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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
4
The snippet shows a Thursday publication cadence and post office entry at Ada Oklahoma with contact lines for business and editorial departments. It reflects typical small town newspaper masthead details including telephones and office designations.
The writer argues that emotional appeals sway critics of federal spending, noting that many favor spending yet fear starvation. They claim there is a better approach than debt to foster good times, critique Benes remarks on Hitler, and urge reason over abuse in addressing complex questions.
The text praises declines in organized crime, noting gains against bank robbers kidnappers and murderers. It suggests society reduces serious crime through stronger law enforcement while acknowledging residual individual and passion driven offenses. The Philadelphia area insurance murderers are cited as among the last loose organized groups.
The idea of a dedicated school for future congressmen is debated. While history and government study aid lawmakers, democracy rests on broad participation from all citizens, including those with little formal schooling, who can still offer valuable legislative perspectives.
Protests by Fritz Kuhn that the German American Bund is legal disintegrate as New York records reveal 40 tax law violations by Kuhn and Bund members. Investigations show two Bund readers fled to Germany. one left after inquiries began, the other without a passport. State Department suspends renewals for Kuhn and other Bund leaders.
The piece discusses a shifting Soviet social order favoring a technical professional class with better pay and living conditions, contrasts Franco and Mussolini’s influence in Spain and the Mediterranean, cites H B Ellison’s view on public figures, and notes journalists' focus on public security while neglecting personal savings for oneself.
Agricultural advisers urge more canning and storage of dried fruits and meats while noting a farm storage gap persists. Tenant farmers and landowners face a stalemate over improvements, suggesting sharing rock-based storage to protect produce until more permanent ownership becomes feasible.
The governor vetoed the sinking fund bill carried through both houses by local county men to shield county and school district funds. Critics argue current laws fall short and leave funds to treasurer discretion, while supporters hope for a similar bill next session with executive backing.
The author laments a loss of reason amid global emotionalism and war. They note periods of perceived higher thinking contrasted with current rulers using war and hatred to gain power. The piece urges dreamers to endure and reimagine an era of reason that may never arrive.
The speaker notes a dramatic change in immigration over decades. From a century near a million arrivals annually to 1938 with about 46 000 entrants. Some years even see more departures than arrivals. A gradual blending of racial differences is envisioned, imagining a homogeneous future.
The piece argues mayors loudly demand continued WPA support while lawmakers and officials fail to grasp the need to curb spending. It notes public officials, focusing on private workers, push for more government dollars despite the private sector’s strain and the vague call for technocracy.
The piece notes two state senators indicted for job selling may be guilty but stresses the need for strong evidence. It reflects on common past demands for campaign contributions and questions why others were not indicted, fearing political motive in using courts to punish foes.
A writer questions Russian officials’ celebration of champagne while recalling Marie Antoinette’s hunger remark. A Sunday meeting of newspaper men and women in Coalgate was smaller than hoped but warmly hosted, with locals showcasing coal country achievements to visitors.
A NEA Service analysis notes that twenty years after Versailles the Jewish homeland dream in Palestine remains unsettled under British mandate. Jewish returnees and new settlements face Arab opposition and potential partition, with Britain wary of alienating Arab allies. Envisioned as a refuge, the Palestine project rides global politics, immigration pressures, and regional alliances.
The piece argues against buying only domestically by examining 1937 and 1938 trade figures from the Alexander Hamilton Institute. Exports fell from 3.349 billion to 3.024 billion while imports dropped from 3.084 billion to 1.960 billion, a gap filled by gold in Kentucky. It concludes the U.S. must buy back as much as it sells to maintain foreign trade.
The writer critiques President Roosevelt's Monday night defense of his spending plan, finding no clear path to deficit elimination. They argue for balanced budgets and for future generations to bear costs only for long term investments, not daily living expenses, while noting a relief in his lack of fear for the future.
The passage notes Roosevelt groups the New Deal, conservatives, and opposition radicals or progressives. It argues the New Dealers centralize power, while opponents favor individual freedom and local government, reflecting a tension across eras from medieval governance to modern common rule.
The passage muses on what draws readers to fiction asking whether it is the language emotion or factual storytelling that engages them. It suggests a lively hour debating whether new idioms or familiar phrases appeal more and promises fun in the discussion.
A robber who stole more than a million dollars in property is now penniless. The text laments the law of compensation, noting the rural beauty and cattle herds in the countryside as a missed inspiration for the man and for art.
Washington May 20 A long obscured grave of Chief Pushmataha of the Choctaw in the Congressional Cemetery is to receive attention. The war department civil functions bill provides 1 449 960 to maintain government cemeteries including the congressional grave of Pushmataha. The chief died in 1824 and was buried with military honors.
Chicago May 24 Hog prices fell to the lowest level in five years as production rises push supplies up. Hog pieces traded near six seventy five per hundred weight with a daily average around six fifty two. Prices are significantly below last year and two years ago, while the 1937 peak and drought era above twelve dollars highlight the downturn.
Discussion covers when to signal actions in traffic and limits on front seat occupancy. It states signals should be used to alert any potentially affected vehicles and that no specific front-seat occupant limit exists, but drivers must avoid obstructing the view or vehicle control. It also notes vehicles should not follow too closely and must consider road conditions and traffic.
E Shrum aged 38 of 510 West 12th died May 20 at Mt. Carmel Illinois with services May 24 at 10 a m at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev Milo Ar buckle and burial in Memorial Park cemetery. Leslie L Penrod Ada Rt 5 funeral May 24 at 3 p m at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Stubblefield officiating, burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, survived by his wife and his parents L J Penrod and several brothers and sisters.
About 1100 miners resumed work under the sixth contract with the United Mine Workers CIO in Harlan Kentucky. The Harlan County Coast Operators Association maintained resistance to the union shop clause as the work restart continued.
Oklahoma officials announced the June oil production allowable will stay at 428000 barrels per day. Chief conservation officer W D Armstrong said informal talks with buyers will lead to a round table tomorrow and a formal market demand hearing in the afternoon. He noted adjustments may trim percentages to maintain the limit as refiners rush for summer supplies.
ANADARKO Okla May 24 Loss of a state appropriation of 5000 will not end the annual American Indian Exposition, Lewis Ware exposition president said today Officers are determined to proceed with the fair as planned Gov Leon Phillips vetoed the item in the departmental appropriation bill allotting 5000 yearly for the next biennium Ware said fair officials had been counting on the money.
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