Massive Tulsa Braves Bow Ada in State Playoff Clash
Norris Stadium Tulsa Central’s Braves opened a power laden running attack to beat Ada’s Cougars 12 to 6 in the state playoff scene. Gwinn D Smith led the line with big gains as Ada’s Don Presley and Gwinn traded long runs and passes. Walker sparked Ada to a first quarter scoring sprint before Tulsa’s defense held.
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Norris Stadium
Tulsa Central
Braves
Ada
Gwinn
D. Smith
Tuls
Bas‘s
Don Presley
Ars
Tulsa
Totas
Walker
Cougars
Leo Highbe
Classen
Oklahoma City
Yanks Into Two Anchor Points A Tilley Dies At Home
Alfred Thomas Tilley, 85, longtime area resident, died at his home eight miles northwest of Ada Friday night. Born in Marshall Arkansas in 1859, he moved to Ada in 1895. Surviving are five daughters Gillie Dorman, Floy Burch, Dessie Collins, Davie Weston, Bessie Keeling. three sons Walker, Bob, and Dewey Tilley. A nephew Sgt. Dewey K. Tilley was killed in Europe November 11 with the 90th Division. Funeral arrangements by Criswell Funeral Home.
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Alfred Thomas Tilley
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Mr. Tilley
Marshall
Ark
Old Indian Territory
Bob
Bill Hatcher
Jeff Reed
Europe
Gillie Dorman
Hydro
Floy Burch
Marlow
Dessie Collins
Coalgate
Davie Weston
Bessie Keeling
California
Walker
Pauls Valley
Dewey Tilley
Reds In Big Breakthrough on 110 Mile Hungarian Front
Soviet forces smashed 110 miles of western Hungary front racing to within 74 miles of Styria and 47 miles southeast of Budapest. Tolbukhin’s army overran 300 localities, cut the Budapest railway, and pushed toward Lake Balaton as Petro’s forces neared Satoraljaujhely and Kassa. Berlin called the breakthrough tragic as Danube west bank gains pressed toward Dunafoldvar and Szekszard.
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Richard Kasischke
London
Hungary
Styria
Danube
Budapest
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Third
Ukraine
Kassa
Kosice
Slovakia
Satoraljaujhely
Cemerne
Ondava River
Trafic Center
Pecs
Drava
Pellerd
Harkany
Berlin
Szekszard
Paris
Boleske
Dunafoldvar
North Texas Stars Take Sweepstakes in East Central Debate
North Texas State Teachers won the sweepstakes at the East Central debate tournament held Friday and Saturday. Ouachita College placed second, Bethany-Peniel third, with multiple honors in senior and junior divisions for both men and women. D. J. Nabors praised Ada citizens helping judge the event.
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North Texas State
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Ouachita College
Arkadelphia
Ark
Bethany-Peniel College
Bethany
Daniel Grant
J. W. Thomas
Ouachita
Norris Fellows
Bill Watson
Drury College
Springfield, Mo
Hilda Haynes
Jane Mandeville
North Texas
Alma Mae Wood
Dorothy Jean Gay
Northeastern
Tahlequah
Bethany Peniel College
Lorraine Tyner
Dawn Hawley
George Moore
Bethany Peniel
Don Wilson
Texan
Lyndell Armstead
Horace Mahan
Juadina Brock
Southeastern
Durant
Alma Mae Ward
Drury
Erlene Johnson
D. J. Nabors
East Central Department
Ada
Nabors
East Central
American Troops Push Into Saarlautern and Julich Front
American forces entered Saarlautern and Julich as part of the winter assault, penetrating the western parts of both towns near the Roer and Saar rivers. U S Ninth and First Armies face river barriers while fighting heavy German opposition and repulsed counterattacks with air and armored support.
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Edward Kennedy
Paris
Flaming Saarlautern
Saar Basin
Julich
Roer
Saarlautern
Cologne
Saar
Cologne Plain
U. S. First Army
Inden
U. S. Ninth Army
U. S. Seventh Army
Rhine
Strasbourg
Ninth Air Force
Third Army
Saar City
Saar River
Heavy Rains Halt Ground Battle for Ormoc Corridor
Heavy rains again stalled the Leyte campaign as aircraft clashed over the Ormoc corridor. Japanese planes attacked Carigara bay while American bombers struck Legaspi and other targets in the central Philippines and Mindanao.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Ormoc
Carigara Bay
Leyte
Morotai Island
Moluccas
Imperial
Legaspi
Luzon Island
Visayan Islands
Davao
Mindanao
Groundwork Laid For Final Fight Of FDR-Congress
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee favored a freeze plan on Social Security tax increases, despite a 17 to 7 vote split. The move likely signals the 78th Congress confronting the White House as the tax rate nears two percent January 1. Veto is expected if sentiment does not swing, with debate extending beyond December adjournment targets.
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Washington
House
White House
Congress
Senate
County Pecan Meeting Highlights Grower Show
The Pontotoc county Pecan Growers Association met Saturday with about 50 growers and 38 exhibits. E N Jones chaired. D C Mooring judged and discussed pecan shows. Herman Henrich reported on spraying results for pecan casebearer. Lyman Coe led a mildew and scab discussion referencing a state survey and vulnerable Burkett and Halbert varieties.
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Pontotoc County
Lyman Coe
State Department of Agriculture
Weather Outlook for Midwest Sunday Rain and Warmth
Oklahoma cloudy with moderate rain Sunday and warmer northeast areas. Missouri sees rain in the west and north Sunday. Kansas Sunday cloudy with rain and warmer conditions.
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Armament Drive Could Delay Reconversion After Germany Falls
Washington December 2 War Production Board Chairman J A Krug said the armament task may slow reconversion after Germany collapses. He disclosed plans for 500 million dollars of new plant construction to boost shell production for infantry mortars. He noted progress in accelerating lagging wartime programs and said many new workers are entering plants.
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Washington
Germany
J. A. Krug
Krug
Rural districts report war bond totals exceed quota
Rural districts of Pontotoc county report they are over the quota in purchases of war bonds during the Sixth War Loan.
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Pontotoc County
German Rifle To Be Sold At War Bond Auction
A German rifle in good condition will be sold at a war bond auction December 13 at the Ada Community Sales Barn. Sgt. Ray Stephens of Konawa sent the weapon home from Europe and will be present. H. J. Huddleston chairs the drive at the Oklahoma State Bank. The sale also features a Guernsey cow and calf, hogs, and other farm items as county totals lag toward a $1 054 000 quota with the drive’s end approaching December 16.
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Ada
Ray Stephens
Konawa
C. B. Stephens
Stonewall
Seminole
Sgt. Stephens
Germany
H. J. Huddleston
Oklahoma State Bank
Guests Trapped In Hotel Fire In Kansas City
Dense smoke filled the Sexton hotel in downtown Kansas City trapping 11 guests and forcing 45 to flee. Three victims were overcome while others were lowered by ladders. among those affected were Mrs ton Peggy Munger and Don Hamil. Police say about 1,000 people watched as firemen assisted guests on the fifth floor.
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Kansas City
Sexton
Ton
Peggy Munger
Don Hamil
Twelfth Street
Baltimore Avenue
E. E. Smith
Bond Totals Report for Series and Other Types
Bond totals show Series E amounting to 372000 with Friday sales 381.25 and total to date 133668.75. Other Types totals 682000 with Friday sales 237575.40 and cumulative 501, iffy total 237?
Community fundraising sales exceed district quota
The report notes a miscalculation using maturity value for early bond sales leading to a Friday adjustment. Saturday totals reach 371244.15, surpassing one third. Oakman reports 3500. Byng exceeds goal with remaining committees to report. Black Rock tops quota Friday night.
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Oakman
Byng
Black Rock
Orel Busby
Perry Blue
Pickett
De Gaulle Meets Stalin in Kremlin on Moscow Visit
Gen. De Gaulle arrived by train in Moscow and was welcomed by Premier Stalin at the Kremlin. He was accompanied by Roger Garreau, head of the French diplomatic mission, as talks were framed around shaping French policy toward Russia and distancing from Munich era memories.
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Moscow
de Gaulle
Stalin
Kremlin
Roger Garreau
Benes
France
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Alphonse Juin
Plane Crash Deaths Rise to Eight in Van Nuys
A Transcontinental and Western Airlines crash near Van Nuys raised casualties to eight dead and 15 injured. Merchant seaman Elmer Gay, 30, of Long Beach, Calif., died in a hospital after suffering a possible skull fracture and multiple injuries.
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Los Angeles
Western Airlines
van Nuys
Elmer Gay
Long Beach
Calif
West Watches Unusual Sight in Leyte Battle
S/Sgt. Jack H. West of Ada Oklahoma reports a strange scene as his battalion fought through rice flats near Dagami Philippines. Maj. Joseph R. Lewis coordinated natives and water buffalo to bring rations and water to the front after two days without food. West, a flamethrower, notes the natives endured to supply the troops while the unit killed nearly a thousand Japanese in the area.
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Leyte
Filippines
Jack H. West
West Sixth Street
Ada
Okla
Dagami
Joseph R. Lewis
Brooklyn
Sgt. West
West
Signs of the Times in Saipan Paint Here
In Saipan a water point displays Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Water Company while a garbage truck bears Saipan Sanitation Company Service With a Smell, illustrating wartime occupation era signage.
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Saipan
Rec
Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Water Company
Saipan Sanitation Company
Distillers Keep Spirits Up During Holiday Season
Distillers emphasize resilience and festive production as holiday demand rises. Firms allocate stock, promote seasonal products, and support workers through bonuses and safety measures.
Twin Daughters For Pvt Joseph Turkowski In Chicago
Pvt. Joseph Turkowski of Chicago, a medical corpsman at Fort Lewis, learned by telegram that his wife had delivered twin girls while he was in class studying shock treatments.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Dee 2
Joseph Turkowski
Chicago
A Trolley Ride Home Mirrors Packed Barge Travel
Theexcerpt imagines the claustrophobic experience of crowding into a transport barge by comparing it to a crowded trolley ride home after work. It conveys a sense of suffocating proximity and collective movement in confined space.
Local Grooming Mishap Ends With Hospital Rush
Lem Wheeler, while being shaved by a barber’s assistant yesterday, was rushed to the hospital after a mouse scampered across the floor, causing a startled reaction and brief commotion at the shop.
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Lem Wheeler
Yisterday
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