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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
7
Charles Courtney relates a globe trotting tale of unlocking safes and vaults around the world and beneath the sea. He muses on the ubiquity of keys in New York life, pondering security and the ease with which locks can be bypassed. He observes a locksmith episode with an impatient client outside a shop.
A locksmith narrator discusses security flaws as a homeowner, Mr. Larson, questions front door trust, shows how a cheap back door lock can be bypassed, and outlines why lost keys and labeled rings invite theft. He notes practical burglar resistance varies and offers advice on changing combinations to prevent duplication.
The article notes a visit at the Gentry home on Sunday with Mrs. Palmer spending a few days with her brother in Norman.
Supt Rex O Morrison reports 353 pens turned in for repair and overseas delivery. A retired repairman dedicates time to refurbish pens and ship to soldiers lacking writing facilities. Schools remain ready to receive donations with good parts reused and rubber ink bags supplied by a major rubber company. The salvage group backs the effort and urges citizen cooperation. Also note railroads added 773 locomotives in 1943, the most since 1930.
District Court action to quiet title to land in Pontotoc County seeks to determine heirs of Cordelia D Melville S T Privett J R Ford Minnie Ford and to bar others from any interest. Plaintiff H J Huddleston claims fee simple ownership and asks for judgment canceling all claims. Court Clerk Della Bedford notices publication with April 14 1944 deadline.
Cities Service Oil Company wins a judgment for 164.08 plus 150 attorney fees and costs against Zoe Arrington Wiley and others. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser will sell on April 2, 1944 at the Adair courthouse for cash the defendants lands excluding mineral rights, with mineral rights sold if needed to satisfy the judgment.
Washington March 1. Representative Disney defends the two billion dollar tax bill urging fair sharing of taxes as national income for 1944 is projected at 157 billion dollars. He argues half the people earn more than before the war while the other half earn the same or less and warns against pitting one group against another. He criticizes Roosevelt’s veto message as caustic and anti congress.
Local residents report visits and family gatherings across Yeager and surrounding areas. Several households hosted guests including the Browns Griffins Wood and Drake families while illness improves Wendell Reynolds. A Fellowship meeting is set for Byars on March 6.
Conway residents Mr. and Mrs. Everett Davis moved back, and Ralph Jared visited from Oklahoma City with Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lillard. Fred Poe visited Francis, H. P. Toby hosted by H. H. Lillard’s family. Pearl Bryant died last Friday. sympathy offered. Bond drive prompt: Back the Attack.
Due to bad weather the Young People's Training League of Oak man did not meet Sunday night. But we will meet next Sunday night at 7 30. Everyone is invited to attend.
Cpl Warren Rycroft and Mrs Rycroft of Camp Gordon Georgia visit his parents. Oklahoma City duo Mr and Mrs Cecil Hughes call on the E C Jamar home. A L Anglin hosts in Jack Dan ner home. Dorothy Bittle visits her mother Mrs R D Detherage Oil Center. Ladies club meets at Mrs J R Newby with officers for next year.
Sunday School attendance was large and many visitors were noted at recent services. Rose Jane Vanschuyer was ill this week and the Wilson church dedication is planned for March 5 with all day services and an invitation to all.
Mrs. Julia G. Bernheimer, born February 29 1852 in Philadelphia, will celebrate her 122nd birthday with 92 candles. She recalls four wars and says she feels better now than in recent years. She has five sons, the oldest who fought in the Spanish American War, and her late husband made uniforms for the Union Army.
United States District Court in the eastern district of Oklahoma, presided by Hon. Eugene Rice, heard decisions through Wednesday. Multiple county defendants faced penalties for whiskey production, possession of stills, and related crimes, with sentences ranging from months to years and several suspensions.
The OPA issues a new tire and tube care regulation effective February 7 1944. Ration authorities ban abuse alteration damage or neglect of tires or tubes and warn penalties for not recapping ruined tires. Future replacement requests may be rejected by the local ration board if neglect is charged.
A Southern Democratic draft for Senator Harry F. Byrd to seek the party nomination advances. A 12 member committee led by John A. Barr aims to organize a Byrd for president conference with time and place to be announced. Barr predicts over half of Southern delegates may back Byrd while Byrd himself shows limited support.
Washington March 1 The Office of Price Administration begins tomorrow issuing serially numbered gas ration coupon strips for B C E and R book holders to curb black market activity. The new theater ticket like coupons in folders can be instantly checked and require owner accounting. The change eliminates tailorable old books while preserving the same gallonage values.
A columnist recalls a wealthy broker whose insecure mansion and soft jambs illustrate that modern security is only as strong as its weakest support. A locksmith explains common flaws in doors and windows and offers simple fixes while a bizarre tale of a carpenter bird and a shipful of monkey thieves underscores cleverness defeating locks.
Muskogee editor drops list of eligible bachelors, noting no local girls remain interested as many have married quickly. The piece cites the army division as a factor and mentions Muskogee girls already engaged or planning engagements. A stray line notes plastics reducing compass weights in allied tanks by seven pounds.
A bibliographic note citing a book by the same name credited to authors and published in New York City by Whittiesey House.
Allied forces established a beachhead on Los Negros island in the Admiralty group and MacArthur visited the Momote airdrome. He awarded First Lt. Frank Henshaw of Alice Texas the Distinguished Service Cross for being the first ashore and praised Brig. Gen. William C. Chase and the First Cavalry for their assault.
Two groups from local draft board No. 2 will depart March 13 and 14 for military service. Navy recruits report to Oklahoma City Navy recruiting station. army trainees depart March 14 for Fort Sill. Names listed include Kenneth Ozbirn Albert F. Pollock Walter R. McCracken Mevin L. Sampson David T. Gray George W. Ihrig Jr T. C. Hilms J. R. Riedel Earl F. Dame Benton R. Cyrus Lawton M. Fleming William B. Chambers Curtis L. Bond Murray Barkley Lloyd
Readable OCR fragment lists individuals including R. Vigus Edward Lea Otis Clifton Clinton Dame William E Pickens Howard W Roberts Joe Tomlinson George W Sullivan Oliver H Bingham Raymond P Buckmaster Robert P Stephens Loyd J Harber James J Sherrill Raymond E Lawson.
Oklahoma highway patrol said February's 13 traffic deaths tied the lowest monthly total since June 1943. Through two months in 1944, 35 lives were lost, eight fewer than 1943. Nine victims were drivers and one was a pedestrian. January saw half the fatalities as walkers. Tulsa County led with six deaths for the year, followed by Oklahoma County with five.
In Nashville area the Sycamore Powder plant near Eland City Tennessee once produced explosives from 1834 to 1904. Explosions on the pea line frequent enough to require two hinged roof sections that folded back after blasts. W C Jackson, son of a former mill superintendent, recalls the safety feature helping salvage for scrap metal.
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