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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
2
Ada voted itself a waterworks on October 9 1906 with 453 votes for and six against in a bond issue. The Ada Evening News described the result as overwhelmingly favorable and possibly unprecedented in local elections.
Polls closed at sundown as officials counted ward by ward results: First ward 144 for 1 against, Second 52 for 1 against, Third 108 for 2 against, Fourth 143 for 2 against. The three quarter turnout signals progress and Ada’s development. The $40,000 bond issue will be certified by the mayor and issued after council approval with sale likely in four weeks.
The item notes Ada’s credit attracting bond buyers for 5 percent bonds with expected premium. City Council meets with engineers to review waterworks expansion plans. Work on the dam may start within days to capture winter rains, with bond sales pending weeks ahead.
A historical Ohio page reports John D. Rockefeller and his firm facing an anti-trust trial. The item notes government action and potential legal scrutiny of contract practices amid trust-busting era pressures.
Smithsonian archaeologist Dr. W R Wedel summarizes evidence showing droughts destroyed crops on the mid western plains long before white settlers. Indian hunters preceded farmers with semi agricultural villages. droughts likely forced abandonment, paralleling 1930s migratory hardships.
A U S grand jury investigation of livestock buying practices in Oklahoma begins Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Special investigators R B O Donnell and Thomas Daly assist U S District Attorney C E Dierker. Subpoenas target 30 to 35 livestock buyers and packing plant officials, with a Chicago case cited involving major packers and trade groups accused of price fixing.
Ada residents recount memories of Belle Starr and partner Sam Starr, detailing early life near Quinton, dances attended with Belle, the killing of Sam Starr at a farmhouse dance, and tales of buckshot and frontier life in Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
G W Everett, inspired by Coalgate scouting, continues strong leadership in Willard school pack and troop 9 with Lindsey Davidson. The pair resigning elsewhere spur tearful farewells, while Everett and Davidson push first and second class ranks and raise inter troop competition.
Ada territory reports a dull cotton ginning week with a minor pickup Saturday. Coleman C. Lea notes 341 bales ginned in Choctaw gin through Saturday evening amid rain and wet fields. County totals show 1 443 bales for 1941 prior to Oct 1 versus 839 in 1940.
Davis News announces new international subscriber Don T. Hamm now in Iceland with the First Marine brigade. Hamm, a former Davis resident, says he enjoys the paper and hears little about the hometown while stationed abroad.
Arapaho Oklahoma October 11 The Custer county court fund now has a surplus of about $6000 the greatest ever accumulated County Judge Donald Darrah reports. The fund has grown from a cash balance of 13 cents three years ago.
The Ada Missionary Baptist Church at 330 East Thirteenth named Elder G. C. Hill as pastor. He is conducting a revival meeting at the church.
Oil field activity slowed across Oklahoma due to heavy rain and flooding. The Cumberland field in Bryan and Marshall counties bore the heaviest impact with the Washita River flooding derrick floors. Production statewide declined from 432 500 to 428 100 barrels daily as wells and tests were delayed or halted.
Oklahoma City reports October as the best time to treat peach trees for borers per J Rees Dews of the state Department of Agriculture. Methods include chemical application using paradichlorobenzene around each tree and hand removal of borers, with precise amounts by tree age and precautions to avoid tree injury.
A memorial service will honor Ezell Bud Orbison of Hollis who died serving with the American Eagle Squadron of the Royal Air Force. Mayor Harry C. Hicks and Chamber secretary Wilburn Medaris announced plans for Oct 16 or 17, with invitations to Orbison’s family and Gould High School’s 1937 graduating class. Orbison, from Harmon County, studied journalism and dramatics at Gould and trained for air service in California.
Mrs. W. B. Bizzell wife of OU president emeritus sustained a fractured collar bone in a Norman automobile collision. Dr W A Fowler said the injury not serious. Mrs Roberta Wiseman also Norman drove another car and was unhurt. police blamed obstructed vision at a busy intersection with parked cars.
Hens in the southwest gain better homes through renewed interest in remodeling and building modern poultry houses as egg prices rise. Proper site selection, drainage, green feed, and sightlines from highways are urged to improve welfare and sanitation while maintaining a clean farm program.
Pon totoc county farmers advisory council met Saturday at the county courthouse elected Virgil Hunt president H S Farris vice president and Oscar Rankin secretary. County Agent C H Hailey presided and seven project headings were set including soil and water conservation and improvement.
Stringtown Oklahoma October 11. The state realized about 43000 from 750 Herefords at a public sale of the Stringtown sub prison ranch property. R G Cates Atoka bought three tracts totaling 1626 acres for 25127. Governor Phillips attended and said inmates would not care for cattle. Bulls calves cows and heifer calves sold at varied prices.
County agents prepare a farm to market project in Ada to market cattle lambs and barrows raised by Pontotoc county farm boys. C H Hailey reports many entries and daily replies on when animals will be ready for sale.
Oklahoma City reports urged workers to set aside part of current income to meet rising taxes. Dr. J M Ashton of the State Chamber of Commerce warned employers and customers as federal and state income taxes rise, with exemptions and rates outlined. A $5 federal car fee takes effect next year, and Oklahoma license taxes will average higher than this year.
Okmulgee lake patrolman Herbert Denney, who has cared for an incubator hatch of 1300 quail, lost 14 infants but used a whistled cue to attract 10 of the wanderers back to the flock, claiming he can speak their language.
The piece reflects on Columbus and the discovery of the New World noting his misconceptions and misnaming of lands. It contrasts Columbus with Leif Erikson and Amerigo Vespucci, arguing the continent bears the name America while Columbus remains misunderstood and underappreciated.
Pontotoc County Historical Society resumes monthly programs with its first fall meeting Monday night October 20 at 219 East Twelfth, the home of Mrs. Byron Norrell. Ada attorney George W. Burris will discuss the early history of Stonewall from Civil War times. Oldtimers from Stonewall invited to attend and join the discussion.
A 1 story brick masonry industrial shop 52 by 47 feet will be built for the Byng school district by the Work Projects Administration to aid the national defense program. District WPA Manager Charles H. Tompkins says work starts Wednesday October 15 and the building should be ready in two months at an estimated cost of $6 with gravel walks drive and stone pep wall. The project will provide work for about men.
Stroud news notes Henry Lippert waited seventy years to speak a piece learned at Bath High School commencement. As a 14 year old, he learned the recital but fell ill and could not perform. Now he finally delivers the piece.
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