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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
2
The State Safety Commissioner Bud Gentry’s men, 111 patrollers from farm backgrounds, reduced state traffic deaths by 130 in a year. Most were born on farms or homesteads with strong agricultural ties. several are Indian descent and hold varied early careers including teaching and farming.
Section 33-5-8 shows activity with QGshorn-Minton No. 1 Busby drilling at 2,522 feet yielding 125 barrels in six hours from Gilcrease sand. Sunray No. 3 Shields cores at 2,555 feet. Bixon No. 1 Shields cements to shoot the formation. Osborn No. 1 Thistin at surface pipe for Cromwell test. H Z Moore No. 1 Payne sets surface pipe and starts rotary drilling. Butterly He. 1 of H R Hollienbach reports gas and oil show at 2,743 feet. Carter No. 1 Mote reaches 4,502 feet last week.
In Missoula Montana on a July 32 incident a Northern Pacific freight locomotive exploded near Willis killing five. Rear brakeman HP Van Pelt reported the engine blew up like a giant firecracker and warned of possible additional deaths. Identified victims include engineer Ernest M. Webstin fireman ER.T. Dunlap and head brakeman Ernest Bedillon all of Missoula. Transients unnamed. The blast occurred around midnight and derailed wine cars with crew bodies trapped in wreckage and transients found among debris.
George Shelton Jr was sentenced to a suspended three year term in Granite state reformatory after pleading guilty to second degree burglary. He admitted entering an Fittstown building owned by Howard Welch on April 12 and stealing eight automobile casings and 49 quarts of oil. Dr Forney Hutchinson will preach the baccalaureate sermon at 7:09 PM Sunday in a Baptist tabernacle.
In New York a 24 year old Muriel Strong leapt from a sixth floor hotel window. She told Detective McGowan she jumped and exonerated Sidney Smith of Los Angeles, who aided by holding her by the wrists before firemen rescued her. Smith refused to name his firm and was not held.
Oklahoma botanist H Z Featherly of Oklahoma A and M College says overgrazing stems from too many livestock in a pasture for too long. He notes indicator weeds like ragweed and cactus appear as grasses are eaten away, and says recovery takes years with reduced livestock and possible reseeding using locally suited varieties.
Ralph D. Brown, longtime Denver FBI chief who helped track kidnaper J H Seadlund and was present at Dillinger's shooting, resigns effective October 15 after nine years with the bureau. He cited pressure from Congress and disclosed plans unknown.
County Agent J. E. Hill reports a promising outlook for Pontotoc county crops. Moist soil and recent rains boost confidence in a strong corn crop, with ongoing rains needed to secure yield. Pasture quality is excellent and oats are down this year. Weevil pressure may affect cotton. smut growth is good but yield could drop.
Lowered feed cost improves egg returns as May prices rise slightly. R B Thompson of Oklahoma A and M college notes feed costs per dozen at 5.57 cents, hens averaging 17.04 eggs and 14.61 cents margin over feed in May. May egg price averaged 15.74 cents, production down modestly from a year earlier.
The executive board tentatively set July 24 for the hospital opening, awaiting Commonwealth Fund approval and event details. Equipment arrival is complete, furnishings nearing finish, and the grounds are landscaped with grass growth expected by mid summer. The hospital is described as among the finest in the state and the largest in southeastern Oklahoma.
New York July 8 Re hired workers answering calls to return to jobs in mills and factories crossed paths with unemployed workers along the nation s industrial highways. Observers noted scattered employment gains since early business barometers improved while wall street showed a post July surge. Gains appeared in textiles shoes building and other evolving sectors signaling potential broader increases by autumn. Government housing public works and shipbuilding spending was seen as a top factor shaping the outlook amid vacation slowdowns and shifted schedules. In Mantla Utah Daggett County saw its first district judge as P C Evans arrived for a preliminary hearing in a case charging assault.
In Pueblo, Cole nonchalantly notes Jack Gucciona killed a rattlesnake that approached his turkey hen nesting eggs. He said the hen pecked the snake’s head to pieces. The piece also mentions Julius Caesar born in July and the month named for him, reflecting scattered anecdotes.
City and county officers probed the Salur-Gay burglary at Joe Kirby's Shoe and Harness shop two miles southwest of Tupelo where a rear entry broke in. The empty safe, with the knob knocked off, lay on the ground at 11 p.m. containing about 60 dollars in cash and papers. Police Chief Raymond Rains's 38 caliber pistol was inside the box, taken for a holster, and no fingerprints were recovered. This was Ada's third burglary that week, with Sinclair Service Station hit again for five dollars.
Anthony Chebatoris a Detroit gangster, hanged at Milan Michigan by the federal government in the first Michigan execution in 108 years. He killed a bystander during an attempted Midland bank robbery last Sept 29 and died at dawn after being sentenced under the National Bank Robbery Act. Governor Murphy called the act a blot on the state's civilized record.
A bolt of lightning struck the dining room during vacation plans, exploding through the window and hitting the chair Robert Bennett had just left. Bennett, a lawyer, escaped death as fumes filled the room and his wife and two children were stunned. The bolt lodged in the telephone box.
Atoka Oklahoma July 9 a 16 year old feud produced a second death within two weeks M L Moore 71 a farmer was shot five times near a negro cabin He had been out on a 7500 bond for murder charged June 26 in a prior shooting Ed Killian 26 surrendered weeping at the sheriff's office after Moore raised a shotgun Killian said he fired after Moore raised a rifle Parker the county attorney said Moore and Killian’s father Jack had quarreled since 1922 over timber Killian claimed he feared the old man
President Roosevelt praised Senator Robert J. Bulkley during a cross country speaking tour in Marietta Ohio calling him a capable public servant. The remarks came in Bulkley’s home state with former Gov. George White introducing the incumbent candidate amid Northwest Territory anniversary celebrations.
A 1s year old youth was placed in the county jail early Saturday morning as a suspect in a car theft. A deputy recovered the car west of Ardmore and arrested the youth. The vehicle belonged to hardware dealer Joe Barnett of Roff, reported stolen July 6. The youth claimed he was hitchhiking from Bristow to his grandfather’s home at Ardmore and got the car at Roff. The car was found in a wooded area near the grandfather’s residence.
Washington reports five oil companies and ten individuals summoned to testify before a federal grand jury in Madison as part of a probe into alleged price fixing and anti trust violations. Attorney General Cummings aide John Lewin says more subpoenas will follow, with the investigation focusing on midwestern oil firms. Separately, cotton cultivation data show 26,904,000 acres in cultivation July 1, 78 percent of last year, amid record production forecasts and government reports due August 4.
In the West Fills pool Simpson-Roadhouse No 1 Sadie¢ Breco 21-2-6 recently as Cromwell sand producer swabbed 110 barrels of oil Thursday and was to be shot Friday. Operators drill at Magnolia No 4 Reed 3 SW NE of 26-5-7 to 2727 feet. A C McKay et al No 1 Boyne SE SE SW of 16-5-5 to 2843 feet in Sylvan may drill Simpson formation. Fleets and Osborn No 2 Reed 26-5-7 rigs up rotary.
Marion Williams, serving a 25 year sentence for a Salina bank robbery, was moved from Central State Hospital in Norman to the penitentiary. He appeared at the front gate seeking readmittance, stated he was glad to be back, and prison staff reported he had walked away from the Norman hospital days earlier before returning to a cell. Authorities reviewed the incident.
Pontotoc county seeks space among exhibitors to challenge Seminole county’s record of eight straight wins at the Oklahoma state fair. Pontotoc has competed annually since 1919 except 1927 and looks to topple the dominant farmers from their exalted position as Blaine county returns to the contest. The state fair runs September 24 to October 1 and Blaine aims to reclaim prominence in the agricultural showcase. Meanwhile East Central students pursue degrees as Dr. John Wesley Raley delivers the summer commencement address July 28 at Oklahoma Baptist University.
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