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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
2
Sunday the United States celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the birth of animation our nation speaking from pulpit and platform about progress and global aid. It notes Bartlesville Oklahoma as a model of civic revival and improved local government with citizens pushing for better schools, services, and efficiency under state and federal cooperation.
State traffic deaths rose to 37 in the first half as 20 percent of fatalities occurred outside urban areas. Officials cite 19 drivers fatally injured, 3 pedestrians injured, and evenings and weekdays as high-risk. Rural routes U.S. 81 and U.S. 62 among deadliest.
Governor Turner assists as Hollywood guests attend a Fourth of July birthday celebration Saturday night. Susan Has Harvard, Jess Barker, Bob Preston Bal Liging and Pedro Armendariz joined local attendees. A large crowd gathered in the banquet room for cake cutting and a display of fireworks as plans referenced another birthday celebration by Susan Has Harvard.
A chaotic report details a man named Kimes linked to bank robbery and murder who escaped from the state penitentiary. Authorities, including Oklahoma Highway Patrol, widen the search across Oklahoma and neighboring states. Leads vanish as a nationwide sweep intensifies with no decisive sightings or arrests reported.
Lt Chamberlain and family are mentioned as aboard the destroyer JSS Ann, part of a Naval Reserve cruise. Reservists from naval districts join the voyage for Trek War Maneuvers in the Caribbean and Vera Cruz bound squadron. They will receive gunnery drills, problem solving, lectures, and equipment briefings to refresh and advance training.
In Tulsa a group of inmates and survivors were kept under police guard at local hospitals after a violent attack. A 98 year old woman, Mrs J B Cole, and her daughter were assaulted by a man described as mindless attacker who clubbed, raped, and killed Ruth Norton. three other victims sustained serious injuries. Eleven suspects are detained as investigators await recovery of victims.
A massive blast at a Chicago steel plant, subsidiary of U S Steel, knocked out substantial capacity and damaged the engine house, injuring two workers and scattering debris across nearby buildings. Police initially reported two bodies buried in rubble, but company checks found all workers accounted for with no fatalities.
Over the past six months Ada's two banks show deposits slipping from 185,618.93 to 117,905.74 while loans and discounts rose from 5,273,955.64 to 5,075,001.66. The June 88, compared with Jan 31, 1947, figures indicate shifts in local banking balances.
Bolivar Missouri hosts a big weekend with heavy rain not dampening plans as two presidents plan to dedicate a statue of a South American liberator. The monument near the county courthouse features a seven foot statue with a 12 foot base, carved in Colombia, set on a four block Highway 1 site.
Mrs. Pare S. Jones of Koriawa graduates this summer from East Central with majors in elementary education and English. She attended Sasakwa high school, played basketball, and taught for ten years. she plans to teach near Carlsbad, New Mexico, in the future.
Stillwater Okla July announcement lists two students from Sittstown and two from Vamoss attending Oklahoma A and M who earned Dean’s List honors for superior scholastic achievement. KH Flinn says these students achieved the highest scholastic standards, with records covering Engineering and Agriculture.
President Truman urged Congress to approve a federal pay increase for about 5.3 million workers, saying action was delayed and harming government service. The bill raises pay for 840,000 civil servants and 450 to 420000 postal workers, with July 1 effective dates and accompanying postal rate hikes to boost revenue by about 125 million dollars.
New fields erupt across Wyoming as more than twenty thousand acres are scooped by Delaney's scouts. Eleven new fields found since January and two dozen producing horizons open, with forty one wells drilling in virgin counties. Pure Oil at Poison Spider reports the deepest Wyoming well at 14,309 feet, yielding about 1000 barrels daily. Sipelain Wyoming taps Cambrian formation at Sweetwater, producing 1000 barrels a day.
In Oklahoma City an injured war veteran, Harry G Fender of Wagoner, declines an offered eye from William F Thomas, an inmate at McAlester state penitentiary. The offer followed reports of Fender’s legal studies and his wife’s bar exam efforts, but Fender says the operation would not restore his nearly one third blindness caused by a German mortar shell.
City of Ada plans to surface North Mississippi with a blacktop overlay this month using 2 pre mix layers. The project will reuse old concrete as base and avoid assessments on nearby property owners. Officials note the work aims to support heavy traffic bound for Valley View Hospital, with paving extending to Sith Street.
Mrs Cora Crow, a Caney resident, will teach first grade after July graduation. She attended East Central and Southeast Durant in 2001 and 1946 summer term sessions, has a major in elementary education and a minor in history, is mother to five children and four grandchildren, and has 25 years of teaching experience.
The Hutchinson pony farm of Adam Shetland dominated the Gainesville Texas show on June 30 and July 1. More than 70 ponies from the Southwest competed, with Spunky Gal taking top honors in harness under saddle and two-year-old stallion class, guided by Mary Sue Shaw. Silver White's Surprise won a best-stud prize, and Hite Mere scored in a recent Musser show.
Week-old fawn nicknamed Barbi drew four visitors at Camp Adaka on Friday morning as park superintendent Mr. Paddy brought the deer for impressions and photo moments. Scouts from Youth Camp Number Two later joined, while new girl classes at the camp reported progress in bandcraft and future projects, with plans for additional all-camp activities and a three-day wilderness experience.
Thelma B Martin, a Stratford resident, will graduate this summer with majors in elementary education and English. A Horace Mann alumna of 1829, she enters Central the following fall after fifteen years teaching in Garvin County. She has 144 college hours, two honor roll recognitions, and hobbies in music and art. Her three children are East Central graduates.
Army First Corps reports casualties from Monday's quake at Fukura Taeticel. Official tally shows 1525 dead, 2662 seriously injured, and 3021 treated for minor injuries. Spokesman cautions the count is still incomplete.
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