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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1948
Page
8
Tax levies fall overall this year with most districts reporting reduced ad valorem rates. Allen and Francis townships show exceptions, with exemptions and homestead figures varying widely across Chickasaw and Stonewall areas.
The health unit administers typhoid boosters to many residents as buses bring in people for the drive. A crowded scene forms at the building with staff guiding lines and ensuring orderly vaccination in the late morning and into the afternoon.
A memorial program in Sulphur honors Frances Vicks Yiviai Sulphr with a school display and book donation drive. The event, organized by the Sulphur Sulphur unit of the Girl Scouts and the Rotary club, highlights her public service and leadership in club and church work. Born March 29 19 4, she died September 6 from injuries in a car accident, wife of Dr B H Ricks Oklahoma City state veterinarian.
Nowata prepares for a 32 bed hospital opening with an expected crowd of 5,000 visitors. State health department chief Grady Nathew and Paul Snelson of the hospital section are among those expected to attend the formal event.
The First Christian Church reappoints Longpint as Scoutmaster for Troop 4 after recent service of three years at Denton Texas unit. Langpine earns Good Turn recognition for leadership. Troop 4 meets Thursday evenings. invites all boys who wish to join Scouting.
Stratford Society items report Mrs Frank BD Sears honored her daughter with a seventh birthday party Thursday October 7. Guests included friends and relatives. gifts opened, cake and refreshments served. Engagement announcement from Marshall Oklahoma couples notes plans for a daughter Ann of Oklahoma City to wed Theodore Calton Mautirt of Stratford.
Shawnee Community Concert Association will start its series Sunday afternoon October 1 at the Oklahoma Baptist church. Pianist Joseph Batista will open the Shawnee concerts. Asia Association members may attend with application cards. membership cards are being mailed and expected soon.
Ada Chamber of Commerce sponsors an Ada exhibit for the Made In Oklahoma Manufactures Expositions. Keith Marshall will manage transport and the Ada display, with more than 200 state manufacturers taking part as the show moves to Oklahoma City a day earlier than planned. The event opens Tuesday and runs a week, free to the public daily from 2 to 9 pm, with representation from towns including Watonga, Wakita, Helena, Sapulpa, Guymon, Okemah, Perry, Tecumseh, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City.
Wen Le Randers and Rey la Kirby were held by Arizona authorities after arrest during an investigation at Healey Bend Arizona. The pair were hired by Mr and Mrs Oren Hughey to drive a Ford to California. the Hugheys continued their journey with a Packard and later reported no foul play after the suspects vanished en route.
A small building adjacent to Homer School burned at 7 3 Sunday night. No injuries occurred as the structure had been unused since Thursday. Firefighters from the Aca Fire Department arrived with two trucks and 400 gallons of water, preventing damage to the Homer schoolhouse about 50 feet away. A 500 gallon propane tank reportedly was removed Friday. Cause of the fire is unknown and no estimate of damage is available.
A fire at 723 North Broadway in Mrs. Sarah Rowe’s combined wash and storage house started when trash in the back yard was burned and spread to clothing on a line nearby. Firemen fought the blaze for over an hour as it consumed small outbuildings filled with old clothing, appliances, books, and papers.
In Beachwood Ohio a dispute over converting a barn to a home led to a shooting. Bovard EB Jacob 87 killed his wife Eleanor 24 and son Jeffrey 7 and then himself. Coroner says emotional instability. Bodies found yesterday afternoon by a mailman. Jacob had earlier faced building code violations and permits issues. Mayor John B Mullaney notes Jacob bought the barn and remodeled the property on Fairmount Boulevard.
Warren Engelt of Muskogee was reelected president of the Oklahoma Retail Grocers Association. W. H. Hudson of Coalgate was reelected vice president and Henry Kampo treasurer. Three new board members named Mel Landers Novata Leroy Sea tes Climton and Engelbrecht. George eg of Tulsa named to fill unexpired term of Carroll C. Pre- Carey Britton named president of the National Association star! Grocers.
Oklahoma City reports Gov Roy J Turner stating the Langston Negro Law School at the state capital may close. The school with a 36000 dollar annual budget has never had a student, and closure may be due to low enrollments and the university accepting another black student this semester.
A fire on the third floor of Whitehurst Hall at Oklahoma A and M caused an alarm and minor damage after a lab incident with hot plates igniting drying grass samples. No injuries reported. Fire department responded promptly to the Stillwater blaze.
In Raanaana orphaned Jewish children from Europe find refuge in an American style village. Avigdor Fishkin born in Russia recalls flight through France Cyprus and displacement. He now lives in Ben Gurion era Israel joining daily prayers and learning trades in the American influenced camp for youths shaping their future. Britain and Yugoslavia settle a wartime asset dispute as a tornado is defined in plain terms.
London Oct 9 The admiralty said it could not confirm any detonation or explosion during tests of ammonium nitrate on rings and bags at Helgoland and Dune Island after the Texas City disaster. Tests ended Oct 7 with no evidence of detonation observed.
Harold Stassen, Republican nomination hopeful, campaigns in Oklahoma following Dewey’s visit. He concentrates on Oklahoma A. and M. College at Stillwater and the University of Oklahoma at Norman, with speeches planned at Guthrie, Edmond, and Ardmore. The trip includes Tulsa stopovers and a 7:30 p.m. network broadcast.
Washington dispatch reports Agriculture Department economists expect little change in farm land values through the next year or two. They believe the peak farm income year was 1947 and that any decline will be gradual, helped by recovery programs and military spending. Oklahoma Kansas and Mississippi should hold for about a year amid no new emergencies.
Kerr, a Democratic Senate candidate, spoke at Chateau Day where about 3080 eastern Oklahomans celebrated the 152nd anniversary of the first white settlement. He avoided politics, focusing on Maj. Tenn. Chouteru the French fur trader who established the pioneer station as 75 illustrations of pioneer scenes accompanied a parade opening the event.
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