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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
8
Dr. Robert Hale and assistant Carolyn Tyler recruit guards and dozen rifles for a secret radiation experiment. Carolyn orchestrates the purchase and hires Ken Palmer to secure twelve guards, while Hale dictates progress and a cautious memo to Dr. Hines. The lab buzzes with risk and ambition.
Oklahoma City April 16. A penny tax on nickel soft drinks was laid aside in committee while an increased cigarette tax to five cents survived its first House test. The panel postponed a 20 percent tax on bottled drinks and syrup at soda fountains as part of budget balancing efforts.
Clarence L. Curry a member of the 179th infantry at Camp Barkeley Texas returned to Sulphur for a visit when bullets whizzed by striking a brick wall above his head An investigation could not determine who fired the shots or why Curry had enlisted as a volunteer at Ardmore and wondered if overseas service might be safer than home front danger.
Ankara officials announced no nonaggression pact was being discussed with Germany. The Peoples Party endorsed a secret policy statement by Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu. Turkish radio claimed Germany had insufficient troops for the Balkar campaign and would need to raise to one million, causing delays and supply problems.
Mrs M Shelton 74 died at home 231 North Cherry Wednesday at 4 am Funeral services Thursday 2 pm from Church of Christ Rev Delmar Owens officiating burial in Rosedale Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge Surviving five daughters Myrtle Casey Pearl Whelchel Ida Morris Ada Gimple Ethel Kedes four sons Charley Clarence Bill Edgar Shelton
Mrs. Lillie Haviland age 31 of 207 S Stockton Ada died Tuesday at 4 55 pm in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 pm from Criswell chapel with burial in Rosedale Cemetery. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs John Hair Ada a sister Mrs Minnie Lesher Seminole six brothers Ed Clarita Gardner Denison Clarence Ada Garland Sanford Abilene and W M Hair Reddings California.
Infant son of Jewel Dyer of Ada route 5 died at a local hospital Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held from the home Wednesday afternoon and burial followed in High Hill cemetery Criswell's in charge.
Derick Wayne Tomlinson two died Wednesday at 5 a.m. in a local hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at Centrahoma cemetery with Rev. Floyd Poag of Ada officiating. Smith Funeral Home in charge. Grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Tomlinson of Ada and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Russell.
Willard Sollers returns to Stillwater after Arkansas and Oklahoma City police chase a misidentified stolen car. Capt. Hatchett spots the Arkansas wrong sided car, authorities confirm Sollers owns it, and the vehicle rolls down the street while brakes allegedly slip. Overall, no theft occurred.
Dick Chapman, U. S. amateur golf champion, became a Maxwell Field assistant physical director in Montgomery as part of nine officers. He rejected rumors he dodged the draft, citing home board opposition due to allergies and hay fever, with Chapman assisting in overseeing the fitness of about 2,000 flying cadets.
Prolonged heavy rains cause the Neosho and Verdigris rivers to spill over banks in Oswego Parsons and Coffeyville. The Neosho at Oswego is 2.3 feet over banks and at Parsons 1.3 feet over. Verdigris 20 feet six inches over overflow. U.S. 159 blocked between Coffeyville and Liberty as rivers rise and may climb further.
Washington reports Greenland will host American bases to project air power toward western Europe. Plans include patrol aircraft from Greenland Iceland and Newfoundland and a ferry route from New York Boston and Halifax to Aberdeen Scotland to protect Britain and supply lines while weather stations re open.
Willis Thornton explains how machine tools power mass production and why auto plants cannot instantly switch to aircraft production. He defines a machine tool, contrasts auto and aircraft needs, and notes the high costs and redesign lag for new tooling as the nation expands war production.
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