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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
4
Editorials argue that newspapers stay profitable only when serving legitimate business and public interests. Graft and corruption undermine a community’s ability to profit, so editors frame fighting graft as both civic duty and practical for sustaining readership and revenue.
The writer promotes corn as a dish, but favors a southern preparation: cut or scraped corn simmered long in water with flour thickening, butter, and a side of chopped tomatoes. The method is eaten with a spoon, suggesting corn-on-the-cob is outdone in flavor and appeal.
Ada property owners urge the state board of equalization to accept their valuation as fair and just, noting Ada’s assessment rose two years ago and was not lowered this year. They express faith in state officials and anticipate no change next Tuesday. The column also lauds Tishomingo’s new theatre and Durant Denison dam prospects, praises Coal County livestock efforts, and ends with a reflection on solitude and society.
A Sunday School lesson on II Chronicles 17 1 6 discusses Asa and Jehoshaphat. It argues strong leadership must resist popular debasement and uphold integrity, righteousness and family life amid influences of Baal worship and social decay. The text reflects on democracy, moral standards, and the role of leaders in guiding public virtue.
A broad editorial notes a pickup in the percentage of men employed in public schools, praising balance with women teachers and urging practical, masculine viewpoints in handling real life problems. It cites Governor Loren Dickinson’s impeachment chatter as childish, and comments on post office profits, sales tax token use, and Oklahoma’s economic improvements in Coal County.
A columnist recalls a New Mexico rail tale where a engineer stops a train to retrieve lost teeth, praising punctual Santa Fe arrivals. The piece quips about slow travel and time in New Mexico, then shifts to government lending to small businesses and calls for reduced meddling, lower taxes, and fewer regulations to aid finance.
The piece urges making Alaska a military base to dominate the Pacific while noting caution against overprovision and proclaims support for national defense. It reflects on war, labor, politics, weather in Georgia, crime, and Illinois oil conservation with varied observations and quotes.
In Boston police hold the case of a Texas instructor tentatively identified as Mrs. C. Stuart Johnston’s husband who died after being found unconscious in a lodging house. Mrs Johnston doubted the identification and provided no reason for his presence in Boston.
PLATTE CITY MO July 25 Coroner Leland Francis ruled the death of hitchhiking Bible peddler Lillian Gerber Davis about 40 of Davenport IA a murder She was found along a byroad near Riverside race track north of Kansas City with skull crushed Police noted she had been beaten with a wrench and that two cardboard boxes with clothes and 11 new Bibles lay beside her She had traveled only 10 miles since last seen by H A Parker who ran an outdoor theater near US Highway 71 and the byroad junction Investigating officials sought her whereabouts in the hour before the killing hoping to locate the crime scene and suspects The victim had been twice married and one son adopted due to the boy being without a home and traveling with her"}
In East Orange New Jersey a 29 year old woman, Lianea Fransson, died two weeks after a ten day hospital stay. She survived on a diet of lollypops and drinks, weighed 66 pounds at death, and had no solid foods since 1929. The medical examiner blamed chronic malnutrition and hysteria, noting an earlier appendix operation and her refusal of further treatment.
Boston laws officers rush to a call in Dorchester over a shocking street nudity display. Bruce Bugbee Dort, a year old next month, sunbathes nude as officers arrive and permit the scene. Patrolman John Culler visits Mrs Anna Sherman in Brigh ton after she calls from Salisbury Beach and finds supper ready when she returns. In Brookline, officers ignore bystanders for hours as a half pint bottle of black water spills from an inebriated guest onto their uniforms in the locker room.
Pontotoc county has issued forty two 3.2 beer sale licenses this year. Purchasers span nearly every county area and Ada. License costs include five dollars plus court costs. State licenses now cost one hundred dollars after a legislative change.
Condition of Bill Stringer, former city man, is unimproved at a Centralia hospital where he is being treated for injuries after a truck ran over him several days ago. X rays have been difficult due to his condition, relatives were told.
Chicago officer Edward Baker protected a West 63rd Street burglary in progress. The 35 year old patrolman entered the office, faced gunman John Curtin, and disarmed him after Curtin threatened to shoot. Baker described the act as a routine job.
Boston reporters note growing doll sophistication as toy makers unveil talking dolls that can pray and recite bedtime prayers. New designs include phonograph dolls, wearable foundations, and fashion dolls with furs and silk hose. Domestic manufacturers foresee continued dominance of the $100 million U.S. toy market despite global tensions. A flexible walkable train track and compact broadcasting sets with sound effects are among the new releases attracting Santa’s attention.
Texas- Oklahoma Farm Security Administration region finished the past fiscal year ahead of every other region. C. M. Evans Dallas regional director told 400 Oklahoma FSA employees in conference here. Evans said the district was the lowest in making non-reparable grants. Oklahoma Director W. E. West announced appointments to committees: Agnes Tilman, Hilda Pickett, Lare ne Ware, Wiley Johnson, Samuel Mitchell, Emmett Garrett, Phil Rodgers, James England, Fred Belisle, and Arthur Essary.
County commissioners decide to rent the police radio station equipment from KADA for 50 dollars a month and sign a two year contract with a plan to turn the gear to the county later. They pledge to rent again next year while board members handle salaries and office maintenance claims. In Nogales Sonora Mex July 25 a gold strike near Mesquite booms a small village into a 4000 population mining center drawing thousands.
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