Ada Evening News and Ada Weekly News History
The Ada Evening News and the Ada Weekly News trace a lineage from 1901 with editor Wm D Little, published weekly and later consolidated with the Ada Weekly Democrat in 1910, Pontotoc County Enterprise in 1912, and Ada Star-Democrat in 1919, reflecting historic Ada, Oklahoma newspaper mergers and mailing rates.
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Wm. D. Little
Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
Past reflections shape now and future legislative checks
A Cleveland 70 year old philosopher urges using yesterday's experience to guide today and tomorrow. He discusses the value of trial and error, two house legislatures, and the enduring checks and balances from the Constitution amid Roosevelt era debates.
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Peter Witt
Cleveland
Ohio
Pontotoc region praised as prime all around farm area
The writer extols Pontotoc and nearby counties as an ideal all round farming region with sufficient rainfall for year round feed, and soil capable of supporting raw crops, fruit, berries and melons.
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Pontotoc
Massachusetts Pushes Light on Pardoning Abuses
Massachusetts moves to curb the pardon racket by applying publicity to all applications. Officials say transparency will expose abuses and reduce dark political influence. Eliminating politics from pardons is urged to further clean up the system.
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Massachusetts
Insurance farm ownership still a problem
The six to seven year after the great flood of foreclosures left farm belts with insurance firms holding many farms. New commissioners push to reduce institutional ownership without crashing land values, as states enforce limits yet resist drastic action. The goal is to return farms to individual operators while insurers seek reinvestment options. Today's task is a gradual easing of the farm ownership issue from the 1931-1953 downturn era.
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Wall Street Journal
NEA
Service
Elijah Courageous Prophet In Bible Lesson
This Sunday School piece portrays Elijah as a life of courage grounded in faith. It notes his stand against Baal worship, the fire test that proved true worship, and his subsequent struggle with despair, ending with the reminder that 7000 remained faithful.
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Elijah
Asa
Jehoshaphat
Israel
Baal
Jehovah
God
W.E.G
Loafers and labor myths spill from a column
A column argues for more loafing by capable men and questions work as moral duty. It cites a Missouri retiree turning an office into a seven hour loafing zone and suggests two million people should spend time on leisure activities rather than earning. It also notes growing soil conservation and questions immigration and birth rate impacts on the economy.
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Missouri
Local Ada bakeries praised as core to community
An Ada editorial argues residents should buy local bread and pastries to protect jobs and taxes, noting local bakeries rank among the best in the southwest. It warns that buying from outside bakeries reduces payrolls, weakens schools and churches, and harms overall community welfare, urging support for neighbor shops.
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Ada
Southwest
Government waste tale frames nine cent Farm Security bill
A Tuscan Citizen piece recaps a small government accounting error involving a Farm Security administration ad. It shows $3.90 billed, $3.81 allowed after deducting nonchargeable lines, and mocks the general accounting office. Canyon City seeks return of Royal Gorge from Uncle Sam as a public access issue.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
General Accounting Office
Venus de Milo
P. S
Uncle Sam
Canyon City
Colorado
Royal Gorge
Arkansas River
Politics Out Of Appointments Phillips Position
Oklahoma Governor Phillips rejects politics in college president reshuffles after W C Kite resigns as regents chair. He cites student fees and factionalism behind removals at Southwestern State and Langston A M U, defends James Boren appointment, praises Linscheid and Vaughan, and warns against faculty control in future campaigns.
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Oklahoma City
Wpiman
Oklahoma State College
Gov
Phillips
W. C. Kite
Board of Regents For
Oklahoma Colleges
Kite
W. W. Isle
Southwestern State College of
Weatherford
J. W. Sanford
Colored A
M. University
Langston
Isle
EB. E. Brown
Northwestern State College
Alva
James Boren
Lyle Boren
Boren
Phil Ferguson
Tames Boren
Mangum
Southwestern
Ohina
Linscheid
Vaughan
A. Linscheid
East Central State College
Ada
John Vaughan
Northeastern State College
Fablequah
Special Care In Dairy Products OKLAHOMA CITY
Dairy commissioner J. Davison urged dairy partners to exercise extreme sanitation in hot months and keep cream properly cooled. July inspections of cream stations and creameries showed 13 percent condemnation, primarily due to foreign matter insects maggots or overhosting, with room for improvement through careful handling.
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Oklahoma City
J. ©. Davison
State Department of Agriculture
Davison
Third Term Talk Is Still Evaded
President Roosevelt dodged a direct answer on a third term during a Washington press moment on August 1. He teased the reporter about Calvin Coolidge's 12th anniversary statement and joked about spending summer in the hills of South Dakota while noting he would be at sea with three press representatives aboard a destroyer. He kept the briefing light as the question lingered.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
South Dakota
Coolidge
Press Association
Arch Hamilton Transferred From Ada To Norman
Arch Hamilton, a highway patrolman stationed in Ada for fourteen months, has been transferred to the headquarters detachment at Norman. He began work in Ada on June 1, 1938, and has done day motorcycle duty. Patrolmen Ralph Thompson and Bud Simpson completed the Ada staff. No replacement for Hamilton has been announced.
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Arch Hamilton
Ada
Norman
Hamilton
Ralph Thompson
Bud Simpson
House Tombstones Roosevelt Lending Bill In House Vote
In a swift debacle the Roosevelt lending bill was killed in the House by a 193 to 166 vote. Republicans and Democrats allied to block debate on the $1.95 billion measure as a reduced Senate version of $1.615 billion circulated yesterday. Roosevelt warned the action harmed industry, unemployment, and taxpayers while noting the looming fate of the housing bill and defending administration loans as self liquidating.
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Washington
Chamber
Senate
Rep
Reyburn
Texas
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Moore Completing New Producer In South Fitts Pool
E. H. Moore, Inc. completes a producer for the South Fitts pool. Scott Brown No 3 reports 34 barrels in 12 hours and will be shot. Simpson-Roadhouse No 4 Stat ter shows about 1160 barrels daily. No 1 Lord and Magnolia No 1 Witherspoon are active nearby. Bebee area Kingery well 14-5-4 drills. Grisso Royalty No 1 Acina-Haskins starts drilling.
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E. H. Moore, Inc
South Fitts
Scott Brown
Simpson-Roadhouse
Lord
Magnolia
Witherspoon
Bebee
Kingery
Grisso Royalty
Acina-Haskins
CCC Speeds Ahead At Platt Park Oklahoma National Park
Washington reports the Civilian Conservation Corps continues beautifying Platt National Park. CCC workers planted 114 372 trees and shrubs this season, increasing total plantings to over 50 000 in six years. May work included 7.5 acres sodding and seeding, bringing landscaping to 14.8 acres. the park road is being prepared for hard surfacing.
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Washington
UPI
Civilian Conservation Corps
Platt National Park
CCC
Oklahoma Park
National Park Service
Dr C C Morris Vacation Trip Details
Dr C C Morris and family depart Wednesday for a Midwest vacation starting in Minnesota with Mr and Mrs Merritt Townsend, then proceed to Three Lakes Wisconsin for August. They report supply pastors will fill pulpits and regular services continue. Also notes Saharan desert energy claim.
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C. C. Morris
Katherine
Son Brown
Minnesota
Merritt Townsend
Three Lakes
Wisconsin
Morris
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Supreme Court
McAlester Penitentiary
George Goldfarb
United States
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College Board of Regents
Arch. Hamilton
Tombstone
Moore
South Fitts Pool
Platt Park
C.C. Morris
Saharan Desert
Earth
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