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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 Telephone Business Office 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.

Witness in Heaven Record on High Quote Implied

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.

Job

New Governments Hard to Form in a War-Ravaged Nation

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.

Russia Stalin Germany Hitler United States Sidney Hillman Earl Browder John Garner Cordell Hull Jesse Jones Dewey Ankry Greece Italy Roosevelt State Department Stettinius Rockefeller Clayton Ada

Living in a Fool's Paradise A Column of Comment

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.

America Europe Poland Yugoslavia Romania Bulgaria Russia Belgium Netherlands Italy Greece Great Britain Count Carlo Sforza Sforza Count Sforza France United Nations Organization United Nations Britain

Britons Face Shifting Policies Postwar Debate

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.

Europe Eden Commons Britain Churchill Germany State Department British Foreign Office

Pay Decision Could Erase Wage Gaps Across Regions

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.

War Labor Board United Steelworkers’ Union WLB Steel Workers North South Detroit Chicago Kansas City Michigan Auto Workers

What Kind Cigarettes Question Confuses Clerk In Lawton

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.

Lawton, Okla

Married Women Outnumber Single Workers In War Era

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.

James Marlow Washington Women’s Bureau Labor Department Bureau Census Bureau

War Bond Push Sparks Crushed Japan Rhetoric

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.

Japan America

Ada Brick Plant Should Have a Paved Road, Says John Harris

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.

Ada Oklahoma Ada Brick Company J. B. Inman Houston Texas Ada Pottery Inman Ada Brick Plant John R. Harris

Germany May Mount 1945 Counter Offensive If Winter Holds

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.

Germany London Reich Hitler America Britain Antwerp United Kingdom New York City Roosevelt Churchill Europe

War Time Pressure Urges More Shells From U S Forces

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.

Clarence W. Alexis Falconer N. Y Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr

Great men lose the reins and heads quotes Lloyd George

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.

David Lloyd George

Panic Reported as Reds Close In on Budapest

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.

London Budapest Moscow Rodion Y. Malinovsky Second Ukraine Danube Pest Red Army Vacs Vienna Alsogod Ercsi Erd Hungary Sopron

Fire destroys chief's home after lumber yard blaze

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.

Higginsville Fred Newman Newman

Industrial prowess as key to future greatness

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.

Donald M. Nelson Chungking Ada News

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THE ADA Evening News W. D. Little Bnew the News Publishing and. Printing Co North Broadway ADA Weekly NEW Associated Press Burke, Uipers and Mahoney, Inc Audit Bureau of Circulations TTT James Thrasher NEA Service Peter Edson News Washington Bethlehem Steel U. S. Steel By Galbraith Dewart MacKenzie General Marshall General Arnold Admiral King William S. Knudsen Air Technical Service Command
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