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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
8
A chaotic OCR style summary suggests a presidential campaign push with Truman and Berry in key states. The piece mentions Chicago stadium, final weeks, and GOP contrasts as the race tightens toward the next election. Names and contexts are garbled but indicate a high-stakes national contest and party messaging.
The Imperial Petroleum Company drilled Reva No. 27 in northern Eloashe to assess deeper production potential. The well, operated by Imperial Petroleum, aims to boost Japan’s oil output, currently 3,600 barrels daily with 400 from the Yabase field. Further wells will be sunk as results guide future activity.
Washington reports a Census Bureau release showing cotton ginning through October 18 reaching 2,78 million bales, up from the same date last year and two years ago. The season totals by state include 82,103 and 149,338 in one period, rising to 047,438 and 1,897,018 in another, signaling a crop expansion.
The Democratic committee denounces a Kerr spending charge as a political smear. The report claims campaign finance limits were violated in Oklahoma and New Mexico. Myers frames the probe as an attack on Kerr and his party, while Kerr denies any wrongdoing. The committee had withheld details pending full review.
A wartime press overview notes peacetime fleet display for Navy Day. It describes the Des Moines, the 77,000 ton cruiser with automatic nine gun battery, its speed surpassing 30 knots, and crew of over 1,000 officers and men, along with sister ships Salem and Newport News nearing completion.
Taivey J. Lambert will co chair the Ada Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting. The event will feature the commerce president and business leaders as part of a program outlining plans for the year. Lambert was to chair the September session but was replaced by a speaker who addressed world affairs. tickets are available at the Chamber office.
The Sulphur Shriners organize a junior High boys caravan to a circus in Glahome City to reward good sportsmanship and school activities. The Shriners leader notes this unique event in their jurisdiction as a special program with expected strong community impact.
Oklahoma City October 27 reports Supreme Court opinions for several Tulsa and county cases. Virgil Smith and others see affirmations or modifications. Central Trust Co and First National Bank matters affirmed. moves to reverse and direct actions noted for several appellants including Church, Mionie, and Has tires with counties cited.
In Sydney on October 27, Bobby Riggs and Pancho Segura suffered minor cuts in a raid near Gunnedah New South Wales. Also in the car were American Jack Kramer and Australian Dinny Pails who escaped injury. The text questions the notion of success amid common chatter.
In southern France during a nationwide coal miners strike, a striker was killed and two police wounded seriously near Ales as gunfire and small mine blasts halted efforts to clear four mines and a paper plant. Victims include a striker and two policemen. government forces faced explosions as they moved to restore order.
The Men s Brotherhood of Oak Avenue Baptist Church sponsored a father son and daughter banquet Tuesday in the church banquet room. Dinner featured fried steak potatoes gravy slaw green beans cherry prented coffee. The program opened with group singing then solos by James Evan Mrs G R Stamford Harrison Bavercore and J Vestel Henry with piano by Abijah Colbert. Warren Fulton delivered a message on Fear God and Keep His Commandments from Solomon s final decision. Miss Shirley Rose Mason spoke on Proper Use of Time emphasizing that today is the time. 63 fathers sons and daughters attended with visitors from Byngson. The next monthly meeting will be November 23 in the church banquet room.
Local post office officials prepare for what may be the largest Christmas mail season in years. Rules urge early mailing for distant states, overseas deliveries, and personnel overseas. Guidelines cover timing, insured value, weight limits, and prohibited items, with emphasis on legible handwriting and prepaid first class postage.
Dr J A Regate of Elis Pischel State Cancer hospital Cobum reports 2000 cases show facial, neck, forearm and hand carcinomas due to chronic solar exposure. Women make up over half of forehead cancers though men more often wear hats. Malignant melanoma tied less to sun. skin carcinomas are treatable by ray, radian, or surgery.
Pioneer Oklahoma educator I. Crowell aged 84 of Tonkawa died at his daughter's home after an illness. He headed the mathematics department at Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College and earlier served as superintendent of schools at Weatherford and Pawnee. Funeral services set for Thursday in Tonkawa.
Salima Oklahoma December funeral services will be held in Pryor for W W L Mayes 74 son of Chief Sam Mayes of the Cherokees. He died after illness while serving as a Democrat official and had been acquiring land for state game and fish commission. Survivors include a daughter. The obituary notes his land purchases around Spavinaw lake and Tylya water supply, with several unclear details remaining.
Oklahoma City report on advice from food expert George Wenzel from Austin Texas. He tells husbands at the Oklahoma Restaurant Association convention that wives should eat out to gain inspiration for better cooks. He also endorses painting, modeling and creative activities to cultivate talent for improving cooking.
A 13-county highway safety meeting led by Paul Reed of Sulphur gathered at Coalgate with 18 highway patrolmen, legislators, judges, sheriffs, and citizens. They urged stricter speed limits, higher driver license fees, and more patrols to curb speeding and reckless driving endangering Oklahoma roads. The event, fifth of eight statewide meetings, was attended by Commissioner Reed and covered counties including Pontotoc and Garvin.
In Craig Colorado a Chicago couple, William D. Lewis and Mira Lewis, stopped on a highway to photograph a herd of sheep. Mrs. Lewis dropped three rings worth 1500 dollars in her lap. Patrolman George Meyer helped develop the negatives and locate the exact drop site where one ring was damaged by a tire and the other remained in good condition.
In Los Angeles Miss Nanette Bordeaux sues actor Mitchum actress Lily Reed dancer Vicki Evans and realtor Robin Ford for 7500 damages from a September 1 incident at a Laurel Canyon home rented to Virginia Ann Hyland. She alleges unauthorized sub letting and property damage. A separate gambling raid case against Vicki Zvana was dismissed.
Edmond Oklahoma October 27 three weekly newspapers the Edmond Publishing Company will pass to Frank Dobyns Jr and his wife from Bartlesville. Don Banzer company president announced sale involving the Edmond Booster Edmond Enterprise and the Edmond Advertiser. Banter retains printing plant office supply store and two publications Luther Citizen and Glehlaheris Gleaner.
Ongoing difficulty in starting your gar may stem from an incorrectly adjusted choke control. Inspect the choke linkage alignment and ensure the control cable operates freely without binding. Adjust per manufacturer spec to restore reliable cold starts and smooth idle.
A freight train crash at Wolf’s crossing on U S route 38 west of Uhrichsville, Ohio, killed engineer Gordon C. Ajey aged 64 of Pittsburgh and fireman Charles A L Carr, 46 of Ingram Pa. A truck driver Gregory Karavanic of Ghenshaw Pa sustained serious burns and was in critical condition at Twin Cities hospital. Ten others, including three passengers, were treated at the scene. The train, en route from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh, derailed eight cars of 73, with most derailed cars carrying baggage and mail. one baggage-coach car remained. Police blamed a tractor trailer crossing warning signals for the incident.
Stratford resident M. A. "latt" Heimer has grown four crops on a small plot with a fifth sown. He planted potatoes early, intercropped sweet corn, then added a corn crop after digging, followed by blackeyed peas and turnips. Despite heavy spring rains and a hot dry summer, his garden yielded well and neighbors praise his farming.
Fitzhugh carpenter L. Emerson fell from the tow of a barn on Saturday morning and was injured. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment and reported condition was serious but improving. Medical staff described two fractured ribs and possible concussion.
ARKANSAS CITY KAN Oct 5 Six residents of Arkansas City were injured, two seriously, when their car collided with a pickup truck on Highway 77 three miles south of Newkirk Oklahoma. Mrs John Campbell and her mother Mrs Frank Newman, treated at Fores City hospital, suffered internal injuries. Campbell, Newman, and the Campbells two children Phillip 9 and Janelle 7, were released after treatment. Truck driver Tom Lear of Ponca City sustained minor injuries.
Washington October 23 The Navy disclosed a 10 009 008 volt x ray device under construction at the White Oak Md Naval Ordnance lab housed behind three foot thick concrete walls. The mobile machine can pierce 16 inches of steel to detect armor flaws and inspect internal mechanisms of mines and torpedoes making it the first industrial unit to penetrate more than a foot of steel.
George H Carter, 74, who served as Public Printer of the United States from 193 to 1934, died today. Appointed by President Harding, he faced opposition from the International Typographical Union during much of his tenure over alleged legal qualification concerns. Carter previously worked as a newspaper man and served as assistant telegraph editor of the Washington Post.
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