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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
1
The article describes Ada Mirror Meybert Cooper, 41, of Rust-Kanth, described as almost totally invalid with severe arthritis since age two. It notes her plea for a public loan and mentions a projector and Congra8, with details continued on Page F Col.
Minnesota University announces a hypersone wind tunnel in Rosemount that creates air flow seven times the speed of sound. Head John C. Akerman explains mach numbers and tests use dry air at high temperatures while noting safety limits and brief observation windows. The facility, housed with 3,800 horsepower compressors, is described as unique to the world in producing speeds from mach to seven.
Scattered twisters caused damage across Missouri and Kansas injuring about 20 people. Reports describe high winds, downed trees, and ruined structures with responders assessing affected towns and counties for casualties and search efforts.
The fragmentary weather item mentions scattered showers or thunderstorms in the southeast with cooler air tonight. A stray reference to the panhandle and extreme east remains. Specific temperatures and times are garbled, but a cooler trend is indicated for tonight with some regional variations.
Pontotoc county and neighboring districts sent 4-H youth to the State Round-Up at Stillwater. Garvin Glover and Don Smith won first in Oklahoma with a team dairy demonstration. Wilma Jean Neeley and Ida Belle Neely placed blue in team demonstration. Caddo and Garvin Glover earned red and blue in dress and health contests. Lester Stwith and Juanita Floyd accompanied the group. Charles Smith of Pontotoc was elected Southeast district president with Frank Lodus and others filling district roles.
Langston University Negro Law School will close next month after the legislature failed to fund operations and passed a bill allowing Negroes to attend state white colleges on a segregated basis. The school, established January 1943 to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, saw student Roberta finish her term after a weekend mix of events.
Funeral services for Gilbert O'Dell were conducted at 2 30 PM at Tishomingo with Rev Jack Worthy officiating. The Chapman Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are widow Faith with three children Ana Loretta and Gilbert, parents Arthur O'Dell and Mrs Lil O'Dell, sister Beatrice O'Dell of Tishomingo.
Radio station KAKC in Tulsa will extend hours to night broadcasts this summer after receiving FCC permission to operate on a new frequency. Manager Glenn Condon announced the change, expanding service beyond daytime operations.
London reports say London considers extending self government to Cirenaica and Tripolitania while Paris cites a British Italian plan to readmit Italians under UN trusteeship. Arab leaders demand full independence and oppose restoring Italian authority. The UN has defeated the Bovin Sforza plan.
Senator Hickenlooper accused the Atomic Energy Commission of granting emergency clearances to thousands without full FBI checks. Lilienthal defended the process, saying all cleared had some FBI involvement, and noted emergency clearances are allowed for genuine emergencies. The Senate hearing examined alleged mismanagement and access to restricted data and discussed the role of emergency clearances and oversight.
Washington June 2 Senators weigh pension bill after House approved 65 year old veterans pensions. bill to liberalize pensions may move to Senate Finance Committee with fate uncertain. Economists note costs could rise to about 100 billion over 60 years, and Senate leaders study proposals before decisions.
The West Comp Sq Airc Fores Reserve will meet tonight at 7 46 PM at the Elks Hall. The program will discuss Safe guarding Military Information.
Margie Cottingham six, daughter of Mr and Mrs Maya Cottingham, was struck by a pickup at a street corner Wednesday afternoon. She was taken to Valley View hospital then home to 904 East Fourth. Driver James Peterson of 504 West Main reported the girl was in front of his vehicle as she and a neighbor hood grocery trip ended. She suffered a slight concussion and other minor injuries, with emergency care given at the scene and in the hospital.
Gov. Roy J. Turner announced the appointment of B. W. A. Carlton, former state senator and assistant county attorney, to a district judgeship in the Oklahoma-Canadian county district. The extra judgeship was authorized by the legislature, expanding the district from six judgeships.
Whittaker Chambers testified that Alger Hiss used his position at the State Department to obtain documents, which Chambers photographed and passed to J. Peters who led a communist underground. He recalled meetings in 1945 and said Hiss aimed to procure State Department secrets for the Nye Committee. Also notes the death of Dr Joseph Edmond Hills at 78 with funeral plans.
Oklahoma City reports the Oklahoma division convention of the U S Highway 5 Association to convene Friday. Kyle Overman, director, says the board meets at 10 a m and the convention opens at 3 p m with state president Frank Smith presiding. State officers will be elected.
Paris June 2 A French informant says the United States Britain and France presented terms for guiding Berlin to Lim Revs set union in a 90 minute foreign ministers session. A secret session is planned to decide on east west plans for the city with emphasis on unanimity rules and possible transfer of some duties from the four power command. The clash over veto power continues as Acheson and Vishinsky argue over which Berlin functions can be internationalized and which remain local.
In Oklahoma City on June 3, the state legislature passed a school code bill altering first grade eligibility. Beginning next year, children must be two months older to start first grade, with the cutoff shifting from December 3 to November 1. The previous rule required a child to be six on or before December 3 to enroll.
A fragmented line mocks a measurement claim about two hundred feet, noted with a dialectal jest. The garbled text hints at a local joke or editorial aside without clear context or names.
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