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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1948

Page

2

December Event Deluge Across East Central Region

December brings a packed schedule of activities with many events between the first and twentieth. A three day double tourney at East Central opens the season and a Christmas party follows at Greens at Kaiwht Tall. Notable gatherings include a Boy Scout convention with El bert K. Pratwell, a debate tournament, basketball games featuring East Central and Halliburtons, and several health education and community shows across multiple towns. This provides a broad civic and cultural slate ahead of Christmas, with schools and local groups hosting parties lectures and performances.

East Trent Wiest Pontotoc Grunery Vanss Kolie Santis Claus TeTournriu East Central New Mexia State College Namiah

Draft Board Test Passes Nine for Fuall Swing

Fragmented item describes draft board activities with references to physicals, tests, and classifications. Mentions George Lath and a list of 20 individuals undergoing or denied for physicals, with outcomes indicating some were disqualified and others passed. Notes arrangements at Oblihunta Cry and references to specific groups and numbers.

George Lath Sceyoleey Fren Wainy Chisttee Aik LO Theonteh Euvsathea- Tu Corley

Warmer Weather Helps in Kansas Storm Cleanup

Storm and freezing conditions disrupted transport in Kansas and Oklahoma, halting power and telephone lines. Snow extended to five inches in parts, delaying travel while crews from Southwestern Bell and Oklahoma Gas and Electric worked to restore service over several days. Highway crews aided stalled vehicles during the weekend storm.

Kansas City Ohio Kansas Kanssaseri Oklahoma Oklanoma Oklahoma Gas We the Southwestern Gelb Telephone Hows Mal Clinhoma Kans Highway — Department

Beraching Back Rollywood Scene Delays Betsy Grable

A garbled brief reports Betsy Grable delaying return to cameras due to a barking scene. Doctors advise avoiding weighty subjects for a period while Cecas Romero is mentioned in the misread notes.

Betsy Grable Cecas Romero

Dairy Show and Dairy Judging Demonstration at Pontotoc Fair

The Pontotoc County Fairgrounds host the Dairy Day program on November 30 at 10 30 a m with a Feeding and Management school by John W Boehr extension dairy man in the administration building Demonstrations on judging and dairy animal management will be led by A M college Dairy Husbandry staff and local breeders Breeders and exhibitors from Ada and surrounding areas will present milking shorthorn and guernsey stock cattle and dairy equipment A tour highlights barns pens breeding stock and a display of dairy herd sires from Wisconsin Missouri and Oklahoma facilities include permanent equipment for demonstrations and an exhibit hall featuring dairy feeds and farm supplies

Pentotoc County Fairgrounds John W. Boehr Extension Dairyman Boehr Fovith Pentotoc County Bolestles Fort Severan Daley Fiy Natenue Pera Ada Barr Simty Avey Ise Norland Ormsby Bie Ea Severz Busi Wail Haive Wechibits Inent Ma Jiseau Fairgrounds

Area Legion Group to Meet in December Session

The annual fourth district meeting of the Ameritiet Lorin Legion will be held December 3 with coffee at 10 a.m. and group sessions at 10:30. BE L Crawford presides with officers L. Wiggs, Winston Wiggs, and Leslie Thoragony. Luncheon at the Silver Dollar at 1:45. Delegates will hear remarks from Claire Hil Shawe and Dr A Bo Rivers.

Ameritiet Lorin Legion L. Crawford Peesiding Leslie Thoragony Winston Wiggs Ie Au Navy Legion Auditorium B. L Cuetrigt Ordan Garmr Dallais J. Fudallton D. Sam Johnsen Auxiliary Department Neearts Claire Hil Shawenee Digtrist Emmmitpimennam Art Dr. A Bo Rivers

State to Open Highway Bids Soon

State Highway Department will open bids for a major highway project totaling 183 miles across 27 counties. The work includes 31 miles of grading and drainage structures with an estimated cost of $36,000,000, featuring more than 3,000 feet of unreinforced concrete and cast iron pipe across Caddo and Canadian counties.

Tar Hi Commission Iwil Onen Ember Caddo County Canadian County

Four-Year-Old Shares Wealth in Brooklyn Bonanza

New York report details four year old Ronnie Moskowite who repeatedly took $5 bills from her father’s bankroll and tossed them from a Brooklyn apartment window. She later discarded two diamond rings valued at about 1500 dollars, saying her mother wasn’t wearing them. The maid dumped the garbage into the incinerator before the rings could be recovered.

New York Ronnie Sue Moskowite Melic Mre Stanley Moskowitz Mena Daddy Brooklyn Gratefih Mama Ronnie Gevatal

Funeral set Tuesday for Pvt Alfred B Crow

Private Alfred B Crow of Ada will receive military honors arranged by the Army at the Al Smith Funeral Home. The 45th Division soldier, killed in Northern Italy, lived in Ada and attended Ada High School. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Crow. his widow is Capt. James Crow, stationed in Yokohama. Crow is buried at an American cemetery with plans for later reburial at Rosedale Cemetery.

Alfred B. Crowd Ada Conduetec al Smith Tumneral Morris Vis Qin Crow Ome Beulker James. Crow Yokohama James Crowe Adw Hich Schaul National Guard Paar Harbor Regslar Army Port Sik Compar Crew Baly Crow Am Zoperican Rosedale

Ada Christmas Events And Jaycees December Plans

The Ada Chamber of Commerce lists dates for Christmas programs with the downtown Christmas events led by the Jaycees and Santa Claus appearance on Wednesday night December 9. A Baptist Church children’s Christmas party is set for December 21 at 7 p.m. Merchants have added decorative lights atop stores as autumn displays fade, signaling the season’s festivities in Ada.

Ada Juntoe Chamber of Commerce Baptist Orzha Ada Tay Ins Al'ed Im

Plan for Second B-36 Bomb Group

In November 1974 SAC announced plans to reactivate the Second B-36 Bomb Group at Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth Texas. The unit, formerly the Sith Bomb Group famed for Pacific theater records, will comprise Bead's eight six engine pushers and join the Be Tae class as the largest bomber in the world.

Omaha Corswell Air Force Base Fort Worth Fox Gee Strategic Air Command Air Force Carswell Aab SAC Pacific

Burlesque Star Skips Lines In Curtain Call

A burlesque performer struggles with dialogue during a show while the producer and a small bald-headed audience recall prior acts. The scene hints at backstage tensions and audience memory of past performances.

Pleasant Morning Routines Provoked by Odd Alarms

A humorous essay discusses the universal struggle to wake up kindly. It laments harsh alarm clocks and recalls antics like coffee hoses and overturned kettles to coax partners from sleep. The piece notes varied methods but concludes no method reliably improves dawn awakenings.

New York England Somabady Frances Rover Boy Baramer Strauss Wavender Olf

Submarine Reported Off Texas Coast

Reports from Washington state a modern submarine was sighted in Gulf coast waters twenty miles south west of Corpus Christi Texas yesterday afternoon Naval officials are convinced the craft was not a United States submarine and note that submarines are known to be operating in the area.

Washengton Rj 'Crusing Gulf Coast tCarpex Christi Texas Naval Pus Christi St S

Austelle’s Body To Be Returned To Fort Worth

Mrs Henry Eischeid received word that her son Sgt Max Ernest Buddy Austelle is being shipped from Iwo Jima to the distribution center at Fort Worth Texas and will arrive next week. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Sgt Austelle served with the Fifth Marine Division.

Henry Eischeid Max Ernest Buddy) Austelle Iwo Jimwo Distributom Fort Worth Tex Austeile Fifth Marine Division

Hammerhead Oyster Found in Indian Ocean Curiously Named

A hammerhead oyster, a curious relative of the pearl oyster, is reported in the Indian Ocean. It derives its name from its hammerlike shape and distinctive head-like form.

Indian Ocean

Arrow design claims passage through large animals

A powerful modern hunting arrow propelled by an 85 pound bow is said to pass completely through a large animal’s body, tearing through bones. The claim mirrors Britannica references on animal anatomy and evolution, noting plants and animals share common ancestors.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Can United States Increase Aid to China Reach Question

The article discusses whether the United States can raise aid to the Chinese nationalist government amid the civil crisis. President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall grapple with how America should act in this emergency while Congress weighs the economic strain of additional aid and the broader Cold War context against Bolshevist threats.

United States Truman Marshall America J. A. Eaton New Jersey House Foreign Urtfairs Committee Styrmart Joe China U.S Ching K. Milks Manking Fim Myn Washoeton Lena Atlas Heaven Washington Moscow Orient Chiang Hsai~Shek Russia

Canadians Sweep Grain Competition at Livestock Expo

Canadian farmers led the grain and livestock show events at the 49th international livestock exposition in Chicago. S J Allsop of Red Deer Alberta earned Wheat King while Joan Eling of Hairy Fly Alberta won Gat King. American runners-up included L Petersen of Victor Montana in soybeans and Bierkals of Fond du Lac in corn. Oklahoma A and M College won the collegiate livestock judging contest with top scorer Rogstadt of Purdue.

Chicago Nev S. J. Allsop Red Deer Alberts North America Joan Eling Alberta William R. Beattie Staples Ontasia America LE. Petersen Victor Momt Bierkals of Fond L. Siegelmeier K i Towa Aberdeen-Angus Enerst Stock Farm Kati Noffman Ida Grove Nelsom Farms Geneseo

Biggest Circus Heads for Sarasota Winter HQ After Season

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus completes a seven month run with 417 performances over 114 exhibition days. A 299 mile final drive brings the tour total to 19 313 miles as the traveling show heads to winter headquarters in Sarasota.

MEAMS Piz Ringling Boog Barnum and Bailey Circus Sarasota

Fog Delays Queen Elizabeth Departure in Southampton

Fog and a U S dockworkers strike delay the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth from sailing to New York. Visibility was near zero as Captain Ford postponed the departure, with the ship idling since November 27 and a next possible departure set for tomorrow morning.

Southampton Eng New York United States Europe C. M. Ford Baltic Mediterranean Berlin Gotan RAF Crmy Tempellink Frankfurt Wiesbaden

4 Hers Won't Let Land Blow Away

Eight young farmers named to day as winners of the national soil conservation contest report methods to slow soil losses. Winners include Bobbs Hayne, FT. Prescott Ark, and John Teadick Bennett, 19, Arkansas City Ka. Prizes include trips to the congress and scholarships donated by sponsors. Additional winners include Ellie Jean Johns, Carolyn Vandiver, and others from Arkansas and Illinois, with awards for home grounds beautification.

Chicago America Soil Conservar Taschuice Firestone Tire Rucker Co Bobbs Hayenne FT. Prescott Ark John ‘Teadcick Benett Arkansas City Pire Wicx Charles R. Walgreen Thicaso Wanners Ellle Jean Johns Newport Ave Ant Carolyn Vandiver Lennard

Home Building In First Volume Drop Since Wartime

Washington dispatch reports the first postwar decline in home building since 1944. The Commerce and Labor Departments project 975,000 housing starts in 1949, up from 925,000 this year, with 535,000 starts in 1944. The Federal Reserve Board notes buyer resistance to high prices, as analysts urge prudent use of profits for homes and essentials.

Washington Commerce and Labor Departments Federal Reserve Board National Planning Association

Wedding Rebuffs End In Virginia Union of Heiress and Representative

Mise Meredith Howard and Rep. Richard Estes Maieuver were wed in Virginia after a string of postponements in Knoxville and Tulsa. Attendants included Mrs. Kefauwer. The bride and groom plan to split time among Phoenix Arizona and Washington. He is a Democrat who did not seek reelection.

Alemandala Meredith Howard Richard Arizona Weda Knoxville Tulsen Estes Maieuver Tennessee Kefauwer Theodore Hays Mexico City Phoenix Agiz Washington

Battle Scene Spreads as Government, Communists Clash Near Nanking

Fargl d Miles reports Chinese government armies abandon fixed positions and clash openly with communists spreading from Suchow toward Nanking. Eyewitness Tom Lambert describes a shifting front as troops move south and a government hill recapture near Suchow signals renewed open fighting and air resupply contrasts.

Miles Xiansisg Nanking Suchow Sulsion Chiu Ching-Chuan Associated Press Tom Lambert Chin Su‘chow Lambert Suehow Teachin Nanking Haldine

O'Mahoney Plans Big Economic Probes and Price Controls

Senator-elect O'Mahoney vows to push major probes into private price and rationing practices. He targets corporations handling base commodities, aims to curb private price power, and seeks a wartime price levy near half the rate. He would chair the Senate Economic Committee and push a broad anti inflation and regulation agenda with public hearings by the FTC and Justice Department.

Erwen Fh Harrenson Washington Roy Onahoney D- Wyer O'Mahoney Ater Laverage Omahonex Senate-House Econonomic Committee Chatemian Taft R-ohiek Tremin Omahones Trushan Congress Federal Tract Commission Commerce Department Justice Department FTC

Ada Rifle Club Begins Shooting Practice

The Ada Rifle Club plans a shooting session at the National Guard armory on North Broadway. NRA targets will be used for the Ada Junior Rifle Club's 35 members, each taking three 3 cent rounds at 240 feet in the basement gallery.

National Guard Armory North Broadway Aga Junior Rifle Club National Rifle Association Ada NRA

Singapore toy industry shows growth prospects

Singapore's toy manufacturing sector expands with new local production. Dolls, furniture, dining sets, and utensils are popular in the market, with goods priced from 15 cents to $1. The text notes aluminum drops and mentions the Federation, highlighting a rising domestic demand.

Singapore Beaming Thy Federation

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