Ada to Name Lester as Police Chief on January 1
Dudley Lester, long time Oklahoma Highway Patrol sergeant, will assume Ada police chief duties January 1. He will head a department with three desk sergeants and seven patrolmen, and will bring extensive training in traffic enforcement, criminal law, and FBI courses.
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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
Ada Department
Emet Petete
Hughes County
Auxiliary Highway Patrol
Holdenville
American Legion
Scobie vows harsh response amid Athens unrest
In Athens Lt. Gen. R. M. Scobie, the British commander in Greece, declared the fight would be extended against Elas forces and warned civilians that attacks after 9 a.m. would be met with all arms. He cited aircraft and naval gunfire as options. The message followed the bombing of RAF headquarters after a Elas gun-dynamite assault. Efforts to capture ex premier Jean Rallis continued as Rizopastis claimed two other escapees were captured and executed amid shifting political scenes.
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Athens
R. M. Scobie
Greece
Elas
BBC
Scobie
RAF
Jean Rallis
Averoff
Rizopastis
George Bacos
George Pirounakis
Ne Dasmaskinos
Foreign Secretary Sees Grave Menace in Japan China War
Anthony Eden told the house of commons that recent Japanese successes in China constitute 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
Greater returns for amount in investor Ada News Classified Ads
Investor Ada News notes higher yields from targeted ads. The report cites increased responses from local buyers and suggests reallocating budget toward prominent placements to boost inquiries.
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Ada News
Christmas Week At Ada Schools And Community Events
The Ada area heads into a holiday week with schools closing for Christmas and Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce hosting a Christmas party for Baptist Orphanage children. Jaycees cherish past visits, while stores stay open till 9 pm Thursday onward to aid 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 on December 20 Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden faced a heated Commons debate over Britain's Greece intervention. Eden urged resuming quarterly allied talks among Britain Russia and the United States to handle such issues.
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London
Churchill
Eden
Commons
Britain
Greece
Russia
United States
George
Haden Guest
Wether
Europe
Anthony Eden
Arthur Greenwood
Labor Party
Atlantic Charter Not A Signed Document Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt disclosed that the Atlantic Charter lacks a formal, signed document. He described the text as assembled from scribbles by various people at a 1941 meeting, with the release signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston S. Churchill. Churchill told the Commons there is general agreement on aims but not on every detail, while Greece debate drew sharp criticism of British policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tom Reedy
Associated Press
White House
Library
Congress
State Department
Reedy
Chandler
D.-Ky
Senate
Roosevelt-Churchill
Atlantic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston S. Churchill
Couple gives $5 gifts to 80 county poor farm residents
In Oklahoma City a visiting couple handed out five dollar bills to eighty people at the Oklahoma County poor farm and explained they wanted their Christmas contributions to go directly to those in need.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
78th Congress is Disbanded
The 78th Congress heads home after two years of wartime lawmaking and a harsh campaign. The Senate confirmed President Roosevelt’s six State Department appointees, ending a last minute dispute. Senator Hatch urged lawmakers to note that many would not return for the 79th Congress.
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Washington
78Th
Congress
White House
Senate
Joseph C. Gden
Warm Springs
House
Roosevelt
Hatch
D.-N.m
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
Mead D
Yanks Retake Monschau In Germany Amid Belgian Counter Drive
First Army reports German brutality near Malmedy Belgium as 120 to 150 American prisoners were killed by tank and machine gun fire. Survivors, including Pfc Peter Piscatelli and Capt Marvin Denzel, corroborate the massacre and warn of a renewed Nazi counter offensive.
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Monschau
Germany
Belgium
U. S. First Army
Malmedy
First Army
Red Cross
Pfc
Peter Piscatelli
New York City
Marvin R. Denzel
West Englewood
N. J
Yanks Seize Valencia Airfield and Leyte HQ
General MacArthur reports U S forces seized Valencia the Leyte headquarters town eight miles north of Ormoc with the Valencia Airfield intact. The 77th Division and First Cavalry trapped Japanese forces behind and northward advances closed the Ormoc corridor while Mindoro air operations continued. 1 484 enemy dead and 22 captured were counted with air support keeping pressure on remaining Japanese pockets.
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Leyte
MacArthur
Philipines
Valencia
Ormoc
Douglas MacArthur
Carigara Bay
Lonoy
Sasaki Suzuki
U. S
Ormoc Port
Mindoro
Three Heavy Battles Rage In Belgian Front
Paris dispatch reports U S First Army soldiers clashing as German drive reaches Stavelot and Monschau. Other units hold near St Vith and near Stavelot while reserves form to block a Luxembourg invasion. The offensive push remains unstable but dangerous near Siege.
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Paris
U. S. First Army
Belgium
Stavelot
Monschau
St. Vith
Luxembourg
First Army
County E Bond Total Rises Toward War Loan Goal
As Pontotoc County marches through the Sixth War Loan drive the E bond total continues to climb toward the quota. Despite uncertainty the race tightens with days remaining and officials urging strong participation countywide.
Goal Tuesday sales total to date
The note records a Tuesday sales goal with totals of 372000 dollars, 10968.75 dollars, and 329575 dollars as the cumulative figures to date.
Oklahoma Far Over Sixth Loan Quota
Oklahoma exceeded its Sixth War Loan quota by 138.6 percent as of December 15 with total sales of 124,717,944 dollars against a 90,000,000 quota. E bond sales reached 29,958,550 against 29,000,000 quota. Tulsa and Oklahoma counties posted large totals, while Harper County led in overage with 115.8 percent.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Oklaoa
Dewey
Delaware
Mes
Okfuskee
Choctaw
Love
Marshall
Tulsa County
Oklahoma County
Harper County
Bond sales progress and district quotas reported
Tuesday buyers added 10,968.75 to bond totals reaching 329,575 short of the 372,000 quota. Overall bond sales reached 1,361,984.61 about 130 percent of the 1,054,000 goal with Yeaker at 262.50 and Laxton at 1,756.25 surpassing its 1,714 quota plus Conway district also meeting its target.
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Yeaker
Laxton
Conway
Bronze Star Award For T-5 Bell Missing In Action
T5 Or ville G. Bell has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in action while serving as a medical aid man with the Seventh Army in France. He was reported missing in action by the war department. the award was signed by Gen. W W Sayles. Bell is the Ada route No. 4 resident, son of Mrs Eva TM TM, and earned the medal on May 28 1944 near Campolene Italy.
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T/5
Orville G. Bell
War Department
W. W. Sayles
5Th Division
France
Seventh Army
Ada
Eva
Campleone
Italy
Still Time To Use Those T B Seals
Pontotoc County still has time to buy and return Christmas seals with a Jan. 1 deadline set by county chairman Harvey J. Lambert. The county quota this year is 2500 dollars, up from 2000 last year, and funds aid Pontotoc County Tuberculosis Association recipients at no cost to them.
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Arvey J. Lambert
Pontotoc County
Cold wave grips Oklahoma and Kansas with freezing temps
Oklahoma sees much colder night with a northeast cold wave and lows 15 to 25. Thursday turns partly cloudy and colder with highs 25 to 35. Kansas reports a night cold wave with snow flurries and lows 10 to 15, followed by partly cloudy, colder skies and highs 20 to 25. Stockmen advised.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Mounted US soldier wrangles captured Japanese horse on Leyte
Pfc Marion West formerly a Weed New Mexico cowboy and rodeo star has become the first mounted military policeman on Leyte. He tames a looted saddle and rides to clear traffic jams beside jeeps and other gear.
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Leyte
Phlippines
Marion West
Weed, N. M
West
Franco and minister evade Madrid assassination bid
Paris reports that Generalissimo Franco and justice minister Eduardo Amos narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Madrid on Sunday per Aurore dispatch from the Spanish front.
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Paris
Aurore
Red Star Blames US Circles for Blocking Security
Moscow dispatch reports Red Star accusing reactionary circles in the United States of aiding German schemes to disrupt international security and to ready for a possible third world war.
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Moscow
Red Star
United States
Sgt Vance Minor Wounded in German Fighting
Word reaches Ada that Sgt Vance Minor of Hickory was seriously wounded in combat in Germany. The War Department telegram followed a letter home about a hand injury, other details unavailable. Minor, 30, worked in road construction before enlisting and has been overseas over two years in an infantry unit.
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Vance Minor
Hickory
Germany
War Department
Minor
L. A. Minor
Ada
California
J. J. Skinner Dies At His Home In Ada
J J Skinner 1030 South Johnston Ada died at 2 30 am Wednesday at his home He came to Ada from Lexington in 1939 and was connected with the OK Electric company Funeral services will be at Criswell Funeral chapel Thursday at 2 pm with Rev Harvey Human and Dr E H Nelson officiating Burial in Memorial Park cemetery Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Verlin Abel two grandsons Edwn Dale and Pal esley Abel of Okemah three brothers R P Skinner Neosho Mo W H Skinner Wanette and T E Skinner Toppenish Wash
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J. J. Skinner
South Johnston
Ada
Lexington
QO. K. Electric Company
Dwight
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
Randsons
Edw'n Dale
Paulesley Abel
Okemah
R. P. Skinner
Neosho, Mo
W. H. Skinner
T. E. Skinner
Toppenish
Wash
Cotton Crop Down in Census Ginning Totals
The Census Bureau reports this year's cotton crop ginned by Dec 13 totaled 10,537,569 running bales excluding linters, down from 10,770,709 bales a year ago and 11,744,992 bales two years ago. State figures show Oklahoma at 484,633 versus 361,472 a year ago.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Army declares 30 000 surplus vehicles for treasury sale
The army reports a total surplus of 30 000 vehicles for distribution by the treasury procurement. About 18 000 are one ton and ten and a half ton used trucks. 2 700 used automobiles and 9 000 motorcycles are included.
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Army
Treasury
German counteroffensive pushes into Belgium deepens
Paris reports U S troops capturing Monschau in Germany and halting the initial German drive. Front lines remain unstable with heavy fighting around Stavelot St Vith and Malmedy as German columns penetrate 20 miles into Belgium and Luxembourg seeking supplies while American tanks push back on the flanks.
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Paris
U. S
Monschau
Germany
Belgium
Stavelot
St. Vith
Malmedy
Bulge
Aachen
First Army
Luxembourg
Liege
Churchgoers Echo Quiet Lullabies in Morning Jest
Observers note many men treat the first hymn as a lullaby while a wife faces the prospect of a vote of confidence. The tone suggests caution about domestic authority and church service rituals throughout a rural community.
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