Food prospects ease fears of rationing amid war
A Wartime Q and A from NEA Food Editor Gaynor Maddox reassures soldiers in Italy and Americans at home that plentiful rations remain. Turkey and chicken supplies are robust, with sizable stocks of nuts cheese raisins and canned fruits plus reduced prices for staples.
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Italy
Ted Skolits
M. P
John Q
U.S
Gaynor Maddox
NEA Food and Market
Teddy
John .Q. Blic
CPA
Life
England
Victory Gardens
Ted
Railroads Eye Post War Trade
Washington dispatch reports concern over postwar trade as railroads emerge as a key factor alongside aviation. Industry and government leaders study freight flows, tariffs, and routes to revive commerce, with focus on transcontinental lines and possible new investments after the war.
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Railway Age
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stern Policy For Germany Wins Out At UNRRA Meeting
European delegates at the UNRRA session won two key points delaying use of UNRRA funds to repatriate Germans and defeating a proposal that Germans pay only to the fullest extent for relief in their country. The debate highlighted regional tensions as China, the UK, and the US supported the loophole, while Russia opposed it.
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ATL
Ntic City
N. J
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Germany
UNRRA
Constantin Fouth
Ax.s
General Policy Committee
China
United Kingdom
United States
Russia
Young Workers Face Wage Ills and Postwar Backlash
The National Psy Labor Committee warns that distorted wage ideas among youths could trigger postwar resentment and rebellion. It urges extending minimum wage laws for minors after the war and calls for a floor beyond which school age pay should not drop. The group cites 500 to 700 percent rises in working children through September 30, 1943.
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New York
National
Psy Labor Committee
Toay
Gertrude Folks Zimand
Overland Mail Route Extends to Northwest
The Daily Overland mail route from Dawson Creek to Whitehorse will be extended tomorrow night. U S mail trucks will depart Edmonton for Fairbanks carrying Canadian and U S civilian mail as well as U S Army mail. First class letters and parcels will be carried between Edmonton and Fairbanks and intermediate points, linking remote northwestern Canada and Alaska to Canada and the United States.
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Edmonton
Alto
Overland Mail
Dawson Creek
B. C
Whitehorse
V. C
United States
Fairbanks
Alaska
U. S. Army
U. S. Northwest Service Command Army
Canada
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A vested Ada News classified ad highlights higher returns for advertisers who invest more, detailing tiered pricing and potential visibility benefits. The notice targets local businesses seeking greater exposure and explains how larger investments unlock premium placements and longer run times.
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Ada News
Baynes McSwain Posts Pre Flight Training in San Antonio
Baynes B. McSwain, son of Mr and Mrs Foster McSwain of King's Road, is now training as a pre flight aviation cadet at the Army Air Forces Pre flight school in San Antonio Texas. Cadets undergo academic military and physical training ahead of flight training for aerial combat.
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Baynes B. McSwain
Foster McSwain
King’s Road
Army Air Forces
San Antonio
Texas
Peruvian General Visits Fort Reno for Remount Station Tour
Brig. Gen. Jose Vanquez Benavides director of Peru's military academy arrived at Fort Reno to observe the army remount station. He tours installations in the east south and southwest invited by the war department and was guest of honor at the Army Notre Dame game. A finished horseman he studied in Italy and France and toured Kentucky and Fort Riley. A horse show and drill by Troop C 253rd Remount Squadron highlighted the visit. He departs tomorrow for Camp Polk Louisiana accompanied by Maj. Gen. Angel Elizalde as interpreter.
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EL Reno
Okla
Jose Vanquez Benavides
Military Academy of Peru
Fort Reno
Benavides
War Department
Annapolis
West Point
Army-Notre Dame
Blue Grass
Kentucky
Fort Ox
Fort Riley
Camp Polk
Angel Elizalde
U. S. Army Air Forces
Oklahoma War Salvage Urges Clothing Drive Through Dec 4
The Oklahoma salvage committee appeals for discarded clothing and rags through December 4 to aid liberated countries and domestic relief. Clothing must be wearable or reducible to rags, for all ages, and not replace normal collections. Fabrics should be sorted by size and delivered to national charitable agencies and government bodies.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa and Georgia Tech Set for Sugar Bowl Clash
In New Orleans the tenth Sugar Bowl pits Georgia Tech, SEC champion led by Eddie Prokop, against Tulsa, unbeaten in seven games after a 61-0 Thanksgiving win over Arkansas. Organizers note postwar sports curtailments include basketball and track.
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New Orleans
Georgia Tech
Tulsa
Joe David
University of Georgia
Tech
Eddie Prokop
Arkansas
David
Argentine Paper Sees Free Press in Peace Treaties
La Tribuna of Asuncion applauds Kent Cooper’s suggestion to enshrine freedom of the press in postwar peace treaties. It says press freedom, news gathering and distribution are vital for re education and guarding against future war.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
la Tribuna
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Mother's Love and Resolve Shape Procter Family Valor
A tribute to Mrs. C. W. Procter of Ada Oklahoma for guiding her four sons Claude Dan and Curtis through hardship after their father's death. The sons achieved notable careers and family stability with strong faith and community, including Captain Claude Procter in New Guinea and Dan Procter leading Ada schools.
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Harry W. Miller
John Bunyan
C. W. Procter
West 6Th
Claude V. Procter
Australia
C. Dan Procter
Oklahoma College For Women
Curtis Procter
Tulsa
Claude
Claude Procter
New Guinea
Dan
Curtis
Ed Pitts
Ada Green House
Bonnie Allen
Irvin
Procter
Ada High
Our City
East Central
Oklaoma University
Ada
Lookabaugh Urges Equal Matchups for 1944 Football Season
Oklahoma Aggies coach Jim Lookabaugh calls for service teams to form their own league and civilians to play civilians to restore balanced competition. He warns continued mismatches threaten fan interest and football’s future, praising a 60 minute Aggie-Arkansas game and noting standout plays by Fenimore and others.
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Stillwater
Jim Lookabagh
Oklahoma Aggies
Lookabaugh
Jim
Nebraska
Minnesota
Looxabaugh
Fort Smith
Neill Amstrong
Bob Barlow
Cy Fitter
Rollo W
Aggie
Fenimore
Aggies
Cancher
Texas ‘Tech
Leon Pe*e
Randy Sandolo
Arkansas
Farmers seek lime to sweeten soil in Blue and Boggy district
Farmers in the Blue and Boggy Soil Conservation District plan to app,y agricultural limestone to improve soil mellowing and moisture retention. District offers better freight rates, with net costs at rail points between $2 and $2.50 per ton. AAA pays $3.35 per ton for application. Applications may be made to the Soil Conservation Service in Ada or to the county agent in Coalgate.
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AAA
Soil Conservation Service
Ada
Coalgate
Clifford Hacker
Dustin
Tupelo
Atong
Denton Floyd
Gaar Corner
Floyd
Pontotoc
James P. Wood
United War Funds Drive Continues in Pontotoc Areas
Mrs. Julia Smith reported Saturday results from Pontotoc county districts still finishing their drives. Roff raised 82 dollars, Worstell 75.12 from a pie supper and auction, Center added 5 dollars, with praise for groups’ resolve to meet quotas aiding distressed civilians and U S O services.
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United War Funds Office
Pontotoc County
Julia Smith
Saturdy
Roff
Worstell
Center
Patterson
Smith
December family Christmas tips for Stillwater farmers
December guidance urges farmers and farm wives to prepare homemade gifts and foods, photograph the holidays, conserve fuel, oil and paint machinery, tend harness leather, craft wooden toys, invite friends for wholesome activities, stock wood for winter, read Dickens, shop early, help children write Santa letters, heat sparingly, and celebrate with family while avoiding fire risks and gloom.
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Stillwater
Santa Claus
Pleasant Hill 4-H Club Aids War Effort With Youth Work
A new 4-H club formed at Pleasant Hill school under Hugh F Rouk and Mrs Jessie Morgan showcases under 12 members contributing to feeding soldiers. Eighteen-year-old Elbert Gates milks 14 cows daily. Gilbert Roy Wheelock and Carroll Dean Brantley break land and cultivate with a tractor plow. Young boys ages 9 and 10 help with team work on the farm. Ivan L Cromer coaches the boys club while Pleasant Hill and Mrs Cromer coach the girls.
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Pleasant Hill School
Hugh F. Rouk
Jessie Morgan
Elbert Gates
Gilbert Roy
Wheelock
Carrol
Dean Brantley
Ivan L. Cromer
Pleasant Hill
Fish Carry Lunch
Newly hatched fish are provided with an attached lunch basket a tiny yolk sac filled with food to sustain them until they can feed themselves.
Woolen mill workers in Australia produce vast yarn output
Fourteen thousand woolen mill workers in Australia produce seventy million pounds of yarn annually, reflecting substantial industrial productivity in the textile sector.
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Australia
Its Hereditary Hand Clasp Preference Observed
The text notes that hand clasping is hereditary and compares comfort when different thumbs lead. It suggests performing the clasp with each hand to notice which thumb sits on top and the resulting ease or discomfort.
Buy it Sell it with a Want Ad
A brief notice invites readers to place want ads for buying or selling items. The concise appeal highlights an easy way to reach buyers and sellers through the newspaper's classified section.
Stonewall 4-H Club Drives Victory Through Production
Stonewall 4-H club members led by Ancel Sales and Alfred Lee support wartime goals by raising poultry pigs heifers and beef for home use and market. Members like Gene Lung with 185 White Leghorn pullets and others manage flocks herds and breeding stock while planning spring production projects.
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Stonewall
Hugh F. Rook
Gene Lung
Gene
Forest Snow
T. O. Price
Eisert
Wylie Winton
Allen Herron
Hermon Holland
Eual Melton
Frank Newberry
Thomas Sager
Raymond Leard
Alfred Lee
J. D. Sanders
Joe Stone
Billy Tolbert
Billy Hunt
Ancel Sales
Coal County stock men organize with Jackson chairman
Curtis Floyd reports Coal County Pure bred Livestock Growers form with J. E. Jackson of Coalgate as chairman and Frank Chiles as vice chairman with Curtis Floyd as secretary treasurer. They plan a sale on March 31 to promote purebred bulls and aid juniors in livestock advancement.
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Curtis Floyd
Coal County
J. E. Jackson
Coalgate
Frank Chiles
Junios
P. W. Ware
Tupelo
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Chicago
Jack Stinnett
Stern
By Sigrid Arne
Hurricane
Leforce
Cooper
Procter Sons
Blue and Boggy District
United War Funds
Jackson
C. T. Sturdivant
A. and M College
Legal
Randel Fairless
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