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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
8
Local resident Miss Virginia Schroeder, confined to her home at 127 West Sixteenth, withdraws from studies at East Central State College due to a knee injury. The Ada area also notes births, travels, and community visits including relatives visiting from diverse towns and cities.
In New York a seven year old, Anthony Pizarro, and his five year old sister Judith thought their mother was asleep after she complained of chest pains. With their father away on a freighter bound for Manila, they kept vigil and cared for themselves for two days before a teacher and neighbor found the scene. A doctor said the cause was heart disease, and she had died at least 48 hours earlier.
J Edgar Hoover testified to a House subcommittee that the FBI has compiled extensive indices of persons and groups engaged in espionage or activities threatening U S internal security geographic and alphabetic indexing enables rapid identification if the nation enters war. He cited 78000 annual sabotage and espionage complaints and noted security lapses at government contract plants including a bomber plan theft at a major west coast factory and successful recovery efforts.
McClain County oil drilling report shows Patsy QUIL No. 1 Mays awaiting cement with seven inch pipe at 3 552 feet and Viola lime topping at 3 553 feet. Several other wells in Garret Allen Mo and Vierson Oil fields report depths, cellar work, and one well producing 656 barrels in 24 hours.
A gunman entered a Cleveland filling station and forced attendant George Skoda to hand over $20. He then tied Skoda to call police, prompting the attendant to recount the incident amid the gunman’s commands.
Police arrived after a holdup report and found a gun described as an unloded cap pistol. The detainee was rushed to jail and refused to identify himself, answering questions with I wanted to amuse myself.
Senator Wheeler of Montana asks Secretary Hull to halt heavy zinc imports citing a worsening zinc market. He cites 4,440 tons of slab zinc and 4,826 tons of concentrates imported in November, totaling 25,462 tons slab zinc and 22,000 tons concentrates for the year. He warns price declines threaten miners and workers in smelters mills and related industries and calls for action to protect livelihoods.
Washington January 10 The navy plans a double barreled inquiry into naval appropriations covering current year and proposed budget. Admiral Stark said Guam harbor funds would aid long range seaplanes, prompting Borah to hint at a detailed review. Byrnes will convene his subcommittee to probe last year’s spending and the Guam item faces House objections.
In Jackson Wyoming a citizen group of about 100 men commandeered two rotary snow plows from the state highway department after a mass meeting urged action when Gov Smith warned the pass could not stay open. The three foot snow blocked the 26 mile Tetons route to Victor Idaho. No violence reported.
Byng alumni faced Shawnee and the traveling All-American Red Heads, losing by two points in a second overtime. Ozark Hill Billies players, Ruth Haynes, Nora Muncrief, Lorene Daniels, Vinia Hobbs, and Kay Kirkpatrick, starred, with Kirkpatrick scoring the decisive field goal and Dorothy Smith hitting 17 of 20 in a between-halves free throw contest.
Norman, Jan. 10. University of Oklahoma backfield coach position remains open after Dewey Luster’s resignation plans. Tom Stidham says he will not rush the selection and will seek a man who can credit the job. Franick Crider spoke with Stidham as possible candidates include Ace Gutowsky, Dale Arbuckle, Bryan Griffin, and Crider himself.
Carter Bradley, a Norman based University of Oklahoma student and Ada native, has been elected editor of The Oklahoma Daily for the coming semester. A journalism senior, he previously lived in Ada and attended Ada High School.
Fritz Mandl, former husband of Hedy Lamarr, called reports he spent over a million dollars to buy all copies of the film Extasy a “fantastic” canard. He called the publicity stunt ridiculous and said he never saw the movie.
J W Wilson 87 a pioneer Stephens county resident died in a fire today after he poured gasoline into a wood stove mistaking it for coal oil. The blast sprayed burning fluid on him and he perished. A daughter Mrs Myrtle Howton received hospital burns. Wilson once drove an ox team to Oklahoma from Texas in 1886. Bays National Life boat institution has saved 60 000 lives since its foundation in March 1824.
Tulsa dispatch reports varied early 1940 oil sector gains. Pennsylvania crude rose 25 cents a barrel while demand for fuel oils strengthened. Western Kansas pipelines outline new lines by Stanolind and Sinclair, boosting crude outlets and development prospects. Phillips refinery expansion and Kansas City refinery draw additional input, with Mississippi and Ohio production also advancing as Barnsdall changes name to Bareca Oil.
Atoka lost to Idabel 19 to 12 in a tight contest on Tuesday. Both teams hit four field goals, but Idabel made seven free throws to Atoka's four, deciding the margin. Box score lists Feat t Gachyin and Byes among scorers. referee Broadrick presided.
President Roosevelt urged the House Democratic Steering Committee to keep within the current budget, warning against actions that could require raising the 45.0 billion national debt limit. The 15 member group met at his request with talks focusing on taxes, reciprocal trade, defense, and the budget amid ongoing policy discussions.
The Magnolia Petroleum Co of Dallas was ordered by the national labor relations board to disband the Magnolia Production and Shops Department Employees association as a collective bargaining agency for Oklahoma employees. The board found the group evolved from a factory representation plan initiated by the company under the 1933 petroleum code. Excluded from the order were the Graham and Cushing districts. Charges were filed by the Oil Workers International Union.
Senator Nye declares that approving a $60,009,000 loan to Finland in its war with Russia would be a step toward war. He warns that aiding belligerents is a warlike act and could threaten U.S. institutions if involved further.
The piece argues that government programs shield unemployment while capital concentrates in large corporations. It contends automation and factory giants reduce individual work opportunities, causing widespread joblessness and dependence on the state. It calls for collective wisdom to restore initiative and democracy.
The agriculture department reported Oklahoma farm income increased by about 3 million in 1939 to 161,501,000, including government payments. National income fell 2 percent from 1938. Prices for 10 major items rose about 7 percent, with livestock and eggs lagging. Future income depends on 1940 production amid drought and supply levels.
In Muskogee on January 10, three Fort Smith men aged 25 to 30 pleaded innocent in peace justice court to armed robbery charges for a tavern heist Monday night in which $144 was taken. Horace Bialonk, Jesse Coward, and Ernest Fate were ordered held without bond pending a preliminary hearing set for June 13.
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