Ada Weekly News publication details and history
The Ada Weekly News established 1901 edited by W. D. Little and published every Thursday in Ada Oklahoma. It merged with the Ada Weekly Democrat in 1810 and Pontotoc County Star Democrat in 1919. circulation and rate information for Ada Evening News and Ada Weekly News are listed.
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Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
Count Ter
da Starmocrat
Oklahoma’s Higher Education Growth and Rankings
The Oklahoma Highway Commission highlights Oklahoma State institutions for higher learning in a special issue. It notes the state ranks eighteenth in total institutions, twenty-seventh per area, and seventeenth in institutions within the state, with strong enrollments and a goal to keep costs low. The State Regents since 1941 pursue parity with leading states and ongoing facility improvements for youth. Oklahoma ranks twelfth nationwide in educational accomplishments despite lower financial ability.
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Oklahoma State Highway Commission
Oklahoma
A Worthy Distribution on Department of Agriculture Reform
Ferdie Deering former News staff writer and Oklahoma Farmer Stockman editor argues for reorganizing the Department of Agriculture to reduce duplication, increase service to farmers, and benefit the American public. The writer critiques current structure and urges action by Congress and the department.
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Ferdie Deering
Oklahoma Farmer Stockman
United States Department of Agriculture
Deering
Elmer Thomas
Senate Agricultural Committee
Congress
Department
White visits Poland notes Soviet control and state dominance
W L White son of William Allen White recalls his Poland trip. He observes Soviet influence and limited government criticism allowed, compares to Hitler era Germany, and laments forced population shifts as the state overruns individual rights. He warns civilization risks slipping to ancient state supremacy.
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W. L. White
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
Poland
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Prison location debate on Granite and Mangum facility
The editorial defends keeping hardened criminals apart from those amenable to reform as a matter of prison policy. It questions where criminals would be housed if Granite is not used and urges lawmakers not to overturn the Board of Affairs plan.
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Granite
Mangum
Board of Affairs
Congress
Vinson seeks to restore constitutional interpretation at Court
Chief Justice Vinson aims to restore Congress intent as the court’s guide and curb justices who write their views into law. He reportedly seeks a bloc with Reed Burton Rutledge. If formed, Frankfurter and possibly Jackson may join on many rulings while Black Douglas and Murphy push to make law.
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Fred M. Vinson
United States Supreme Court
Reed
Burton
Rutledge
Frankfurter
Justice Jackson
Black
Douglas
Murphy
Obiad
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Teddy Roosevelt
Brandeis
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Harlan Fiske Stone
Franklin Roosevelt
Felix Frankfurter
Lewis
Supreme Court
Wiley Rutledge
Frank Murphy
Hugo S. Black
Truman
Stanley F. Reed
William O. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson
Harold H. Burton
Bartlesville editor Donald Welty dies at eighty eight
The Bartlesville NewsPar veteran Donald Welty dies at eighty eight. He built his reputation as a leading middle aged newspaper man and business executive, with a family legacy in Bartlesville papers. His loss is deeply felt by colleagues and readers.
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Donald Welty
Bartlesville
Don
Busines
Ada Chamber Heads Wendell Thomas to Lead Ada Chamber
The Ada Chamber of Commerce selects Wendell Thomas to head the organization this year describing him as a young man of vision and practical mind. The piece praises last year’s work under Gus Delaney and projects substantial achievements in the post war period. It notes state political uncertainty in Georgia and comments on government staffing and law enforcement in Ada.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Wendell Thomas
Thomas
Gus Delaney
Chamber of Commerce
After a Spell of Sickness Comes Health and Light
The passage notes that after cold cloudy days and illness, health and brightness feel especially welcome and worth appreciation. It emphasizes enjoying life by contrast and the relief of wellness after hardship.
Marshall Says He Could Never Be Drafted For Office
Gen George C Marshall arriving as secretary of state said he could never be drafted for any political office. He told reporters at Union Station he will not be a candidate and intends no political involvement, aiming to end speculation about his name in 1948 or any future political race.
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Georgia
State Supreme Court
Thompson
Talmadge
Marshall
Washington
George C. Marshall
Chicago
James F. Byrnes
Union Station
Moscow
Germany
State Department
Army
Fitzhugh Building Destroyed by Fire
Fire caused by an oil cook stove explosion destroyed the Fitzhugh school teacherage and its contents just after noon Tuesday. Mrs. Ray Harrell escaped unharmed and alerted her husband, who saved the garage but not the house. He is in Ada hospital with burns. district funds and junior class play proceeds were also lost.
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Fitzhugh
Ray Harrell
Harrell
Ada
Ada Fire Department
Harrells
John L Lewis Case Echoes Gompers Mitchell Appeal
The piece recalls the Gompers Mitchell contempt case over Bucks Stove where the AFL and UMW faced jail and fines after boycotting a firm despite an injunction. It previews how the current Lewis dispute may hinge on whether contempt was proper and how the Supreme Court may interpret Norris LaGuardia limits and injunctions.
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John L. Lewis
Gompers-Mitchell
S. Burton Heath
NER
Goldsborough
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
United Mine Workers
District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
AFL
John Mitchell
UMW
Bucks Stove & Range Co
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gompers
American Federationist
Gombers
Lamar
United States
Congress
Union
Norris- LaGuardia
Ada Concerned In New Yet Housing
Wendell Thomas, president of the Ada Chamber of Commerce, discusses a new national rental housing program for 1947 to aid World War II veterans and families. The Federal Housing Administration mobilizes to boost private housing and nonlocal meetings began January 16 in Oklahoma City.
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Ada
Wendell Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Housing Administration
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
FAA
Washington
Thomas
Fort Reno to Be Farm Station 15
Rep. Toby Morris says Fort Reno near El Reno Oklahoma will be transferred to the Department of Agriculture. Col. C J Hauck Jr says the decision reflects decreasing importance of the horse in modern warfare and assigns agriculture to carry on ce activities in the United States.
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Washington
Toby Morris
Fort Reno
el Reno
Okla
Department of Agriculture
Morris
Col
C. J. Hauck, Jr
House
War Department
Uniteds
Army Transport Missing With 13 Onboard From Shanghai
A U S army C 47 transport carrying 13 American passengers and crew vanished after leaving Shanghai for Canton. Radio contact ceased one hour after departure and has not been re established. Two graves registration men and six enlisted men were aboard as passengers. the fate of the remaining five crew members is unknown.
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Shanghai
Canton
U. S. Graves Registration Office
Hong Kong
CCC Fence Protects Mauna Kea Forest from Mountain Goats
CCC workers in Hawaii built a 40 mile fence along Mauna Kea the Pacifics highest peak enclosing 68000 acres of forest to shield young trees from mountain goats and preserve the area.
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CCC
Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Pacific
Tulsa Leader R L Laws Former City Treasurer Dies
R L Bob Laws aged 60 former Tulsa city treasurer and water commissioner died at home after several days illness. A longtime Oklahoma resident before statehood, Laws served two terms as treasurer with the second ending in 1944 and stayed briefly in office after Mayor Olney Flynn’s election before returning to farm real estate work.
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Tulsa
Okla
R. L
Bob) Laws
Oklahoma
Laws
Olney F. Flynn
Money Talks But Keeps Its Hand Hidden
A concise reflection on money's elusive nature noting that wealth often withholds its sources and true value, leaving questions about transparency and intent in financial dealings.
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