Norton Receives Distinguished Flying Cross for Pacific Service
Sgt. Glenn D. Norton was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at a ceremony on the East Central campus. The 343rd college training detachment member flew B-17 missions over New Guinea, New Britain, the Dutch East Indies, and Japanese fleet targets, tallying over 200 hours of combat and helping check Japanese forces in the Pacific. He served with the 19th Bombardment Group, rising through multiple units from Spokane to Java and Australia, and survived heavy anti aircraft fire, air battles, and damaging incidents while contributing to crucial air operations in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
19Th Group
Java
Pacific
Glenn D. Norton
East Central
Air Forces
343Rd College Training Detachment
A. F. Pyle
East Indies
Sgt. Norton
E. W. Norton
Syracuse
New York
New Guinea
New Britain
Dutch East Indies
South Pacific
Philippines
Australia
Norton
Spokane
Wash
U. S
Brazil
Africa
Persia
India
Ceylon
Burma
Ava
7Th
Macassar Straits
Glenn
Mur
Earl Kilpatrick Training With Tank Destroyer Battalion
Cpl Earl Kilpatrick son of Mr and Mrs Burley Kilpatrick 621 West Eighth has completed eight months of training with the 655th Tank Destroyer Battalion at Camp Hood Texas He entered the army March 3 1943 and after induction went to Camp Bowie then Camp Hood Kilpatrick an Ada high school graduate 21 years old enlisted after finishing high school A brother Eugene is serving in Africa with the Army Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Earl Kilpatrick
Burley Kilpatrick
West Eighth
655Th
Camp Hood
Texas
Army
Camp Bowie
Kilpatrick
Ada
Eugene
Africa
Army Air Forces
Pvt
I. H
Dick) Teel
L. A. Teel
Route 9
Amarillo Army Air Field
Teel
Valley View Hospital
Latta High School
Norton cited for extraordinary aerial achievement in Southwest Pacific
Sergeant Glenn D. Norton of the 28th Bombardment Squadron is commended for extraordinary achievement in aerial flight in the Southwest Pacific area from December 9, 1941, to November 7, 1942. He flew over 200 operational hours, engaging enemy airfields ships and naval vessels in long range bombing missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Pacific
England
Glenn D. Norton
19Th Bombardment Group
Air Corps
United States Army
Southwest Pacific
Walton Assigned to Camp White With Infantry Unit
Pfc. Roy J. Walton, Ada native and Ada High School graduate, is stationed at Camp White Oregon training with an Infantry unit. He entered service in October 1942, spent time at Camp Adair Fort Lewis and Camp White, and visited relatives on furlough. He is married to Dorothy Crawford of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Walton
Camp White
Ore
Walton
Claud Smith
S. Cherry
Ada
Armed Forces
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Camp Adair
Fort Lewis
Bead
Dorothy Crawford
Territorial Vote Totals and Coal Production Share
Puerto Rico casts 600000 votes while Hawaii and Alaska total 70000 and 15000 respectively. Bituminous coal accounts for about 90 percent of U S coal production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Territories
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
U. S
Marines brothers Wilburn and Bob Allgood in war service
Mr and Mrs W A Allgood have two sons in the Marines. Pvt Wilburn Allgood fights in the Southwest Pacific theater and has earned a bravery decoration. Pvt Bob Allgood completes basic training at San Diego and is stationed at Oceanside California awaiting combat assignment. Both brothers attended local county schools Fitzhugh and Byng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Allgood
Wilburn Allgood
Southwest Pacific
Bob Allgood
Oceanside
Calif
Marine Training Center
Leathernecks
Wilburn
San Diego Marine Base
Pacific
San Diego
Fitzhugh High School
Bob
Byng
Fred Matthews Arrives in England Families Informed
Mr and Mrs L M Price received long distance calls Thursday confirming the safe arrival in England of Pfc Fred L Matthews son of Mrs Lucille Matthews formerly of Ada Ok He attended Ada schools and East Central State College His address is Pfc Fred L Matthews A S N 38493550 Co D 373rd Engr Regt A P O 640 New York Postmaster S of Postmaster Ada Oklahoma
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Price
England
Pfe
Fred L. Matthews
Ada
New York
Frank Hawkinson Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army Air Corps
Frank Lawrence Hawkinson, son of Mrs Marguerite Hawkinson, 907 East Twelfth, has been promoted from second to first lieutenant. He is stationed at Pyote Texas, training as a pilot for the B 17 Flying Fortress. A Ada native and East Central College alumnus, he was a leading baritone soloist and noted musician when the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lawrence Hawkinson
Marguerite Hawkinson
East Twelfth
Frank
Pyote
Texas
Ada
East Central
Army Air Corps
Woodrow Coffey Volunteers for USMS Training
Woodrow Wilson Coffey 26 husband of Mrs Lillie M Coffey of Ada volunteered for maritime service training in Oklahoma City recently and left for seaman training at Avalon California last Saturday. After USMS training Coffey will be assigned aboard a merchant ship by the war shipping administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson Coffey
Lillie M. Coffey
Ada
Oklahoma City
Avalon
California
Coffey
War Shipping Administration
Cancer death rate higher for females than males
The death rate from all forms of cancer runs about 9 percent higher among females compared with males, reflecting gender differences in cancer mortality.
Roy Fine Stationed With Seabees In Mediterranean Area
Roy Fine son of Mrs. M. D. Fine of 217 South Stockton is in the Mediterranean area serving with the Seabees. A Ada high school graduate and former Oklahoma Tire and Supply employee, he reports good food and comfortable conditions. His wife and daughter reside in Henryetta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Fine
M. D. Fine
Stockton
Mediterranean
Ada High School
Oklahoma Tire and Supply Company
Roy
Navy
Seabees
Henryetta
Wallace W McWhirter Promoted in Fifth Army Italy
Staff Sergeant Wallace W. McWhirter son of Mr O Mc Whirter Route 5 Ada has been promoted to technical sergeant. He now serves as first sergeant in an infantry regiment that is part of the Fifth Army in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Wallace W. McWhirter
O. McWhirter
Route 5
Ada
Lt Bob Bevels Sent to Osaka Prison Camp
Mrs Annie Bevels notified her son Lieutenant Bob Bevels captured by Japanese in the fall of the Philippines has been transferred to a Osaka prison camp near Tokyo Japan. A provost marshal general letter said further information would follow when received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Bevels
Bob Bevels
Philippines
Osaka
Tokyo
Japan
Halfpin Joins Merchant Marine Volunteer From Ada
Charles Brannan Halpin age 17 son of Mrs Roxie A Halpin Ada volunteered for Maritime Service in Oklahoma City and left for sea mans training at Avalon California last Saturday. After USMS training he will be assigned to a merchant vessel by the War Shipping Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brannan Halpin
Roxie A. Halpin
Ada
Maritime Service Oe
Oklahoma City
Avalon
California
Halpin
War Shipping Administration
Soldier Cpl Trav Majors Arrives in England for Christmas
Mr and Mrs P C Majors of 628 W 10th report their son Cpl Trav Majors has arrived safely in England. A Quartermaster Corps member trained at Fort Lewis Washington he recalls his first sea voyage bath and plans a Christmas shopping tour in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Majors
W. 10Th
Cpl. Trav Majors
England
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Lewis
Washington
Majors
London
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News
Classified ad notes greater returns on vested amounts in Ada News listings. Indicates investor funds yield higher payouts with specific terms and minimums. Readers are encouraged to compare rates and contact agents for details.
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Ada News
Canadian Veteran Albert B Canada Honored With Legion of Merit
Cpl Albert B Canada of Ada has returned from 11 months in the Southwest Pacific and received the Legion of Merit ribbon after a long hospital stay. He served in the Air Forces since 1941, trained at Ellington Fort Dix Berksdale and Camp Storkiem, and was discharged medically. He is the son of G C Canada and Mrs G C Canada and resides at 1144 St Mississippi in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Albert B. Canada
Ada
Southwest Pacific
Army Air Forces
Canada
Pacific
U.S
Letterman’s Hospital
San Francisco
McClosky General Hospital
Temple
Texas
Beatrice Canada
Ellington Field
Houston
Fort Dix
N. J
Berksdale Field
Camp Storkieman
Calif
G. C
Francis
Beatryce Driver
O. J. Driver
Cedar Grove
Byng
Coupe
St. Mississippi
R. E. Griffith Dies During West Coast Trip
R E Griffith president of two theater chains died in Los Angeles last Wednesday of a heart attack while on a business trip. Funeral at Oklahoma City First Baptist Church Monday at 3 p m. attended by I G Killough and Foster McSwain families. Local Griffith theaters closed Monday till 6 p m in tribute. Survived by widow a son Rupert E Griffith Jr a daughter Julia Joan Griffith mother in Oklahoma City two brothers H G Griffith Kansas City and L C Griffith Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Griffith
Los Angeles
West Coast
Oklahoma City First Baptist Church
I. G. Killough
Foster McSwain
Griffith
Lavaca County
Texas
H. G. Griffith
Kansas City, Mo
L. C. Griffith
Oklahoma City
Zorn Sent To Syracuse Campus For A S T P Course
Pvt. Gus Zorn has completed basic infantry training at Camp Roberts California and is transferred to Syracuse New York. He is enrolled in the Army Specialized Training Program unit at Syracuse University pursuing an electrical engineering course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Gus Zorn
Camp Roberts
Calif
Syracuse
N. Y
Zorn
Army
Syracuse University
Stewart Sent to Navy Pre-Flight in Athens Ga
Naval Aviation Cadet Luther E. Stewart of Fitzhugh reported to the U S Navy Pre-Flight School in Athens for three months of intensive physical training and ground school. After completion he will transfer to a naval air station for flight training prior to joining a combat unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Luther E. Stewart
Fitzhugh
U. S. Navy
Naval Air Station
Stewart
W. B. Stewart
Route One
Fitzhugh High Ool
Oklahoma A
Stillwater
Naval Reserve
Naval Flight Preparatory Oo
Austin
Tex
CAA
War Training Service School
Central State College
Edmond
Government steel plant nears completion in Brazil
A government sponsored steel plant in Brazil nears completion and is expected to raise the nation’s annual output to 70 000 tons as it comes online.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Prepare Now For 44 Gardens Save Tires and More
Indications point to more gardens in Oklahoma in 1944, rural and urban. farmers urged to select the best site, manure the plot, and plow rough. Tips cover tire preservation, ordering repair parts, and maintaining top machinery for war production. Oyster shell and grit advised for egg production. stock water shortages noted with pond projects underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Fred LeCrone
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
C. T. Sturdivant
Extension
A. and
War Production Board
McClain
Kiowa
How Much Manure To Use On Small Garden
Gardeners wonder how much manure to apply. Instruction from Oklahoma A and M suggests application depends on soil moisture, timing, and manure type. Eastern areas can accept heavier rates, while lighter applications are safer in drier zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A. and
M College
Concealing Of News Charged In War Agencies Clash
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission is accused by the Office of War Information of withholding and concealing news memos from Director Elmer Davis. The complaint list cites public confusion over the draft, hostile dealings with newspapers, delayed policy releases, withholding announcements until field reach, and a low ranking for the information division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Office of War Information Today
OWI
Elmer Davis
WMC
Paul V. McNutt
Former Adans Marry In California
Miss Virginia Maurin and Cadet Creston Bruce Williamson wed at First Christian church in Long Beach on November 3. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Garvin, wore blue wool with pink roses. the groom, a Horace Mann graduate, recently completed basic training and is stationed in Latrobe Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garvin Atkins
Ximeno
Long Beach
Calif
Virginia Maurin
Creston Bruce Williamson
First Christian Church
Low Beach
Homer A. Strong
Morell Atkins
E. R. Green
San Pedro
Williamson
Ada High School
Pi Theta Chi
Roosevelt Naval Air Base
Horace Mann High School
Tommie Fuller
Ada
Southwest Gas Company
Douglas Aircraft
Miami Beach
Latrobe, Pa
Yuletide Greenery For Downtown Ada
Downtown Ada prepares for Christmas decorations co driven by merchants and the Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce. Greenery will adorn street light poles while twinkling lights are postponed until after the war. Jaycees meet at Aldridge Hotel for 7 AM breakfast before decorating the main business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Merchants
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Aldridge
Delaney Four Wells Progress in Oklahoma Drilling Group
W A Delaney Jr reports four tests under way in Oklahoma. No. 1 Watson WheelerSW of 165N 8E is testing Beach sand after Wilcox setback. No. 1 Norris Estate NW SW NE of 22 5 4 drills at 2145 ft. Delaney No 1 Fuett NW NW NE 29 6N 3E at 2840 ft. Fundis No 1 C SW SW of 17 6 3 at 1720 ft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Delaney, Jr
Oklahoma
Watson-Wheeler
Old
Allen
Wilcox
Norris Estate
Bebee
Asher-Wanette
Watchorn
Fuett
Fundis
American Embassy in Berlin Heavily Damaged in Bomb Raid
The State Department reports the American Embassy building on Pariser Platz in Berlin was heavily damaged by bombs during the November 23 Allied raid. Swiss officials had used it to protect American interests but have abandoned it. Goebbels ministry and the munitions ministry buildings were also hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Berlin
Pariser Platz
Joseph
Ebbels
Leland Harerison
Bern
Switzerland
Munitions Ministry
Goebbels
Farme r Killed In Train Auto Crash In Hooker
Ray Hampsten 44 a farmer near Hooker was killed and his son Raymond Leroy 14 seriously hurt when their car collided with a Rock Island passenger train at Main street crossing. The boy suffered a double fracture of the right hip plus other injuries. State investigator Jim Holland said Hampsten failed to see the oncoming train. Survivors include his wife three daughters and another son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooker
Raymon
Here
Raymond Leroy
Rock Island
Kas
Atrerman
Jim Holland
Hampsten
Pvt Hood dies in Thanksgiving car wreck
Pvt Marvin Hood 24 of Council Hill Oklahoma died as the second victim of a Thanksgiving automobile accident near Silver City New Mexico. Pfc Chester Bailey 20 of Barletc Kansas died the day before. Also named is Pfc William R Bessee with no address. They were returning to Deming air base when the crash occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver City
N. M
Marvin Hood
Council Hill
Okla
Chester Bailey
Barletc
Kas
William R. Bessee
Deming Air Base
Prisoners Weave Anti-Submarine Cables at San Quentin
Prisoners of San Quentin handcraft anti-submarine cables to defend harbors and waterways while Mexico leads south of the Rio Grande in steel production at about 600000 tons annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Mexico
Rio Grande
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Distinguished Flying
Tank
Marines
Dick Teel
Fred Matthews
Frank Hawkinson
Woodrow Coffey
Adan
USMS
5Th Army
Charles Halpin
Cpl. Trov Majors
Quartermaster C
Nev
Idaho
Utah
ARIZ
Mont
Colo
IND
Ohio
Tenn
ALA
PENN
YFLAN
CONN
Del
Southwestern Movie Theater
Syracuse U
Adans
Delaney
New Wanette Sector
Farmer
Hood
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