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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
4
A pathetic Sandy Creek incident reveals ordinary people rallying in kindness after a man’s death. Despite no reward, workers toiled through dusk and darkness, many exhausted by morning, and more arrived to assist the bereaved with swift material aid and shared concern.
State legislature passes bills during the current session to divert one half cent of the gasoline tax to counties for road work. Declining gross production tax revenue has reduced county road funds, prompting commissioners to identify the most pressing needs to apply the new income effectively.
The writer notes unusually low rainfall from Oklahoma through western and eastern Arkansas with Tennessee and Virginia also needing rain. Despite inconvenience and some damage, they expect potentially better crops than those in the eastern states due to the dry spell.
Ada born Major Robert Moore rose from private in 1917 to budget chief for the U S Army and appearances before Congress. Virginia promotes Blue Ridge scenery and a long sky line road while war news notes Axis seeks Russian aid and America debates civil service reform.
Education exam changes announced for Flying Cadet appointment in the U S Army Air Corps seek to expand eligibility. The August 12 1941 test will have five required and two optional subjects with exemptions for college completed work. Applicants must be 20 to 27, unmarried, in good health and character, with pay and benefits to assist training costs.
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes Nazi Grand Admiral Raeder s warning to the United States that aiding Britain would be act of war. He argues Hitler wants to deter American support while Britain relies on U S production and convoys to sustain the war effort.
Gov Leon Phillips and the 18th Oklahoma Legislature have fractured the once dominant school bloc and elevated two rival forces. County commissioners push for county road funds via a half cent gasoline tax. the old age pension bloc gained strength for a pension tax measure, though collapsed.
Vasail Mihailoff, a Greek described as afflicted with a poetic madness, was executed in Tirana for firing several shots at an automobile carrying King Vittorio Emanuele and the Albanian premier She a Verlaci during a May 17 visit. All shots missed.
Tom R. Phillips of The Holdenville News was elected president of the Oklahoma Press Association pledging to publish arrests and convictions for drunken driving. Commissioner Walter B. Johnson said Phillips would urge other papers to follow suit as Oklahoma aims to reduce highway slaughter.
In Altus Oklahoma on May 27 two farm experts diagnose Jackson county farms with wheatitis and urge crop diversification. Ernest Bodman and Willard Roberts say single crop farming harms tenants and suggest mixing crops, livestock, and garden production for steadier income.
Hugo attorney D. A. Stovall notes increased money in circulation while claiming it is harder to obtain. His example collection includes three one dollar bills from 1862 1896 and 1917 with distinct serials and designs. He highlights the progression of serial numbers and alphabetical prefixes signaling issued runs.
Lt. J. C. Davis and Mrs. Davis received a small piece of shrapnel from Coventry via Miss Dorothy Magg of England. The fragment, about an inch square and a quarter inch thick, was wrapped in a kerchief marked RAF. Miss Magg wrote from an air raid shelter noting airmen have halos.
A malfunctioning water plug at Tenth and Broadway caused a city water emergency overnight. Workers tried wrenches and emergency street switches to cut the flow, with a Ninth Street switch finally stopping the overflow after about two hours of flooding and public amusement.
Gov. Leon C. Phillips was to speak at the national convention of the U S Highway 60 association in Fairview Oklahoma with delegates from Illinois and California. Rep. Wilburn Cartwright discussed highway funding and state control of projects while Martin Garber was elected president of the state association.
Norman Oklahoma May 27 A nine year old boy John Widlake survived being swept into a dark storm sewer by floodwaters after a four foot opening. He clung to a pipe under a manhole cover and cried out until rescuers pulled him to safety. He suffered only bruises and scratches.
Washington May 27 Richard Krebs a German author and former communist told the house committee on un American activities that communist organizations obstruct U S shipments to Great Britain Moscow holds the whip hand because no ship sails that does not have aboard a
Five long term inmates escaped Kansas State penitentiary by tunneling under a wall and seizing guard Fred Lashmet’s car. They drove off in a 1937 Chevrolet after dawn break, leaving a ravine outlet near the north fence. no weapons were reported.
The Farm Credit Administration records a moving picture depicting Osage county life. C. G. Darnell and FCA staff filmed on the Lohman ranch, featuring a 20 000 acre pasture, cowboys, 10 Osage CCC youths in full regalia, and a herd of 3400 cattle including 3000 Spanish strain.
Classified ad notes higher returns on vested amounts in Ada News. The notice outlines updated rates and terms for investments, urging readers to consult the classifieds desk for details and eligibility.
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