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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News and The Ada Evening News operate under a shared publishing framework. The papers list mailing address and office details, including a postal subscription rate and contact points for subscribers seeking issues or advertisements.
The Ponca City News editorial defends cooperative buying and shared equipment while criticizing tax exemptions that shield profits. It warns Congress to curb inequities when cooperatives expand into product sales and retail, calls attention to press censorship trends in Britain Germany and Spain, and notes weather as crucial for farmers with slow progress and limited street funding.
A local Ada discussion weighs the appeal and risks of city growth. Proponents urge controlled expansion to gain services, jobs, and amenities while avoiding traffic, housing costs, and social barriers seen in larger cities. They endorse attracting industry and people to keep Ada thriving.
A Palo Alto address by Herbert Hoover draws sharp lines between individual initiative and collective state power. The column discusses census projections for population shifts, Oklahoma taxes, and local industry growth, noting hot weather in farm work and praising young contractors Milamare and Hontes for future projects.
Saturtat marked the closing day for the Hospital Auxiliary funds drive for Valley View expansion and polio work. Begun April 25, the campaign surpassed early goals, raising $7,940.55 across areas led by Ada clubs and churches. District units reported varied gifts from First Baptist to Garden clubs, with a grand total of 716 being noted.
Wingless chickens draw excitement after Des Moines veterinarian claims breeding them could cut egg prices and alter meat. Early efforts date to 1924 with mixed results and conflicting scientific opinions from Nebraska and Princeton researchers.
Harve Kenley and Fiarye Kenley oversee changes at Katz Department Store as Te Auta Dag Beets accepts head of the shoe department. New department reorganizes stock with a complete line of fell shoes including Marquise Jeline Connie Netara Pose and Paris Poskiorr brands.
The Infantile Paralysis Association executive committee led by Canada chair Dr. Joez discusses heightened polio cases and funding for victim aid and research. The local chapter plans to raise funds from the annual March for Dimes parade while awaiting national support and potential unspent local funds.
Former Hickory residents prepare for the 49th reunion a basket dinner at Buffalo Springs Sulphur on Sunday August 28. Organizers expect 200 to 300 attendees from California West Texas Tennessee Alabama and Texas with former Hickoryites urged to attend and bring basket lunches.
The transfer of hardened criminals and youthful first offenders moves between Granite reformatory and the state penitentiary at McAlester starting early next week. Joe B Harp will become warder and oversee reforms including ending the rock pile punishment and using the granite quarry for construction and rock masonry training. Classification of Granite inmates will determine term continuation or transfer, with about 300 inmates affected and new school programs to be added at Granite.
In Birmingham Alabama on August 13 a racial zoning dispute flared with two midnight blasts at two Black ministers homes as gunfire erupted from Black residents guarding the properties. One man was arrested for disobeying an officer. Police blamed Black residents for not informing police while heavy damage occurred to the area.
Ada high school valedictorian Miss Jane Grubaugh, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tack Grubaugh, won one of ten $300 nursing scholarships. The award honors essay contest winners on You and I Can Do Something About Cancer, funded to cover three years of training costs.
Smugglers Cove California reports rough seas halted Otis Barton’s bid to descend in a diving bell to a depth of 6009 feet. A calmer sea is hoped for tomorrow with potential tests including a camera down the line. Technical issues persist with cable and power supply affecting the attempt.
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