Fooshee Family News and Local Notices
Mrs. W. M. Fooshee arrived from Dallas to visit her son MMM i c Neill W. Fooshee serving in the Southwest Pacific for ten years. Verna Jean Johnson is ill at 804 East Thirteenth Beer. Dal's Place at 115 South Stockton. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Welch hear their son Billy Joe Welch is in San Diego for Navy boat training after leaving Ada for Oklahoma City December 10. Mrs. A. J. Romberg of Stratford attends to Ada business. Fat battery raised fryers 59c a pound at LaSalle's Buffet. Visitors for Christmas include Misses Helen and Mildred Bunyard of Oklahoma City and Bob Duncan of Walters.
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W. M. Fooshee
Dallas
Tex
Neill W. Fooshee
Southwest Pacific
Verna Jean Johnson
Ellis Welch
Billy Joe Welch
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Navy
Ada
Oklahoma City
Major
Mrs. Elbert Reed
Helen and Mildred Bunyard
Bob Duncan
Walters
Ada News Butchers Christmas Square Dance Schedule
Expert repair service on all sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. Cpls Olson Moultrop and Webb, stationed at the Ardmore air field, spent the weekend visiting friends in Ada. Square dance at Lakeside Wednesday night just before Christmas. Floyd Holcombe of Long Beach, California, spent Tuesday night with his parents in Ada.
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Singer
Dick Olson
Johnny Moultrop
Lester Webb
Ardmore
Ada
Floyd Holcombe
Long Beach
Calif
Mrs
R. L. Holcombe
Nelson Langston Home on 21-Day Leave
Nelson Langston arrives home from overseas for a 21 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Nelson Langston southwest of the city. He will report to San Francisco California for further orders.
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Nelson Langston
San Francisco
Calif
Festival of Christmas Music at East Central College
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock a Christmas music festival will be held at East Central College. Admission is free. Mr and Mrs Omar Finch of Tupelo spent Tuesday in Ada shopping.
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East Central College
Omar Finch
Tupelo
Ada
Christmas Square Dance at Lakeside on Wednesday Night
A Christmas square dance is planned at Lakeside on Wednesday night December 19 2021. Local organizers invite dancers and families to enjoy festive music and community fun.
Holiday Visits And Local Acknowledgments In Ada
Mrs. Alford Lamb of Parsons Kansas will visit her mother Mrs. J M Potter and sister Mrs L A Grant. Gene Crowell stationed at Ardmore Army Air Field spent the holiday visiting Ada friends. Miss Margaret Harris arrives for a week with Mr and Mrs Johnarris at 911 South Broadway. Albert Bailey of Stonewall transacted business in Ada Wednesday.
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Alford Lamb
Parsons, Kans
J. M. Potter
L. A. Grant
Gene Crowell
Ardmore Army Air Field
Ada
Margaret Harris
John Aarris
South Broadway
Miss Harris
Naval Air Base
Norfolk
Albert Bailey
Stonewall
Hayes School Christmas Program Friday at 1 15 PM
Hayes School announces its annual Christmas program Friday at 1 15 PM. All students will participate and the public is invited to attend at the school.
Obituary of J. J. Skinner
J J Skinner died Wednesday at 2 30 at his home 1030 South Johnston Funeral services Thursday at 2 p m from Criswell Funeral Chapel Rev Harvey Humn assisted by Dr E H Nelson burial in Memorial Park cemetery Survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Verlin Abel two grandsons and three brothers
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J. J. Skinner
South Johnston
Criswell Funeral Chapel
Harvey Humn
E. H. Nelson
Memorial Park Cemetery
Survise
Germans Counterattack Presses Wide Western Front
AP reporter William Boni describes eastern flank activity near Malmedy as German forces push forward in a fluid winter counteroffensive. The German high command claims over 10 000 American casualties while U S troops abandon key towns and U S anti aircraft units claim to shoot down over 200 German planes in three days.
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Malmedy
William Boni
U.S
First Army
Man In Tomato Patch Becomes Wartime Hero In Germany
Corporal Joseph Martino of the American 2nd Infantry Division led a daring solo assault against a German pillbox and gun positions after picking tomatoes in a patch. He wields captured weapons, kills two Nazis with a rifle and grenades, and helps capture about 20 prisoners while others retreat. He earned Bronze Star and Purple Heart and did not eat any of the tomatoes.
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Hal Boyle
Germany
Joseph Martino
New Haven
Conn
Martino
John M. Hightower
Las Cruces
N. M
Hightower
Car Tags On Sale Here On Thursday
Ada residents are ready to buy 1945 car license plates at the local office Thursday morning. Extra staff assist the first day rush and some buyers have reserved special plate numbers to avoid the line.
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Ada
No C or Jaycee Meets This Week
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will not hold its regular weekly meeting tonight and the Chamber of Commerce will not have its regular Thursday noon luncheon. A dance at the Elks club will replace the Jaycee meeting due to Christmas plans. Elmer Kenison cited noon Thursday as conflicting with members’ preparations, leading to cancellation.
Local Markets Corrected Daily by Cudahy Co
Market notes list various poultry items including turkeys fryers and roosters with prices per pound and pack numbers as part of a local market update.
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Cudahy Co
Tlam
Markets at a Glance New York Stocks and Commodities
New York market summary December 20 shows heavy stock declines led by rails, bonds lower as carriers react. Quiet liquidation and hedging persist. Wheat mixed with short covering, corn steady to higher, rye mixed. Hogs active 10 to 15 cents lower top 14.35, cattle active 25 cents higher top 18.
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New York
Rail shares slump as stocks retreat in wary market
Wall Street closes with declines across leaders after an early boomlet collapses. Investors weigh Nazi gains and Allied disclosure limits while pivotals hover near lows. About 1.6 million shares traded with Santa Fe Southern Pacific Great Northern U S Steel Chrysler U S Rubber Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft Westinghouse Johns Manville among the notable fallers.
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Wall Street
New York
Allied
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Westinghouse
Johns-Manville
Oklahoma City cattle hog and sheep market report
Oklahoma City markets show cattle 1,800 head and calves 800 with killing classes steady to strong. Steers mostly 10.50 to 11.50, heifers around 11.00, cows 8.00 to 10.00, bulls to 11.00, slaughter calves near 12.00, stockers scarce. Hogs 1,200 salable, butcher hogs 14.25 to 20 lower, sows 13.30 to 15.70, stock pigs 10.00 to 12.00. Sheep 900 fat lambs 12.00 to 13.00, some 13.25+, ewes 6.00 down.
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Oklahoma City
Ingenious GIs of Air Force Build Winter Huts in Belgium
U S Ninth Air Force troops in Belgium and France improvise shelters from captured German materials. Officers and enlisted men erect multiroom huts, a two story tent, a mess hall, and a trailer-turned dining area amid rain and mud.
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Air Force
U. S
Belgium
France
Ninth Air Force
Clinton C. Wassen
Dover
Ohio
Metz
William O. Orr
Mount Sinai
N. Y
Orr
Doubledecker
Lts
Wayne Comment
Fort Wayne
Ind
Robert Todd
Tampa
Fla
Arthur D’agosting
Newark
N. J
Pvt
Ishem Keller
Redlands
Calif
Merschell
Bevan challenges Greece regency and Greek king talks
Bevan denounces British policy in Greece and calls for a regency ban with Greek ministers in Athens amid protests. Eden defends troops in Greece as Athens warns of a regency while Lt Gen Scobie issues an ultimatum to Elas.
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Eden
George II
Greece
Athens
Bevan
Percy Harris
Mott-Radclyfee
Britain
Churchill
Europe
R. M. Scobie
Elas
London repairs reach near 259000 war damaged homes for winter
London civil defense chief Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve announced that 258 849 war damaged houses in the city area have been repaired sufficiently to be tolerably comfortable for the winter.
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London
Malcolm Trustram Eve
Greece Regime Regent Proposal Draws British Reply
Eden defended the regency plan for Greece arguing it prevented mass starvation and that Britain would hand over responsibilities as soon as possible. He emphasized Britain would not impose a king with British bayonets and noted the Athens ambassador proposed the regency idea.
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Greece
Eden
Britain
Athens
Scobie vows to strike Elas forces in Greece Athens
Lt. Gen. R. M. Scobie warned Athens civilians that leftist gunfire after 9 a.m. tomorrow would be met with all arms. He cited aircraft, naval guns and rockets as part of the response following the fall of RAF headquarters to Elas forces. The report notes escaped ex premier Jean Rallis at large amid searches.
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Athens
R. M. Scobie
Greece
Elas
Scobie
RAF
Jean Rallis
Averoff
Rizopastis
George Bacos
George Pirounakis
Dasmaskinos
Radio Schedule Displaying Evening Lineup and Programs
The listing outlines a radio broadcast slate with start times from 6:00 to 11:00 featuring programs such as What Are the Answers, Ted Malone, Lum'n Abner, My Best Girls, Dunninger, Spotlight Bands, Coronet Story Teller, and national news plus Christmas songs and a war news segment. It includes host names like Henry J. Taylor and Gay Claridge and a closing National Anthem.
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Ted Malone
Lum
N’ Abner
Dunninger
Raymond G. Swing
Scramby Amby
Radio Schedule Highlights 6:30 AM to 5:45 PM
A full day roster of radio programs listed with times from 6:30 to 5:45 including Farm Front Dawn Patrol News Coffee Pot and Glamour Manor along with entertainment blocks featuring Mystery Chef Your Favorite Stars and Doris Arrington Plus news roundups and children's shows indicate a diverse daytime lineup.
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Farm Front
Dawn Patrol
Headline News
Dr. C. C. Morris
Jemima
Cliff Edwards
Sardi’s
Jack Berch
Glamour Manor
Bankage
Kiernan
Morton Downey
Doris Arrington
Hop Harrigan
Dick Tracy
Jack Armstrong
Church Leaders Convene This Week at Fourth Street Church of God
Tuesday’s report notes a series of meetings at The Fourth Street Church of God with services each evening. Ministers from across the city deliver the messages in a steady weekly schedule.
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Fourth Street Church of God
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