Electors Cast Votes Today For Roosevelt Fourth Term
Washington dispatch reports the 1944 winter electoral college convened on 48 campuses to cast votes. Roosevelt leads Dewey 432 to 99 in expected formal result, while total popular vote shows Roosevelt 25,610,946 and Dewey 22,018,177 out of 47,969,828 with others earning 340,705. Ballots will be counted at a January 6 joint session.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Electoral College
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Senate
House
Congress
Associated Press
Dewey
Wound Fatal To Skidmore
Pvt. Leon L. Skidmore of Allen died after saving nearby buddies by stepping on a Japanese grenade during a gallant action. His foot was lost in the explosion. He died at Mare Island California from infection last Friday at age 20. Funeral arrangements pending. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Charley Skidmore Allen a sister Mrs Marie Gallihan Texas and brothers Drexel Skidmore California and Kenneth Skidmore Allen.
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Leon L. Skidmore
Allen
Skidmore
Mare Island
California
Charley Skidmore
Marie Gallihan
Texas
Drexel] Skidmore
Kenneth Skidmore
Mindoro Airfields Under American Control In Philippines
Airfields on Mindoro are being prepared for day and night fighter use as Yank infantry push toward the beachhead and high ground. General MacArthur says the southern Mindoro hold is secure while Leyte forces strike toward the Yamashita line.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Mindoro
San Jose
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte Island
Japan
Ormoc
Manila
Tokyo
Asahi
John S. McCain
Richard I. Bong
Poplar
Wis
America
Negros Island
Leyte
Philippine
77Th
Valencia
Suzuki
First Cavalry
Yamashita
Mt. Catabaran
32Nd
Morotai Island
Masbate
Visayan
Tarakan
North Borneo
Bicol
Luzon Island
Heroism And Brutality In Drive On German Lines
American doughboys describe a German tank counteroffensive at a field prison of wounded men. They recount surviving via feigned death and the ambush by Tiger tanks, while isolated U S 90th division troops fight ten days on ice crusted foxholes with scarce supplies.
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Belgium
William B. Summers
Glenville
W. Va
Dillingen
Germany
U. S. 90Th Division
James A. van Fleet
Texas-Oklahoma
Siegfried Line
Maj
William Dupuy
Sioux Falls, S. D
B 29 Raids Hit Nagoya Hankow In Allied Strike Sweep
Allied B 29 Superfortresses pounded Nagoya in Japan and Hankow in occupied China as part of a renewed heavy air offensive. Japanese broadcasts claimed limited damage and no losses, while US sources awaited full assessment of the December raids.
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Washington
Nagoya
Hankow
China
United States
Saipan
Matsudoki
Kinki
Honshu
H. H. Arnold
20Th Air Force
H. S. Hansell
Curtis le May
20Th Bomber Command
Fluid Battle as Hodges Leads U S First Army in Belgian Luxembourg
Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges' First Army clashes with German columns in Belgium and Luxembourg. Allied air forces support with Spitfires and Tempests as German air power and a new V weapon enter the front. Casualties and penetrations reported amid a fluid, large scale winter counteroffensive.
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Paris
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Belgium
Luxembourg
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Europe
Supreme Headquarters
Hodges
Holland
Normandy
3Th
Joe R. Allen Dies At Ada At 55
Joe R. Allen longtime Ada resident died Sunday at 12 15 a m at his home Seventh and Cherry after years of illness He was 55 Funeral services were held Monday at 2 30 p m from Criswell Funeral Chapel with Rev Virgil Alexander officiating burial at Rosedale Cemetery American Legion honors pallbearers named Survivors include widow Bonnie Mitchell Allen principal of Irving Ward School plus three sisters Cecil Murphy Borden McCombs San Antonio Fort Worth and Julian W Allen of Dallas He was a World War I veteran
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Joe R. Allen
Ada
Seventhan Cherry
Criswell Funeral
Virgil Alexander
Rosedue Cemetery
American Legion
J. H. Gay
T. H. Haley
D. E. Young
Arthur Floyd
Burley Kilpatrick
Roy Sneed
Earl McKendree
Wiley Jeter
Allen
Bonnie Mitchell Allen
Irving Ward School
Cecil F. Murphy
Borden McCombs
Ft. Worth
Vern Copton
San Antonio
Julian W. Allen
Dallas
Oklahoma Electors Cast State’s 10 Votes for Roosevelt Truman
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the state’s ten electors met at the capitol and formally cast all votes for Franklin D Roosevelt for president and Harry S Truman for vice president.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
United States
PESSIMIST By Bob Blanks Jr Aging dentist joke piece
A humorous column notes a bachelor chef and a dental visit scenario. The voice plays on kitchen and dentist imagery, imagining odd recipes and dental drills. The piece uses dialect and light satire.
Connally vows senate vote on six state department appointees
Senator Connally asserts he will force a senate vote on six state department nominations led by Joseph C. Grew, saying he will stay in session all winter if needed. The Foreign Relations Committee chair expects a midweek vote, despite Pepper’s move to send nominations back to the White House for reconsideration.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Connaly
Tex
Senate
State Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph C. Grew
Roosevelt
Connally
General Grant
Pepper
Fla
White House
Guffey
Murray
Mont
la Follette
Wis
Wallace
Congress
Central Valley Authority of
California
Parker Proved His Gallantry
S/Sgt. Alvin Parker of Ada earned the Purple Heart after being wounded in the Philippines. He returned to action and was killed 13 days later. The News shares two incidents showing Parker’s gallantry during combat.
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Philippines
Alvin Parker
Ada
D. L. Pates
Parker
Ada Oklahoma SSG Parker Holds Firing Line at Leyte
Staff Sergeant Alvie Parker of Ada Oklahoma with the 382nd Infantry led his squad to draw enemy fire near Leyte. He spotted and wiped out two Japanese machine gun positions and then moved through hostile fire to aid two wounded men back to safety.
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Philippines
Alvie Parker
Ada
Oklahoma
Leyte
Parker
Dr A Linscheid Ill At Valley View Hospital
Dr A Linscheid president of East Central State college is ill in Valley View hospital after a Sunday fainting incident while teaching the Loyal Bible Class at the Aldridge hotel. Associates say illness has persisted for several days and he is under observation and treatment for a condition developing over weeks.
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A. Linscheid
East Central State College
Valley View Hospital
Aldridge Hotel
Onday Associates
Linscheid
Cold snap grips Oklahoma with freezing temperatures
A sharp cold front swept across Oklahoma with temperatures plunging from a high of 63 to 22 as a high wind drove the chill. Forecasters predicted a quick warmup within 24 hours but warned shippers to brace for 18 to 29 degree readings across the north east and south regions.
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Adamate
Oklahoma
High Official Dies in London at 67
Sir William Goode 67 director of communications and chief security officer of the Ministry of Food and chairman of the Council of British Societies for Relief Abroad died in a London nursing home last Thursday. Born in Newfoundland he served with the Associated Press 1896 1904 and reported from New York as a correspondent for six years. New York butchers prepare for a temporary closing as the item ends with a local remark.
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London
William Goode
Ministry of Food
Council of British Societies For Relief Abroad
Goode
Newfoundland
Associated Press
A.P
Sampson
England
Germans Launch New V Weapon On Western Front
German forces have deployed a new V weapon on the Western Front with night and day bombardment of rear areas. Both V-1 and V-2 weapons are cited, while rumors arise of silver ball clusters over Germany possibly for anti aircraft defense or radio interference.
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U. S. Ninth Army
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Admiral Hiroshi Nakagawa Reported Killed in Action
Domei, the Japanese news agency, reported Vice Admiral Hiroshi Nakagawa killed in action increasing Japan's war dead tally to 80 since May. The dispatch gave no location or date of death.
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Domei
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Hiroshi Nakagawa
Weather Snapshot Oklahoma Kansas Forecast
Oklahoma fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Lows in the middle 20s. warmer in the east and south. Kansas fair tonight and Tuesday with warmer readings in the extreme east and higher temperatures Tuesday eastward.
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Oklahoma
East
Kansas
Poron
Ada oilman W A Delaney Jr improves after emergency operation
W A Delaney Jr also known as Gus Delaney, Ada oil man, attorney and rancher, is reported slightly improved after an emergency operation at Valley View hospital. The move to Mayo Brothers in Rochester was canceled when his condition worsened and local surgery became necessary.
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W. A
Gus” Delaney Jr
Ada
Valley View Hospital
Delaney
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
Rice consumption gaps: Hawaii averages 177 pounds yearly
In the continental United States residents eat about six pounds of rice per person each year, while Hawaii records a much higher figure at 177 pounds. The data highlights regional dietary differences and suggests unique local factors influencing rice intake.
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United States
Hawaii
Bond Totals Series Goals and Sales Update
Bond totals and sales figures shown include Series E goal of 372000 with 315006.25 raised to date and 475.00 today. other types goal 682000 with 4055.00 today and 1,031,151.61 to date. Total bonds now 1,054,000 with 1,346,157.86 raised to date.
Violent Deaths Hit Hard in Holidays
Oklahoma records show five major holiday periods with over 125 violent deaths in 1942–44. Sixty died in traffic, while 65 perished from drownings, shootings, falls, fires, poisonings, or gas and electric hazards. J. M. Gentry notes Christmas holidays are the deadliest.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
J. M. Gentry
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A brief classified note from Ada News highlights improved value for investors with vested amounts. The ad promises higher yields tied to time and investment size, urging readers to inquire for details on terms and eligibility.
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Ada News
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