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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1949
Page
4
An OCR read of Ada Weekly News items shows varied notices and local items. Mentions Ada County matters, training rows, and territorial reports. The page includes addresses, departments, editor notes, and local society hints with broad coverage of community affairs.
The editorial weighs President Truman’s recommendations on tax policy, loan extensions, farm and social programs, wages, unemployment coverage, and federal works. It critiques higher estate and gift taxes, warns against overextended loans, and questions wage hikes and backwardness flags, while endorsing some measures and opposing Communist influence in schools. It also touches on Texas education and linguistic/minority schooling challenges.
A report recalls Dr A Linscheid not well enough to act yet he once faced two to three hundred people with no prep. He began with witty stories then suddenly shifted to a brilliant, well organized serious address, showing split mind focus. The crowd responded well.
The Valley View hospital executive committee proposes using the nurses home for maternity care and adding two special polio wards in the main building to widen patient care. A connecting addition is deemed too costly. They urge community gifts of 30 000 to 50 000 dollars to fund care for another year or two, stressing improved access and life saving potential for the region.
The Oklahoma Attorney General and staff analyze a 1945 salary law case. They conclude judges cannot receive higher pay during their current term if raised by later legislation or added duties, citing constitutional constraints. The opinion centers on District Judge Tom R. Blaine and its potential extension to appellate judges, advising the legislature’s action may not be upheld.
A reader comments on Governor Turner's veto threat and a proposed four day week for state workers. The piece notes some offices suffer from inefficiency while others work hard. It applauds Ada's growth and urges sewer and water systems sized to meet long term needs with scalable expansion.
A senile California professor died and left his savings to fourteen cats. The law does not permit animals to own property, so the will should be thrown out. Some argue a person may will property to individuals for pet care, but property belongs to people.
Final examination schedules for East Central during the Sumner term were released. Exams run in chronological order starting July 25 with 7 a m classes at 306 p m and only two two hour exams per day. Graduation events and August term commencements are noted with a 1 pm address by Dr. Waldo Stephens.
Allen school will reopen Sept 3 with a cleaned up campus upgrades including a new roof at the high and junior high buildings. P80 steel lockers installed, 40 bought by the senior class, buses to be repaired. Supt L R Watson lists a nearly same faculty as last year with L R Watson as superintendent and RG Fleming as high school principal and other named teachers and grade staff.
Pheseco Moor at Convention Alab reports carpenters union volunteers donating labor to install a new hardwood door surface at Ada Youth Center. About two thirds of the flood damaged 70,000 square feet area was covered as volunteers continued work after a barbecue lunch. Adam Kiwanis supplied materials for the effort.
Elk City field extends into Washita county and hires an otherwise dull Oklahoma week segment. The operator is E Constantin Jeo Ka Lambert SW SW 18 ON 20 W two miles east of Becktar county discovery well. Initial oil from the test hits 1 168 barrels per day in 2 hours, with 5 429 barrels of gas and 259 009 cubic feet. total footage drilled 279 072 feet. Nine nights show 91 new tests across 25 counties.
Washington reports Uncle Sam plans to finance Perle Mesta’s diplomatic hosting in Luxembourg. Mesta could be paid a salary between 28,000 and 100,000 dollars, with entertainment and staff costs rising well beyond her pay. The State Department estimates the Luxembourg mission will cost the U.S. Treasury substantial sums, possibly over 285,000 dollars annually, with additional private expenses likely borne by Mesta.
Stratford Methodist Church gains volunteer help from Watts to finish the parsonage and garage work. An attic fan purchase, approved by the board, will improve air circulation, with Watts and Staddridge installing the unit to make the church more comfortable for worship.
In Tulsa on July 1, the Batchelder brothers Max and Kenneth planned a 2500 mile canoe trip from Enid down the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers toward New Orleans. They fitted their boat with lockers for gear and hope to finish by August, aiming to return home by automobile. A trio of Colorado collegians reportedly passed through Tulsa on the same river journey.
A private Arkansas group claimed rumors that federal agencies plan to audit medical tax returns as retaliation for opposition to specialized medicine. It urged a congressional inquiry into the internal revenue service, urging impartial review of revenue handling and potential discrimination against physicians. The Arkansas Public Expenditure Council, a business and professional group, backed the call posted via telegram from executive director Samy Hays.
An early morning blast on the Big Tech gas line in West Chester, Pennsylvania, killed Lewis Pete Keller, 71, a noted local athlete. Two other youths, Donald Chearones and Ezekiel Taylor, were injured and taken to Chester County Hospital. The cause remains undisclosed as reporters were cleared from Eagle nearby scene. The incident involved a gas flash burn with no damages to equipment reported.
The attorney general approved bond issues totaling over 150000. Notable items include Lambert Board of Education 44000 for a school building Enid 25000 for city street equipment Walters Board of Education Comanche and Stephens counties 68500 for school buildings and equipment F Muldoon Board of Education 32995 for transportation equipment School District No 4 LeFlore County 2600 for building repair and furniture School District No 4 Garvin County 3600 for desk furniture Kaw City 15000 for water works extension and improvement School District No 41 Hughes County 200 for school outfitting and furniture
A fragmentary item describes a social gathering with references to Mrs Ward Wise and Mrs Benny Roberts. The text mentions a grand slam play using spades and clubs and a rattlesnake scene near the front yard as attendees departed. Names and details are unclear.
Mrs Loucena Moore of 1700 Fast Eb Streat Okla home majoring in English will receive her Bachelor of Science degree here at the end of the summer term. She attended Bevis High School, studied at AL and M for one year, taught in Frederics, Oklahoma last year, and previously in Dougherty sponsoring club work. Her husband C L Moore will earn his Masters from North Texas Teachers College in Denton this summer. The Moores have no definite plans for the future beyond moving forward.
Hunter Construction Co of Ada moves earth moving machinery to the site three miles north of Beltom and seven miles southwest of Temple Texas for a large dam project. The contract, announced by Lt Col Rob Davis US Army, calls for initial earth embankments and a top width of T feet. The dam, costing about 25 million dollars, will rise 190 feet above the river and form a 7,900 acre reservoir.
President Truman signed the long range Housing bill in a ceremony with more than twenty sponsors. He stated the measure equips the federal government to aid cities in clearing slums and rebuilding blighted areas and would seek additional appropriations to finance the program this year.
Will Rogers Memorial Hospital will open an intern training program in July next year per a Veterans Administration official. Seven medical graduates will compose the first term class led by Dr. William T. Doran from Washington DC. The program includes resident training in psychiatry and physical therapy and involves officials from the University of Oklahoma Medical School.
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