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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News lists pricing for subscriptions inside and outside trade territory per year and notes mail matter status. It appears to be a business and publication notice from Ada Oklahoma with standard post office entry information.
The article explains how the nine member Board of Regents allocates state funds and sets curricula for eighteen institutions. It details separate control boards that select presidents and faculties, with various boards also handling building contracts and physical properties for Oklahoma colleges and universities.
A Governor Turner appointment places S C Boswell of Ada on the new state colleges board, with the legislature pushing a constitutional change to insulate the board from future political control. The six colleges named are Southeastern Durant East Central Ada Northwestern Tahlequah and Southwestern Weatherford.
An editorial boasted about Ada area roads before noting Roy Grace, division engineer, assures the Allen to Calvin stretch will be repaired promptly. The road is not in Ada County but is a key link into and out of Ada.
A state road map shows Ada as a hub with seven highways radiating outward and multiple secondary routes linking Bebee fields to Roff, Lula, Jesse, and Allen. Improvements span recent years with forthcoming paving on Highway 13 and completion of Highway 99 to Fittstown.
A brief look at U S government spending from 1913 to 1945 shows total outlays climbing from about 23 billion in 1913 to over 100 billion in 1944, with the federal share growing to roughly half or more, implying tax relief would come from cutting federal expenditures.
The writer praises Eastern Oklahoma A and M at Wilburton for its unique location and agricultural ties. They urge closer collaboration with the Stillwater Experiment Station to explore profitable poultry dairying beef cattle and new crops for the timbered hilly region.
The Memphis Press-Scimitar documents how communities can save millions by using existing buildings for multiple public services. Examples include Rhinebeck Central School as a community center and Litchfield School adjacent to farms, plus youth centers and shared public access in Portland Creston School. Wartime spare-time use of public buildings informs a peacetime plan in Memphis and beyond.
Federal Judge refused to stop Henry A. Wallace from speaking at the Watergate amphitheater in Washington. Rep. O’Konski urged denial, but Justice Proctor said the matter is not for the courts. Wallace, a former president hopeful, was to discuss peace and the 1948 campaign.
Former President Herbert Hoover rises as a key economic adviser to congressional Republicans, drawing praise for warning that vast foreign gifts and loans threaten U.S. productivity. Taft Ball Bridges GOP leaders seek Hoover for hearings and potential council service to balance world needs with domestic resources.
Miss Mary C. Martin of Springfield Missouri joins allied headquarters legal section as the first woman attorney to prosecute minor war crimes. She previously was the first woman to practice before the U S Supreme Court and the first staff judge advocate of the Women’s Army Corps.
The Des Moines river crest reached Keosauqua and moved toward the Mississippi near Keokuk, flooding the town's business district to four to nine feet. Ottumwa residents faced rising waters with 10,000 homeless and more than 10 million dollars in damage estimated.
Three large intercity bus firms plan to merge into a 22 000 mile system serving the western United States. The new Transcontinental Bus System Inc will coordinate operations from Dallas. The alliance employs about 3500 people and will keep current routes and policies with 974 vehicles forming the fleet.
Tom Staton announces that the Fire Companies Adjustment Bureau Inc has renamed to General Adjustment Bureau Inc effective June 2 1947. No corporate change. the local branch at 201 Cummings Building remains the same office under the new name.
London says Britain will consult directly with Russia on the U S aid Europe plan. An official indicated Bevin will not travel to Moscow for talks, though Paris discussions were planned. France has asked Moscow for Russia’s views on Europe’s response to the American proposal.
Alva hosts the annual rodeo by the Roundup and Saddle Club on July 3 and 4 with events scheduled in town. Local organizers invite spectators to enjoy competitions, culture, and community celebration over the Independence Day weekend.
Washington reports the Senate judiciary committee postponed its meetings to Thursday delaying a Kansas City primary election probe and the Jed Johnson nomination to the customs court. Subcommittee reports on export controls and the second war powers act are awaited.
A 60 day testing period is set for the Ned Biffle et al No 1 Pharoah discovery in Garvin county Oklahoma. Production during the test will be limited to 250 barrels of oil per day. The well near Antioch townsite flowed 121 barrels in 12 hours through a 20 sixty fourth inch tubing choke. Leaseholders meet next week to discuss spacing and field regulations.
The body of Abraham Raper, 23, of Jay Oklahoma, was found on Santa Fe railroad tracks near here. Coroner Dr. C W McLaughlin said he was apparently killed by a freight train. Raper, identified by papers in his pocket, was a WWI veteran who had recently been hired as a track laborer.
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