Ada City Council Manager Report Highlights Six Month Accomplishments
City Manager W. E. Hansen says Ada under a council manager system achieved numerous gains in six months. Expenditures totaled 827,792.82 with 624.53 from sale of junk. Police handled 444 cases, 1,829 parking violations. fines 5319.38. Eighty rest improvements include new stop signs, cleaned jail, added officers, lighting, street cleaning, flood tile, and road repairs. Bonded debt reduced by 21000. two weeks vacation policy adopted for workers.
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Ada
W. E. Hansen
East Seventh Street
Beard
Mississippi
City Garage
Hansen
Babe Ruth Suffered Restless Night After Neck Operation
New York January 9 Babe Ruth former home running star spent a restless night with some pain at French hospital Director Harry Kiely said Ruth underwent a delicate two hour neck operation on Monday His condition has been reported as satisfactory today with temperature and pulse normal and little change since yesterday
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New York
Babe Ruth
Harry Kiely
French Hospital
Ruth
Oklahoma Afternoon Weather: Partly Cloudy South Texas Panhandle Warmer
Oklahoma forecasters predict partly cloudy skies in the southern region with fair conditions in the north this afternoon. Tonight and Friday bring little temperature change except a warmer Panhandle this afternoon.
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Oklahoma
Fair North
Panhandle
Turner Measure for Eight-Man Highway Board Reorganization Approved
House vote unifies in favor of Turner plan to reorganize the eight member Highway Board. Early hearings on a labor laws bill prompt debate on extending rent control with opinions split on continuation versus decontrol. Senate leaders prepare for hearings as O Danial pushes to scrap all OPA restrictions and restore market rents.
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Turner
Washington
Truman
Senate
O’daniel
Texas
Wherry
Neb
Moore
Okla
Bushfield
Office of Temporary Controls
Herbert A. Nelson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
OPA
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Banking Committee
Buck
R-Del
Douglas B. Cornell
Francis Case
R-Sd
Case
Ball
Rminn
Taft
Ohio
H. Alexander Smith
John L. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
Ada Woman is Pontotoc County Judge Pro Tem
Miss Fred Andrews of Ada chosen by Pontotoc County Bar Association as county judge pro tem after W G Long resigns to become county attorney. Tom D McKeown named to fill unexpired term. Andrews will keep private practice and sit on bench at First National Bank building. First case heard Thursday morning.
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Fred Andrews
Ada
Pontotoc
McKeown
D. C
Washington, D
County Bar Association
Andrews
First National Bank
Grigsby and
Pontotoc County
Judge Andrews
Busimm and Professional Women's Club
Oklahoma House Approves Turner's Highway Reorganization
The Oklahoma House passed Turner's highway reorganization bill 106 to 0, replacing a three man highway commission with eight members from congressional districts and an executive director at 12000 dollars a year. Senate debate delayed action until Tuesday as identical measures move through committees.
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Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
Roy J. Turner
Senate
House
Turner
Senate Roads and Highways Committee
Highway Commission
Ada Scouters Attend Council Meet At Tishomingo
Ada scouters will attend the Arbuckle Area Council dinner at Murray State college Tishomingo with about 500 attendees from nine counties. D. R. Pike says thousands of area boys have not yet become scouts despite the council 3 600 members and 145 units after a year of operation. Stewart Harrel of Oklahoma University will speak at the 7 p m banquet with officers to be elected.
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Arbuckle Area
Murray State College
Tishomingo
Ada
Denco
Stewart Harral
University of Oklahoma
D. R. Pike
Senator Thomas mocks army clothing as recruiting obstacle
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma told a reporter that second hand and misfit army clothing hampers recruiting. He cited Fort Sill and local soldiers who feel unfriendly in city life and avoid polite society, often seeking entertainment venues with poorer influences.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Thomas
Fort Sill
Okla
Experts dispute left handed plow on USDA seal
Experts say the plow pictured on the official seal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is left handed, a detail debated by scholars and historians.
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The
S. Department of Agriculture
Blood donors sought for J A Coody
A plea for blood donors with type 2A is issued to aid J A Coody who is seriously ill at Valley View hospital. Those with this blood type should contact the hospital or call Mrs. Charles Coody at 226.
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J. A. Coody
Valley View Hospital
Charles Coody
Prisoners Turn In Cash and Coupons
Virgil Browne, chairman of the state board of affairs, reports prisoners at the McAlester state penitentiary turned in about $10,000 in cash and coupon books under a new policy to curb gambling narcotics and guard tipping. The crackdown followed moving hardened criminals to the Granite reformatory, with bills already filed to restore Granite’s former status.
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Mcalester
Okla
Virgil Browne
State Board of Affairs
Browne
Granite Reformatory
Brazil Closes 1946 With Record National Deficit
Brazil ended 1946 with a treasury deficit of nearly 100 million dollars, the largest ever recorded in the nation’s finances. The report cites official treasury figures and highlights the fiscal strain on the economy.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Treasury
Holt And Dillard Introduce Bill In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City January 9 A bill introduced jointly by Thomas P Holt Ada and James M Bullard Duncan seeks to shift county office terms for county superintendent of public instruction county commissioners and county treasurer to begin the first week in January after the November election rather than the following July.
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Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
Thomas P. Holt
Ada
James M. Bullard
Duncan
Public Instruction
Fish Scales Used to Make Artificial Pearls
Report notes researchers have developed a method to use fish scales in producing artificial pearls. The process aims to create durable, nacre-like beads for jewelry and industry.
Senate backs Marshall policy with united bipartisan support
In Washington on January 9 the Republican led Congress declared that American foreign policy enjoys the same strong national backing in peace as in war, signaling broad unity on international policy.
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Senate
Marshall
Washington
Congress
George C. Marshall
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Moscow
Germany
Austria
John Davis Former Teacher Hero Dies in Dodge City
John Davis 80, a former East Central State College instructor who retired years ago, died Tuesday in Dodge City Kansas. Funeral Friday at 2 p m graveside Memorial Park Ada. Survived by daughter Armon Williams Dodge City a son McArthur Davis McPherson Kan and sister Jessie Erickson Winfield Kan. Mrs Davis preceded him in death. Davis active in Presbyterian church Ada Kiwanis club and horticulture at First Presbyterian church grounds.
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N Davis
East Central State College
Dodge City
Kansas
Memorial Park
East Central
Davis
Presbyterian Church
Ada Kiwanis Club
First Presbyterian Church
Ada
Armon Williams
Arthur Davis
McPherson
Kan
Jessie Erickson
Winfield
Congress Narrowing Defense Budget Sparks GOP Clash
In Washington on January 9 Republicans split over military spending. Representative Taber backs trimming the Army and Navy to about 8 billion next year, while Senator Taft warns against deep cuts harming defense. Bridges and others seek savings through smarter procurement and camp closures.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Rep
Tabor
Taft
Ohio
Taber
New House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Congress
Senate Gop
Senate
Senator Bridges
R-Ny
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
Plumley
R-Vt
House
Millikin
R-Colo
George
D-Ga
Knutson
R-Minn
Doughton
DNC
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Four Youths Sentenced in Multi-State Armed Robberies
Four youths involved in a chain of armed robberies in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri were sentenced to a total 47 years in McAlester penitentiary. District Judge Lewis R. Morris gave two 15 year sentences to David R. Waller and William James Pendley, plus 10 years to Richard Leroy Davis and 7 years to Alfred Lee Quest after guilty pleas to two robbery with firearms charges. Police say they admitted to additional Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri robberies in signed statements.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Kansas City
el Dorado
Kas
McAlester Penitentiary
Lewis R. Morris
Dwight Brown
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
David R. Waller
William James Pendley
Richard Leroy Davis
Alfred Lee Quest
World oil output surges from 1901 to 1938
Oil production grows twelvefold from 160 million barrels in 1901 to over two billion barrels by 1938. The rise reflects expanding global exploration and industrial demand driving sustained output growth across major producing regions.
Crewless B 17 Drone to Demonstrate Bombing From Offshore Base
The Army Air Forces will showcase a crewless B 17 drone bomber from a distant base. A drone will take off from Eglin Field Florida fly seaward drop a dummy bomb on a target pass over Washington and return to base under control of a mother B 17. A pilot and co pilot ride aboard the drone in case of control issues.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Eglin Field
Fla
Pessimistic Christmas Echoes In Rural Banter
The speaker jokes about quickly knitting a straight jacket after Christmas ends. He notes the season’s goodwill has passed and people will return to arguing and fighting. The tone is sardonic and local, reflecting rough humor typical of a community column.
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