Hunter Brothers Separate Combat Paths in World War II
Lt Chester Hunter flew a C-47 into a New Guinea valley known as Shangri La to drop medical supplies and ammunition at 75 miles per hour with a wounded crew. His brother Sgt Clinton Hunter trained as a radio gunner on a B 17 at Dyersburg Tennessee. They are sons of Mr and Mrs Ben Hunter Route 2 Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Hunter
Clinton E. Hunter
CBI
New Guinea
WAC
Shangri-La
Hunter
Dyersburg
Tenn
Ben Hunter
Route 2
Ada
Sgt James Lollar Helps Save Lives Of Railroad Men
Quick action by Lt Ritter and T/4 James Lollar in Curry Alaska saved Oliver L Cain from Alaska Railroad after a boiler explosion. The two soldiers administered first aid and used ACS railmobile to transport Cain to Talkeetna and then to a flight surgeon for hospital care. Lollar, stationed in Alaska three years, received a formal commendation with a suggestion for casual merit for his beyond the call of duty efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Ritter
James Lollar
Ada
Oliver L. Cain
Alaska Railroad
Sgt
Anchorage
Ritter and Lollar
ACS
Curry
Talkeetna
Ritter
Lollar
James W. Lollar
Set
May Lollar
West Twelfth
James Porter Receives Promotion In War Service
Lt. James Laddie Porter 22 was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant after serving with the 364th Bomb Group in final European bombardment operations. He earned the Air Medal and now aids evacuation of combat men from a base in Southern France to a redeployment center at Casablanca Africa. Porter is son of Mr and Mrs J Glenn Porter and attended Horace Mann High School and Oklahoma University before enlisting in August 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Laddie Porter
Porter
364Th
France
High Point
Casablance
Africa
J. Glenn Porter
Horace Manaigh
Oklahoma University
Greene son serves aboard USS Alabama in Pacific actions
Kenneth E. Greene son of Mr and Mrs Earl Greene Route 1 Roff serves aboard the USS Alabama. In one month the ship raided the Japanese mainland twice bombarded a Jap held island north of Okinawa and rode a violent typhoon without damage to the ship or crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Greene
S 1
Earl Greene
Alabama
Okinawa
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Classified notices show greater returns for invested amounts tied to vested Ada News ads. Advertisers report higher engagement and clearer results from structured placements. Local businesses credit targeted schedules and longer running dates for improved response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Moon returns from 12 months in ETO with greeting at Francis
Sgt Walter L Moon has returned home from Italy after 12 months in the ETO. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J D Moon and arrived for a 45 day furlough from Brooks General Hospital. He served in the infantry before transferring to the air forces and previously worked for the Frisco railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Moon
Italy
ETO
J. D. Moon
Francis
Infantry
Air Forces
Brooks General Hospital
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Frisco Railroad
Pogue Completes Stilwell Road Trip To China
Sergeant James D. Pogue son of Mrs Pearl Pogue Box 62 Roff completed a 1079 mile convoy trip from Ledo India to Kunming China carrying war material for the Chinese. Convoys travel 10 to 12 days through the Far East with Army hotels for rest and trains back over the hump route above the Himalayas after delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Pogue
Pearl Pogue
Stilwell Road
India
China
Burma
Ledo
Kunming
Far East
Himalaya
Fooshee Tops Exam To Earn Chief Petty Officer Post
Neill W. Fooshee MoMM 1/c was among 21 entrants in a competitive exam. He scored 3.8 of 4.0 and earned a chief petty officer slot. He has been notified his release is approved with two overpoints and will depart the Nellville Naval Base for Ada in about ten days with his wife and son to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neill W. Fooshee
Fooshee
Nellville
R. I. Naval Base
Youths 17 Now Eligible for Regular Coast Guard Terms
The Coast Guard will accept 17-year-olds for regular enlistment a three year term with after service options. Apprenticeship Seaman and Steward's Mate 3rd Class openings. recruit must meet height weight vision and schooling requirements. Apply at 408 Post Office Building Oklahoma City Oklahoma for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Coast Guard
Regular
Coast Guard
Steward’s Mate
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Eisenhower Honored by Belfast in City Hall Ceremony
General Eisenhower accepted Belfast's freedom tribute with praise for British liberty and German potential for free institutions. The Lord Mayor presented a silver casket containing the certificate of freeman as Queen's University awarded an honorary doctor of laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Eisenhower
Germany
Crawford McCulloch
Europe
Queen’s University
Health program lined up for Pontotoc county schools
A county wide health program backed by Kellog Foundation and the State Department of Education is coordinated by County Superintendent Norman Mitchell. Building on a pilot at Byng and Fitzhugh, the plan expands county wide with East Central State College participation. It targets nutrition immunization against communicable diseases and sanitation to improve school and home conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellog Foundation
State Department of Education
Norman Mitchell
Byng and Fitzhugh
East Central State College
Pontotoc County
Mitchell
Plan Irrigation of Land At Chouteau Oklahoma
Tulsa Aug 25 plan to irrigate 5000 to 10000 acres in the Oklahoma Ordnance works reservation at Chouteau with pumps from the Grand River and Pryor Creek areas gains fresh interest as the U S reclamation bureau shows potential involvement. Lt Col S R Kimble proposed post war use of land and facilities after government spending 80000000 and Chamber of Commerce efforts to rally Pryor citizens begin with Garrod Wilkinson of the reclamation service watching the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
UVP
Oklahoma Ordnance Works
Chouteau
U. S. Reclamation Bureau
S. R. Kimble
Grand River
Pryor Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Russell S. Rhodes
Pryor
Garrod Wilkinson
Amarillo
Tex
Reclamation Service
Corporal Meade Receives Good Conduct Medal
Cpl. Joseph L. Meade of Will Rogers Field has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal. He is 38 and the son of Mrs. Mattie L. Bryant of 107 North Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Joseph L. Meade
Will Rogers Field
Cpl. Meade
Mattie L. Byant
North Center
Alvin Moore Remembers Destroyer Halo War Service
Alvin H. Moore recalls his service aboard the destroyer Halo with Task Force 58 during the Okinawa operation and later actions in the Ryukyus. The Hale dodged a dive bomber on April 11, aided crash survivors, towed the Pittsburgh after a storm, and became the first American destroyer to shell Japan from under two miles, reporting damage ashore and the destruction of a Japanese destroyer escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin H. Moore
Halo
Okinawa
Ryukyus
Ulithi
Guam
Leyte
Pittsburgh
Tokyo
Hale
Japan
Blackburn Brothers Serve Overseas in World War II
Cpl W B Blackburn son of Mr and Mrs Sim Blackburn of Homer entered serviceJanuary 1942 trained as tank driver at Fort Benning later tanker mechanic at Fort Knox fought with the 6th Division in Europe now with Second Army occupation forces in Berlin after 21 months overseas Sgt Olney Slackburn also a Blackburn son entered service October 1941 trained at Sheppard Field Tinker Field and McCook now with a B 29 group in Pacific theater wife Velma Grimes Blackburn resides in Amarillo Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
W. B. Blackburn
Sim Blackburn
Homer
Fort Benning
Fort Knox
Blackburn
Second Army
Berlin
Steedmen
Francis
Olney Slackburn
Pacific
Sheppard Field
Tex
Tinker Field
McCook
Neb
Velma Grimes Blackburn
Amarillo
Steedman
Francis High
Big Inch Pipeline Near End of Its Regular Operation
New York Aug 25 The Big Inch pipeline delivering billions of gallons to the east may end its regular operation next month shrinking to under a third of capacity. Secretary Ickes notes 113 million in operating revenue, surpassing construction costs, while government sources hint Florida and Greensboro lines may be discontinued soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Longview
Tex
Philadelphia
Ickes
Florida
Niveline
Gres~store
Cobb Seeks Right to File Brief in Comanche County Suit
Oklahoma Attorney General Randell S. Cobb asked the state supreme court for permission to file a friend of the court brief supporting Comanche County Attorney Ralph Cline in a suit against Illinois Bankers Life Insurance Co. The suit seeks penalties under a 1937 law for holding lands over seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Randell S. Cobb
Supreme Court
Cobb
Comanche County
Ralph Cline
Illinois Bankers Life Insurance Association
Kline
Kerr
Jackson County
Judge seeks permission to file brief on Jackson County case
Cobb said the case affects not only the Jackson county case but similar cases in all counties and requested permission to file a brief to address the Jackson county matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Cobb
Seven ex Wolfpack crewmen hanged at Papago Park camp
Seven former members of Hitler's Wolfpack submarine crews were executed by hanging at Papago Park Prisoner of War Camp in Arizona for the March 1944 murder of Werner Dreschler. The seven, aged 21 to 26, confessed to beating and choking Dreschler before tying him to a bathhouse rafter. Fischer, the first to die, recited a prayer as the sentence was carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Leavenworth
Kan
Hitler
Pa- Pago Park
Ariz
Helmut Carl Fischer
Fritz Franke
Gunther Kulsen
Heinrich Ludwig
Bernhard Reyak
Otto Stenel
Rolf Wizng
U. S
Werner Dreschler
United States
Army
Dreschler
Douglas Af Tulsa To Wind Up Work
Final production orders require immediate shutdown of the Douglas Aircraft plant within 48 hours and termination of all modification center work within 60 days. Plant manager G Jerrems said A 26 Invaders work will halt with 200 planes unfinished and no mass discharges planned this weekend. He noted no immediate plan for planes on the line after the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Douglas Aircraft
G. Jerrems
Jerrems
Alligator Found Inside Home After Colombia Flood
In Arauca Colombia Ricardo Santos Paul discovered an 11 foot alligator nesting in a room after a flood. He returned to the refuge center and said he will not move back home yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arauca
Colombia
Ricardo Santos Paul
Pvt Bunyard reports to Fort Sam Houston school center
Pvt Fred R Bunyard of Route 2 Roff arrives at the Medical Department Enlisted Technicians School at Brooke General Hospital Fort Sam Houston Texas for training and assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. Bunyard
Route 2
Roff
Medical Department
Broo's Hospital Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Captain Sentenced For Soldier Death At Topeka Court Martial
Ten members of a Topeka army air field court martial found Captain Donald W. Salisbury guilty of man slaughter in the fatal shooting of Private James C. Rockefeller. He was sentenced to five years hard labor, dismissal from the service, forfeiture of pay and allowances, and confinement in an unnamed prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Topeka Army Air Field
Donald W. Salisbury
Madison
N. J
James C. Rockefeller
Milwaukee
Phillips Petroleum completes wildcat well north of Lander
Phillips Petroleum Co and partners Kerlyn and Carter Oil announce a wildcat oil well 90 miles north of Lander Wyoming. The Shoshoni No 1 well flowed 50 barrels per hour on test after acidizing and cementing, with about 100 feet of Embark formation remaining to test. Estimated four sections proved on a 40 acre tract within a 5,270 acre block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Co
Lander
Woo
Kerlyn and
Carter Oil Companies
Indian Land
Cne
McLish Schools Set to Open September 3
The McLish schools will begin on Monday September 3 with enrollment on August 31 starting at 9 o clock for both grade schools and the high school. Superintendent J N McKeel lists the faculty including high school principal Ancel Sales and teachers Aline Ory Dorothy Jamar Mrs Ethel Truck Nancy Fry and Carl Tilley Fittstown grade school principal Juanita Townsend and staff Mrs Jean Heard Mrs Ia Clark Harden City grade school principal Bonnie Owen and teachers Mrs Bernice Steward Louise McLaughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLish
J. N. Mc Keel
McKeel
Ancel Sales
Aline Ory
Dorothy Jamar
Ethel Truck
Nancy Fry
Carl Tilley
Fittstown
Juanita Townsend
Jean Heard
Ia Clark
Harden City
Bonnie Owen
Bernice Steward
Louise McLaughlin
Roff Schools To Enroll On Friday
Roff school enrollment is set for Friday August 31 with buses on regular runs. Classwork starts Monday September 3. Buildings are repaired and two buses, one new, are ready. Nine teachers will be employed this year up from eight. Iris Gaar Ada joins as music teacher and Dora Lee Teel takes over commercial subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff School
W. C. Gregory
Gregory
Iris Gaar
Ada
Dora Lee Teel
Zuleika Burkhart
Roff
OG&E Plans Major Upgrade for Horseshoe Lake Plant
Oklahoma Gas and Electric will enlarge and modernize its Horseshoe Lake plant near Harrah at a cost above 2.09 million dollars. The project adds a 10 000 kilowatt high pressure steam turbine to raise output to 77 000 kilowatts. Preliminary work starts immediately with construction to take about a year led by VP F. J. Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Horseshoe Lake
Harrah
O'*klahoma
F. J. Meyer
O. G
Railroads Move Largest Troop Concentration Since War
The Association of American Railroads announced that last Thursday railroads handled 60,745 soldiers in organized movements, the equivalent of over four infantry divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Association of American Railroads
A.A.R
Ada Gains Full City Control of Airport with Navy Release
Ada now holds full control of the airport north of town after the navy released it. Mayor Guy Thrash announced the move on Saturday. CAA engineers praised Ada's aviation potential and plans to upgrade the 770 acre port with three runways and extensive taxiways, aiming to become a premier small city airport in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ada
Navy
Guy Thrash
Navy Department
CAA
Karperko
Ft. Worth
Tex
Oklahoma
America
Army
Thrash
Charles C. Chauncey
Madill Veteran Recovers from Third Battle Wound
Temple Texas August 25 Pic OcIs Warren Madill Oklahoma a five invasion veteran is recovering from his third battle wound at McCloskey General Hospital His right leg was amputated below the hip after 12 machine gun slugs during an Okinawa assault on May 6 He had prior wounds on Te Shima April 18 and Guam battles He notes Ie and Okinawa brought him more gray hairs than others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Texas
Ocis L. Warren
Madill
Okla
McCloskey General Hospital
Okinawa
Warren
Te Shima
Guam
Survey of Forest Resources Begun
Gov. Robert S. Kerr announced a statewide survey of Oklahoma forest resources to inventory counties. American Forestry Association sponsors the effort with regional consultant M. Emmerling here to launch the program and coordinate state agencies led by Don McBride of the Planning and Resources board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
American Forestry Association
Thut M. Emmerling
Kerr
Don McBride
State Planning and Resources Board
Belgium credited by end of lend-lease says Kronacker
Brussels radio quoted Belgian Finance Minister J Kronacker saying the termination of lend-lease leaves the United States owing Belgium 120 million dollars. Belgium remains the only European nation still a creditor after the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Belgium
London
Belsian
J. Kromacker
United States
Brussels
Kronacker
Ada Cuts City Bond Debts From Million to Under 500000
Since 1927 Ada has approved over a million dollars in bonds for city improvements and growth projects. Bonds issued in 1940 for a city airport, 1943 for airport expansion, plus ongoing sewer, water, library, and fire facilities are being paid down. The 1936 incinerator bond will retire in 1958 with final payments of 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Mercr
Ashland Drilling Near Successful Test South of Hales
Ashland Oil No. 1 Hales in section 11-4-7 south of Francis is reported completed for about 50 barrels daily. Ashland No. 1 Haney, drilled by John Fleet Drilling Co., lies south of the Hales a half mile. Delaney No. 1 Woods reports outpost test at 4420 feet in Coal county Jesse field area. Delaney No. 1 Rogers Scott in Hughes county drills below 1560 feet. Snyder Pennington No. 1 Murr east of Stratford cements liner to Oil Creek and plans plug drilling next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland Oil Company
Hales
Francis
Ashland No. 1
Haney
John Fleet Drilling Company
Ada
W. A. Delaney
Woods
Jesse
Coal County
Delaney
Rogers Scott
Hughes County
Stratford
Snyder- Pennington
Worstell School Set to Open After Renovations
Worstell school will begin Monday September 3 under principal Willie F Simpson. Improvements include a new electric pump, drinking fountains, repainted playground equipment, and other renovations. Teachers include Mrs Simpson and Mrs Virginia Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wortell School
Willie F. Simpson
Simpson
Virginia Evans
Wortsell
Admiral cites U S need for control of ocean areas
Washington Aug 25 Admiral R S Edwards deputy commander in chief of the United States fleet said in a NBC round table that American security requires control of the western Atlantic and the entire Pacific. He argued Pacific mastery depends on jurisdiction over former Japanese island holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R. S. Edwards
United States Fleet
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Round Table
NBC
Edwards
Pacific
Japan
Marriages listed for Ada and nearby towns
Ada couples Glen Knowles and Mary Emmanuel. Ada partners Joe Vinyard and George Reed. Stonewall pair Vinita Collis and Claudie Foster. Massillon Ohio native Jay Galvin wed Mary Emmanuel. Also listed are Jay Clark Galvin and Georgiana Beach, Borger pairs Ollie Matney and Mary Elmore, Stonewall matches Eva Horton and La Jeane French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen H. Knowles
Ada
Joe Vinyard
Ralph W. Wellborn
Oklahoma City
Vinita Collis
Stonewall
Jay Clark Galvin
Massillon
Ohio
Mary Carolyn Emanuel
George M. Reed
Allen
Georgiana Beach
Ollie Matney
Bor
Mary Elmore
Borger
Claudie R. Foster
Eva Horton
Arthur P. McIntyre
la Jeane French
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hunter Brothers
Clifton Hunter
James Porter
Walter Moon Rergns
St. James
Neill Fooshee
City of
State Department
Kellogg Foundation
Alvin Moore
Destroyer
Blackburn Brother Overseas
OLNEY
Comanche Co
Wolfpack
Douglas Af
Wyoming
Phillips
McLish Schools
Og&e
Ashland
Worstell School
Oren
U.S
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