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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
2
Explanation of how warrants differ from checks, how funds are allocated, and why warrants are paid only when money is available. Notes on warrant calls, non transferable funds, and the impact of mismatched funds on county banking and public accounts. Mention of a 1932 murder case in Middleburg and related legal challenges.
In Fourth district 12 American Legion Junior teams compete this summer with elimination tournaments planned in north and south sections. Winners meet in district final at central location, then state tournament at McAlester July 31–Aug 1. Ada Juniors fall 19 to 5 to Shawnee, after a five run Ada lead collapsed in early innings.
Polk County Sheriff Jack Killingsworth returns home after more than 14 hours in captivity with Oklahoma desperado Charles Floyd and accomplice Adam Ricchetti. The trio rode about 5900 miles through central and western Missouri before patrols forced Floyd to release the sheriff near Lees Summit. A motorist held with them was released unharmed. Killingsworth described the tense drive and Floyd’s driving, noting he feared pursuit and that officers might try to rescue him.
County superintendent J. W. Huff notes 50 rural districts in Pontotoc must wait for state legislation before forms for budgets can be prepared. The examiner’s office must draft updated forms to meet new rules, and revisions may continue after legislative action. Three weeks of intensive work typically precede the estimates.
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling granting habeas corpus to George Crawford, a Black man, delaying his return to Virginia to face charges. Crawford was wanted in Virginia on a reform-related matter and the decision directs his return.
The United States produced 17,956,000 bales in 1926-27 and 12,956,000 the next season while remaining acreage dropped from 44,616,000 to 38,349,000. The federal agriculture department notes long term production tracks with controllable acreage despite boll weevil blows, with earlier periods showing stable relations between area planted and yield.
Justice of the Peace J. D. Willoughby disposed of two cases yesterday as both defendants waived preliminary hearings. Rush Roebuck, charged with forgery in the second degree, was bound over to district court with bond set at $1000 after arraignment. Charley Norris and J. D. Cole also waived and were bound over to district court with bonds not yet set pending further investigation for car stealing.
Arrangements are completed for a large canner to serve Ada people and neighbors who bring vegetables or fruit for canning. The 18 by 18 foot room behind the Choctaw Cotton Oil plant on north Townsend will house the canner with free space from P A Norris. The Manning Plumbing company funds installation and the project includes hot and cold water and tables. A competent woman supervisor will lead the canning operation. Surplus produce may be canned with proceeds shared with Red Cross or contributors, and a Chamber of Commerce subsidy will help buy otherwise unavailable items. If all goes well, operation will begin by Thursday morning.
Mr Pearson urged reducing the cat population but city officials show little response. They argue the pound man can pursue licensees and licenseless cats while patrolling yards and alleys, amid calls to control strays.
Ada gains a new star route starting July 1 connecting Holdenville with Ada. The bus will reach Ada at 1:25 PM and depart at 5:30 PM, enabling same day mail for areas south of Tulsa and improving outgoing mail service. Sunday service will include daytime mail with the new route enhancing weekday and Sunday schedules.
Bob Farms of the American Red Cross conducts life saving tests at Wintersmith park with several juniors and seniors already qualifying. Applicants must swim a quarter mile and demonstrate rescue techniques plus essay work on life saving value. Farris, a student at East Central College, facilitates daily sessions at the city lake.
Washington reports that CP Administrators of the farm act say packing industry representatives are preparing trade agreements to raise hog prices and later submit them to Secretary Wallace. The plan aims to reduce hog production by favoring medium weight hogs and curbing lard, with initial corn reduction policies under way.
In Cyril Oklahoma Chester Page twenty one and Omega Root seventeen died after a collision near Cyril. Four others were seriously injured including Reece Pace Lois Walling Mrs Root and Lorraine Root. Page died at a Fletcher funeral home and Omega Root died in an Oklahoma City hospital where her mother Mrs Root remained critically injured.
Oklahoma City June 17 state auditor Frank Carter testified before a Senate committee that a syndicate organized to buy up northwestern Oklahoma school land aimed at oil and gas development He said Beckett advocated the sale and that further details could be provided by John Vaughan Paul Haswell and Charlie Board but the information was hearsay.
Oklahoma City on June 17 reports the postponement of the execution of William John, a Black man, pending further legal proceedings.
Two men rob Citizens Bank in Lamont at 3 59 am, escape with a safe containing $5000 after cutting a plate glass window. Sheriff Glen Davis and Lamont residents fire on the getaway, a man is shot as a truck backs away.
Ada merchants announce a three day trade expansion June 22 to 24 to boost sales across the region. The Ada Evening News sponsors the event with prizes eliminated in favor of shared profits, inviting all local families and distant travelers to participate.
Federal agents and police seek a definite lead in the slayings of four officers at Union Station Kansas City. The motive centers on freeing Frank Nash an Oklahoma train robber captured in Hot Springs Arkansas and being returned to Leavenworth.
William Hamm Jr a 39 year old millionaire brewer was released 45 miles from St Paul after a Thursday kidnapping by a group of men. He said the ransom was not the full 100000 originally asked and he could not identify his captors. He described days in captivity but said no abuse occurred and he signed four notes during the escape.
Gilbert Pearson, president of the Audubon societies, urges licensing domestic cats to protect wild birds. He suggests an ordinance requiring cat licenses like dogs and humane disposal of unlicensed cats, addressing the spring nesting period.
The Oklahoma Hereford Breeders Association tour through southern Oklahoma drew public praise for beef cattle quality. The region, famed for dairy Jerseys Guernseys and Holsteins, has seen Herefords steadily improve under scientific breeding and care, with veteran ranchers maintaining faith in their stock.
In WOLEVILLE Nova Scotia farmers watch Fundy gulls swarm over Grand Premeadows fields feeding on millions of grasshoppers. After a 46 year lapse a grasshopper plague last year damaged crops. this season the gulls arrive as a natural aid to protect ripening grain and minimize losses.
Rose Pastor Stokes, noted radical leader and wife of James Graham Phelps Stokes, died at a Frankfort hospital from a heart ailment after recent cancer surgery. Born 1879 in Augustovia Russia, she lived in London and America, earning the nickname Rose of the Ghetto. She faced multiple arrests, including a ten year sentence for obstruction of the draft later commuted by the President, and she was involved in socialist activities, birth control advocacy, and wartime espionage act cases.
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