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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
12
A veteran writer recalls Tommies gambling on Crown and Anchor and other games in a British trench billet. He details House, Pontoon, Nap, Royal Bezique, and Bankers, plus O S servants, officers and camaraderie. The piece contrasts Irish, Scottish, and English soldiers and war’s toll.
Ada residents will vote on a 5 mill tax levy to fund next year’s school budget amid rising enrollment and higher salaries. The article details budget items from janitors to supplies, notes increased costs, and urges support as education is essential for democracy and national reconstruction. It contrasts prior years’ levies and stresses transparency of spending. Also mentions wartime civic duties and a proposed Caribbean air service project with weight-based fares.
J E Hickman, superintendent, urges public backing for the educational program as demanded by The Times.
E J McKinney writes from France praising the army and aviators as confident and capable. He notes strong British and French fighters and predicts Americans will make history. He expects to return to his bunk before taps and signs off sincerely.
Sweden's most powerful radio station at Karlsborg is now in operation. Regular communication links include Deutch Altenbarg in Austria and Tsarskae-Selo, with wireless exchanges to Spanish stations and Constantinople. Reports say Karlsborg messages reach a small Damascus station, though Damascus' plant is too weak to reach Karlsborg.
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