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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News reflects on farming's shift toward larger operations and corporate ownership. It notes the rise of mechanization, mortgage pressure, and land buyouts, questioning if the one family farm can survive alongside industrial-scale farming. It also contrasts editorial approaches to the presidential race and urges reasoned, fact-based public discourse.
A meditation on balance between dreamers and practical workers with examples from literature and history. It also surveys a shift in U S high school aims toward more practical education, citing a educators’ study noting 6 5 million high school students unmet needs and predicting more work based experience and social studies to fit modern conditions.
A National Labor Relations Board ruling could classify nearly all business as interstate by linking activity to outside-of-state inputs such as paper ink and advertising. The piece argues this shifts regulation toward federal agencies and away from state lines, affecting lawyers merchants laundries and more. It also notes Captain Losey’s death aided Arctic flight training through his meteorological work. In France the government condemns public revelry and warns against levity under Petain, deeming private festivities and exuberance improper.
The piece weighs whether the war may spread to the Balkans, noting Romania Greece and Turkey, Russia and Germany alignments, and potential impacts on Britain and England. It also praises East Central's flying program, comments on Wendell Willkie, and forecasts brisk American business amid war preparation and school reopening.
The piece notes Ada national guardsmen prepared for regular army training and many may not request release. It calls for oil reserves, urges rationing and stocking, and highlights wartime adjustments for businesses. It mentions Atoka reporting 100 days fire-free and a Cherokee Messenger-Republican view on hiring limits.
Oklahoma officials praise a test stretch near Hinton using cement soil stabilization for an all weather road. The 6.4 mile project saved about ten thousand dollars per mile versus concrete paving and was praised for water resistance. Engineers caution results are not yet conclusive and note cement mixes vary by soil type and alternative oil stabilization.
United States Golf Association disqualifies Jim Ferrier from the 1940 national amateur championship over royalties from a book of his golf shots. The decision narrows the field to 140 contenders after 36-hole sectional tests at 28 sites before the Winged Foot National Championship in September.
Washington reports a defense commission found 6,747 army and navy aircraft contracts outstanding. Senator Byrd criticized lagging preparations as threats to national security. The Pentagon said by week end contracts would cover about 75 percent of aircraft funds, with 200 planes due in late 1940 and 2,500 in early 1941, while output could reach 36,000 annually by December 1941.
Tulsa August 27 Col C A Holden senior guard officer said the Oklahoma national guard can be made in 90 days into a first class army and hard as nails Equipment and training are needed but by activation time there will be enough personal equipment and armament Holden asserted in three months troops would be converted into men able to walk 20 30 or 40 miles a day and then meet the enemy and give him better fight.
Despite forecast showers on Monday the warmth returned with a high of 95 degrees and a low of 76. Temperatures rose each day over the past week signaling a swift summer comeback.
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