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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
6
Dr. Allen G. Flythe treated a five member Quarles family for Mountain spotted fever in Durant Oklahoma, then died from the same illness in Oklahoma City. State health officials report this as the third recent death from the fever in the state and note Armstrong near Durant as the family home. An investigator will visit Armstrong to trace the infection source.
Hollywood reports a brawl after a late night club show. Errol Flynn allegedly exchanged blows with gossip columnist Jimmie Fidler, drawing blood from Flynn’s ear while Fidler reportedly did not strike back. Lupe Velez drew attention by shouting from a chair with a catsup bottle amid the melee.
Washington reports reveal four day sessions of the Grand River Dam Authority board with John M. Carmody and staff behind closed doors. Comments from Carmody aides described only general discussions of board policies. Rinehart's potential appointment as general manager was not disclosed and a decision may come after further talks in Oklahoma.
British submarines attacked a Mediteranean convoy carrying axis reinforcements to Libya and reportedly sank two Italian liners and damaged a third from the Vulcania class. The strike occurred mid Mediterranean last Thursday as the convoy, described as fast and heavily guarded, faced heavy damage with no casualty figures released.
Junior Boiles reports from Ada about Sam Shorty Davis who captured four supply trucks and about 40 men in roughly 30 minutes. He and seven men with a tank then moved toward Captain Procter amid rapid firing.
Earl James Bean 33 of Broken Arrow Oklahoma evaded Fort Knox police with Ruth M. Bentz 22 and Ruth Vore 20 as Bean abducted Bentz, forced her to stay in the car, then crashed head on with Eugene Myers 21 in Elizabethtown Kentucky. Three others were injured. Bean had been dismissed from an Elizabethtown filling station for intoxication and was a former convict linked to burglary in Granite Oklahoma.
In the Louisiana war games two full armored divisions were placed on opposite sides for the first time as the Second Army set up its defensive line against the Third Army. About 400 000 troops participate in the exercise with General McNair stressing use of anti tank units to free tanks for fighting troops.
Oklahoma officials consider an animal dipping program in Bryan County to halt ticks carrying Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Two deaths in the county prompt action. state health officials say the outbreak appears localized and unlikely to spread widely, with investigations underway.
Tulsa dispatch notes oil executives weighed defense era needs and potential shortages of pipe and materials while gasoline demand runs 10 percent above last year. Drilling activity remains strong but faces possible limits. 697 completions this week up 10 from prior week and 92 more than a year ago. New Strawn sand pool in western Young county and a Guthrie wild cat test draw Oklahoma interest. Franklin county reports Benoist production and Marion county sees a residlare pool. Kern County reports a shallow field near Dyer Creek.
Regents urge Governor Phillips to provide 24 100 from his contingent fund to cover food and clothing for the University of Oklahoma and crippled children's hospitals. With three months gone the two institutions have only 817 and 859 dollars left, despite 25 000 and 29 000 appropriations, as costs rose 22 percent. Joe Looney leads the effort, to be presented by Joseph A. Brandt.
A study notes meteors that strike between noon and midnight average larger than those that fall between midnight and noon. Researchers cite atmospheric entry conditions and distribution of luminous events as possible explanations.
Maj Sherman W. Eager of Stillwater heads Oklahoma City recreational camp for soldiers and is one of the two World War I Lost Battalion officers who escaped unharmed. A 24 year army veteran and longtime Oklahoma A and M instructor, he led efforts for the CCC camp to provide entertainment for troops in Oklahoma City, finishing in about two months.
Oklahoma City report shows booming private employment removing about 23 000 workers from state relief rolls, a nearly one quarter drop. WPA vocational training chief Herbert S. Miller notes the prior year had 9 676 privately employed from a 96 044 caseload. Total WPA rolls now list 87 315 with 23 000 privately employed. Beaumont Texas population rises from 9 427 in 1900 to 57 732 in 1930.
Chandler, Sept. 24. Orrell must stand trial on a murder charge alleging he killed 18 year old Billie Grayson and left her nude body at a tombstone. 13 year old Helen Grindstaff testified she saw him seize Grayson by the neck and speed away.
A group seeks a specific old oak washstand worth five dollars each. They chase a hidden paper envelope rumored to contain a crucial formula for a powerful explosive hidden inside washstands. Hans Stadt reveals Tim Donovan and his invention Wondrosoap, an explosive stored with a secret panel.
In Chickasha Oklahoma W E Gilkey a Harvard graduate dodges induction by overperforming on piano. He arrives five pounds underweight for enlistment after a recital in Oklahoma City. He leaves for New York City to pursue a Juilliard scholarship.
The agriculture department urged farmers in Oklahoma and 15 other southern and east central states to add crops to Australian winter peas and dairy vetch. State AAA committees may approve crowns, rye, barley, winter oats, ryegrass, crimson clover, white clover, bur clover, and hubam clover where growth is satisfactory, with county by county announcements.
Berlin said German troops encircled Soviet forces and pursued annihilation while Nazi air and ground actions pressed around Leningrad. Reports spoke of a captured town in the Leningrad sector and bombardment of the Marat, as Finnish units pushed toward the Svir River power plant. Britain warned Finland against invading Soviet territory as Budyonny’s forces counter-attacked across central and northern fronts toward Kharkov Rostov and the Caucasus oil regions.
The meeting led by Anthony Eden focused on correct allocation of economic resources and war supplies to hasten the liberation of Europe from Hitlerite rule. Maisky was presented as an official of the Soviet Union. The council planned to consider resolutions tied to the Roosevelt-Churchill declaration.
Two hundred refugees gathered at the city auditorium as flooding stalled traffic across Houston. Police estimate damage near 500000 dollars while perils included live wires causing one death and a seaman overboard from a Gulf tanker. Army camps reported no major losses despite damaged facilities and evacuations.
Weather reports indicate gusts up to 100 miles per hour west of Houston and 75 mph along the coast toward Bay City. Strong winds disrupted travel and caused minor damage as crews monitored the advancing front.
The NUMBER EIGHT phase places Lieut.-General Ben Lear's Second Army in charge of defending Shreveport in the northwest corner of Louisiana. Battle lines extend from Monroe in the north central area, looping southwestward through Colfax Hornbeck La to Jasper.
Indianapolis dentist Earl A Woods proposed an auxiliary electric switch for patients to stop the drill during tooth work. He cited a psychological effect, saying letting patients control the drill reduces fear and pain.
The French freighter Monselet was bombed and sunk by British planes near Kerkennah islands after departing Sfax Tunisia with cargo for France. The crew is reported safe. the ship plainly marked as French. Sfax, 150 miles south of Tunis, had RAF raids on Italian ships months earlier.
Guy Runyon of Ames Iowa, president of the National Association of Petroleum Retailers, said there were 20 000 idle tank cars in the country despite Ickes gasoline transport shortage claims. He spoke at the Retail Gasoline Dealers association of Wisconsin convention and urged closer retailer input and unity with the administration yet criticized neglect of the retail sector.
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