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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
8
Oklahoma's Flying Farmers head to their first state meeting on Thursday. The group promotes aerial farming services and community agricultural work across Oklahoma, with local chapters coordinating events and demonstrations.
Kiwanis clubs lose to Lions with Lions scoring an ambulance arrival as scorekeeper. At Hays School Tuesday, Kiwanis faced a drubbing while Lions sported a bloodied ambulance scene. Also, author Paul Hughes spoke on his Arizona years at the Monday meeting.
The 2579 AAF Base Unit disbands on July 31 with personnel reassigned. The college training program began in March 1943 and the last aviation students left June 29. Capt. C E McGrath departs for Laughlin AAF Del Rio Texas. Lt Edward Moore reports to Alco Army Air Field Victoria Texas. Bksgt Frank Kasparek to San Marcos AAF. Sgt Bruno Sczymanski to Foster Field. Sgt IL Reisman to Laughlin AAF Del Rio. Moore and Reisman stay about 10 days for final packing and disposal of property.
London dispatch reports Turkey severing diplomatic and economic relations with Germany under British and U.S. support. Finland moves toward peace talks as Mannerheim becomes president, signaling possible exit from the war and pressuring Berlin's Balkan position.
A five member committee will tour farms over three days to line up feeder calves for a September sale at the Ada Community Sale Barn west of Ada. Cattlemen discussed prospects, with about 20 carloads expected and buyers from the north to attend.
Oklahoma City August 2 Special gasoline rations for travel to and from victory gardens will be discontinued August 15 according to Joe Griffin district OPA director. Griffin said gasoline already issued for that purpose might be used up.
Powerful German units on the eastern hinge of the Allied line in France put up desperate resistance as Canadian forces attempt to retake Tilly La Campagne near Caen. Two massed belts of machineguns, tanks, mortars, and artillery form the crusted defense, with an intermediate line between them.
British and Allied forces regain ground around Florence as New Zealanders in La Romola and an Indian division seize Castiglione. Bezzate falls near the city while Pozzi reaches Monte Masso, with air efforts targeting Po valley routes and Allied losses at one plane.
Allied aircraft in Britain and Italy were largely grounded overnight due to bad weather. In France conditions should improve to allow resumed airstrikes as Allied forces press the Normandy breakout. Night Mosquitos patrolled France and claimed two enemy planes, with no heavy bomber operations reported. Over East Prussia a single enemy raider noted by German radio. In the battle zone 3,000+ Allied sorties and three enemy planes downed.
Topeka Kansas August 2 Rep W P Lambertson who created a stir by criticizing the war records of President Roosevelt's sons was beaten in Kansas. The incident occurred after his remarks drew a hostile crowd and police separated the combatants.
In a heated primary split, Lambertson conceded defeat as he sought a ninth term while other GOP congressmen chimed victories. With 418 of 428 precincts reporting in the first district Albert Cole led 20 350 to 18 090. Clyde M Reed and Thomas D Winter also earned renomination.
Mrs. Emily Corbin Cole wife of Sen Albert Cole of Holton leads the Republican field in Kansas first district after doorbell campaigning. She and her husband visited every county twice or more while she handed out cards and faced no rebuffs in homes.
Berlin confirms Marshal Erwin Rommel was wounded in an allied air strike on July 17 while driving in France. The broadcast says he suffered a brain concussion and his condition is satisfactory with no danger to life. Earlier front line dispatches had hinted at Rommel's injury and possible death.
Sgt. Weldon Hager of the air corps stationed at Lake Charles, La., is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Hager at 130 West Sixteenth Street. The home address is given as his family residence.
Expenditures 98,404,000,000 dollars for the 1944 45 fiscal year. Net receipts 45,663,000,000. War spending 88,900,000,000. Excess of expenditures over receipts 52,741,000,000. National debt end year 215,286,000,000. Net increase in public debt 50,283,000,000.
Budget Director Harold D. Smith estimates direct war expenditures at 88.9 billion dollars for the fiscal year starting July 1 with receipts rising to about 45.7 billion. He cautions the forecast is tentative and depends on European outcome, noting possible higher munition production if Europe delays victory.
New York dispatch says Admiral Koshiro Oika is named chief of the naval general staff, succeeding Admiral Shigetaro Shimada who resigned from the post. Shimada and Admiral Zengo Yoshida are listed for the supreme war council. Yoshida commands the fleet in Chinese waters. Also noted, Miss Isabel Elliston of Holdenville, critically ill after major surgery, improves in Holdenville hospital. she is sister of Mrs. Joe Tom McKinley of Houston.
Mrs Procter received a letter informing that Major Claude M Procter of Ada is now stationed in the Pacific region likely near Australia. He previously led Ada s Battery C of the 160th Field Artillery and was promoted to captain after Fort Sill training and served with the 32nd Division. The Procter family resides at 601 East Fourteenth. Their other daughter is married to Lt Dale Hayden who trains in Oklahoma City.
The March 1 1944 to Feb 28 1945 canning season is split into two periods with the second starting August 1. Eligible applicants can receive up to 20 pounds per person or claim remaining quantities if they already received less than the limit. OPA Form 323 must be used and the back mimeographed questionnaire must be present. Forms are available at Ada Public Library Fred Barker's Grocery Charles L Berger Vanoks M E Booth Chandler Mamie H Cowden J H Davis Lula Elkins J L Fairchild Holkum L B Lackey Ed Littles Pegg Department Harden City Woolley Stonewall and other listed locations.
Advancing Pi-Americans of the Sixth army widened landings on Vogelkop peninsula Dutch New Guinea and struck 45 000 bypassed Japanese 700 miles east. Dawn landings on both sides of a barge base 10 miles beyond Sansapor beachhead. Opposition failed to appear as abandoned guns and tableware showed haste. Beachheads linked linking 10 miles of coast 200 miles beyond Noemfoor Island. Bombers sank a 5000 ton freighter off Ambon and two smaller vessels off Halmahera.
Oklahoma forecaster warned no change in a 100 degree trend with scattered thundershowers in the northeast. Temperatures across the state reached or exceeded the century mark yesterday with McAlester at 103 and Elk City Guymon and Ponca City at 102 Ardmore Tulsa and Waynoka around 100 Oklahoma City listed as the state's summer resort with 97.
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons that 4 735 people have died from flying hazardous devices in Britain with 14 000 hurt and 17 000 homes destroyed since incidents began June 15. He noted 860 000 damaged and 1 000 000 evacuated from London as Nazi vengeance looms.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York arrived in St. Louis for a two day conference with 25 fellow Republican governors. He rode in an open car to the Statler hotel as supporters and GOP leaders greeted him and Governor Forrest Donnell, the newly named senatorial nominee.
Berlin broadcasts report Heinrich Himmler as commander in chief of the German home army calls on every officer and man to renounce egotism and fatigue. He asserts Germany faces manpower shortages and demands that those who can be spared at home be sent to the front.
Orville Hurst, administrative budget officer, said about half of the current year's appropriations were allocated from the general revenue fund. The 1943 session and a July special session set appropriations at 20,044,192 dollars with 9,142,574 dollars cash on hand. He forecast a June 30, 1945 surplus to erase the state debt under a July constitutional amendment.
Churchill called Eisenhower a genius for uniting allies and proud to be both an Allied and U S commander. He noted Russian forces bore the brunt of destroying German strength while things progressed well in the theater.
Mrs. Klutz and her son Joe visited at King's Road with her brother Louis Klutz of San Diego and sister-in-law Mrs Odell Klutz. They accompany Louis toward the west coast to join Mr 3/C Odell Klutz stationed with the navy in San Diego.
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