Peace on Earth rings through Ada Christmas observance
Ada observes a wartime Christmas with hopeful messages of peace. Church choirs and candle lighting services mark the season as families reunite and stores remain crowded ahead of the holiday. Banks post offices and city services pause on Christmas Day for a day of rest. Santa Claus will deliver gifts to children before Monday.
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Adachurches
First Methodist Church
First Christian Church
First Baptist Church
Oak Avenue
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Santa Claus
Jaycees Bring Santa to Ada Orphans Home
About 60 Junior Chamber of Commerce members plus visitors from Ada and Oklahoma City visited the Baptist Orphans Home north of Ada for a Christmas party. Each child met the giver before gifts, and all received presents with special entertainment following introductions. Rex O. Morrison, Ada schools superintendent, led the program.
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Baptist Orphans Home
Ada
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
The
Jaycees
Oklahoma City
Rex O. Morrison
Ada Schools
Nationwide Hookup For Hereford Sale
Cattle buyers and breeders from many states converge on Hereford for a big sale. The visiting herds include top Hereford bloodlines and are ready to pay premium prices for animals that promise stronger futures.
Airport Keys Turned Over to Ada Mayor Thrash
The Ada airport keys were handed to Mayor Guy Thrash after a CAA engineer held them. The $2 million, 720 acre facility features three 5,000 yard runways and runway lights. officials await final official approval.
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Ada
Guy Thrash
Thrash
CAA
Fort Smith Belongs In Oklahoma Says Ex Governor Alfalfa Bill
Fort Smith Ark should be in Oklahoma according to 75 year old ex governor William H. Murray who claims Kansas lies 531 feet beyond Oklahoma’s northern border. He cites documents from 1824 and says Fort Smith belonged to Indian Territory before 1905. He also promotes upcoming Hereford cattle sales in Texas.
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Fort Smith
Oklahoma
Bill
Tishomingo
William H. Murray
Kansas
Ark
Murray
Boston
Indian Territory
Most Popular Shrub Ends After Two Hundred Years
The lilac, longtime top flowering shrub in America, loses its crown after World War II era shifts. The piece notes a long-standing popularity spanning two centuries ending in the postwar period.
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America
Mars Day and Night Temperatures Stated
Astronomers estimate Mars reaches about 50 degrees Fahrenheit at noon and plunges to 40 below by midnight. The figures illustrate a wide diurnal temperature range on the planet.
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Mars
Weather Outlook for Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas
Oklahoma Sunday light rain east and partly cloudy warmer west. Missouri Sunday snow and continued cold. Kansas warmer west portion Sunday.
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Father of Local Business Man Dies
George W. Hanson father of Julius Hanson of Ada died at his Springdale Arkansas home on Saturday December 23 after months of illness. A retired Church of God minister, he was a longtime Springdale resident and father to Homer, Arthur Hanson of Seminole and Rufus Hanson of Ardmore and daughter Nola Bates of Wewoka. Funeral services likely Christmas day with burial in Friendship cemetery.
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George W. Hanson
Julius Hanson
Ada
Springdale
Ark
Mr. Hanson
Church of God
Atlanta
Friendship Cemetery
Homer Hanson
Arthur Hanson
Seminole
Rufus Hanson
Ardmore
Nola Bates
Wewoka
No Paper Monday Ada Evening News Christmas Holiday
The Ada Evening News will not publish Monday for Christmas as a long held holiday for staff. The note asks readers to enjoy the holiday and pray for those making it possible to be safe, with regular publication resuming Tuesday.
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Ada Evening News
Father Receives Air Medal for Pilot Killed in Action
Mr and Mrs E C Peay and their son attended a ceremony at Ardmore where 2nd Lt Horace Peay was posthumously honored. Lt Col Robert E Northcutt led the event with several hundred soldiers in attendance. The Air Medal cited meritorious achievement on five bomber missions over enemy occupied Europe.
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E. C. Peay
Ardmore
Peay
Horace Peay
Robert E. Northcutt
Mr. Peay
Europe
United States
Two Die As Woolworth Store Fire Rages in City
Oklahoma City December 23 two men died in a Woolworth Co store fire estimated at ten thousand dollars. Pete Klopolsky 40 a baker and Robert Lee Smith 44 a helper perished in the second floor kitchen as they tried to crawl into an electric refrigerator. Exit blocked by flames and no alarm sounded.
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Oklahoma City
F. W. Woolworth Co
Pete Klopolsky
Robert Lee Smith
Jake Amberg
Amberg
Cold Easing Across East
A severe cold snap in the eastern states moderated by Saturday night with most of the nation near normal. Snow fell in a belt from northeast Colorado through Iowa and Michigan. Michigan Lakes region saw milder temps while Montana and Wyoming remained sub zero. Forest fire danger rose in western Washington as low humidity persisted. over 1,200 acres burned in December.
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Weather Bureau
United States
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Houghton
Mich
Marquette
Green Bay
Wis
Chicago
Lansing
Montana
Wyoming
Caroll
Helena
Butte
Mont
Duluth
Minn
Bemidji
Sheridan
Wyo
Pennsylvania
Piney
Parkers Landing
Sinnett Meaders to service cars for winter driving
The Sinnett Meaders shop offers winter car service and maintenance. Details include inspection, antifreeze checks, battery and tire assessments to ensure safe driving during colder months.
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Sinnett-Meaders
Pioneer farm woman Mrs. Edgar P. Bledsoe dies in Lawton
Mrs. Edgar P. Bledsoe aged 70 pioneer farm woman and wife of a former Comanche county treasurer died after an extended illness. Survivors include her husband, a Lawton retiree. son Charles Bledsoe, a Lawton attorney. and daughter Mrs. Ed Ward of Cache. Services set for tomorrow at Fletcher.
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Lawton
Okla
Edgar P. Bledsoe
Comanche County
Charles Bledsoe
Ed Ward
Cache
Fletcher
Pvt Johnnie Cope Wounded in France Returns to U S
Pvt Johnnie Cope is back in the United States and hospitalized at Brooks General Hospital in San Antonio Texas after being wounded in France on September 22. He served fifteen months overseas after basic training and was injured by a knee bullet while with an infantry unit. He received care in France and England before returning home. his knee is healing.
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Pvt
Johnnie Cope
Brooks General Hospital
San Antonio
Texas
France
Cope
England
States
Pvt. Cope
Marshall Cope
Pleasant Hill
State Furnishes Gifts for Institutions at Christmas
Gifts and dinners mark Christmas across Oklahoma state institutions. Notable items include a gym for the training school boys at Helena and a musical program for Tecumseh girls. War bond stamp books for Eastern Sanitarium residents and Santa Claus commissions supplying children with gifts are noted.
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Pauls Valley
Helena
Tecumseh
Anna T. Dunnam
Northern Oklahoma Hospital
Enid
Talihina
Hundreds of Gl's Gather at Bethlehem Manger Scene
More than 500 American GIs will travel from battlefronts in France Germany Italy North Africa and the Middle East to Bethlehem for the Christmas Eves observance at the Church of the Nativity. They will attend midnight Mass and hear a 2000 strong Polish army choir with Bethlehem bells as an American choir broadcasts.
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Jerusalem
Prince of Peace
Bethlehem Manger
France
Germany
Italy
North Africa
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity
Army
Red Cross
Church of St. Catherine
Yanks Strike South Flank of German Penetration
Allied columns advancing through Luxembourg and southeastern Belgium bite into the German southern flank near Libramont as 4,500 Allied air sorties hit invasion columns. American troops hold Libramont and press north of Luxembourg city area, while Malmedy fighters report heavy German losses and a stubborn stand. Stavelot and St Vith fall to German forces as ground action tightens.
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Wedge
Paris
Luxembourg
Belgium
Libramont
Sedan
Allied
Mersch
Luxembourg City
Hitler
Stavelot
Malmedy
St. Vith
Vielsalm
Shaef
Christmas Eve Will Be Cold Across Oklahoma
The Associated Press reports a cold Christmas Eve across Oklahoma with clouds and possible rain or snow flurries. Western sections may see slightly warmer conditions after a light snow cover last night. highs around 35 degrees. Patrol warns slick highways and urges caution for drivers.
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Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Th' Pessimist by Bob Blanks Jr A sharp social vignette
A column by Bob Blanks Jr recalls past city life noting down and out figures in the street and contrasting breakfast scenes with a rise in grim looking families. The piece comments on early morning meals and the visible changes in the community.
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