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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
2
Mrs. O D Roberts of 609 West Twenty fourth reported her nephew Sgt Olen Jordan missing in action since November seventeenth. He serves as waist gunner on a B 24 bomber somewhere in Italy.
Mrs Paul Auten had a major operation Tuesday morning at Valley View hospital and is reported improving. Wayne Holden of Duncan arrived Tuesday night to visit his brother pl J C Holden on furlough from Grand Island Nebraska, sons of Mr and Mrs R H Holden of 619 West Nineteenth.
Mr and Mrs J C Nabors from Hickory visited Ada on Tuesday to browse W T Rawleighs general line of merchandise. Thurston Bishop stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri has returned after a three day leave visiting his father Charles C Bishop and Mrs Bishop in Ada. He came home four months ago from two years service in the West Indies.
Miss Etna Milburn of 117 East Fourteenth returns from a four day visit with friends in Dalhart Texas. The notice invites selecting Christmas music from a large Blue Lantern Shop collection.
Bud Ellison, longtime local restaurant proprietor, is recovering after suffering burns to his hands when he spilled hot coffee. He received treatment and is listed in stable condition as he heals.
Miss Helen Minor, who had been seriously ill at Gainesville Texas, is reported in an improved condition. Her recovery is awaited by family and friends.
Mr and Mrs Claude Wood of Muskogee joined in buying Tuberculosis Christmas Seals to aid discovery, treatment, and control of the disease. Mrs B W Heathman left for Edmond to visit daughter Mrs Melvin Dixon and family for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hearn of Fittstown transacted business in Ada Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Reavis, 908 East Fifteenth, have as their guest Mrs. Carl Kisselburg of Belleville, Illinois.
Mrs. Cooks Beauty Shop announces permanent waving service now available. Call 2746 for appointments. December 5, 1951.
Mrs J Frank Miller travels to Fort Monmouth New Jersey to see Lt Frankie Miller recovering from injuries in a truck train accident. On return she plans a visit with his wife and infant daughter Susan Ann in Chicago.
Blue Lantern Shop offers flowers and mantle and table decorations with a reminder to order early. Phone 343. 12-6-3t.
Master Sergeant Melvin Le moin Bishop spends a 21 day leave visiting his father Charles C. Bishop and Mrs. Bishop at 717 West Second. He recently returned from two years service in England.
The account asserts Marco Polo required 600 years to prove the existence of the animal he described as Ovis Poli. It claims the world doubted such a creature until centuries later when evidence emerged confirming its existence.
West began service in Australia, then moved to New Guinea before serving in the Netherlands East Indies. He is currently stationed as a cook for a medical detachment.
Secret tests are under way on new air giants like the B 36, described as the largest airplane attempted in the country. Aeronautics experts study B 35 B 36 and B 42 while rockets and jet weapons advance. Budget needs for rocket production run to 10 million dollars as Langley wind tunnels test high speed aircraft.
Weldon Stamps II C of Speaker Weldon Stamps II C of Speaker Weldon Stamps, manager of radio Station KADA, will be principal speaker at the Thursday noon Chamber of Commerce luncheon in the Aldridge Hotel dining room. Elmer Kenison, secretary, said the talk would be interesting and informative.
Current corn and wheat crops promise the largest on record. Cotton yield per acre will be the largest in history and total crop near average despite reduced acreage. Tobacco output is only 4 percent below 1939’s record. Combined crop output in 1944 could exceed all years except 1942, with a chance to match that bumper harvest.
Flying at exceptional altitudes can cause drowsiness excitability irritability and other symptoms suggesting intoxication among crew members. The report notes these effects may impair judgment and performance during flight operations.
A brief notice highlights higher returns for investors in vested Ada assets with updated rates and terms. The advertisement invites readers to review new figures, emphasizing improved value and clearer guidelines for engagement.
Naval personnel are urged to switch to V-Mail as air-mail to Europe slows. Winter flying over the Northern Atlantic is reduced, delaying U.S. Europe letters to more than two weeks, while V-Mail retains five to seven days. V-Mail sacks fit in smaller film reels. authors urge early use for fastest delivery.
Mrs. Sarah Haney, 89, died at home on route 2 in Byars Tuesday at 6 p.m. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at McGee with burial at Smith Funeral Home in charge. Survived by three sons Will Hicks of Wheeler Texas L M Haney of Holdenville and W P Haney of Byars.
Nora Jane Kelley died at her Jesse home Monday at 6 30 p m age 69 Funeral services are set for Thursday December 7 at 3 p m with Dr C C Morris officiating at Jesse Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge No close relatives survive
Glenwood pack No 4 met at Mrs. Cleo Tate s home with Den Chief Curtis Lamb in charge. They planned a Christmas party for December 21 with a gift exchange after a Stunt filled program. Earnie Randall completed Cub work and Cubs will make presents for parents at next meeting.
Maj. Gen. De Lattre De Tassigny announced the French First Army has taken 15 000 German prisoners and killed 10 000 since the winter offensive began on the western front. He added that French losses have been exceedingly light.
Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott Jr. 49, former Anzio and southern France leader, appointed commander of the U. S. Fifth Army in Italy succeeding Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark. Clark moves to 15th army group. Alexander becomes Mediterranean commander. Truscott’s career includes Dieppe planning, Port Lyatee assault, Tunisian campaign, and Sicily invasion.
The Rural Electrification Administration brought 771 miles of distribution in Oklahoma into operation during the fiscal year ended June 30 1944. Rep Johnson questioned REA critics while Deputy Administrator William J Neal defended efforts saying REA aims to aid rural areas and that most power comes from private utilities including Oklahoma Gas & Electric.
Markets listing from Corrected Daily by Cudahy Co shows hens at 23 cents, fryers eggs at 42 cents, No. 1 eggs at 50 cents, No. 2 eggs at 47 cents, and No. 1 young turkeys at 33 1/2 cents.
New York December 6 irregular stocks with rate rally erasing losses. Bonds mixed with rail supply. Cotton quiet as hedge selling meets mill buying. Chicago wheat weak on demand. Corn mixed with short covering and profit taking. Rye weak due to limited demand. Hogs active 15 to 20 cents higher top 14.20. Cattle strong prime steers and yearlings up 24 to 40 cents with top 18.00.
Late support helped an irregular recovery in the New York market after an early dip. The rails revived trading and moderate gains spread through the final hour as speculators cashed in on the first week’s rise. About 1,000,000 shares changed hands with leaders such as Chrysler Sears Roebuck Johns Manville Pan American Airways and Standard Oil (N J) among winners.
Omaha district livestock report shows cattle 1 200 head and calves 600. beef steers and yearlings steady to higher in clean-up trade with odd lots at 10.00 to 11.75. beef cows 8.00 to 10.50, canners 4.50 to 7.50, vealers 7.50 to 12.00. Hogs 700 with 20 to 45 higher, top 14.45, most 14.35 to 14.45. sows 13.70, lighter weights 13.50 to 13.75. Sheep 300. fat lambs 13.25, natives 13.00 to 25, fat ewes 5.50 down.
The state tax commission reported $1,685,472 in November sales tax, up 201,205 from prior periods, despite fewer firms filing than in November 1943. Returns from retailers handling general merchandise rose 16.92 percent, with increases from food and apparel sales.
General de Gaulle and General Juin visited the Red Army artillery school in Moscow as high Soviet officers guided the tour. The encounter highlighted wartime alliance cooperation amid ongoing activities in the Soviet capital.
The Berlin radio reported that on Monday Hitler met Franz Szalasi the Hungarian chief of state at an unspecified retreat.
The listing shows a Wednesday prime grid from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM with varied programs including What Are the Answers, Ranch, Symphonies of the Sage, Watch the World Goes, Lum n Abner, My Best Girls, Dunninger, Spotlight Bands, Coronet Story Teller, Raymond G. Swing, Ted Malone, Scramby Amby, Behind the War News, Tue Time, Henry J. Taylor, Guy Claridge, News, and the National Anthem.
A fragmented Thursday schedule lists multiple radio programs from dawn to evening including News segments, soap operas, variety acts, Westerns, and adventure series with dozens of show titles and times. The lineup features Morning to late afternoon blocks and prime time programs such as Breakfast Club Mystery Chef and Tales of Doris Arrington.
Norman Bower reports on the British Second Army front stating seriously wounded Nazi prisoners are kept alive against their will by transfusions because they refuse non German blood.
Allied forces push from two sides into Germany with the Fourth armored and 26th infantry divisions advancing three miles north through Lorraine toward the Siegfried line. Quiet Roer river front near Cologne. First Army completes Bergstein capture at the edge of the Hurtgen forest. Bergstein lies a half mile from the site.
New York December 6 The Stars and Stripes army newspaper has already earned 3 million dollars in the European battle theater. Col Ensley M Llewellyn reports circulation exceeds one million copies sold at 2 cents each.
White painted direction signs and place names, 20 feet high, aid pilots from 5,000 feet on clear days, guiding aircraft with visible markings for navigation.
Fur dealers trappers and rendering plants have salvaged many tons of wild animal fats since 1942. This year federal authorities urge all in posi tion to turn in fats as they are used for explosives and are in great demand.
A test shows a stainless steel plate immersed in sea water for nine weeks without rust or barnacles. The note appears in Ada News Want Ads.
In the Roer region near Dover and Linnich the Ninth Army to the north reported only patrols and artillery action with both outskirts reached. Casualties were heavy on both sides as American forces regroup for a renewed push into the Reich while German losses were estimated at about 9,000 daily on the western front.
The red hue of the famed Honduras fountain water is produced by a microscopic organism. After death the organism colors the water and causes it to coagulate like blood.
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