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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
2
Secretary of the Interior Lane outlines a program to place returning soldiers on rehabilitated government land. About 3 million acres would be developed with roads, schools, and community life, paying soldiers over four years with about 5 0000 per farm, financed at 4 percent interest.
County Agent J B Hill says heavy Sunday night rain and wind did not damage the grain. Oats wilted but can still be harvested as hay. wheat heads are heavy and stalks straight, nearly mature, with harvesting due in a few days if weather stays fair.
Dallas June 2 Returns from forty eight counties show the home ownership amendment down 817 and the prohibition majority up to 15356 the largest yet. Flagging support for suffrage and governor salary increases widen the gaps with 21061 and 64518 respectively. Forty eight counties report partial results while ninety four have incomplete returns leaving the overall outcome in doubt.
Residents report a 108 acre farm purchase by A F Leflore near Boggy bottom. Dallas visit for a ill daughter of G Z Hollingsworth. Arthur Harrison returns from Baptist University term. A Frisco game ends tied 8 to 3 after eleven innings. Rain damages crops northeast of Stonewall and north of Tupelo. Dele Perry narrowly survives drowning in Breco hole aided by three classmates. Dave Alberson returns from France after service in Argonne. Rev Holland promotes Centenary Methodist drive. Centrahoma raises 1200 and Tupelo surpasses target. Stonewall and Jesse exceed quotas.
The American Red Cross peace program will be outlined at three conferences in St. Louis Dallas and Wichita as leaders Dr Living ston Farrand Willoughby Walling and Geo W Simmons speak. Mass meetings will follow to explain future policies and strengthen ties among national division and chapter officials.
An item from the Eufaula Indian Journal notes a backward step in a stew or meal context on Tuesday, reflecting a brief cultural or kitchen incident recorded in the periodical.
Miss Mamie Henrahan arrives with twenty seven students from her hometown for the summer Normal School term in Maysville Oklahoma. Dr G W Glover brings his daughters Ruth and Ruby for the session. Prof L W Courtney and Principal E P Downing join the teaching staff with Professors Grissom and others in residence and service at local homes.
A New Britain mail from Germany features a young American soldier writing home on love and language. He humorously maps grammar terms to courtship as he describes a girl walking by, discussion with her family, and a kiss ending in verbs and tenses.
A man in Ames Iowa endures severe pain related to alcohol use as a drinking episode escalates, raising health and safety concerns for local residents.
Washington reports 4376 disabled soldiers approved for vocational training through May 1 by the Federal Board. Of 291 in mechanical tracks, 233 study general auto mechanics, 31 pursue tractor operation, 26 attend gas engine repair, with aims ranging from garage work to chauffeurs. The board sees strong prospects for auto and tractor expertise to ease farm labor shortages.
Congressmen McKeown Hastings and Morgan praised American soldiers in house floor eulogies. Memorial services were held all day and McKeown suggested designating December for services. Memorial Day was chosen as the proper day. Many soldiers attended.
Mr Wm B Wisler of Douglassville Pa recounts a 1909 indigestion attack. He received a free sample by mail, tried the remedy and bought a package, reporting no similar attacks since. An advertisement notes the success in his case.
J B Hill reports encountering a heavy rain in the vicinity of Steed man Thursday.
A fragment reads as an advertising pitch promising chills with Rexall Chill Breaker for chips and fever relief. The text is garbled but centers on a product promotion and health claims.
Paris April 22. About 200000 khaki pupils are taught by the U S army Educational Corps under Brigadier General Robert I Rees. Some 7500 instructors cover from ABC to university subjects in post schools across camps in France and at Beaune and in French and English universities.
At 6 a.m. Monday in St Marys Catholic church Sherman, Vincent Jones and Cora Lee Hopper wed with few relatives present. The bride, a St Vincent trained nurse, wore white and carried bride’s roses. They will live at 700 East Pacific Sherman, Jones a Texas Electric Co. cashier.
Revenue collector Hubert Bolen announced the second installment is payable now with a June 15 deadline and no grace period. Since June 15 falls on a Sunday, payment may be made June 16 as an extra day.
The Ada school system announces elected teachers for high and grade schools including principals and staff. Names span multiple grades with many women listed. three high school positions remain to be filled and a teacher for the colored school is to be employed.
Guy Woodward of University of Oklahoma will spend June 30 to August 20 in New York studying Y M C A work. He is the sole Oklahoman selected to represent the state and its schools among fifty national leaders. All expenses are paid.
Secretary Glass plans to make War savings stamps a permanent part of government finance. Last year they absorbed a billion dollars in addition to Liberty Loans. With no more Liberty Bonds, small investors favor stamps earning 4 percent quarterly. In 1919 stamps may be bought up to $1,000 at a time.
Washington May 30. The Labor Department denies that disabled sailors and soldiers are forced to sell banners and buttons to live. Investigators found the practice lucrative with some men earning 10 to 25 dollars daily. No case showed a uniformed man selling because of unemployment. many sellers were civilians in uniform or discharged soldiers choosing to work.
May 29 Washington reporters describe a house floor battle looming between supporters and opponents of daylight saving law. Agricultural district representatives, urging repeal, align against manufacturing centers, with the repeal framed within a $32.6 million agricultural appropriation bill.
Mr J O Carroll and Miss Georgiana Marks wed Wednesday night at 9 in the Methodist parsonage with Rev G W Beck conducting the ceremony. The couple are well known in the community.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission joins public utilities boards in opposing federal protective legislation that would keep wire properties under federal control. The commission urges immediate return of wire assets to private owners with state regulation, citing better local handling, fares, and service. Chairman Art L. Walker says state control serves Oklahoma’s people by addressing district complaints promptly.
Washington reports that the boll weevil retreated in 1918 due to the harsh winter 1917 18. The pest invaded 16100 square miles and was driven from 46600 square miles, with net loss 30500. Texas Oklahoma Tennessee Alabama saw declines while Florida South Carolina Georgia New Mexico gained. The pest reached Pecos Valley in New Mexico and nears Florida cotton belt limits as Sea Island remains infested.
Hermann Schwartz economic minister, back from Versailles after leaving the German peace delegation, says Paris peace prospects are muddled by entente leaders. He claims Clemenceau uses theatrical gestures to sell the idea of German reparations and accuses Wilson of driving a wedge between Germany, Russia and Japan harming Anglo American interests.
Washington report shows continued demand for war risk policies with hundreds of new applications daily. April filings reached 10,295 while total insured personnel stand at 4,522,724, covering a total of 39.56 billion dollars. the average policy value is 3,747 dollars.
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