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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
3
In 1947 enrolled Choctaw and Chickasaw members voted to sell coal and asphalt lands to the government. Congress approved the purchase but did not provide funds, delaying closing and capital payment. Expected early 1900s session funding could allow disbursement of about $315 per enrolled member, with heirs receiving differing fractions. Freedmen receive no share.
Customs official Capt Chandler said a B-17 from New York landed at Halifax on a navigational training flight. Officials suspected Israel air recruits for Haganah in Palestine. pilot cited weather delaying return. Flight crew listed as private flying interests. some passengers described as Jewish.
Sgt Frank Lynn, son of Mr and Mrs L Burns of Stonewall, Oklahoma, arrives in Japan to serve at the Far East Air Materiel Command Fueh. A radio operator, he is a Stratford High graduate who attended Central College and served in World War II with 32 and 24 Squadron detachments. He earned Asiatic-Pacific and Philippine Liberation, Victory, and American Theatre decorations.
Britannica notes ready made clothing was designed to meet sailors needs on return voyages. The passage adds that skin color does not determine color vision acuity, though race may relate to it.
The first group of movie staff to arrive here checks out of Ada hotels and plans to return to Hollywood after completing Tulsa location filming. Most equipment is loaded for California as actors depart and weather delays shorten the schedule. Directors Koch Hoch and Heisler express optimism for a Tulsa premiere in about six months.
Jet fighters from SELFIRDGE FIELD en route to Europe on a pioneering long-range mission. Four groups of Shooting Stars lifted smoothly through clear skies toward the American zone of Germany. One aircraft failed to start but the rest pressed eastward amid good weather and planned long-range jet operations over an active European theater.
A fragmentary line claims the earth travels at 0 miles per hour while the moon moves around us at over 2000 miles per hour. The text appears as garbled paraphrase or miscopied notes about space motion.
A British informant says sizeable numbers of British troops have moved to western Germany amid Berlin tensions. Reinforcements are expected to fly into Berlin while Gen Sir Brian Robertson and Gen Sir Percy Hollis discuss the crisis with ministry of defense chiefs. Bevin briefed the cabinet on Berlin, and Western allies urged Moscow to lift the blockade. exact troop counts remain undisclosed.
In Jerusalem's old city a heavy mortar barrage hit Christian convents and hospitals near the Way of Sorrows, injuring Armenian women and wounding others. The assault, ongoing after 9 a.m., kept civilians in their tenements as Trans-Jordan forces reported shelling Jewish-held areas amid broader cross-city violence.
Berlin mayor-elect Ernest Reuter condemned Soviet pressure and urged a frontier to curb power while Douglas, US ambassador to Britain, visited with Gen. Lucius D. Clay. Western allies push notes on lifting the blockade as four-power talks loom amid Soviet opposition and daily airliftes.
Women Democrats converged on Philadelphia for a four day school of practical politics and public speaking run by the party’s national committee women’s division. The opening gala at Bellevue Stratford drew attendees to a Burgundy Room reception with Miss Francis Perkins and Emma Gudrey Miller offering remarks as delegates mingled and planned outreach to women voters.
Dorothy Summers of Rast Central’s speech department announces cast changes for the stage play Enter Has Been Arranged. Dorothy Easterting from Seminole will not play Miss Wyagg. Berlyene Miller steps in as Mrs Arthur. Twila Jean Langhinr joins the cast alongside Jim. The production remains set at St James Theatre in London.
A brief explainer notes that tides do not cause destructive waves. It attributes extreme sea conditions to earthquakes undersea volcanic activity and strong winds, while acknowledging future concerns about emerging wave phenomena.
Ada rodeo organizers announce a notable act for August featuring Cooper Liberty Hesses, an all plastic trappings act with nickel fittings and aluminum gear. The trio of horses, praised at Shrine Circus and Chicago Stadium events, will perform demanding routines including reasing, waltzing, and other skilled maneuvers.
Between 26 and 30 students from Hast Central college acted as extras for three days near Sulphur Oklahoma. The Turner ranch shoot featured Prussa on the Tulsa bound gusher scene with Robert Preston and Hayward directing. Jimmy Beynon from South Carolina impressed staff as he signed autographs for a wide eyed child. Filming moved from the Turner ranch to the Welter Smith raccoon set as production continued.
A long retrospective recalls sudden stars deaths in Hollywood history. It lists Carole Landis Lupe Velez Carole Lombard Tom Mix Thelma Todd and others, noting manner of death including overdose, suicide, accidents and possible foul play.
A White House conciliation proposal surfaces amid a convention floor fight over civil rights. Senator Myers of Pennsylvania notes cabinet-sent platform language, while McGrath signals a possible conciliatory gesture. Humprey of Minneapolis warns of a clash if civil rights points are omitted. Negotiations persist as the platform debate grows contentious.
Tulsa reporting data shows total daily oil production for the week ending July 10 at 5 275 455 barrels, up from the prior week. Increases occurred in Michigan Louisiana Oklahoma Colorado Wyoming Mississippi and other states with modest declines or no change elsewhere.
The governor lauds a state rebuilding program from the recent legislature and urges voters in 1948 to elected legislators with broad state interests. He warns against candidates who serve local or special interests, arguing such choices threaten progress and could raise taxes. He stresses a constructive, progressive agenda for the Twenty second Legislature.
Voters and state officials weigh how to fund a constitutionally approved pay raise for Oklahoma legislators. No appropriation exists to cover monthly salaries during sessions. Possible funds include a 408000 appropriation for legislative expenses or the governor’s contingency fund if a gun emergency is declared. Current members earn 1000 monthly and 2 raises from 6 to 132 daily while in session. new members must wait until oath next January.
E. W. Kemp, longtime Pontotoc county election board member, submitted his resignation Friday to Bill Cordet. His departure, for personal reasons, leaves one Republican seat open with the county committee to appoint a replacement. Julius Hanson serves as secretary and S. B. Espy of Roott is the other member.
Walter Bunt who patented the safety pistol conceived the idea from a scrap of wire and sold his patent rights for eighty dollars within three hours, illustrating rapid market value and surprising early demand for the device.
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