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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1949

Page

5

Eleanor Steber Returns to Conservatory Scholarships

New York report on soprano Eleanor Steber, now a Metropolitan Opera star, returning to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston to award two scholarships she founded. Her rise from waitress to prima donna reflects American musical talent and self-made success.

Hal Boyle New York Rencwr Eleanor Steber New England Conservatory of Music Boston Wheeling West Va Eleanor Metropolitan Opera Conservatory Elemy Mise Steber Civie OF Court America Europe Heng Miss Steuer Metro Publi Arturo Toscanini

Coalgate Legion Auxiliary Meeting Highlights District Talks

Coalgate Legion Auxiliary met Friday at the Community Building with state and district officers present. Eleven members attended as Mrs Pearl Hume presided, with Madge Carter introducing Mrs Wilson of the Oklahoma department and Mrs Brown, Fourth district president, who outlined the year’s four main activities: membership, child welfare, rehabilitation, and ppe. Mrs Brown announced the Fourth district convention will be Oct 16 at Holdenville with a special church service at 11 a.m. at the Episcopal Church in Holdenville. Notable attendees included Virgie Raner, Marjorie Blue May, Dorothy Underwood, Inez Portman, Edna Bailey, Beckye Levan, Martina Dufour, Juanita Hudson, Grace Holt, Madge Carter, and Pearl Hume. Regular Home Demonstration club met in September.

Coalgate Speci American Legion Pearl Hume Madge Carter L. ¥. Wilson Horing Oklahoma Department Joe E. Brown Dustin

Pound Devaluation Rests With British Working Man

AP analysis argues the pound's value shift hinges on workers and their families. As living costs rise with imported goods, wage demands threaten production, while editors urge restraint to avoid fuelled inflation. The piece portrays a tense balance between labor action and economic policy in postwar Britain.

Dewimt MacKenzie England America Deay Itv Rthe Che Seaxs Aiet J Ravin Ana

Eleanor Steber and the Rising Dollar World Market

The electric impact of the dollar rise echoes through global trade as thirteen countries now buy more with American money. Prices shift, buyers seek bargains, and Britain’s devaluation reshapes competition while the United States emerges as the world’s dominant currency.

New York Deva Britain United States

Telsan Sufferated By Fumes From Burning Divan

Dr Bernard G Johnson aged 39 was found dead yesterday in his Tulsa home from suspected asphyxiation after sleeping on a burning divan. Deputies Boyle Ogden and W Prince found the scene while serving papers for a sanity hearing. The incident occurred as they investigated. Earlier, Miss Imogene Smith county home demonstration agent gave a talk on clothing alterations at a Mor ris Alario home in Lehigh.

Tulsa Okla Bernard G. Johnson Boyle Ogden W. Prince Johnson Morris Alario Lehigh Imogene Smith

Uncertain text fragment hints at local events and figures

Fragmentary OCR reads like a patchwork of notes about Boy Scouts, a Washington opponent, a parade or fencing custom, and a monetary figure of 27030 dollars. Names, places, and clear actions are unreadable, yielding no definite story or outcome to summarize.

Voters debate bonds for toad bond issue and tax plans

Fragmented text argues against 35 190,000 bonds for buildings used by institutions, questioning cost, finance, and voter support. It claims tax money from cigarette taxes should retire bonds and catalogs concerns about ten year terms and misused funds, urging examination of actual needs.

Gazete

State Court Denies Second Rate Boost for Phone Company

Oklahoma City dispatch reports the Oklahoma Supreme Court denied Southwestern Bell Telephone's bid for a second temporary rate increase. The court kept current rates, including a $3,000,000 annual temporary rise, and maintained the July 1, 1948 first increase. A $5,900,000 supersedeas bond remains in force as the commission awaits final arguments on a permanent hike.

Oklahoma City State Supreme Court Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Telephone Company Corporation Commission

Artificially Sired Steers Marketed From Turner Oklahoma City

Sept 20 1939 artificial insemination steers from Gov Roy Turner herd sold at Oklahoma City Livestock Market in the first such sale here. The four prize bulls and cows bred animals brought 32 dollars per hundredweight, averaging 1100 pounds. Prices mark a high for the period.

Oklahoma City iPi Gov. Roy Turner Turnera

Governor Presses Plan to Modernize State Institutions

The governor urged a comprehensive four year program to repair and expand state hospitals and el- ementary institutions. He faulted years of patchwork neglect at Pauls Valley and Clinton facilities, noting leaking plaster, dilapidated wards, and overcrowding. He cited a $13 million modernization need and over $1 million spent last year with little impact.

Roy Parner Advocatine & Neogram Renair Hove Pauls Valley

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