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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1944

Page

4

Ada Evening News 1910s Publication Details

Ada Oklahoma consolidated newspaper notes list mergers with Ada Weekly Democrat Pontotoc County Enterprise and Ada Star Democrat. Includes pricing and mail rates for weekly publication published Thursdays.

Ada Oklahoma The News Publishing and Printing Co Ada Weekly Democrat Pontotoc County Enterprise Ada- Star-Democrat Ada Evening News Ada Weekly News ADA Weekly

Soil conservation plan urged by government expert

An unnamed government-linked expert outlines soil and farm issues. He notes uneven soil program adoption, graduates not returning to farms, lack of capital, and non-resident landowners hindering conservation. He suggests government-led financial incentives and county agents to oversee a unified program.

Schools of Agriculture

Small nations face limited rights under强 power politics

The piece argues tiny nations cannot demand rights and must seek offers from stronger powers. It cites Poland's leader in London, warns force defines modern diplomacy, and notes Poland would rely on Russia and Britain for survival while hoping for justice and mercy from larger nations.

Poland London United States Great Britain Russia China Hitler Japan Pacific Asia

Well Disciplined Individual Living Basis for Sound National Life

Essay argues that self discipline, counsel from elders, and moral restraint build a strong nation. Cites Proverbs, Jeremiah, Paul to stress temperance and avoidance of evil. Warns against modern self expression as a false guide and urges fixed standards for public service.

William E. Gilroy Jeremiah Jonadab Rechab Paul Corinthians Thessalonians Frrom God Israel

War wear and farming balance in wartime America

The text urges patience on Germany's internal state and possible war end this year, notes favorable fighting weather into November, and says victory timing is uncertain. It stresses urban reliance on farm production, warns against urban overreach harming farmers, and calls lawmakers to balance price and yield to avoid bare cupboards.

Germany Europe Pacific Congress Wheat Belt

Ada urged to secure long term water supply and repairs

An editorial argues Ada has ample water from Byrds Mill spring and a leaky but serviceable pipeline. It recommends quick leak repairs and continued maintenance, with plans for a two mile bypass, a potential circular belt line, and a future reservoir to ensure growth and protect against shortages.

Ada Byrds Mill

New Parachute Scarf Trade Grows From Daring Landing

An Associated Press report describes a wartime racket where green silk parachute scarves torn from chutes used by paratroopers become prized barter items. Sailors trade for German gear, while officers claim historic value linked to Maj. Gen. Maxwell Taylor.

Associated Press Navy Maxwell Taylor France Gen. Maxwell Empire State Building

Yugoslav Partisans Capture 14 Towns In Countryside Drive

In a broadcast Tito announced Yugoslav partisans seized 14 towns villages and strong points. Berlin radio reported Rab island off Dalmatian coast freed after Italy capitulation as Germans pulled first line troops from Yugoslavia and moved northward.

London Tito Berlin Rab Dalmatian Yugoslavia

Vinegar Joe to Be Full General

President Roosevelt nominated Lt. Gen. Joseph Warren Stilwell to be a full general in the United States Army. The promotion would elevate Stilwell alongside Marshall MacArthur and Eisenhower and signal expanded duties in the Burma China area under Chiang Kai-Shek and Mountbatten.

Washington Roosevelt Joseph Warren Stilwell Burma United States Stilwell George C. Marshall Douglas MacArthur Dwight D. Eisenhower Burma-China U. S Chiang Kai-Shek China Southeast Asia Louis Mountbatten Stillwell Senate

Warm Humid Weather Continues Across Oklahoma With Showers

Oklahoma heads for warm and humid conditions with 20 to 30 mph winds. Temperatures today reach 95 to 100, with 103 in Altus yesterday and scattered northern showers tonight. Tomorrow, most areas stay fair, extreme northeast unsettled. lows and highs vary by city.

Associated Press Oklahoma Altus McAlester Waynoka Ponca City Enid Oklahoma City Tulsa Guymon

Nazi Flying Bombs May Have Become More Horrible

London reports describe increasing Nazi flying bomb activity over England. Home Secretary Morrison hints Germans may silence bombs as he reviews audible signals and imminent danger warnings for civilians. Reports also cover night and day attacks, casualties, and BBC pool updates on Rommel and French resistance.

A. J. Goldberg London England Herbert Stanley Morrison Home Security Commons Today Morrison

Rommel and Stuelpnagel Alleged Death Reported

The French underground reported both Marshal Erwin Rommel and General Otto von Stuelpnagel dead in France. Rommel was said to be fatally wounded in the head during an air attack on the Normandy front, though German radio denied the death.

Stuelpnapel France Hitler Stuelpnagel NBC Merrill Mueller Rommel Douvre Mueller Bernay Algiers Erwin Rommel Otto von Steulpnagel Committee of National Liberation Normandy

Allied Planes Raid Europe In Massive Operations

More than 3 000 American planes attacked Munich central Germany French airfields and Romanian oil works at Bucharest and Ploesti. A combined force of 1 200 Flying Fortresses Liberators and 1 000 British fighters targeted Germany and France while over 500 U S 15th Air Force bombers struck Romanian objectives near the Russian front. Munich was the main objective of the British armada.

London Munich Germany Bucharest Ploesti Britain France Italy

Fewer Germans Facing Yugoslavs in Yugoslavia

In Bari Italy reports say German forces in Yugoslavia have fallen to under 350000, mostly second rate units. First line troops withdrawn, 17 divisions on July 1 reduced to 10, with Albanian Bulgarian and Quisling units aiding. Remaining divisions include Poles Czechs and Sudeten Germans under German officers. Luftwaffe in the region fields 75 to 100 fighters across several fields.

Bari Italy Marshal Tito Yugoslavia

Four Wounded Sooners To Hospital In Texas

Four Oklahoma soldiers arrived at Mc Closkey General Hospital in Temple Texas from the European theater. They were Corp Elwood Mc Mahan Chickasha Sgt J T James Tulsa Pfc William J Haley Hanna and Pvt Russell Grazier El Reno. In Beggs Oklahoma P Ray Hawkins 53 was struck and killed while driving a cow along a highway near here. The driver was jailed at Okmulgee.

MacArthur Advances as Sixth Army Seizes Sansapor

Unopposed Allied leapfrog lands Gen Douglas MacArthur's forces near Sansapor on New Guinea completing reconquest. Sixth Army captures Sansapor village and holds Vogelkop beaches including Amsterdam and Middelburg islets, advancing toward Mindanao and Halmahera with minimal resistance.

New Guinea Douglas MacArthur Philippines Sixth Army Sansapor Neemfoor Vogelkop Amsterdam Middelburg Sansapoor Mindanao Halmahera Sorong

Allied Thunderbolts Stop German Gun Emplacement in Normandy

A brief pivot reports Lt Leslie Boce of Victoria Virginia leading American Thunderbolts to strike a German gun post near Gavray Normandy, opening the road for a ground column. The exchange shows the air team asking how they fared and the ground commander confirming success and movement. In separate notes, a Texas driller hits a gas well during a hot drought and a Mexico expedition uncovers ancient images of women wearing short skirts.

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Normandy Ner Gavray Leslie Boce Victoria Boce Mexico City Juan Valenzuela Mexico

Bride Greets Clerk For Marriage License In Hamilton

In Hamilton Montana a bride-to-be explains Vadan Ignace Scruggs could not attend the courthouse due to haying duties and sent her to secure the marriage license. The brief note highlights the couple's pending nuptials and Scruggs's farming obligations.

Hamilton Mont Vadan Ignace Scruggs

Oil Use Varies From Homes to Plants On the Coast

The average oil heated home requires about 45 barrels of fuel oil each year while a single large east coast steel plant can need up to 2 500 000 barrels annually.

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Wm. D. Little Okla Feneral Dept State Senate Fritzy NEA Bosun Gli Partisan, Jr Livorno Sherman Montrose Nea-Acme Vinegar Joe Joe Stilwell Victory Garden Riverside Conn Victory Andrew S. Wing National Victory Garden Institute Sooners Texas MacArthur New Long Philippine Islands Dadburn Edem B. A. Duffey M. J. Green Victory Gardens Paramushiro Norman Bell Pearl Harbor United States Fleet Honolulu Bell North Pacific United Nations U.S. Navy Paramushiro Island Ace AP
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