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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
6
Fontaine county proves corn can mature with little rain. Dr. J. G. Breco reports four ears from 50 acres east of Union Valley. Ground once alfalfa and well plowed, with early planting and seed, produced early growth and maturity despite the dry summer. H. P. Sugg notes others also achieved rainless corn this season.
The Corporation Commission said it would appeal to the state supreme court from an injunction granted to O. O. Owens of Tulsa to prevent shutdowns in Creek county wells. Owens argues salt water pumping is needed to prevent damage and to return oil to the formation.
Venice California police arrested a youth identifying as 14 year old Richard Jensen after he admitted striking a playmate who called him a convict. The same day William Williams, 25, was found dying under a Montrose home with a brutal throat wound and a fractured skull. Jensen was picked up bicycling near the beach 25 miles from Montrose and later claimed he was Jensen’s twin brother. He said the taunt about spending time at Whittier Lafe school led to the fatal blow. The suspect was turned over to Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.
ANADARKO Okla Aug 23 Gay Phillips rode in a parade with 300 brilliantly costumed Indians representing all Oklahoma tribes as the fifth annual American Indian Exposition opened. Miss Esther Riddles Comanche princess led the procession. Phillips planned to place an eagle feather in the beaded headband of Princess Spirit of the Redman will be presented daily with a large encampment of three thousand tribesmen from government reservations in late foeder tents tepees and brush arbors.
The Norman Howard Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary elected officers Tuesday led by President Mrs. Virgil Auld and First Vice President Mrs. C S Massey. Other roles include second vice president Mrs. George Overturn secretary Mrs. Lloyd Moore and treasurer Mrs. Lillian Gaither with chaplain Mrs. Damon Nichols historian Mrs. Robert Ferguson and parliamentarian Mrs. Roy Chrisman. Installation set for September 12, auditing committee named, honor roll chosen, Shawnee convention dates noted, and Ada unit delegates designated.
A new Simpson Roadhouse well, designated No 1, NW NE NW of 8-1-7, is capable of about 8 900 000 cubic feet daily. E H Moore Inc has shot Brown No 4, NE SE SW of 34-8-7, and is finishing it as an oil test. Moore No 5 Brown is drilling below 910 feet. Grisso No 1 Haskins, SE SW SW of 27-5-4, is drilling after a strong oil show in the Hunton lime.
OKLAHOMA CITY Aug 23 The future of the McAlester penitentiary school will be discussed tomorrow in a conference between Warden Jess Dunn and the state board of affairs. Chairman EB Smartt said prison funds were limited but there was little danger the school would be abolished. It’s a question of how strong we’ll go and they will check the finances likely operating about the same as in the past. POTTSVILLE Fa ue A young couple asked the marriage license clerk for a duplicate license obtained a week earlier The bride-to-be said they quarreled over wedding plans and she tore it up.
Tulsa reports most major oil firms stay quiet on price steps after the shutdown ends. SinclairPrairie briefly cut then restored its 20 cent postings as others keep the lower level. Some independents cut or restore. Texas railroad commission proration hearings may shape next moves. Gasoline prices rise in a tight market while refiners and small stations adjust amid scarce supplies.
Administration leaders pursue a surprise visit strategy to keep state employees alert. Gov. Leon C. Phillips initiated the practice by inspecting the University of Oklahoma engineering college library needs. Chairman Sandy Singleton and other highway division chiefs have adopted the plan.
Rome reports rapid Italian mobilization as fascist papers hail the German Soviet nonaggression pact. Mussolini’s press predicts Balkan and Near East shifts, with Greece Turkey and Romania warned of reduced British French influence. Reserves summoned. Italy readies war economy while foreign observers debate Soviet perfidy and Axis victory.
A Seminole county grand jury returned indictments charging six individuals with perjury during hearings on the suspension of Superior Court Judge C. E. Presson in the Sheriff Merrill case. Named were Homer H. Bishop Ode Lewis Harry Compton Kimberlin Harve Weatherford and Frank Jackson. Roy Richison was indicted for accepting a bribe from a bootlegger. The case arose from a grand jury investigation into alleged neglect of duty and calls for Judge Presson to disqualify himself, which he refused prompting an appeal to the state supreme court.
STATE QUIRKS OKEMAH Aug 23 UP a farmer saw death strike near him while milking a cow lightning struck and killed the cow Garrett was knocked flat he credited rubber soles for saving him Shawnee Aug 28 JP many Oklahomans vacation west the Pele Parhells of Watsonville Calif reversed things Sulphur Aug 25 UP officers jailed a Gypsy woman rest of caravan parked their car and traine rs county jail yard serenade failed WAURIKA Aug 23 UP due to water shortage town contracted to drill a well to supplement supply at 50 feet Carter hit salt water prospects fair but not for drinking water Anadar ko Aug 43 UP Mac McDowell enjoys a joke even at his expense when ill friends sent him a bouquet of weeds Sapulpa Aug 23 UT softball ticket takers warn rain check buyers someone broke into the ballpark took 600 pennies and several light bulbs
Chicago Aug 23 M L Annenberg millionaire publisher was accused of conspiracy by a federal grand jury which also recommended breaking up his racing news empire for relying almost entirely on illegal gambling The 27 day inquiry into monopoly and racketeering laws led to an indictment of Annenberg and three others for conspiracy to influence a witness Clarence J Ferguson a Philadelphia detective with 20 years on the vice and gambling squad was named as a witness and said to be innocent of wrongdoing
A woman arrested in Excelsior Springs Missouri on a chicken stealing charge has been identified as Muriel Sullivan, who escaped May 7 from the Kansas prison farm for women at Lansing. Police identified her by fingerprints and, under the name Marjorie Donovan Reeves, she was linked to a sensational 1931 Coffeyville murder case involving Mrs Maude Martin to shield testimony in the trial of Dr S A Brainard.
Ada residents share guest visits and travels from J B Antle household to Davis friends and Port Worth relatives. Birth announced for Rita Voye at Valley View hospital. Ada locals journey to Oklahoma City, Dallas, and California while others plan stays in Enid, Casper, and Carlsbad New Mexico.
New York Aug 23 report from Mt Sinai researchers finds implanted crystals of sex hormones in ten women showing activity after two to three months. Crystals deliver hormones slowly, potentially cheaper and less painful than injections, with implants placed in a superficial cut about an inch long near the hips.
Washington authorities debunk the idea that raw beefsteak cures a black eye. Experts from the agriculture department advise against placing beef on the eye and recommend a cold compress instead as part of consumer education on common fallacies.
University of Oklahoma authorities approve a co operative system to cut college costs. A student room and board package is expected at about $20 per month initially, with possible reduction to $15 as the plan grows. An organizational meeting for interested students will be held on campus between September 11 and 15.
Oakman schoolhouse is wired for electricity after refinishing, with new tools for manual training and art, a well equipped library, and upgraded washing facilities. 4 H club organized with officers Cecil Stiles president Geraldine Kaiser vice president Oma Jean Cecil secretary.
Oklahoma City reports federal chemists and the U.S. Department of Agriculture found a new lignin based process to soften hard water and remove iron. The lignin from corn cobs and other plant byproducts offers a cheap abundant resource. Potential uses include plastics and vanilla substitutes, with lignin waste plentiful from pulp mills and agricultural residues.
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