Sailor Killed by Hit and Run Near Ada
Herbert Milton Roberts a machinist mate was killed and Frank C Olocki another machinist mate was injured when struck by a hit and run driver about two miles north of Ada at 1205 Monday morning. The driver was not located.
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Herbert Milton Roberts
Frank C. Olocki
Ada
Roberts
Olocki
Norman Naval Hospital
Witnses
Mancos
Colo
San Diego
Calif
Norman
Purcell
Jacksonville
Fla
Seattle
Wash
California
Oklahoma City
Dorothy Hobbie
Food Ration Rules Tighten Across Nation
A broader rationing program takes effect with butter price up to 24 points per pound and sugar stamps mostly canceled. Canned vegetables return to ration lists and many meats will require points as shortages prompt tighter controls nationwide.
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Washington
OPA
A White Christmas In Krinkelter
The passage describes heavy snow in Krinkelter with the North Sea wind sweeping Belgian lowlands. Thick gray clouds froze and melted, slowing movement and leaving infantry exposed in OD uniforms as snow stung faces and soaked through.
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Krinkelter
Trials Set For February On U S Black Market Sales
Paris officials disclosed that 184 American officers and men, part of two special battalions operating French railroads, await hearings in February trials. The suspects are accused of selling cigarettes gasoline and other military supplies to the French black market amid widespread thefts hijackings and profiteering.
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Paris
U. S
Ada Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday On National Broadcast
Mrs. Therney Elizabeth Walker of Ada marked her 100th Christmas Day as one of three centenarians honored by Sardi's orchid gift. Born Thorney Evans in Tennessee, she lived in Texas, married A B Walker, and raised six children. Now with 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren she recalls Civil War days as she nears a century. The orchid delivery to Ada faced a florist delay.
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Adan
Therney Elizabeth Walker
California
Walker
Thorney Elizabeth Evans
Tennessee
Texas
A. B. Walker
Ada
German columns push 50 miles into Belgium near Meuse
Paris dispatch reports two German armored columns reached four miles from the Meuse after driving 50 miles into Belgium by Sunday night. The St. Vith salient was wiped out and a solid front 35 miles wide formed as two to three Nazi armies enter a counteroffensive likely planned by Hitler to break Allied forces in the west.
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Paris
Belgium
Meuse
St. Vith
Supreme Headquarters
Hitler
St. With
Celles
Dinant
French
Ciney
France
Rochefort
Marche
Laroche
Grandmenil
Liemeux
von Rundstedt
Leyte battle ends with Palompon capture by 77th Division
Allied forces completed the Palompon landing sealing Leyte island’s last major Japanese port. MacArthur hailed a major victory as 112,787 Japanese casualties and 493 captured were tallied. American losses reached 11,217.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Palompon
Leyte-Samar
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
A. D. Bruce
77Th
77Th Infantry Division
Leyte
Samar
Christmas Memories Warm Holiday Spirit Despite Damp Weather
Christmas lingered with family reunions and gifts while downtown shops buzzed for national exchange week. Police logged arrests on Christmas Eve and Day for drunkenness and a domestic dispute. Saturday saw four intoxications and possession charges as service members clashed in two brawls.
PESSIMIST By Bob Blanks Jr
Dar Fender delays with alimony from his first wife while his second wife stays away from the job. On Christmas morning the crowd feels the lack of joy as they recall the thousands of GI Joes on the western front who will never know what was in theirs.
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Dar Fender
Christmas Weekend Deadly In State Report Of Patrol
Oklahoma highway patrol reports a deadly Christmas weekend with 20 deaths in accidents, 13 in traffic incidents totaling 291 for the year and 29 since December 1, plus five fires and one air crash. Notable fatalities include Elizabeth Ann Burton 2 of Geary, Jim Strong 30, and soldiers M/Sgt Roger B. Pufahl and Staff Sgt Edward R. Nelson in related crashes.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Custer City
Jim Strong
Geary
J. D. Strong
O. O. Campbell
John M. Gray
Antlers
Camp Maxey
I. W. Manley
Ardmore Air Base
Roger B. Pufahl
Milwaukee
Wis
Edward R. Nelson
Duluth
Minn
Oklahoma State Land Board asserts ownership of river resources
Commission Secretary Walter Marlin said the State School Land department owns all oil sand and gravel at the Arkansas River bottom in Oklahoma after a Tulsa Federal District Court decision.
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Oklahoma City
State School Land Department
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Commission
Walter Marlin
Federal District Court
Tulsa
Oklahoma Wounded List Includes Tishomingo Man
War Department reports additional Oklahoma soldiers wounded in Europe. Names include Allen resident Pfc Ferral B. Smith from Tichomingo and others from Fort Sill Bethel Oklahoma City and Tulsa among a long list of Pfc and Pvt ranks with hometowns across the state.
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Allen
Oklahoma
Pvt. Cooper
Pfc. Smith
War Department
Washington
Anatole A. Aissen
Fort Sill
Ollie
Cq) Christian
Bethel
Charles J. Christison
Oklahoma City
Howard W. Cochran
Eucha
Clyde J. Conley
Waurika
Lonnie Cooper
Howard J. Crossley
William E. Douglas
Wellston
William E. Fitzer
Brooken
John C. Hale
Agra
Raymond D. Hardesty
Forrest L. Hastings
Westville
Elbert H. Johnson
Stidham
Kenneth R. Justus
Britton
Moylan E. Laas
Lawton
Wesley D. Lambert
Quinton
Millard Luna
Fort Towson
Orrin O. McDaniell
Tulsa
Jesse A. McDowell
Woodward
William C. Miller
Sulphur
Cecil L. Nichols
Dixon Ripley
Wister
Wyndell Rogers
Shawnee
Wilson L. Ross
Durant
Maurice A. Schade
McAlester
Ernest Shade
Army Gas Hoods and Rain Hats Offered by Government
The office of price administration says surplus army gas hoods are priced reasonably. About 100000 hoods from the chemical warfare service are available, water and gas repellent, olive drab with elastic draw strings and metal clasps. The OPA imposed ceilings on some civilian sale beds cots and mattresses, including used double deck bunks at 11.25 and new folding cots at 5.95.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Chemical Warfare Service
OPA
Weather Worsens as Sleet and Snow Sweep Oklahoma
The highway patrol reports sleet and snow across western Oklahoma, making some roads impassable. The storm reaches U S highway 66 to 81, with ice on highways and hazardous travel. Forecasts call for more sleet, freezing rain, and cold temperatures, with gradual warming later this week.
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Associated Press
Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
Ada
Mercury
Ardmore
McAlester
Waynoka
Ponca City
Greater Returns for Amount in Investor Ada News Classified Ads
Readable text notes higher returns for a given amount in investor Ada classifieds. It highlights investment options and potential yields tied to specified sums and market context. Actionable tips and cautions are implied for readers evaluating embedded opportunities.
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Ada News
Pioneer 92 Dies In Burning Home
Comanche Oklahoma December 26 Mrs Mary E Smith 92 a pioneer of territorial days died in a fire that destroyed her three room home Two sons Charles and Wes Smith were in the house and escaped suffering burns Wes tried to reach his mother but smoke hindered him and he was forced to flee The origin of the fire was not determined
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Comanche, Okla
Mary E. Smith
Charles
Wes Smith
Wes
Germans Seize Major American Gasoline Dump in Belgium
German forces have captured a large American gasoline dump in Belgium, taking about 85,000 gallons enough to fuel one armored division for two days. The capture marks a significant disruption to Allied logistics as U S forces hold firm in the region.
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Belgium
Barr proposes bills to save Oklahoma taxes in new session
Bob Barr of Kingfisher County said he will introduce seven bills at the January 2 legislative start to save about 10.3 million dollars annually on cigarettes feed seed and income taxes. He says House leaders back the measures aiming to remove surplus while promoting fair industry growth and job creation and to end special taxes tied to debt.
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Oklahoma City
Bob Barr
Kingfisher County
Barr
House
Oklahoma
Weather Outlook for Oklahoma Sleet and Snow Slated This Week
Oklahoma faces sleet or freezing rain in the east and south tonight, with snow or sleet in the northeast tonight and Wednesday. The west may see freezing snow or sleet this afternoon as temperatures rise slowly tonight into Wednesday, with lows 25 in the north and 28 to 32 in the south.
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Oklahoma
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Bastogne
Eisenhower
Arlon
Karl von Rundstedt
By Bob Blanks, Jr
Uncle Sam
Pioneer
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