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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
7
Fragmented OCR text references Chickasaw identity and blood Quantum terms. The readable parts mention a set of names and tribal identifiers without coherent context or a clear event. The fragment hints at heritage, residence, and possible biographical notes but lacks complete facts to summarize into an event.
The undersigned sheriff will offer for sale at public auction the North Quarter of the South east quarter and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section B Township 1 North Range 7 West in Pontotoc County Oklahoma, to satisfy a court order in a partition case. The sale proceeds will be applied to the judgment and costs, with the property appraised at about $2,000. The sale is set for the 23rd of September at 10:00 a.m. at the south front door of the County Courthouse in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Parties named include P. Holmes deceased and various heirs and claimants listed in the petition and docket.
Nome to creditors reads that J Are Ne Wood Doing Bintness and Wood Tre and Supply Co of Oklahoma face statutory actions. Creditors must file claims by a given date with the office of the undersigned attorney Warren B Rich as assignee at National Bank Building, Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City Aug 28 Rep Ross Biles Republican candidate for the U S Senate announced he will formally open his campaign with a statewide rally sponsored by his committee. He plans to name his staff and publicity directors and begin stump speaking. Kerr opposes his run and backed Governor Robert S Kerr.
Editor Vaughn Seals notes a Kiwanis club presentation misread by the Ada Evening News. The speaker fears readers misunderstood that the Commission on Freedom of the Press urged government control, when in fact the group supports responsible self regulation and warns against external oversight.
Oklahoma Governor Roy J. Turner praised the free text program entering its first term. He noted less than 40 000 of 500 60 percent allocated spent for administration while book purchases totaled 400 471. Emergency book relief of 50 000 is allowed, with texts to reach first three grades and some districts expanding beyond. State aims to extend to all 12 grades within three years.
President Truman denounced egging of Henry A. Wallace at campaign stops in Burlington Greensboro and High Point as un-American. Press Secretary Ross quoted the president saying Wallace is entitled to the same treatment as any other candidate. The incident involved tomatoes and other missiles amid Wallace speeches. the president plans a campaign speech on September 18 near Dexter, Iowa.
Oklahoma City reports the 30 day dove season opens at dawn today and runs until September 30. Daily hunting hours are half an hour before sunrise to sunset. The daily bag limit is ten doves. Hunting requires a valid tag and adherence to established regulations.
Agricultural ants or a small faction cultivate patches of wild rice, weed out intruders, then climb stalks to carry the Brain away to their underground Sranacies as the crop ripens.
Ray Dankenbring of Waterloo Iowa serves as an American envoy to Italian farmers in Maccarese Italy He travels with a group of American youths to study European farming methods and to share American agricultural knowledge over a three month stay on a large state controlled farm north of Rome He finds Italian irrigation advanced yet notes Italy still has much to learn in scientific farming and reports farmers are friendly and inviting through daily shared meals and work days
AP dispatch reviews the French political-economic crisis as Premier Andre Marie’s cabinet collapses amid disputes over wage and price plans. Talk of dictatorship surfaces, Breton support for General Charles de Gaulle grows, and a general election seems likely to decide the nation’s fate. The Communists remain the largest party in the coalition government, and stability hangs on drastic political choices.
Als Thurston, 18, of Tuscaloosa, was nearly fatally electrocuted when his model airplane, tethered to a 44 000 volt line, crashed into a power pole. He was blistered but alive after the shock hurled him into the air and burned his feet and hand.
Postmaster Mary B West announces the air parcel post service approved by the 80th Congress. The program covers more than 2000 post offices nationwide with faster delivery times and door to door service identical to other mail. Free stickers featuring a winged globe will be issued at post offices.
Seven deaths from highway crashes over the weekend lift Oklahoma’s yearly toll to 307. Two youths died in Oklahoma City and Houston, Texas youth also lost life. Three other youths were injured. A two-car collision near Dewar killed five people and left Mrs. Dax Hicks in serious condition. her husband, the state veterinarian, is recovering from injuries.
Jamey Ear Acker, 20, a University of Oklahoma student, drowned in the Wabash River at Grayville while being towed by a motor boat. Police say Acker signed he was tired but sank before the boat could stop.
An archival feature surveys instances of politicians holding multiple offices simultaneously or in rapid succession. It notes Job Sparkman and others who were elected to two federal seats on the same day, Garfield's brief path to president before assassination, and similar overlaps, highlighting resignations and oath-taking dates. It references Huey Long, James Curley, and Robinson, detailing the sequence of elections, resignations, and oaths that produced dual or rapid transitions in office.
The National Safety Council reports U S traffic deaths for January through July totaling 16 390 down 4 from 27 073 for the same period last year There were 2 700 traffic fatalities in July compared with 2 780 in July 1947 The sharpest reductions occur in the North Atlantic South Atlantic and Pacific Coast states Cities with the best safety records include Wichita Brooklyn New York Berkeley and others with rates listed for various population brackets
O'Dwyer announced that a union promised essential commodity hauls would continue despite widespread stoppages. Officials warned the disruption could cost industry up to 500 million dollars, with promises of no interference in perishable goods and medicines transport. Alternate routes and pier shipments faced delays as the strike affected nationwide logistics.
Washington readers confront implications of Andrei Zhdanov's death as speculation swirls about shifts in Soviet-Yugoslav relations and Kremlin strategy. The piece notes Zhdanov's role as a foe of democracies and the Marshall plan, his close ties with Stalin, and the potential easing of tensions with Yugoslavia and the West amid the leadership transition.
Oil drilling at the Game Preserve near Canton and Ronbury could start a new McPherson county pool if results match early tests. Anderson-Prichard Oil crews report free oil and pipe cementing on the Game Preserve well designated SE Sw Li-18-1, with commercial success possible after drilling concludes this week.
A gas well near Duncan, New Mexico, blew out yesterday, sending stream and gas into the air. Worker Charles Wallen suffered a compound fracture of the left leg after a fall from the derrick and was taken to Duncan hospital. Fellow Edgar Whitefield aided him as escaping gas prompted shut off and traffic restrictions on nearby roads.
A Camilla Ga report quotes an escaped Florida convict describing a moonlit crime scene near Ormond Beach. He claims guard duties while another man assaulted a woman, then a Santa photographer was shot. the statement ties to the August murder of Gregory Blount, 23, of Kentucky, and Marr Bucks, 25, in a nationwide hunt. The name Clarence Alburty is connected to the testimony as the alleged tied man.
The event on Euclid Avenue drew more than 106,000 attendees from 44 states Alaska Hawaii and Canada. A single long dining table stretched along a shaded avenue while crowds gathered for the postwar plow anniversary feast.
Cecil B DeMille, Hollywood's famed director, laments the film industry’s current economic crash. He recalls past lavish productions, notes the cost of modern films, and urges renewed creativity rather than more industry meetings.
The U S Air Force plans a record speed attempt with its North American FG jet at an upcoming air race in Cleveland on Sunday. The current record is about 650 mph set by Marine Lt Cat Marion E Carl in 1947. The F 38, in full combat readiness with guns, heads the bid, while the F 36 is noted as possibly the world’s fastest combat aircraft.
The CIO executive board voted 45 512 to endorse Barry Truman for president. The declaration praised his record and called Governor Dewey of New York the candidate of big business. Senator Barkley of Kentucky also won endorsement. About one tenth of the population of the United States is negro.
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