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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
2
Burglars pried rear window bars at the S. and Q. store Friday night and carried off men’s clothing and about $100 in cash. A hatchet was used to pry a cash register and remove its back. later checks showed more money missing. Initial report listed three suits, shirts, jackets, pajamas and shoes among the items. The crime was not reported until Saturday morning.
Santa Aldridge dining room hosts Thursday at 6 30 p m to assemble 4000 Christmas sacks of fruit nuts and candy for Saturday’s party. Banquet room donated by Aldridge hotel serves coffee. Mass singing led by Frank McConnell and all Pontotoc county children invited.
Sub freezing dawn sees a large blaze at the Barnes Manley laundry. Firemen and equipment endure ice as photographers scramble for views. The naptha explosion sends flames into the air and hundreds lose clothing. The company plans insurance compensation.
Hobart Oklahoma December 19 flames swept the traders compress destroying 4700 bales of cotton and all plant machinery. Firemen contained the blaze after two hours with frigid winds. An equal amount of cotton was saved by a fire wall. No injuries reported.
President Truman argues for unifying War and Navy into one department to strengthen integrated planning and budgets, improve coordination between military and civilian arms, and place air power on par with land and sea power. He says parity can be achieved in one or three departments, but not two. He supports keeping carrier and water-based aviation under naval control.
The piece questions merging the war and navy committees and possible new departments. It notes seniority rules determine chairmanship, asks who would lead if four committees merged, and cites House military chairman May and Vinson with bills proposing a new air forces department alongside war and navy.
Dearborn Missouri December 19 Dr F L Durham reached a farm home ten minutes late to deliver a baby girl to Mrs Cecil Foster. He found a fire in the house and carried mother and infant to a St Joseph hospital as flames destroyed the farmhouse both are reported doing nicely.
William Howard Allen 83, retired farmer, died in a Tulsa hospital after the deaths of two sisters within four months. He was a Mississippi native who had lived in Oklahoma 73 years.
A soldier in a foxhole on the Solomons had his leg broken when a coconut fell from an overhanging tree after a bullet struck it.
The tuberculosis drive in Oklahoma aims to raise 200000 this year doubling 1944 sales. Pontotoc county already sent 1300 as Harvey Lambert urges prompt support to fund x ray screening of students and workers and early TB detection. Cooperation from management and labor is seen as key to success amid housing conference coverage.
Industry leaders harshly criticized the government's new housing program at a White House conference on housing. Federal officials defended steps to hasten veteran home construction, noting price adjustments already approved to boost production and more changes planned.
MERNBERG Dec 19 A brigade of Hitler’s SA storm troopers is accused by American prosecutors before the international military tribunal of blowing up or burning 35 synagogues in a two day outbreak of anti Jewish terrorism. The case ties the SA to broader Nazi war crime charges and presents their records as evidence of organized terror against political opponents.
Prince Fumimaro Konoye recounts U S warnings to Japan on July 21 1941 about French Indo China moves and peace talks. He recalls Roosevelt’s bid for a three day meeting, then cooling support, and Tojo pushing hard for concessions before war.
Price of automobile license tags increases this year with brackets based on model year. A K Thornton, county tag agent, notes 1946 tags go on sale next Friday and explains the two pricing tiers for each model, including deluxe versus standard versions. He lists tag fees from 1946 cars at 24.00 or 25.50 and Cadillac at 55.50, with earlier models in lower brackets. The piece ends linking tag fees to the Victory Loan campaign.
Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing 52 former Vermont lawyer and commander of the 43rd Winged Victory division dies of a heart attack at his Rutland home. He landed in Japan with MacArthur troops and served in four major campaigns including the Solomons, New Guinea, and Luzon. He rose from brigadier general to major general in federal service. He leaves a widow two sons and a daughter.
An Oklahoma plumber is jailed after a case that involved two penalties. The report notes the likely outcome will be continued confinement and a focus on his prison cell.
Five Pontotoc county residents were named by John N. Varnell OPA district director to serve on the Ada Area Price Control Board Information Panel. Ada residents Alderson, Johnson, Simpson, Kendall, and Rhoades were approved on Hager’s recommendation. The panel will distribute price control information and assist inquiries for local residents and other counties in the area.
Congress moves toward final adjournment and action on a revised G I bill of rights after weeks of house senate controversy. The deal raises government real estate loan guarantees to 4000 with half guaranteed and stresses private lenders and VA appraisers in processing loans.
An aide to John W. Snyder said reconversion director plans controls to assure home buyers value for their money. The national housing agency would check builders’ specifications for government aid and may deny aid if prices are out of line, targeting about half of building materials for homes under ten thousand dollars.
Oklahoma City December 19 TM The state game and fish commission filed a condemnation suit in Delaware county district court to obtain title to about 3 000 acres in the Spavinaw hills area for a deer refuge. About 150 defendants named. Most landowners to accept 3 an acre. Refuge to begin with about 4 500 acres in Mayes and Delaware counties near Spavinaw lake, with goal to reach 16 000 acres. Funding from general fish and game fund with federal matching support.
The text notes camels reach full size in their sixteenth year but are used for work around age five. Teeth provide an accurate estimate of a camel’s age.
Governor Kerr reports on two FFA banquets in Sasakwa and Walters with local officials and state figures in attendance. He praises food prepared by teachers and mothers, and notes Emile Grieser and other dignitaries. A Coalgate dinner with teachers and chamber members also impressed attendees.
The 250 year old Bank of England was nationalized after a 306 to 126 Commons vote. The bill transfers the bank to public ownership under a governor, deputy governor, and 10 directors appointed by the government with compensation in government stocks. The private bank capital was $58,212,000 and paid 12 cent dividends since 1923.
New York December 19 AP poll recalls past Team of the Year winners across baseball football and other sports. Entries include 1931 Southern California 1932 New York Yankees and 1944 Army with several Yankees runs and Cardinals Tigers and Reds appearances.
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