Oklahoma Faces Bitter Cold Wave Sweeps Central States
Arctic air plunged into central and western states as subzero readings spread from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains. Oklahoma reported single digits with Ada at 6 and Lawton 9 above. rain and snow were scarce and livestock may suffer from low protein feeds.
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Associated Press
Weather Areau
Middle West
New England
Great Lakes
Lake
Plain States
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Caribou
Kirkville
Duluth
Guymon
Panhandle
Lawton
Elk City
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
McAlester
Ponca City
Waynoka
Chickasha
Enid
Muskogee
Ada
Stillwater
Bartlesville
Ardmore
M. G. Tucker
Grady County
Miami
Mercury
Suashiny
Guthrie
Teachers To Attend Curriculum Meeting At East Central
Ada hosts a district curriculum meeting with teachers from East Central and beyond. Morning program at 10 30 features Dr Henry Arap from George Peabody College, then an afternoon session with Dr A Linscheid and Dr W B Ragan leading a Q A. Ada public schools close at noon for the event.
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Ada
East Central
Henry Arap
George Peabody College
A. Linscheid
East Central College
W. B. Ragan
Ada Public Schools
Ene
Ada Stores to Stay Open Later Each Evening
Ada merchants will begin staying open until 9 p m starting Monday December stores will remain open to 9 p m unless business lags then closure occurs when necessary. The shift was approved by the Retail Merchants Association with J E Williams noting the decision and the holiday closures on December 25 and New Year Day.
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Ada
J. E. Williams
Mr. Williams
Soldier contest at Centreville USO pays prizes
Camp Van Dorn Mississippi reports weekly quiz competitions at the Centreville USO. Soldiers and their dates answer questions. prizes go to GIs with correct answers aided by their girlfriends. Prizes include free telephone calls home and steak dinners.
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Camp van Dorn
Miss
Centreville Uso
G.i.’S
Chinese Gain Noted In Central China Rice Bowl Region
Chinese high command reports gains in the central China rice bowl area with forces reaching suburbs of three Japanese held towns Lihsien An Siang and Nahsien along the Changteh Yangtze line. Japanese remnants east of Linli are being killed off while Chinese troops tighten a ring south of Itu. Fourteenth Air Force aircraft continue support and an air fight near Changteh is noted with Mitchell bombs delivering on target. Berlin radio notes an American raid in Hanoi Indo China with heavy casualties.
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Chungking
Central
China
High Command
Lihsien
Changteh
Yangtze
Shasi
Tungting
An- Siang
Nahsien
Linli
Itu
Zchang
Mitchels
Berlin
Hanoi
Deputy King Fails To Detain Morrison In Habeas Case
Tulsa deputy sheriff P H King tried to arrest Panhandle A and M president Ed Morrison in Guymon on a Tulsa county grand jury conspiracy indictment. Morrison 250 pounds resisted, hearing set before Judge Hiner Dale on writ of habeas corpus. Morrison, Crabb and Daniel seek relief. indictment alleges a scheme to defraud textbook buyers by price control and kickbacks.
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Tulsa
Okla
E. H. King
Ed Morrison
Panhandle A
M. College
King
Morrison
Guymon
Tulsa County
Panhandle
Texas County
Garland Marrs
Guyman
Cofton Report Details Drought Hit Pontotoc Cotton
Census figures show Pontotoc County cotton yields collapsing from 3 031 bales in 1942 to 2 020 bales by December 1 this year. The drought heat and weevil damage curtailed production from a promising start to a well below normal crop.
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Pontotoc County
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Razorless Sh-Shwas Coco pah chief at Camp Livingston
Camp Livingston Louisiana site of the anecdote about Joe Thomas known by the Coco pah Indian name Sh-Shwas meaning On Hand He never uses a razor He lathers his face grips a bare safety blade between his thumb and two fingers and clips the stubble away.
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Camp Livingston
Joe Thomas
Rail Groups Vote Strike Across Nation
Cleveland reports that five railway operating brotherhoods set a nationwide strike starting December 30 with 97.7 percent approval. About 350,000 members will halt work at 6 am on December 30, affecting roughly one fourth of railroads, and a progressive plan will trigger further stoppages over the next three days. Stillwater funeral services were held for Dr. Charles Marvin Justice, 61, pioneer. Ten inches of snow equals one inch of rain in water content.
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Cleveland
Stillwater
Okla
Toahan
Charles Marvin Justice
Pioneer
Food Subsidy Vote Delayed by Senate Committee
The Senate Banking Committee postponed a vote on food subsidies after a 90 minute session. Majorities led by Barkley failed to reach a compromise with Taft's plan, with action likely postponed to tomorrow. Barkley noted no further subcommittee meetings were planned. farm bloc head Bankhead opposed the delay.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
Bankhead
Ala
Barkeley
Marvin Jones
Chester Bowles
Senate
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Congress
House
Germans Hurl In Reserves In Smela Sector
The German forces pushed tanks and troops into the Smela area 14 miles southwest of Cherkasy as Soviet parachute troops target the Kiev Dnepropetrovsk railway. Konev’s army reportedly deploys near Svidorok with more parachutists. Kirovograd and Krivoi Rog are at risk as Red forces advance from multiple fronts.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Smela
Cherkasy
Reuters
Kremenchug
Dnieper
Red Army
Koroteyev
Ivan Konev
Svidorok
Kiev-Dnepropetrovsk
Znamenka
Konev
Kirovograd
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper Bulge
Lake
Nevel
Kiev
Kiev Ulge
von Mannstein
Radomysl
von Mann- Stein
Ukraine
Malin
Teterev
Nikolai Vatutin
British Broadcasting Company
CBS
Ada School Holidays Set To Begin December 23
Ada city schools will close for Christmas holidays at the end of classes Thursday December 23 and reopen Monday January 3. Superintendent Rex Morrison announces the break will start after regular hours with students preparing for classroom parties before the holidays.
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Ada
Rex O. Morrison
Bombers Hit Greek Bases In Broad Allied Air Offensive
Allied headquarters announced that over 300 American bombers and fighters struck Nazi occupied Greece, bombing three airfields at Athens and Piraeus harbor. The day also saw Canadian and Indian troops push toward Ortona, Germany prisoners taken, and heavy air activity on the Fifth Army front with many German planes downed.
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Algiers
Greece
Balkans
Athens
Pi-racus Harbor
Caidari
Ortona
Adriatic
Ber- Tati
Venafro
Fifth Army
Texas
Orte
Liri
Salerno
Mediterranean
FBI Agent to Address Child Delinquency Forum
Kenneth Logan head of the FBI in Oklahoma will speak at a public forum on child delinquency. Sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the event starts at 8 p.m. in the Aldridge hotel dining hall. After the talk, questions from the audience will be invited.
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Kenneth Logan
FBI
Oklahoma
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Aldridge Hotel
Jaycees
Logan
Negro Charged In Choc Beer Case
M. W. Morgan, a negro from Fifth and Broadway, jailed after police found several gallons of choc beer in his garage. He posted a $20 cash bond and was released from city jail.
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M. W. Morgan
Fifth and Broadway
Morgan
Oklahoma man in critical condition after gunshot wounds
Guthrie Oklahoma December 15 Bruce Crossfield 30 of near Crescent remained in critical condition in a local hospital. County Attorney Hugh Adams said another man claimed the shooting followed an argument but delayed official action pending Crossfield’s medical outcome.
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Guthrie
Okla
Bruce Crossfield
Crescent
Hugh J. Adams
Crossfield
Nationwide mild influenza strain swamps counties and cities
More than a million Americans suffer respiratory illness as cold weather spreads mild influenza or similar infections. Absences rise in schools and war plants, with deaths low, while officials disagree on illness type and severity across states and cities.
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Madrid
Germany
Britain
Montpelier
Vermont
Utah State Health Department
Philly
Philadelphia
Hubley R. Owen
Washington
New York
Cit
Ernest L. Stebbins
Draft Registration Card Lacking Leads to Arrest Near Ardmore
Judge B Gent arrested Tuesday near Ardmore for lacking a draft registration card. Allen Stanfield deputy U S marshal said Gent is a fugitive from the northern district of Arkansas and will be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. Rio de Janeiro police announce eight men and four women, including two Brazilians, arrested in a pro German spy ring case tied to aerial photography of strategic sites.
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Local
Selective Service Board No. 2
Cummings
Sylvia Edmonston
Board No. 2
East Twelfth Street
Draft Board No. 1
Jack Lloyd
Aien
Stonewall
Lula
Steedman
Fittstown
Fitzhugh
Rofs
Hickory
Stratford
Bebee
Byng
Francis
Ada
B. Gent
Ardmore
Allen Stanfield
U.S
Rio de Janeiro
Arges
Th' Pessimist Th' Pessimist
By Bob Blanks Jr this is the time of year when the early bird gets cold feet and the contrast between warm overcoats and pricier wooden alternatives is noted. The piece muses on caution and the cost of risks.
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Miss Oklahoma
Draft Board No. 2
Camp Crowder
Frederick Mattox
Signal Corps
Robert
University of Pennsylvania
Central Signal Corps School
Bert
Brazil
Ada News
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Tarawa
Italy
New Guinea
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Cofton
County
Aise
Teheran
Cairo
Commons
London
Forei
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eheran
Hitler
Europe
Eden
George II
Stalin
Vittorio Emanuele
Pietro Badoglio
Churchill
Roosevelt
Western
By Wes Gallagher
Henry H. Arnold
Ploesti
Romania
Middle East
Piraeus
Aegean
Crete
The
Stebbins
Michigan Health Department
Iowa
L. Gray
Mississippi Board of Health
Kansas City
Louisville
G. F. Mannin
Arizona
Colorado
California
Uenza
Judge B. Gent
U. S
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