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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1935
Page
4
The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness reports 3 009 000 schoolchildren handicapped by defective sight. Early detection and treatment plus special classes could spare many from poor schooling and misjudgment, with emphasis on regular exams and coordinated home school efforts.
A Sunday School lesson recalls Herod Agrippa's crackdown on the Nazarenes, Peter's miraculous prison escape, and the power of prayer. It notes the martyrdom of James and Peter's release, then reflects on faith, divine intervention, and the limits of human power. The essay shifts to modern concerns: war funding, wealth, and civic duties in Leadville, Colorado, with biographical sketches of H. A. W. Tabor's widow, Dr. Paul Mazurin's malaria research, and the newspaper's role as peacemaker.
In a Fer die Deering column, windows show white shoes and bright outfits not proving a last cold snap is over while saf saffras bark in drug store displays hints that spring nears. The writer notes Ada children may never have seen real snow and seeds and hardware stores race with illustrated packages despite productivity.
Cotton reduction efforts start with a county wide school of instruction guiding 1935 Bankhead program contracts. 725 corn hog contracts signed. appraisers to survey farms in seven townships and halt signings at courthouse after March 12.
A local note explains trenches under South Broadway are marked MEN WORKING to deter confusion with foreign wars while dug for future telephonic word battles.
The sheriff’s force played a prank on Charley Shockley after months of jokes. They arranged a car loan to a woman to move her husband to court and used a Shockley relative’s car. Deputies Hodges and Sturdivant joined in staged tells as the tale stretched over a day and a half before the car was returned.
The notice suggests graduates will soon learn that few restaurants will accept diplomas as payment on meal tickets, reflecting a shift in how credentials translate to purchasing power for graduates.
A Pontotoc County farmer misstates his number of children on a government loan application. The young assistant suggests adjusting from thirteen to fourteen. The passage contrasts U S and southern neighbors by noting their leaders’ titles: Public Enemy No 1 versus President.
Mrs. Della Bedford believes that when a man is too drunk to care for himself others must intervene. She refuses to issue licenses at midnight and recalls an intoxicated man offering $50 by telephone to obtain a license she would not pursue.
Ada News reports a horse lynching in the county and AP wires relay the tale. A Wichita woman asks county officials if alleged “wolves in human form” faced justice, citing family fear and seeking reassurance for her nephew.
Ouida Keeton is sentenced to life imprisonment by a Jones county circuit court jury for murdering her mother Daisy Keeton. The trial spanned two weeks with the defense claiming insanity and the state alleging a fiendish killing and body disposal. Laural socialite W M Carter faced potential joint murder charges and a confessed implication by Ouida as the actual slayer.
A new process to make high grade alpha cellulose from sugar cane bagasse promises textiles, wrapping, and paper applications. D. R. J. Lynch of the Agriculture Department will test the method in Hawaii to gauge economic feasibility.
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