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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
4
Ada Oklahoma publication record notes consolidation history with Ada Weekly Democrat Pontotoc County Enterprise and Ada Star Democrat. Notices list pricing by mail and per year with Thursday publication schedule and post office second class status.
The Ada firemen aim to stage the largest rodeo in America with expanded grandstand seating and two to three more sections by next August. They deserve public cooperation for the effort and praise the group for their strong work.
The Hatch bill could shift control of party conventions from federal office holders to state officials. If state administrations dominate national conventions, platforms may favor states’ rights and influence presidential and congressional behavior. The outcome depends on future enactments and practical effects.
A sharp letter from Mrs. Mabel Bassett asks the attorney general if lawmakers can underfund her charity and corrections department. The piece notes the two houses control funding, praises Bassett’s appearance, and suggests editorial counsels for the legislature next session.
Sunday School lesson discusses drinking and drunkenness through Joel and Daniel, noting modern increases in alcohol use, especially among women. It traces historical moral cycles, cites Puritan England and the Restoration, and highlights Belshazzar as a warning that God’s judgments persist.
Deane W. Malott, chancellor of the University of Kansas, chose teaching over following a family bank tradition in Abilene. The piece praises teaching as service, contrasts it with wealth, and reflects on values, societal change, and the hope for a renewed focus on a life well lived. It weaves quotes and observations about educators, sacrifice, and the era’s shifting priorities.
Come to Ada to enter East Central State College as fall term begins September 11. The college offers pre law pre medicine pre dentistry and broad professional paths with a strong faculty led by Dr. Linscheid. Ada’s support and proximity keep expenses low and provide an atmosphere favorable to advancing in farming teaching professions industry or business.
The state highway commission promises all debts paid by October and urges a real road building push afterward. It calls for shortening some routes and opening new links, arguing for Ada to be connected with the hill country southeast and for broader east west highways across Oklahoma to reduce traffic and better connect regions.
The piece argues that American life offers mobility from humble origins to powerful positions and that efforts to create class distinctions by politicians threaten this freedom. It notes that wealth, opportunity, and education have historically bridged divides, and warns that eroding this mobility would injure the nation.
A reflective piece on how personal feelings toward leaders and others influence decisions in war, business, and politics. It argues impressions of a person affect credibility and action, warns against tolerating limits on political freedom, and notes how routine habits like coffee breaks reveal consistency in merchants, shaping outcomes.
Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly drop of 121,147 barrels per day in U S crude production to 3,554,146. States show varied changes with Oklahoma up, Texas down, and California up to 612,500 barrels daily. Regional shifts include East Texas down 74,685 and the Rocky Mountain area down 5,360. The report notes district gains and losses across Illinois Michigan Louisiana Kansas and other regions.
City officials discussed trimming the budget to fit income from a three mill levy. The city estimates a $113,000 tax income with a $160,000 request, and salaries are expected to remain. county budgets require deeper cuts, with seven mills projected to bring $138,192.87 last year, needing about $20,734 in reductions. Welfare and relief funds faced proposals for reductions, but officials opposed abolishing charity lines. Independent school district budgets awaited excise board action as county plans move to Thursday.
County auditors and police radio items dominated Monday’s first public hearing before county commissioners. Two excise board members favored a $5,200 yearly auditor to act as a watchdog and audit county records. Goodall said records audits of Mrs. Garner’s files should finish in about three weeks. City and county budgets hinge on radio equipment decisions after KADA’s offer to lease at $380 monthly, with the city weighing options amid a $40,000 reduction target and a three mill levy expected to raise about $13,000.
Washington Aug. 15 Secretary Wallace announced no export subsidy for fats and oils. Three proposals are under review to reduce surpluses: divert fats to soap trade. purchase pork products for distribution to the usedy. and boost exports of lard and soybeans via the Export-Import Bank.
Mangum realtors report a housing boom as most rent houses in town are occupied by returning former residents and new workers. Renters expect a 10 percent rise next month, while building material sales rise and FHA loan applications grow. Improvements tied to Altus Lugert irrigation and Salt Fork flood control projects, plus rural electrification powering 600 farms, fuel optimism.
The U S department of agriculture estimates Oklahoma will produce about 8,200 tons of broomcorn this year the smallest since 1924. This outcome follows drought reduced acreage with 73,000 harvest acres versus last year’s 91,000 and the ten year average of 141,400.
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