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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News discusses how voter judgment should weigh candidate character versus policy in gubernatorial and senatorial races. It argues personal conduct matters less than truthfulness and legislative records, praises clean campaigning, notes religious affiliation matters lightly, and urges balanced wartime fiscal policy and cooperation on home-front mobilization.
Ada residents face a decisive vote next Tuesday on issuing 200000 dollars in bonds for city highways. Past elections showed broad support but failed to meet the six percent threshold needed to carry. Supporters urge the project as a merit and urgent improvement with most funds from state and federal sources. Some residents oppose for various reasons, but backers say they will accept the will of the people.
The column reviews how Stillwater Frederick Woodward Langton Oklahoma City and several others plan to furnish right of way for urban highway projects with local funds. It notes Ada and Miami buy or share costs and questions over rush buying. It also critiques the McCarthy hearing and comments on war and power, defending national defense while condemning waste.
The speaker notes June and July rainfall varies, denying a record season of unusual dryness. They mention New York Citys Rockefeller Center street owned by Columbia University closed one day yearly to protect its claim. They discuss overpopulation when explorable persons exceed jobs and underpopulation when jobs exceed people.
An Associated Press dispatch from Tokyo, cited by Baltimore Sun war correspondent Phillip Potter, speculates that North Korean tank crews may have participated in the 1943 Battle of Stalingrad. The report notes uncertainty and relies on editors’ notes.
Baltimore Sun staffer reports from Tokyo on North Korean forces demonstrating professional training and tank warfare. U.S. troops face heavy enemy punch, with veterans noting the heavy toll and mixed optimism. Pentagon says North Korean units may have WWII links and prewar training via Japanese forces.
A fragment notes Seti I era ritual attire with a cone of fat atop the head at a royal banquet. It mentions U.S. states enacting vision test laws for pupils, and that eyesight heavily affects a child’s school work.
A vivid account of a coastal clambake shows how proximity to the sea and good weather enhance the meal. Chef Tuttle of Shelter Island directs a pit cookery with clams, lobsters, chicken, and potatoes, finished with watermelon and butter. Air-dropped seafood from Maine offers inland readers a taste of the event.
East Central State college will join thirty colleges in the 1950 North Central Association workshop on Improvements in Teacher Education. Dr. Victor H. Hicks of Horace Mann Laboratory School will represent East Central. The program runs July 31 to August 25 at the University of Minnesota with four seminars on general and professional education instructional improvement and student faculty services.
Blend mayonnaise mustard garlic salt anchovy paste and Tabasco. Stir in vinegar and add olives gherkins onion eggs parsley tarragon and chopped shrimp. Chill before serving. Yield about 2 cups sauce presented in a central bowl with chips and vegetables on a tray.
New York report notes Americans now open about 200 cans annually with growth from 128 per person fifty years ago. LW Graaskamp of American Can Co. says jokes aside, can openers are busier than ever due to wider food and product availability.
Severe weekend rains drenched western northern and northwest areas of the state with Wister Dam holding back flood waters to ease Poteau river overflow. Caney river floods near Bartlesville damaged crops across Washington county while dozens of families evacuated. roads closed and later reopened as waters receded.
Prices continued higher this week with a slower pace than immediately after the Korea war sparked panic. Consumers crowded stores as department sales surged, while meats, coffee, sugar, flour, lard, and eggs led price gains. Wholesale costs for tin, wheat, rubber, and cotton also climbed, signaling a broad inflation trend despite assurances of ample supply and high productive capacity.
New York reports show record profits among top firms as sales volumes hit all time highs. Six months totals include Republic Steel Corp at 387.7 million versus 25.4 million last year and Atlantic Refining earnings leaping to 17.6 million from 12.5 million. Major steel, motor and electrical firms lead, with U S Steel and Bethlehem awaiting next week results.
Alex Leclair, 103, oldest Ponca Indian, died in Ponca City. He joined the Poncas during their 1877 to 1878 move from northern Nebraska and worked as a farmer when the Cherokee Strip was opened. Leclair recalled selling water for 1008 dollars per bucket and corn for 13000 dollars per 190 pound bag to settlers.
The article notes that civilian production lags as raw materials essential for durable goods are prioritized for wartime needs. President Truman urges government control over key resources like metals oil rubber and sulfur. Food and cotton are plentiful in government storage but industry faces material shortages guiding postwar demand.
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