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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
5
Dr Hale dictates a report about isotope X-999 while Carolyn Tyler and Ken Palmer recruit police applicants. Hale imagines vast energy potential, comparing one pound to millions of pounds of coal or gasoline, and hints at explosive power. The scene focuses on rising tension between science and secrecy.
Carolyn Tyler a 23 year old bank secretarial recruit breaks the employer employee barrier with Dr. Robert Hale in a Manhattan laboratory. She lures him to a dinner and dance after work as they discuss work and seafood. Leana Sormi interrupts with suspicion as the night ends and the scene pauses.
Dr Hale plots to move the dangerous X-999 explosive to a farmhouse using a disguised delivery with guards. Carolyn Tyler grows professionally and personally entangled as Leana Sormi and Hale's ambitions reveal, while a truck driver questions the secrecy and pace of the operation.
Senate Military Committee members report unofficial talks of extending selectees and National Guardsmen training past the one year limit. Senators Connally and Johnson note possible emergency declarations or extended camps, while Army officials cite cap of 800,000 in training and fairness concerns for those not yet called.
The National Safety Council honored Oklahoma along with Connecticut Oregon and Minnesota as state winners of 1940 safety awards with bronze plaques. Oklahoma’s delegation included Mrs. Leon C. Phillips. The council noted state death rates 24 percent below average and city rates 46 percent below average across eight recipients.
Walter Johnson Oklahoma safety commissioner who attended the meeting attributed the state's safety record to the cooperation of newspapers radio and civic organizations with Governor Phillips policy of rigid enforcement.
Tulsa police report a 19 year old University of Illinois freshman said he was kidnapped from Champaign at 10 p m Sunday and taken to Tulsa where he was found bound in a car lot. He claimed two mill pieces were in his pockets and admitted the trip was a ruse to escape troubles.
Ada Red Cross chapter under Mrs. Edith Stuart leads local national and foreign aid programs. Civilian Home service handles floods and emergencies with 59 cases since November. Military and Naval Welfare service covers veterans families with five cases since November. Direct communication with field director saves time on emergencies. First Aid Brigade in Oklahoma and 10 classes in Pontotoc County. Ada knitters and six county sewing units supply thousands of garments for war torn nations, with five shipments totaling about 3,000 items. Shelter plans outline four models from 230 to 750 dollars for civil defense.
A 400 year milestone marks the first printing in North America highlighting early colonial presses and the spread of printed material across the continent. This anniversary reflects archival findings and historical assessments of colonial literacy and publishing.
The War Department disclosed specifications for four family type shelters to be recommended to civilian engineers for possible nationwide construction. Costs range from 230 to 750 dollars and tests are under way to determine protection levels. The bulletin Civilian Defense Protective Construction will be distributed to municipal governments and engineers.
Tulsa resident James Arrasmith reports his fence along Dead Men's Curve on U S Highway 66 has been hit ten times by vehicles. After repairing it he says the next break will remain down, noting twelve deaths at the curve and numerous injuries. A truck spill of 2000 gallons of gasoline once occurred on his land, which he dammed and salvaged for use. He sought payment from motorists but got none.
Oklahoma's finances show improvement as March tax collections rise 3.55 percent from a year earlier. Gasoline taxes up 7.6 percent, income taxes up 9.09 percent, and sales taxes up 6.12 percent, while gross oil production declines 15.6 percent amid overall revenue strength.
Captain Maxwell W. Balfour of Spartan School of Aeronautics told Vinita Chamber of Commerce that producing good pilots is more important than merely increasing numbers. He cited low casualty rates, 8,000 to 10,000 instruction hours monthly, and outlined selective cadet reductions and the need for stronger educational prerequisites in the national air program.
Hawkeye Oil company holdings in Sumner and Cowley counties were sold to Leader Oil and Zephyr Drilling of Tulsa. The deal transfers 32 producing wells with a daily allowable of 750 barrels, 350 acres developed, and 2,700 acres undeveloped for an estimated price around 750 thousand dollars. F B Parriott of Tulsa, president of Leader, announced the sale yesterday.
Texas senators assail 86 year old Andrew Jackson Houston's appointment by Governor O Daniel to the vacant Senate seat after the death of Morris Sheppard. Critics say the move abuses the appointive power as a special election looms June 28. House members echo concern as Houston may face voters.
Emergency flood control work to reinforce the Arkansas river levees between Little Rock and Fort Smith is being done by 525 WPA laborers ordered out yesterday. The U S army district engineers requested the workers as the river rose past flood stage and further rises were predicted due to heavy rains in northeastern Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City April 21 The house revenue and taxation committee wrote chewing tobacco and snuff into the tobacco tax bill by an 8 to 6 vote and reported it out without recommendation. The measure would tax cigars and smoking tobacco and run with a cigarette tax increase. Committee members warned of a tough House fight and predicted the bill’s passage would hinge on broader tax shifts.
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