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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1929
Page
4
The nation reflects on the Panama Canal's $400 million cost and 6100 yearly ships, noting government-led success versus private ventures. It also covers vacation camps for boys and girls, camp meetings of yore, the Barnett fortune legal battle, personal perseverance, a Texas lawyer anecdote, the Farm Board's cooperative testing, and road hogs endangering travelers.
The article notes that business leaders saw vast trade gains in recognizing Soviet Russia and used economic leverage to influence Washington. It recalls how Ada residents and local chambers of commerce rallied Congress to push Oklahoma toward statehood, arguing trade benefits over partisan politics. Oklahoma entered statehood despite likely Democratic alignment.
The article discusses Russia's push toward modern farming with imported tractors and American reapers, noting vast arable lands and a potential demographic shift. It also highlights Sergeant Alvin York as head of a Tennessee mountaineers school, praising his work to reduce illiteracy and improve regional education. It ends with reflections on history, education, and thrift in American life.
The Graf Zeppelin has added another important conquest of the air. The speaker notes that daily miraculous feats by inventors over the past fifty years make it impossible to predict what the next fifty years will bring. The generation then on earth may smile at our current crude conditions as we compare to Edison and his peers.
A humorous note recalls a Frenchman who wrote I love you a million times and found no romance. The tale ends with the blunt comeback Well, what of it revealing that repetition does not always win hearts.
The article celebrates a near certainty of a new bridge over the Canadian river north of Francis. It notes a toll bridge as the practical interim step toward a free crossing, with the temporary structure expected to enable significant north south traffic and offer immediate usefulness.
Tulsa report shows week ending Aug 17 with mixed gains and losses across areas. United States total light oil up by 1 646 barrels while heavy oil fell 5 121 barrels. Oklahoma down 600 barrels. Texas Panhandle up 11 000. California light up 21 000 with heavy down 2 000. Total U S production 1 588 858 barrels light and 52 615 heavy for week.
Oklahoma City Aug 20 State highway commission opened bids on fourteen bridge projects totaling about 41 million dollars with Crichton & Kirby of Ardmore leading in several sections and other firms listed for multiple items. Total program near 1,000,000. Official low bidder to be announced at 4 pm at the capitol.
An item notes that the delay in its arrival was the cause behind the No. and No. designation, indicating disruptions in timing or delivery. The brief highlights logistics impact and the resulting scheduling questions for the involved entities.
The Graf Zeppelin altered course to avoid bad weather over Saido islands and crossed Hokkaido to Honshu, guided by constant radio contact with European, Asian, and Japanese stations. Separately, army worms and other pests threaten Oklahoma cotton fields, with calcium arsenate controlling both army worms and weevils, and guidance sent to county agents for effective remedies.
Oklahoma City August 20. County assessors met with the state board of equalization at the capitol to discuss real and personal property assessments. The board will adjust estimates for state taxation based on county values, with the levy set to be three and a half mills. Debates centered on increases to cover rising educational costs and economic conditions in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
Washington notes a shift as tariff politics return to center. Democratic critics unite against the House bill while Republican leaders face a wary public mood and mounting opposition. Sugar interests and corporate lobbies drive the push, shaping a tense, evolving battle over duties.
The article describes pressure from bottlers and distributors leading to changes in pricing and policy. Smoot, Read, Wateron and allies reportedly concede some ground, cutting the house DUI rate by three cents to smooth the overall market.
Henryetta Aug 20 4 Representatives McDonald and Gimson of the Interstate Commerce Commission and M M Sias on assistant general manager Frisco railroad and T B Magon division superintendent completed their investigation into the wreck of a passenger train here Sunday in which 13 persons were killed. After hearing many witnesses they adjourned to Tulsa to examine Frisco employer. They said the switch had been tampered with and that the person who opened it would be apprehended. No arrests yet. Bennie Nichols and Bessie Simpson Negroes held for burglary in the second degree after alleged hijacking a white man in the Negro section. Bound over in preliminary hearing before T O Culling native of peace remanded to fall in default of 2000 bond each.
John N. Shaffer 36 of Arkansas City Kansas employed by Santa Fe railroad died after an engine explosion in Santa Fe yards at Ponca City He was refueling when the blast threw him 30 feet His clothing burned and he died before aid arrived He had 11 years with the railroad had just arrived from Arkansas City and is survived by a widow and three children The body was sent back for burial.
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