’s faith rests on the resurrection of Jesus. It emphasizes personal witnesses, the Spirit’s presence, and the promised life beyond death, with Jesus’ promise that he lives, so believers will live. It contrasts body resurrection fears with spiritual hope and Easter faith. The latter portion notes Governor Kerr’s rising oratorical skill and political reflections on the service vote bill.
Dr. Gus tav Egloff and Mary Alexander report methane from natural gas, coal, petroleum, and sewage could substitute gasoline, with Europe and the U S already testing auto uses. Methane would cut lubrication costs and carbon deposits, and could power trains and onboard systems.
A public warning urges Oklahoma landowners to curb soil erosion and adopt better farming to protect fertility. It warns of possible government intervention or tax measures if soil is not saved, and calls for immediate action to halt wind and water erosion. The message emphasizes balancing land use with long term stewardship to prevent loss of birthright for future generations.
Washington April 5. A newspaperman seeks clarity on SS and WMC policies. Questions cover local draft calls, board delays, the 11 300 000 total by July 1, emphasis on under 26, and farm deferment changes. Answers explain that calls are set by armed services and relayed through SS, boards lag due to various factors, and under 26 emphasis is being pushed with pre induction exams.
The Daily Worker reports Victor A. Kravchenko resigned from the Russian Purchasing Commission in protest of Russia's policy and accuses him of treachery. The New York Times cites a Washington dispatch noting Kravchenko may have been a clerk, not chief of the metals section, while departing from Soviet collaboration with the U S and Britain.
City police records show six men arrested on the first day of April including two drunks a soldier AWOL one old charge and two for disorderly conduct. March total arrests reached 59 across various violations, well below last year’s monthly average.
American food shipments to England Russia and other United Nations in 1944 are expected to total about 11 1/2 percent of estimated supplies.
Principal S. S. Bradley announced Na pier Separate School now has electric power from O. G. amp E. after four years of waits caused by airport development. Rex Morrison and REA collaborated with O. G. amp E to install wiring enabling vocational machinery and other idle electrical appliances. Lights will burn continually for two days to celebrate the new facilities.
The OPA announced amendments effective April 3 1944 allowing gardeners to receive gasoline for up to 300 miles of travel for the season. Applicants must cultivate at least 1500 square feet of vegetables and prove labor necessity, arrange ride sharing or show none feasible, and demonstrate no alternative transport. The garden should be near home for twice weekly visits.
The War Food Administration suggested a White House Easter egg roll to ease an egg glut, but the reply was that the White House will not participate if any food is to be destroyed. The annual event drew thousands of children and families in peace time.
On May 3 1500 the Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral reached the coast of Brazil during a voyage to India. The discovery marked a milestone in Iberian exploration and maritime history.
Deputy U. S. marshal Allen Stanfield served 10 papers in five eastern Oklahoma counties on Tuesday for OPA ceiling price violations, adding to 47 papers previously. Last week three arrests were made for non tax paid whiskey, including Clyde Ashley and Mr and Mrs Frank Biondi. Dope charges and forged prescriptions led to four more arrests. Mrs Ryles released on 1000 bond while others held on 3000 bonds. Stanfield also made multiple trips to Muskogee jail and federal facilities last month.
U S Liberator bombers hit military objectives in the Pas-De-Calais area with Thunderbolt escorts. RAF Mosquito planes raided Cologne and Ruhr targets, claiming a downed enemy aircraft over western France.
Hollywood report says Hedy Lamarr’s veil ignited during a torrid love scene with Paul Henreid as he lit her cigarette. The publicists deny involvement and claim it was not spontaneous combustion. Lamarr’s veil and gown were scorched while Henreid smothered the flames with a quick clinch.
Midwestern senators call another conference with government officials to fix the egg market. The war food administration plans a nationwide egg buying program to guarantee producers at least 26 cents a dozen by purchasing eggs and distributing them to public institutions and school lunch projects.
Miami experiences a cold spell with temperatures falling to 47 degrees marking the coldest April day on record as residents heat up and jackets return to fashion amid a rare chilly spell.
The United Kingdom total of strikers hits 100000 with 30000 idle in Belfast plus 70000 in Yorkshire coal mines. In Belfast 20000 idle in shipyards, 7000 in aircraft plants, 2000 in munitions, while Bevin seeks to halt wildcat coal strikes and police raid a Trotskyite group in London.
Los Angeles reported film comedian Charlie Chaplin was acquitted by a federal court jury on Mann Act violation charges. Accuser Joan Berry, 24, said she was a witness and Chaplin’s wife Oona O’Neill praised the outcome as she awaits a child. The trial began March 21 after Chaplin transported Berry to New York and back for immoral purposes.
Senator Johnson of Colorado led calls for severe reprisal against the officer who hid news of the Sicily incident last summer. He and committee members condemned the accidents but rejected a congressional probe, urging transparency and rapid reporting of bad news to maintain public trust.
Major William Perry of Cobham Virginia invited friends from the ambulance corps to a party at a volunteer headquarters in Italy. He did not appear as his ship, returning from the Anzio Nettuno beachhead, broke anchor in a gale and crashed on a rocky shore.
Oklahoma City April 3 A pilot executing a low pass near a farmhouse ten miles east of the city caused a blaze that attracted L A Smith from his chores to see flames shooting from the home.
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