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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
2
Report from a National Guard camp describes three days of tropical rain and mud. Soldiers battened tents and used stumps as travel, while medics warn of malaria and mosquitoes. Letters, weddings, and romance provide relief amid logistical strain and underfed meals.
Nebraska's Senators Norris and Burke spar in a senate debate on the Burke Wadsworth compulsory military service bill. Norris warns it would create a huge standing army while Burke argues current plans target 400000 for training this fall and similar next spring from 21 to 30 year olds, with limited annual renewal training.
Oklahoma State Superintendent A J Crable argues against deep cuts to school aid, detailing per pupil expenditures and comparing with aid to aged, roads, and public helpers. He cites a rise in state funding from 1928 to 1938 while local contributions fell, as Governor Haskell contemplates a possible 2.5 million cut in the next aid appropriation.
Five traffic deaths over the weekend raised the state's highway fatality total to 285 for the year, five more than this date last year. Victims included Bill Harris of Claremore ne gro, Phillip Summers of Ada, Virgie Lowe of Clinton, and Roy E. McCalister and Winfred McGill of Okmulgee, with multiple crashes near Ada Sayre and Eufaula. The month’s toll reached 18, vs nine at the same point previously.
Three Ada youths Elvin Scarberry Carl Manley and Houston Foster play for a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Grand Junction Colorado In a league game Scarberry struck out two allowed no free passes and hit a two base hit Manley made a diving catch to rob a hit and Foster slid home for the opening score with further solid plays noted by the Grand Junction paper
Attendance estimated at 35 000 across five shows with official paid admission totals to follow. 121 contestants registered. All round cowboy Ea die Curtis of El Reno the 1938 champion here and 1939 co champion with Dick Truitt of Stonewall. Calf roping Jiggs Burk Comanche three calves in 50.8 seconds. Steer roping Buck Good speed of Okemah three steers in 66.8 seconds. Steer wrestling Andy Curtis El Reno three steers in 43.2 seconds. Bronc riding Eddie Curtis El Reno and Vic Schwarz Fort Worth co champions 947 of 1000 points. Bull riding Eddie Curtis El Reno 365 of 400 points. Fastest single calf roping Jiggs Burk Comanche and George Wilderspin Fort Worth 15 seconds each. Fastest single steer roping Clyde Burk Comanche 17.4 seconds. Wrestling H D Binns Coal Gate 7.2 seconds. Pontotoc County Rodeo Queen Thressa Dean Smith Ada. Ada rodeo queen selected from among out of town contestants Miss Eddie Lou Prichard Guthrie entered by Guthrie Roundup club Miss Norma Gene Elden Guthrie second Miss Gene Barnhill Hugo third Miss Virginia McIntyre Tulsa fourth Miss Ellen Moore Holdenville fifth. Grand entry Claude Wallace Atoka.
Oklahoma City August 10 Harold E. Anderson head of the FBI warned that German spies are in the state and urged vigilance. He defined fifth columnists as saboteurs spies and propagandists and said the bureau targets espionage and sabotage especially in oil facilities to protect national defense.
Seattle Aug 10 Up The Boeing mechanics voted to cancel midnight strike plans and submit to federal arbitration the disputed points in their agreement. Sidney Hillman proposed a three point basis of agreement to avert a strike with unionists limiting arbitration to points of disagreement. William Knudsen endorsed the proposal urging acceptance by workers and management.
A WPA research dig in northwestern Cimarron County uncovers a near perfect Jurassic era dinosaur femur five feet ten inches long. The bone, unearthed near Black Mesa north of Kenton, dates back about 150 million years and highlights Oklahoma's scarce dinosaur fossil sites.
Oklahoma City officials report that a driver with average experience will likely be involved in a serious traffic crash before 9,336 miles. The State Safety Commissioner notes 9,000 accidents in seven months among 744,463 licensed drivers, with 260 deaths so far this year and a push to slow traffic statewide.
In Altus the city fire department alarm rang at 10:18 p.m. for a false alarm caused by mist from a welfare office ventilating system. Passersby mistook the haze for smoke and triggered the box, causing a broken window damage.
Irene Peters returns to the county judge’s office after six years away and takes over the secretary role from Lonnelle Allen who leaves for a secretarial post in the attorney general’s office in Oklahoma City. Peters previously worked for Grisso Royalty Company and served as secretary during Claude Thompson’s tenure.
Edgar Davi of Lawrence Kansas mistook a streetcar viaduct for a roadway and fell 275 feet onto the tracks before he realized the error.
Report shows 36 cowboys sharing winnings from calf rope, steer rope, and all round events. Top earners include Herb Meyers and Buck Goodspeed with prizes totaling hundreds, followed by riders like Jiggs Burks, Toots Mansfield, and Charles Jones, across calf roping steer roping bronc riding and related finals.
Governor Phillips announced three road projects will go to bid next month to rebuild inundated Grand River dam area roads. The $2 160 800 program may take three to four years with state and federal cooperation facing a Washington collapse over a federal injunction.
The court clerk issued marriage licenses to Homer Rycroft 23 of Byars and Dorothy Hall 18 of Byars. Also licensed were Charlie Don Cannaday 24 of Ada and Mildred Ada McAferty 21 of Ada. J T Cheat 33 of Ada and Billie Philpot 31 of Ada. Raymond Owen 21 of Ada and Juanita Sherrell 19 of Fittstown. Edsel Evans 22 of Sulphur and Mary Lee Robertson 19 of Sulphur.
Three Ada girls attending Girls State at Norman were elected to offices Harriette Schroeder became state representative Ann Feiner won state senator and Elva Mae Neely was Boomer party choice for county commissioner They took oath from Judge I Phelps with Ada auxiliary groups sponsoring and Beauchamp chosen governor by one vote over Shawnee Graves Beauchamp 16 a senior ran on a platform praising democracy and public trust.
Phillip Summers 68 of Rebee community died from neck injuries after a car carrying three men overturned three miles west of Ada on state highway 13 Saturday afternoon. Summers died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral services were set for 2:30 p m Monday at Bebee schoolhouse with burial at Maxwell cemetery. He is survived by wife Alice and three children Earl Lois and Lorene of near Bebee.
About 8,000 spectators attended the sixth annual Ada Firemen's Rodeo. officials estimate over 35,000 paid across five performances, setting a new attendance record. Eddie Curtis of El Reno won all round Cowboy for the third year. Jiggs Burks of Comanche and Buck Goodspeed of Okemah won calf and steer roping titles, each earning a hand-tooled saddle.
Four of 47 Oklahoma City fatalities in July occurred in cars under 10 mph. Safety officials said excessive speed isn’t always the cause. over half were traveling above 50 mph at death. Average July vehicle speed was 38 mph with violations in over 70 percent of cases.
President Roosevelt returns to supervise the $10 billion rearmament program as his yacht Potomac docks at Goat Island near Newport Rhode Island. He is greeted by Gov. Vanderbilt and naval officers while a Marine detail stands watch. The torpedo station on Narragansett Bay remains a tightly guarded facility producing torpedoes with another plant under construction in Alexandria Virginia.
State WPA Administrator Ron Stephens said a revised Tulsa national guard armory plan was sent to regional headquarters under the National Defense Act. The project cost was reduced to 121,350 from an original 340,000 after War Department rejection.
Narcotics Commissioner H. J. Anslinger said pure narcotics are so scarce that many addicts have cured themselves unwittingly by buying highly diluted products. He spoke on the shortage and its effect on addicts.
Figures from the U S department of agriculture show Oklahoma remains the top broom corn producer with an estimated 1940 production of 13,200 tons, up from 8,800 tons in 1939. Yields are pegged at 300 pounds per acre versus 234 last year, with Illinois 7,700 Kansas 3,200 Texas 3,700 Colorado 6,100 and New Mexico 5,900 also listed.
The Rev. C. E. Berry of Miami spoke as principal speaker at the third annual tri state Twins association meeting held yesterday in Miami Oklahoma. 56 sets of twins attended the event with James Elliott Fairland elected president Herman Babst near Fairland named vice president and Mrs. Mabel Collins Miami chosen secretary treasurer.
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