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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
8
Ada opens the new year with a quiet celebration and few public events as residents mark the calendar. Minimal activity reported across town with scattered gatherings and low-key observances.
A Finnish government committee studies a Soviet note delivered to Helsinki amid sharp Moscow charges. Officials expect a reply soon as Finland weighs direct ministry contact and potential shifts in policy. Strong figures warn the new Soviet demand signals a grave diplomatic strain and possible escalation with Russia.
Plan announced by Dunn chair and Oklahoma state auditors to step up enforcement against businesses evading taxes. Governor Turner states the crackdown aligns with state revenue efforts and will begin shortly after measures are set.
Director General Tregve Lie at the United Nations urges step by step negotiations to settle East West differences. He notes little progress in 1349 but hopes for renewed talks without presenting a concrete plan. The piece also discusses entangled Cold War shifts in Europe and Asia and the likelihood of limited gains amid ongoing tensions.
Mrs Nannie Boren mother of former Congressman Lyle Boren died Sunday night in Wewoka at age unknown. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 from the Wewoka Church of Christ with burial in Wewoka cemetery. She survived by her husband and several sons and a daughter.
In Wichita two men Aytehi Dauer and McPherson Hutchings were arrested after a car abduction turned violent. Dauer fired three shots injuring Hutchings during an argument. McPherson, a retired banker, was later released on bond. Both suspects face arraignment with bail set at 20,000 each. preliminary hearing planned for January.
An Associated Press survey counted 424 violent deaths from all accidental causes from Friday evening to Monday midnight. Traffic fatalities totaled 29, lower than predicted, with 413 traffic deaths reported the prior week. Weather likely reduced highway deaths, while fires claimed several lives including a farm house blaze near Houston. Miscellaneous fatalities included falls, shootings, hunting accidents, and alcohol fatalities at a New Year party in Warm Springs Ore. Texas again led with the highest New Year toll.
Norfolk reports a forthcoming large scale exercise named Portes involving the Army Navy Air Force and Marine Corps. About 30 000 troops will participate in a land sea and air drill to test latest weapons and tactics since World War I with plans to reveal new countermeasures and maritime warfare innovations. The exercise will simulate combined operations at sea and shore with submarine and carrier assets and will feature high level military leadership and allied civilian planning.
New York profile of Ben Burman, famed river-novel author, detailing his wanderings from Kentucky to New York, Paris, and Africa as he writes Everywhere I Roam and other works. It notes his habit of living among river men, his corruption of stage, and his later wartime dispatches with NEA and Readers Digest.
A federal grand jury indicted Greek American Maragen, 34, from Kansas City, on four counts of perjury tied to testimony given to a Senate committee about government business, income sources, and his ties to Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan. He allegedly claimed only one bank account in 1945-46 and denied government dealings or loans from his mother in law in 1949.
Two Adans were injured in a wreck Monday night on State Highway 58 about 1.5 miles north of Susakwa in southern Seminole County. Jack Pennington and Margaret Tripp, both hospitalized in Wewoka, were listed in serious but not critical condition with rib fractures and internal injuries for Pennington and a fractured left arm plus cuts for Tripp. Carl Henry of Ada was treated and released. pursuit noted a wrecked 1949 Chrysler.
A light plane crashed into stored cotton bales at Lubbock Manilla airport killing two men. Pilot James E F Paul of Shawnee Oklahoma was identified. a passenger remained unnamed hours after the 5 29 am crash. Twenty five bales burned. An unrelated line mentions Sree Dos Angeles sourcing water since 1907.
East Central will host its inaugural graduation ceremony for about 62 seniors on January 18. Dr. John E. Fallows, dean of admissions at Oklahoma University, will deliver the commencement address as students resume activities after winter break and prepare for final exams.
Ada resident Gertrude Shipley dies in Sunnyvale California after illness. Body to be returned to Ada for burial with Criswell Funeral Home arranging. Survived by husband Allan Shipley, father C. A. Pome Taington, three sisters Zela Miner, Kenget, Viarto Peasing ton, and brothers Claud Milo Lyman Pea imington.
A sharp earthquake rattled northern Utah and southeastern Idaho causing minor damage. Preston Idaho and Box Elder County reported tremors felt across the region near Salt Lake City and Corinne with a shimmering highway surface for seconds. University of Utah and other local sites recorded quivering ground and power disturbances. In Oklahoma, Adarko saw a separate fire report noting 68 fires in the year versus 124 in 1948, according to Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Stewart.
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