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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
2
Yeoman third class Marjorie Grant stationed in the Communications Department at the Naval Supply Depot in New Orleans La is spending a 15 day leave with her parents Mr and Mrs S K Grant at 300 West Seventeenth Street.
Mr and Mrs Fred Powell of 102 East Sixteenth return from their holiday stay with Mrs Krannig and her husband Karl in Roff.
A Wednesday night square dance at Lakeside was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. O'Neal. Attending were their daughter Mrs. C. B. Howard and Mr. Howard and son from Dallas, her mother Mrs. Frannie Barton of Coalgate, his mother Mrs. H. A. O'Neal of Harden City, and Staff Sgt. Bob Markley of Santa Monica, California.
Mr and Mrs A B Canada and daughter Beverly Ann and Mrs Joe Phillips Jr were guests in the home of their parents Monday.
Sgt and Mrs Billy T Hoover announce the birth of their second son Jackie Morris Hoover at 12 30 a m Sunday at Cowling Cottage Clinic Mrs Hoover is the former Kathryn Morris Sgt Hoover stationed at Camp LeJeune NC with the Marines is visiting here Expert repair service on all sewing machines vacuum cleaners Singer Sewing Machine 12 8 1m Mr and Mrs W F McKeown of Pauls Valley visited relatives in Ada Monday Captain W A Ryan Jr left Tuesday for Santa Ana California to report for reassignment He has spent the last 30 days visiting his parents in Ada Capt Ryan recently returned from the European theatre of operations where he spent several months of combat flying.
Mrs. Fred C. Reynolds spends Christmas with her parents in Francis. Pvt. Billy Bob Keylor arrives on a 30 day furlough to visit his Ada parents from Saipan, returning there after. This is his first furlough home since enlisting, with 34 months in the Southwest Pacific.
Mrs C A O Neal and her daughter visited friends and relatives in Coalgate during the holidays.
Lt. Bob Baublits arrived in Liberal Kansas Tuesday morning after a brief leave spent with his parents Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Baublits in Ada.
Mrs. Adolph Brown departs for Tulsa to visit relatives. Aviation Cadets Arthur Flannigan Joe Willitt and Nick Perez, stationed at Ardmore Army Air Field, spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs Bob Sammon. Louise Alexander of Fitzhugh also visited.
Bob Toomer of the Naval Depot at McAlester is on a brief vacation in Ada and Stonewall. His current assignment and the magazine listing reflect holiday notices and local business references dated November 28.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Moss entertain at 820 East Eighth with visitors from Gainesville and Amarillo. Everett Trimble and daughter Ginger stay a few days, joined by Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Scott and children.
Deputy rationing administrator Max McCullough warns that gas rations may be cut in early 1945 unless local boards sharply trim allocations. A Pictochart based on Petroleum Administration data shows automotive gasoline from a 42 gallon crude barrel dropping from 18 gallons before Pearl Harbor to 10 gallons now, with eight diverted to aviation fuel, synthetic rubber, explosives, and Army needs. Military demand also supports fuel for Navy vessels, Liberty ships, and war plants, while Army trucks and jeeps consume much of the remaining automotive gasoline.
Charles Young a member of Justice Denver N Davison's staff at the state capitol is spending this week visiting relatives and friends in Ada.
Mr and Mrs Jess Majors and daughter Jane of Winfield Kansas visit Ada with relatives in surrounding areas. Also Mr and Mrs Earnest Majors and children Bill and Peggy of Fort Scott Kansas travel to Ada. Mrs Travis Majors of Tulsa joins the family during holidays.
Mr and Mrs W E Chamberlain are spending a two day visit with their daughter and family in Oklahoma City.
Miss Pauline Higginbotham and Miss Becky Chambers teachers at Beggs visit Ada for holidays with relatives and friends. Miss Betty Higginbotham employed by a Tulsa telephone company also travels to Ada for the season.
Miss Marjorie Grant of WAVE and Miss Charlotte Armstrong of USNW spend Tuesday in Oklahoma City for undisclosed engagements.
Mrs. W. R. Sossamon has returned from a pre holiday visit at Madill with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Northrip and daughter Shar on. Mrs. Northrip is a daughter of Mrs. Sossamon and the late Mr. Sossamon.
Mr and Mrs Jack Vandiver of Oklahoma City returned home today after spending Christmas with relatives and friends in Ada.
Dr and Mrs C Dan Proctor spent the week end in Ada and Konawa visiting relatives and friends. They returned to their home Tuesday.
Mrs. Richard Muncie arrived home this morning after spending the holidays at Midway with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Muncie.
Hugh Taylor of Wichita Kansas left this morning for his home after spending the past few days visiting his sister in Ada.
Mrs. E H Johnson hosts her daughters Mrs Foy Dacus and husband from Liberal Kansas and Mrs William Johnson and husband from Moore Oklahoma, and her son Emmett Hal Johnson and wife from Dallas. Mrs Bessie Harrison returns from Durant after visiting her son Raymond Harrison and family.
Mr and Mrs Jack Kelly and their son John Thomas of Oklahoma City spent the Christmas holidays with Mrs Smith and Mr Smith in Oklahoma City near the state capital.
C. E. Littlefield visits his uncle Joe McElreath and will travel to Oklahoma City for a visit with his brother George Littlefield before moving to Oakland California to work in the shipyards.
Miss Jean Rowlett of Dallas is spending a few days visiting her parents and other friends in Ada. The Bullards near the city hosted guests for Christmas Day including Shipman Bullard of Durant, George Summers and Truman of Muskogee, Claude Cox of Bowlegs, Margaret Wimberly of Wichita Falls, Charles Gower of Sheppard Field, and A S Kilpatrick and W D Gower of Ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hetrick and Mrs. Joe Paquette spent the weekend in Oklahoma City visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Davis and Mrs. Anna Renfro.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Long and family and Mrs. E C and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Woods of Hartshorne were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Long in Ada.
Fireman first class George Williams, stationed in Seattle Washington, is spending a twenty day leave. J D Williams of Fitzhugh is noted in the notice.
Mr and Mrs H R Cunningham hosted over the weekend their daughter Miss Auta June Cunningham of Oklahoma City as a guest at their home.
Pvt. and Mrs. Junior Smith depart after a furlough visit to family traveling with them to Oklahoma City. Sister Mrs. Bob Robertson and mother Mrs. Lottie Smith accompany them as far as Oklahoma City.
Mr and Mrs Sandy McGaha and son Charles of Oklahoma City spent Christmas day visiting Mr and Mrs Charles McGaha at 1204 East Fifth. Mr and Mrs D E Butler of McAlester spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs T B Moss in Ada. Mr and Mrs Moss also had as dinner guests Mr and Mrs Delmar Owens.
Mrs. G. R. Burns reports word from her brother Edwin L. Brewster Seaman l c that he has arrived in San Francisco California from the Southwest Pacific.
Miss Thelma Bryant of Seminole visited Ada for Christmas with Miss Catherine Caldwell. The two friends shared holiday meals and enjoyed time together in the city.
Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Auld 601 West Fourteenth included Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Auld of Tishomingo their daughter-in-law Mrs. Shir ley Toler Auld and baby of Ada Mrs. A. B. Auld's daughter Mrs. Bill Shi Mr. Shi and daughters of Duncan and Mrs. Emma Walker and sons of Ada.
Corrected daily by Cudahy Co shows Hane 23e 4,Yuun Old Roosters Fryers Eggs 40 cents cream No 1 50 cents No 2 47 cents Turkeys No 1 young 23 percent.
New York markets show lower selected stocks while bonds hold irregular, demand quiet. Chicago grains firm with strong wheat and corn. distillers hopeful for holiday demand. Hogs active 25 to 35 cents higher, top at 14.75. cattle steady with highs near 17.75.
Disappointing European battle front news cools post Christmas mood as stocks open with hesitancy and mixed action. Many leaders fall back while some favorites edge higher. losses spread to fractions to more, with transfers around 1,000,000 shares. Laggards include U S Steel Chrysler General Motors Santa Fe Great Northern Goodrich Sears Roebuck Western Union A Westinghouse Eastman Kodak. Delaware & Hudson climbs.
The report highlights Major Leyte battle results with claims of 2,748 enemy planes destroyed in the Philippines since October 20 and multiple ships sunk. MacArthur calls the destruction unparalleled, praising Yamashita's defeat as a major military setback for Japan. Command details note seven combat divisions and allied air support.
Thelma Rosetta Mosley born March 16 1941 died in an Oklahoma City hospital on Tuesday at 3 am Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Criswell Funeral Chapel with burial in Little Cemetery Surviving are her mother Mrs Claud Rushing a brother Billy Max Mosely and sister Velva Mosely of Ada
Military authorities at the Oklahoma Ordnance Works said the plant will adopt a sharply accelerated production schedule after the new year and needs additional workers immediately. Pryor offers plentiful modern housing four miles from the site. The plant has employed about 4,000 people and is manufacturing tetryl, a highly deadly detonating agent, while output of smoke less powder and other ordnance items remains a military secret.
Eight to ten German and Hungarian divisions are encircled in Budapest with escape limited to air or a single night road. Soviet forces push toward the western city limits in a 15 mile advance while shelling two airports and bombing the capital. Panic rises inside Pest as Russian units reach Budakest hills near Buda.
P Jesse Mitts aged 26 was charged with murder in the Christmas Eve shooting of Haskell Martin 40 a Tulsa filling station operator. Martin was killed as he read a newspaper in bed while his family was nearby. Mitts pleaded innocent and a Jan 3 preliminary hearing was set. Detective A W Strader said Mitts admitted firing after domestic differences and the pistol was found at his home.
A rundown of broadcast times lists acts and programs from 6:00 PM to 5:45 PM with names like Glen Miller Ted Malone Gracie Fields and The Metropolitan Opera. The schedule shows a broad mix of music drama and news segments across the day with several sponsor or show titles attached to each time slot.
Washington December 26 congressional committee finds the white man not doing right by the red man after a ten month investigation. The House Indian affairs committee says Indians as a group are not ready to be turned loose and government services have not been discontinued. It cites disappointing progress in 150 years of supervision and a program aimed at making the Indian a better Indian rather than a better American.
A BCHURCHESE prayer meeting will be held Friday at Eggayes school building with special onstage music. Mrs Will Corvin from the Pentecostal Holiness Church will be the speaker and oversee the event.
A sailor home for Christmas was fatally injured in a traffic accident north of Ada. His wife and another sailor were injured. Police also investigated a collision between an old car and a transfer truck at Thirteenth and Townsend.
In Idabel Oklahoma three youths died and two others were seriously injured when their car crashed into a tree on the outskirts of the city then struck another tree after bouncing free. Kenneth Diggs 17 Junior Kaniatobe 16 and Frank Shannon 22 died. Others Glenn Strawn and Junior Johnson about 20 were hospitalized. Cause not immediately determined.
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