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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
2
The article lists 1940 as the second wettest year since 1911 with 49.70 inches of rain. It breaks down rainfall by month from January to December, noting July and June highs and December totals, and mentions solid ice on Wintersmith Lake as a major weather story of the year.
RAF command reports heavy bombing of Tobruk including military buildings and fortifications. Eleven Italian planes shot down yesterday with no British losses. fires visible from Bardia, searchlights used by Italians, Australians avoided higher casualties by hiding among desert rocks.
Norman report notes Joseph A. Brandt future University of Oklahoma president opposes tuition solely for revenue. He recalls 1917 start with $50, favors free general education, seeks higher standards, and urges preparatory coursework and a contributory teacher retirement plan. He plans to confer with regents before returning to Princeton.
Ada shows limited progress in community building during 1940, better than 1939 but far from robust. The 1938 surge stands out with $420,582 in building permits from the city clerk, including a new public library project.
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce names Rigby Owen as president elect and Den ver Davison as keynote speaker for the annual installation banquet to be held Tuesday night. Wayne Lewis to be second vice president and Clifford Green secretary treasurer with other officer assignments announced.
The Pontotoc County marriage license bureau sold 507 licenses in 1940, down from 516 in 1938 and 484 in 1939, amid a nationwide rush elsewhere. The most popular months were August October March June December and July, with multiple ties in April May and November.
In Hugo Oklahoma Indians debate a federal statute that the Rev A B White says makes the United States the Indians hunting ground without licenses. Officials report Indians seek license exemptions while a county judge cautions possible law violations despite tribal priority claims.
The Supreme Court held the National Labor Relations Board may require a company to sign a written contract with a labor organization when an agreement on employment conditions is reached under the Wagner Act. The Heinz case involved Pittsburgh canning and pickle works AFL union. The ruling upholds the board order and disestablishment of the Heinz Employees association after a union election.
Draft Board Clerk Jack Lloyd announced a second call from the county naming Roderick Overton Brown 33 a former hotel busboy as the lone negro man drafted this round. The notice appeared in Monday’s draft proceedings.
Rome report quotes Stefani claiming Greek forces in Albania are well supplied by the British and fight with modern arms and equipment. It notes Greek losses as impressive and reports Italian chaplains attending thousands of Greek burials amid high officer deaths.
The Oologah Oozings, billed as the world’s most unusual weekly, ceases publication in Oologah Oklahoma. Editor Bill Hoge explains the change was due to costs, ending a noted, witty local experiment and a town landmark second only to Will Rogers.
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