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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1948
Page
4
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The Central Oklahoma Dairy Show opens tomorrow as farmers and businessmen are urged to support a dairy based permanent agriculture. The Cham ber of Commerce touts dairy farming as key to local prosperity with 276 registered heifers, four dairy breeds, 36 Grade A barns, and projected incomes near 270000 annually. BanksPackers and dealers sponsor registered bulls to improve herds, while better pastures and home grown feed are emphasized to boost profitability.
Retrospective Oklahoma political observers across Red River to Kansas line say Robert Kerr, former governor, leads the Democratic field for the U S Senate nomination. He stresses soil and water conservation and speaks on likely congressional issues. Kerr’s broad national presence and war-time governance background bolster supporters. Also noted: a brief aside on horse riding and its joys amid discussions of state progress.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram summary notes a House Agriculture bill by Chairman Hope to centralize farming resource management into a new Agricultural Resources Administration. It would absorb functions from Interior agencies, pair Soil Conservation with Production and Marketing, and limit extension services to research and advice. The piece also previews local reader opinions on candidates John Boyce McKeel and Justice Fletcher Riley, highlighting McKeel’s Senate tenure, resistance to pressure groups, and Jeffersonian principles, while noting Riley’s bid for judge and senator and potential court ruling on filing.
Washington June GOP factional dispute grows on the eve of the national convention. Rep Wolcott Michigan announces a substitute housing bill allied with Taft backers, promising a vote after hearings end. The plan hints at federal financing for low rent units and veteran housing incentives amid party wrangling.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports possible polio outbreaks in dense areas and cites 314 cases in the six-week period ending May 29, compared with 248 in the same period last year. Dr Hart E. Van Riper, the foundation's medical director, notes rising cases. An unrelated line mentions Siemens and steelmaking.
A collision between a truck and a car near El Reno in Oklahoma City caused a vehicle fire and fatalities. Lavern William Boyd, 26, of Oklahoma City, died, and George W. Hil, 43, of the same city, escaped with minor injuries. The wreck destroyed merchandise and damaged the truck, which overturned after striking another car at an intersection.
Washington June graduates face strong odds for engineering, chemistry, and medical fields, with officials noting a favorable labor market and rising competition. Analysts predict vast demand in teaching, pharmaceuticals, and science careers, while noting better prospects in building, metal trades, and railroading over glamorous sectors like aviation.
President Truman urged Republicans to keep Congress in session until key laws pass, attacking GOP leadership and accusing the party of wrecking price controls, stalling the housing program, and weakening the labor department. He warned Congress must enact price controls, housing and labor measures or the nation suffers. He spoke in Butte, Montana after a Western tour.
New Orleans June session hears Texas attorney general Price Daniel warn that Dixie must build colleges for Negroes or risk losing segregation. He argues Negro higher education is needed to uphold separate but equal and suggests states may face finances hindering separate schools. He proposes alternatives if schools remain segregated.
A traveling Air Force team will be at the Ada post office from 9 AM to 4:30 PM on June 9 through 16 offering information on Aviation Cadet Pilot training and Officer Candidate training for non flying administrative jobs. The team will operate at the U S Army and Air Force recruiting station in Ada St Washington. Rep Thomas L Owens of Chicago died today in Bethesda travel hospital after a heart attack. He was a Republican serving his first term. In Athens King Mihsi of Romania and Princess Ane of Bourbon Parma arrived with an announcement they will marry Thursday.
E R Berousek a Guernsey breeder told Kiwanis members that the Pontotoc County dairy improvement program is the best in the nation. He praised Ada business people for support, noted strong dairy growth in Oklahoma, and urged provisions for farm youth not highest producers while stressing feeding practices and potential for 000 good dairy dollars. He invited members to visit the Central Oklahoma Dairy Show.
Campaign medals will be distributed at the VEW meeting in Convention dali starting at 2 o clock. Officers Chief Owen Plecker and Chief James Lesei of the Navy have their assortments. Sat Richardson Army restarter and Sgt daswan Ey pac, Sat Bennett of the Ma cries have not yet received Marine medals. Thirty announce ments of the distribution will be made when the medals arrive. Ebely mam qualified for a medal must show discharge papers. The California cobra slant hooks and acts tke sanske ft swallows. its ingect prey wholy anger digests it.
Frank E F Watts executive assistant of farm Journal presents a brochure section urging soil conservation to protect national wealth. He argues erosion causes floods and water shortages, noting that 40 acre parcels deposit Mississippi silt every minute and urban dust rises from barren land, urging action by farmers and cities.
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