The Ada Weekly News 1943 Year in Review Editorial
The Ada Weekly News reflects on 1943 as a turning point in World War II, detailing Allied advances in the Pacific and Europe, Russia’s resistance at Stalingrad, and the gradual collapse of German control. It notes shifting alliances, strategic bombings, and projected pathways to victory. The editorial anticipates 1944 may bring a decisive end to the war with continued Allied cooperation.
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Stalingrad
Pacific
Africa
Russia
Volga
Caucasus
Solomons
New Guinea
Gilberts
Philippines
Tokyo
China
Burma
India
Mediterranean
Yugoslavia
Balkans
France
Portugal
Spain
Germany
Turkey
Norway
Denmark
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Europe
English Channel
North Sea
Hitler
United Nations
Eisenhower
Hull
Factual Gospel of Mark Study Heads 1944 Ada Chamber Talk
The lesson outlines Mark’s focus on the divine life of Jesus, beginning with John the Baptist and the early ministry. It notes Mark’s action driven narrative and the immediacy of events with the word straightway. The Ada Chamber of Commerce seeks a head for 1944, praising sacrifice and suitability over time.
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Jesus
Mark
John the Baptist
Temple
Luke
God
Jesus of Nazareth
Christ Jesus
Townsman John J Townsend Dies in Pontotoc County
Memorial note recounts John J Townsend a rural teacher and successful lime stone businessman shaping Ada and Oklahoma City areas. He valued education, built a family quarry business, and remained optimistic. The piece quotes personal anecdotes and ties to wartime support and local civic concerns.
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Pontotoc County
John J. Townsend
Ada
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Lost destroyer and small transport at Cape Gloucester
Secretary of Navy Knox announced that a U S destroyer and a coastal transport were lost near Cape Gloucester on New Britain Island after Japanese air attack. No names or casualty figures were given. The loss brings American naval losses to 135 since the war began.
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Washington
Cape Gloucester
New Britain Island
Knox
Tokyo Radio
U. S
Harry W. Hill
Tarawa
Makin
Hill
Pacific
Liscomb Bay
U S P H S Classifies Fly Bugs A B and Y
U S Public Health Service explains influenza types A B and Y with A most likely in winter cases. It notes lab tests distinguish B and Y is hypothetical and discusses the 1918 19 outbreak and pneumonia complications while reporting no statewide pneumonia increase in 1943 flu cases lasting two to five days.
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NEA
Washington
New Jersey
California
U. S
Public Health Service
USPHS
Polish Premier to Seek Mediation Over Soviet Rift
London dispatch reports Polish government in exile head Stanislaw Mikolajczyk on his way to meet President Roosevelt to seek mediation on the Polish Soviet dispute. Talks follow Tehran conference details and Russia’s conditions for resuming ties, including territorial changes and war-time frontier questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Roosevelt
Anthony Eden
Mikolajeyzk
Russia
Smolensk
Poland
Ukraine
Lwow
East Prussia
Silesia
All TT Coupons Invalid January 1 1944 Worldwide
The Office of Price Administration announced that all TT gasoline ration coupons will become invalid at 12:01 a.m. January 1, 1944. The stamps issued for commercial vehicles are being replaced by generally numbered TT coupons. One gallon bulk coupons used for deliveries to dealers and service members on furlough will also be invalid after December 31. The old TT coupons were blamed by OPA for diverting large quantities of gas into illicit channels.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Food Administration
Reed
Capper
Kas
Gillette
Iowa
Iaid Reed
Woman Crawling On Ice Hit By Two Cars In Topeka
An unidentified woman crawling across an ice coated Topeka street was struck by two cars. Police said she was not seriously hurt. She reached the curb, stood, and walked away. Read the Ada News Want Ads.
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Topeka
Kas
Endorse Those Gasoline Coupons
The Office of Price Administration released 900000 posters for filling stations nationwide to explain gasoline rationing rules. Drivers must write their state and license number on all coupons. unendorsed coupons are invalid and stations may face penalties. Future checks will target counterfeit or unendorsed coupons, with stations required to account for them.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Joe Griffin
Griffin
Suspension of Pork Rationing Urged by Senate Group
Washington December 28 Congress urged a temporary complete halt to pork rationing for about ten days to two weeks to let housewives buy a surplus. Senator Reed Kasen led the group saying packing houses are glutted and a rationing holiday would ease storage space, waste and prevent shortages. The group cited the OPA five points per person policy.
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Washington
Reed R. Kas
Reed
OPA
Honor Roll of Sunray Servicemen Named in Sunray Magazine
Sunray’s November December issue features a two page honor roll listing 45 Sunray employees serving in the armed forces. The names span infantry cavalry artillery ordnance air forces navy Seabees balloon barrage tank destroyer marine corps coast guard with units including Allen production and refinery service personnel.
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Sunray
Armed Services
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Allen
Aubrey B. Williams
Cavalry
James Manton
J.G
Virgil Lee Smith
Richard L. Sanders
Weldon B. Patrick
James V. Simmons
John K. Morrison
Air Forces
J. D. Vinson
Air Corps
Don J. Vinson
Mo. M.M
USCG
Harvey B. Roberson
Robert D. Richards
Owen S. Stephens
S.F
Lee West St
Temple Chronister
Virgin W. Dobbs
USNR
D. E. Shandy
Ptr
Charles E. Crabtree
Air
Harrell Pegg
Army
William B. Roberson
Wm. A. Bryant
Herman Bonds
Infantry
Changteh Left Ruin After Devastating Battle
Changteh 160000 population reduced to ruins after a 20 day clash with Japanese forces. Maj. Gen. Cheng Wan led a Chinese counterattack before the city fell. War correspondents describe ash piles and graves, while Spanish missionaries at a local mission report looting and insults by Japanese troops.
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Clyde A. Farnsworth
Changteh
Chungking
Cheng Wan
Yuan River
Shing Sze
Changsha
Kiyang
Gerardo F. Herrero
China
Shanghai
Snow blankets most of Kansas with five to eight inch depths
A winter storm left most of Kansas covered in five to eight inches of snow while the northwestern corner stayed clear. Wichita reported eight inches with low temperatures around 18 degrees and roads slick in Coffeyville and Pittsburg. State crews cleared U S 54 west of Pratt by noon as delays were limited and conditions improved.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pratt
E. E. Marsh
Marsh
Wichita
Coffeyville
Steets
Pittsbourg
Ada Woman 78 Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Mrs Alice Mitchell, 78, longtime Ada resident, died at 331 West Seventh Tuesday morning from a heart attack. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Criswell Funeral Home chapel with Rev Virgil Alexander. burial in Rosedale cemetery. Born in Fannin County Texas in 1865, she moved to Allen in 1889 and Ada in 1900. Husband Lem Mitchell died in 1914 and was Ada’s first city marshal and later Pontotoc County sheriff. Survived by daughter Mrs Bonnie Mitchell Allen, principal of Irving Ward School.
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Alice Mitchell
Ada
West Seventh
Criswell Funeral Home
Virgil Alexander
Rosedale Cemetery
Mitchell
Fannin County
Texas
Lem Mitchell
Allen
Pontotoc County
Bonnie Mitchell Allen
Irving Ward School
Oil Production In U S Declines In Week Ended Dec 25
United States crude oil output slipped 36 650 barrels daily to 4 364 640 for the week ending December 25 per the Oil and Gas Journal. California Illinois Kansas Texas East Texas and Rocky Mountain regions fell while Oklahoma rose 3 300 barrels daily to 329 100.
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Tulsa
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
California
Eastern
Illinois
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Texas
East Texas
Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma
Ada resident H T Young dies at 76 after long life
Henry T. Young of 631 East Thirteenth Ada died Monday night after 11 oclock at home at age 76. Born December 19 1867 in Rogersville Tennessee he moved to Ardmore then Ada in 1895 and built a real estate business and farm. He is survived by eight of nine children and his widow Elma Walling.
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Henry T. Young
East Thirteenth
Mr. Young
Rogersville
Tenn
Ardmore
Elma Walling
Whitewright
Texas
Guy
Nolan Young
Ada
Thelma Frazier
Lady Vera Tucker
Margaret Preston
Oklahoma City
Bonnie Schneider
Charles Young
Ray Young
Aleutian Islands
Joe Lanier Young
Medford
Scharnhorst Sunk By British Naval Pursuit
The German battleship Scharnhorst was sunk after a battle off Norway on December 26. British forces led by Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser in the Duke of York and destroyers attacked as the Scharnhorst tried to intercept a convoy, taking evasive action and suffering hits from Norfolk and other cruisers.
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London
Duke of York
Scharnhorst
Admiralty
Norway North Cap
Bruce A. Fraser
Home Fleet
Fraser
Home
Jamaica
Duke of Ork
Belfast
Norfolk
Sheffield
Bear Island
List Of Wounded Oklahomans In Mediterranean Theater
A United Press list names Oklahoma servicemen wounded in action in the Mediterranean theater. Individuals include Pfc. Ponder Allen of Duncan, Pvt. Rayson J. Billey of Keota, T4 Junior W. Cook of Haskell, Cpl. John J. Edwards of Holdenville, Pvt. Adam Fillmore of Fillmore, 1st Lt. Harry P. Frantz of Enid, Sgt. Howard H. Gentry of Sparks, Sgt. Lindell L. Lashley of Haskell, Sgt. John C. Liddell of Marietta, 1st Sgt. H. A. Lowery of Konawa, Cpl. Gifford P. McGinty of Schuster, Staff Sgt. Emmett V. Robrecht of Anadarko, Staff Sgt. Earl E. Hoe of Orman, Pfc. Luther West of Ponca City, and Cpl. Davis F. Wilson of Delaware County.
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Washington
Ponder Allen
Chester A. Allen
Duncan
Rayson J. Billey
Louise M. Chubbee
Keota
Haskell County
W. Cook
Hazel L. Cook
Haskell
John
J. Edwards
Pearl Edwards
Holdenville
Adam Fillmore
Ida John
Fillmore
Johnston County
Harry P. Frantz
Thelma S. «Rantz
Enid
Howard H. Gentry
Dave Gentry
Sparks
Lincoln County
Lindell L. Lashley
Genera Fa Haskell
John C. Liddell
Minnie Liddell
Marietta
H. A. Lowery
Helen F. Lowery
Konawa
Gifford P. McGinty
Anna Belle McGinty
Schuster
Okmulgee County
Emmett V. Robrecht
Rubey L. Emmons
Anadarko
Earl E. Hoe
Myrtle Rogers
Orman
Luther West
Everett West
Ponca City
Cpl
Davis F. Wilson
Brone
Dallas Wilson
Kenwood
de Ware County
Candy Maker Donates Over 100 To U S Treasury
LA contributor J Myska, a candy maker, sent a donation to the U S treasury to support the war effort expressing doubt about the impact of small gifts. He exclaimed it could not be a million and indicated a misread or joke in a light exchange with Collector Westover.
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Roosevelt
Gomer Smith
Kerr
Smith
Los Angeles
J. M. Myska
Harry C. Westover
U. S. Treasury
Myska
Westover
Green Soothing Color Highlighted by Doctor
A doctor notes green as the most soothing color and links it to calming effects. The discussion identifies green as the preferred hue for reducing stress and promoting a restful mood in daily life.
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