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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1944
Page
4
The Ada Evening News lists the telephone contact for its business office, providing numbers and dialing guidance for readers seeking ad and subscription services.
A biblical verse from Job 16 19 is cited. The line asserts a heavenly witness and a record kept on high. The phrasing echoes ancient testimony and divine oversight.
The piece weighs the challenges of establishing a new government after occupation, contrasting strong central states with liberty-minded systems, and noting potential power splits among figures like Hillman Browder Garner Hull Dewey. It calls Roosevelt's strategic three-businessman appointment to the State Department and remarks on bond buying progress and Ada’s wartime contribution.
James Thrasher argues that postwar Europe risks renewed isolationism as liberating powers clash with local governments. He cites Poland, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, and Greece, noting consent of the governed and the limits of the Atlantic Charter amid shifting alliances and UN ideals.
A European crisis unfolds as Foreign Secretary Eden signals a Tory foreign policy while Britain pursues a liberal domestic program. The Beveridge plan and state-led industry draw strength from left-leaning currents, risking a clash with current diplomacy. Domestic appeal may outpace foreign policy as postwar changes loom. Copper wiring figures illustrate industrial scale of wartime production.
Washington report notes a War Labor Board ruling granting wage adjustments to the United Steelworkers that could spur elimination of intra plant and north south pay differentials. If applied nationwide this precedent may push reclassification and standardization of pay rates across auto, textile, and packing industries as union negotiators push for equal pay for equal work.
Lawton Oklahoma on December 12 a clerk asked a man what kind of cigarettes he wanted and the customer replied with surprise that there were different kinds. The brief exchange captures a humorous moment at a local shop.
Washington dispatch reports that married women for the first time outnumbered single women in employment this year. The Women's Bureau forecasts many will keep working after the war, with earnings crucial for many homes and older family care increasing the load for working wives. One in seven workers overall was a married woman, per census and Women's Bureau data.
Barbs about unity and victory urge citizens to buy more War Bonds. The piece notes December as Crush America Month in a sharp jab at Japan and mocks the superstition about lighting three cigarettes on one match.
John R. Harris argues Ada needs a permanent road to support postwar prosperity and a potential new brick plant. He notes Ada Brick Company has run for 27 years and the half mile to the paved highway is washed out, hindering transport of brick and clay shipments. A Houston buyer recently visited, purchasing Ada pottery clay and proposing a pottery plant, underscoring demand for reliable transport.
London reports indicate Germany plans a long range counter offensive in 1945 if winter weather slows Allied moves. V bombs and U boat weapon advances could target Britain and America if the plan proceeds, though success depends on Allied offensives and weather.
S/Sgt Clarence W Alexis from Falconer N Y appeals for greater production saying American lives are at risk and the war will last longer due to shell shortages. He notes 105 mm howitzers fired 250 000 shells last June and 1 500 000 shells in September, urging faster output until leaders declare victory.
A reflective remark from David Lloyd George on leadership and future governance urging steadiness in victory and planning for the nation's path ahead beyond the present conflict.
Soviet forces push toward Budapest from north and south as Malinovsky's Second Ukraine Army positions near the Danube. Moscow says 40 places fell to the drive. Germans admit proximity to the city while Budapest's puppet government escapes toward Sopron.
In Higginsville Missouri a 50 000 fire at a lumber yard swept through and damaged a nearby house. Fire Chief Fred Newman chose to concentrate on saving other structures and his own house was destroyed while others were saved.
Donald M. Nelson at Chung king states a nation cannot be great without both industry and farming. Ada News notes higher returns for invested capital in classified ads.
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