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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
3
In a tense chapter, Judy Alcott confronts Dwight Campbell over motives and marriage vows. He admits deep feelings, questions their futures, and laments choices as Judy accuses him of pursuing power with Marvel. Voices and tensions rise as gossip looms at home and the pier.
New York April 29 A flexible sheet of stainless steel named ludlite could roll up like a rug and be cut with scissors. It is claimed to be lifelong durable and silent when walked upon. The material can be pasted on walls and used as trimming, even for kitchen sinks. Also described are medical techniques using a long tube and inflatable rubber ball to relieve intestinal distention and locate obstructions.
Atlanta May 1 A method to treat paralysis of the intestines involves swallowing a small rubber balloon attached to a rubber siphon tube. Drs Grover C Peaberthy Charles G Johnston and R J Noer of Detroit describe the condition as near complete damming of digestion causing gas buildup and distention, sometimes from surgery injury or spine fractures.
Akita Prefecture in northern Japan reports a major earthquake sequence with 25 year severity, large coastal areas sunk, Funakoshi damaged, and widespread disruption to railway and telegraph lines. No casualties reported tonight, but extensive property losses and shattered glass in stores. Quakes began with a 27 second tremor recorded by Tokyo’s seismograph.
Carson City May 1 Wallace Beery the motion picture actor and Mary Arieta Gilman Beery were granted an uncontested divorce ending 14 years of marriage. Grounds cited cruelty the decree was filed within 20 minutes of the suit. Custody of the couple’s adopted daughter Carol Ann will be split equally. Beery’s full name in the complaint appeared as Wallace Fitzgerald Beery formerly married Rita Silman in Hollywood on August 4 1924.
Moscow celebrates the 50th May Day anniversary with the biggest display yet. Six hundred warplanes thundered over the Kremlin including 360 bombers and 144 combat planes while artillery and tanks rolled through Red Square. Tens of thousands watched as hundreds of tanks with multiple guns, fast tanks at high speed, and new aircraft types showcased Russia's readiness.
A young mother who carried her baby's body from New York on a bus confessed to Detective Sergeant Jacob Gomborraw that she had drowned the child in a bus terminal washroom. She said she could not stand thinking of the baby growing up deformed. no charge was filed pending investigation.
A AP survey finds parole and criminal handling reforms under consideration in at least 14 states. Ohio passes a bill replacing the four member parole board with a three member commission, with open records and public voting. hearings may occur at penal institutions. Other proposals include Colorado creating a three member parole board, New Hampshire shifting violator returns to parole board, and plans for a new cell block to ease prison crowding. Illinois debates abolishing parole for a state honor farm concept. Florida, Connecticut, and New Jersey pursue various reforms from speeding trials to restricted ammunition sales and unified records.
Oklahoma City May 1 The regular session of the legislature ended but cleanup lingered. Journal clerks and aides prepare journals under party supervision while Speaker Welch and Pro Tem Rinehart stay to certify session laws. Gov Phillips rests after adjournment. low cost housing authority bill passes Senate with unclear governor stance.
AFL President William Green urged the replacement of the three member NLRB with a new five member Federal Labor Board. He accused the NLRB of distorting the Wagner Act to favor one labor group and oppose another. Green supported AFL amendments expanding court review of board decisions and allowing employer election petitions. He opposed Sen Burke's proposed amendments and noted CIO President John J. Lewis criticized the AFL plan as propped by manufacturers and anti labor interests.
In Oklahoma City on May 1 a 19 year old girl named Mary Nekrapil fought off a gunman who dragged her from a taxicab. She seized his revolver during the struggle and he escaped as police arrived. Bennie Gibson, her companion, and taxi driver Kel Stephens helped summon help.
Oklahoma says its credit remains intact as 318 256 681 funds the treasury tax anticipation notes issued last year. Bonds totaling 12 145 000 exchanged for notes are in the state treasury, while 6 011 681 remains with purchaser Chase National Bank in New York. Five state officials signed the bonds in New York and returned them to Oklahoma City by airmail. The bonds will be held for a 30 day protest period before delivery to purchasers. They mature in staggered intervals over 15 years with an average rate of 2.07 percent.
Twelve-year-old Martin Webb Jr. suffered leg lacerations and bruising Saturday after the bicycle he rode collided with an automobile in the 200 block North Broadway. Ada attorney C F Green, driver of the car, said the boy’s bike ran in front of his vehicle and he could not stop in time. Cromwell May Get Post. TRENTON New Jersey May 1 A source says James H Cromwell leads for U S Senator if William H Smathers becomes a federal judge. Smathers had been considered as a successor to J Warren Davis of Lawrenceville a retired judge of the third circuit court of appeals. Greater returns for amount invested Ada News Classified Ads.
In Yonkers on May 1 to 4, residents react with dismay to Father Divine buying a three acre estate with a one room house and greenhouses for his followers. The haven, purchased via a white broker Brother Devout, stirs concern as methods and secrecy surround the deal. The scene echoes prior Hudson River estate interest near Hyde Park.
Secretary Ickes warned Washington public works administration employees that anyone opposing President Roosevelt's government reorganization plan would be disciplined, though he did not specify the form of discipline. Veteran PWA workers believed it could mean discharge.
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