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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
3
Pontotoc county reports 51 violent deaths in 1937, surpassing 1936. Auto crashes, pedestrians, razor and poison, pistols, explosions, burns, drownings, and electrocutions fill a grim ledger across Ada and area oil fields. Homicides totaled four by shooting. city streets showed fewer fatalities than highways.
London report: poultry farmer G Williams left his dog to guard £25 in his car while he visited a bank in Trowbridge. The dog opened the enclosure and ate the last fragments of a 5IS note, leaving investigators puzzled about the missing money.
Clayton Russell son of the late Campbell Russell Oklahoma political pioneer reports a week old black eye from an altercation with State Senator James C Nance in Purcell near a bus depot Russell says Nance struck him four times twice connected before a police officer intervened He claims Marine Corps pride and rivalry but prefers a debate over brains rather than fighting Nance unavailable for comment
At least 165 people died in the United States as 1938 began, with 137 fatalities from automobile accidents on damp and icy streets. New York recorded the longest list with 32 deaths, including 14 traffic fatalities, while other states logged numerous deaths from shootings, self-harm, and exposure. Ohio, Texas, and Illinois Also saw high totals with statewide tallies listed.
Roy Stegall, county superintendent of schools, announced Pontotoc county teachers are 100 percent members of the Oklahoma Education Association. This year 324 teachers hold memberships in the state organization, Stegall said, with the county previously at 200 percent last year.
In St Louis on December 31 the Mark Twain society heard ancient Rome and Greece jokes tested for humor. Dr William Korfmacher of St Louis University presented classic quips about barber shop politics and Diogenes the lantern carrier, noting Greek humor differed from in law jests. A Pompeii wall jingle and remarks on broad A’s echoed ancient wit, while a London AP note reported a cat rescued from a 45 foot quarry shaft in Idle Moor Bradford after months trapped.
Three defendants Harry Kuykendall Leona Fern Kuysendell and LeRoy Patton appeared in A W Oliver justice court on burglary in the second degree. Each pleaded not guilty and bonds were set at 2000. Patton posted bond soon after and preliminary set for January 11 at 10 a m. Loot included clothing and a radio from a house at the Y southeast of Ada and was recovered by officers after the robbery.
Oklahoma City officials note increasing elderly and survivor lump-sum claims under the Social Security Act. Bristow cites payroll familiarity and employer help as drivers, with payments capped at 3000 dollars per year per employer and benefits set at 35 dollars per thousand of earnings.
A 1937 review of Ada area oil shows Fitts field opening with peak drilling bolstering production and prospects, then fading to under a half dozen active wells as borders closed and five wells on small 10 acre plats were drilled. Drilling moved to other areas as production men settled into a longer production era with fewer active drills.
In Washington Wisconsin on January 3 two amateur weather prophets Ed Benesch and Joe Ott read onion layers as a monthly forecast. Their method links each onion layer to a month and moisture to precipitation, with divergent results for several months. They refuse to reveal their reading method.
Farmers report rye grass coming back after losses with Joe B. Hill noting excellent stands and seed saving spreading locally. Korean lespedeza also thrives, reseeding readily, while rye grass behaves as a perennial here though it dies back yearly. The U.S. Chamber estimates 1938 taxes at 13.5 billion, prompting questions about government tax policy.
The report outlines Cromwell and West Fitts pools expanding through deeper wells and Hunton lime production across a 3,000 acre area. Muse and Roadhouse wells produced in 33-2-T and 20-2-8, while wildcat activity spread across Pontotoc and adjacent counties with Ada and Seminole counties showing new shallow pools and continued drilling into lower formations.
Frisco and Katy railroads announce improved service between Tulsa Dallas and Houston with daily Tulsa to Dallas departures at 2 49 p m arriving 10 20 p m. Sleeper lounge car transfers to Katy at Denison for Houston arrival 7 30 a m. Returning Houston to Dallas arrives 7 30 p m.
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