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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
6
City county health unit displays rating cards in Ada cafes and soda fountains. Grades A B or C reflect sanitation, equipment and food handling with changes possible anytime as conditions improve or decline.
Four small bombs fell near the Boise City Oklahoma courthouse square early today, smashing a Baptist church window and a garage roof. No injuries were reported as residents remained calm while authorities traced the craft, possible origin from Dalhart Texas, and civil defense coordinated a check with Oklahoma officials.
Senator George of Georgia announced a Senate investigation into wartime restrictions on business and their likely impact on a civilian economy after the war. He said Brookings Institution will analyze government competition with private firms, taxes on industry, and regulatory burdens, and assess BEW foreign operations and postwar commitments.
The War Department announced the death of Staff Sergeant Edward J. McCullick Jr. of Cold Springs Oklahoma in fighting the Japanese in the Aleutians and listed eight more Oklahoma soldiers as prisoners of war. Named are Staff Sergeants Charles C. Anderson and Merrill D. Bevenue and privates David R. Carrier Woodrow T. Cox Gaylord N. Martin Harry W. Rogers Edward F. Vinson and Earl W. Whitney with their respective family connections and hometowns in Oklahoma City Sapulpa Heavener Tishomingo Bluejacket Vanute and Walters.
Oklahoma set July war bond quota at 12.897 million dollars divided into E F and G series. E bonds 7.9 million target while F and G bonds total 2.997 million. state quota 10.897 million and Pontotoc County 79.5 thousand, with July campaign by federal state and local employees.
W B Johnson of the A A A office said on Tuesday that farmers can now obtain lumber for building on their farms. A new state program will prevent lumber dealers from depleting their stock by selling to farmers.
Prime Minister Churchill called the death of General Wladyslaw Sikorski a heavy stroke to Britain as 15 people died in the Gibraltar air crash returning Sikorski to exile Poland. Brig. Gen. J. P. Whiteley MP was among the dead, aged 45, serving in Parliament since 1937.
The Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously recommended legislation to remove OPA price ceilings on corn, permitting sales up to 1.40 per bushel. The measure, led by Chairman Smith, now covers any buyer or seller, not just government agencies, and may reach the Senate before the summer recess.
The 848,295,883 dollar farm appropriation bill cleared Congress and heads to the White House after the Senate accepted House limits banning federal crop insurance on wheat and cotton. The compromise diverts FCIC funding to 3.5 million for liquidation and bars new insurance on future crops.
R P Matthews chronicles a Hereford cattle tour across southern Oklahoma from Chickasha to Ada highlighting famed ranches like Delaney Harvey and Turner. The piece notes 500 plus 4 H and FFA youths judging cattle, a 3000 meal barbecue, and leaders such as Pollock Kerr Blizzard Martineau Skelly praising the region as a future Hereford center.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a harsh metaphor about a wheat farmer being made to endure a Munish appeasement conference to satisfy house conferees. No clear entities or events fully identifiable.
Oil and Gas Journal reports U S crude production up 21 360 barrels to 3 996 445 for the week ended July 3. State gains include Texas 1 548 400 and California 770 500 while Illinois and Kansas show notable increases. Eastern fields and Oklahoma rise, while some regions show declines.
Have shock absorbers in your car inspected at least every five thousand miles as they will wear rapidly beyond repair if the liquid gets too low.
JESSIE MORGAN notes a reduced surplus of vegetables in Pomtoco County as gardens show shortages. Despite difficulties, farm families replant and work toward supplying mid summer produce through a planned market center with announcements on delivery days. Local producer J H Stephens has not delivered this year but hopes rain and growth will improve supply.
Baltimore marks the death of George M. Cohan born July 4 1878 honored as the shipyard prepares to launch a 10900 ton vessel Eddie Cantor leads workers in singouts of Over There and It Grand Old Flag with Margorie Cantor sponsoring the ship. Cohan earned a Congressional Medal of Honor for Over There.
James Cube Brown faces second degree burglary charges as a second offense filed by County Attorney Wayne Lewis. He allegedly broke into Elizabeth's Place north of Ada on June 24 and was arrested earlier that week. Brown remains in custody after arraignment Saturday without bond.
A Rock Island freight train struck a handcar near Kansas City, killing W. E. Hoskins a 53 year old welder from Wister Oklahoma. The accident happened as the train rounded a bend with four workmen on the handcar. the remaining three escaped unharmed.
A Sunday incident at the W. A Light home on West Fourteenth showed a transient with a starving plea. He asked for water and then gave sandwiches to two 3 year olds and a 5 year old, sharing his own lunch after declaring he was starving.
Ben L. Morrison chairman of the local ration board urges car and truck owners to write their license tag numbers on the back of each gasoline ration coupon. A Oklahoma City inspector found endorsements missing at several stations. Morrison says operators can halt black market gas by enforcing this rule.
In Australia on June 29 a class of about 400 U. S. soldiers completed officer candidate school and were commissioned as lieutenants. Among them were Julian G. Shouk of Avant in infantry William C. Frost of Hydro in engineers and John N. Leinaker of Oklahoma City in administration. Lieut. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger addressed the graduates, many of whom served under his command in New Guinea.
Wreckage of a twin motor navigation training plane overdue since Saturday at the Army Air Forces Navigation School was found about four miles south of Pine Valley Oklahoma. All five occupants were dead. Public relations said it was on a routine training flight. Searching planes located the wreckage on Signal Mountain in the Kiamichis and notified forest rangers at Kiami
Deputy Sheriffs John Moore and Maurice Barry urged more horse support after a cattle rustling case in Butte Montana. They argued a good horse is needed to reliably handle rustling investigations, saying a gasoline buggy is unsuitable. Sheriff Al McLeod’s position remains under consideration.
A classified ad update in Ada News highlights better value for investment, noting higher returns on vested amounts. The notice explains revised pricing and services tied to longer commitment plans for readers and local advertisers.
Representatives of the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes and a Kerr aide urged the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to approve a bill authorizing the sale of 368000 acres of tribal coal lands in Oklahoma to the government. The measure would let tribal chiefs and the governor negotiate a sale price with the Interior Department to end a 40 year dispute. An earlier 1912 offer of about 30 million dollars failed over lawyers' fees, but officials hope for a workable payment plan now.
David Fowler of the United Mine Workers accuses about half of Oklahoma and Arkansas mine operators of refusing to open mines on July Fourth. He says workers reported, but many mines were closed. He warns operators may face trouble if the $50 in lieu of vacation is not paid.
Washington July 7 Senate conferees reached complete agreement on appropriations for several agencies including restoring a plan to repeal a $3 million provision for closing the FCIC and its cotton and wheat insurance. The move follows passage of a house bill adding funds to the deficiency bill. Negotiations aimed to finish four remaining appropriation bills by nightfall.
Chicago July 6 Daily Times reports Yvette Muriel Colbert star witness in Huanna Williams Dempsey divorce case. Colbert, 28, staying in a Chicago rooming house with her mother as lawyers and detectives search nationwide. New York authorities failed to locate her, prompting dismissal of the New York divorce suit. Dempsey's divorce action remains under advisement in White Plains, with misconduct alleged.
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