Life and Times of Ada Pioneer T. J. Chambless
The Ada Weekly News recalls T. J. Chambless who died Friday. A former Ada mayor and county tag agent, he shaped early Oklahoma while promoting thrift independence and civil service. His educated conversations and community leadership are noted alongside reflections on rail travel evolution and wartime civic duties.
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T. J. Chambless
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Ada
Chambless
Tragic Oil Derrick Collapse In Oklahoma City
A collapsing oil derrick trapped and killed two workmen in north Oklahoma City. Percy Morgan and Ervie Brownrigg died. driller Jake Anderson suffered a broken nose. Superior Oil No. 1 J. L. Francis lease. Claud Morgan Well Servicing workers involved.
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Schuyler Allman
Oklahoma City
Percy Morgan
Ervie Brownrigg
Jake Anderson
Superior Oil Company
J. L. Francis
Tex Howard
Superior
Claud Morgan
Howard
Four Fatalities On Oklahoma Highways
Automobile crashes over the weekend in Oklahoma killed four people and left another man fatally injuring after a Missouri Pacific train incident. The dead include Dr. L. L. Patterson Pauline Hindman William R. Miller C R Rowley and an unidentified white man. A 16 year old girl Florence Beard was unconscious in a McAlester hospital from injuries in a crash near Stuart.
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Oklahoma
Missouri Pacific
L. L. Patterson
Clinton
Pauline Hindman
Tulsa
William R. Miller
Sallisaw
C. R. Rowley
Nowata Coun
Patterson
Hindman
Checotah
Miller
Moffett
Moffett-Fort Smith Bridge
Ray Reed
Nowata
Rowley
Lenepah
Oklahoma City
Florence Beard
McAlester
Stuart
Soldier Killed In Leap From Plane
New Orleans March 8 A soldier was believed killed and two army fliers were injured after bailing out from an army bomber that crashed in desolate swampland 40 miles south of New Orleans. Lt. D. W. Lang and Lt. W. Moore were rescued by Ken Oliver of Houma Louisiana who flew them to New Orleans aboard an amphibian plane. The body of a man apparently dead lay beside a partly opened parachute near the wreckage. Lang and Moore left Orlando Florida for San Antonio Texas with a private named Gent accompanying them. A coast guard patrol boat guarded the wreckage awaiting body removal. They were treated for shock and exposure with Lang also having a cut on one ankle. Lang radioed from the air that they were running out of gas and hoped out.
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New Orleans
D. W. Lang
W. Moore
Ken Oliver
Houma
Oliver
Lang
Moore
Orlando
Fla
San Antonio
Tex
45Th
Gent
Coast Guard
Marine Hospital
February Dreadful Month On State's Highway Records
Oklahoma motorists suffered a grim February with 42 traffic deaths marking one of the worst months in state history. Commissioner Walter B. Johnson notes January’s record low was erased as deadly crashes climbed in Oklahoma County and Oklahoma City, with deaths totaling 76 for the year so far, seven more than 1940.
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Pacific
St. Louis
Jamestown
Missouri
Continental Divide
Jefferson
Lewis
Far East
North America
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Walter B. Johnson
Department of Public Safety
Johnson
Oklahoma County
McClain County
Wheat Isn't Just Wheat Any More
Stillwater March 10. Oklahoma A and M agronomist H F Murray reports on a fertilizer trial at the agricultural experiment station farm examining nitrogen phosphorus and potash effects on wheat milling baking qualities yield and kernel plumpness. Nitrogen boosts protein but not yield. phosphorus raises yield and kernel plumpness while reducing grain protein. potash shows little effect. study ongoing with final results later this year.
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Stillwater
H. F. Murray
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Don Welch resigns as draft director in Oklahoma
Major Don Welch, state draft director, will resign effective April 15 to return to his Madill law practice. Lieut. Col. Clive E. Murray of Tishomingo will succeed him, having led the classification division. Governor Phillips and national selective service officials commented on the change. Murray is president of the Murray School of Agriculture in Tishomingo and nephew of former Governor Alfalfa Bill Murray.
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Oklahoma City
Don Welch
Madill
Clive E. Murray
Tishomingo
Welch
Ed Grigsby
Leon C. Phillips
Gareth Brainerd
National Selective Service
Washington
State Service
Phillips
Col. Murray
Draft
Murray
Murray School of Agriculture
William H
Bill
Austrian Princess Arrested in Frisco
Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe of Hungary was arrested by the immigration department in Frisco and taken to San Francisco. Bail was set at 25000 dollars after a deportation hearing. she was described as hysterical and in need of assistance. Her 26 year old son Franz was present in the apartment.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Stephanie Hohenlohe
Hungary
Department of Immigration
San Francisco
Joseph Bullock
Bullock
Franz
Kansas City Girl Slain In Shocking Home Tragedy
Leila Adele Welsh, 24, a socially prominent brunette, was found murdered in her bedroom after being beaten with a stone hammer and stabbed with a butcher knife. Police pursued clues as bloodstained weapons were recovered and her mother, Mrs. Marie F. Welsh, discovered the body before church.
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Kansas City
Leila Adele Welsh
Brunet
Marie F. Welsh
Marriage Licenses Issued From Court Clerk Office
Marriage licenses were issued over the weekend from the court clerk office to Degge Freeman 21 of Konawa and Reba Kathryn Wall 19 of Ada Garrett Clay 27 and Johnny Oliver 21 of Byars Carl A Barnett 21 and Helen Ruth Keylon 19 of Allen. Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads.
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Degge Freeman
Konawa
Reba Kathryn Wall
Ada
Garrett Clay
Johnny Oliver
Byars
Carl A. Barnett
Helen Ruth Keylon
Allen
Telephone Rush On To Supply Needs Of Defense Work
Southwestern Bell Telephone reports 1940 a peak year due to rising defense demand. Telephone in service rose to 1,628,208 with net earnings up 2 percent as taxes surged. The firm notes eight miles of 100 pair cable ready in ten days for Corpus Christi navy base amid a defense driven expansion across Missouri and surrounding states.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Bell
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Navy
Corpus Christi
Tex
George Johnston Valuable Scout Now in U S Navy
George Johnston of Ada high school, Life Scout and former Troop 9 member, has enlisted in the U S Navy for six years as an apprentice seaman. He hopes to enter the photographic department and is assigned to Naval Training Base San Diego California. Letters to him are welcomed.
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George Johnston
Troop 9
Ada High School
United States Navy
Company 41
Naval Training Base
San Diego
Calif
Ada
High Seas
Washington
D. C
Navy
Charlie Johnston
George
Reo Johnston
Pat Murphy
New York City
First Methodist Church
Ada Eyes Huge Feeder Airlines Plan for New Airport
Ada officials eye progress as Southwestern Feeder Airlines files for 19 feeder rounds. The plan would serve 552 communities with non passenger routes across 5 641 miles and mail passenger express lines covering 9 284 miles to 237 cities from Dubuque Iowa to Victoria Texas.
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Ada
Southwestern Feeder Airlines, Inc
Southwest
Middlewest
Dubuque
Iowa
Victoria
Texas
Route 12 proposed Dallas to Fort Worth to Tulsa
Document discusses a proposed Route 12 linking Dallas and Fort Worth in Texas with Tulsa Oklahoma via Denton Gainesville Sherman Denison Bonham Durant Madill Ardmore Sulphur Ada Holdenville Wewoka Seminole Shawnee Oklahoma City Guthrie Stillwater Cushing and Drumright. It notes mail pickup lines avoid landing fields and twin-engine Lockheed airliners for passenger mail service at airports. An Ada airport Class 2 port will support SFA services.
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Clude
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Denton
Gainesville
Sherman
Denison
Bonham
Durant
Madill
Ardmore
Sulphur
Ada
Holdenville
Wewoka
Seminole
Shawnee
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Stillwater
Cushing
Drumright
S.F.A
F D R Nominates Hunter for Works Projects Commissioner
President Roosevelt nominates Howard C. Hunter of Illinois as works projects commissioner. Hunter has served as acting commissioner since the death of Colonel Frank C. Harrington.
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Hunter
Washington
Howard C. Hunter
Illinois
Roosevelt
Frank C. Harrington
Sumner Marks 24th Year as Church Auxiliary Treasurer
Mrs. W. N. Sumner begins her twenty fourth year as treasurer of the First Presbyterian church women’s auxiliary in Antlers. She has been elected to the post every year since 1917.
Antlers Plans Canning Factory for Pushmataha County Growers
Antlers residents report plans to establish a new canning factory to serve truck farmers in Pushmataha County. The project aims to aid local growers by providing processing facilities and market access.
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Pushmataha County
Choctaw County Electrification Project Contract Awarded
The Choctaw County Electrification cooperative contracted Walco Engineering Co of Tulsa to construct 150 miles of rural electric lines in Choctaw county at a total cost of $90,240.
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Hugo
Choctaw County
Left turn drivers have higher accident rate
Records show left turning drivers suffer three times as many accidents as right turning drivers. In December 1940, 334073 new passenger cars were registered. About 4000 dollars worth of gasoline is sold by 200000 U S stations every minute.
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United States
Europe Wastes Its Cattle and U S In Its Way
Discussion warns of widespread cattle slaughter in Europe to feed invading troops and the home front. It urges better feeding, disease protection, and breeding choices to extend a cow’s productive life and profitability, citing Katy Gerben as a 20 year old example of efficient production.
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Europe
U.S
Oklahoma
Katy Gerben
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