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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
1
British ambassador Lord Lothian urged the United States to increase aid to Britain by sea air and finance to keep supply routes open. He warned the war's outcome hinges on American decisions and pledged victory with such support.
The German freighter Rhein, 6,000 tons, left Tampico to run the British blockade and was intercepted by a Dutch warship in the western Atlantic. Fire was observed as the ship was approached. the fate of Rhein is not disclosed. Lord Lothian urged American aid to defend Atlantic shipping and Britain.
The British minister Hudson says the food situation is as grim as in 1917 amid U boat pressure and a feared Nazi blockade. Woolton had claimed confidence in supplies, fueling American curiosity about convoy issues and US aid. The piece notes Britain seeks faster victory over Italy to free ships and planes for Atlantic needs.
British desert troops captured the Italian base at Sidi Barrani Egypt and pushed toward Mussolini’s Libyan domain. The communique claimed many Italian troops and three generals captured with 6,000 already reported. Westward advance 35 miles from Sidi Barrani aimed at Salam on the border.
A mild flu spread across Oklahoma towns leading to closures. The state school for the deaf at Sulphur shut after 5 of 290 students were confined, with dormitory pressed into an auxiliary hospital. Oklahoma Military Academy at Claremore also closed, as Muskogee Norman Stillwater Sulphur Claremore Bartlesville McAlester and Dewey report cases. No deaths reported and officials call it like a severe cold with short bed rest.
London December 11. R. S. Hudson the minister of agriculture said Britain's food situation is just as grim as in 1917. He told a Farmers' club that the navy's task against German counter blockade submarines and long range bombers is now doubly or trebly as difficult as then.
Light rainfall moved through Oklahoma Tuesday night into Wednesday with more chances forecast. Ada recorded a drop from 52 to 38 degrees, with .65 inch by 7 am and continuing rain making roads muddy. Areas reporting overnight rain included Ardmore .32, McAlester .14, Ponca City .09, Tulsa .20, and Oklahoma City .06.
Ground breaks this week for a $52000 Sperry armory in Tulsa County and a $200000 Tulsa armory as construction crews prepare concrete foundations. Funding includes city and WPA shares with national defense and W P A support. a Tulsa air squadron hangar should start after January 1 and finish by July 1. The 125th observation squadron will enlist 31 officers and 135 additional men.
Trial of Henry Gibbs a Lula farmer charged with the murder of Willard Burkhart opened with defense of self defense claimed after a hunting quarrel. Judge Tal Crawford recessed the case until Thursday morning as testimony focused on locations and items in photographs.
The East Central Education Association plans a two day Ada gathering on October 23 and 24. The program mirrors last year with sessions starting Thursday evening and concluding after the football game Friday night between East Central and Northwestern colleges. Coach C. J. Powell announced Northwestern will return for the teachers meeting.
In Amsterdam the purge of all references to Queen Wilhelmina from Dutch schoolbooks provoked strong public anger and a televised appeal for calm from Dr J Van Dam the new secretary general of education issued after the purge sparked unrest across Holland.
Oklahoma farmers received a favorable crop report noting good subsoil moisture 30 to 40 inches deep and adequate surface moisture. Wheat prospects look bright with fall sowing progressing and cattle in good condition aided by ample feed and improving pastures.
Summary says only a few light flu cases exist, not an epidemic, with many colds. It urges bed rest, doctor contact, and minimal contact to prevent spread, noting colds can lead to flu or increase vulnerability.
An American Airlines plane arriving from Chicago misses Lambert-St. Louis runway in fog and rain, crashes into a creek bank. Pilot Herbert Susott and First Officer Earl Phillips are rescued with minor injuries. Passenger E Lindenmeyer is treated for shock. Ruth Arnestad joins others who escaped. No fire reported.
Miami Beach reports the Duchess of Windsor recovering slowly in a hospital suite filled with flowers after undergoing major dental surgery.
A Logan county hearing on a 40 acre well spacing request in the South Lowell oil field was recessed to allow Guthrie royalty owners to oppose before the corporation commission. Danciger Oil and Refineries, the applicant, presented first testimony. Shell Oil submitted a written objection to applying the order to its holdings. The commission delayed a ruling after the Guthrie group requested more time.
Oklahoma City report shows sales taxes rose 2.73 percent in the first five months of the fiscal year versus the same period last year. November collections increased 7.2 percent from the prior November. Gasoline taxes up 3.64 percent for five months. November gasoline receipts up 8.81 percent. Gross production taxes fell 4.11 percent. cigarette licenses and cigarette tax receipts declined.
Professor C. F. DeGaris of the University of Oklahoma school of medicine was among two western scholars awarded $79 prizes by the New York Academy of Science for a paper on Arctic arch in primates.
The court clerk's office issued a marriage license on Wednesday to Bill Abbott aged 44 from Ada and Abbie Allen aged 37 from Ada.
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison argues for a cooperative postwar order led by an international police air force to prevent Nazi aggression. He says peace requires democracies to unite economic resources under a cooperative plan and sacrifice national independence.
A brief notice highlights improved value in vested Ada News classified ads offering greater returns for advertisers. The item emphasizes better exposure and cost efficiency for local businesses within the paper’s classified section.
Fierce Crete knife fighters joined Greek troops in the front line against retreating Italians while reserves from Turkish locations head to the front. A Greek government spokesman said moves are developing and battles continue on all fronts. RAF raids hit Valona as Italian defense weakens.
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