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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1951
Page
4
A fragmented 1913 to 1919 merger notice outlines Ada Oklahoma newspapers The Ada Weekly News and The Ada Evening News. It lists publication details, postal rates, and post office filing notes, reflecting period newspaper operations and territorial terms.
Governors of all forty eight states advocate returning power to the states to open relief rolls to public inspection. The push follows concerns over costs and accountability, with congress urged to act to end secrecy and curb federal overreach in relief and other programs.
A column argues for retaining oil and gas depletion allowances as essential to incentives in oil investments. It contrasts tax effects with capital gains, then notes a Katy railroad route dispute where passengers seek continued service while the line incurs losses.
Robert E. Gross of Lockheed argues for a balanced defense push that avoids crippling civilian production. He says the U S can delay some civilian output to build tanks planes ships and ammunition, while maintaining war readiness for a potential conflict with Russia.
In this editorial for Newspaper Week the author defends freedom of the press and the public’s right to read all viewpoints. It contrasts free words with dictatorial control seen in Mussolini, Hitler, and Peron, urging vigilance and defense of speech, print, and read. It notes rising savings as inflation signs and calls unity to resist encroachment on freedoms.
Chicago columnist CAL TINNEY laments the heavy pressure on players coaches and presidents in college football. He jokes that announcements about games should prioritize students for seats, notes fan aggression and betting pressures, and questions who truly enjoys the sport while quipping about the era’s obsession with winning.
A collage of quotes from public figures on education politics and industry and a note on seamless aluminum bottles for medical products and essential oils. The remarks include Eric James headmaster Manchester Grade School Ava Gardner Joseph McCarthy Truman and Charles M. Kettering with commentary on education money and governance.
Lands netted the United States treasury 1 593 277 dollars from fur sealing on the Pribilof Islands in the 1950 fiscal year.
Article by Edwin P. Jordan M D explains that sulfa drugs and penicillin reduced chronic ear discharges and mastoid infections. It covers causes including Eustachian tube blockage, symptoms like discharge odor, and treatment progress from cleanliness to drops, suction, antiseptics, and surgical options.
Stalin publicly declares Russia has exploded an atomic weapon but built it to be ready to meet aggressors. He reiterates demand for prohibition of atom bombs, while Western officials view the move as a propaganda step to slow NATO style defense buildup.
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh received a personal invitation from President Truman to visit Washington during his U S trip. The invite followed Mossadegh’s departure for New York for the United Nations debate over Iran’s oil dispute with Britain, delivered by U S Ambassador Lou Henderson. Deputy Premier Hussein Fatemi announced the delivery.
Charges of driving on the left side of the road while meeting oncoming traffic against Calvin Penjy Allison were dismissed in the justice of the peace court of Percy Armstrong. Allison was apprehended Sept 19 one and a half miles east of Ada on SH 12 by Henry Van Arsdell a high navy trooper. The dismissal followed inability to bring witnesses to court.
Johnny Sandrock a 23 year old race driver from Tucson Arizona died in Muskogee Oklahoma from injuries suffered Sunday when his car broke through a fence and overturned on him at the Oklahoma Free State fair. He was badly burned and crushed and never regained consciousness leaving a widow and two children. Funeral arrangements are pending. The second item notes that colored glasses to reduce glare during night driving can be dangerous as they reduce visibility.
A terse geographic note states Maine shares its boundary with only one other state, highlighting its unique northeastern position with New Hampshire as the sole neighbor.
Director Michael Vv. DiSalle announced a plan to penalize offenders through tax law, aiming to disallow deductions for over ceiling payments in live cattle. President Truman said federal agencies will cooperate in enforcement as OPS drive continues to depress live cattle prices.
Weather typified by all four seasons across the nation with summer warmth in the deep south and far west. New York reached 77 and Georgia 94 while lower Great Lakes and eastern Kansas saw autumnal rain. Mid continent stayed in the 40s and 50s. New England had rain. Wyoming Colorado and western Nebraska reported snow and subfreezing temps with Fort Bridger snow seven inches and Cheyenne three inches.
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, law minister nominee before, signals resignation and condemns Nehru’s foreign policy and relations with China. He leads the All India Scheduled Castes Federation representing India's 60 million untouchables and declares the world-saving policy doomed to ruin India.
The aging Iranian leader plans fresh talks with Britain while Iran has seized Anglo-Iranian Oil Company properties worth about 1.4 billion dollars, escalating the dispute over oil assets.
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