Front page editorial on World War II developments and Petain regime
The Ada Weekly News analyzes Hitler's war aims focusing on Russia and Britain, the potential Soviet and Japanese fronts, and the impact on American naval strategy. It criticizes the Petain government as a Berlin tool and condemns the treatment of Jews, asserting Hitler’s growing control over France.
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Russia
Britain
Hitler
Germany
Farflung
Caesar
England
Tim Hitler
Japan
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Petain
Berlin
France
Colorado pension plan serves as warning for other states
The article decries Colorado's 1936 constitutional amendment guaranteeing every resident over 60 a monthly income of 45 dollars, noting the state cannot raise funds to cover the pension and may bankrupt itself. It warns other states against similar nonproductive welfare schemes.
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Colorado
Americas Awake Gradually to Nazi Tactics Across Nations
The piece notes rising US and regional actions against Nazi influence in the Americas. It cites consular and propaganda staff repatriation as overdue, reports on radio stations aiding Germany found in Mexico and El Salvador, and warns against long tolerated totalitarian control. It concludes with a safety tip: a car at 60 mph needs ample distance to stop for a pedestrian crossing.
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Americas
United States
Mexico
Germany
el Salvador
NEA
Home sewing craze peaks with new dress forms for home sewers
Interest in home sewing surges across the United States driven by contests demand and rising yarn and pattern sales. New thermoplastic dress forms let home sewers mold exact replicas of their bodies for perfect fittings, replacing old handmade methods. Plaster molds offer accuracy but are impractical for home use.
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New York
United States
Ada to Elect Queen for Firemen's Rodeo This August
Officials plan a hostess queen picked by last year's method and an official queen chosen on the final rodeo day. Ada and Pontotoc county entrants are not eligible for the official queen. Voting boxes at penny a ballot, five finalists judged on beauty, riding, and equipment. Registration July 7 to 12, contest July 13 to 26, final selection at fairgrounds. Prizes range from 150 to 200 dollars plus a handmade saddle and souvenirs.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Mayor Crawford
State Institutions Continue Under Quarterly Budget Plan
Oklahoma City June 21 All 17 state institutions under the board of affairs will keep operating on the quarterly budget system though no longer mandatory. Chairman E W Smartt said $1 400 000 of unspent appropriations were returned last fiscal year with $369 000 from board controlled institutions. Budget officer R R Owens noted a yearly saving of about $750 000 if all departments follow the quarterly plan.
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Board of Affairs
Oklahoma City
E. W. Smartt
Smartt
Board-Con
R. R. Owens
Owens
Phillips
State budget plan splits funding into six month allotments
The text notes a shift to six month funding by the state auditor under a new budget balancing amendment, with departments and institutions receiving allocations on a semiannual basis. Owen argues the quarterly system would be better for funding and oversight.
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State Auditor’s Office
Owen
Obituaries for Golightly Harrell and Tyree in Oklahoma area
Lee Golightly aged 52 died from injuries in an Oklahoma City explosion last week. Funeral services were held at Criswell Chapel in Seminole with burial in Rosedale cemetery. Surviving: widow, two daughters Levada and Nadine, two sons Gene and Ray, three sisters, two brothers. Paul Forrest Harrell, 63, died at home in Jesse. Funeral at Jesse schoolhouse, burial in Jesse cemetery. Surviving: widow Rosie, daughter Edith, two sons C. J. and William Wesley. Jess Tyree, 48, died in a local hospital. Services from home on route five with Criswell Funeral Home handling burial in Maxwell cemetery. Surviving: widow and one daughter Jewell Parks plus three stepchildren Dorotha, Josephine, and Gwindle Cox.
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Lee Golightly
Oklahoma City
Criswell Funeral Home
C. A. Reeves
Seminole
Rosedale Cemetery
Levada
Nadine
Elkhart
Ind
Gene
Ada
Ray Golightly
Lou James
Roxie Hoosier
Cordie Richie
Littlefield
Ter
George
Wheatland
Ed Golightly
Tishomingo
Paul Forrest Harrell
Jesse
Jim Mayes
Smith Funeral Home
Rosie Harrell
Edith Spiva
Stonewall
C. J. Harrell
William Wesley Harrell
Jess Tyree
Maxwell Cemetery
Tyree
Jewell Parks
Dorotha
Josephine
Gwindle Cox
Hold Down Erosion in Pasture Techniques
In Oklahoma guidance outlines contour ridging and sister furrows to reduce pasture erosion. Level ridges or parallel lists hold rainwater for absorption, with adjustments for slope. Avoid breaking gully flows uphill, manage terrace water, and mow weeds to improve pasture growth. Draft registration notes 21-year-olds must register.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Soldiers Car Crash Victims
ABILENE Tex June 23 Raymond D Phelps 23 year old soldier from Oklahoma died yesterday of injuries from an automobile crash that killed Clarence Patrick 20 both of Healdton Oklahoma members of Company B 120th Quartermaster Regiment 45th Division Camp Barkeley Their car hit a bridge abutment near here while on furlough A third soldier Roy Pemberton 21 of Healdton suffered injuries not serious Joint funeral services for Phelps and Patrick were to be held this afternoon at Healdton Phelps was the son of William Phelps Healdton.
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Abslene
Tex
Raymond D. Phelps
Okahoma
Clarence Patrick
Phelps
Patrick
Healdton
Okla
120Th Quartermaster Regiment
Camp Barkeley
Roy Pemberton
William Phelps
First Quail Of Season Released In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports state game warden Pi Nelson Newman announced 365 young quail would be released next week as the first weekly quota. The release will rise each week, with prospects that total birds released will exceed 35,000.
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Oklahoma City
Nelson Newman
Newman
Sunday Ball Playing Agitates Public Mind in Ada
The Ada town debate on Sunday baseball mirrors old blue laws as Ordinance No. 42 bans outdoor games on the Sabbath for money or amusement. Violators face fines up to 25 dollars, with the ordinance in force from the June 3, 1902 passage.
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Atlams
Parson Drury
Sherwood Hill
Ada
H. T. Drury
S. W. Hill
Tree Vaccination Schemes Debunked by Oklahoma Expert
J M Goin of the state department of agriculture warns against tree vaccination scams. He notes false injections threaten trees and urges residents to avoid out of state contractors soliciting city and home property work amid gall insect infestations.
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Oklahoma City
J. M. Goin
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Goin
Ardmore
Muskogee
Governor OKs Next Registration Proclamation
Oklahoma City June 23 Governor Phillips issues proclamation calling on all unmarried men to register for the second draft. The move formalizes steps toward universal registration and sets the date for compliance.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Stone-cutters Busy at County Administration Building
Stone-cutters work at the county fairgrounds for the administration building. Quarry near Fittstown supplies stone blocks transported to a site a mile north of Ada. Excavations are complete and reinforcing steel rods are awaited to speed up concrete foundations per architect Robert F Ferguson.
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County Fairgrounds
Fittstown
Ada
Robert F. Ferguson
Packing Plant Nears Operation in Ada Wickham Facility
Officials indicate the Ada Wickham Packing plant will operate on or shortly after July 1. A rush schedule enlarges the former Smith Packing building north of Ada with 36 men on construction and cork laying finished. Dial Carmen will run the plant and says about 60 people will be employed once in operation.
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Ada
Wickham Packing Company
Origina
Smith Packing Company
Dial Carmen
Carmen
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