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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1948

Page

2

Camp Meeting Attendance Up at Breuths Acre Camp

Attendance climbs to between 2000 and 4000 as the annual Pentecostal camp meeting unfolds at Breuths fat of Acre. Visitors from Arkansas Texas Kansas and other states join locals, with about 200 families in cabins or tents and others in Ada hotels or private homes. Rev. PM Mrasgamery of Georgia leads daily talks with youth speaker Rev Free OF Sanders. Business meetings run Friday and Saturday, ending next Sunday evening.

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Two City Drainage Projects to Aid Ada Area

Ada city launches two drainage projects to relieve long standing flood risk. One runs from Sixth and Mississippi sections to Olive Lumber yard area, using a 42 inch tile toward a creek, with open ditch to carry overflow. The other extends between Highschool Avenue and Stocktor and along Highschool, aiding storm sewer capacity. City Manager Faanes W. Blink says both will reduce rainwater pooling in the affected neighborhoods.

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Kills Roommate Leaps to Death in Chicago

CHICAGO July 24 A year-old dancer killed his roommate then leapt 32 stories to death from the Allerton Hotel on Michigan Avenue. Police found the roommate shot in a near north side apartment kitchen. The shooter was Jack William Rulott, 23, who had lived with Elliott for months. Elliott’s sister said he feared eviction and despondency led to the act.

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Conciliators To Meet As UMW Strike Prolongs

Picher Oklahoma federal conciliators from Tulsa plan talks with Eagle Picher Mining and Smelting Co and struck workers Tuesday to resolve a wage dispute. The CIO union seeks an eight cent hourly increase while the company offers a twelve and a half cent boost as about 600 lead and zinc miners remain idle in the district.

Totermational Union of Mine, Mill and Shvelter Workers CIO

New Inflationary Spurs Defeated Efforts Of Those Who Hoped They Could Hold Line

A New York report outlines inflation pressure from June to July 1939, detailing how consumer prices and wages shifted. It notes the dollar’s value, wage settlements, and corporate responses, including General Electric and Ford, as inflation impulses rise. The piece cites the National Industrial Conference Board figures and economist commentary on wage boosts, cost of living, and tax impact on cigarettes.

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Ada Man Killed in World War II Ready for Funeral

Sammie Poe son of Ainert Poe and the late Mrs Poe of 430 West Third is killed in France. His body will be returned to Ada for burial, arriving Thursday. He died July 21, 1944 after serving from March 4, 1943, at Camp Pickett and in the Normandy invasion. He attended Ada schools, graduated in 1943, and worked at Kinsey Dicus grocery. Survived by parents and two sisters Fay and Marvanel Poe of Ada, and two brothers in Oklahoma City.

Samenie Poe Ainert Poe Mra. Poe West France Ada Buria Thea Camp Banner Philadelphia Camp Pickett Engand Normandy Ada High- Gehna Kinsey-Dicus Grocery Emery Loto Hel Fay Marvanel Poe Twans Oklahoma City Tis Poe

Deadlock Story at United Nations over Atomic Bomb

United States and Soviet Union clash at the United Nations on atomic control with President Truman blaming Russia for failing to craft a workable system. Paris assembly plans loom as the top issue, with expected lengthy countercharges from Russia. Bernar d M. Bacheh and other delegates outline an energy commission proposal amid these tensions.

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Lespedeza hay boosts cattle feeding in Coal County farms

Farmers across Coal County discuss lespedeza hay as a protein rich supplement rivaling alfalfa. Reports from Jess Brown and Dennis Daniel cite twenty acres and 30 tons of hay, with experiments showing steers gaining more weight on cake supplement. Authorities urge crop diversification and use of waste land for peanuts, grain sorghum, and grasses to raise production.

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Grew Up in County Teaching Here Returns to Pomtoto

Mrs Edythe Myers Clarke lifelong Pomtotoe county resident will teach again at Horse Shoe Ranch this fall after six years in the county. Daughter of J H Myers of Rickory she grew up in the Bryot community and moved in 1940 to the Irish Community. A Latta high school graduate of 1940 she attended East Central two years, worked a semester, and then entered teaching. She receives her degree Wednesday from the college and was married in Hastings to William O Clarke.

Edythe Myers Clarke Pomtoto¢e County Horse Shoe Ranch J. H. Myers Rickory Latta High School East Central William O Clarke

Valley View Admissions Open House Notice

Valley View announces an open house schedule from 3 to 5 pm on Tuesday July 37. The notice lists attendees including Mrs Imogene Lantz with baby girl at 120 West 8th Ave Ada and Mrs Laverne Strawst with baby boy at Strawford, plus several other families and addresses. The page also mentions the U S toad industry figure about 26 billion.

Valley View Hoepitak Open

Wallace Says No Berlin Crisis If He Were President

Wallace declares there would be no Berlin crisis if he were in the White House and urges a Washington march to protest indictments of Communist leaders. He cites peaceful negotiation with the Soviet Union as core and calls for end to Red intimidation while praising a new frontier dedicated to peace. The Progressive convention frames Wallace as a peace candidate as supporters rally in Philadelphia to back his bid.

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Sergeant Coffey's Body to Arrive In Ada Tuesday

The body of Sgt. Charles L Coffey, killed in action in Germany on March 1, 1945, will arrive in Ada Tuesday morning. The funeral will be at the Oak Avenue Baptist Church with burial at Rosedale Cemetery, with military honors. Surviving relatives include his wife Mrs. Della Latha Coffey, Ada, and two sons, plus his parents W. W. Coffey and Della Latha, and other relatives in Ada and Sarasota.

Sergeant Coffey Ada Spt Charles L Soffey Krived Germany Xfarch Sada Gak Avermie Baptist Bur Rosedme Siilitary Coffey W. W. Coffey Kkis Della Latha Atla Anc J. B. Punear’ Tee Company White George Pathon Ethel Frost Sarasota Fli John Caffoyes Claudie Tiwuse

Confesses Earlier Theft in October

Oklahoma CityJuly 24 W E Tarpley charged with eliberating 312000 in railroad money confessed to an earlier theft of 2127. Tarpley a Frisco rail road employee for 27 years had been chief clerk for Frisco and Santa Fe at Union station. He said two unmasked bandits forced him into a car and took receipts. He hid the money in a dike in Wheeler Park and buried it. Police found 10303 in his luggage in Kansas City last week. Tarpley formerly served Shawnee.

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Rape slay case in Tulsa linked to black men questioned

Two Black men were questioned in Tulsa as investigators review the rape and slaying of 25 year old Della Mae Wilson found in high grass near a building. Police say they do not believe the case is connected to a July 2 rape murder of a white woman and two teen girls. A red shafted woodpecker remark is noted as a game bird in some states.

Tulsa Okla Toment Della Mae Wilson Harry Stee Crim Wedlied

Ada Rodeo Program Sparkles With Big Acts and Prizes

Ada Rodeo expands attraction with new acts and higher prizes as advance ticket sales surge. The event hosts 12 000 seats, 2000 in purse and entry fees, a quarter horse race meet, and novelty acts from three clowns to the Liberty Horse Act. New ownership aims to raise the outdoor rodeo to national prominence.

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Stevenson Will Battle Johnson In Texas Democratic Runoff

Dallas July 28 A Texas Democratic primary early results show former Gov Stevenson leading Lyndon Johnson in a runoff with 80,049 to 51,638 and 30,028 for George Pedidy as votes from 17 of 254 counties are tallied. The bureau cautions results are incomplete but indicate a second primary between Stevenson and Johnson for the U.S. Senate seat. Governor Beauford Jester appears set for renomination in the governor’s race with strong counts in early tallies. Lieutenant Governor and several congressional races also feature contests amid a crowded field.

Dallas Coke Steversort Lyndon Texas Election Bureau Dolingon George Pedidy Houston Tex Bla Stevenson Johnson Fred W. Lee O'Paniel Beauford Jester Roger .Q. Evans Denison Case March Wace Allan Shivers Turner Waleer House Sam Rajourn Nation T Berean Rayburm

Bids Opened for Oklahoma Road Projects in State

Oklahoma City July 24 The State Highway Commission will open bids August 24 for 12 road improvement projects ranging from bridge reconstructions to widening and grading. The largest project covers 12 miles of SH 34 in Jackson County with a $424,000 cost. Other items include SE 1A in Fawnde county, Sz 18 in Ottawa county, US 77 in Oklahoma county, and an overflow bridge in Kingfisher county among total estimated costs several thousand dollars.

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