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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1951
Page
4
Short Ada newspaper notice notes Mohi trade territory per year and outside trade territory per year with a $1000 item value. Post office entry at Ada Oklahoma and a telephones line for the business office.
A reflective analysis argues that democracy faces hurdles in global leadership. It notes that Communist delays in Korea stem from saving face and fear of defeat, while questioning whether a democracy can sustain necessary sacrifices and unity to lead internationally. The piece weighs Russia, America, and past missed opportunities to shape world leadership.
The piece argues for reorganizing athletic conferences to improve rivalries and suggests forming a large regional league. It also critiques party alignment, urges voters to focus on current stands, and calls for cleaner government with fewer wasteful federal employees and honest officials.
A reflective column links rising narcotics arrests and violent crime, questions the drug crime connection, and cites a past Maxell resident Uncle Ed. It recalls old Ada roots, hunting talk in southeastern Oklahoma, and odd gadgets, ending with a holiday note about Christmas coming after football.
Washington officials said the Truman administration will use funds already available to avoid asking Congress for a special foreign aid appropriation early next year. They noted France and Britain seek additional aid while the US has set aside 950 million for economic aid to 13 countries, excluding Britain and with France limited to 200 million.
The Northeast Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association plans its annual banquet and pecan show in Tulsa on Friday law announced by President Verser Hicks.
Newport News Virginia police are hunting a killer after two taxicab drivers were murdered within 24 hours. Luther Callas, 55, and Anthony Michael, 28, were found near Warwick County and near Fort Eustis respectively. Police tie both deaths to robbery and consider the work of a maniac.
Driving winds closed the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time in its 14 year history. General manager James E. Rickets ordered the shutdown as wind speeds reached 60 miles per hour, with Sgt. Everett Jennings noting the high gusts. The bridge links San Francisco with coastal Northern California.
Louisiana State University narrowly defeated arch rival Tulane 14 to 13 in a hard fought football game played in Baton Rouge. The result kept LSU ahead by a single point in a classic rivalry clash.
Local advertisement notes greater returns for investment in classified ads. Readers are urged to place ads with boosted value offers and enhanced exposure.
Cal Tinney suggests the Democratic Party should recruit a presidential candidate via mass advertising. He mocks passive approach by leading Democrats and jokes about possible contenders like Kefauver Truman and Eisenhower. He urges public calls for volunteers and hints at 1952 campaigning with a humorous tone.
Sen. Mike Monroney calls for a $5,000 limit on individual political contributions and tighter reporting for gifts of $100 or more. He urges updating the Corrupt Practices Act and cites Ohio 1950 race inquiries and large sums routed through state groups as flaws in current law. Monroney argues current law can hide out of state money and cites a $34,000 Ohio donation and a $30,000 labor group contribution to Taft opponent.
Winnie Ruth Judd known as the Tiger Woman, murderer of two friends in 1931, is back at the Arizona State Hospital for the Insane after being recaptured near downtown Phoenix. She spent the day in bed as authorities stripped her room to bare essentials and noted her mood remained crestfallen.
The Charlotte News reports an interview alleging Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark joined two pleasure jaunts with T. Lamar Caudle, then assistant attorney general, on flights in Troy Whitehead’s private plane during Whitehead’s tax probe. Walter Mallonee, former pilot, is cited in the interview.
Tecumseh educator Flecia Guilliams, Barnard school principal and East Central district leader, will address Ada B P W club at 7 30 PM in Convention Hall. She will also speak at a college assembly Tuesday morning and to the Ada Lions at noon, after a European study trip.
Highway accidents in Oklahoma killed 61 people in November, the highest monthly toll since June 1949. The 1951 year to date stands at 512 deaths, 64 more than last year and 11 more than all of 1950, with 49 fatal accidents and 71 drivers involved in November per the Highway Patrol.
German authorities told the Allied High Commission that interzonal trade between the Federal Republic and the Russian zone is at a complete standstill. Berlin reports that daily exchanges once exceeded 250000 dollars. Allied authorities offered no official comment.
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