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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
5
In yesterday's serial, Wes trails a mysterious rider, using a lariat to subdue a foe. The struggle ends with Wes realizing the captive is Ronnie, shocking him as Lona and Andre's ties to Rainbow Canyon emerge.
Wes York and Ronica Bailey clash over a stake in a Canyon pursuit then reconcile as she proves fearless unarmed, later accepting his order to carry a pistol. He learns she is sought after by society pages and a French fiancé, hinting at future twists.
Wesley York, reeling from suspicion and jealousy, confronts Ronica about her supposed engagement to Andre Girardeau after a night of dancing with Pueblo U. coeds. Meanwhile a mysterious duo moves toward the Rocking R ranch in disguise, planning a covert rendezvous.
Workmen prepare the old packing plant north of Ada to house Wickham Packing of Sapulpa. The building, formerly Smith Packing, will be remodeled at a cost of 20 000 to 30 000 dollars with a 40 by 60 foot refrigerating room. Wickham operates in Sapulpa Kilgore and Longview and only opened here after Ada citizens raised 6 000 dollars. The Ada plant will employ about 68 people with a 100 000 dollar annual payroll. weather delayed remodeling for weeks.
For the first time in St Louis history a negro has a clear path to aldermanic nomination. George L. Vaughn a negro lawyer leads in the 19th ward after three white candidates withdrew from the race. If elected he would be the first negro on the city board as the ward's two thirds black electorate shapes the municipal race.
Norma Downs 50 Sapulpa pioneer and former state Legion Auxiliary president died in Tulsa after collapsing at WPA district headquarters en route to a hospital. She directed WPA women and led relief in Enid and Creek counties. Funeral planned for Sapulpa. survived by her mother Emma Noble.
King George VI set aside ceremony to greet John G. Winant at a Bristol rail platform before tea at Windsor with Queen Elizabeth. Winant arrives with Benjamin Cohen and Harvard's James Bryant Conant on a defense mission. He presents letters of credence as Kennedy departs.
ALTUS Oklahoma March 1 A safety celebration honoring traffic records of Jackson Greer and Harmon counties drew an estimated crowd of over 10 000. The event, sponsored by the state safety department and council with civic groups, featured a two mile parade a queen of safety crowning for each county and safety statuettes.
Police identified a 20 year old amnesia patient at a county hospital as Miss Ann Hefter of Los Angeles. She registered at the YWCA on Wednesday night and stayed one night. An unidentified man who took her to the hospital Thursday night vanished during a preliminary exam.
The Federal Reserve Bank review indicates continued improvement in Texas and Southwest business conditions. Department store sales rose to 126 percent of the 1923-25 average in January, with January sales 14 percent higher than a year earlier. Wet weather aided subsoil moisture for wheat and small grains after January rains.
A 22 man compact cavalry unit was formed under the county home defense council. They met with U S deputy marshal Allen Stanfield and will be deputized for emergencies. Roy Adair hopes to equip the unit for a parade Friday featuring a mobile U S army recruiting trailer.
Five Oklahomans qualified for regional eliminations to join an all youth orchestra sponsored by Leopold Stokowski and the national youth administration. Regional auditions occur in Dallas March 8 with listed contestants from Norman Tulsa Oklahoma City and Stillwater. Stokowski will lead the tour of Canada United States and Mexico.
Lieutenant Governor Coke Stevenson told the North Texas Oil and Gas Association meeting in Wichita Falls that the legislature should pass a tax bill of 10 to 12 million dollars for the state social security program. He urged natural resources public utilities and corporations to bear the load when other revenue sources are strained. C. J. Tucker was installed as association president succeeding D. H. Bolin.
A weaving driver on a highway near Lawton prompted a six mile chase by lawmen en route to a safety celebration. State officials including Attorney General Mac Q Williamson and others recaptured the car and arrested the drunken driver, who had stolen the vehicle from a Fort Sill officer.
German authorities say Nazi aircraft attacked two protected convoys northeast of Scotland last night. Three ships totaling 22 000 tons were sunk and four others totaling 15 000 tons were seriously damaged.
East Central college speech students earned multiple honors at the Southeastern meet in Durant with wins in women's extemp men’s oratory and junior debate. Coach Nabors led six debate teams as 60 colleges from 15 states competed. East Central eyes the Sweep stakes trophy with many events still to be decided.
Ada sees a week with .68 inch rainfall and a rare return of sun after twelve days of fog rain and clouds. Temperatures ranged from freezing lows to 66 during two sunny days with mixed precipitation on other days.
In Bitolj on the border, Greek sources say the army can hold out even if Nazi troops assist Italy in Albania. The statement reflects Greek confidence amid wartime pressure along the Yugoslav border.
North Carolina records indicate the state harvested and sold its largest tobacco crop in its history during 1939, signaling a peak in agricultural output and tobacco economics for the era.
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