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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
2
An Oklahoma town view extols Saturday night car sitting as the cheapest widely enjoyed pastime. Observers study passersby and car occupants, noting races, nationalities, ages, and behavior, with commentary on relationships and inner thoughts. It claims southeastern Oklahoma hosts the region’s top summer entertainment.
Washington economists predict the national defense program including conscription will cut unemployment from 9 million to 4.5 million by July 1 and create over 3 million jobs in ten months. Mobilization of the National Guard and conscription could trim unemployment by spring, with uniforms and equipment production generating thousands of jobs. Factories for planes, shells, tanks and related industries are cited, while some roles may appear in consumer venues to serve defense workers.
A county program to prevent dental ailments among indigent school children shows strong results with 852 examinations and 77 treated since July. The Ada Business and Professional Women's clubs join the city county health unit to provide mobile dental care via a trailer office and clinic buses.
The advertisement notes higher yields on investments tied to vested-adea plans. It promotes steady returns and appeals to readers seeking reliable growth through a structured funding option.
The 36th Division Veterans Association plans its annual reunion in Fort Worth Texas October 5 6 with attendees from Texas Oklahoma and other states. Activities include registration banquet dance memorial services and a luncheon at Pioneer Palace Casa Manana grounds. The Women’s Auxiliary meets at the Texas hotel and plans family entertainment.
Randall and Rushville report: Wendell Willkie urges Roosevelt to disclose a confidential War Resources Board report that opposed granting emergency wartime powers. He quotes from the document and calls for public release, asserting no dictatorship should be set up to fight dictators.
Summer rain favors mildew on garden flowers leaving a dirty white coating on leaves. Remove infected leaves, burn at season end. Ground sulphur early limits spread. use a dust gun for underside coverage. Apply late afternoon when cool and leaves dry, avoid temperatures above 90 degrees to prevent burn. Massey Dust combines arsenate of lead with sulphur to kill insects and control diseases on roses and other plants.
Oklahoma public safety officials warn autumn is the most dangerous 90 day period for traffic. State Safety Commissioner Walter B. Johnson cites 144 highway deaths in September through November last year, with 52 in September, 47 in October, and 45 in November. He urges caution dusk driving and wet leaf covered pavements, especially near schools as children fill streets.
Oliver Parks a 47 year old African American was extradited from Muskogee to Kansas City Missouri to face murder charges in the March 10 killing of Jessie May Moore. Federal agents city police and two Kansas City detectives took him into custody after he waived extradition.
A study finds 65 percent of fatal injuries sustained during leisure time by petroleum industry workers were caused by motor vehicle accidents.
Jillian Wald died at her home in Westport at age 73. She founded the Henry Street settlement in New York City and the visiting nurses association, shaping social reform and public health work. Wald served as American delegate to European conferences after World War I and counted Franklin D. Roosevelt among her close friends. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Oklahoma City reports that in recent months employers paid about 18000 in restitution to over 300 employees under the wage hour law. G C Street Jr of the Dallas Wage and Hour Division says willful violations are few and ignorance of the law’s application remains the main issue. Four inspectors finished their first week in the state as part of a nationwide compliance drive.
Across two days of the extended Labor Day weekend the nation reported 346 violent deaths. Oklahoma saw two deaths from shootings and a traffic crash claimed a life near Hobart. A recent fatal crash on state highway 15 north of Garber added to highway toll amid airliner disaster figures.
Miss Martha McPheters of Oklahoma A and M urges careful cooking to preserve vitamins. Do not rinse or drain pot liquor, avoid long cooking, use little water, and avoid stirring air into foods. Prepare chopped salads fresh and start cooking frozen foods while still frozen for best vitamin retention.
The Moslem League working committee called the Linlithgow offer a considerable progressive advance toward its aims while Gandhi's Congress rejects the proposal, pressing for immediate full independence.
Wendell L. Willkie urged national cooperation to overcome economic stagnation and unemployment during Labor Day comments in Rushville Indiana. He pledged to avoid government control of unions and to promote collective bargaining based on goodwill and voluntarism. He planned a campaign conference with Republican leaders from 22 states and noted Senator McNary would miss the eastern regional talks.
Two former Vaness county school officials faced rebuke by the state board of education for padding attendance to gain 919 dollars in state aid. The board kept their teaching licenses but ordered warrants to issue next week and approved the first payment of primary aid and home stead tax exemption replacement funds.
Tulsa World reports Oklahoma crude oil production increased 7 700 barrels daily the past week to 415 000 barrels a day. Kansas output fell 4 900 barrels daily to 176 900 barrels a day.
Pontotoc county farm agent C. H. Hailey says good judging is essential to a county fair's success. The event begins September 11 with a seasoned panel of judges for all contests, reflecting the fair's true purpose.
Norman August 31 The University of Oklahoma will establish an airport and aeronautics training school named the Max Westheimer flying field. The $10 500 gift from the Westheimer estate funds a 160 acre site four miles from Norman with a modern hangar lighting and facilities. Grading runways begins immediately and judges from state fairs will oversee contests across livestock poultry and crops with local fairs scheduled this month and county exhibits advancing to state fair displays.
Those seeking early vegetables may trade empty jars for full ones. Call extension office at 2153 to list jars with names and addresses. Agents will arrange home deliveries of canned vegetables. Over 1,000 jars listed this week as fall gardens look promising.
Oklahoma City August 31. Monthly checks totalling 17721 go to 989 residents under the old age and survivors insurance program. Carl H. Kunsemuller, state social security manager, said payments go to workers retired at 65 and survivors including widows, young children and dependent parents.
The county agent's office reports rising interest in trench silos across the county with several residents listed as building or planning, including H. Smith Roff H. L. Troutman Emery Walker C Peterson Ezra Hunt and others from Ada Vaness Steedman Lula Mill Creek Union Hill and nearby ranches.
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