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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
4
Citizens of Eufaula resist dam building yet acknowledge broader benefits. The lake will flood some land but protect others from floods, boosting recreation, soil conservation, and industrial growth across the state, with Eufaula poised as a future recreation and industrial hub.
The piece argues low salaries may push some teachers out, but the best teachers stay when called to teach. It notes many would remain even with substandard pay if compelled by a calling, while hoping a new school law raises wages closer to worth, yet praising dedicated educators regardless.
State papers show many cities and counties plan hospitals as demand grows. Ada remains fortunate for building when costs were lower. Valley View could expand easily to serve a rising population, with facilities already sized for double current beds and future growth.
Earl McKendree notes strong indications that attendance will match or exceed last year as Ada Rodeo adds new events to thrill fans. Ada Rodeo is hailed as tops in the country and will attract sport lovers for multiple performances. August business stays lively here, while local farmers in Pontotoc County tease a playful aerial trend amid a ground crowd.
The Mississippi Democratic Party argues voters should pledge to party principles in primaries. They critique federal anti lynching, poll tax repeal, and Fair Employment Practices Commission proposals, suggesting principles be decided by party members through elections or conventions, while noting fairness and legality concerns.
Oklahoma roads extend a faster link to Lake Texoma with Highway 13 and 99 finished to Fittstown and Ada aided by regraded sections from Ada to Tishomingo. Traffic to the lake rises as improvements draw motorists via Shawnee and Asher, while Ada benefits from heavier through-traffic after paving and armor coat.
In a British wartime style campaign on billboards, London warns England is “up against it” as labor and industry grapple with a looming energy shortfall and balance of payments crisis. Morrison seeks lend-lease like fixes while coal output and power capacity lag, prompting staggered hours and citizen appeals to workers and women.
Washington August 11 Americans demand a complete account of how Britain is spending its 3.75 billion dollar loan. British delegates will be pressed for a detailed report before any further loan provisions are reconsidered. Officials say the £3.75 billion has left about 1 billion dollars unspent in 15 months, potentially exhausted by October.
The first annual Eastern Oklahoma regatta was held at Lake Okmulgee with speedboat races, a beauty queen contest, and a two week fishathon. About 9,600 spectators attended despite 116 degree heat as Pat Henry of Okmulgee was crowned beauty queen and Eazy Combs, Meyers, Grandfield, Slack, Wilson, Moore, Douglass and others won speedboat classes. Local stores awarded prizes for fishathon winners.
Fast week at Escal Myers Community Airport with an acrobatic Stearman flight by Robert Rielman and several cross-country trips. Hugh Hunley and Rielman went to Galveston, Albert Bethune flew there, G I Jill and Augusta Phifer visited St Louis, Jeter flew to Dallas, Hite Kirk to Colorado Springs. Phifer and Oral Whiton earned private pilot licenses, and local students Marshall Pitts Letwis Fowler Paul York and Alvin Lindsey soloed. Visitors included David East of Oklahoma City and C. W. Moore of Ponca City. Parrish of Tishomingo traveled to Ada for business. Flying Farmers members spent Friday afternoon at the port.
Hollywood publicist Russell Birdwell said he will file a 1 million dollar libel suit against Noah Dietrich of Hughes Tool for testimony before a Senate subcommittee on plane contracts with Howard Hughes. Birdwell denied falsifying an expense account and said he entertained Jesse Jones in 1942 during a Washington visit to publicize a Hughes plastic bomber.
Divorces granted to Macha Hynds of Leo PF Hynds and Lela Willis from Clyde Willis, Alice Crateau from M J Crateau, and Jean Lovit from Johnny E Lovin in a series of district filings.
Fred Cooley 21 of McAlester weds Cora Lee Jowell 23 McAlester. James D. Rea 20 Ada weds Pauline Lasarsky 20 Ada. Dave Joel Dunham 22 Ada weds Mildred K. Martin 24 Tulsa. David Langston 21 Ada weds William C. Meredith 45 Kansas City Mo. weds Mildred Philips 30 Ada. James Rogers 36 Pauls Valley weds Naomi Ruth Rollins 25 Lamar. Hershel Teel 21 Ada weds Lucille Reed 22 Ada. Billy Joe Adams 18 Ada weds Ruth Tucker 16 Ada. Haskell Guinn 22 Asher weds Loretta Crawford 15 Maud. William Watters 21 Roff weds Violet Starks 19 Wewoka.
Mild showers eased the relentless heat that peaked over 105 degrees at several sites. Sunday tied or set new highs with Ada hitting 195 and Ardmore 107 as Okmulgee reported .08 inch of rain and many towns posted seasonal highs noting cooler morning and humid conditions across eastern Oklahoma.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train rear-ended a halted St. Louis bound train near Jacksonville Arkansas before sunrise, killing Armin H Emilch a 50 year old railway mail clerk from St. Louis and injuring 29 others. Seventeen remained hospitalized in Little Rock with none in critical condition. The wreck occurred at 426 AM ECST as the Memphis bound train rammed the rear car of the other train after a freight knocked debris onto the track. A formal investigation was planned into the Memphis train signals and failure to stop.
Rear Adm. Lawrence F. Reifsnider is reassigned as commandant of the eighth naval district with headquarters in New Orleans. He leaves the training command amphibious force, U S Pacific Fleet, and is succeeded by Rear Adm. Peter Fischler, formerly deputy commander of the Pacific Reserve Fleet in San Francisco.
Chicago pilot Bill Odom shattered the world solo circumnavigation record in 73 hours 5 minutes 11 seconds flying a Reynolds Bombshell from Chicago. He faced fatigue and near gas shortages, but his 49 645 mile flight averaged 310.59 mph during 63 hours 15 minutes aloft. Next he plans Bendix races in Cleveland and a late October globe flight via the poles with scientists and newsmen aboard.
Washington Aug 11 Republicans hailed the first session of the 80th Congress as a success while Democrats denounced it. Halleck said the party cut spending and advanced gains, but Monroney argued the review omitted housing, rents, and rising costs, noting rent control failed and housing was short. Halleck released a 6,000 word summary for the Congressional Record, likely to be used as a campaign handbook.
Captain John W Rogers, assigned to Headquarters Fourth Army, designated as aid to Major General John B Coulter deputy army commander at Fort Sam Houston. He recently returned to duty from civilian life after serving with Vocational Rehabilitation and Education Service and the Veterans Administration. During World War II he spent about 19 months overseas with the Tenth Army, attached to the 24th Corps, participating in the Okinawa invasion, the Philippines campaign, and the occupation of Korea. Rogers grew up in Ada, Oklahoma, and is a graduate of Ada High School and East Central College, with a master's from Oklahoma A and M Stillwater. He taught in Lawton and at Will Rogers High School before entering the Army.
Eugene F. McDaniels, 22, who escaped from McAlester penitentiary last Friday, was captured today by Guard Jess Capers in the McAlester freight yards. Capers deceived him into driving the officer's car before overpowering him. McDaniels, serving a six year term for robbery with firearms in Oklahoma City, had walked away from a road gang and was received at the prison March 15, 1946.
Governors and top industry leaders opened a three day conference in Great Falls Montana to seek additional oil conservation methods. The agenda includes a government report on shale deposit efforts in Colorado Wyoming and Utah to produce petroleum products presented by R A Cattell head of the Bureau of Mines petroleum and natural gas division.
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