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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1950
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News lists mail rates for within and outside trade territory with monthly fees and per month figures. It notes post office delivery, class mail, and telephone listings, dated in Ada Oklahoma.
The article praises General MacArthur for establishing a new UN beachhead west of Seoul and predicts strategic success. It discusses his Pacific campaign experience, his focus on cutting supply lines over full-scale assaults, and the potential for meeting and weakening North Korean forces if the operation holds and widens.
The piece argues U S railroads struggle as aging equipment and scarce investment curb capacity. It credits workers who keep lines running amid heavy taxes, labor demands, and highway competition from autos. It notes military needs rely on rail freight cars and praises historic railroad pioneers.
The piece notes long standing European rivalries among nations like Germany and France and Italy with shifts toward alliance patterns. It cites Churchill on Western unity against Soviet power and argues Russia’s dominance pressure could push Europe toward a union with the United States to deter Moscow, warning that only a few powerful world alliances may emerge.
The army chief of staff says UN forces in Korea will head the other way after retreating and inflicting damage on the Reds. Allies now appear ready for an advance using available men and material. The piece speculates on North Koreans possibly surrendering or trying to halt the Allied move at the border. It also notes uncertainty about Chinese or Russian involvement in North Korea.
A reflection on human behavior noting that what seems right to one may be wrong for another. Observes common selfish bias in judgment and concludes with a philosophical musing about shared humanity despite flawed reasoning.
A reader’s summary of corporate governance issues argues management and labor dominate big firms, with directors often being employees and stockholders having little say. The piece calls for non employee directors, public representation, and safeguards to prevent price rises and protect investors and customers.
Andrew K Thornton helped build Ada Tennessee’s early civic life as a reliable church worker and practical community leader. Longtime neighbors recall his rugged honesty, thrift, and forward thinking before and after statehood. He read broadly, stood by his opinions, and few business judgments were astray. He will be missed by many in the community.
The article argues that major aid depends on nations supplying well equipped, trained troops, likely 1,000 men per nation, a standard many countries cannot meet. It notes differences between modern power projection and past global wars, warns about potential conflict with Russia or China, and considers UN forces’ actions if Korea advances to the 38th parallel. It frames current obstacles as issues to be overcome in a practical, restrained manner.
A fragment questions the Venus de Milo’s age, suggesting it is not 2.250 but 2.150 years old. The note jokes about a century’s difference while affirming the goddess’s enduring appeal and resisting any claim of a hundred-year discrepancy.
The text notes that excavating tunnels and bases under high pressure slows progress. It observes that in compressed air a person cannot whistle, implying the skilled operator in such environments performs best.
Russia's Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky heads the Soviet UN delegation this month. A bombastic speaker, he denounces U S reactionary circles and claims the atom bomb as a sword of Damocles. His career spans 1901 to 1940s, from revolutionary jailings to prose and diplomacy.
Washington report analyzes a vast federal propaganda system led by the president’s aides and public relations staff. It cites 45,000 workers and about 75 million dollars spent on public enlightenment, with Marine Corps personnel among the most noted.
Carol Ann Parght, acquitted in the mercy killing of her cancer‑stricken father, wed 25-year-old Robert Anderson at St Peter’s Episcopal Church in Port Chester. The couple, both students at New England College in Henniker New Hampshire, honeymooned after the ceremony at the rector’s home.
An official records stage a decision on accepting the resignation of a county official amid a military order. The fragment references Oxia and a date lineup around December 15 with unclear governance context. No further names or precise offices are legible in the text.
Yugoslavia will send handicrafts from native villages to local shops this fall. Hand-knotted carpets from Macedonian mountains boast about 40 000 knots per rug, with Persian style designs in native wool. Lightweight carpets come from Bosnia central region, with Frand woven pieces suitable for walls, furniture, or floors. Copper handworked coffee services serve four or six, and the popular priglavi people’s slippers feature village folklore in beige red and green, ankle high and packable for travel.
Ada Ministerial Alliance members voiced unanimity in opposing a Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey circus show on Sunday. They will not block the circus but will issue protest statements from pulpits urging observance of the Sabbath amid looming military draft and national tensions.
CHICAGO September 18 Record from Ar Tour and company shows hormone experiments make sheep bear lambs twice annually. At Colorado A and M Fort Collins Dr Frank X Gassner reports 320 of 535 injected sheep bred again after Rondadorphin injections. Cost 20 to 25 cents per injection.
Alfred Dean Slack, a 44 year old Syracuse chemist, pleaded guilty in federal court to wartime spying for Russia. He admitted passing on secrets about the manufacture of RDX to Russian agents. The government recommended a 10 year prison term, noting Slack resisted giving information later.
In Birmingham Alabama on Sept 18 a 16 year old, Elgia Cooper, was charged after Otis English, an African American boy, was shot when English allegedly called Cooper a sissy. Doctors at Wiman hospital reported transfusing 17 pints of whole blood in about 24 hours to keep English alive, claiming enough blood was used to replenish his supply twice.
A chemical explosion at a Knoxville plastics plant killed one worker and sent about fifty others to hospitals with injuries or exposure to gas fumes. A fire followed the blast in an acid-filled area, hampering rescue efforts.
Portsmouth N H Sept 18 The Veterans Administration asked bankers to keep lending to veterans recalled to military duty. TB Ring VA loan guaranty chief told Massachusetts Savings Bank Association that protections apply to veterans already in loan and facing recall. Each case for guaranteed loans must be analyzed for income sources. The act bars foreclosure during military service and VA favors extending or modifying loan terms, including postponing payments, unless default is willful or service harms ability to pay.
About forty local men signed up Saturday for a domino tournament in Antlers to be staged after all entries arrive. Bill Brock will run registration and officiate a double elimination format with three games per two player team. No entry fee or prize, just recreation for older men to enjoy evenings.
A new gas burning wall heater fits between rooms to warm two to four rooms, with 30 percent more heat than the earlier model. It installs in new homes without special construction and is safe for children as the panel cannot burn at reachable heights.
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