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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
5
Widespread storms sweep the Southeast and Northeast bringing heavy snow and freezing rain. Power lines fail, highways close, and communications are disrupted as blizzards hit Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, and beyond. Casualties and property damage reported as weather chaos continues.
Washington reports the White House declined comment on a telnet claiming President Truman offered to name Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt ambassador to Britain. Officials said the report was garbled on radio. The cabinet lineup outside the White House was noted, with Jefferson Caffrey as ambassador to France unsure of plans to return.
U S crude oil production fell for the week ended Nov 22. The nation averaged about 2,054,000 barrels per day, down 222,000 from the previous week, with Wyoming and Michigan showing notable changes. Colorado and Mississippi also registered shifts, while overall output declined.
Greek Premier, once given up as hopeless by doctors after heart attacks last week, was seen at the edge of his bed eating breakfast today. He remained in high spirits and even joked about meeting a French heart specialist accompanying Foreign Minister Vasiladis from Paris to inspect his condition.
Howard Cowan, former Shawnee, Oklahoma newsman and longtime Associated Press correspondent, returns to AP duties in the Tulsa bureau. He had left AP to run a pairing business after two years as manager of a wholesale company in McAlester and previously served in Kansas City, Jefferson City, Me, New York, and other bureaus, including war correspondence in Europe during 1944-45.
Washington November 29 Defense policy officials press to hold military outlays to the 13 billion dollar limit set by President Truman unless new overseas threats emerge. Two top civilian advisers warned that raising the budget to 38 to 40 billions would spark inflation. Pentagon talks, led by Budget Director Webb and Economic Adviser Newquist, warned of adverse economic repercussions. The armed forces requested 7 1/1 billion for the 1950 fiscal year starting July 1.
Cold air pushes into flooded regions of Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee today as temperatures drop into the 30s in the south. Vicksburg Mississippi reports 28 degrees with heavy rain forecast downstream from swollen rivers. Flood warnings extend from north Georgia to southern Alabama while widespread cold, fair conditions prevail elsewhere.
In SEARCY Arkansas a quick acting mother saved her two year old son as flames trapped them in a second floor department store. Fire destroyed the rear business section and a younger infant perished as firemen checked the blaze. The mother Dr Paul Gentry Sr 35 narrowly escaped with her son before firemen stopped her reentry attempt. The incident occurred near Kensett four miles east in a small community.
All over Tupelo Ada and surrounding areas residents spent Thanksgiving week with relatives and friends including Mr and Mrs BL Rowe and family in Tupelo and Mrs BL Hull who traveled to Hobart to visit parents Mr and Mrs Bir. Nearby exchanges note hospital visits, mortuary graduation, and community plans as residents juggle travel and illness during the holiday period.
Oklahoma reports eight fatalities on state highways over the extended Thanksgiving weekend despite poor driving conditions. The toll for the year stands at 435, down from 450 a year ago.
Altus Oklahoma man credits his 2 percent life saving rescue to his young daughter Serena Fivon who quickly pulled the cord from a live socket after he touched an uncovered light socket. He suffered a full electric shock but survived with minor burns.
County Attorney W G Long ruled after a Custer City case that all pinball and chance-based gambling devices must be removed by Monday November 29. The judge called amusement a regulated activity and said machines serving as gambling devices are illegal, with penalties and potential removal actions to follow.
President Truman and a team of senior department attorneys began shaping labor policy for his state of the union message. They will urge Congress to repeal Taft-Hartley and propose a compromise retaining some Wagner Act ideas. The plan aims for a two to three week follow up with a full draft of proposed legislation.
Edd Lemons of WKY Radio in Oklahoma City is named editor of the Extension Division at Oklahoma A and M. He has run the farm department and radio station for over four years, succeeding Tork Graham now national executive secretary of the Flying Farmers. Orville Saunders will replace Lemons as assistant farm director.
Restoration work at the Kremlin uncovers older walls within the Blagoveshchensk tower and a sixteenth century fresco by Feogicka, son of Dionisia, inside a cathedral. Workers also find a dated signet ring in the Acsenak tower bearing the name Yakov, now rubbed away.
Berlin children in the Western sectors emulate the airlift to supply the blocked city. Using toy aircraft from British and American brands, they stage landings on improvised runways and move cargoes with toy wagons to imitate the real wartime supply chain.
Pi Haralt Hutton, a Clinton agriculture teacher, will become president of the state board of agriculture tomorrow, succeeding Joe C. Scott who resigned due to ill health. Scott plans to join a state insurance endeavor with Governor Roy Forter and others.
Washington, Nov. 30. Senator Hull urged unification of the armed forces to end "petty fighting" and warned Secretary Forrestal to act to unify the army navy and air force. He cited debt and waste without unity and called for a team of forces under one defense plan, warning against further interservice disputes.
Endicott, Minnesota November 23. George F. P. Johnson co founder of the Endicott Johnson Shoe Corporation died after a period of illness. He rose from factory worker to president and later served as chairman. The firm with plants in Endicott Binghamton Johnson City Owego and nearby towns employed over 18 000. Johnson led reforms including profit sharing shorter work weeks and community welfare initiatives.
In Muncte Indiana a five pound son was born to Mrs Harald Lewis of Toledo while en route to a hospital in the car of her parents. The 1967 event followed a prior 1967 car birth and occurred as the family rushed to medical care. An accompanying note mentions local club activities and honors for the Jackson County home demonstration club and its leading members.
Oklah oma City. Mrs Florence Fudge 37 wife of the Oklahoma municipal league executive secretary died in a hospital after a bullet wound found on the living room floor by her 12 year old son Michael She had undergone heart surgery more than a year ago The acting coroner said she died about half an hour after the shooting Her husband David was at home at the time The incident is under investigation
In Chicago on November 30, 193?, the National Association of County Agricultural Agents conferred distinguished service awards to several county agents. Recipients included Kres Olatiowiana, Bulag Tar, and Brant from Haskell and Cartermoor districts, honored for their service and contributions.
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