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.
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
4
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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