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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
4
A retrospective on 1933 contrasts with 1934 as Roosevelt’s new deal restores industry and employment. The piece notes 4 million jobs returned and another 4 million in temporary work, with renewed hope, a strong federal program, and renewed international leadership. It critiques state budget cuts especially in education, and comments on criminal law enforcement and political norms of the era.
The article reflects on the birth of Jesus guided by the wise men from the East and Herod’s plot to kill infants. It links the nativity story to the onset of a new era, then shifts to 1933 and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inauguration, arguing for radical government changes and monetary debates about silver versus gold led by Wall Street bankers.
A Wayne West Virginia News column lampoons mistake culture from editors to doctors and judges, noting how errors spark blame, legal effect, and humorous misprints. The piece contrasts reactions to mistakes by various professions with a final nod to the editor.
A compiled set of exam blunders mocks morality and language with lines like marriage as holy acrimony and a census taker creasing population. The piece notes political debate under Roosevelt, currency inflation talk, bank deposit guarantees, and Oklahoma Democratic caucuses amid criticism of corruption and apathy in public life.
Rodney Dutcher reports AAA faces opposition from Wallace Tugwell group over a tentative milk policy that would license distributors and fix prices for farmers, with consumers left to reap limited competition. Critics say enforcement is hard and higher prices depress consumption, while reform aims to curb inflation and expand public works.
Scribe John Jones reports Stonewall troop met Monday night with eleven boys present. Mrs. Weisse treated the boys, and time was shared among test passing, games, and a sing song. Rev. L. B. Jones, scoutmaster, praised for good work as court scene shows defense and prosecution questioning jurors on capital punishment and self defense.
The Public Works Administration approved a 25 million dollar allotment to remove submarginal lands from commercial crop production. The surplus relief corporation will oversee the project aimed at ending futile farming on unsuitable lands and reallocating areas to cultivation, parks, forests, and national domains. An additional 2.944 million goes to the Interior Department for mineral surveys and land classification, while 299 thousand funds the Geological Survey for eighteen states and Alaska. Oklahoma receives 24 thousand.
The Democrats of Pontotoc County Oklahoma are called to precinct conventions Friday January 12 to elect county precinct officers and four members for two years. Meetings at 2 pm in most precincts and 8 pm in first class cities or those under a commission form.
In Jonesboro Arkansas jury selection began for the murder trial of Reverend Dale S. Crowley 46 a Baptist minister at the Jonesboro Tabernacle accused after a long church war with a rival faction. J. W. Machurdo a janitor was killed amid the clergy feud.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Oklahoma Central Railroad Co to abandon 61 miles of track. One 40 mile segment runs from Lehigh to Ada Junction and another 21 mile stretch from Byars Junction to Purcell. The line serves coal mines and farms, and the commission found alternatives sufficient, so continued operation at a loss was not required.
Ronald Finney, once seen as a rising financial wizard, was sentenced in Topeka to at least 31 years of hard labor in the state penitentiary for his role in a million dollar bond scandal. Finney's attorneys filed notice of appeal.
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