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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
4
The Ada Evening News weekly edition notes publication each Thursday with a one dollar price and Associated Press credit. It lists national ad representatives and mentions post office mailing details and editorial offices in Ada Oklahoma.
A devotional line invites readers to return to the Lord with whole hearts and cast away foreign gods. It urges cleansing of the heart and exclusive service to God as taught in I Samuel 7 3.
Ada retail manager N C Bowen cites Associated Credit Bureaus predictions of a strong peace time upturn in demand. He warns inflation must stay under control and government measures may be needed to keep prices stable. The piece also notes uncertainty about postwar Allied military strategy and potential changes in command.
A sermon by William E. Gilroy discusses Christmas and New Year timing, spiritual focus over exact dates, and the call to live by eternal truths rather than outward specifics. It notes reflections on time, resurrection, and building on Christ. The piece also mentions fishing and potential game birds in southeastern Oklahoma and ends with a joke about Scots and wristwatches.
In late congress sessions lawmakers push tactics to win favors for pet projects. The piece highlights land grant railroads and delayed reforms, a Farm Bill amendment aimed at banks, and an alleged 76 cent minimum wage proposal, with critics noting such maneuvers are common in lame duck periods.
In Van Nuys a truckload of 200 turkeys valued at 2150 dollars was stolen by thieves who did not scare the flock with any alarm. Helen Goodrich reported the loss as the birds disappeared without a squawk.
Allied leaders describe the German counteroffensive as near standstill while Allied forces under Eisenhower and Patton press the Meuse front. Von Rundstedt may renew efforts, but the First American army and Patton’s forces are driving into the German flank, threatening to trap large Nazi forces.
American engineers Cladias Hernandez and Jack Hoge, new to the bazooka, used a fallen tree for cover and fired at incoming Nazi tanks near Belgium. After a misfire, Hernandez loaded a second shell and Hoge fired, scoring a perfect hit that caused the tank to explode. a third shot missed.
An American officer T/5 Crady O. Berryhilf and three enlisted men survived a tank ambush at one foot distance while transporting 300 pounds of TNT to the front to blow a bridge. Sgt. Joe A. Broadstreet Pfc. Adolph E. Johle and Lt. Charles F. Sawyer fled to safety as the tank fired, halting the jeep and scattering the crew. The encounter disrupted German progress and illustrated mounting danger in the campaign.
Hollywood reports Bing Crosby led the 1944 box office poll as his films sold the most tickets nationwide and the movie Going My Way powered him to the top. Gary Cooper ranked second and Bob Hope third with Betty Grable Spencer Tracy Greer Garson Humphrey Bogart Abbott and Costello Cary Grant and Bette Davis following. The news also notes a separate society item detailing a Bella Vista church wedding for Haven and Payne with De Haven as bride’s parents and Walter Lang as best man.
Beverly Hills report says Gloria De Haven and John Payne married yesterday and began their honeymoon at a desert resort today. Dr James K Stewart performed the ceremony.
When German Tiger tanks closed to 200 yards the post faced heavy shelling. The general rallied cooks and staff, ordered a defense line, directed traffic, and supervised anti tank positions. The outgunned unit held firm and repelled the attack forcing the enemy to retreat.
Arnold A. Betcher of Red Wing Minnesota was so surprised by the first German tank that he did not fire a shot though he later reacted differently after witnessing the commander barely exposed in the turret.
An advertisement urges relief from coughs chronic bronchitis and chest cold with Creomulsion claiming quick action on the source of the problem. The ad notes it contains no narcotics and offers a money back guarantee if it does not ease the cough.
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