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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News lists Wm D Little as editor in a 1901 issue. The short item marks the paper's early leadership and annual editorial title.
The Ada Evening News recalls prior warnings to two county commission members Ray Weems and Re ford Bond after they supported Bill Armstrong for a third seat. The paper argues it is improper to stack a public office with friends and notes Armstrong’s removal from alignment with the others and payroll disputes.
An editorial argues fertile land in the Mississippi Valley underpins national security through cattle hogs and crops while warning on Roosevelt's wartime leadership. It urges Congress to permit action against labor agitators and notes the rising aircraft production from sixty thousand planes to two-thirds that rate annually.
Sunday School lesson analyzes Acts 15 16 21 showing early Christians solved race and rite tensions by grounding decisions in first principles. It notes Gentiles should follow Christian practice without forced Jewish rites and lauds James for wise guidance encouraging worldwide church unity.
The piece muses on surprising wartime behaviors among nations from Norway to Egypt and notes how leaders in American industry share traits like eagerness to learn and willingness to sacrifice for future gains. It also mentions the enduring popularity of checkerboards with twenty million sold nationally last year.
In Gilroy California a 14 year old girl Louise Ford was removed to a hospital by court order after her parents refused medical care believing in divine healing. Juvenile Court Judge William F James signed the order and deputies took the girl from the Ford home as crowds gathered outside. Doctors said she has double pneumonia and a fever of 106 degrees while the family continues to rely on prayer.
A freight collision near a bend in a deep cut southeast of Joplin injured five Kansas City Southern section gang workers and left 31 others with minor injuries. Those hospitalized were Clarence Anderson 22 Barron Fork Oklahoma Sidney Duke 39 Neosho Missouri Robert England 22 Marble City Oklahoma Arthur Combs 25 Barron Fork J C Watson 25 Marble City Oklahoma. Foreman T J Statham of Spiro Oklahoma noted the Missouri and Arkansas train has no set schedule on the Kansas City Southern line between Neosho and Joplin.
S. L. Smith of Grant, Oklahoma claims Arkansas still owes him on a 1862 warrant. The $10 note bears eight percent annual interest, making the total now exceed $82. The brown ink paper shows hand inscribed warrant numbers and has been kept in the family Bible.
Spokesmen from Japan and the Netherlands East Indies announce that negotiations over exports of tin rubber oil and other war materials have ended without satisfactory results but normal relations remain. Kenkichi Yoshizawa delivered the joint communique to the Indies governor general. In Chungking China a wartime economic conference opens with Finance Minister H H Kung presiding.
Washington officials ordered border patrols and customs to stop about 330,000 German nationals in the United States from leaving the country pending further instructions. Officials cited enforcing Roosevelt’s fund-freeze and restricting removals while Congress weighs new departure controls.
Reports from Helsinki indicate a large scale Soviet evacuation of the Hanko naval base and nearby peninsula. Witnesses say long Soviet trains move along Finland toward Leningrad, with the base leased by Finland to the Soviet Union for 30 years starting March 23, 1940.
Carolyn reaches Blair as Bob has landed safely and searches for her. They store the X-909 deep in the mountain. Carolyn enjoys her work but warns Leana will strike again. Carolyn must stay on the job to keep Bob from being left helpless.
In the six weeks after Carolyn’s sensational Arizona arrival life settles into a calm routine. Mrs. Tyler plans to follow west with Carolyn and her belongings. They reveal a dangerous chemical substance is hidden in Copper King Mine shaft for its value and power. Dr. Hale explains the terrain around Tonto Peak as 8000 feet high with granite faces and upended strata. Carolyn respects Leana Sormi, who resides in a luxurious three room cabin with a trained Hopi caretaker and cook.
In a sunlit Arizona setting, Bob Hale, Carolyn, and a growing team of engineers gather near Tonto Peak. Leana Sormi, jealous of Bob's attention to Carolyn, hatches a bold plan after a night of quiet plotting as the project nears a potential breakthrough with an X-999 powered engine.
OKLAHOMA CITY June 17 The resignation of S J Gordon as assistant attorney for the corporation commission was accepted by the majority with deep regret Gordon leaves July 1 to enter private practice He praised six years with the commission and thanked officials including Chairman Reford Bond and Vice Chair Ray Weems Armstrong the minority member said he had not been informed of the action Gordon was an appointee of A S J Shaw and later linked to the commission split through Weems and Bond's handling of the letter.
A Duncan Banner item in Duncan Oklahoma recounts Mrs. G R Benight of Marlow reconnecting with her nephew Fire Chief C S Capps of Guymon. The reunion followed Mrs Benight recognizing Capps in a Detroit fire truck purchase trip story. They confirmed kinship by letter and met in Marlow. Capps later visited Mrs Benight.
The Napier school will add a new wing on the south side, leaving the gymnasium for later. Work starts June 26 under WPA engineer C D Johnson with total cost 15 683 dollars, split 6576 by WPA and 9107 by Ada school district. Twenty men will be employed for four months.
Leana Sormi schemes to remove Carolyn Tyler as an obstacle to her control of the X-999 power source stored in Tonto Mountain. She builds a covert radio device with a hidden transmitter and generator to trigger an accident that could destroy or disable the valuable material, while maintaining her cover at work and manipulating Robert Hale.
British bombers in a sandwich formation struck French coastal objectives for the seventh straight night. Authorities reported 13 German planes shot down over the English Channel and occupied France, at the cost of 10 British aircraft, Boulogne again a main target.
A brief Ada News item notes higher yields or improved value for invested funds in a classifieds feature. The note emphasizes strong returns for readers placing money in advertised instruments or opportunities and urges readers to compare options.
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