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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
3
A Q and A on trench silos covers location across ridges or slopes, drainage need, and above or below ground options. It details sizing for 12 to 15 cows, layout steps with stakes and fresno plow, end openings for easier dig and safe wall sloping, and guidance for dairy and range cattle use.
Agricultural guidance describes trench silo construction by digging a trench and shoveling excavated soil on sides to deepen the silo and curb surface water. It explains obtaining Circular No. 320 from the county agent for building trench silos and notes permanent walls can be made with native stone concrete or plaster reinforced with hog wire.
Bartlesville mourns as Mrs. Frances Burlingame dies after long illness. Local obituary notes her husband C E Burlingame of Bartlesville Gas and Oil prominence. Chickasha reports a city employee signing an oath pledging allegiance to the U S and Oklahoma.
Thelma L. Smith head of the vocational home economics dept at New Lima consolidated school is appointed supervisor of the Works Progress Administration statewide housekeeping aid service for the Oklahoma City district by Administrator Ron Stephens. Her district includes 21 counties and she holds degrees from East Central State College and Oklahoma A&M. The WPA program assists indigent families facing illness or disability by training housekeepers for placement in homes or institutions. Further notes detail county sponsorship, health testing, and training requirements.
Preliminary census figures show Oklahoma lost 71,413 residents in ten years. The 1940 total is 2,323,777, down from 2,398,456 in 1930, with Western Oklahoma losing 74,679 and Eastern Oklahoma listing 1,290,277 compared with 1,293,543 in 1930.
A Belfast source warns of a fifth column threat in Ireland from extremists in the outlawed Irish Republican Army and from Germans and Italians still in Eire. He likens the danger to the Norway conquest and urges Eire to seek British military aid to defend the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
Col. R. E. Anderson formerly of The Citadel becomes president of Oklahoma Military Academy in Claremore. He reports no immediate changes but plans gradual updates to barracks and mess halls to house more students and notes Washington discussions on mechanization of the armed forces.
Duane Nottingham was wounded in the leg when a rifle he handled discharged by accident. The incident occurred in Stillwater and authorities investigated the mishap.
The agriculture department estimates cotton in cultivation on July 1 at 25,077,000 acres, 101.6 percent of last year's area. Abandonment over the year averages 1.9 percent, giving an adjusted harvest of about 24,616,000 acres. Last year’s harvested area was 23,928,000 with lint yield 235.9 pounds per acre and total lint production 11,812,281 bales. Oklahoma shows 1,929,000 acres, 104 percent of the prior year. The first official production estimate will be issued August 8.
Tokyo desk reports Britain refused Japan’s demand to close the Burma road used for war supplies to China. The reply, delivered by Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie to Foreign Minister Arita, cites Britain’s commitments to Burma and India and says arms traffic via the route has already halted.
Oklahoma’s 1940 wheat harvest, while not a bumper crop, produced surprising yields in spots up to 20 to 40 bushels an acre. The U S Department of Agriculture forecast 40 200 000 bushels, near double early gloom but below average. Enid’s market reports show 7 654 cars received as rains and snows revived stands after a harsh drought. Farmers store about three fourths of harvest hoping for higher prices amid wartime market swings.
Mike Foster of Oklahoma City was elected fifth district commander, succeeding Dr. Jane J. Adams, also of Oklahoma City, in a recent American Legion selection.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court will admit 145 of 162 candidates next Thursday, a record in state history. Every University of Oklahoma law school graduate among the applicants passed. The state board of bar examiners announced the results late last night.
Ada moves toward naming a rodeo queen as nine entrants and sponsors compete by public ballot. Five top vote getters advance to a final judging on July 28 at the fairgrounds with prizes and a life as hostess to the Ada Firemen's Rodeo queen contest.
Ada merchants adopt new summer hours starting Monday with stores opening at 8 a m and closing at 5 p m The Saturday schedule adds extended hours 8 a m to 9 p m for the summer The change aims to fit shopper patterns and give workers more leisure time during hot weeks Shoppers are expected to adjust their buying to the new closing time.
Acting War Secretary P Louis Johnson announced Fort Sill Oklahoma will get 242000 dollars from a 9391275 dollar nationwide allotment for construction of temporary barracks mess halls and related buildings as the army expands.
Classified column notes sharper yields from invested funds in Ada as readers seek higher value on dollar. Advertisers highlight longer terms, compounding options, and clearer rate disclosures to attract savers seeking steady gains.
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