Ada Weekly News masthead and publishing note
The Ada Weekly News shows its 1930 merger notes and publication details, listing editors and the Ada Evening News as contemporaries. It records printing affiliations with The Ada Weekly Democrat and Pontotoc County consolidations, and notes postal matter status and office contact points.
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All Roads Needed and Other Reflections From Oklahoma
The piece argues for a balanced highway program linking farms to markets while supporting through roads. It notes future truck commerce and new industries needing all weather highways, praises Governor Kerr’s commission shifts, and contrasts American and Argentinian governance as a broader observation.
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Oklahoma City
Kansas City
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Making the home Christian and practical training values
The article argues Christian homes require effort from all members, not just parents. It urges discipline, shared duties, and teaching children responsibility, kindness balanced with firmness, and warns against overgenerous, shielded parenting. It also touches on wartime to peacetime shifts, local Ada News notes, and a few light topics.
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Helms Convicted In Post Office Robbery Case
Harold Helms, ex soldier from Henryetta, found guilty of robbing a post office and shooting a federal agent after a dramatic courtroom showing. A psychiatrist linked a troubled Aleutian experience and a ruined romance to his later actions. a separate trial for the shooting was postponed.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol
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Henryetta
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Glenn E. Breeding
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Jessie Helms
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Pauls Valley
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Lake Oil Develops Cheyarka Pool With Three Wells
Lake Oil reports three wells in the Cheyarka pool development. No 1 Lula Allred located SE SE NW of 5-9N-7E had sand at 3 479 feet as crews move in to test. No 2 Lula Allred SE SW NW of the same section was below 600 feet Friday morning. The company also moves in its rotary tools to drill No 1 Tiger, a north offset to No 1 Allred.
Laval Executed as Traitor to France Refused Blindfold
Pierre Laval, ex Vichy premier and wartime collaborator, was executed at Fresnes prison after attempting to poison himself. Twelve riflemen fired. a later coup de grace killed him at 12 32 p.m. He refused a blindfold and cried Vive la France as he died.
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Paris
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Vichy
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Joseph Darnard
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Ministry of Justice
Fort Chatillon
Mornet
War Fund drive sets up Pontotoc county headquarters
Pontotoc county organizes its War Fund campaign with a headquarters at the First National Bank. Howard P. Rice Glenwood principal is county chairman and Mrs. John Lindsay leads the local HQ. Lindsay’s husband, 1st Lt. John Lindsay, serves in China. The county quota is 19600 dollars. Rice notes the drive targets those with service members and aims to provide work during idle time.
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National War Fund
Howard P. Rice
Glenwood
John Lindsay
Ada High School
China
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Federal court in eastern Oklahoma sentences on OPA and Dyer Act
Judge Eugene Rice presided as two men received sentences for OPA and Dyer Act violations. Gus Watson drew three months for sugar stamp and purchase violations, while Earl Perry Matney got two years for theft of a car and interstate transport. Others faced five year federal terms or probation, with subsequent serving in state penitentiary.
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Oklahoma
Eugene Rice
Gus Watson
Earl Perry Matney
Edwin Jack Chenoweth
Edward E. R. Campbell
William Emerick
McAlester
Charles Mosier
Muskogee County
Irene Kirschbaum
Pittsburg
Textbook Commission Sets November 19 Bid Opening
Oklahoma City report says the state textbook commission will meet November 19 to open bids by publishers on prices for 18 subjects. State Superintendent A J Crabb as secretary will call for bids with a 30 day advertisement period. A committee will be named to advise on textbooks.
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Labor and management share long‑run aims in production
John W. Snyder, national re conversion director, asserts that both sides seek greater production, higher sales, and more jobs for lasting economic stability. The statement frames labor and management as aligned on core growth goals amid postwar transitions.
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