Lester Named Ada Police Chief After January First
Dudley Lester, longtime Oklahoma State Highway Patrol veteran, will assume Ada police chief duties on January 1. He served as sergeant from 1937 to 1939, trained at the Highway Patrol Institute and FBI courses, and plans policy changes without personnel shifts. He will lead a 3 desk sergeants and 7 patrolmen unit and will move his family from Holdenville to Ada after taking command.
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Dudley Lester
State Highway Patrol
Navy
Ada
Guy Thrash
Lester
Highway Patrol
Police
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol Training Institute
FBI
Parol
Ada Department
Emet Petete
Hughes County
Auxiliary Highway Patrol
Holdenville
American Legion
Eden warns of grave Japanese threat to China in Commons
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that recent Japanese successes in China pose a grave menace to Japan and that everything in the power of the allies will be done to aid their Pacific war partner.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
China
Air minister says avoid bombing historic sites
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair told the commons that it is not practical to provide air men with instruction to avoid bombing cathedrals and other buildings of historic and artistic value when attacking German targets.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
Commons Today
Christmas Week At Ada Schools And Community Events
Ada schools plan a quiet closing week with buildings empty for holidays. The Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a Christmas party for Baptist Orphanage children, a yearly event beloved by Jaycees. Stores extend hours to nine p.m. Thursday through the season to help late shoppers.
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Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Baptist Orphanage
Ada
Byng
Jaycees
Churchill Evades Spheres Of Influence Question In Commons
In London the prime minister and foreign secretary faced a bitter Commons attack over Britain's Greece intervention. Eden urged restoring face to face talks among Britain Russia and the United States to handle such issues. They defended allied consultation and proposed quarterly foreign secretary meetings.
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London
Churchill
Eden
Commons
Britain
Greece
Russia
United States
George
Haden Guest
Wether
Couple distribute $5 gifts at Oklahoma county poor farm
A visiting couple explained their Christmas contribution aimed directly at the residents of the Oklahoma county poor farm. They said they decided to see how their gifts would reach the people they intended.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Churchill Faces Greece Debate Over Allied Aims
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill telling the Commons that general aims among Britain Russia and the United States are agreed though full agreement on every detail remains doubtful. Labour leader Arthur Greenwood criticizes policy in Greece while Aneurin Bevan condemns threats by Lt Gen Scobie to turn on Athens if the Elas do not halt by 9 am.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Greece
Britain
Russia
United States
Europe
Anthony Eden
Arthur Greenwood
Labor Party
EAM
Aneurin Bevan
R. M. Scobie
Athens
78th Congress is Disbanded
Washington reports the disbanded 78th Congress headed home after two wartime years of lawmaking and a fierce campaign. Senate confirmed Deputy Secretary of State Gden and five assistants, while a political clash over a social security payroll tax delay eased after the president veto threat.
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Washington
78Th
Congress
White House
Senate
Joseph C. Gden
Warm Springs
House
Roosevelt
Hatch
D.-N.m
Yanks Retake Monschau and Halt Belgian Counter Drive
First Army reports German brutality near Malmedy Belgium where 120 to 150 American POWs were killed in a field as German tanks opened fire with machine guns. Survivors corroborate the incident and describe the massacre as the war’s brutal reality.
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Monschau
Germany
Belgium
U. S. First Army
Malmedy
First Army
Red Cross
Yanks Seize Leyte Airport Intact and Valencia Town
General MacArthur reports converging American forces seizure of Valencia the Leyte headquarters town with airfield intact. The 77th Division and the First Cavalry penetrate north and south trapping Japanese units, while Valencia airfield aids US air strikes. Mindoro air losses equal one US fighter.
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Leyte
MacArthur
Philippines
Valencia
Ormoc
Douglas MacArthur
Carigara Bay
Lonoy
Sasaki Suzuki
U. S
Ormoc Port
Mindoro
Three Heavy Battles Rage in Belgium and Luxembourg
U S First Army troops slowed a German drive that reached 20 miles into Belgium toward Stavelot and recaptured Monschau, while units held near St Vith and a northern Luxembourg push threatened the Siegfried line front. The initial German counteroffensive was checked but the front remained unstable.
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James M. Long
Paris
U. S
First Army
Belgium
Stavelot
Mon- Schau
St. Vith
Luxembourg
Monschau
Germany
Malmedy
Bulge
Aachen
Oklahoma Far Over Sixth War Loan Quota
Oklahoma surpassed its Sixth War Loan quota by December 15 with 138.6 percent, totaling 124.7 million dollars against a 90 million quota. E bond sales reached 29.96 million against 29 million. Tulsa and Oklahoma counties led in totals, while Harper County exceeded its quota by 115.8 percent with 377,710.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Oklaoa
Dewey
Delaware
M. ‘Es
Okfuskee
Choctaw
Love
Marshall
Tulsa County
Oklahoma County
Harper County
County E Bond Total Rises in War Loan Drive Race
Pontotoc County pursues its E bond quota as the Sixth War Loan drive nears completion. Officials report a rising total and a close finish ahead for county residents and local organizers.
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Pontotoc County
Bond Totals Reach Substantial Tuesday Sales Milestone
Bond totals show a strong Tuesday performance with new sales pushing the total to date to 372000.00, including 10968.75 on Tuesday and a cumulative 329575.00 previously. The figures indicate ongoing fundraising momentum and steady contributions.
Bond Sales Rise as Quotas Near Completion
Tuesday buyers invested 10 968.75 in one bond type, lifting total to 329 575 about 42 500 short of the 372 000 quota. Overall bond purchases reached 1 361 984.61 about 130 percent of the 1 054 000 target with Yeaker at 262.50 and Laxton 1 756.25 surpassing its 1 714 quota. Conway district also exceeded.
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Yeaker
Laxton
Conway
Weather Outlook for Oklahoma and Kansas Cold Wave Toll
Oklahoma braces for a sharp cold snap with lows 15 to 25 degrees and increasing clouds. Thursday turns partly cloudy and colder with highs 25 to 35 degrees. Kansas faces a cold wave with snow flurries tonight and lows 10 to 15, then partly cloudy and colder with highs 20 to 25. Broadcast and stockman advisories requested.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Bronze Star Award for T-5 Bell Missing In Action
T 5 Or ville G Bell has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in action. He was reported missing in action by the war department while serving with the Seventh Army in France on May 28 1944 as a medical aid man near Campolene Italy.
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T/5
Orville G. Bell
War Department
W. W. Sayles
45Th
France
Seventh Army
Ada
Eva F. Bul
Toute No. 4
Campleone
Italy
Still Time To Use Those T. B. Seals
Pontotoc county continues Christmas seal drives with a $2,500 quota set by the seal sales committee. Harvey J. Lambert says funds can be mailed until Jan 1, with reports due after the new year. Last year the county exceeded its target by 150 dollars and aided 875 people through Pontotoc County Tuberculosis Association services.
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Harvey J. Lambert
Pontotoc
Pontotoc County
Cowboy Rider Becomes Leyte Mounted Military Policeman
Pfc. Marion West formerly of Weed New Mexico, a rodeo star, captured a Japanese horse on Leyte and rode it on a looted saddle to become the first mounted military policeman there. He rides past jeeps and traffic to clear jams.
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Leyte
Phlippines
Marion West
Weed, N. M
West
Franco and minister narrowly escape Madrid assassination attempt
Paris dispatch from Aurore cites a Spanish fron t report that Generalissimo Franco and Justice Minister Eduardo Amos narrowly survived an assassination attempt in Madrid on Sunday.
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Paris
Aurore
Red Star Links US Circles to German War Plans
Moscow reports Red Star accuses reactionary circles in the United States of aiding Germany to block international security efforts and to prepare for a possible third world war.
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Moscow
Red Star
United States
Sgt Vance Minor Wounded in German Fighting
Word reached Ada that Sgt Vance Minor of Hickory was seriously wounded in fighting in Germany. A War Department telegram arrived after a letter from Minor said his left hand was injured. Minor, 30, worked in road construction before enlisting and had been overseas over two years in an infantry unit. his parents Mr and Mrs L A Minor reside in Ada via California, while his wife stays in Ada.
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Vance Minor
Hickory
Germany
War Department
Minor
L. A. Minor
Ada
California
J. J. Skinner Dies At His Ada Home
J J Skinner 1030 South Johnston Ada died at 2 30 am Wednesday at home He came from Lexington in 1939 and worked with O K Electric Active bearers nephews Dwight Wendell Morelock Ada Sam Holmes Tulsa Leroy Earl Skinner Wanette Glennis Skinner Oklahoma City Honorary bearers include Walter O Neal Churchill Hicks Ralph Mitchell Earl Thomas Raymond Verble Ada Glenn Abel Atwood Funeral Thursday 2 pm Criswell Funeral Chapel Rev Harvey Human and Dr E H Nelson officiating burial Memorial Park survivors wife a daughter Mrs Verlin Abel two grandsons Edwin Dale and Paul Wesley Abel of Okemah three brothers R P Skinner Neosho Mo W H Skinner Wanette T E Skinner Toppenish Wash
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J. J. Skinner
South Johnston
Ada
Lexington
O. K. Electric Company
Dwight and
Wendell Morelock
Sam Holmes
Tulsa
Leroy
Earl Skinner
Wanette
Glennis Skinner
Oklahoma City
Walter O’neal
Churchill Hicks
Ralph Mitchell
Earl Thomas
Raymond Verble
Glenn Abel
Atwood
Criswell
Harvey Human
Asbury Methodist Church
E. H. Nelson
Memorial Park Cemetery
Verlin Abel
Edwin Dale
Paul Wesley Abel
Okemah
R. P. Skinner
Neosho
W. H. Skinner
T. E. Skinner
Toppenish, Wash
Census figures show cotton ginned by Dec 13 falls from prior year
The census bureau reports that this year's cotton ginned to December 13 totaled 10,537,569 running bales excluding linters, down from 10,770,709 bales the prior year and 11,744,992 bales two years ago. State totals include Oklahoma at 484,633 this year versus 361,472 last year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Army declares 30 000 surplus vehicles for treasury sale
The army lists 30 000 surplus vehicles for distribution by treasury procurement. About 18 000 are half ton and ten and a half used trucks, 2 700 used automobiles, and 9 000 motorcycles.
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Army
Treasury
U S Troops Capture Monschau as German Offensive Pauses
U S troops seized Monschau in Germany and checked the German counter offensive that had pushed into Belgium. The front remained unstable with heavy fighting around Stavelot St Vith and Malmedy as Germans sought supplies and deeper penetration into Belgium and Luxembourg.
Pessimist Chorus at Service Fades in Lullaby Tone
A church service note suggests the crowd views the first song as a lullaby and jokes about husbands needing to call on wives for a vote of confidence, reflecting uneasy domestic mood.
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