Poultry Grits Plant to Rise at Ten Acre Rock Site
Dallas businessman Bill Barbay says his Capitol Quarry plant on Ten Acre Rock will produce chicken grits for turkeys hens pullets and baby chicks plus canary grit. With $45 000 invested the facility expects operations before December 15 and will build a railroad spur near the Frisco line.
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Mineral Industries
Fore Granite Company
Dallas
Tex
Capitol
Bill Brbay
Big Rock
Barbay
United States
Frisco
Troy
Johnston County
Arbay
Ollie Jackson Receives Navy Discharge After Pacific Service
Ollie Jackson son in law of Mr and Mrs L A Corbin of Stonewall and husband of Minnie Ola Corbin was discharged from the navy after three years of service including 27 months in the Pacific with the 47th Naval Construction battalion. He volunteered for the Seabees in 1942 and will return to Fort Worth to make his home.
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Ollie Jackson
L. A. Corbin
Stonewall
Minnie Ola Corbin
Navy
Pacific
Solomon Islands
47Th
Naval Construction Battalion
Consolidated
Fort Worth
Tex
Seabees
Jackson
Pecan Show Winners Named After Saturday Contest
The Southern Oklahoma Pecan show concluded Saturday with first place entries advancing to the State Pecan Show in Pauls Valley on December 4-5. Winners include Natives Zimmerman Parker and W. T. Phillips Ada route 5, Stratford John McDonald route 2, E. M. Jones Ada, Denton Floyd Ada, and more in Improved Varieties Western Schley Eastern Schley Bass and other classes.
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Oklahoma
Pauls Valley
M. R. Wood
Ada
Schley
John V. Crabtree
J. Sent McGuffy
Harden City
Moneymaker
Bass
W. J. Barnes
Stonewall
Nelson
Melton — Zimmerman
Parker
Those Who Hunt Without Any Gun Reveal Hidden Skills
Tulsa columnist recounts rural exploits where rocks and stones kill as effectively as firearms. Tales include a Bartlesville man who knocked out an opossum with one throw and Archie's beagle driven hunts ending fatally with a rock. The piece argues rocks can serve as deadly weapons in certain hands.
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Howard Brisco
Tulsa
Okla
Bartlesville
John Culver
Area Price Control Board
Ozark
Nazi General Dostler Executed For War Crimes In Italy
AVERSA Italy December 1 Nazi General Anton Dostler was executed by firing squad for ordering the execution of 15 American soldiers captured behind German lines in March 1944. He fell at 9 11 a.m. two minutes after riflemen fired. A U S court martial convicted him in October rejecting his defense that he acted under orders. The Americans had been captured near La Spezia after a raid to dynamite a railroad tunnel.
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Aversa
Italy
Anton Dostler
Germany
Europe
A. N
Liberman
Bangor
Dostler
U. S
la Spezia
Virl F. Loman Receives Naval Discharge After Service
Virl F. Loman, F 1/c, was discharged after twenty two months in the Naval Amphibious forces. He trained at Farragut Idaho then served nine months in Solomons Maryland. Assigned to LCT-508 he went to Norfolk Virginia where a knee injury led to seven months at Portsmouth Naval Hospital and a final discharge after recovery.
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Virl F. Loman
Naval Amphibious Forces
Farragut
Idaho
Solomons
Norfolk
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Furnish GI Housing Now Says Monroney
Representative Monroney urged Congress to fund temporary housing for returning veterans in a deficiency bill. He cited Oklahoma City veterans sleeping in one room at Salvation Army shelters and on 15 cent nightly cots in flophouses, calling for readily deployable demountable houses due to material shortages.
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Washington
Congress
Rep
Monroney
D-Okla
House
Oklahoma City
Salvation Army
America
Fox Holes
Lumdher
Greater Returns for Amount in News Classified Ads
A classified ad column highlights larger returns for the same investment in news space. Advertisers report improved visibility and response rates when choosing premium placements and longer runs with targeted audience reach. Local merchants consider expanding budgets to capitalize on higher exposure.
Pendleton Leader in Cotton Oil Industry Dead at 70
W F Pendleton of Dallas dies at 70 after a half century in cotton oil. He helped build or operate 52 mills and about 300 gins across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Mississippi and Florida. Survived by widow four daughters two sons and other relatives. Funeral at Dallas First Methodist Church Monday at 1 p.m. Burial in Farmersville Texas.
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W. F. Pendleton
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Florida
Oklahoma Cotton Seed Growers Association
Durant National Bank
Durant Milling Company
J. A. McDonald
Durant
Requa W. Bell
Jenkintown
Penn
Bryan W. Nolen
Oklahoma City
W. F. Lythe
San Marino
Calif
Hugh
A. M. Pendleton
Dallas First Methodist Church
Farmersville
Tex
Pvt Basil Wright In Hospital In Kentucky Army Facility
Pvt Basil A Wright of Harden City was admitted to Borden General Hospital Chickasha for aural rehabilitation at Borden hearing clinic after basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky. He was inducted in April this year and stationed at camps on the West Coast. His wife Christene and children Bertha and Roger live in Harden City. he is the son of Mrs Sarah Wright.
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Basil A. Wright
Harden City
Borden General Hospital
Chickasha
Borden
Pvt
Wright
Army
Fort Knox
West Coast
Christene
Bertha
Roger
Sarah Wright
Patrol To Rebuild Public Safety Drive In Ada
Oklahoma's Department of Public Safety plans a postwar revival of its education and patrol program. Harvey Hawkins tells the Ada Kiwanis the force, reduced during wartime, will resume outreach through schools civic clubs and publicity to curb reckless driving while focusing on youngsters and the elderly.
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Oklahoma
Department of Public Safety
Harvey Hawkins
Ada Kiwanis Club
Hawkins
Child Prodigy Has An Anniversary
Oklahoma City reports Victor Allesandro a 30 year old conductor marks his 25th anniversary. He conducts the 80 piece Oklahoma symphony in an all Tschaikowsky program at Municipal Auditorium with 5000 tickets sold. Born 1915 in Waco Texas he debuted in 1920 at Houston.
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Oklahoma City
Victor Allesandro
Allesandro
New York Civic Symphony
Minneapolis Symphony
Boston Symphony
Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra
Municipal Auditorium
Waco
Tex
Houston
Australia
Italy
Flu and Pneumonia Prevalent In Ada
Ada reports higher than usual flu and pneumonia with school absences up to ten per class. Doctors note unusual seasonally early cases and a national AP survey shows widespread but not epidemic flu across the country. Weather remains pleasantly mild amid health concerns.
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Associated Press
Ada
Christmas Gift Program Aims to Help Hospitalized Servicemen
The American Legion and Auxiliary sponsor A Christmas Gift for the Yank Who Gave to send gifts to GI Joes and GI Janes in Guam the Philippines Hawaii the Canal Zone Alaska and U S government hospitals. Deadline is December 10 with local chairman Mrs Ferguson arranging gift pickups and selections.
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The
American Legion and
American Legion Auxiliary
Guam
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Alaska
U. S
American Legion
United States
Robert Ferguson
Joe — of
Mears
One Man Housing Project Starts in Lawrence
Harry Lees Jr a 22 year old Oklahoma City veteran has launched a one man housing project in Lawrence Kansas to aid GI housing needs He used GI Bill loan funds and saved money to buy an eight room house and convert it into apartments An ex army sergeant Gordon O'Brien has rented a unit with his wife and 18 month old son Lees plans to house ex servicemen preferably veterans with children including his own background as a lieutenant in the army signal corps.
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Lawrence, Kas
Harry Lees, Jr
Oklahoma City
University of Kansas
University Town
Lees
Gordon O’brien
Lawrence
Lancaster
Oklahoma City Railroad
Army Signal Corps
Come and Get Em Library Invitation Ada News
Miss Hazel Whaley of the Ada Public Library invites county teachers to donate magazines for distribution to rural schools. Teachers collected bundles, children delighted in the reading material, and Miss Whaley urges more groups to pick up remaining magazines for redistribution.
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Ada Public Library
Hazel Whaley
Ada
Miss Whaley
Drive Begins For Funds To Aid Training Of Kenny Treatment
Twenty two Adans Saturday launched a 1945 campaign to raise funds for training nurses and technicians in the Sister Kenny Institute method for infantile paralysis. Idris Traylor named county chairman and Ed Martin treasurer. Contributions may be sent to Ed Martin, Sister Kenny Foundation Fund, First National Bank Ada Oklahoma.
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Adans
Kenny
Idris Traylor
Ed Martin
University of Minnesota Medical Pool
Minneapolis General Hospital
Sister Elizabeth
Marvelous Siamese Catfish Astonishes Smithsonian
Francis J. Kelly reviews Smithsonian notes on Siamese catfish in Siam, describing rock eating giants, a banana loving variety, algae cleanup hooked to a suction snout, and other oddities from the riverine museum bulletin. The奇 statements mix wonder with playful speculation about Arkansas bullheads and Iowa mud cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Siam
Arkansas
Iowa
Smithsonian
Missouri Ozarks
The
VEW Builds New Downtown Hall For Ada Veterans
Ada VFW chapter crews work in the Cummings building to create a 75 foot hall in the 100 block East Main with partitions moved from former offices They plan a welfare service officer office and a meeting set for Thursday night December 13 The project will include a club room and canteen to give ex servicemen a place to relax and seek benefits and rights assistance from veterans organizations.
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Ada’s
VFW
Cummings
Smart Shop
East Main
Truman Wears Sweater Of Own
DUNCAN B C Canada Dec 3-7 President Truman borrowed a hand knitted Indian sweater from Governor Wallgren during a fishing trip in Washington state last year. The Cowichan Indians later presented a heavy hand made sweater to Consul Perkins in Victoria with 900 white people and 100 Indians in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St He Ul of
County Farmers Must File Applications
The Pon totoc county committee notifies farmers that January 15 is the closing date to report performance for 1945 practices. Any producer who earned a Payment on practice must report to the county AAA office by January 15, with many already submitting but some still outstanding.
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Pontotoc County
AAA
Drug Offers New Hope For Allergy Sufferers
University of Illinois College of Medicine reports a new drug Benadryl that provides marked relief for hay fever asthma and allergies. developed by Dr Earl R Lowe it acts by preventing histamine effects with three daily doses required for continuous relief and is not yet released for general use.
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Chicago
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Earl R. Lowe
Lowe
Arkansas Governor Declares Victory in Garden Contest
Governor Laney smilingly said he wins the six state victory garden contest with Arkansas leading in gardens. He noted estimates range from 200,000 to 330,000 gardens in Arkansas, citing Aubrey Gates who pegged 35,000 as a definite result, and promised turkeys for Christmas for the losers.
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Little Rock
Laney
Arkansas
Aubrey Gates
University of Arkansas Extension Service
Louisiana
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Gorden Harrel Takes Six Month Leave For State Education Role
Gorden Harrel of the college faculty will be loaned to the State Department of Education for six months to serve as a curriculum consultant likely in the region. He joins fifteen other Oklahoma men who attended a Peabody University workshop last summer that laid groundwork for the current Oklahoma curriculum revision. Harrel's duties will be taken over by Dr. Edward Davis and Lt. Commander Frank Spencer, expected back from Navy duty in the Pacific before the second semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Harrel
State Department of Education
Harrel
Oklahoma
Peabody University
Edward Davis
Frank Spencer
Pacific
MacArthur orders war crimes arrest list for Japan
General MacArthur announces a directive arresting 59 Japanese figures as war crime suspects spanning imperial princes former premiers cabinet ministers zaibatsu bankers militarists and newspaper executives The list includes eight peers and advisers and omits some noted spokesmen and ministers a prince is named as a suspect despite his high position
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Privy Council
Zaibatsu
Japan
Kempeitai
Thought Police
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
McArthur
House of Peers
House of Representatives
Oje
Koichi Kido
Tojo
Sotaro Ishiwata
Imperial Household
Nashimoto
Children Testify Hope In Mansfeldt Murder Trial
In San Francisco on December 3, 45 year old Annie Irene Mansfeldt plans to see her three children Irene 15 John 14 and Terry 12 for the first time since Oct 4 when she admitted shooting Mrs Vada Martin 36 They will be called to testify in what could be a pivotal courtroom moment as defense aims to prove a state of somnolence and lack of conscious action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Annie Irene Mansfeldt
Irene
John
Terry Mansfeldt
Vada Martin
Vincent Hatlinan
Mansfeldt
Three Convicted of Mistreating Airmen in German Camp
In Wuppertal a British military court found Colonel Erich Killinger and two staff officers guilty of mistreating captured RAF airmen at a Ruhr interrogation center nicknamed the sweatbox. The men had pleaded not guilty to torture claims about hot asbestos lined cells used to coerce disclosures.
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Wuppertal
Germany
Col
Erich Killinger
Ruhr
Killinger
Price Ceilings Seen Allowing Cheaper New Cars
With price ceilings set, we eventually will be able to drive a new car without having to drive a bargain. The statement outlines how price controls could ease the purchase by reducing the need for negotiation.
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Dallas Mann
U.S
Iin
Walnuts L. C. Cales
Roy S. McKeown
Archie
F. Loman
Basil Wright
Sone Oklaria
Adea Sone Cancer Society
Autorer
American Cancer Society
L. C. Griffith
Fred L. Dunn
American Cancer Society, Inc
Patrol
Air Mail
GI Jane
Joe
Victory Allesandro
Cactus Ltd
Vel
Ada News
Sister Elizabeth Kenny Institute
Minneapolis
Bing Crosby
Kenny Institute
Exchange Club of
Dr. O. H. Miller
First National Bank
Evans Hardware Co
Clover - Duncan Drug Stores
Denco Bus Lines
Wayne Wheelock
Fred’ Oliver
W. M. Emanuel
Boiles’ Grocery
O’neal’s Jewelers
Fred Reynolds
F. C. Norris
Choctaw Cotton Oil Co
Jimmie Hall
H. A. Carroll
Ott Reeves
Scott's
W. T. Shelton
Smith’s Footwear
Gem Credit Jewelers
Claude Griffith
Ebey McCauley
Truman
Aua
Gorden Harrel
Russell Brines
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