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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
5
Public notices announce divorce petitions against Charles Ben Woods and Granville Charles Matise with hearings on January 24, 1946. An estate settlement for E Trippe, deceased, includes final account, determination of heirs, distribution, and discharge hearing set for January 3, 1946 in Ada Oklahoma.
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma A C Griffith administrator filed final account and petition for distribution and discharge Hearing set for Friday January 11 1946 at 10:90 a m County Courtroom Ada Oklahoma all interested parties must appear and show cause why account should not be settled and estate distributed and administrator discharged Dated December 18
Ber nadine Taylor administratrix for Florence Givens seeks final settlement and distribution of the estate. A hearing is set for Friday January 18 1946 at 10 00 a m in the Pontotoc County Court Ada Oklahoma to show cause why the account should not be settled and discharged.
Representatives of General Motors Corp and CIO United Automobile Workers met board representatives in Detroit as the sixteenth week of a GM strike began. The talks followed a November Washington appearance before President Truman’s factfinding board and come as union demands for a 30 percent wage rise and locals grievances remained unresolved.
London reports Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes aged 73 has died in his sleep after three weeks illness. A WWI hero famous for the Zeebrugge raid and for leading the Dover patrol and St George's Day operation. He later helped sponsor commandos and served as a MP before resuming service in 1940. His son Lt Col Geoffrey Keyes was killed in 1941 in North Africa.
Miami coach Jack Harding says his Hurricanes are favored by six points to beat Holy Cross in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. He cites warm weather practice and a favorable 10 game season with only Georgia and Michigan State as defeats, while Holy Cross may miss star back Stan Koslowski due to a cold.
The Trail to Citizenship merit badge show by Arbuckle Area Council Scouts will be held February 11 at Ada Convention Hall and February 12 at Ardmore Civic Auditorium. Sponsors include Ada and Ardmore Kiwanis clubs under L. H. Harrell. Judges, tickets, booths, and awards arrangements are led by local Lions, Rotary, Jaycees, and Kiwanis members with prize tiers and incentives for top sellers.
Soldiers stuck at Campanza processing camp for Christmas consumed 11 tons of turkey along with 7,200 pounds of potatoes 3,600 pounds of nuts 585 gallons of ice cream 3,900 pounds of mincemeat and 3,600 pounds of candy amid holiday meals.
Premier Willem Schermerhorn and a Dutch government delegation arrived in London from the Hague to begin discussions on the Indonesian situation with Prime Minister Attlee and other British leaders.
James Frazier aged 11 of Route 4 Ada died after a 5 30 p m Monday traffic accident. Cristwell funeral home handled services at High Hill Church with burial in High Hill cemetery. Survived by parents two step sisters Edith Mae and Myrtle Nelson and four brothers Laverne Grady William and Frank.
Andy Ryan of Route 1 Stone wall died at a local hospital Wednesday at 4 30 a m aged 69. Funeral services at Davidson Oklahoma to be announced by Griswell's. Surviving are two daughters four sons and 22 grandchildren.
New York December 26. Army camps and separation centers along the eastern seaboard jammed with returning GIs as they aim to discharge as many servicemen as possible before the New Year. About seventy thousand veterans, arriving too late for Christmas, stayed for army served Christmas fare and entertainment by Red Cross and USO with turkey, trees, gifts, and parties.
The foreign affairs commission of the constituent assembly unanimously advised ratification of the Bretton Woods monetary agreements. Paris cut the franc’s value to 119.10669 per dollar and 480 per pound, from 50 and 200 respectively, with Foreign Minister B i dault presenting the report and members seeking a larger French quota of 450 million dollars.
Col J F Wilson district engineers chief for the area proves skill with a rod by catching three ducks on the Ice at Salt Plains lake. Host C H Baker had prepared the birds for the guests after they shot them that morning. Ice was too thin for walking and water too deep to wade.
Lt Jack Morris, stationed in Germany, ordered a Dallas hotel taxi service to deliver a homey Christmas spread to his mother Mrs Nellie Morris and sisters Grace and Nell. The package included a special menu centerpiece music corsages gifts and nylon hose. Any leftover funds would go to a New Year dinner and a Cotton Bowl ticket for a distant G I.
The Army Air Force converted the C-47 glider into a craft capable of carrying a seven ton payload and to be towed at speeds up to 270 miles an hour.
The United Nations organization holds its first general assembly in London starting January 10 with 51 member nations. Five delegates per nation will participate, led by Secretary of State Byrnes, as committees form and agencies are set up for the new world body.
London readers note a shift in British attitudes as postmen and other workers question Boxing Day gifts amid a rising socialist government. The writer explores how working class aims and the government program may reshape society, with opposition among Churchill conservatives and a belief in granting socialists a chance to prove themselves.
Rep. Joe W. Ervin of North Carolina, 44, was found dead in his Washington home on Christmas Day, the coroner reporting death by asphyxiation from gas. The first-term Democrat had recent health problems and had just been released from Walter Reed hospital. A note warned of gas in the house, with other messages to family. Caudle, a close friend, found him. The incident leaves the House with 240 Democrats, 190 Republicans, and several vacancies.
East Central Memorial Fund honors World War I and World War II service with a large Good Luck candle displayed at Fentem Hall. Cadets and staff molded from prior banquets a multi color candle, raised coins for a memorial building, and plan to place the candle in the Administration Building for ongoing wishes and fundraising.
Manila reports 1945 Philippine rice crop 500000 tons below normal, a 50 percent shortage. High commissioner McNutt cites disrupted island facilities worsening food scarcity. The Food Board plans to raise this quarter’s rice quota for the islands to 44000 tons, with 28000 from the United States and 15000 from other sources. Cherokee note of hunting adds a local wildlife item to the dispatch.
A U.S. military commission on Christmas day sentenced Rear Adm. Shigamatsu Sakaibara and Lt. Comdr. Soichi Tachibana to death for the October 7 1943 mass execution of 98 American Pan American Airways workers on Wake Island. The court also cited Sakaibara's orders and fear of invasion as factors.
On December 26 the long Pacific coast transportation jam loosens as Los Angeles and San Francisco report fewer returning veterans than departing. Seattle and Tacoma expect 949 men today while Portland records no arrivals, with trains and buses carrying some men home.
Chicago report says Municipal Judge Francis Borelli offered Henry Mason freedom on blocking traffic with a push cart. Mason requested a jury trial and the judge told him he could go home, he is free.
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