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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
4
The piece questions a proposed graduated land tax aimed at forcing large landowners to sell. It weighs mechanization, ownership costs, and the farmer’s welfare, arguing for careful analysis of price structures, rents, and investment potential before drastic land policy changes. It notes Oklahoma farm land price trends and escheat law context.
An editorial notes the November 4 Hawaii plebiscite on statehood is nonbinding and ponders implications for Alaska Puerto Rico Cuba and the Philippines. It questions costs of state government versus territorial status and predicts strong interest in the election results. Atoka and nearby coal oil prospects are also celebrated as local resources draw attention.
Sunday School lesson on Psalm 139 stresses that God is ever present and all-knowing yet merciful. It urges sincere self-searching prayer to abandon sin, seek righteousness, and find God as refuge and strength in truth and love.
A Norman based poet Welborn Hope, once rooted in Ada, gains growing recognition while keeping largely unpublished work, praising his perseverance amid an unpoetic era. His August 25 poem from Leon Iowa expresses fascination with Iowa corn and Midwestern calm.
Oklahoma officials and employees who join the national guard for a year of active duty lose their state, county or municipal positions. Attorney General Mac Q Williamson ruled that guardsmen must forfeit office and cannot receive standard pay during annual maneuvers. The decision affects reserve officers called into training and cites the guard as a component of U S military structure. Lieutenant Governor James E Berry weighed his options after the ruling.
Delbert and Mrs. Brown of Pampa Texas will receive private pilot licenses after solo flights under Major H R Gilchrist in Clinton. Browns plan a four passenger cabin plane for family trips as Mrs Sauter joins the flying group next week.
Ottawa reports a year into war, Canada has expanded from 100000 troops to 115 ships 10000 sailors and a booming air program. The Commonwealth air training plan aims to train 1000 to 1200 pilots monthly by 1941 with 40000 personnel needed. Navy production rises with 215 ships planned by early 1941 and 54 corvettes 28 mine sweepers and crewed transports under way. Tax burdens rise sharply to fund defense while industry boosts output.
Washington, Sept. 9 P A young man asks the army about the draft. Odds of being drafted in 1940 are roughly one in 30 with variation by final draft bill and training. If not called this year another chance comes next spring. The process includes entrance exams and possible physical and intelligence tests. Local boards decide essential occupation deferrals and exemptions. Conscientious objectors register and may obtain advisory legal help. The final decision rests with local boards and national policy.
Tulsa September resolution seeks to bar aliens not subject to conscription from filling drafted Americans jobs. Walter Smith federation president would sponsor the measure and back the national defense program. Concurrently the state carpenters conference elected officers including Orley Jackson president and L F Cronan vice president.
In Scottsbluff Nebraska the Tom Britton family faces a string of appendicitis surgeries. Mary underwent an operation a month ago followed by Reva and Charles, all treated for acute appendicitis.
Oscar Ralph Ashworth was condemned again to die in Missouri's lethal gas chamber for kidnapping a seven year old girl in St Joseph. The state supreme court affirmed the sentence after he pleaded guilty September 1 1938 and set execution for October 25. His first death date was halted by a writ of error filed by St Joseph lawyers. Ashworth spoke of his wife and three children as he faced the automatic punishment.
A Green Bay resident speaks about providing a stable future for his small children, acknowledging past hardships and the ongoing effort to improve their prospects.
Exiled former King Carol of Romania weighs Portugal or America after Vichy France refused him residence on the Riviera. A suite member said France’s stance is tied to German hostility toward the monarch. Mrs Magda Lupescu, a friend, appeared briefly on a hotel balcony before retreating.
Oklahoma reports 706 fully licensed pilots now compared to 335 last year, a 100.7 percent rise credited to the civil aviation authority training program. The figures exclude military pilots. Shawnee city manager says Shawnee airport not listed as a special national defense project, despite Oklahoma City port rating. Alva airport program dropped by local chamber of commerce.
Classified ad notes higher yields on vested funds in Ada. Advertisers highlight better value, warning about terms and minimum investment. Local brokers report steady interest and clarified payout schedules for savers seeking durable returns.
Seventeen individuals and 12 corporations named in three indictments pleaded innocent in federal court accusations of conspiracy to monopolize and restrain importation and production of glass bulbs tungsten carbide and bentonite used in tools and molding. Bail was set at $1000 for individuals. corporations faced no bond.
Six year old Jackie Wayne Seeds son of Mr and Mrs Jack Seeds Jr of 617 North Ash suffered minor head injuries after being struck by a car while crossing the street Sunday afternoon. He received emergency treatment at a local hospital and was dismissed. Police say he dashed from behind another car into the path of a car driven by Arrow Jenkins of 616 West Ninth. Jenkins was absolved of blame.
The indictment list names the Krupp company of Essen Germany and two Dutch firms as defendants. American participants include General Electric and Corning Glass Works, with no court appearance by Krupp.
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