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Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1947

Page

2

Answers To Six Key Questions Tell You Whether You're Entitled To Old Age Insurance Benefits

A NEA Service article explains how to determine Social Security entitlements for workers aged 65 and older. It outlines six tests, case examples, and guidance on when to file to maximize benefits, even while continuing to work.

New York NEA Joe Kearney New York City Joe Subway SSB Congress Social Security Board Peter Kasius Ani Vau Uncle Sam Social Security

Summer Livestock Care and Farm Education Notes

Assistant County Agent Lester F. Smith outlines summer livestock management including abundant clean water shade and fly control for cattle poultry handling and strategic culling for cost efficiency. He covers late feed crops green manures tractor maintenance 4-H tasks and timely breeding records plus ant control recommendations.

Lester F. Smith C. F. Stiles

John Paul Jones would have earned WWII campaign medals

New Orleans dispatch notes that if John Paul Jones had served in World War II rather than the American Revolution he would have been eligible for the American campaign medal for Central and North Atlantic cruises and the European-African-Middle Eastern campaign medal for European waters. It explains medals were unknown in the Revolution era while Jones was decorated by France and Russia for his naval leadership.

New Orleans John Paul Jones U. S. Na Central North Atlantic Eighth Naval District Commodore Jones Congress Naval Service Congress of the United France Russia

First Real Test Of Marshall Plan Is Occurring In Asia

James D. White explains the Marshall plan’s first test in Asia as Washington signals readiness to discuss financial aid for Indonesia and the Dutch interim government. The piece notes Dutch Indonesian tensions, and the role of cooperation versus coercion in economic rehabilitation.

Asia James D. White Paris Europe State Department Netherlands East Indies Washington United States Netherlands Indonesia

Quiet Fourth of July in Ada as fireworks ban remains

Ada plans a quiet Independence Day with a city ordinance banning fireworks sales and shooting. Most businesses will close except a few suburban grocers service stations and theaters. Many residents will picnic fish drive and relax. The Lake Texoma Regatta at Denison Dam water show begins around 12 30 featuring outboard races hydro plane and water ski events.

Ada Louis M. Long Retail Merchants Association Lake Texoma Denison

Air Age Conference Opens At College Monday Morning

The Education for the Air Age conference begins Monday at 10 a.m. in the college auditorium with President A Linscheid opening and speaker J Fred Reed of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Sessions run daily through the week on adapting curriculum to the air age with no admission charge.

Air Age A. Linscheid Air Ge J. Fred Reed Civil Aeronautics Administration Department of Commerce Carolyn Oglesby University of Denver Trans-World Airlines Lund University of Oklahoma Ach Price Ada Brown Mackin

Chicago Tour Train Draws Oklahoma Industrial Leaders

Oklahoma business leaders toured Chicago aboard the Oklahoma industrial tour train seeking investments. More than 1,200 industrialists visited in two days, with Chicago firms pledging to open branches in Oklahoma. Officials hailed the reception as a strong start for eleven-city tour ending July 12.

Oklahoma Chicago Windy City St. Louis Ralph Gumerson Guthrie Herbert L. Schall Ponca City Ford C. Harper Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Elmer Kenison Shawnee Chamber S. J. Doyle Wewoka Bennett Henry G. Bennett Oklahoma A. and M. College Stillwater Enid Toledo Ohio

City Manager Upholds Firing of Policeman Wilson

Duncan officials say City Manager Raymond Sharp terminated Policeman Woodrow Wilson for substandard work. Wilson alleges the firing stemmed from whiskey raids he conducted without informing Chief Frank Steele.

Forest lands of the United States total 656 million acres

The forest producing lands of the United States total more than 656 million acres, accounting for one third of the nation’s land area.

The United States

Oxford Group Plans Jan Mayen Arctic Trip

An Oxford University expedition of eight or nine undergraduate ex servicemen will travel to Jan Mayen for glacier surveys and biological research. Led by John A. Marshall, a Sydney University graduate, the party will sail aboard the Norwegian polar exploration ship Polar Bjorn, en route to the fog shrouded island halfway between Greenland and Norway.

London Oxford University Arctic Jan Mayen John A. Marshall Sydney University Greenland Norway Polar Bjorn

High River Attid Spider at Everest Sets World Peak Claim

A report notes a spider found at 22 000 feet on Mount Everest claimed as the highest living inhabitant. The Dominion of Canada has 18 national parks covering 12 059 square miles.

Attid Mount Everest Dominion of Canada

Jewish Underground Violence Reported

In Tel Aviv and Haifa three British soldiers were killed and five wounded amid Jewish underground attacks. A taxi with weapons was found after a cafe raid on Mount Carmel. Police called the actions likely Stern gang retribution for the disappearance of 16-year-old Alexander Rubowitz on May 6.

Jerusalem Tel Aviv Haifa Mount Carmel Alexander Rubowitz

Barkley Warns Against War Talk and Illness Attitude

Sen Alben W Barkley of Kentucky argues that persistent war talk mirrors how friends coax a healthy man into believing he is ill through constant insinuation. He cautions against allowing rhetoric to shape national decisions.

Tii Alben W. Barkley Kentucky

Pine grove shows rain slows growth and causes blisters

Heavy rains hinder growth in the pine garden and cause blisters on plants. Gardeners note slowed development across the plot as moisture levels stay high and soil remains saturated.

Congress Near End of Session Faces Piled Calendar

Washington June 28 The Republican led Congress heads into its final month with most work done yet a crowded calendar as major Truman proposals remain at risk. Bills to renew rent control continue, and key measures such as universal military training and health plans are unlikely to pass this year.

Alex H. Singleton Washington Congress Truman Republican High Command Reconstruction Finance Corporation Commodity Credit Corporation Mr. Truman Navy White House J. M’ Trum St. Lawrence Europe Republican Congress House Republican Rep Hallecy Sion United States International Refugee Organization State Department Foreign Information Program

Annual Broiler Show At Coalgate Considered Success

The second annual broiler show at Coalgate was deemed a success by organizers led by Curtis Floyd county agent. Winners included Billy Cole Lee Tupelo champion pen and Paul Leo Brenzney reserve champion hens with cooperation from Ada and Bruce Hatcheries and the Coal County Chamber of Commerce. Judges were Hubert Lasater of Oklahoma A and M. Top placers span breeds and towns including Lehigh Tupelo Clarita and CentraHoma with additional prize for largest number of chicks raised.

Coalgate Curtis Floyd Billy Cole Lee Tupelo Paul Leo Brenzney Lehigh Ada Hatchery Bruce Hatchery Coal County Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee Chamber of Commerce Hubert Lasater Oklahoma A. and M. College Paul Leo Brezney Charles Faletti Bethel Glenn Scott Clarita Billy Jo Woods W. T. Willard Centrahoma Buff Orpington Gene Fisher J. W. Daniel, Jr Olney Zelmadean Daniel Phyllis Jean Cameron Oline Daniel Rhode Island Reds Roy Lee Miller Leo James Edward Miller Henry Nick Lolli Beverly Mowdy White Wyandottes Velma Ruth Bullard James Marion Lee

Postman Retires After 31 Years in Chester Route

William Barney Stewart, 68, finishes 31 years as a Chester postman. On his final trip he is invited into the home of Mrs Wesley McDowell for coffee and ambushed by 20 women who present him with 400 dollars a leather toilet kit and kiss him. News item notes New Yorkers spend 3000 dollars daily telephoning for correct time.

Chester William Barney) Stewart Woodrow Wilson Stewart Wesley McDowell

Prices Rise as Post-OPA Era Keeps Prices Up

A year after the OPA ended and its powers were reduced, prices are higher while goods are more available. The AP survey notes continued price increases, modest declines from the peak, and mixed storage levels with meat and eggs still tight. Meat costs have risen with substantial gains in beef, pork, and poultry, while grain and other staples show broad price growth.

Chicago OPA Associated Press Truman Paul Porter Porter Washington American Meat Institute Bureau of Labor Statistics New York Kansas City J. O. McClintock Chicago Board of Trade Meyer Kestnbaum Hart, Schaffner and Marx

Oil executives to convene in Minneapolis on fuel supply

Top officials from nearly all major U S oil companies will meet in Minneapolis on Monday and Tuesday. The gathering, hosted by the marketing division of the American Petroleum Institute, aims to address puzzling questions about gasoline and fuel oil supply conditions.

Minneapolis United States American Petroleum Institute

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