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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
5
Washington report outlines that no product is definitively best as detergents and soaps serve different chores. Detergents win in cold water and specialty tasks, while soap excels on heavy dirt and cotton fabrics. Industry officials foresee detergents staying, improving, and coexisting with soap amid ongoing tests by Agriculture and Standards agencies.
Edwin B Green Wald reports from a September expedition on Mount Ararat where a four man American team and 30 Turkish guards sought the Ark. After gruelling days in shrinking water supplies and adverse mountain conditions they found no trace on three sides while defenders watched for Kurdish bandits and smugglers.
Wallace Bond aged 64 city manager of McAlester and father of Mrs. Joe Love of Ada died at his home Thursday. Funeral set for Monday in McAlester. Bond born near the city, grew up nearby and attended Jones Academy. He served a second term as city manager and earlier was deputy warden of the state penitentiary. Ill for weeks, death attributed to a heart attack.
A reader warns against letting drinking habits harm homes. The letter recalls a young girl who found solace in Jesus and reflects on grief from a past accident near Center on highway 16, Aug 28, 12 years ago, urging careful judgment.
Data from the Centre Statistics Office show cattle and oxen at end of 1948 reach 7,023,006, up from 7,667,002 a decade earlier. Pigs total 300,009, sheep near prewar levels, goats 2,174,000, and horses unchanged. The Agriculture Ministry aims to boost cattle to 8.6 million by 1950 and raise pig production to 70,000 with improved breeding.
The article notes efforts to collect songs and sagas across the USSR, highlighting activists and a growing archive of folk material passed down orally. It mentions about 3,000 islands in the Bahama group as a side fact.
Governor Ray J. Turner urged a 35 million building bond vote at a September 27 special election. He spoke at Southeastern State College’s new 750,050 dormitory dedication, stressing needs at mental hospitals and state institutions while warning against diverting funds from highways, education, and aid to dependent children. He urged voters to fund a steady building program from current tax revenue, and offered prayers for troubled youths and the reader’s moral resolve.
Oklahoma City reports Wei and dry forces clashed anew over the Booltegger issue as the drive for votes in the September 27 special election on repeal of prohibition intensifies. A G Kalp, president of the Okjeromsconomic institute, spoke for dry interests while Shagard of United Dry urged speeches tonight. Kulp claimed sentiment favored restoration of state control and cited liquor tax data to argue legalization would offer better regulation and profits. Rev Snodgrass disputed the reports and warned against misleading claims about bootleggers and profits.
The text notes wind increases with velocity squared and compares wind rise to damage from faster movement. It mentions a greaseless frying pan requiring no fat and not scorching or sticking, linked with silicone compounds of silica and carbon used for various purposes.
Konawa Soil Conservation District farmers explore hairy vetch as a substitute for cotton and corn crops amid boll weevil pressures and soil concerns. Trials near Konawa showvetch improving soil moisture and organic matter, with multiple cooperators reporting erosion control, forage potential, and tangible cash income from seed and grazing.
Rep Thomas Burke defends Alaska and Hawaii statehood as American regions. President Truman urges continued momentum in atomic energy development. Lt Gen Robertson suggests Hiroshima’s impact may deter future aggression and promote world peace.
Dr Ralph J Bunche remarks on Tecett actions of the senate judicial committee hearing a mystery witness with charges about the international workings of the United Nations secretariat. He notes his long service as Palestine armistice negotiator.
The 1949 Community Chest drive starts this week with an advance gifts committee led by Foster McSwain and R W Simpson. They will approach business interests to contribute outside the regular drive, with a September 15 kickoff for a special gifts campaign. Orval Spann has lined up civic clubs to organize solicitation committees, while the Ada Parents Teachers Association handles the general drive beginning the first week of October. PTA Council president Mrs. Jack Martin noted approval at a September 31 meeting, and PTA district heads will oversee drives citywide. Community Chest bundles eight welfare groups into a single annual fund to support operations, with six focused on children and two serving both children and adults. Member organizations include Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls, Ada Youth Center, Colored Pre-School Nursery, Child Welfare Service, Ada Playground Association, Salvation Army, and Valley View Hospital.
Scouts of troop 4 and families gathered at a ranch setting for a fried chicken picnic after noon. Court of Honor awarded Paul Mind class and Eddie McDonald for pioneering and lifesaving, Ronnie Riggs earned life saving and swimming, Don Morrow and Tess Yarbro earned first aid, plus eight Explorer 23rds were presented to eight boys amid 85 attendees and a joyful time.
Run of Boy Scouts camped last Saturday night August 27 on the farm of B N Bunyard northwest of Roft. They cooked supper slept after, then caught frogs for breakfast and returned by Sunday morning for Sunday School. Read on are the eight scouts Joe Don Ray Clyde Nichols Don Cartwright Jimmie Fairchild Charlie Dean Harold Norman Bunyard Virgil Evans Parly Newcomb. Former Hoff scoutmaster Rev A Oliver moved to Afton and the group lacks a leader hoping for someone to guide the boys.
The United States has been known officially by that name since the Declaration of Independence, replacing the earlier designation of United Colonies. The note records the formal naming of the nation and its historical context.
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