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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1946

Page

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Baruch Presses Wallace to Publicly Correct Mistakes

Bernard Baruch, U N Atomic Energy Commission delegate, demands Henry Wallace publicly correct errors in criticizing the U S atomic control plan. He says Wallace admitted mistakes but would not sign a corrective statement, and Baruch vows no change to fundamental principles.

U. N. Atomic Energy Commission Story Wallace U. S Francis W. Carpenter New York Bernard M. Baruch United States United Nations Atomic Energy Commission Henry A. Wallace Baruch Pat Baruch Truman Wal Atomic Energy Commission Philip Hauser Census Bureau Secretary of Com

County Teachers Meet in Pontotoc October 9 at Aldridge Hotel

Pontotoc County Teachers Association sets its annual meeting for October 9 with a 7 30 p m dinner at the Aldridge hotel. Dr A Linscheid East Central college president will preside in Marvin Littlejohns absence. Norman C Mitchell urges reservations by Monday noon and tickets cost 1 25 with sale at the door Wednesday eve. Betty Lou Jumper will lead the national anthem and J B Watters will give the invocation. William Heimann will play a violin solo before Dr John R Abernathy delivers the principal address.

Pontotoc Betty Lou Jumper Allen J. B. Watters Ada High School William Heimann East Central Wil John R. Abernathy Crown Heights Methodist Church Oklahoma City

Masons Meet At Seminole Friday

Masons of the area are invited to a district meeting in Seminole on October 4 at 7 30 PM. Opening ceremonies will precede a flag presentation, with guests and business matters discussed. Wm H Powell will show Masonic Homes photos and M W Grand Master Bramlett will give the address. Refreshments follow. ENID hosts an institute of world order October 29 30.

Seminole U. S Wm. H. Powell Guthrie Morris M. Bramlett Seminole Lodge

Oklahoma Weather Forecast Across Regions

Fair tonight and Friday with cooler conditions in the north and east. Warmer in the south central and extreme east Friday, with mild temperatures expected in the remaining areas.

Oklahoma

Meat Worry Hits Cafes

Ada cafe operators face rising costs and shrinking meat and butter supplies as shortages threaten daily menus. They plan earlier opening hours and shorter weeks to survive, with fruit, jellies, and oleo scarce and prices climbing.

Ada

State offers reward to stop dynamiting streams for fish

Oklahoma City Oct 3 The State Fish and Game commission seeks to curb dynamiting of streams for fish and offers a $50 reward for information that leads to arrest and conviction of any person involved.

Oklahoma City State Fish and Game Commission

Navy Band to Perform at Norris Stadium Sunday

East Central State college hosts the United States Navy Band on its first tour in years. The concert is Sunday at 2 30 pm with tickets 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for children. If rain, the show moves to the college auditorium and may repeat if seating fills.

Norris Stadium United States Navy East Central State College Oscar Parker

Plane Crash May Set New Tragedy Mark

Stephenville Maine and New York report a Western Newfoundland air disaster. The DC-4 Skyliner from New York to Berlin with 39 aboard hit a rocky hill and burned, with all passengers and crew presumed dead. Survivors include 12 women and 6 children among the 31 passengers and eight crew.

New York American Overseas Airlines Newfoundland Air Force Coast Guard Europe Berlin Stephenville Mld Air France Jacques Charmoz Harmon Field PBY Charmoz Robert Albee Forest Hills N. Y Albee

Commerce Crash Fatal to Driver

A 27 year old man identified as Thomas Beverly Morton died in a Miami hospital at 4 30 a m today from injuries suffered when his automobile collided with a truck in Commerce. Morton was employed by a drug store. the truck driver was uninjured. Oklahoma highway fatalities for the year total 394.

Commerce Okla Highway Patrol Thomas Beverly Morton Miami Morton Oklahoma

Texan Purchases American Iron and Machine Works

Earl W. Miller announces the sale of all capital stock of American Iron and Machine Works to J. A. Gray of Houston Texas for about $3,000,000. The firm, organized in 1923 in Tonkawa Oklahoma, is a major oil field equipment maker in the southwest.

Oklahoma City Earl W. Miller American Iron and Machine Works J. A. Gray Houston Texas Miller Tonkawa Okla John F. Caillous Southwest

Oklahoma Natural Gas Sues Cameron Iron Works Over Explosion

The Oklahoma Natural Gas company filed in federal court seeking 124000 dollars in damages from Cameron Iron Works Inc. for an explosion on a Grady County lease tied to equipment installed by the defendant.

Tulsa Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Federal District Cameron Iron Works, Inc Grady County

Muskogee Students Back to Classes After Walkout

Muskogee Oklahoma October 3 Muskogee junior college students returned to classes after a walkout in protest of the suspension of student body leader Lewis Smith over objections to college high school consolidation. Smith's suspension continues until he makes amends.

Muskogee Okla Muskogee Junior College Lewis Smith Smith J. Carl Conner L. C. Bane Bane B. O. Wertz Conner

Truman urges wartime industrial peace and steady production

President Truman called on business, labor and consumers to maintain industrial peace and continue production. He praised progress so far but warned that a difficult struggle lies ahead and urged all sectors to stay on course.

Washington Truman John R. Steelman Steelman America Congress

Legion Convention Turns to On-the-Job Training Debate

At the San Francisco convention the American Legion shifted to the on-the-job training issue. General Omar Bradley sharply challenged Commander John Stelle, accusing him of breaking faith with veterans over a $200 training ceiling while defending Congress enacted limits to protect all veterans. Bradley and Stelle clashed as the debate continued.

San Francisco American Legion Omar N. Bradley Bradley Veterans’ Administration Legion John Stelle Stelle Congress Illinois

Tax Group Favors School Shake-Up

A legislative tax committee urged a sweeping reorganization of more than 4300 common school districts to align districts with high school attendance areas. The plan would take two years, improve tax facilities for schools, and tighten local assessments to strengthen local support.

Oklahoma City

Spencer Anderson Dies Suddenly at 53

Spencer Anderson 53 died at his home north of Homer on Thursday morning at 4 30 from a heart attack. Funeral arrangements by Criswell Funeral Home. He was born in Tennessee and lived in Pontotoc county most of his life, worked as Latta school custodian, then at a war plant in Oklahoma City, and recently bought a farm north of Homer. He played guard for Ada high school’s 1915 team. Surviving: widow, three sisters Miss Retha Anderson Irving Ada, Miss Lena Anderson Sulphur, Mrs. Bill Menken Peoria Ill. three brothers Oscar California, Haskell Detroit Mich, Dewey Las Vegas Nev.

Spencer Anderson Homer School Criswell Funeral Home Anderson Tennessee Pontotoc County Latta Oklahoma City Homer Ada Retha Anderson Irving School Lena Anderson Bill Menken Peoria Ill Oscar California Haskell Detroit Mich Dewey Anderson Las Vegas Nev

No One Wants War But Policies Can Lead to It

Secretary of State James Byrnes warned in Paris that nations may pursue policies that lead to war even if no country wants war. He noted Stalin’s claim of no immediate danger of conflict but cautioned that political and economic goals without war can still trigger hostilities.

Byrnes Paris James F. Byrnes Stalin Germany

U S Fails to Cut Hungary Reparation to Russia

Paris dispatch reports the United States lose 7 to 5 at a peace conference in an effort to slash 100 million dollars from Hungary’s reparations to Russia and two Slav states, with Britain and France aligned against the proposal and a Russian backed plan approved.

Paris United States Peace Conference Commission Russia U. S. State Department Willard Thorp Hungary Finland Trieste Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Britain France Greece India United Nations Security Council V. Tarassenko Thorp Fedor Gusev

Fifty Oklahoma schools lacked teachers at start of term

Oklahoma City report notes about 50 schools did not open in September due to teacher shortages. Clyde Howell, secretary of the Oklahoma Education Association, cites many staffed by underqualified or temporary personnel and highlights 880 teachers working on emergency certificates requiring only a high school education and state exam ability.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Clyde Howell Oklahoma Education Association Howell

Truck Hits Bridge West of Ada

A truck from Adams Transfer and Storage of Oklahoma City hit the Springbrook bridge about four miles west of Ada Wednesday afternoon. Driver Glen King was shaken but not seriously injured. Investigators had not yet determined why the collision occurred by Thursday morning.

Adams Transfer and Storage Company Oklahoma City Ada Glen King King Springbrook Bridge

Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Want Ads

Ada News reports higher yields on vested amounts in want ads. Financial note highlights boosted values for investors and advertisers seeking longer term commitments.

Ada News

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