Patterson Brothers Civilians William C Patterson Discharged
T Sgt Carl H Patterson and his brother William C Patterson, both sons of Mr and Mrs W A Patterson of 721 East Fifth Ada, have returned to civilian life after service in World War II. William C Patterson served 27 months in Australia and a second overseas tour before arriving in Philadelphia on December 4. Carl H Patterson spent eight months overseas in the Pacific and recently discharge papers were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOMM
William C. Patterson
Navy
Seni
Ada Sunay
Patterson
Australia
States
Luzon
Philadelphia
L. R. Tracy
Oklahoma City
W. A. Patterson
East Fifth
Carl H. Patterson
William C
Pacific Theater of Operations
Sgt. Patterson
Byron Nelson Seeks Farm Tractor Purchase After Fort Worth Triumph
Byron Nelson returns to his Denton farm to buy a tractor with his Fort Worth open winnings. He shot eleven under par 273 to win by eight strokes over Jimmie DeMaret and leads money list with $66,600 in war bonds for 102 straight events. Harold McSpaden earned second and E J Harrison placed fourth as Hogan tied for seventh in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Lord Byron Nelson
Los Angeles
Denton
Jimmie DeMaret
Houston
Navy
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Sanford
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Little Rock
Lord Byron
McSpaden
Ben Hogan
Hershey
MacArthur Club Aids Patients At Soldier Hospital
The Douglas MacArthur Club of Ada spent 150 dollars for seven magazine subscriptions and sent 20 copies of each to Borden General Hospital at Chickamauga. Subscriptions were bought through Braly Agency which donated its commission to the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas MacArthur Club of
Ada
Borden General Hospital
Chickaa
Braly Agency
Margaret Allee
Red Cross
The
Army Hospital
Douglas MacArthur Club
Demo State Central Committee to Meet Feb. 25 Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City December 17 The state central committee of the Democratic party will meet February 25 if National chairman Robert E. Hannegan can attend. The state executive committee invites Hannegan and authorizes changes to date if he cannot attend. Hannegan may visit Oklahoma for the party reorganization and speak at Tulsa. Precinct meetings are set for January 11 and county meetings for January 19 with district meetings to follow within 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Democratic Party
Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegan
H. I. Hinds
L. E. Ruble
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Men and Women in Uniform: Local Veterans Highlighted
Fred O. Hill of 905 East Tenth, veteran of 20 months overseas, discharged from Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Hill served with the 2831st Combat Engineers and earned 74 points with four battle stars and a Bronze Arrowhead. ABM 2/c Hubert F. Rich returns home from Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred O. Hill
East Tenth
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Sgt. Hill
2831St Combat Engineers Battalion
Veteran Transport Duty Mentioned for USS Louisville Crewman
RM 3c William L. Stephenson of 712 East Fifteenth serves on the heavy cruiser USS Louisville which is transporting Pacific veterans to the States for discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Stephenson
East Fifteenth
Louisville
Naval and Army Discharges Noted for Local Residents
James H. Pettis CM 1/c of 701 West Ninth is honorably discharged at Bainbridge Maryland. Maurice Kinnie MOMM 3/c of Lula is discharged at Norman. Vernon B. Seawright S Sgt. is a civilian after discharge at McClellan Field California. Harry W. Friar of 511 West Eighth is receiving his discharge and will return to civilian life under the army separation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Pettis
West Ninth
Naval Service
Bainbridge
Maryland
MOMM
Maurice Kinnie
Lula
Navy
Norman
Vernon B. Seawright
McClellan Field
Calif
Harry W. Friar
West Eighth
Army
Soldiers Return as War Discharges Reach Home
Sgt. Horace E. Wood of Stratford returns to civilian life after discharge from the army. Sir A. Gips of Ada travels homeward. Cpl. Jack Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Johnson of 326 West Sixth, has been discharged from key service at Barksdale Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Henry
Alice E. Henry
East Fourteenth
Army
Horace E. Wood
James D. Wood
Stratford
Cpl
Jack Johnson
Roy Johnson
West Sixth
Barksdale Field
Magnolia Pays for School Land Lease in Oklahoma
Magnolia Petroleum company paid the state school land commission 78400 for oil and gas leases on 800 acres in Caddo county. Caddo lease officers reported 80665 on 12 tracts totaling 960 acres. Other buyers included L S Youngblood of Oklahoma City and Anderson Pritchard Oil company with small 80 acre tracts, while four tracts in 16-6N-9W drew no bids. C A Daniels of Tulsa bought half the mineral rights on a 150-acre Pittsburg county tract for 188.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Magnolia Petroleum Company
State School Land Commission
Caddo County
Caddo
Magnolia
L. S. Youngblood
Anderson Pritchard Oil Company
Pittsburg
C. A. Daniels
Tulsa
Mrs Edith Smith and Son Die in Fires Tragic Home
In Muskogee on December 17 a fire trapped Edith W. Smith 28 and her son George A. Stewart 4 in their apartment causing fatal asphyxiation. Firefighters battled the blaze but could not save them. Authorities investigate the blaze as the cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Edith W. Smith
George A. Stewart
Citizens approve $44,000 bond for civic improvements
Arnett residents vote on December 17 to authorize a $44,000 bond aimed at local civic improvements, signaling community support for funding infrastructure enhancements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnett
Federal Building Program in State Is in Prospect
Oklahoma awaits a nationwide federal building push if Congress approves a $193 million appropriation for post offices and courthouses. The plan, submitted Oct 2 by the Federal Works Agency and Post Office Department, lists 4,020 eligible projects nationwide totaling $774.8 million with Oklahoma sites including Oklahoma City Tulsa Lawton Pryor Sand Springs and numerous other towns. Federal officials will select projects by need and equitable distribution once funds are authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haslet
Washington
Oklahoma
Federal Works Agency
The
Public Buildings Administration
Congress
Post Office Department
House Public Buildings Committee
Postoffice
Oklahoma City
Postoffice Ad
Tulsa
Lawton
Pryor
Sand Springs
Antlers
Atoka
Beaver
Boiser City
Buffalo
Cherokee
Fairview
Medford
Newkirk
Pawnee
Sallisaw
Stigler
Tishomingo
Wagoner
Walters
Wilburton
Apache
Barnsdall
Beggs
Bethany
Bixby
Blanchard
Britton
Broken Arrow
Brokenow
Carnegie
Checotah
Chelsea
Cleveland
Commerce
Cresent
Davis
Dawson
Dewey
Erick
Fairfax
Grandfield
Hartshorne
Haskell
Healdton
Heavener
Hennessey
Hominy
Hooker
Konawa
Maud
Mountain View
Okeene
Picher
Prague
Rush Springs
Sentinel
Sha
Dana X Bible to Retire From Texas Football in 1947
Dana X Bible will retire as Texas head football coach on January 1, 1947 after leading the Longhorns to national prominence. He will remain athletics director on a year to year basis at about $9,000 annually, keeping a university role beyond coaching duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Dana X. Bible
Texas University Longhorns
Missouri
E University
Bible
Byron E.short
University
Athletic Council
Pontotoc County TB Deaths Highlight Christmas Seals Appeal
Pontotoc County reported 13 TB deaths in the first 11 months of 1945 while the national rate falls. Christmas Seals funds financed local TB work including 154 X-ray screenings and 34 new cases found and started on treatment at local facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
T. B
R. H. Mayes
Christmas Reunion of 36th Infantry Officers and Soldiers
At Camp Chaffee Arkansas a reunion of 1st Lt. Charles S Hurt and Sgt. Marion J L McCoy from the 36th Infantry Division recalls Christmas in France 1944. Hurt lost a leg in battle. McCoy was wounded, then both recount a Rhine valley Christmas with chocolate trees, a decorated airfield, a Chinese dinner, and 400 liberated Russian women as guests. McCoy heads home on a 45 day furlough before re enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Bitche
France
Charles S. Hurt
Marion J. L. McCoy
36Th Infantry Division
McCoy
Hurt
36Th
Colmar
Strasbourg
Hart
Sgt. McCoy
South Oak
Buddy Of George Moore’s Mate Sends Letter From Jail Camp
Mrs. George Moore of Ada Oklahoma receives a letter from George R Dixon a buddy of George Moore Jr stating the first casualty of the 4th Marine Reg in World War II died on December 24 1941 after pledging to write and visit his mother. Dixon recalls Georges noble character and describes his funeral and marine comrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy
George Moore
George
Tishomingee and Adam
San Diego
Calif
George R. Dixon
Bataan
Johnston County
Ada
Gene Moore
Ada High
East Central
W. H. Marshall
East Ninth
Gene
North China
Marines
Jim
Guam
Jackie
Bermudas
Dixon
Mrs. Moore
Shanghai
P.de
4Th Marine Reg
Agg Hye
Trumph
Jones Reenlists In Army After Overseas Tour
Pfc. Browell Jones reenlists in the regular army for three years and serves with the 896th Medical Hospital Ship platoon. He awaits transport at the Fifth Replacement Depot near Manila for a Stateside furlough and plans to serve in Europe after his leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Browell Jones
Manila
Pfc. Jones
Buck Jones
West
896Th
Jones
States
Pacific
Europe
SPAR Nita Sarli Granddaughter of Mrs. A Lewis
SPAR Nita V Sarli 3/c who will soon be discharged from the Coast Guard plans to stay on in the service. She works in the chaplain's office at the Long Beach Coast Guard Center writing discharge letters and advising on GI Bill rights and privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spar Nita V. Sarli
Coast Guard
Sarli
Long Beach
Calif
G.I
Spar Sark
A. Lewis
East Eighth
East Central
Brinlee Receives Army Discharge With Honors
Pfc. Herbert C. Brinlee of Roff, after 15 months overseas, is discharged from the Twelfth A. D. Engineers. He earned 72 points and received the Purple Heart Good Conduct Meritorious Service plaque and the ETO ribbon with two battle stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Herbert C. Brinlee
Roff
Camp Chaffee
Ark
A. D. Engineers
Pat Hall Expects To Get Army Release
Cpl. Pat A. Hall, overseas 25 months, landed in Boston December 13 and heads to Camp Chaffee to be discharged soon. Hall expects to return to Ada as a civilian after Camp Chaffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Hall
Cpl
Pat A. Hall
Boston
Mass
Camp Chaffee
Hall
Ada
Elfth
Oklahoma cattlemen seek CCC take over surplus soybeans
About 75 Oklahoma cattlemen seed crushers and feed millers met to urge the Commodity Credit Corporation to distribute surplus northern soybeans to relieve a protein feed shortage. They planned to lobby Washington and mobilize letters to secretary Anderson and Oklahoma's delegation, and to have CCC buy surplus soybeans for southern mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Commodity Credit Corporation
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Agriculture Commissioners
Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
CCC
Veteran EC cheer leader served sixty nine bombing missions in Europe
James Williams from Wewoka is a 24 year old freshman and veteran of sixty nine tactical bombing missions over Europe. He trained at Brooks Field and served as an instrument specialist before joining the 447th Bomb Squadron in Italy. Williams recalls heavy flak, low altitude strikes on small towns, and missions without escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central Journal
James Williams
Europe
Williams
Wewoka
Air Forces
Brooks Field
Texas
Eagle Pass
Lowrey Field
Denver
Kingman
Arizona
Columbus
N. C
James
Miami
Puerto Rico
Belem
Natal
Brazil
Dakar
Casablanca
Tunis
Africa
Corsica
447Th
21St
Italy
Rome
Bologna
Nice
Naples
Brenner Pass
Sofia
Yugoslavia
Arger
Sgt Leon Cecil Returns Home From War Fronts
Sgt Leon V. Cecil of the 24th Mechanized Reconnaissance Troop, 24th Infantry Division, has returned to the States for discharge after service in Hollandia Dutch New Guinea Leyte Mindoro and Mindanao. He is married to Estella W Cecil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon V. Cecil
States
Sgt
Cecil
24Th Infantry Division
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Leyte
Mindoro
Mindanao
Estella W. Cecil
Carter Receives Discharge At Camp Chaffee Arkansas
Stonewall resident Robert Carter Jr veteran of 24 months overseas earned a 78 point total for discharge last week at Camp Chaffee Arkansas He is a Purple Heart recipient and holder of the ETO ribbon with five battle stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Robert Carter Jr
Stonewall
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
In the Ada News classified section readers are urged to compare yields on investments tied to vested funds. The notice highlights favorable returns for larger upfront contributions and outlines eligibility for specific accounts. It stresses potential savers may receive enhanced value by aligning deposits with long term vesting schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
New Chapter For Friend In Need In Tulsa Housing Tale
Tulsa residents Jim Harrison a navy veteran and his wife with three children faced housing shortage living in their car. The Harrisons and Arkansas friends the Newberrys featured in a newspaper story leading to aid. Annabelle who married James rode with the Harrisons to the West Coast and back. The four say they will call their venture Little Arkansas as they settle in a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Jim Harrison
Harrisons
Childern
Rnsabelle
Newberrys
Arkansas
Annabelle
West Coast
James
Little
Pickett 4-H Club Elects Six Officers
The Pickett 4-H club organized Friday December 14 with six officers elected and 100 percent enrollment, the first in the county to reach that level. Elwanda Sutton reports this achievement and notes a model club meeting demonstration by the assistant county agent and the assistant home demonstration agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Pickett Club
Elwanda Sutton
Flying Wedge Used On Picket Line
A Flint police flying wedge charged through a GM AC Spark Plug plant gate to escort office workers amid a CIO United Auto Workers strike. About 700 were due to report, with 30 officers leading the effort and no violence reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
General Motors Corp
Gus Hawkins
Flint Police
CIO United Automobile Workers
T Sgt Karschnick Returns to Civilian Status
T Sgt Herbert N Karschnik husband of Mrs Helen D Karschnik is discharged from the army at Greensboro North Carolina. He is a civilian again after a short stay during which he enjoyed Greensboro recreational facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert N. Karschnik
Helen D. Karschnik
Army
Greensboro
N. C
Karschnik
Prisoner Escape Ends With Recapture In Guthrie
Leon Ford, a black inmate serving time for obtaining property under false pretenses, escaped Stillwater county jail by striking jailer Sam Kennemer with a gas pipe. Ford was recaptured in Guthrie the same day, after the incident caused a deep head wound and dropped keys to the floor. The jail is in the Payne county courthouse third floor. Sheriff E J Schroeder undersheriff Joe Bradley and Kennemer escorted Ford back to custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Leon Ford
Sam Kennemer
Guthrie
E. J. Schroeder
Ford
Kennemer
Payne County
Joe Bradley
American Officer in Japan Faces Lingerie Question
An American officer who mailed a photo from his Japan quarters was asked about lingerie on a line behind his residence. He answered that ten girl interpreters live next door and use their wash line, noting his 89 discharge points and haste to explain.
Local Soldier Joins RAF Training Base
F/O Lloyd Roberts reported to Keesler Field Mississippi for duty. He is the son of Mrs Susie Roberts and husband of Mrs Ruby Roberts of 500 East Eighth Roberts, and he arrived at the RAF training station from Childress AAF field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Roberts
Keesler Field
Miss
Susie Roberts
Ruby Roberts
East Eighth
Roberts
RAF
Childress Aaf Field
Aubrey J. Pippen Entrusted With First Lieutenant Title
Aubrey J. Pippen of Roff has been promoted to first lieutenant in a formal ceremony. The event highlighted his service and recognition within the military unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey J. Pippen
Roff
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Patterson Brothers
W. C. Patterson
C. H. Patterson
Byron Nelson
MacArthur Club
Soldier Hospital
James Ward
Vivian Ward
Fittstown
Pearl Harbor
Vernon L. Ellis
Calvin Breeden
West Eighteenth
Robert E. Bennett
Z. D. Bennett
West Seventeenth
James R. Barton
Clifford A. Hatcher
Neva P. Hatcher
Demo
Hubert F. Rich
V. Rich
Sir A. Gips
Offic
Mary West
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Turkey
Lebanon
Arab League
Ethiopia
Iraq
Rong of
Nations’ Mandate
Palestine
Gulf of Aden
Egyptian
Sudan
Mapai
Japan
Navy Medical Corps
Marion McCoy
Rhine Valley
Spar Nita Sarli
Pic
Brinlee
E. C
Isle of Capri
Grasse
Leon Cecil
Ickett Club
Michigan
Karschnick
Santa
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