Ada Weekly News and Ada Evening News History Note
Historical notice outlines the Ada papers' consolidation history from 1901 to 1919 and publishing details. It lists editors, publication days, mail rates, and office contacts for The Ada Weekly News and The Ada Evening News in Ada Oklahoma.
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Wm. C. Little
Ada
Okahoma
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
ADA Evening News
ADA Weekly News
Okla
Thaee Ace Rae
Finishing Cattle Locally Could Boost Oklahoma Beef Markets
Opinion argues southeastern Oklahoma and Texas cattle, traditionally finish in northern feedlots, may increasingly be finished locally. With ensilage, alfalfa, and cottonseed cake, producers could create a mixed feed resulting in tender, juicy beef and a new regional industry.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Inflation and wages in a nation’s economic cycle examined
A columnist argues against a 65 cent an hour federal minimum wage, warning it could trigger inflation. He explains how wage increases raise production costs and prices, creating a spiral that harms all, and notes production, distribution, and consumption drive price changes. The piece compares the hen and egg and cites MacArthur.
God's Instructions to Abraham Stresses Humility of Man
A devotional on Genesis 17 and 18 stresses humble obedience in God's covenant with Abraham. It argues that true covenant requires human responsibility and that nations prosper only when they seek God's will, not self glory. The piece links Israel's fate to fidelity and extends the message to modern America and world salvation.
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Abraham
William E. Gilroy
God
Jacob
Gal
Israel
Kingdoms of
Truthful news and peace from free channels emphasized
Excerpted thoughts from Kent Cooner on uncensored reporting as essential for peace. He warns that distorted news incites prejudice and war, recounting experiences from Paris 1919 and the Versailles aftermath. Also notes historical feats by Blanchard and Jeffries, and a 1877 Belgian cat home-return experiment.
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Kent Cooner
Associated Press
Paris
Versailles
Wilson
House
New Sorry Tale of Profiteering Comes From Prison Camp
Manila reports an investigation into alleged hoarding and profiteering by Filipino officers in Camp O’Donnell during World War II. Maj. Gen. Basilio Valdes said Americans were not involved, and he ordered testimony from survivors. If proven, charges could lead to court martial.
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Manila
O’donnell
Basilio J. Valdes
Philippine Army
Valdes
Associated Press
Bataan
Werfa
Two More Cabinet Changes Reported In the Making
Washington reports speculation of seventh and possibly eighth cabinet changes under President Truman. Henry L. Stimson appears likely to resign as Secretary of War after the Potsdam trip, with Harold L. Ickes seen as a potential Interior successor. Possible replacements include Robert P. Patterson John J. McCoy Sherman Minton and other Democrat candidates.
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Washington
Truman
Henry L. Stimson
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Stimson
Mr. Truman
Potsdam
Robert P. Patterson
John J. McCoy
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Minton
Ickes
O’mahoney
Wyoming
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
White House
Scott to Take Protein Shortage to Sec. Anderson
Oklahoma state board of agriculture president Joe C. Scott told livestockmen he will refer Oklahoma's protein feed shortage to Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson during Anderson's visit next week. Scott plans to press for a meeting with a committee to discuss the issue during the annual Farm and Home Week at Oklahoma A and M College in Stillwater. G L Prichard heads the oil seeds division of the Commodity Credit Corporation and was questioned by cattlemen oil seed crushers and farm organizations.
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Prichard
CCC
Scott
Anderson
John S. Taylor
Mountain View
A. W. Lucas
Oklahoma City
Tom Cheek
Melvin Jones
Carlton Corbin
Ada
Horace Bayden
Ralph Goley
Enid
Doc Mundy
Pawhuska
Wayne Rowe
Cache
W. A. Williams
City
M. E. Siebert
Chickasha
Ferdie Deering
Oklahomaity
L. B. Thomas
Woodward
R. R. Smith
Sid Barnes
Hobart
Roscoe Sievers
Tulsa
Vernon Riker
Wewoka
Fred White
McAlester
Earl Nichols
John Neeley
Stillwater
C. J. Herbstreet
Guymon
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Clinton P. Anderson
Oklahoma A. & M. College
G. L. Pri
Censors Rule on Generals Speak in WWII Europe
A wartime censorship system limited quotes from generals in Europe after D Day. After SHAEF signaled loosening, reporters still faced the gag rule, with quotes redirected or blocked. The practice persisted through Patton’s visit and continued restrictions on general remarks.
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Europe
Hal Boyle
Third Army
Germany
Censors
Jones
SHAEF
Patton
Garmisch Partkenkirchen
Tenth Armored Division
United States
Marshall Long
Berlin Big Three meet over Berlin administration
July 20 report from Berlin outlines key Berlin issues for the Big Three at the upcoming talks. It notes four powers control the city and contrast Soviet and Allied policies on theaters political parties feeding and utilities. Two unresolved questions dominate: Berlin's feeding from the east and heating fuel for winter.
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Curt Riess
NEA Service, Inc
Berlin
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Great Britain
France
Russia
United States
Germany
Minor Pat Clark Wins Cash After Wardrobe Claim
Agreed LOS ANGELES July 25 Co Actress Pat Clark a minor with a court overseen contract appeared in shark skin clamdiggers and moccasins asking to see the judge to obtain 300 dollars above her allowance. Clerk Jesse Jones referred her to the judge and an order for the money followed. Her reason was that her summer wardrobe was inadequate.
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Los Angeles
Pat Clark
Pat
Superior Court
Jesse Jones
Marriage in Friendship ends in Los Angeles divorce
In Los Angeles a marriage from Friendship Maryland ended in divorce after Mrs. Ann Trundle testified a Los Angeles visit destroyed her husband Edward H. s friendship for the city and its people. She notes she is a one woman Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
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Los Angeles
Friendship
Ann Trundle
Edward H
California
Trundle
Truth on empty shelves drives city workers toward country life
Annoyed by bare shelves in grocers and meat markets and by “outrageous prices” many city workers in Elkhart Indiana ponder moving to rural areas seeking relief.
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Elkhart, Ind
Truth
Hitler Aided By Bank Funds
Washington reports released by the state department reveal that American financial interests backed Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement in 1930 to curb socialism in Germany. The documents cite substantial support from large industrials, while others warned against large loans without conditions.
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Washington
Germany
Hitler
State Department
Department
Wall Street
Reich
Berlin
Henry Stimson
Adolf Hitler
George A. Gordon
Joseph P. Cotton
Pris
S. Parker Gilbert
Gilbert
Policemans Good Work Goes Over With A Bang
In Miami Florida Police Traffic Officer A B Rossman issued a ticket to a car parked inches from a fire plug. The owner returned with thanks and a cigar for Rossman saying he was congratulated for doing his duty. Rossman later lit the cigar at home and it exploded in his face.
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Miami
Fla
A. B. Rossman
Rossman
Soldier smashes car windows over failed start in Hastings
In Hastings Nebraska on July 24 a soldier smashed the windows of an automobile after it refused to start. Police questioned the soldier and left with no charges, noting the act was deemed punishment rather than a crime.
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Hastings
Neb
Steel capacity rise around Pittsburgh tops wartime gains
The article notes the largest tonnage increase in steelmaking capacity since the war began occurring in and around Pittsburgh. It also mentions seaplanes used successfully since 1911 and a Philadelphia Franklin Institute exhibit testing good driving manners through seven mock scenarios demanding polite handling.
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Pittsburgh
Franklin Institute Museum
Philadelphia
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English Channel
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John Jeffries
Belgium
Russell Brines
Sec. Anderson
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Sula Archipelago
Philippines
Borneo
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