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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
4
Ada Ohio entry line shows publication details and editorial note. scattered OCR fragments mention trade territory per month year and postal matter. The readable bits reference editorial content and office details, with unclear dates or figures due to damaged text.
The editorial urges voters to decide separately on prohibition repeal and the $33 million bond issue. It cautions against mixing the two and stresses voter responsibility to study and vote according to each issue, noting the paper plans to oppose repeal but support the bonds. It emphasizes clear ballots and informed choices.
The column weighs the suitability of Sherman Minton for the U S Supreme Court noting his federal judgeship experience and the court’s current balance between radicals and conservatives. It also comments on Washington scandals around John Maragon and Maj Gen Harry Vaughan and the high costs of taxes and regulations for small businesses. Worlds oil in the county is mentioned as a future outpost.
The piece explains Britain faces a dollar shortage due to low exports to the U S and high American purchases and tourist outflows. It argues Britain asks for tariff changes to allow its goods into the American market while preserving American industries, warning of potential factory closures if imports rise too much or if exports to Britain fall.
The column weighs John Foster Dulles as a likely Republican nominee to succeed himself if elected in New York, noting his international affairs background and ambiguous stand on party lines. It questions his age, Senate record, and potential cross‑branch opposition while praising his potential to unite factions. It also reflects on writers and public figures, commenting on the American Legion stance against communism and broader cultural notes.
NEA report from Oregon describes a comprehensive fire plan for the state forest districts. It details rapid dispatch of forest fire trucks, bulldozers, and power pumps, with hundreds of timber crews and 800 Red Hats ready to respond. The goal is swift containment and prevention, avoiding a repeat of the Tillamook burn.
McALESTER September 18 top ranking cowhands from Oklahoma State penitentiary are entered for the annual inside the walls rodeo. Entrants include Everett Shaw Dick Truitt Rack Goodspeed Choate Webster and Mark Meintera. A parade through McAlester precedes the curtain raiser with matinee performances Saturday and Sunday September 24 25. Proceeds go to the prison canteen fund.
Two highway crashes near Stroud Oklahoma left 17 people hospitalized and one vehicle overturning. Fred Seals of Springdale rammed a truck after stopping to aid victims, while Jackory Driscoll of Santa Monica and his wife were injured in a separate wreck. The Seals family and others were taken to Glendale hospital.
Airmail volume rose about 20 percent after Central Airlines began service through Ada linking Ft Worth and Oklahoma City. Northbound mail weighed 28 pounds and southbound 18 pounds on one day, with many letters sent for first night cover stamps. Postmaster Mary West notes optimism as service expands and feeder connections reach more Oklahoma towns, encouraging businessmen to test faster delivery compared with slower surface mail.
Ray Tatel a 36 year old railroad brakeman was buried by a nine foot sand wall while digging a sewer line at Eau Claire Wisconsin. His wife Effie 84 phoned police and clawed through the sand to reach him. She kept her hand over his face and allowed air to filter down until rescuers arrived. He survived after 39 minutes entombed.
Carlton Corbin, a county rancher and Angus breeder, earned a reserve grand championship at the East Texas Fair in Tyler. His bull Quality Prince 17 stood out among 42 Angus entries from Texas and Oklahoma, judged by John Riggs of Texas A and M College, as Jess Alford of Paris claimed both bull and female grand championships.
Anna Effimay a 21 year old Polish girl talked with her partner at a local dance They discovered they are siblings both had lived in Vilna Jaana and Glebokie before the war and had been living a block apart in Mansfield for two years The meeting revealed much about distant family ties and wartime separations.
The Military Air Transport Service says it is prepared to conduct intensive strategic airlift anywhere in the world if necessary. In its first annual report the unit notes experience delivering supplies to beleaguered Berlin and calls MATS the first large scale unification project in the armed services.
Fort Worth Tex Sept 17 bodies of three of five men who died when a B-38 bomber plunged into Lake Worth Thursday night remain in the submerged hull.
Ada Mirror Milton Holtz of Community Concerts Service tours towns this week and displays handmade crafts in the Blue Lantern gift shop window. He pals about with a covered wagon model a 1903 Oldsmobile and a stagecoach, aided by local ladies. Holtz jokes of plenty idle hours and notes a local aunt in Dundee sells her wares.
Miss Barbara Morgan daughter of Mr and Mrs R E L Bob Morgan Ada last week was elected to the office of secretary of the high school sophomores class at All Saints Episcopal. Tunic Junior college Vicksburg was at the first class etna of the year for her class.
Charles Boiles son of Mr and Mrs C L Boiles Hillsdale Addition continues dual program in music studies. He attends Western Academy Alton Illinois and is already a skilled pianist for his age. He studies piano with Dr Miller in St Louis who is VP of the Pianists Association of America and has recommended Charles to Dr Pudalpa Ganz Chicago School of Music. He has composed several musical numbers under notable teachers and plans further study with Mrs Gaynor Blake St Louis.
The 10th anniversary of St Luke's Episcopal Church marks ten years since the September 27 dedication of the stone church home at Seventeenth and Broadway. Rev. Lester V. Wiley says next Sunday September 25 special recognition will be observed in the day’s services.
The Ada Street department put up street markets at Main and Broadway, Main and Rennie, Main and Townsend, and along Twelfth Street. The features aid visitors and locals, but a reporter saw two men lingering while cement dried. Also a street department truck blocked traffic at South Rennie and Main, hindering turns like threading a needle.
Trinity Baptist Church on East Tenth, under Rev. V A Pendleton, organized in May 1938 and dedicated its first building on September 4 that year. It later moved to East Twelfth and Pendleton notes five plus years of continuous Ada pulpit service.
The News reported only 13 typhoid cases in Pontotoc county in July 1934. The health department later cleaned contaminated water sources and started school inoculations, stamping out typhoid in what was once a leading county for the disease. Occasional cases now trace to outside visits.
Oklahoma Supreme Court chief justice Denver Davison, formerly of Costgate and Ada and now based in Oklahoma City, is highlighted in Life magazine’s new double-page spread of chief justices from 32 states attending the American Bar Association convention in St. Louis.
In Lawton Oklahoma on September 17 a suit in peace Justice court targets Leroy Clark over a six dollar charge for driving a vehicle with an unreasonably loud horn. The case stems from a recent accident when Clark’s bus collided with a car driven by D McCloskey of El Paso Texas near a private road and railroad crossing.
Kansas City doctors and medical students will view a televised surgical operation from another building at the University of Kansas Medical Center. It marks the first permanent TV instructional installation in the nation for medical schools and hospitals. Visitors will watch via a 7 by 7 foot projection screen as a camera mounted above the operating table captures the procedure.
Oklahoma City officials report former A K A Cab drivers have formed the Co op Cab Co and received a charter from the secretary of state. E C Meyers, president, said the plan seeks traffic commission approval to use the 76 operating permits formerly held by the A A Company. The A A drivers have been on strike since August 24 to press contract demands.
OKLAHOMA CITY September 1. The 12th annual convention of the American Association for Motor Vehicle Administrators will open Wednesday. The plan for the coming year will be formulated by the motor vehicle administrations of the United States Canada and other regions. Delegates will discuss traffic safety driver licensing vehicle identification numbers safety equipment and administrative problems.
Oklahoma City September 17 State highway projects under construction for this month total 1 800 245. H E Bailey state highway department director said today the work includes 74 miles of construction. It also includes 24 and a third miles of hard surfacing projects.
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