16 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
1
Ada area schools ramp up for final pre dismissal events as Jaycees and Santa Claus visit towns including Stonewall Konawa and Sasakwa. Students perform programs at junior high and high schools while PTA and Christmas assemblies invite public attendance.
A winter cold front dropped temperatures across the state with gusty northeast winds and low readings. Guymon logged around 20 degrees as the lowest, while Ardmore 35 and McAlester 36 marked near normal highs for the period.
Turner Tanvh presents a dispersal sale with about 300 people and many breeders from Hermitage in attendance. The event features 8 bulls and several cows as the sale begins, with Breeder Davis and others coordinating proceedings and planning a broader dispersal show later in week.
Oklahoma City December 16. Wanner former major league baseball player passed away at age 72 after an operation. He was taken to a hospital following a medical procedure and had been ill for several days.
Washington reports the spy hunt committee claims new evidence of ongoing Soviet spying in government. It cites a still-working official, alleged theft of Norden bombsight papers, and 38 newly released documents tied to the Hiss-Chambers case, including a $75,000 libel suit context.
Tokyo officials removed Christmas decorations from 20 railway stations today after Buddhist protests. No injuries reported as authorities cited sensitivity to religious sentiments.
Berlin, Dec 8. French forces destroyed two Soviet controlled Berlin radio towers in the western sector marking a bold move to curb dangerous airlift routes. Brig Gen Fernand Ganewal said he ordered the demolition due to great danger to air traffic, noting the action followed advance warning to Berlin radio management.
Hollywood reports Teresa Wright says she was fired by producer Samuel Goldwyn after she refused to travel to New York to publicize a film. Wright cites ill health for the cancellation and says she accepted the firing without protest and would work for less in the future to keep her dignity in the industry.
U S Marines and sailors from the transport headed in force to shore amid war jitters in Shanghai as a protective presence for American citizens. Cal T B Mughes and Lt Col James Silkias lead the effort. scarce welcome greeted the vessel while Chinese vendors hawked cheap goods along the wharf. Marines constrained the scene as the riverfront buzzed with suspicion and commerce.
William H Pearson, former Ada resident and brother of Mrs J Kent Smith, died Monday in an Oklahoma City hospital. He helped install electrical wiring at Ada’s cement plant in 1918, aided the Byng power plant, and last summer oversaw the wave system installation in Ada replacing the old White Way lighting.
Tulsa bootleggers reportedly reached a legal agreement to refrain from actions regarding Oklahoma tax commission requests. An attorney, who asked to withhold his name, claimed to have arranged for clients to ignore the requests. the commission proceeded with general inquiries and warrants for seized liquor. The attorney described the situation as silly, while the agency pursues action to recover liquor or its value.
Peiping reports say Red troops are only miles from the city gates as government forces fight to defend the capital. Fighting is concentrated near the walls with occasional shelling and small unit clashes. The government warns of strict punishments for violations of martial law as relief and evacuation concerns grow.
In Fore Lewis Washington, a Chance remark by two GIs sparked an airlift plan to fly about 108 soldiers home for Christmas. Furloughs and funds pending, Carlson's Travel Service and Gray's Travel Agency in Seattle charter three planes for December 21 departures, with Chicago, New York and New England as hop points.
Diagrams of navy airplane devices allegedly obtained by Whittaker Chambers in the 1930s were disclosed by the House committee. The data, said to come from contacts at the Bureau of Standards, was considered not highly secret but potentially valuable to Russia. Reports touched on sound headsets, microphones, and wartime logistics amid broader state department documents.
Budapest December 16 Hungary dismissed the American protest over seizure of a Hungarian subsidiary. The Foreign Ministry said two American employees signed “releases” under police duress and that the United States should mind its own business. It charged grave sabotage was ordered from Washington and defended the seizure as justified.
Prague reports say Czechoslovakia seeks funds and machinery from the Soviet Union after Western aid was rejected. Moscow promises new financial help but details and amounts remain unclear. The prospect of a broader Eastern bloc economic effort weighs on Warsaw to Budapest talks.
Tulsa officers seek two suspects in the assault of Sand Springs garage mechanic W. Hillgross 36 found unconscious on a county road. His car abandoned northwest of Sapulpa. hospital reports he remains unconscious with a fractured skull as investigators recover a blood stained rock used in the attack.
MT VERNON N. Dec. 11. Editor Canham of the Christianance Monitor urged the American press to educate more and provide free information at a ceremony marking the 297th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. David W. Howe of Burlington honored 40 journalists who died in World War I. Also notes on a Geary cotton broker, Henderson, dying of a heart attack at 69 in Oklahoma City after moving from Covewasha to Geary in 1935.
A lively bridge party sets the talk of the town, with chatter and rumors circulating as neighbors discuss recent happenings. The event draws residents who share updates and opinions, creating a buzz around the social gathering.
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