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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
8
Dr. W. C. Herring heads the education department and cultivates a vast greenhouse of hardy shrubs, flowering plants, and evergreens. He grows about 40,000 Nandina plants and 550 roses, emphasizes drought tolerance, and uses gaillardias, zinnias, and snapdragons in landscape design.
Oklahoma City Sept. 27 Pi Walter Johnson public safety commissioner named "Catfish" Jimmie Wilson chief clerk of the state crime bureau. Wilson, Sapulpa bandleader and 1930 state representative candidate, proposed pensions for unborn babies and sweeping tax schemes to fund acts, while joking about Congress. Walsh moved to superintendent of transportation.
A brief Oklahoma Panhandle shower event reports the first rain in eight days in the western Panhandle with Boise City at .06 inch. Light rain fell elsewhere in West Texas and New Mexico. Tonight and tomorrow forecast for generally fair skies, light breeze and rising temperatures. Greater returns in Ada News Classified Ads.
Oklahoma asks the Supreme Court to stop federal construction of the Denison dam and reservoir on the Red River, arguing the state never consented and federal action would violate state rights. Attorney General Williamson filed the petition. Secretary of War Weatherington reportedly completed plans and is securing rights of way. the petition will be formally presented next Monday.
AP dispatches from Ponca City, Blackwell, Stillwater, Norman, and Oklahoma City summarize misc. items. Lost ad scene at Ponca City News counter. runaways returned in Blackwell. pilot-turned-cafe owner in Stillwater commutes to Norman. Gov Phillips defers crowd control to OU officials with troopers on football days. Ted Husted named head of state safety bureau. 94-year-old Bailey died in Depew. tax payroll trimmed to 517 in OKC. Santa Claus commission rallies $1,500 local funds plus $2,000 sought for state orphans with Halliburton promising walnuts.
Dr Walter H Wright of Pittsburgh reports at the Golden Gate Dental Congress on Acrylic Resin a plastics advance for false teeth. Transparent when finished allows precise fittings as the jaw fitting remains see through and the gum colored portion can mimic natural gums.
Historian Charles A Beard argues that international law is not a fixed, enforceable system but a loose mix of treaties, notes, and practices. He cites blockades, contraband rules, neutral ship rights, and safe passage as long-standing but repeatedly violated by Britain and Germany before World War II, shaping U.S. policy and wartime trade.
The article questions which international rules govern wartime conduct and who should decide them between the president, state department, or Congress. It accompanies a local court note: Pher former cashier Christopher of Sardis Tennessee pleads guilty to false entries and misappropriation, receiving three months in jail and a $600 fine. He admits taking funds for himself and wife living and mentions wages and expense allowances. The judge notes a bank that cannot pay liv ing wages should close or merge.
A Boston University educator described an experimental class of 25 from 1987 as proof that traditional entrance requirements exclude capable students. The group, finishing a two-year program, could start college work this month and test a path for two-year courses in colleges nationwide while guiding students toward suitable academic pacing or alternate preparation.
Oklahoma City reports Attorney General Mae Q Williamson says no law prevents declaring Thanksgiving on any day. In an unofficial Tulsa chamber of commerce opinion, Williamson notes the president and governor may proclaim differing days and cities may also declare a separate day of thanksgiving and gratitude.
Jackson Tennessee report details a federal judge condemning a bank leadership as derelict for not paying a living wage to a man who handled thousands of dollars, while sentencing L. C. Christo for misusing $300 in bank funds.
J Howard Pew, president of Sun Oil, told the temporary economic committee that the oil industry is free of monopoly and needs no new federal regulation. He defended free enterprise, arguing integration and large‑volume, low‑price operation sustain energy needs, citing US Bureau of Mines data on world gasoline prices as proof.
A 23 year old air hostess Henrietta Murnaw was inspired by a chance passenger, a Kansas City physician philanthropist, to pursue medical training at Stanford University Medical School with all expenses paid. The gesture aims to fund her education so she can in turn aid another student seeking a medical degree. The passenger, a prominent figure, pledged support after a brief plane chat.
Local residents report trips and visits including Mr and Mrs W H Ehey heading to Hot Springs for two to three weeks Lucy Williamson of Shawnee travels to Selpie to be at brother John Wingroves bedside after a brain hemorrhage P P Coker visits Oklahoma City to see relatives Earl Dougherty Krause of Ballas Texas visits Ada Mrs W O Smith and Roy Campbell family return from Pauls Valley due to G W Southers illness and death Ed Clifton of Pampa visits Ada with Mrs Campbell. Campbell to return in a week I G Killough visits Oklahoma City a Poetry division meeting of the Fortnightly Study club planned at 3 PM at the home of Mrs WA Delaney Jr Mrs Jack Mosier visits Duncan Norman Truss conducts business in Ada Herold Constant Miss Mary Smith Mrs Lewis Parry and Mrs D E Adkins plan Shawnee trip for Garden Clubs district meeting
Oil producers in Tulsa and across the Midwest express hopes for higher crude prices as production regulation debates surface in Illinois and around midcontinent states. War demand and refinery stocks shape the outlook while new wells in Kansas and Illinois bolster activity. prices rise in Michigan and more wells come online in Texas and California.
Sigma alumnae plan a 7:40 pm meeting at Mrs Nell Slater's home in Ada. A daughter Drucilla Lyn born Sept 25 at Valley View hospital. Many Ada residents travel for family, medical, and business reasons including trips to Oklahoma City, Dray Texas, Eldorado Arkansas, and Denton Texas, with several visits to Holdenville MeKinney and Dallas.
Observers close to Estonian officials said Russia pressed for priority use of Estonian ports and permission to base a navy on the coast between Iski and Saaremaa. The demands were viewed as a possible ultimatum signaling Russia’s intent to limit German Baltic influence.
Konawa American Legion Post installed new officers Tuesday night with Norman Howard Post No. 72 of Ada assisting. Carl J. Weingarten became commander of Konawa’s Walter Wise Post No. 70. Edgar M. Pearson and John O'Brien were named first and second vice presidents.
New York reports a pre-dawn clash at the Stork club opening the autumn cafe season. George White, Broadway producer, says Sidney Solomon hurled a drink at him, prompting White to strike back, with witnesses including Tallulah Bankhead and husband John Emery. Solomon could not be reached for comment.
In Little Rock engineer J E Bland of the Missouri Pacific stood hero as he drove the Sunshine Limited with 200 passengers through a gasoline fire after a punctured tank car spilled fuel near North Little Rock. Sparks ignited the lake of gas but Bland kept the train moving to safety before flames enveloped the cab.
Herbert L. Bruce ends a nine year partnership with Miles Duncan over a political dispute. Bruce, a Tammany Hall leader, hires ten men to partition the business assets, dividing tables chairs and even a roast chicken as they split the property.
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