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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
2
Recruits endure routine drill and gunner practice as they begin a two week basic training phase. Descriptions include foot drill cannoneering first aid hygiene and motor operation. Rain dust and drum sounds mix with miscalled bugle signals and home radio updates as the band tests pistol skills.
Washington October 7 Projections show a congressional recess unlikely as Republicans unite to oppose any move that would strip Congress of its power to reconvene in an emergency. Democratic leaders face defections and weigh a plan for a three day recess with short formal meetings at three day intervals.
Washington officials said there would be no bias against newly married men in conscription. The five year limit under the selective service law remains, and deferrals will follow the same rules as other married men. The draft committee also released rules on classifying liability for service.
Eight month old David Lee Simmons died Monday at 3:15 a.m. at the family home in Stonewall route 1. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. Criswell Funeral Home in charge burial in Wilson Cemetery. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Arvel Simmons and sister Arlene Davis Simmons.
The first month of the school year closed with six scarlet fever cases, fewer than last year. Three cases remain under quarantine, two in schools and one preschooler. The health unit and school nurses monitor daily, with teachers alerting for any illness signs and parents advised to seek medical care.
A letter from Harry A. Richmond American Red Cross field director at Ft Sill invites Pontotoc County citizens to donate games books and magazines for distribution to guardsmen stationed at Ft Sill. He notes a strong need for these items and asks the community to respond.
Haileyville police report a robbery at a combined grocery store and restaurant early today. Thieves escaped with non negotiable bonds and stock certificates totaling about 75 000 dollars, including 40 000 in building and loan stock from Oklahoma City firms and 35 000 in federal baby bonds. No cash was taken. Haileyville lies 16 miles east of McAlester in Pittsburg County.
A survey by the Land Use planning committee of Coal County highlights stable landlord tenant relations in farming. Among 100 top long term tenants, average farm size is 157 acres with 89 in cultivation. 42 percent keep farm records and 50 percent have written leases. Tenants average nine years on the same farm, 55 percent terrace rotate crops and plow under legumes, eight percent own tractors, and all own milk cows averaging eight head. Each farm hosts about 16 hogs and 90 chickens, with half raising turkeys. Fruit trees appear on 42 percent of farms, sometimes planted by landowners. profits are shared 50-50 after home use.
Ada Evening News London correspondent Paul Manning describes sleeping in a Savoy shelter during a raid as Germans bomb near the hotel. He notes many correspondents are sheltering there, crammed basements, packed shelters, and rising East End hardship amid high costs and looming winter.
Dr. E. E. Doggett, pioneer Perry physician native of Indiana, died from injuries suffered in an accident near Mullall a week earlier. He came to Oklahoma at the Cherokee Strip opening in 1893. Funeral services set for Perry tomorrow.
J Link Haws is named assistant county agent to support C H Hailey and handle farm problems in Pon totoc County. A 25 year agriculture veteran, Haws grew up on a farm near Altus and excelled in 4 H work through school. He managed a 480 acre farm from 1932 to 1934 before attending Oklahoma A and M College.
A new aide in the botanical laboratory and county farm office brings soil conservation focus. He joins Alpha Zeta and Phi Kappa Phi before starting as AAA administrative assistant in Payne county after graduation, with prior service in Atoka county. He will shoulder much of the county 4 H club workload and assist across farm office operations.
County officials were told they must file monthly work reports before approving salary claims. Deputy examiner F. X. Schramek explained the law requiring these reports and noted only County Clerk Tom Grant filed last month. He urged officers to file both fee and casework reports for all offices handled.
Nine people died in Oklahoma traffic crashes over the weekend, raising the year total to 351, with causes and victims named including Everett Helm, Dr. FE Doggett, William Moore, Marguerite Davis, B J Diedrich, Dr John Wilson and Mrs Ftta Birnsaum. A separate county bond dispute in Pontotoc is debated by county officials and lawyers over an $83 000 judgment against bond guarantors tied to former treasurer Tommy Ford.
Washington Oct 7. The war department announced a new policy to enlist public opinion against profiteering on defense factory sites after estimating land speculators earned about 500 000 dollars in two months. Eleven million dollars in plants would be privately built but government financed. 13 000 acres near Union Center Indiana planned for an ammunition loading plant as first announced site.
Health Minister Malcolm MacDonald announced a new large scale removal scheme for the London area. The government will provide transport, accommodation and lodging allowances to those whose homes are used. The plan covers London county council area Eastham and Westham and removal may occur two days after registration.
Illinois Governor Henry Horner aged 61 dies after a two year illness from heart and kidney conditions. His body lies in state in Chicago ahead of a military funeral scheduled for tomorrow.
Maj. Gen. W. S. Key was authorized to enlist the 45th division to full strength of 18 000 men from Fort Sill The move follows authorization from Lieut Gen Herbert J. Brees commander of the eighth corps area at Fort Sam Houston Texas The division now numbers 13 000 men
Local classified notes show investors seeking higher yields from vested Ada assets. Publishers report improved ad value as buyers pursue longer term positions and clearer payout terms amid market shifts.
Funeral services were held for Homer Sims a 34 year old Davenport Oklahoma farmer who was fatally beaten during a robbery he died in a hospital yesterday His alleged assailant is held in the Davenport jail on an assault charge.
Laura Jane Harberson 76 mother of Cecil C Harberson of Bartlesville Oklahoma, died yesterday at her daughter's home in Independence Kansas. She was a past state commander of the Oklahoma American Legion.
Kel so Frank owned by Herbert J. Schroers of Vinita Oklahoma won first in the members all age class at the Missouri field trials held yesterday in Sturgeon.
A two week federal court term opened in Shawnee with the first trial of Ralph Spencer state representative from Pottawatomie County on conspiracy to defeat federal liquor laws. Spencer and 16 others were indicted for conspiring to create a liquor depot here.
Canada produced 155,426 motor vehicles in 1939, with 108,369 being passenger cars valued at 71,101,204 dollars. The data reflect industrial output and economic activity in the automotive sector.
Stray workers gathered Tuesday morning for a paving job but only a few were needed for prep. The rest were sent home with orders to return later and are now at Hyden avenue between Sam Eldridge's filling station and the First National Bank corner.
Syracuse New York October 7 Arthur Krock Washington correspondent for the New York State Society of Newspaper Editors warned against moves to restrict the press. He charged the administration with viewing the press as untruthful and unfair and cautioned that the bill of rights could be bent to fit a changing philosophy. He urged newspapers to earn public friendship rather than government trust.
Mohican Drilling company of Tulsa reports well No 1 Nor vell NW NE NE at 34-5-4 below 1300 feet. H D Amos et al No 1 Nor man Flemming SW NE SE at 13-5-4 yields about 45 barrels daily from Viola lime. well put on pump. North American Oil corporation No 1 Mount SE SW NW at 13-4-6 below 350 feet. No 1 Mayer and Franklin at 20-4-7 has surface pipe set.
Japanese fliers bombed Kunming’s southwest suburbs targeting several industrial plants. The raid, second in a week, was believed to originate from new Japanese bases in French Indo China.
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