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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
4
Ada ready for big business as the preparedness program could boost employment and purchasing power. Rail and road improvements expand farm marketing, while local industries may gain government contracts. The piece notes Ada’s rapid growth, advertising reach, and opportunities for schools and new manufacturing ventures.
The piece argues religion grows from individual faith and social ties, urging praise to God as a shared activity. It highlights Psalms 96 67 and 98, declares glory to be proclaimed among nations, and stresses God judges with righteousness amid world conflict. It closes with a local note urging support for the East Central Quarterback Club and college athletics.
A discussion on conscription and preparedness argues for or against drafting men and wealth to win a future war. It cites national unity, potential efficiency, and the need to analyze effectiveness before adopting selective service. The piece highlights National Guard drills and portraits of leaders and soldiers as reassurance of readiness.
East Central State College near Ada invites young men and women within a hundred miles to enroll this fall. The college boasts a trained faculty, student welfare focus, and a balance between ample activities and manageable size in a city with Ada’s opportunities. Dr. A Linscheid leads the faculty.
The article traces paper manufacture from early wood pulp use to modern global production. It notes that New Americans average 226 pounds of paper annually, while highlighting the wasp as the earliest user of wood pulp and the spread of papermaking from China to Europe, aided by Arab and Moorish influence.
A Vinchy item notes France must rebuild 6000 bridges to restore traffic after the current war. The piece compares wartime destruction to 1914 18 and warns Britain and Germany inflict mutual damage, justifying sacrifices to shield the United States. It also covers adoption investigations and rising cattle ranching and registered bulls boosting local wealth.
London observers forecast a pivotal year as Britain Balkans and the Mediterranean fronts move toward decisive contention. Germany and Italy expected to press all fronts then pivot to the weakest, with Britain braced for intensified air raids while Indians and Romes axis aims unfold.
Dr. W H Pickering and Dr. Victor Neher, associates of Dr. Robert Millikan, bring their latitude study on cosmic rays to Oklahoma City. They will launch three balloons to 80 000 to 90 000 feet, attach delicate instruments, and offer a $5 reward for returning the gear.
David Franklin Houston 74 longtime life insurance executive and former Woodrow Wilson cabinet member died at Harkness pavilion after a brief illness. He had been Mutual Life Insurance company of New York board chair since early year, after 13 years as president, and served as director of American Telephone and Telegraph U S Steel Guaranty Trust and others. He authored works on nullification and Wilson's cabinet. Survived by two sons and a daughter. Funeral set for Thursday at St John’s Church Cold Spring Harbor.
Oklahoma City September report says State Democratic Chairman France Paris outlined fall campaign rallies by the State League of Young Democrats. Elliott Roosevelt is expected to speak at Medicine Park in the sixth district, with central committee sessions and meetings across districts to be completed within ten days. The seventh district gathering is set for Hobart on Friday.
A taxi cab and a bicycle collided injuring Johnny L. Waggoner, 29, with a broken arm, and 17 year old Le land Watkins suffered a bruise. Patrolman W. A. Williams cited the impact of the boy’s body against the cab driver’s arm outside the window. Deputy sheriffs were called to Armour & Co packing plant to escort delivery trucks amid a dispute with the Truck Drivers Union over organizing efforts.
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