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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1944
Page
2
Allen Eaves arrives Sunday for a 21 day visit with his mother Mrs Eva Boyd and other relatives and friends. He recently completed 12 months duty in the Southwest Pacific area.
E A Rigmey of Pauls Valley is in Ada today for business matters, visiting local offices and meeting contacts.
Cpl. J. C. Holden departed Sunday afternoon for Grand Island Nebraska to report to his station following a seven day furlough spent with his parents Mr and Mrs R H Holden and other relatives and friends in Ada.
Mrs Ora Kelso of Roff spent the weekend in Ada visiting friends and pastimes. She toured local spots and enjoyed time with acquaintances in the city.
A query asks about purchasing tuberculosis Christmas Seals dated 12 8 6t. The note resembles a historical fundraising prompt urging reader involvement in public health charity drives.
CPO and Mrs. Orville Long spent the weekend visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Murdock and other friends. He is stationed at the hospital at Norman and she is at their farm near Coal Gate.
Mrs. Fred McKinney of Harden City shops in Ada. Mrs. Hubert Fountain at 411 Johnston received word that her husband Pfc. Hubert Fountain has arrived at his overseas destination, accompanied by Pvt. Alva Dickerson.
Expert repair service on all sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. J W Jordan of Fittstown attended to business interests in Ada Saturday.
Mr and Mrs F E Miller of Denver Colorado are spending the holiday season visiting their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs B H Todd in the Busby addition.
O. J. Driver of Francis trans acted business in Ada Saturday. Mrs. F. L. Finley left today for Oklahoma City where she will enter St. Anthony's hospital for an operation on her hand.
W C Robertson of Fitzhugh shopped in Ada on Saturday for magazines for Christmas at Braly's store, phone 338, dated 11 28. The item reflects midwest small town shopping and local business activity.
Mr and Mrs George Warren Taylor Jr and family arrived Sunday for a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs G W Taylor at 136 West Twenty second. The younger Taylor will depart December 20 for Little Rock Arkansas for service in the U S Army.
Herry Rucker of Byars trans Mrs. Nettie Tibbet spent the week end in Durant visiting her sister Mrs. Jack Carmack and infant daughter.
An OCR snippet notes W. T. Rawleigh's general line of merchandise and references Mrs. Zack Cartright of Roff in a Western context.
Mrs Charlie Smith left today for Vinita to spend the holiday season with her parents.
Mr and Mrs Wayman Scott and their sons of Clarita attended to business in Ada Saturday.
Jess A. Williams of Francis visited Mrs Retta B. Smith Sunday with Mrs Nell Brewster, Mrs Ada Grey, and Snow Dunnigan.
Solon speaks of a tough war ahead with enemy morale high and long delays due to mud and trenchfoot. He urges home front support including more ammunition tires hospital ships blood and supplies to back the G I Joe and shorten the conflict. He stresses American resolve and the need for news from home to lift spirits.
Welton Stanford of Hickory joined Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Banker of Lake Wells Louisiana for a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Bayless. The Banker brothers are tied by family.
H B Williams of Hickory transacted business in Ada on Saturday. State Senator and Mrs Allen G Nichols of Allen visited friends in Ada Sunday. Gift shop features records and music from the Blue Lantern Shop noted as a continuing offering.
G. R. Shipley of Stonewall Mrs. Roy Campbell and daughter Ita visited a brother Guy Southern and Mrs. Southern in Abilene Texas. They also called on relatives in Fort Worth and Dallas on their return trip. Mrs. Henry Cannon and her sons of Tupelo conducted business there.
Among the Allen shoppers in Ada Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hogue and family and T Sgt. and Mrs. Thomas Hogue.
Items include scooter air rifle wind up toys projection machine and metal airplanes with a doll buggy. notes of 301 East 14th and 12-11-11 H. B. Meyers of Fittstown transacting business in Ada. Miss Laurice Core of 301 West Twentieth spent the weekend visiting Dallas relatives.
Mr and Mrs Robert Brashear and their daughter from Tupelo attended business interests in Ada on Saturday.
Mrs. Leon Leach of Oklahoma City arrived Sunday to visit friends and attend to business in Ada for a few days.
Blue Lantern Flower Shop advertises a Christmas flower selection and invites early orders. Phone number 343 is listed for orders. Dated 12 11 6t.
Cpl Johnnie Fountain stationed at San Juan Puerto Rico arrived to spend a 30 day furlough visiting relatives and friends in Ada and Oklahoma City to see his mother Mrs R C Fountain.
Mrs Albert Horn and her daughter of Fitzhugh were seen shopping in Ada on Saturday, adding a note of local social activity to the town.
Mrs Pete Pemberton of Oklahoma City arrived Sunday for a few days visit with friends in a nearby community.
J D Gleson of Stonewall operates a business in Ada this Saturday. Local coverage notes Gleson’s enterprise and ties to Stonewall.
Mrs. Bob Sammons is spending an extended visit with her daughter and granddaughter in Durant, enjoying time together during the stay.
F. W. Meyers of Stonewall along with Mrs. Earnest Hodges and Mrs. W. Rogers and daughter of Fittstown attended to business interests in Ada Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Roy Beal spent the week end visiting relatives in Okmulgee and Tulsa confirming their travel plans and family ties in the region.
The Kings Daughters of the First Methodist Church announce a Christmas covered dish luncheon in Fellowship Hall on Tuesday at 1 o'clock.
Mrs. W. M. Emanuel and Mrs. Muriel Kittell Davis present their pupils in a recital Thursday night December 14 at 7 30 p m in the First Methodist church.
The Ada Junior High PTA will meet Friday December 15 at 7 30 p m. The music department presents There Was One Who Gave a Lamb a Christmas nativity play. Dr Linscheid will be principal speaker. Patrons and friends are invited to attend.
Mrs. Anna Denton was overcome by monoxide gas Friday and remains in poor condition at a local hospital. Booth Downs, who was also exposed, was released Sunday. Denton was found at his son B. D. Denton’s farm house and regained consciousness about 12 hours later after initially losing it.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sellers of route 1 Tupelo died at a local hospital Sunday morning. Funeral services and burial were held at East Hill cemetery in Roff Sunday afternoon.
Charles A. Wells warned Ada's civics clubs that war grows from a wave of violent change, citing Hitler and Japanese leaders. He urged Christianity as strength, warned against top‑down social controls, and urged democracy arising from the people's hearts.
A classified notice explains higher yields on vested Ada accounts with improved rates and terms. It highlights new investment options and steps to reallocate funds, urging readers to contact Ada Financial Services for details and deadlines.
Local market report lists hens at 23 cents per dozen, eggs at 42 cents for fryers, cream pricing No. 1 at 50 cents and No. 2 at 47 cents, with turkeys for No. 1 young males.
Markets at a glance report irregular stocks with selective advances. Bonds mixed with rails leading the advance. Cotton quiet amid mill buying and covering. Chicago wheat firm with mill buying. corn firm from short covering. Rye firm to strong on light offerings. Cattle steady to top $18.50. Hogs active 25 to 50 cents higher top $14.35.
Selected rails and industrials resumed the rally to seven year highs in late trading. Motors and steels were sluggish early, then prices stiffened toward the close with many stocks up a fraction to more than a point. Major movers included Magma Copper, Santa Fe, Anaconda, Kennecott, Du Pont, Sears Roebuck, Douglas Aircraft, and American Smelting while Bethlehem, U S Rubber, Westinghouse, Johns Manville and General Electric lagged.
Livestock totals show cattle 4200 and calves 1600 with beef steers and yearlings 11.50 to 12.65. Cows steady to 11.50, canners 4.50 to 7.50, bulls strong up to 9.50, top 12.50 for feeders. Hogs 1100 head sold with prices up to 14.25, packer peak 14.20, sows to 13.70. Sheep 1000 fat lambs 13.50 to 14.00, top 14.00, at least 50 higher than last week’s close.
Japanese forces have been expelled from Kweichow Province and pushed back across the Kwansi border. Chinese forces recaptured Liachai in Kwangsi and advanced toward Antan on the Kwangsi Kweichow railway, with gains near Shangsu and Liuchai. The last Japanese column remains along the Yuyun Ishan trail, threatening Kunming and Chung King if it breaks out.
A plywood power driven lifeboat is dropped from an aircraft into the ocean loaded with supplies. The craft is released by bomb release mechanisms and descends under parachutes to aid sailors in distress.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting Tuesday December 12 1944 in the B and P W club room Convention hall. Members are reminded this is the annual Christmas party and gift exchange and to bring a gift for the Auxiliarys adopted daughter.
President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Harry Slattery, rural electrification administrator, dated Dec 8. Slattery, 57, had led the REA since 1939 and faced a congressional probe over alleged efforts to force his departure. No successor named. Headquarters are in St. Louis.
A dense list of broadcast times and program names appears, outlining a long radio schedule with shows like Lum n Abner Blind Date and Breakfast Club. The entry maps 6:00 to 5:45 with various hosts, news slots, and entertainment features across the day.
A Brooklyn Industrial Home for the Blind urges visitors to treat blind people as normal individuals. The note emphasizes respectful communication and warns against speaking to a blind person as if they were deaf. The text then shifts to mention the Philippines as a vital area.
Quote from Harold B. Butler British minister to Washington arguing that peace or war hinges on great powers, not smaller states, warning against idealistic expectations and urging realism.
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