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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
5
Ann, living in a rooming house, weighs love and marriage as she and Paul plan a grand, Cinderella style date. He frets about splurging while she hunts for two dollars and a set of silver spoons as a quirky outlet for their frugal happiness. Steve returns in pursuit as Ann shops for an evening gown.
Ann Brown sews a white and gold evening gown on a budget and earns admiration at the Athens Club spring ball. Paul Hayden flirts while Steve Claybourne drifts between her and Irene Temple as Ann navigates romance, class, and temptation at the fraternity dance.
Prof Willard C Olson urged the 43rd annual National Congress of Parents and Teachers to provide children with constructive outlets for tension through art music and recreation. He warned frustrated children risk unhappy lives and urged schools to offer painting plastics and construction to harmonize inner and outer needs. Tulsa county farm has kept the speaker busy since his return, as he cites California policies he calls brutal and contemptuous toward Okahomans.
Tulsa officials reject California policy and warn against pressure on Oklahoma to solve migrant relief issues. John J. Dyker, 65, was sent back to California with an affidavit claiming he left Oklahoma in 1936 for work, that California funded his return from San Diego last November, and that he did not intend to retain Oklahoma citizenship. He reportedly voted in California in 1938 and 1939.
Amsterdam reports intensive military preparations and a blackout of outgoing international calls from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. local time, amid fears of German columns near the frontier. Civilian rail travel is sharply curtailed to move thousands of soldiers and sailors recalled by a sweeping orders.
The nationwide event on May 12 invites citizens to visit local hospitals including Valley View in Ada to learn how modern care, rooted in Florence Nightingale’s reforms, supports communities. Hospitals now provide extensive services and facilities, replacing home care for serious illnesses.
Oklahoma City May 7 The executive committee of the United Drys will meet Friday to decide whether to file a protest against the initiative petition seeking a vote on legalizing liquor in Oklahoma. Dr W R White chairman announced tonight. The petition was filed last week.
Carl Coke Rister argues in Border Captives that kidnapping for ransom by Kiowa Comanche Apache Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes sustained border life from 1835 to 1875. Captures funded plunder and war efforts. some captives became pillars of tribal ranks and even shaped feature histories. Production note cites Dept of Commerce data on aircraft exports and monthly production.
The WPA bookbinding project in Pontotoc county binds 300 books monthly from four staffers in the Convention hall basement. Open house May 20 to 25 will show steps from old volume to new, with visitors learning how the work supports local libraries and schools.
Plant scientist P. L. Ricker warns that native wild flowers are vanishing due to land development clearing farms urban growth grazing and erosion. Dealers dig up and transplant rare species like orchids lilys gentians and Venus flytraps for sale causing further loss. Establishing permanent wild flower sanctuaries and wildlife reserves is urged, with parks and forests already offering refuge and California’s 1933 wildflower promotion boosting public interest.
South Pasadena California May 7 officers sought an explanation for a school shooting by Verlin Spencer 38 principal of the junior high who killed four people and wounded two others before turning the gun on himself He remained unconscious at the hospital with some victims showing brief improvement Ruth Sturgeon 45 Dorothea Talbert 30 survived or hoped to survive according to doctors as investigators probed motives and circumstances of the incident.
The House passed a resolution disapproving President Roosevelt's plan to shift the Civil Aeronautics Authority into the Commerce Department and abolish its safety board. The order would take effect next month unless the Senate approves the legislation.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht and a Norwegian army colonel arrived in Paris from London to confer with Prime Minister Reynaud about war matters.
A classified ad note highlights higher returns for investors in vested Ada News listings. The piece cites improved yields and clearer terms for long term placements. Local advertisers are urged to review rates and benefit from extended exposure.
Oklahoma City May 7 Special rose care guidance warns that mildew and black spot common to roses can threaten a garden. Experts advise pruning dead branches and using Bordeaux mixture or sulfur dust to combat the diseases and suggest consulting florists or nurseries when plants show symptoms.
Sen. Norris of Indiana Nebraska denounced FBI police methods as a menace to democracy calling J. Edgar Hoover the greatest publicity hound. He spoke four and a half hours criticizing arrests of a dozen Detroit men alleged to recruit for the Spanish loyalist army.
New York May 7 General Motors Board Chairman Alfred P Sloan told about 400 college students that industrial progress will open a field of opportunities for their generation far greater than in the past. The Vultee Vanguard carries 5000 rounds of ammunition for six .30 caliber wing guns and two .50 caliber guns that fire through the prop.
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