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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1944
Page
6
The Ada Evening News weekly edition notes publication every Thursday and lists staff and Associated Press affiliation. It includes circulation audit references and postal service handling statements for Ada Oklahoma.
A devotional verse quotes John 5 25 promising that the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and live. The message emphasizes immediate spiritual awakening through faith and divine call.
With a general fund surplus, lawmakers will push new spending early in the year. Governor Kerr will oversee treasury spending, aided by both houses. The drive for a big highway program and college building needs grows as operating costs rise. Oklahoma aims to keep finances in excellent condition while funding musts and other meritorious requests.
The article urges continued support for the war effort, noting long European conflict duration, German aggression, and weather aiding defenders. It stresses using government bonds and personal sacrifice, then shifts to public health urging colder prevention and avoiding exposures to prevent colds and influenza.
James Thrashers NEA column surveys rumors about Hitler no longer in command. An American officer in Germany observes German forces fighting professionally, with Himmler possibly in top power and the army running the war. The piece weighs war length risks and possible shifts in German leadership.
The article argues the Pearl Harbor investigation should not end inconclusively. It notes national security limits disclosure, while urging a full and true account. It cites Stimson admitting errors, and warns public memory of the 3000 dead demands eventual full facts.
An English soldier in the United States muses on dietary differences and marriage, joking about American foods. The piece urges keeping such opinions private and notes that cross cultural meals could hinder world brotherhood when British tastes like coffee and mutton meet American staples.
War analyst Ernest Bevin argues Britain and Russia are establishing spheres of influence in liberated Europe. He cites an agreement with Russia on Romania and Greece, with US denial of any Anglo Russian accord, while De Gaulle seeks a French role amid delicate postwar alignments.
The Better Vision Institute reports gender differences in eyesight defects among schoolchildren and adults. Under seven years defects were equal between sexes. ages seven to ten show 55 percent in girls, and ages eleven to fourteen reach 59 percent in girls.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson surveys economists and business leaders reacting to the 60 million jobs target. Critics from Julius Hirsch to William F. O’Neil warn deflation, private industry limits, and family life implications may render the goal impractical or socially disruptive.
In Aills Chapel Christian Church, Vanceburg Kentucky, members voted to end all solicitations after more than two decades without asking for funds. The church has been rebuilt, a minister retained, no debts, and a surplus in the areas. Contributions are voluntary from congregation and visitors.
A compilation of remarks by Robert Maynar Hutchins Eddie Rickenbacker Pierre Henri Teitgen and Brehon Somervell. Hutchins argues for liberal education before renewal of society. Rickenbacker foresees a future war dominated by long range weapons. Teitgen notes extended timelines for economic recovery. Somervell cites a 25 percent rise in production estimates after defeating Germany.
Reports state Hollywood and Broadway actors participate in war bond campaigns, posing for photographs and signing autographs. The strategy aims to galvanize public support and increase bond purchases through celebrity appeal and patriotic messaging.
An excerpt describes spectators required to buy bonds each time an actress undresses, portraying a barbaric method that inflates the dime store patriotism of the ignorant Yankee masses. The piece also cites Goro Nakano, former New York journalist for a Japanese paper, in a Japanese broadcast.
In Cheyenne two airmen found a navy lieutenant’s billfold containing $1000 and kept it overnight. Beverly Harris in Albuquerque sent a signed report card from the South Pacific back to her navy father. In Spokane a serviceman, learning to drive a bus, caused a crash but fled. another passenger resumed control. In Portland a soldier offered seven packs of cigarettes for a $1 parking ticket bail.
In Denver on December 14 a bystander criticized patrolmen Joe Hale and Robert Riley as they measured a car crash scene. After repeated measurements the bystander persisted, was jailed for interference, and the officers continued their investigation.
Shore patrol and naval intelligence officers hunted for 16 bowling balls between Oklahoma City and Norman. Repaired objects were to be returned to the Norman Naval Air Station as fugitives were moved.
A vintage ad promises relief from coughs and bronchial irritation with Creomulsion. It claims the medicine loosens phlegm, soothes inflamed membranes, contains no narcotics, and offers a money back guarantee if it does not quell the cough.
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