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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
5
Ada show highlights premier rodeo stock with animals expected to shine in Madison Square Garden. Zicks Club invested thousands to secure top brakma calves and steer stock, arriving around June 25, supplied by sponsor Krahme CalvesSturdy Fitty.
Weather cooperates as three Ada Rodeo tours begin Wednesday morning. Meet at the Aldridge hotel Broadway avenue by 7:30 for trips to Susakwa Holden villa Wetumka Weleetka Ole mah Cromwell Wewoka Seminole Shawnee Tecumnech Maud and Ronawa. Call Hicks Smith Harold Criswell or Mancel Brooks to join with or without a car.
The dispatch lists Brahma calves near San Antonio weighing about 235 pounds after arrival and purchased steers from Florida at 460 pounds, now around 100 pounds. bucking horses from the Coburn Ranch Texas, bulls from Lubbock, with concerns about containment and safety during the rodeo season.
Washington reports Democratic National Committee bans race segregation for staff recruitment and assigns negro workers to other units. Chairman McGrath confirms policy change and hints at a negro assistant to the chairman. Republicans note similar leadership in their headquarters and accuse Democrats of courting black voters in key states.
Medford Oklahoma August 22 Testing was set to resume today at British Sevice Of companys No 1 Carmel in eastern Grant county. The well flowed more than 720 barrels of oil in an hour during a test Sunday through a tubing with a half inch opening. The pay zone was from the Wilcox sand at 4 835 33 feet. The well is in the WE RE NW OL 24-23-3 WW.
Charles F. Spencer, president of East Central College, announces John Gillespie a former East Central student will serve as history and government instructor starting September. He earned a bachelor’s degree at East Central in January 1949 and is pursuing a master's in government at Oklahoma University. Gillespie, from Brookline Massachusetts, came to East Central during WWII as an aviation cadet and later married Mary Treadwell Manion of Demodety in the Pacific theater before returning as a student and editor of The East Central Journal. He earned the Ads News award for top scholastic marks in his senior year.
City officials push repairs on North Mississippi paving with rough concrete base to be covered by blacktop. Council directs city engineer to draft proposals for several paving projects including fourteenth street, twenty second street, Belmont avenue, Teeth street, and additional sections to improve traffic flow and curb holes. The project, costing thousands, relies on city funds as nearby agencies decline aid. Weather permitting, work aims to begin while asphalt is warm enough.
Kansas City August 4 stockholders of Trans World Airline will vote August 10 on a proposal to boost authorized shares from 1 000 000 to 4 000 000. Board chairman Warren Lee Pierson said early proxy returns favor the measure and cited rising revenues but noted heavy debt hampers progress.
The Lone Star coal mine in McCurtain County Oklahoma was sealed to extinguish a fire that started after railroad cars decayed. Officials expect the fire to burn out in one to three months as entrances were shut to prevent escape. Seventeen men reportedly escaped earlier.
The Pentecostal Holiness Camp Meeting near Ade nears end with plans to expand next year. Officials aim to double the tent acres and improve facilities, buoyed by a $15,000 already invested and $4,008 more projected for land and improvements. Oscar Moore of Enid was elected superintendent of the conference as volunteers praise community support and invite more attendees to today’s closing program.
Oklahoma City authorities say a new constitutional amendment increasing legislator pay is in effect since July 6 after voter approval. An attorney general opinion confirms the rise from 6 to 15 dollars per day plus a 100 dollar monthly gallery for sessions and interim expenses. Budgeting will come from legislative appropriations, with lawmakers’ eligibility tied to session attendance and post election qualification timelines.
Coalgate combines skating and a hospital benefit night at the Boiler Rink raising funds for the hospital. Tickets sold throughout the community with top sellers Gerald Downing Stuart Ronale Cary Hay Smith and Roger Samuels as a team rewarded. Officials thank Eileen Ronald LaVerne Fisher HAL McCoy and others for organizing and supporting the event.
Moscow reports hundreds of historically valuable finds unearthed across the Soviet Union this year. Officials describe repeated discoveries showing Russia's ancient past through ongoing archaeological work and discoveries in multiple regions.
U S wrestlers excel in early Olympic rounds as many weigh classes advance. Journal notes Jernigan from Oklahoma A&M leads U S bids, with Tyson Leeman or Noah Akoe contesting bantamweight final threats. Hutton sustains an injury causing a draw as Australia’s Armstrong secures a victory under the divisive scoring system.
A U S Eighth Army Military commission tries sixteen Japanese defendants for the Palawan Massacre during World War II. Investigators describe the killings of American personnel at Palawan where prisoners were burned or shot during a December attack, with reports of brutal actions and mass executions.
The Okie July 31 report states the Cattlemen Association will host a cattle tour spanning Thursday. Ardrew Dastle, secretary, says the tour includes visits to purebred herds and three cousin breeds in the area. Youth and adult judging will occur with prizes donated to counties.
Independence August 2 report says President Truman plans no new session, betting on contrasts with Republicans over price controls housing and domestic issues. White House indications show he will not issue another message to Congress, as Missouri and Kansas campaign news wrap into his campaign plans and family visits.
Labor unrest grows in Japan as a three day cooling off period ends and unions decide to press for higher wages amid living-cost pressures. A rally in Tokyo welcomed by communist leaders highlights tensions with the conservative government headed by Prime Minister Ashida.
HOLDENVILLE OKla Aug 4 63 year old Oxlzhom st 1 penitentiary guard Astor died from injuries after an inmate Thomas Weeds 22 attacked him in the solitary wing of McAlester prison Deputy Warden H McLeod said Weeds held for investigation on auto theft Tulsa county case.
Tornadic winds and heavy hail struck Borland Kansas injuring several and damaging tools and property. High school coach Jonnie Loveseat survived the storm though windows shattered and eight cars reportedly damaged. Several acres of corn and buffalo grass were flattened as the storm reduced visibility and caused minor accidents not fully documented.
In Oklahoma City on July 31, General Manager Mack Williamson announced school bond issues totaling 238 thousand dollars. The packages include 216 thousand for Creek and Payne counties for building repairs and equipment. Gracy county and Scaonl District 37 with 4 thousand 938 for transportation. Stegiuns County District 31 with 3 thousand for buildings and 3 thousand 900 for furnishings.
New York August 3 1948 thousands packed Madison Square Garden for a Communist national convention denouncing Democrats and Republicans while praising Russia and Henry Wallace. William Z Foster led the opening session predicting that supporting either Truman or Dewey equals voting for fascism or war. Foster endorsed the Wallace group as a vehicle for peace and anti inflation forces. Other speakers including Eugene Dennis John Whitmore Henry Winston and Benjamin J Davis Jr faced indictments yet attended on bail.
A large Sunday caravan to Robbers Cave State Park in northern Latimer county grows interest as hundreds from Seminole Wewoka and Holderville travel by group from Atwood to Alester Wilbuston and back. The 3400 acre forest preserve features a 52 acre lake bath house camping boating fishing trails and bay beach. The August 3 event is informal with news from participating groups and movie segments by state officials and local editors.
Jefferson City report on Missouri’s looming primary as voters decide gubernatorial and state offices. Republicans Murray Thompson and Capp Davis claim clear leads. William McKinley Thomas remains a distant third. Democrats Ford Fort Smith leads with about 160,000 margin amid rivalries involving Nee Kittrick Cox Cochran and others. Congressional races in the seventh tenth and fourth districts heat up as voters prepare for Tuesday decision day.
Fitzhugh schools plan opening in August with teachers reporting August 3 and enrollment on August 2. Buses will run regular routes on enrollment day, returning students home by noon. Children must be six years old before December 31 to enroll, and birth certificates are required. The district names Exell Landrith as principal and coach, listing staff as prepared for the new term.
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