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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
4
The Sherman Democrat discusses how universities prize the Bible as literature and a source for public speech. It notes speakers quote Scripture, sometimes unknowingly, and cites Huey P. Long and Joe Robinson illustrating rhetoric and misinterpretation.
A humorous Ada woman, noted for wit and grit, outmaneuvers routine fears as her husband returns from many dinners. The anecdote leads into broader commentary on taxes, prohibition, Roosevelt, Franco American debts, and political life, weaving rural Oklahoma views with national issues and regional road notes.
The piece reflects on Jesus entering Jerusalem on a peaceful ass and the crowd's praise, juxtaposed with the temple market scourge and a modern note on governance. It then shifts to Governor Murray signing a redistricting bill and Roosevelt's pragmatic approach to leadership amid oil industry chaos.
Testimony in Washington reveals a sharp clash over a 30 hour work week including federal regulation of hours, minimum wage plans, import embargo ideas, and production controls. Key figures like Gerard Swope, Henry Harriman, William Green, and Edward Cassidy presented opposing positions as industry and labor interests conflict over employment and purchasing power.
The article reports on the Economy Act driven changes signed by President Roosevelt that reduce World War I veterans and dependent benefits by about 400 million dollars annually. It details pension shifts, elimination of compensation for service-connected disabilities, new impairment tables, hospital and hospitalization policy changes, and stricter proof requirements affecting widows and orphans.
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