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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
6
Lita announces plans to divorce Jerry and join Ken in Reno as she flees a failed marriage. She confronts jealousy and infidelity while Sally disapproves, and Ken is seen with another woman, Janet Carstairs, complicating the couple’s scheme.
Lita becomes Ann Marshall after her divorce and moves with Sally to Farmington. They settle into a perfect house as Ken’s mother scrutinizes Ann at church and the town, while Ken promises to visit but remains distant. Ann longs for New York and resents Farmington’s social pressure.
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes backs a $70 million pipeline from east Texas to Nashville Illinois with a Wood River link to the Atlantic seaboard to ship about 250 000 barrels daily. Several eastern refineries expected to join as barges and new oil deals emerge in Texas and Oklahoma.
President Roosevelt announced radio and cable censorship in Japan and noted possible new U.S. actions to curb German influence in Latin America. Reports from Vichy and Paris echoed fears of Japan seeking major concessions in Indo-China and Thailand, with observers mapping a potential path toward British Malaya and Singapore.
Rev. T. A. Sammons of Ada begins a revival meeting in Cedar Grove. The Ada visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Sid Gaylor and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Lamb. The school opened on Monday for the summer term and a large family reunion was held at the Wilson home with forty attendees. A county nurse will administer vaccines at the school house on three consecutive Wednesdays.
School started Monday with good attendance. Teachers listed as Prof L R Dame Mrs Simpson and Miss Bessie Dame. A meeting continues at the Assembly of God church led by Rev Charley Johnson. Attendees from here joined a baptism at Frisco Sunday by Stonewall Church of the Nazarene. Rev Chandler of Shawnee closed a revival Sunday night. Mrs Birdie Dryden and son Gerald of Pleasant Hill with nephew Donald Horton of Oklahoma City returned home Monday after a pleasant week.
Mrs. Andrew Sliger is on the sick list this week. Ev Joe Laffoon and family of Wilburton visited his parents Mr and Mrs Jack Laffoon. Miss Laula Mae Rose attended church in Stonewall Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lowe moved their son Donald home from the hospital.
Mrs. John Sparks and daughter Lorene visit Mr Harve Parks and children with Mrs Vadda Veiles. Numerous local households host Sunday calls including the Hoggett and Stephens families. The Lady's Club held a June 17 meeting and birthday shower for four members.
Sidney Hillman, labor member of OPM, says collective bargaining creates clear communication lines between labor and management, presenting it as democracy in action.
A collection of quotations from Wendell Willkie and Lord Vansittart warning against dictatorship and warning about communism in the United States. The excerpts reflect wartime rhetoric and political divides.
Jefferson City July 23. P W Welsh and E E Rule served 186 days as clerks for the Missouri legislature at five dollars per day. Officials say the constitution allows 150 clerks, but Welsh and Rule totaled 152. State officials admit no legal method to pay them, though they each earned 930 dollars.
Federal loan administrator Jesse H. Jones announced plans to buy strategic materials Russia can supply to help pay for U S war goods. He met with Ambassador Oumansky as talks consider importing metals and minerals via Vladivostok routes, with shipments likely on Soviet vessels to the United States.
Fred Alvord, a familiar Ada figure, helps prepare for the Ada Firemen's Rodeo scheduled August 14 to 17. He selected 38 of 168 bucking horses from major northeast rodeos to form what officials call the best group for Ada. General admission tickets are 1.25 dollars, box seats available, with reservations through the Ada Firemen's Rodeo.
Traffic Officer Capt. Chester K. Shore, 5 foot 4, is approached by a mufti-clad youth with a hand bag who taps his shoulder and asks how to reach the induction center.
WPA reports reveal six month period totals with 12.35 million spent on aborts, the Army receiving 3.70 million, the Navy 1.75 million, and civil airports 6.81 million.
Four American Red Cross nurses and a marine corporal, rescued from an open boat after their ship was torpedoed in the North Atlantic, arrived at Norfolk navy yard aboard a transport. They described a two torpedo strike and a submarine offer to rescue, which did not occur.
Heavy trade and speculative buying in cotton futures pushed prices up about 1 dollar a bale to the highest levels in 11 years. The first 17 cent crossing since January 1930 saw March at 17.10 May 17.12 and July 17.11 with late gains near the close.
Wichita Kansas July 22 The Federal Land Bank of Wichita reported 1200 farm sales worth over 3 million dollars in the first half of 1941, the most for any six month period in its history. Long term farm mortgage loans for the first half totalled 4.7 million dollars, up 28 percent from the same period last year.
A voluntary aircraft warning service for Texas was presented to Adjutant General J. Watt Page. Volunteers would scan the skies for approaching enemy warplanes, and the program aims to bolster state defense during wartime.
Ada residents consider higher value from vested funds as classified ads promise better returns. Local officials note potential investment options and risk factors while readers weigh options for prudent use of reserves.
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