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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1935
Page
4
Rumor says Governor Marland will appoint Dr. W. E. Grisso of Seminole as a highway commission member. Grisso is praised for road advocacy, pecan industry support, and community projects while pursuing improved roads and living standards across the state.
The column surveys congressional loyalty to the president, lynching trends, prohibition hypocrisy, and a sermonized Jesus teaching on bearing a cross. It notes Oklahoma’s four years without lynching, calls for laws against hypocrisy, and critiques Townsend pension plans as fiscally unsound.
Prof E H Nelson teases readers by claiming he can drive all day and keep right of way. A personal nomination for Barbara Woods as a typical John Held Jr. figure. L N Shelden and Henry B Walthall likeness noted. Roy McKeown is mocked for spelling. Jack Kitchell and colleagues joke about car accidents and a calendar seen as a novelty.
A rambling column notes dried wood being strong, a married woman’s quip about leaning on a broom, moss found in Marie Byrd land, and a playful take on Einstein’s mass energy relation with casual musings and minor variations.
Governor elect Marland advocates a four year highway planning system with a three man commission to be led by Scott Ferris J M Bud Gentry and Dr W E Grisso. aims to curb favoritism and politics in construction while expanding engineering work and material savings. The plan envisions better relations with federal funds and proposes a highway patrol system clear road rules and use of Oklahoma materials alongside full commission control of contracts.
A street observer notes a woman wearing an expensive fur coat walking with a toothpick at the mouth corner, inviting local chatter about style and behavior.
Readers recall the old Chautauqua tent shows with daily matinees and evening programs. The much loved events featured a band, a professor reader, a magician, an operatic soprano, brass quartet and a bird whistle vendor.
The remark notes that yearly automobile deaths suggest a grim life cycle for pedestrians, likening it to a hop skip and bump as a metaphor for the dangers faced by walkers.
Ada shows economic pickup with deposits rising from 2,030,411.07 in 1933 to 3,096,678.23 in 1934 and total resources up from 2,339,747.33 to 3,399,042.37. Oklahoma State Bank and First National Bank each report sizable increases in deposits and resources for year end.
A large crowd blocked the sidewalk as people pushed to see. Police and reporters arrived, only to discover a man painting a sign on a store window.
A columnist notes the condition of many game spectators across stadiums, suggesting the crowd resembles stew bowls rather than a dignified audience at football events.
Automobile license tags for 1935 are selling at a brisk pace, county agent A. H. Chapman says, with no rush yet. The major surge will come when delinquent purchasers face arrest and fines and again before penalties for late purchases take effect. Chapman reminds out of state residents working in Oklahoma that they must buy tags now as they are practically residents of the state at present.
In Montevideo on Jan 4 Primo Carnera former world heavyweight champion outpointed Cecil Harris and Juli Patega in two four round exhibition bouts. Harris was North American and Patega Italian.
Classified ad notes promise strong value from ads with measurable returns. Calls out cost efficiency and visibility gains for local businesses investing in display and classified placements. Highlights potential reach, conversion, and long term presence in the newspaper.
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