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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
3
Work starts Monday on expanding the Ada fairgrounds stadium on North Broadway to enlarge capacity and comfort. County commissioners allocate 6609.30 for supplies. WPA covers labor as the project aims to finish in 60 days with a roof over the grandstand and a new northern wing for hundreds more spectators.
Farmers gathered at the W. H. Williams farm eight miles southeast of Ada for a trench silo school sponsored by County Agent C. H. Hailey. The event highlighted an advanced silo now near completion and its potential to boost cattle production through silage feeding and winter programs, with plans for about 70 silos in Pontotoc County this summer.
Theo Morgan of the Kansas Corporation Commission testified that two firms, Republic Natural Gas of Dallas and Wichita, and Earl F. Wakefield of Wichita, produced about 100000 barrels more oil than state allowables in Ellis county’s Burton pools. The ECC requires wells to be shut in until averages are made up. Sedgwick county suits by George P. Dickey and Bay Petroleum seek to halt further production until averages are restored. a hearing is set for Monday.
In the Ada News Classifieds section readers see ads promising higher returns for vested funds. The notices highlight investment options, terms, and suggested minimums with emphasis on steady growth and security. Local financial names appear among the listings.
Los Angeles. Hazel Baker, 19, greeted her husband Keith as police detectives took her into custody. They said she was wanted for questioning in a $1,171 Federal Reserve Bank robbery at Point Mugu California on March 23 and accused of helping rob the Fox Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills of 334 dollars.
About 360 county farm families applied for free mattresses in a program sponsored by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration the Surplus Commodities Corporation and the county farm office. Mrs Jessie Morgan says applications are now being studied and checked. If approved the county will receive 36 bales of cotton to fund the program with a May 31 deadline. Information and blanks available from Mrs Morgan at the county farm office.
Missouri highway patrolmen captured Marion Francis Wakefield, 23, of Lamar Missouri, driving a car owned by his girlfriend. He admitted taking 685 dollars in the Miners State bank robbery at Frontenac Kansas earlier this day. He carried a .32 caliber revolver and had the money on him when seized. Sheriff Clyde Reid said Wakefield gave his name and confessed orally.
Tyree and Dempsey Sutton, both labeled negro brothers from St. Louis, were sent to the state prison to serve two years after pleading guilty in district court to burglarizing the Tip Top Cleaners of Ada and stealing several hundred dollars in clothing. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser escorted them to Mokianie Fowey, a Cornish holiday resort referenced in the report.
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that a labor union is not liable under federal antitrust laws for damages from a seven week 1937 sit-down strike. Justice Stone delivered the decision, with Chief Justice Hughes dissenting. Apex Hosiery Co. of Philadelphia sued a local AF of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers unit, arguing restraint of interstate commerce.
Oklahoma City May 25 Arnett and Taloga led the 50 smaller cities of the seventh district in population gains during the past decade per preliminary census figures. But declines in smaller cities continued with most towns posting lower 1940 to 1930 counts. only Arnett and Taloga rose.
George R Collins announces candidacy for re election as County Commissioner District 2 subject to the Democratic primary on July 9 He emphasizes road work budget discipline relief and supervision of funds and urges voters to meet him at home or courthouse to offer suggestions He says he hopes to serve another two years and believes he is in a better position to serve now than ever before
The city county health unit held several clinics including a typhoid clinic at Burrows Valley school led by Miss Cloris Smith. A diphtheria immunization clinic is planned there Monday along with a pre school exam clinic at Galey. A tuberculin clinic at Valley View hospital Ada reported 16 patients examined or treated. A pre school clinic is set for Glenwood ward school Ada with Dr Glen McDonald and Miss Covey in charge.
Reports from CHUNGKING indicate a large scale Japanese bombing raid on May 19 in Sianfu Shensi Province caused about 500 deaths. A shelter receiving a direct hit accounted for 300 fatalities.
A persistent rumor in Ada says the three finalists for the Ada postmaster position are Mrs Mary H West the current postmaster Wilbur P Lee assistant postmaster and James W Lewis former postmaster. The exam was taken by about twenty applicants and Congressman Boren will choose the preferred candidate. Mrs West term expires next month and she declined to comment.
Governor Phillips revoked two paroles and extended a convict's leave of absence. H. A. Wilkerson of Arapaho was ordered returned to McAlester to finish a two year sentence begun in 1938 for forgery and habitual intoxication. Arville Williams Jr of Duncan faced a choice between Granite reformatory or a new burglary charge after parole revocation. Walter Wheeler of Commerce had his leave extended due to his wife’s illness while serving a 2 1 2 year sentence for assault with intent to kill at McAlester.
A southern railway train from Buenos Aires to Bahia Blanca derailed ten miles from its destination. Several passengers were killed and six sleeping cars left the tracks during the incident reported today in Buenos Aires.
Four Paris factory workers were condemned to death by a military court on sabotage charges. Two 18 year olds received death sentences, while two others were given 20 years at hard labor.
Washington May 27 hundreds of cities and towns compete for arms and air facilities in the administration preparedness program. Officials report requests to War Secretary Woodring and Assistant Secretary Johnson as defense leaders pace urgent questions. Decisions on locations hinge on treasury or a new national defense council with private operation of plants.
Home demonstration expert Mrs. Morgan of Pontotoc County outlines canning beans with a pressure cooker. She covers snap beans and lima beans detailing prep, packing into jars or cans, salt and sugar additions, and processing times at 10 pounds pressure. Soybeans are included with longer times.
A guide to frying chicken with temperature control and skillet methods. Use moderate heat, half inch plus fat, 20 to 25 minute fry for three pound pieces, start with thickest, space pieces to allow fat around edges, partly cover to reduce splatter, finish in a 300 F oven if desired, then rest on a rack and uncover to dry crust.
Sgt. William Burch and Lonny Simcoe of the motorcycle squad waited for speeders. A motorist urged them north where a crude crayon sign warned of a speed trap. In the next half hour they stopped four violators.
The piece argues Congress must remain in session to address rapid world changes and to avoid ceding legislative power to one person. It calls for stronger anti aircraft defenses and naval air capacity, revisits neutrality laws, and urges easing credit restrictions to aid Britain and France fighting for survival.
New York Times notes renewed Senate debate on U S war loans with Mr Johnson of California recalling the line our heart is where our money is. It contrasts prewar private loans of about 2.25 billion with 1917 U S wealth over 200 billion and argues against profit motives for lending abroad.
The excerpt argues the American public supported war in 1917 for safety and self interest, rejects theories branding Americans as knaves or fools, and emphasizes desire for publicity and national interest in the decision.
Two grocery store employees, T. J. Ingram and Herman Phillips both 20, students at East Central College, were injured when their car collided with another vehicle one mile north of Ada on Highway 99. Ingram has a bruised leg and head lacerations while Phillips suffers a broken leg. both were not believed to be critically hurt. The other car carried two women who were not injured.
The Kiwanis sponsored Ada dairy tour will take place Monday afternoon June 3 led by Burley Walker state health sanitarian. The group departs Aldridge hotel at 1 p.m. to visit the dairies and ends with a barbecue at Hugh Norris home that evening with the dairymen as guests of honor.
E B Bursack head of highway division announces state highway commission ruling that political signs may not be placed on state highway rights of way. Signs may be on fence edges only, not between fences and highways, applies to all state county or district races.
Oklahoma plans a summer encampment for 6400 national guardsmen near Pitkin Louisiana instead of Camp Jasper Texas. The site lies 35 miles south of Camp Beauregard and near the army maneuvers previously held there.
Fire is the greatest enemy of Oklahoma forests says Michel Afanasiev of Oklahoma A and M College. He notes careless fires reduce valuable timber despite mass planting and state and federal afforestation efforts. Most forest lies east. pine is the most valuable commercial species, yet nearby pulp mills are distant.
Pawhuska considers a zoning ordinance regulating billboards. William Knapp of a Tulsa outdoor advertising company opposes a 14 foot height limit while others push to standardize at 15 feet nationwide and ban boards not built of galvanized iron to curb visual eyesores.
Mrs. Echols of Bursris City thanks a local men’s group for repairing her home. A widow with five children she says may God’s richest blessings rest on every one who helped.
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