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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
4
The Summers Chapel community shares weekend visits among families in Lewis Texas and nearby areas. Revival efforts begin, school teaching underway, and the 1940s style church activities include a girl and boy basketball progress with wins on August 3 and August 12.
Local social notes from Vanoss Union Hill and nearby areas list visits and greetings among residents. Names include Brown Walker Roberts Crittenton Peek Dame Martin Standridge Gaar Hall Denham Sullivan Williams Dame Turner Jones and many others, with church revival and upcoming meetings noted.
A wide sweep of community life from Owl Creek to Lula includes revived Sunday School, large Sunday night services, and a closing Baptist meeting. Notices mention visiting relatives, 4-H club trips to Stillwater, a memorial for J H Turner, and upcoming union meetings plus a parish chapel singing.
In Budapest on August 17, Ferenc Szalasi the wartime Hungarian leader known as the Hungarian Hitler faced a court appeal after a three year prison sentence for incitement. Police stopped a planned Nazi mass at a Danube church. Szalasi remains a central figure for Hungary’s Nazi groups despite his claim of nonviolent methods.
A pink granite monument rises at the site of the 1935 Will Rogers and Wiley Post crash in Barrow. About 300 attendees including whites and natives heard eulogies by Oklahoma and Texas representatives. The ceremony featured Eskimo translation and a voyage by Eskimo boats to the Arctic shore.
Jefferson City Missouri August 17 Adam Richetti the low faced gunman condemned to Missouri's lethal gas chamber for the Kansas City union station slayings in 1984 lost his last hope of reprieve as Division two of the supreme court affirmed his death sentence over his motion for rehearing The gunman now in Kansas City will be resentenced in court within two weeks Anphysiation has replaced hanging in the state since the convictions Richetti the last of three outlaws tied to five slayings Pretty Boy Flóre and Verne Miller were killed by officers and rival gangsters respectively
Oklahoma City Aug 17 The state supreme court ordered the corporation commission to show cause within a week why Southwestern Bell Telephone Co should not implement a temporary rate increase in 14 Oklahoma cities. The commission had denied the increase and the company sought a writ of superseders. Cities named include Ada Ardmore Blackwell Chickasha El Reno Guthrie Lawton McAlester Norman Okmulgee Ponca City Sapulpa Shawnee and Stillwater.
The Bureau of Mines reports week ended August 16 crude oil stocks at 287.406 million barrels, up 1.106 million from the prior week. Domestic oil inventories fell 4.027 million barrels while foreign crude dropped 81 thousand barrels.
Washington report details House inquiry into alleged communist influence. Witnesses name public figures from the forest service and education offices as connected to pro communist activities and WPA links. Chaillaux claims funds indirectly promote communism and calls for political expense audits.
LT. Austin Gagin seeks 2500 for services in the liquidation of Exchange Trust Co. Tulsa. Attorney Pi Houston Hill of the bank department says a hearing before District Judge E Floyd Staley will occur in Tulsa when Staley returns from vacation. The state will contest jurisdiction and contend Staley lacks authority.
The Fittstown W M U held a Monday afternoon church meeting with the Alice Smith circle leading the program. The discussion focused on Mexico and Cuba with assisting members contributing to the program.
Mrs Mark Reynolds and several members were listed among officers for the new year led by president Mrs Whitaker. Installations set for August 23 with Mrs Hicks in charge and Mrs Watson on refreshments. A church party honored James of the Baptists home and a surprise picnic was held at the pastor’s home for the primary department.
VINITA Oklahoma August 17 The first contract in construction of the Grand River dam and excavation of the east spillway has been completed Chief Engineer W R Holway announced The contract by M E Gilliot Monett Missouri was for spillway excavation east of Disney the contractor will be paid after completion is accepted by the authority Massman Construction Company Kansas City will level and pour concrete for the dam Contract No 2 for core drilling tests near completion by Sprague and Hemond
Dr Gorgon Ryne, medical superintendent of the largest leper hospital in the British empire, urged a change in views on leprosy at a Kuala Lumpur address. He said leprosy is not rare and mainly affects children, with adults rarely infectious. only a fraction receive proper care. He argued global spending on cosmetics and tobacco could fund care for all lepers.
Oklahoma City August 13 UPI The state supreme court is in effectual adjournment during the dog days as judges take vacations. The last decision was eight days ago in the Oklahoma City school board suspension case. Reassembly is scheduled September 6 to hear oral arguments on the wage hour law constitutionality.
Oklahoma City on August 17 reports Pie Lloyd Walters appealing for more relief funds. He displayed handouts at the state capitol grounds and downtown, noting his wife and two children rely on county and state relief of five dollars monthly plus a small commodity order and clothing. State welfare director Neil Addington said Walters is unemployable and receiving maximum relief. Mrs Walters aided in distributing the handbills and helping print them, which urge people to buy clothing and other necessities to avoid starvation.
In Tulsa on August 17 the Oklahoma repeal forces showed rifts ahead of a statewide meeting in Oklahoma City. A 16-man Tulsa group led by N R Graham drafted an initiation petition, while Will Bishop announced a revised bill to be presented in Oklahoma City that Graham said would not be the Tulsa measure. The committee largely agrees, but they violently disagree on several vital provisions.
Enid resident Harry O. Glasser rejects the idea of dropping out if former Governor W. H. Murray appears on the general election ballot as a nonpartisan candidate. Murray’s supporters circulate a petition to place Murray in the race. Glasser plans to open his campaign in Tulsa and opposes the New Deal framework.
Ernest Ramstetter reported cows crossing railless bridges caused injuries after a fall into a creek. He presented a bill to Denver city leaders and the water department paid him 900 dollars plus ordered railings on the bridges to prevent future incidents.
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