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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
3
The Ada city stores cite a 30 year old law banning sidewalk spitting with fines while dresses once framed the issue as a defense of cleanliness. Early vehicles required a grease pan under parked wagons on paved streets amid persistent firework noise during Christmas.
Several people near Bonham Texas were injured two seriously in a Saturday morning collision two miles north of Ada on Highway 48. Mrs Ollie Pearson and Eva Kerr suffered pelvic fractures. Thelma Kerr 18 had a cut above the eye. Virginia Pearson 15 was bruised. others escaped injuries. The crash involved L E Elsey driving a pickup. brakes stuck as he swerved into the Pearson car. Investigating officers noted possible damages settlement with no complaint filed.
R V Dixon and wife woke to a kitchen cabinet explosion blamed on John Davis, white haired college professor and Kiwanis officer candidate. Davis had distributed harmless bottled beverages as vote getters adorned with campaign imagery. Dixon saved the bottle, but heat caused gas expansion threatening the cabinet.
The survey finds many unmarried women with no public Leap Year announcements yet implies some may still be attempting. It notes a quiet social landscape where visible declarations are scarce but aspirations persist.
W. T. Melton wandered alone during the Texas Centennial episode. Rainy night caused disorientation after a show, missing his party and hotel. He rode with a taxi, then stayed with a relative until Mrs. Melton reached him.
A man past sixty notes age can deter or boost effort. When faced with disliked tasks he says he is too old, yet for tasks he enjoys he asserts he is as capable as ever.
The piece notes how readers grow weary of perpetual wars and shifting focus from Ras Dem tu to Haile Selassie, then the league of nations, Spain with Franco, and the Chinese leaders Chang Hsueh Li ang and Chiang Kai Shek, while stage elephants entertain opera audiences and provoke lighthearted worry about prima donnas.
Kiwanis magazine writer argues public schools push vocational training to fit college entrance needs, noting only ten percent reach college. He calls college a factory producing inferior, costly diplomas. Business world seeks capable applicants with practical skills over broad knowledge.
Christmas Day passed quietly in Ada with officials closed and only essential businesses open. The day saw the death of W E Chapman on a railroad track north of Ada and police busy with intoxication cases, with over 75 people booked from Christmas Eve through Saturday for drunkenness.
Burlington club invites entries from 5500 participants worldwide for a tongue in cheek world championship of tall tales about fishing. Burlin claims a molasses smeared hook attracts bees that sting the fish, a humorous yarn judged among many entries for the annual prize.
The Oil and Gas Journal spotlights E. H. Moore Inc in the Fitts pool with three units installed and room to add more. The plant supports 110 Upper Simpson wells, 16 Wilcox, and 18 Hunton wells, with future expansion easily handled by additional units. Gas engines are convertible to diesel if gas supply decreases.
A village melodrama centers on Marcia Canfield's engagement to Frank Kendrick and his mysterious disappearance amid embezzlement rumors. Dorothe Osborn schemes against happiness while rehearsals for Half Acre in Eden unfold, exposing jealousy, class tension, and a plan to escape poverty.
Mike Bradford confronts locals at a Bobbs Neck diner over gossip about Marcia Canfield chasing Frank Kendrick. He denounces the villagers as petty and reputation minded, while Helen and Marcia debate quitting the cast and job plans. The scene ends with gossip spreading further.
Four men stage a swift stick up at a benefit bridge party hosted by Mrs. Harold Henderson. Police link them to earlier Dog Wagon robberies while villagers discuss plans and a returning artist Bruce McDougall arrives as a possible new resident of Bobbs Neck.
Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma bids farewell from the senate and reflects on equal rights, duty, and a lifetime of public service. He outlines his future plan to open a private law office and signs his final message with a hopeful, pro American note.
Senator King of Utah suspects letters to senators urging more work relief come from within the WPA and would probe if widespread. He aims to cut relief spending with a rest‑of‑year appropriation near 250 to 300 million dollars, while Roosevelt and Hopkins compare against 500 to 750 million proposals.
Sam Terrill was saved from a 100 foot water tower after a 25 foot plunge into a foot of water. Doctors warned of infection from a severe head wound as a belt broke during tank cleaning. Local residents joined a perilous rescue descent to bring Terrill to safety.
Oklahoma highway commission releases a traffic census map showing Ada and Seminole near Oklahoma City and Tulsa in entering and leaving totals. The preliminary study covers March 2 to October 19 with 96 of 168 hours counted and full results due January 15 1957.
In Washington after Christmas, lawmakers brace for a fight over next year relief spending. President Roosevelt's proposed 500 million 900 thousand dollar bill faces opposition from lawmakers favoring smaller totals and greater state responsibility. Some see 250 to 300 million as sufficient, while others expect needs to rise for the rest of the fiscal year and next year. The session opens January 5, with relief and new neutrality laws on the agenda.
William E. Chapman 65 died when struck by an O C A A passenger train north of Ada on Christmas Day. Funeral services were held Saturday at Keith funeral chapel with Rev. Milo Arbuckle officiating. Interment followed at Rosedale cemetery. Survivors include his wife two daughters and two sons all of Ada.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court assumed original jurisdiction in a case by former Oklahoma A and M students seeking to declare unconstitutional an amendment creating a separate board of regents and ordered attorneys to file briefs within days.
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