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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1939
Page
2
Mary Franklin and Duke Martin clash over Clem Shirley while seeking a danger filled truth. At Janice French’s funeral, Mary probes the family’s secrets and asks who bears responsibility for the tragedy as the New York Gazette’s editor faces pressure to stay out of the story.
About 50 parents scouts and friends gathered for a picnic supper at Bromide swimming pool and park to close the fourteenth Red Cross Life Saving class for Boy Scouts in troop 16 Coalgate. Instructors were Marius Lacy James Casey Raymond Clelland and Marvin Lacy. Scouts earning Junior Red Cross certificates and merit badges in swimming and life saving included Bennie Clark Tommy Hodges Charles Matthews Harold Hudson Junior Morgan Bobbie Covington Billy Hudson Buddie Cole Jess Butt James Gassoway Doyle Brewer and Grover Love. S. W. Casey and M. Lacy presented badges and certificates. Marvin Lacy received Eagle Scout recognition with remarks from Judge G. T. Ralis. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Sam Covington Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hudson and daughters Julie Ann and Patsy Mr. and Mrs. Jern Clarke and others.
A scoutmaster mentors a top leader to form a new troop, leaving ties behind while joining Training Union. Freddie Hoipkemier is praised for aggressive, energetic leadership and high scouting standards. Readers extend congratulations to his parents as peers and teachers commend his exemplary conduct across East Central schools and community groups.
Enrollment across McLish and nearby districts totals 790 with grades detailed for McLish Fittstown Harden City and Franks. Notable staff include Superintendent Dale Rogers and Principal Carl Coleman with remarks on Freddie Heipkemier and Boy Scout leadership.
A man identified as Cal Allison was rushed to a local hospital with a knife wound in his back after a disturbance at an entertainment venue west of Ada on Saturday night. Hospital staff reported a gash but no serious injury and the county jail listed no arrests for fighting or knife use. Allison lives south of Ada.
Delaney Oil Co reports Buell No 1 Blankenship in Sec 10 8N 3E has reached 2280 feet with completion likely next month. Hall Briscoe No 1 Thompson has drilled to 5210 feet in Sec 28 13N 15E. Mineral deeds recorded include Excelsior Royalty to Harry Whitney and Norris Royalty to Josephine Norris in multiple sections. An oil payment was recorded from Albert Michelson to C L Billingsley for Lot 3 4 Sec 3 1N 7E. An affidavit notes EK D Amos purchasing a 1 4 interest in an air and gas lease covering NE SE Sec 25 2N 6E.
President Roosevelt voiced gratitude for the way his proclamation of a limited state of national emergency was presented by Washington reporters. Stephen T. Early, his secretary, said the president had read newspaper accounts and asked him to convey thanks to the Washington corps of correspondents and the press at large.
Officers identified the man found in a burned truck in a pasture near Francis as J. T. McCallum a Holdenville farmer. The body was found by WPA workers Friday morning and returned to Maldenville after an inquest began by Justice of the Peace A. W. Oliver. A notebook near the remains bore McCallum’s name and kinfolks, suggesting possible self-inflicted death. a 25-20 rifle with a shell was found in the seat. The death investigation remains open as authorities review the circumstances.
Oklahoma safety survey reports 23 highway deaths in August and pins blame on driver mistakes. Fatals stemmed from sleep, speeding, improper passes, and dangerous night driving. Pedestrians and a Garfield county bicyclist are among those killed. most crashes occurred on dry roads and at night.
In Guthrie Oklahoma Mrs Thelma Carson a 24 year old Hallett school teacher faced forgery charges after a second teacher resembling her pleaded guilty. The second teacher admitted forging four checks totaling 26.15 and received an 18 month suspended sentence. Adams cited lack of intent and spousal dependency as reasons.
President Roosevelt asked the National Retail Dry Goods Association for help in protecting consumers from unwarranted price increases. He stressed retailers' role in maintaining purchasing power and business progress while requiring business statesmanship amid wartime tensions. Lew Hahn, GM of the association, said the letter resonated with retailer representatives.
Dr Tristan Beths Hamer 68 of Carrollton longtime Dallas county physician and cousin of Capt Frank Hamer will be buried Friday in Mount Cavalry cemetery He died in Carrollton after a 1914 automobile accident left him with an amputated leg Funeral services set for 10 am Friday at Richardson Methodist church Survivors include wife Senevieve two sons Frank and Douglass a daughter Mary Alice and two sisters Manning and Berry
Berlin dispatch reports the German high command denying a British charge of unlimited submarine warfare on commercial ships. The German statement calls the British report crude lying and agitation by the British Information Ministry and asserts the navy will follow international law.
Harry J. McGrumphy fifty-year-old Wellsburg entrepreneur who assisted couples in marrying collapsed and died in the Brooke county courthouse after asking a clerk for a marriage license for a nonresident pair. He had built a thriving business by arranging marriages for out of town couples via mailed applications and a wait period workaround, defying a three day wait mandated by state law.
The agriculture department forecast this year’s cotton crop at 12,380,000 bales of 590 pounds gross weight, up from prior projections. Conditions on Sept 1 were 70 percent of normal, yield about 244.7 pounds per acre, with state totals showing Oklahoma 568,000 bales and 65,150 acres. Coverage notes favorable August conditions and expected abandonment around 2.9 percent of July 1 acreage.
Across the region, the heat persists with Ada recording 101 degrees for the eighth straight day. Trees suffer from drought‐related stress and leaf colors dull. Low nights around 73 degrees, no rain in sight, and many cities report 101 to 105 degree readings.
Two pedestrians died in Oklahoma traffic incidents reported by the highway patrol. Lillie Crosby Pate, 20, of Cushing died after being struck near state highway 33 while walking home. Relford Nunlay, 18, of Thabel died from injuries after being hit on state highway 21 while crossing with a mule-drawn sled.
A head-on crash three miles north of Hopkinsville Ky left a truck driver dead and a Greyhound bus with 13 injured. The bus, en route from Nashville to Evansville, carried passengers who were forced through windows to escape as flames engulfed both vehicles. None of the injured were from Oklahoma.
A divorce petition was filed in district court Saturday by Oscar Yoakum against Lovett Yoakum as listed in Ada News Classified Ads.
Washington September 8 UPI Secretary Wallace said 1940 crop control programs would provide for little expansion in planting despite possible increased demand for American farm products due to the war. He noted steps to curb profiteering and outlined acreage restrictions on cotton corn wheat tobacco potatoes and vegetables for next year. Farmers must plant within allotments to receive 725 million dollars in benefit payments and government loans. The 1940 program aims to balance production with demand while safeguarding farm fertility and farmer interests amid large surpluses and uncertain war-driven demand.
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