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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1947
Page
2
A reflective editorial argues that government costs have risen as services expanded from pensions to highways. It notes increased federal and state payrolls, social programs, and agencies since 1909, urging concrete service cuts and policy restraint to truly reduce spending.
An editorial notes shrinking US mineral reserves including lead petroleum copper zinc and iron ore, urging conservation and hoarding. It questions Marshall plan politics linking Russia and communism to economic conditions and mentions highway land rights and atomic bomb secrecy amid Cold War anxieties.
Dayton Ohio, July 17. Box 21 volunteers, 31 members, work with three life saving units and boats to rescue at floods and fires. They face danger daily, receive $10 dues and $1 monthly, and have saved orphans and other civilians during disasters while holding back publicity.
The piece argues that a chief executive cannot personally perform all tasks and must delegate. It notes presidents draft papers, speeches, appointments, conferences, and diary duties, with the signature being essential while others handle most work. It emphasizes trusting capable aides to execute decisions.
In Cleo Doggett's Cherokee Messenger a farmer's wife objects to paying double for a shirt but is reminded that her husband once sold wheat at 50 cents a bushel. She agrees and buys six shirts.
A year before the 1948 primaries the piece notes talk of candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, all congressmen, county and some state offices. It urges readers to start thinking about the kind of men to support.
A clothing merchant notes a young man with neat haircut and shaved face sells a suit more easily than one needing grooming. The piece implies neat grooming boosts appearance. The statement contrasts current savings rates with past bank returns of up to 6 percent, suggesting contentment with the present.
A postgraduate course in gynecology will be held at Valley View hospital Ada at 8 p m Friday July 18 and run Friday nights for ten weeks. Sponsored by the Oklahoma State Medical Association with funds from The Commonwealth Fund and state health and medical bodies. Instructor Dr J R Bramwell Branch of Macon Georgia brings Johns Hopkins education and decades of practice. Ada doctors enrolled include Catherine Brodin R E Cowling I L Cummings W F Dean William T Gill J B Gwin I J Haugen Ollie McBride Sam A McKeel C F Needham Carl D Osborn Alfred R Sugg M M Webster R W Morton John A Wrenn and R D Morris. Australia hosts over 60 toad and frog species.
AP foreign affairs analyst notes the battle of blocs stabilizes yet strains US restarted aid. Moscow media denounces Marshall plan while Pravda notes eastern European states seek US credits directly. Russia uneasy but blocks western cooperation, risking wider European instability and Balkan flashpoints.
East Central University educator Dr. J. R. Chandler returned from the National Educational Association meeting in Cincinnati July 7 to 11 with observations on Oklahoma’s 23 delegates. He noted themes on Federal Aid to Education, Teacher Shortages and Universal Military Training, plus Oklahoma’s lack of promotional displays compared with other states.
Washington observed roll calls on July 14 with Oklahoma senators and representatives recorded. Key items include Dooley district judge nomination, water rights debate, marine corps status, and income tax changes, with votes showing party lines and several members voting in favor or against as listed.
Bud Gentry Oklahoma first commissioner of public safety was killed in an automobile accident last Thursday and buried Sunday in Enid. Hundreds attended with overflow forcing services from the Episcopal church to the First Presbyterian church led by Rev. A Guiley and Rev. Horace C Casey.
East Central has removed bent metal posts along the east side of South Francis from Thirteenth to Main in front of the college. Concrete slabs about a foot high will replace the posts to prevent parking on the sidewalk and improve campus appearance. The slabs extend from the Thirteenth parking area to the Memorial Gate.
Medford reports P. E. Harp has been elected chairman of the Grant county board of commissioners. The announcement establishes Harp in a top county leadership role as of July 12.
HAL BOYLE reports that in the Far West cuspidors remain popular as decorative items. Paul C. Smith of the San Francisco Chronicle uses cuspidors as office decor and lamp bases, turning two into lamps at home. His Navy service and Silver Star are noted in this portrait of a columnist manager with a quirky passion.
About 90 Choctaw Chickasaw Confederation members met to clarify why the sale of Indian coal and asphalt lands to the United States government has stalled. Officials say contract replicas must be mailed to every tribal roll member and approved by them, a process delayed by possible shifts in appropriations affecting Muskogee office staffing.
Ada Chamber of Commerce reports growing interest in paving Seventh and Eighth streets east of Mississippi Avenue. About half of owners have replied to a questionnaire with sentiment split. voluntary canvass continues with questionnaires available at the chamber. Proposed paving and drainage could align with East Sixth project to improve surplus water drainage. Other city streets may follow as petitions near completion for council consideration.
Kingfisher July 12. County and home demonstration agents from 11 Oklahoma counties will meet here July 25 to discuss problems. The counties are Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Major, Garfield, Noble, Blaine, Logan, Canadian, Oklahoma and Kingfisher.
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