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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
4
A reflective Ada editorial argues against defense waste and lavish officer housing, urges road building and fuel saving, notes dangers of German sympathy letters, and stresses prudent spending, travel economy, and traffic safety amidst global conflict.
A street survey in Ada finds boys opposed to becoming president. They express fear of the White House and a lack of interest, not by timidity but by preference for other paths, despite parental wishes.
Union Valley reports feature several children from Ada discussing future plans and world events. A series of interviews with Ronald Gordon Scott James Robert Lamb Charles Vickers Joe Bailey Jones capture hopeful views on flying trains farming and political leaders amid reflections on Hitler.
Readers see sharper value from invested funds as Ada News outlines revised terms for vested accounts. The article notes higher dividends and clearer payout options, with emphasis on security and long term growth for subscribers.
The navy says a shortage from wartime exports has been offset by American manufacturers. Normally 20,000 yards of half inch gold lace are needed for officers uniforms, but current production has created a surplus.
The XP-51 becomes the first production aircraft with a laminar flow wing. The wing design remains secret, but it is estimated to boost speed by about 30 percent.
Oklahoma oil news highlights several successful wildcat wells in 1941 across Cleveland, Okfuskee, Seminole, Creek and other counties. Notable results include Sinclair-Prairie No. 1 Carig with Wilcox test depth 7,630 feet and Shell No. 1 Palmer yielding 360 barrels in 21 minutes.
Rexford Guy Tugwell will head Puerto Rico as governor guiding a one time brain trust storm center. He will lead a new administration aimed at rebuilding and modernizing the island under national guidance.
In Park City Utah Harry Colbert of the Wasatch league credited with two bases on what looked like a simple two base hit. Park City teammates freed left fielder Jack Green from barb wire barrier as Colbert trotted home amid the playful confusion.
Harvey Fitzkov, 11, saved his younger brother Melvin 7 by catching his shirt tail as Melvin tumbled from a third story window. A spectator credited Harvey with breaking the fall. Melvin suffered cuts and bruises.
In Shan tung province Japanese authorities placed American and British properties under protective custody after closing oil plants at Tsingtao and Dairen. Socony Vacuum stock was seized in northern Shan tung and Texas and Socony installations at Tsingtao were shut down as guards blocked deliveries amid rumors of dock sabotage. Oil shipments by rail from Tientsin were halted.
Ada insurance man J I McCauley was appointed to the county excise board by the Oklahoma Tax Commission joining Bill Pegg and R I Pollock. Pegg was elected chairman as the board held its first meeting in the county clerk’s office. They approved tentative two month school budgets and plan public hearings after all budgets are filed.
acting secretary of state Sumner Welles said swift action by American republics has nip ped dangerous totalitarian plans in the bud. He cited blacklisting about 1800 Latin American firms seen as axis friendly and rejected Senator Clark’s idea of US control over Latin America. The piece notes a $3 million wind tunnel power plant at Cleveland's new airplane motor laboratory.
United States records show 1539 railroad tunnels with a combined length of 320 miles. The data highlights extensive tunneling across the national rail network and marks a substantial portion of infrastructure built to accommodate rail traffic.
A cooling unsettled weather pattern brought scattered thundershowers from a heat wave. The Ada Green gauge posted no rain while nearby areas along city lakes and the east and southeast reported 45 minutes of heavy rain and strong winds. The season's heat has caused 259 deaths.
The Associated Press reports a break in the death producing humidity was forecast today by the Chicago weather bureau. Forecaster G. L. Canaday said the heat wave would ease as a cooler front moved in, bringing relief to the city and surrounding areas.
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