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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
4
The McAles ter News Capital publisher Fred G Cowles turns eighty three while continuing a sixty four year career in newspapers. He began as a printer at nineteen and has done nearly every job in the field. Cowles still works long days and leads the paper since 1918 with a focus on expanding coverage despite rising costs.
The article argues that voters weigh multiple issues beyond a single mandate and cautions that support for Taft-Hartley will not fully reflect public sentiment. It notes race integration trends tied to federal aid, shifts in government power, and President Truman’s stance, concluding that final labor legislation will likely please many thoughtful citizens.
A column warns that toppling a business front in Pittsburgh shows the danger of overloading buildings with added weight. The piece notes Ada and other towns have many fronts not checked for load, and elderly homes may share the same risk. It urges periodic stock checks of homes, farms, and even government branches to avoid overloading and danger from unseen excess.
The editor of Forsyth County newspapers distributes opposing views on permitting liquor stores in Winston Salem. Editorial balance contrasts with business pressure, while broader notes discuss voter turnout, taxation, and government waste. The piece salutes Coalgate service names and praises John Foster Dulles as Dewey’s pick for future Secretary of State, noting he may influence policy before December 1.
Boosters from nearby towns spread as wild west entertainment plans tours through fall. Elis Rodeo Fere leads in size while other shows remain strong. Ada hosts a visiting crowd in the second week for Anestha as locals and fans travel to events. Leaders discuss legislation and rivals, hinting at broader national aims.
The piece profiles Mitchusson family educators across Ada and surrounding counties, detailing their teaching careers, degrees, and children’s education paths. It also notes local moves, positions in Oklahoma and beyond, and a community anecdote about local youths and a summer prank.
Polio claimed a 22 year old woman from Indianhs and the latest child fatalities include a 7 year old James Guest Jr son of May and Mrs J W Guest of Fort Sill who died at Fort Sill hospital from acute bulbar poliomyelitis. Crippled Children’s Hospital reported Donna Grace Grooms did not die of polio but a rare disease. The total cases in the state rose to 107 with 46 in acute stage. Tulsa Hillcrest Hospital admitted three more patients raising total cases there to 55. New victims include a 16 year old boy from Wilburton a two year old from Bartlesville and a Tonkawa girl.
Eugene Stepan comments on his triplets born premature to his wife Batty and himself, weighing about three pounds 12 ounces each. The father, a 23 year old UW student, says the babies are doing well along with their mother and physician’s report.
Protests by property owners along Seventh and Eighth streets halted paving plans for the two blocks from Mississippi east to Valle. Work on Twenty-fifth Street asphalt surfacing moves forward with shower delays and weather dependent start. residents along the affected blocks pay for materials while the city supplies machinery and labor.
Three potentially dangerous men escaped the Dawson County jail in LaMesa Texas for the second time this week using a rope of bed sheets. The trio L B Ables 27 Roy Gene Brown 29 and Bert Sidney Abbott 22 all of Ada Oklahoma had been held on armed robbery charges at Lakesa filling station May 21 and remained at large despite a wide search. Sheriff Ray King said the escape was a gun tide job and that they escaped from a barred enclosure through a window this morning. The men had previously been captured a few hours after their earlier escape. Burkett 28 was charged with aiding a felon to escape and held on a $4506 bond awaiting trial.
In Boulder Colorado police say a shooting that killed a CU student revealed the room mate and another man linked to three burglaries since March. The dead student Conan Dein age 12 from Dougas Wye and roommate George Mo Jacobs 40 Arvada Colo. were involved per police chief Teegarden. Investigators found stolen goods including five guns in a basement apartment. Jacobs was arrested after Deins death but motive remains under investigation awaiting inquest.
A dated notice from AL Tester on June 30 discusses teachers at East Central College, noting four of thirty elementary school staff earned degrees at East Central. It lists graduates Beatrice Crow, Mattie Dixon Evans, Treva Lynn Het tf, Mazel McClure Wett, and Patricia Hamilton Crow, detailing their paths and later careers. The piece mentions former students teaching abroad in Yokohama and hints at a potential East Central Alumni Association chapter in Yokohama.
Oklahoma City July 4. Former payroll clerk Mewberey Newbeury is charged with issuing payroll warrants to two fictitious persons totaling 263 dollars. She was released on a 2300 dollar bond after preliminary hearing waived by Justice Otis James. County Attorney Granville Scanleid filed the charges in district court.
Oklahoma City July 9. State college and university enrollments show declines as veterans fall numbers. Raymond Girod, statistician, notes GI summer attendance at Oklahoma University is 3,123, down from 3,? in 1933. Hominy Indians win Osage dance title at annual festival.
Mrs Pearl Mesta was sworn in as minister to Luxembourg in a Washington ceremony attended by Vice President Barkley and Secretary Acheson. Gev Roy Turner and a Oklahoma delegation joined a large audience as she wore white shantung and pearl strands.
Big Anniversary Day on July 19, 194% marks Seminole civic groups and citizens commemorating early days with Boor Day. Registration at Gun Hotel at 9 am, photos in Semingle Room at 11:30 am, old-timers dinner at noon in the American Legion building, tours of old and modern sites, and a barbecue and water carnival at Pack with a square dance walk after.
SEADER Okla July 3 Funeral service for Join Haney Anderson former editor of Kiowa County Democrat who died Friday will be held here tomorrow afternoon. Anderson held the editor post until illness forced retirement 19 years ago and served as president of the Oklahoma Press Association in Oklahoma City. Joe McBrise Anadascka publisher elected president of newly formed Oklahoma Advisory Council on health to promote a broadened state and county health program. vice presidents named Mrs Bela Halprot Oklahoma City and Robert Cavins, president of the American Tuberculosis Association.
Government to move in Monday to referee the battle between the steel industry and the United Steelworkers. Mediation aims to avert a nationwide steel strike threatened for Friday midnight.
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