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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1921

Page

4

Bathing Pool 1 About Completed At Glennwood Park

The city nears completion of a new public swimming pool in Glennwood Park on West Main Street. The facility will hold 125 at a time with water depths from two to nine feet and will be self supporting through modest entry charges. Contractors Yates and Galamore Construction report near completion and an opening date to be announced.

Glennwood Park West Main Street Kansas City Chicago Yates and Galamore Construction Company Altho

Congress For Disarmament Temper Shapes U S Debate

The House debates disarmament amid calls for world arms limits and a U S lead in reduction. Representatives Mondell and Burton urge conference action, Cochran pushes selective U S aid when others disarm, and public sentiment favors a constructive policy ahead of reparations talks. The piece also argues for renewed emphasis on home life and rural-to-urban societal shifts.

Congress House Representative Mondell Theodore Burton Bourke Cochran New York United States Europe America Cochran

Fighting Ship to Be Launched at Tacoma Soon

The scout cruiser Cincinnati will be launched at Tacoma at 6 30 pm becoming the third of three sister ships to be the fastest fighting vessels in the U S Navy. The ceremony will feature Mrs Charles E Tudor breaking Ohio river water over the stern. Cincinnati measures 550 5 feet in length and 55 4 feet beam with 7100 tons displacement and 105 000 horsepower for four propellers. The ship carries twelve 6 inch rifles two 3 inch anti aircraft guns two 3 pounders two machine guns and two twin torpedo tubes at an estimated cost of 3 000 000 dollars.

Tacoma Cincinnati U. S. Navy Charles E. Tudor Director of Safety Ohio Uncle Sam Puget Sound Omaha Milwaukee

Harvard professor claims device detects truth via spygmomanometer

An unnamed Harvard professor touts a new instrument called a spygmomanometer claimed to detect lies. The piece jokes that such devices would be unnecessary in a printing office, noting the impracticality and humor of the claim.

Vinita Journal Ananias Harvard College

Proletariat Dictatorship Concept Mentioned in Satirical Line

The remark portrays a critique of dictatorship by blending imagery of the worker with the ruling class. It contrasts the wheelbarrow bearer driving over limousine occupants to suggest oppressive state power.

It Is the Hard Road to Easy Street

A reflective line states the difficult journey required to reach a desired comfort or success. It suggests perseverance and effort over shortcuts. The phrase echoes themes of struggle, reward, and common wisdom about achievement.

United States of America

Germany Faces Allied Ultimatum On Postwar Debt

Paris reports Berlin given two days to answer allied demands tied to the Versailles settlement. The main terms include Germany paying about 5.75 billion in currency and meeting disarmament provisions, with failure likely triggering occupation of the Ruhr industrial region.

Germany Ruhr

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