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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
6
Guardsmen from Pontotoc county staged a farewell parade on Monday, marching Main Street before heading to Fort Sill for a year of U S Army training. Hundreds of schoolchildren watched as bands and units in uniforms processed in step, with some in overseas caps and others in hats.
President Roosevelt calls 48 governors to set up selective service in their states and name draft directors and local board members. He plans to sign an executive order launching two volumes of conscription rules and urges early proclamation of October 16 draft registration for men aged 21 to 35.
Chairman Norman H. Davis reports Red Cross relief to war wounded and needy in Great Britain is approaching five million dollars. Aid to air raid victims has more than doubled since September as Congress funds and public subscriptions fuel shipments of medical supplies and food. A hospital is planned and refugee cottages for bombed children are being established with free UK cargo space.
GRDA board accuses the Public Works Administration of delaying vital GRDA project actions including a $2,000,000 power sales contract with Oklahoma Gas & Electric and a $1,433,000 federal grant. The chair warns delays threaten funding, with potential bond issues and a $50,000 Miami claim settlement tied to power sales and transmission plans.
The Coal County Singing convention meets at Pleasant Hill eight miles southeast of Stonewall on Sunday September 29 for an all day gospel singing with invited singers from adjoining counties. F King, president, announces the event.
The Oklahoma Justices of the Peace and Constables association meets in Shawnee with Harold E. Anderson of the FBI Oklahoma City bureau delivering a talk on sabotage and criminal syndicalism. Also noted is an odd note about a horse’s enlarged third toe analogous to the human third finger.
Senator Thomas said the war department informed him a bombing squadron of 2000 men and 200 officers will be stationed in Oklahoma. Twenty squadrons are to be formed with announcements expected soon. Possible sites include Oklahoma City Lawton and a site near Tulsa.
Edward A. Frederickson, former University of Wisconsin geology instructor, has been named to the University of Oklahoma geology school faculty.
Governors Ratner Cochran and Phillips will fly to Washington from Kansas City to present midwest defense industry arguments to President Roosevelt. The three lead a nine state defense area committee and argue for speed and balance in national defense contracts amid industry and agriculture tensions. Governor Stark of Missouri may join in Washington.
Vice President Garner to return to Washington after a two month stay in Texas and preside over the Senate while likely avoiding any political remarks. He will arrive without his wife, Mrs. Garner, who remained in Texas, signaling a possible early adjournment of Congress.
Jimmie Thomas, Ada high school center, and three friends on a summer trip lose a ten dollar billfold in Fort Worth. A woman hits their car and offers to pay for a $10 repair, the youths provide the funds, then later another Fort Worth woman returns the billfold with the cash intact after learning of his vacation.
Mrs. Louis J. Lemstra of Clinton Indiana was unanimously chosen as national president for the coming year. She has chaired the rehabilitation committee for two years and has held roles as national vice president and Indiana department president. She joined the auxiliary in 1924 and is active with the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The term coyote is a Spanish corruption of the Aztec name coyotl, reflecting indigenous roots in the animal’s designation.
Reports say Japanese forces halted a September 22 attack and cut communications between Hanoi and Langson, clouding a 50 mile frontier zone 80 miles northeast of Hanoi. Paris and Tokyo clash over implied entry by Haiphong port and Japan’s limited rights under the Vichy pact.
Ina Mae Broad Dus filed assault and battery charges in justice court saying Rantie Baker bit her and caused bruising. Baker pleaded innocent and was held on $250 bond for a preliminary hearing Oct. 10. Oklahoma governors including Leon C Phillips to meet Roosevelt to discuss defense industry sites in the Midwest with Missouri Kansas and Nebraska represented.
Oklahoma City report says national tennis champion Don McNeill intends to defend his title next year. He denies turning pro and mentions a South American tour and army service next year. McNeill credits Earl Coffey for his game and notes few plans for 1941.
Strother School in Seminole county reports 347 students in the central building and five wings. Principal N. J. Barnard and Superintendent D. C. Martin lead a faculty from East Central with strong basketball and football records and expanded commercial, 4-H, and newspaper activities. The district highlights safety, campus renovations, and long tenure.
Ponca City News columnist recounts a dweller troubled by roaches who ordered poison powder from a drug store. When she opened the carton two roaches crawled out, illustrating a surprising delivery mishap.
Lloyd Noble of Ardmore declares no candidate has been offered the university presidency. Dr. W B Bizzell resigns effective July 1, leaving the post open for future selection.
Oklahoma City Sept 24 Acting Governor J A Rinehart said he would go to Enid on his own initiative to meet Vice Presidential candidate Henry A Wallace and to do anything the Democratic party wants him to do. Rinehart is acting governor in the absence of Phillips and Lt Gov James Berry. Wallace schedules three appearances in the eighth district at Blackwell Enid and Woodward Thursday night.
Great Falls Montana Don McBride chief engineer of Oklahoma State Water Resources was elected yesterday the new president of the Association of Western State Engineers. The vote selected McBride to lead the regional group through upcoming water resource projects and policy efforts.
Tillie Baze, 12, went missing while running an errand west of Indianola in the Canadian river bottoms. A search party found her at midnight, exhausted and with sand on her feet, but she was reported much improved after exposure.
Ira Pilcher said 30 girls and 10 boys will train in garment making starting Oct. 15 in Miami. The project uses a reconditioned garment factory funded by the City of Miami and aims to manufacture 7,000 uniforms for Oklahoma NYA rolls. Qualified trainees may gain employment at a local Miami garment factory with idle machines.
A federal grand jury indicted Ward B. Staats of Lamar Missouri on a perjury charge. The indictment alleges Staats received 750 in 1932 from a company agent to obtain a contract on a municipal light plant project funded by the PWA in Kansas City.
Oklahoma City reports that Dustin siblings Jimmie 11 Marvin 16 and Henry Wolf 13 won the 4-H club poultry judging contest at the state fair. George Franshen Clinton topped the Hereford junior show and Milton Eggers Garber FFA member won the champion shorthorn. Lester Boyd Fairland Ottawa county claimed the champion Aberdeen Angus.
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