Ward’s Detroit wage scale backs pay retroactive to 1943
Montgomery Ward & Co told four Detroit area stores it would enforce a 46 cent basic hourly wage retroactive to Sept 1 1943. union says retroactivity should date to Dec 8 1942 and will strike until WLB orders are met. WLB calls action short of full compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Montgomery Ward & Co
War Labor Board
R. W. Rosevear
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Stores Employees
CSO
WLB
Washington
Montgomery Ward
Jap Family Hid In Saipan Caves
Five enlisted men from a B 29 unit found seven Japanese hiding in Saipan caves since the Marianas campaign. A father mother and five children surrendered after the soldiers signaled. The captives, in good condition, were taken to a civilian camp and received food offered cautiously by the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
Saipan
Marianas
Navy
Henry M. Phanke
Glidden
Iowa
Pfc
Vernon L. Hicks
Oklahoma City
Okla
Cpl
Allen Q. Wong
Portland
Ore
Wong
Mrs Patterson’s Farm Venture From Chickens to Cattle
In eight years with the Colbert farm women’s club Mrs. Patterson describes starting with 450 baby chicks and expanding to 410 acres. She details losses and profits from poultry including turkeys and chicks, plus early pig and cattle ventures as part of home demonstration work and farming experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Patterson
Colbert Farm Women’s Club
Colbert Club
Farm notes on livestock and canning from a town woman
The farmer kept three sows for brood stock and raised 23 pigs with fourteen weighing about 80 pounds each. A cow cost 28 dollars with a heifer calf. another calf cost 6 dollars and from the cow came five head sold for 246 dollars. Little feed bought as most feeds are home grown. over 400 jars of fruit and vegetables canned. The writer remains town in title but country at heart.
Oklahoma Wounded List Grows With New War Department Toll
The War Department names additional Oklahoma personnel wounded in action. Names span European and Mediterranean theaters, including Glenn E. Empey Ada, Louis R. Butcher Bartlesville, Max A. Kelly Muskogee, Ouis P. Gaither Shawnee, and many others from Tulsa to Nowata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw City
Leland Y. Shumate
Pauls Valley
Willie D. Smith
Wirt
Harold W. van Gundy
Quinton
Lewis B. Baston
Okmulgee
Floyd M. Collins
Allane
Ira E. Davis
Marlow
Allen L. Faulk
Camargo
Loran W. Findley
Hinton
William L. Flowers
Broken Bow
Ouis P. Gaither
Shawnee
Thomas J. P. Gilbert
Marion V. Lee
Altus
Jack Y. Neely
Hobart
Murray E. Smith
Pryor
Carl L. Wright, Jr
Chandler
Mediterranean
Oscar
Hominy
Harold W. Duvall
Howe
Herbert E. Ervin
Chateau
George A. Hauenstein
Okarche
J. W. Hudgins
Jesse Mason
Depew
Lonnie G. Sisco
Nowata
Hudson Six
Kansas
Virgil Tomlinson
Golden
Howard S. Welsh
Fanshawe
Isaacs Stationed In Philippine Area
Pvt Reginald N Isaacs son of Mr and Mrs W N Isaacs is stationed in the Philippine area after transfer from New Guinea. He trained at Camp Roberts California sailed from San Francisco around Sept 20 and reports a smooth voyage. He earned a marksmanship medal and a diploma as special cannoneer while at Camp Roberts. He is 19 and attended Vanoss schools entering service February 19 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald N. Isaacs
W. N. Isaacs
Philippine Islands
New Guinea
Camp Roberts
Calif
San Francisco
Fine
Pvt. Isaacs
Lt Col Neal Joins Field Artillery School Staff at Fort Sill
Lt Col Hugh A Neal is assigned as staff and faculty at the Field Artillery School Fort Sill He is a Oklahoma University ROTC graduate and former refinery engineer with campaigns in the European theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A. Neal
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Oklahoma University
Col
Neal
Mayhue Stationed At San Antonio Cadet Center
Mayhue at 1300 South Johnson is stationed at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center where potential pilots bombardiers and navigators receive preflight training to prepare for aerial instruction and aircrew duties in the Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayhue
Gilbert Cleveland
South
Johnson
San Antonio
War production and home demonstration gains reported
Eggs sold from 632 farm families totaled 61978.75 dollars and fruits and vegetables used at home for the same families added 21680 dollars. Neighborhood Leaders and 303 leaders aided production as a war measure with 291 field days and 61 office days.
1945 Agricultural Census plans outlined by County Agent
C H Hailey reports on 1945 census work led by Phil A Weaver district 3 assistant supervisor. Plans focus on large farms defined by units, training enumerators in Ada in late December with participants from six counties. Enumerators start January 8 and veteran farm location advisory follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hailey
Phil A. Weaver
Ada
Garvin
Murray
Coal
Johnson, Hughes
Pontotoc
Protecting Fruit Trees From Rabbits
Garden bulletin advises two main rabbit controls for fruit trees. Install guards of chicken wire or hardware cloth, standing 30 inches high and slightly larger than the tree diameter. A tree wash with seven pounds resin and one gallon alcohol, kept tight, should set 24 hours before use, aiding protection for 100 to 200 two year trees.
Six County Soldiers Reported Wounded Four Killed Last Week
News of battle progress for Pontotoc county residents is grim with four killed and at least six wounded. Names include Lt Allen Hathaway and Pfc Marshal Ray of Roff, Pfc Raymond Lee Maples in France, Sgt Alvie Parker in the Pacific, and others wounded in Germany and Italy. Survivors are listed with spouses and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Leyte
Germany
France
Gen. Patton
Roff Roff Grieves
Allen Hathaway
Petton
Pfc
Marshal Ray
European
Raymond Lee Maples
Maples Brothers
Tarawa
Pacific
Alvie Parker
Ray
Don Ray
Parker
D. L. Pates
Maples
Hathaway
A. L. Hathaway
Troy Cannon
Roff
James N. Thompson
Ada
Marvin Hensley
George Parrish
Italy
James Bay Frye
Holland
William R. Carriker
Francis
Kittley in Service Before Pearl Harbor
Pvt Floyd E Kittley also known as Floyd Isaacs enlisted December 1 1941. He trained at Camp Roberts and served at multiple camps before heading to New York Ireland and England in 1942. He joined the Rangers Battalion in Italy after moves through North Africa and Europe. His mother Mrs Royal Isaacs received a card June 19 1944 noting he was a German prisoner captured after January 30 1944 in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Floyd E. Kittley
Floyd Isaacs
Pearl Harbor
Camp Roberts
Calif
Kittley
New York
Ireland
Rangers
Italy
England
North Africa
Royal Isaacs
Mediterranean Theater
Harold Sweeten Promoted to Sergeant in England Air Force
Harold Sweeten promoted from corporal to sergeant at a U S bomber station in England. A ball turret gunner on the B 17 Flying Fortress Snake Eyes in the Third Bombardment division his unit was cited for the England to Africa shuttle bombing of Messerschmitt factories at Regensburg Germany. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Tranthan of Okmulgee and attended Ada High School before joining the RAF in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald F. Sweeten
Eighth Air Force
England
Third Bombardment Division
England-to
T-Sgt Grant Receives Aerial Radio Duty Recommendation
T Sgt Thomas B. Grant Jr a veteran aerial radio operator with the 15th AAF in Italy earned a sought after assignment with any aerial radio post. His 50 missions overseas and frequent flights with lead ships underscore his value and marked ability to solve airborne radio problems. He is on a 30 day Ada furlough and returns Jan 2 to Santa Ana California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Grant, Jr
William L. Howard
15Th Aaf
Italy
Grant
Ada
Santa Ana
Calif
Willard Watson Writes Home From Pacific Area
Seaman Willard Watson, in the Seabees for two years with about 12 months overseas, sends a letter from the Marshall Islands to his parents near Homer Oklahoma. He jokes about cotton picking back home and laments the lack of familiar sights while dodging coconut trees and dangers abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Watson
Seabees
R. D. Watson
Homer
Seaman Watson
Oklahoma
Marshall Islands
Sergeant Woodruff Promoted to Sergeant in England Air Force
George W Woodruff son of Mr and Mrs Joseph M Woodruff 607 West Seventh has been promoted from corporal to sergeant. He serves with a service squadron at an Eighth Air Force fighter station as an airplane sheet metal worker, repairing surfaces and fittings and checking fuselages for cracks and dents. The unit has destroyed over 265 enemy aircraft. Prior to service in September 1942 he attended Ada High School. His wife Annie M Woodruff resides in Kewanee Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Woodruff
Joseph M. Woodruff
West Seventh
Army Air Forces School
Chanute Field
Ill
Eighth Air Force
Woodruff
Europe
Ada High School
Annie M. Woodruff
Kewanee
Miss
Soldier Olen Crawford Leads Tank in France
Sgt Olen T Crawford fights in France with the famed 712th Tank Battalion, armored spearhead of the 90th Division. He joined on activation and has taken part in several major French battles, commanding a tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen T. Crawford
France
Sgt
Crawford
Scribner Assigned To Armored Engineer Group
Pvt. Theodore R. Scribner is assigned to an armored engineer battalion at Camp Chaffee Ark. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Scribner and was a bulldozer operator before enlisting after Stonewall High school graduation in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore R. Scribner
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Pvt
Scribner
J. W. Scribner
Stonewall High School
Whittington Completes 11 Months at Sea in Navy Gun Crew
Woodrow W. Whittington returns to the armed center at New Orleans after 11 months at sea with a Navy gun crew protecting a merchant ship. Enlisted May 1942, he now has 24 months at sea. His ships ferried vital cargo to the British Isles, Russia, the British West Indies and South America and faced enemy subs. His father C. H. Whittington lives in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow W. Whittington
S 1 c
New Orleans
Whittington
British Isles
Russia
British West Indies
South America
Whitting
Conoco Oil Co
C. H. Whittington
Ada
Chicago editor Rob ert R. McCormick to wed
The marriage of Mrs. Maryland Mathison Hooper of Chicago to Col. Robert R. McCormick editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune will take place Thursday. The ceremony will be in Chauncey McCormick’s apartment with only immediate family and a few close friends present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maryland Mathison Hooper
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Chauncey McCormick
County tax shift urged to fund roads
The State County Commissioners association at its semi annual meeting in Oklahoma City adopted a resolution urging the legislature to transfer the one cent gasoline tax from the state general fund to the county road fund. Fred Wailes of Okmulgee was re elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State County Commissioners Association
State General Fund
Fred Wailes
Okmulgee
Divorce Rate Hint From 1929 US Marriages
For every 100 marriages in 1929 United States, 16 divorces occurred. A snail takes 14 days to travel one mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Eddie Holt Heads Coal Co C of C in Coalgate
Eddie Holt elected president of the Coal county Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. Carl Portman named vice president and Mrs. A L Chapson retains secretary as officers outline projects including an East West Highway and an airport for Coalgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Holt
Coal County
Bob McInnis
Coalgate
Horace Carter
Carl Portman
H. D. Binns
Curtis Floyd
Rose essence discovered at 1618 wedding feast
A Persian maiden presented the princely husband with a jar of rose essence at Rose’s wedding feast, revealing the discovery that year.
Washing machine care reminder for wringer rolls
Wringers require gentle loading and careful folding of buttons and buckles. Do not overload. distribute clothing to avoid pressure buildup and ensure rolls separate after each cycle.
McKeel Enlists in Overseas Vet Education at Dijon
Capt Earl C. McKeel of 711 West Fourth joins a group of veterans as students and instructors in a new army education program at the University of Dijon in Dijon France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeel
Earl C. McKeel
West Fourth
University of Dijon
Dijon
Nelson in Italy Fights With 363rd Infantry in Florence Bologna Offensive
Private Burvin W Nelson serves with the 363rd Infantry Regiment in the Fifth Army during the Florence Bologna offensive in Italy. The unit fights in the current campaign under Allied command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Italy
Burvin W. Nelson
363Rd
Florence
Bologna
Fifth Army
Frank Smith Returns From Overseas Duty with Air Medal
1st Lt. Frank M. Smith Jr arrives at Army Air Force Redistribution station in Miami Beach for reassignment after a Europe tour. He earned the Air Medal for flying 50 missions as a B 17 navigator. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F M Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his wife Marguerite lives at 225 West Fifteenth, Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Smith
Army Air Force Redistribution Station
Miami Beach
Continental
United States
Lt. Smith
Europe
F. M. Smith
Milwaukee
Wis
Marguerite
West Fifteenth
Ada
Armored Division Fights in Germany as Drive Through Europe Continues
The First Army under Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges reports the Third Armored Division is engaging in Germany after leading the U S Forces through northern France and Belgium. Among those taking part is a unit nicknamed get imps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Third Armored
Germany
U. S
France
Belgium
Seaman First Class Coulson Advances While Stationed Abroad
Ola Coulson, now serving outside the continental United States, has been advanced from seaman second class to seaman first class. The promotion recognizes his faithfulness and skill in duty and completion of the required course of study. He is married to Mrs. Eula W. Coulson of Route No. 5, Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Coulson
U. S
Eula W. Coulson
Nickels and Police Prompt Drugstore Robbery Charge
In Kansas City on December 19 two bandits rustled a drugstore theft of $500 and narcotics. A 17 year old, Jimmy House, used a nickel to slip into a phone booth and summon police who arrived as the thieves were mid crime. They identified the suspects at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickles Worth
Kansas City
Jimmy House
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McCloskey General Hospital
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