Ada Weekly News history and publication details
The Ada Weekly News established 1991 edited by Wm D Little published every Thursday in Ada Oklahoma. The item lists mergers with Ada Weekly Democrat Pontotoc County Enterprise and Ada Star Democrat and notes publication by mail rates and post office mailing class.
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Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
ADA Evening News
Okla
War Years Farm Census Signals Shift To Larger Oklahoma Farms
The 1940 to 1945 Oklahoma census shows 6186 farms lost while cultivated land rose by about 1.5 million acres. Average farm size increased from 193.7 to 209.5 acres, with Pontotoc County dropping from 2580 farms to 2374 despite acreage rising from 353,597 to 369,072. War conditions may have driven larger units, though postwar trends could reverse.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Europe’s race issue and calls for fair treatment
The text argues that moving minorities to other countries is opposed by well meaning people. It states there is no reason to oppose government in a country with a different racial origin and notes minorities integrate into American society. It suggests Europe should pursue equal, fair treatment and apply common sense and the Sermon on the Mount to reduce racial differences.
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Europe
Hay Growers Face Tough Winter After Record Harvest
A longtime county hayman notes this year produced more hay than ever but warns it will be hardest to save. He says the year was ideal for growth, yet he questions how the next winter will handle storage and feed needs.
Okies and Arkies Return Home From California Exodus
The Daily Ardmoreite notes Okies Arkies and Texicans who moved to California expecting wealth are returning home. War plant layoffs, work shortages and rising costs push many to repatriate to the Arkansas region between the Cimarron and Red rivers where pork beef and greens await.
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Ardmoreite
California
Trey
Fair God
Arkansas
Lending and trade shifts after World War II
The writer argues lend lease ended changes trade in peacetime, cites Britain and Allied relief, praises Gen. MacArthur with guarded news handling, and reflects on Germany’s book burnings and the need for broader education beyond Nazi restrictions. The piece links wartime cooperation to postwar commerce and information openness.
Funny American quip on drink tastes and customs
A Chinese visitor notes the paradoxes in American drinking habits. He comments that Americans mix sugar for sweetness lemon for sourness gin to warm yet ice to cool and toast to others while drinking themselves, highlighting cultural quirks and contradictions.
Chiang Kai-shek and Mao to meet for talks on peace
The prospect of Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-fung meeting to discuss differences is seen as encouraging. The piece argues that China, needing peace, should resolve its conflicts away from civil war for the sake of suffering humanity.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Tse-fung
China
Oil Exposition To Be Revived In 1946
Tulsa will revive the International Oil Exposition in 1946 likely in autumn General Manager William B Way announced war delayed the event as oil equipment makers focus on war work The 1940 show displayed 20 million dollars of equipment to about 250000 visitors from a dozen nations and officials expect global attendees to see new exploration and production methods in Tulsa
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Tulsa
Okla
William B. Way
Way
Exposition Board Weighs Next Year Show
The manager notes no formal meeting has occurred on the matter but reports strong sentiment to hold the exposition next year.
Death March Vet Killed by Accidental Shot in Kansas City
Sergeant Gaylor R. Shores, a 29 year old veteran who survived the 1942 Bataan death march and three years in Japanese prisoner camps, died after a pistol mishap in his apartment. His wife, Winifred Shores, says she believed the revolver was unloaded. Shores forgave her before passing.
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Kansas City
Kas
Bataan
Gaylor R. Shores
Winifred Shores
Shores
VFW To Establish State Headquarters In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City will host permanent state headquarters for the Veterans of Foreign Wars within 30 days. Commander Frank Apel announced that Elmer Vail of Enid confirmed the decision after a Tulsa state council meeting. Malcolm C. Davis of Tulsa was chosen as executive in charge and will relocate to Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank Apel
Elmer Vail
Enid
Tulsa
VFW
Malcolm C. Davis
Apel
Hidden cash found in KC home laundry chute
Close to $2000 believed stolen was found in the laundry chute of a Kansas City residence. Detectives recovered the money after the break showed evidence of concealment and theft investigation progressed.
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Kansas City
Fall Flowers Rise As Summer Fades
A seasonal shift hints at new blooms as summer fades. The note uses playful phrasing with a hint of secrecy suggested by mum's word, signaling change and anticipation in garden or floral contexts.
Jobless Benefit Fund Shields War Plant Layoffs
Washington dispatch notes up to 6.5 million may be unemployed by May 1946, with 1.5 million of war workers and 2 million veterans seeking new jobs. A $6.3 billion Unemployment Compensation reserve was built to cushion this transition and provide benefits during demobilization and reconversion.
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Washington
Congress
Texas
West Virginia
Vermont
Territories
District of Columbia
Aid for Workers in Postwar Job Recovery Report
John W. Snyder outlines how the United States Employment Service will aid displaced workers. They will receive job counseling and personalized services to translate wartime skills to peacetime jobs, with workers guided to expanding civilian opportunities and communities urged to cooperate. The Wagner-M Murray-Dingell bill seeks broader nationalization of the system, a topic contested.
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Truman
John W. Snyder
United States Employment Service
Governor Kerr Recalls Ringling Fish Fry and War Plant Service
Oklahoma Governor Kerr recounts attending a Ringling Rotary Club fish fry in August where talk turned into a good roads rally. He also describes urging Oklahomans in San Francisco to return home and support peacetime industry, and shares a personal non political note about a barber shop quartet and a song causing domestic friction.
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Ringling
Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
Phil Lowry
R. G
Dick” Miller
Oklahoma
Harry Bailey
Highway Commission
France
Paris
Dewey Clemens
Dick Miller
Ben Childers
San Francisco
Japanese civilians watch Atsugi landings near Tokyo
An American radio operator relayed that Japanese in the Atsugi area kept respectful distance as American transport planes landed at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo. He said landings proceeded on schedule.
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Okinawa
Atsugi Airfield
Tokyo
Atsugi
Wainwright Rescued From Manchuria POW Camp
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, 62, hero of Corregidor, arrived in Chungking from a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Manchuria. Earlier this month a parachute team found him safe and well in the camp.
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Chungkin Chungking
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Manchuria
OPA To Drop 164 Employes Sept 29 Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Aug 28 The office of Price Administration will release 164 employees in Oklahoma on Sept 29. State Director John N Varnell says he is instructed to prepare liquidation of all local boards by June 30 1946 when the price control act expires. The discharged workers are clerks at local boards and two state mailing centers.
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Oklahoma City
Office of Price Administration
Oklahoma
John N. Varnell
Varnell
Returning Soldiers Seek Normal Lives After Service
A Castonia North Carolina Gazette item notes that most returning soldiers are as normal and natural as before they left and want to be treated accordingly.
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Castonia
N. C
Gazette
Truman’s shift yields greater returns for vested interests
A Peoria Morning Star editorial argues Truman’s move away from some New Deal policies signals success for those with invested interests. The notice appears in the Ada News classified section headline.
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Washington
Truman
Peoria
Ill
Morning Star
Ada News
Electronics Age Offers Handy But Expensive Home Gadgets
In New York on August 1, S Burton Heath argues electronics will transform homes but remain costly and impractical for most households soon. He notes imagined features like automatic doors and voice alerts, but warns widespread adoption hinges on affordable, feasible technology beyond wartime gains. He forecasts postwar basics such as electric lights, radios, and televisions remain practical, while stunt gadgets stay out of reach.
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S. Burton Heath
New York
Milady
Oklahoma Receives 60000 Tons Soybeans for Stock Feeds
Oklahoma officials announce a 60000 ton soybean allocation from the Commodity Credit Corporation to process in state mills. The move aims to secure protein feeds for finishing autumn cattle and winter herds, with about 48000 tons of soybean cake expected.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Commodity Credit Corporation
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
CCC
Scott
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Cotton String Gloves Lead the College Parade
There’s no other shopper that excels the college girl’s display of good judgment in wardrobe choices. The piece notes how, seasons ago, she borrowed the idea of quantity knitted strings from the men to fashion gloves.
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Genevieve Smith
Yanks Bargain and Barter in Paris
NEA Staff Correspondent reports Parisians and G I exchange mart near Rainbow corner to Madeleine, booming with cameras field glasses lighters pens watches and radios. Troop movements drive supply and demand as U S soldiers swap items at below market rates for francs and champagne, while crowds gather to watch negotiations.
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NEA
Paris
G. I. Exchange Mart
Rainbow Corner
Madeleine
U. S
Germany
Reich
Bevin Attaches UN Charter to UK's Foreign Policy
The new British government treats the Charter of the United Nations as the foundation of all its international affairs work. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin emphasized the Charter as central to Britain's approach on global issues.
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United Nations
Ernest Bevin
Abbott elected president of Bryan County Breeders Association
Durant news reports L. B. Abbott of Durant was elected president of the Bryan County Breeders Association.
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Durant
L. B. Abbott
Bryan County Breeders Association
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