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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1932
Page
3
Susan Carey plans to marry Ernest Heath despite Aunt Jessie’s illness and past romantic ties. A late night walk by the lake ends in a shooting scare as Heath is wounded and a former lover Ben is revealed as the would‑be shooter, heightening tension over secrets and danger.
In Oklahoma City a three judge district court admitted Governor Murray's martial law proclamation as evidence in Russell Petroleum's suit seeking to block National Guard occupation of its properties. Sid White objected and asked whose behalf the proclamation was admitted for, but the court declined to disclose.
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a mid month decline of 27 011 barrels in the US daily crude output bringing total production to 2 101059 barrels the lowest since early July Oklahoma drops to 390265 from 416895 California slips 750 Texas steady 858056 East Texas rises to 328798 Eastern fields fall to 114000 Rocky Mountain increases to 175776 Kansas up to 930%15 barrels from 92740
Abilene Texas Aug 22 Dr Oscar Henry Cooper 72 longtime educator former Texas public instruction head former Baylor and Simmons university president died at his home He helped draft the law establishing the University of Texas He authored a History of Our Country and other educational works Survived by his widow and four children Denver Colorado A railroad offers free use of its 39 mile branch to anyone who will operate it and pay the taxes
Cattle 1 200 calves 500 steady to strong yearling carrot top 7.00 heavy steers small lots above 8.00 short fed grass heifers 6.00 6.75 good beef cows 2.75 3.25 light grass fed steers 5.25 6.00 cutters 1.50 2.00 heavy sage balls 2.25 2.35 best calves around 5.00 Hog 1 300 5c higher packer top 4.20 outsiders 4.30 packing sows and stags 2.25 3.00 Sheep 300 nominal steady good native lambs 4.60
Market report from Kansas City lists hogs at 3,000 head with top 4.35 for 170-200 lb hogs and various weights. cattle run 5,000 with fed steers up to 9.35 and cows to 4.75. sheep market 2,000 with lambs up to 5.35 and ewes to 2.00. Prices reflect 240 direct hogs and ranges across weight classes.
Aug 24 report shows alive poultry at 42 trucks with hens at 16c and various birds priced. Butter steady with creamery specials at 19 19 1/? per lb and eggs unchanged in Chicago market listing.
In Chicago on August 24 AP USDA reports 59 car potato shipments on track 144 with total U S shipments 343. Supplies moderate and trading slow. Prices vary: Cobblers Wisconsin U S No 1 medium large 75 80 cents. small medium 70 cents. Nebraska 86 cents. Missouri 75 cents. Kansas 70 cents. Minnesota Early Ohios partly graded 65 70 cents mostly 65 cents.
Grain markets drift lower with Chicago wheat selling against Winnipeg purchases. Argentine wheat area forecast at 19.24 million acres adds bearish tone while corn hits new season low at 29 1/2 cents. Oats ease and provisions steady as overall tone remains soft.
The report lists bid prices for multiple grain grades including Wheat No 2 red 52 cents No 2 hard 52 cents No 2 yellow hard 52 cents No 4 northern spring 47 cents No 3 mixed 50 to 9 cents. Corn No 1 yellow 31.34 cents No 2 yellow 31.32 cents No 1 white 32 cents No 2 white 31.32 cents. Oats No 3 mixed 15 4 cents No 2 white 17 174 cents No 3 white 15 3 164 cents.
The New Orleans market opened quiet but steady and then surged with October hitting 7.95 to 7.97 cents and December advancing to 8.14 cents as prices gained 27 to 29 points from morning lows. Early losses from realizing faded after a weekly crop summary noted deterioration with heavy northbound buying by Japanese interests aiding the advance.
Prices climbed again with October at 8.00c and December at 8.16c, rising 30 to 31 points from the lows. Exports for the day reached 5,135 bases, marking fresh highs for the session.
The week's weather bureau forecast of lower crop estimates spurred broader demand and a sharp rise in cotton. December futures reached about 8.19 cents and settled with 22 to 28 point gains as the market stayed firm. In New Orleans spot prices rose 45 points to levels around 7.63 to 8.43 cents, with receipts near 989 and stock at 881,495. Spot in New York remained quiet at 8.50 cents.
Pon totocc county 4-H clubs and Farm Women display committees ready exhibits for township and county fairs. Miss Jessie Morgan visits clubs to aid with displays and motivate top efforts for competition and state fair representation under J. W. Huff supervision. Schools plan additional exhibits and a county display is prepared for the state fair.
S L Smith, stripped and bound to a tree by robbers who fled in his car, freed himself and reached a farm house. Officers connected the suspects to escape convicts from a state reformatory near Tulsa, noting similarities to Joe Pounds, a Granite reformatory fugitive. Norman Thomas comments on a 1936 campaign dream.
John Phillips son of Frank Phillips of Bartlesville works with Roy Chapman Andrews in Bolivia. The expedition at Tiahuanaco unearthed giant monoliths and pottery dating 13 centuries before Columbus, suggesting a culture contemporary with the Mayas. Phillips notes native labor and Bolivian restrictions.
The Times reports cards urging voters to write Alfred E. Smith on the November presidential ballot have circulated in three or four Midwestern states. Cards traced to the Smith club of Nebraska. Minnesota Democrat John B. Grones cites a move to place electors for Smith on the ballot. Democratic leaders note such write-ins would not directly vote for the president.
Mrs. R. L. West of Huntsville Alabama reports weakness and weight loss with a side ache and nervousness. After starting Cardui she felt better and after several bottles the side pain disappeared and she gained strength and health. Cardui sold at local drug stores.
Workers uncovered a 24 foot long monolith weighing about 18 tons at the old temple site near La Paz. Villegas, Bolivian official observer, stayed with the team while Indians celebrated San Pedro nearby. A seven foot statue was shown to visitors on a special excursion train. The minister of instruction praised the finds. Attendance at Platt National Park was reported strong this season despite some declines elsewhere.
The Ada school system announces fall term begins September 5 with advance enrollment on August 29 and 30 for all levels. Hinshaw says buildings will be ready, a reserve teacher fills a vacancy, and book lists will be issued to avoid last minute rush as enrollment is expected to be strong.
Weekly report shows Platt National Park total attendance 21.5 percent below last year with 6 806 cars and 33 749 people in one week and overall attendance to date at 167 575, down from 213 587 a year ago. A party scene in Coffeyville Kansas features a company employee and several girls, including the Apple sisters and Miss Plum, calling for Sam Lemon.
Officials of the Non-Partisan Taxpayers association said they abandoned efforts to place a 40 percent salary cut for county officials before voters via an initiative petition. Only about 7,500 signatures were obtained, far short of the required amount, ending the drive as signatures neared the deadline. Tom Graves of Sentinel, association president, said members would keep fighting for lower taxes.
The census bureau reports total ginnings of 251,18% running bales for cotton signed before August 16, 1932, with 617 round bales counted as half. This compares to 90,608 bales last year and 572,810 bales in 1930 by the same date. Ginnings include 71,063 bales of the 1932 crop signed before August 1, aiding the 1931-32 season supply, versus 7,307 bales for 1931 and 78,188 for 1930.
Police disclosed two separate dynamite plots targeting Missouri Pacific and Rock Island fast passenger trains near Memphis and Little Rock. A bomb under tracks derailed a section but failed to explode. another attempt on a Missouri Pacific limited train also failed due to a faulty cap. Authorities noted no clues to the bombers or their motive.
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