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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
6
Milady notes government costs exceed food prices as wartime spending climbs. She highlights a 93 percent rise in food since 1939 versus a 331 percent increase in federal government costs. Citizens can shop for groceries but must write Congress to demand reduced federal spending.
Miss Neva Kennon outlines that besides legal age of six by December 31 for Oklahoma schools, readiness includes mental, emotional, intellectual, and social development. A child should be well adjusted and about six in reading readiness. earlier entrants may need two years to finish first grade.
Hollywood notes reveal actors like Merle Oberon and Humphrey Bogart discussing craft. Oberon compares screen pairing to marriage, McCrea praises Barbara Stanwyck's sincerity, and Bogart muses on puppet doubles and how many roles Bette Davis could play.
Indians at Lake Success hope partition will be temporary as Hindu Congress and Moslem Leaguers clash over Pakistan and Hindustan. Leaders aim to join the British commonwealth while internal reforms curb untouchability and curb outside influence amid rising interdependence and regional tension.
Mrs John Van Hoose 55 of Richardson Kentucky offers parenting guidance saying four or five children suit most families and recalls the challenge of naming many. Her husband a railroad worker aged 63 expects about 15 grandchildren and receives a medal at city hall during the visit to New York City.
Jim Abney son of Mr and Mrs J O Abney left Tuesday for Korea to serve as an auditor of miscellaneous government accounts. He will report in St Louis then California before boarding a plane overseas. The tour lasts at least one year and is his first overseas assignment after years with the government.
A two year old boy, Phillip Warren Hellman, died in Tulsa when he touched a charged wire in his parents’ chicken house. He was reportedly playing near the wire which likely became energized due to a short circuit.
The human eye can perceive roughly 10 000 distinct tints, reflecting the wide range of colors visible in everyday life. This figure highlights the complexity of color perception and the intricate workings of the retina and brain in processing hues.
James Marlow discusses postwar civilian relief totaling over 15 billion dollars to Europe since World War II. He questions continuing aid, notes Communist gains in Hungary, and analyzes Secretary of State Marshall's vague plan for a cooperative European reconstruction program amid calls for a decade of aid and potential American influence across Western Europe. The piece weighs risks of tying aid to political obedience and the possibility of a broader Western alliance against communism.
Bishop W Angie Smith announced transfers of more than 60 pastors at the East Oklahoma conference closing. Clarence Ridge moves from New Mexico to Ada First Methodist Church as part of widespread assignments amid unfilled pulpits and several district changes across Tulsa Enid Bartlesville Muskogee and Shawnee.
Yawata Japan June 10 The giant Yawata steel works once destroyed in the war is operating at one third capacity and could triple output. U S military government officials cite output ceilings and shortages of power and coal as causes. The plant now manufactures steel for domestic use. It was targeted by B 29 raids in 1944 and shelled by U S warships before Japan's surrender.
Officials announce the Eastern Oklahoma peace officers will hold their annual meeting in Okmulgee on June 23 with arrangements for attendees and agenda details.
Miss Betty Lou Whitten of Chickasha visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Houston. Mrs. Babe Moore and Mrs. Richard Davis, plus Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moore and Theda Kay Moore of Richmond California, arrive to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Bill Brumley and children and Mrs. Joy Gill of Tucumcari N Mex visit relatives and will return soon. Johnnie Kerr of Ada visits grandmother Mrs Rose Pegg. Betty Jo Pegg of Tulsa visits grandmother Mrs Julia Pegg. Barbara Dixon and Shirley Smart of Frederick visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Newell Olivo. Lee Minton of San Antonio visits his mother Mrs S J Minton. Mrs J W Parks and daughter Joan move to Ice Texas. Mrs Tom Mays and children and Mrs Annie Jones shop in Ada. Jimmie Lou Miller returns to Harden City after Allen Baptist VBS visit. Mrs Carl Kyle and daughter Miss Carlene visit Ada Friday. Harrell Pegg and son Tommie spend weekend with Ada relatives. Milton Doyle recovering at home after operation. returned Friday from Holdenville Pryor clinic.
Mrs Edith Pickle of Lyons Kansas buys the former Billies Shop and renames it Modern Art Beauty Salon. She is noted as a sister of Mrs Leon Jones.
U S crude oil production averaged 5 077 140 barrels daily the week ended June 7 an all time domestic record. Texas led gains adding 62 100 barrels to 2 288 950 while Louisiana rose 5 300 to 425 200 and California 1 600 to 918 600. Kansas and Michigan posted declines of 26 600 and 6 900 respectively.
The Tafeng Shipping company announced the 449 ton steamer Tafeng sank off Woosung during a storm yesterday. Of 300 passengers, 129 are missing while 161 were rescued.
An advisory note warns that some drivers may be as careless as you are, urging caution and awareness to prevent accidents and promote safer roadways.
Lucky the five year old dog owned by Sampson Folsom, Jr. traveled from Centrahoma to Ada by himself and returned, then was found resting on a Centrahoma porch before heading back to Oklahoma City. Jerry Folsom notes the unexpected homeward journey and puzzling route.
Funeral services were held in Ada Friday afternoon for Billie Joe West a service veteran killed while hunting. Attendees included numerous local residents such as Mr and Mrs Tom Turner Mrs Jewel Martin Mrs Curtis Nelson Mrs Arthur Murphy and many others from Ada and nearby towns including Konawa Bebee and Oklahoma City.
Giant water lily leaves, belonging to Victoria regia, are described as large enough to support a person’s weight in a plant study and botanical notes from a historical period.
Trinity Baptists start a $4,000 campaign to build an education building behind the current auditorium on Turner avenue. The 68 by 49 foot concrete block structure with brick veneer will seat about 500, led by pastor Rev. W. A. Pendleton. Building committee includes Luther Hudgens and John T. Wood among others. drive committee is led by Paul Holley.
Nanking June 10. Artillery regiments were flown into Mukden to bolster its outer defenses as Communists pressed Szepingkai and Fushun to the north and east. Reports say 50 000 Red troops renewed attacks on Szepingkai while fighting surged around Fushun. Generals Sung Li Jen arrived from Changchun after a split with Manchurian commanders.
Chinese gendarmes arrest a Nanking youth who admitted stealing two jeeps from the American army. He guided police to buyers in a village 100 miles away. One jeep, painted fire engine red with ladder racks, was with the village fire chief. The second jeep was operated by the village police chief.
War Department information grants former commissioned officers not eligible for Regular Army a one year competitive tour of active duty to prove fitness for a Regular Army commission. Open to ages 21 to 27 who failed current integration or did not apply by 31 December 1946. Tours start about July 1 and January 1 each year. July 1, 1947 tours require applications by June 15, 1947. Applications from Ada Recruiting Station Room 304 Post Office.
Kiowa agency lease clerk Fred Nichols announced 200 renewals on agricultural and grazing leases have been signed in Anadarko. He said about 2900 renewals will be processed during June across a 10 county area under agency jurisdiction.
About 4.6 million postcards and stamped envelopes are sold annually by U S post offices across the nation.
Irving McNeil Ives of New York, a freshman in the 80th Congress, stands out for sharp labor stance and precise work ethic. A devout Presbyterian who favors simple tastes, he pursues long hours in the Senate Office Building, often late after midnight, while missing many banana splits in Washington. His friendship with Gov. Thomas E Dewey stems from his NY Assembly days and anti discrimination efforts.
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