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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1950
Page
6
Ada hospital tops state survey by the American College of Surgeons with high marks across all departments. The report notes strong patient recovery rates and praises Ada doctors for education and expertise despite overcrowding.
Royal navy divers say they have located a 16th century galleon reputed to hold about 69 million dollars in gold and coins. Lt Parkinson announces the find to the Admiralty who halt operations pending the Duke of Argyll's review and potential continued search at his expense.
A fragmented essay by Douglas Lansen discusses Protopanadakis and a companion figure in Athens and Paris, touching on Greece post Marshall Plan aid, cultural notes, and symbolic references. It mentions drachma amounts, travel between Paris and Washington, shipping charges, and a light collage of names and places.
Ada Public Library expands its collection with numerous juvenile titles across fiction and non fiction categories. notable entries include look under the city and the shy exuberant eye tree alongside firefighter themed reads and animal stories from many authors. adult fiction and non fiction also grow with classics and reference guides such as the book of Indian crafts and Indian lore and patterns of publicity copy.
Severe spring floods spread from Minnesota and North Dakota into southeastern Nebraska. Raging Red River and tributaries swelled towns from Auburn to Lincoln, with at least one drowning in Syracuse Neb and reports of a car and bus swept away. Homes damaged, residents sought refuge in trees as communities faced evacuations and isolated areas. Tornadoes struck Auburn and Red Oak causing property damage but minimal injuries.
Pittsburg May 193? The United Presbyterian and Reformed church merger failed to reach the required three fourths in three fourths of the presbyteries, though the popular vote favored it. About 140000 United Presbyterians and 210000 Reformed members would have merged, with 18 presbyteries lacking the needed margin. The 1934 Assembly rejected a similar U.S. union plan.
Oklahoma endures a dry windy cold spring with drought hurting crops and forests while boosting housing work for contractors and delaying harvests. Farmers face lower wheat prospects. fruit freezes damaged trees but rain could aid future crops. drivers warn of ongoing dust storms. Retailers expect two crucial weeks to decide spring and summer sales, as bids rise and bids tighten on highway and housing projects.
Ada starts steel work on the water tower for its expansion at the Valley View hospital grounds. Hart Construction finished the concrete foundations, Chicago Bridge and Iron handles the steel with a 60 day completion target for a 600000 gallon tank. George Toler of Ada serves as engineer on the project.
A group from Columbia University plans to enter quiz shows after senior Harold E. Emerson won NBC Break the Bank for 2155 dollars. He donated the prize to a student fund for 250000 dollars in scholarships and athletic facilities, with Phi Beta Kappa Alfred Aree optimistic about more appearances.
U S men grow fatter around the middle as belt manufacturers report rising sizes. From 1344 to 1948 the number of size 28 waists per 1,000 increased from 86 to 127, and size 49 from 23 to 86 per 3,000.
Murray College will graduate 109 in the spring class of 1950 with executive vice president Sir Carl Mason Franklin delivering the commencement address on May 15 at 10 45 pm. Thirty eight veterans, including two women, form a 91 men to nine women ratio as Pontotoc County students are among the 100 plus graduates.
Edith M Barber promotes The ABC of Spice Cookery from the American Spice Trade Association, highlighting an alphabetical, tested collection of recipes with a glossary and world spice sources. The book includes meat and fish preparations, sauces, vegetables, and baked goods, edited by Betty Lane and supervised by Fritz Swanstrom, with about fifty pages and a world map of spice origins.
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