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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
6
A wartime diary recalls a hitchhiking journey from Spanish Morocco toward the Italian front. The writer details visas, permits, and a varied caravan of transport from a Tangier quay to Gibraltar and Algiers, then a dawn bomber flight to Naples, passing Salerno and Vesuvius en route.
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma faced widespread ice and snow with up to eight inches in the northwest and up to 1.5 inches of rain in the east. Low temperatures ranged from 9 to the 20s, roads were slick or impassable in many areas, and U S 66 saw multiple closures. Several cities logged notable snowfall and rain totals, while forecasts called for clearing in the west and continued cold in the north and panhandle.
The Office of Price Administration announced no change in sugar rations for housewives through April 1. Sugar Stamp No. 30 in War Ration Book Four becomes valid January 16, allowing five pounds of sugar for two and a half months through March end. Stamp No. 29 expires January 15.
Oklahoma City December 28 The Office of Price Administration was denied jurisdiction over cotton ginning rates in Oklahoma by Federal District Judge Edgar S Vaught Ruling ginning is a public utility in Oklahoma and the act creating the OPA exempts public utilities from its jurisdiction The court ordered an injunction to stop the agency from enforcing its rates conflicting with the state corporation commission rates
In Akron Ohio workers at a war plant crochet large nets for envelopes of the Navy sub hunting airships. The process requires 275000 knots to complete a single net.
Senate comments morning after reports on invasion plans show debate over American and British troop proportions. Senator Wheeler urged limits on U S troops. Aus tin and others say decision rests with military leadership and planners.
Harry Brecheen of the St. Louis Cardinals was ranked with Alpha Brazle as a top relief pitcher among those who did not complete 10 games. Brecheen, nicknamed Lefty, posted a 2.27 ERA while Mort Cooper earned a 2.30 ERA and was named among the three best hurlers. Brecheen stayed on the pitching staff after being turned down by the army in July due to a back injury.
Washington column notes the manpower problem easing as military discharges reach about 85 000 monthly while wartime industries cut back production. Over expansion and shifting needs push workers into new civilian roles, prompting calls for clearer authority among agencies and action by Congress or the president.
New York reports that in 16 months the United States produced about 200.9 million old tin tubes for salvage. Since July 1942 the campaign has logged 7.3 million pounds gross weight with recovered metals including 1.15 million pounds tin and 1.48 million pounds lead, plus 38,211 pounds of other metals.
Oklahoma Governor Kerr announced a 15 percent cut in rates for workmen's compensation policies charged by the state insurance fund. He urged private companies to follow suit and hinted at a possible additional five cent reduction by July 1.
Mrs Margaret Stanley is noted as ill with influenza at her home.
Dallas reports a 1 percent drop in area living costs since May with food prices falling sharply in major cities. Regional OPA head Max McCullough cites U S Bureau of Labor Statistics figures and urges community support to keep prices down. In Dallas from May to November food costs fell 1.6 percent while Houston and other hubs saw larger declines.
Pravda calls on Bulgaria to withdraw from the war stating the nation must end being a German vassal and cut German bases and aid. It urges a ceasefire with England and the United States and the withdrawal of Bulgarian troops from Yugoslavia as Russia remains at peace with Bulgaria.
Governor Kerr said a large majority of legislators favored a special session and listed two definite items: amend election laws to allow servicemen to vote in 1944 and divert the June 30 1944 surplus to state debt retirement. He noted possible support for lowering the voting age to 18 and said the session would be called if advisers and legislators agree.
Fighting men of this veteran task force spent their second Christmas far from home and fired 25 tons of exploding steel in a midnight bombardment. They shelled Jap airdromes and Buka shore positions near Bougainville, approached undetected, and left without interference.
Marine correspondent Sgt Jim Lucas describes how a quick thinking marine officer averted heavy losses when scouts located 24 Japanese snipers on Abemama 80 miles south of Tarawa The captain of the scouts coordinated a force that moved to eliminate the nest with minimal casualties.
Oklahoma City report warns drivers not to squash terrapins on highways. Public safety commissioner J. M. Gentry notes dangers from terrapin shells and cites 65,561 foreign objects removed from state roads in the past 11 months, including nails and a dead horse.
Lt. Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton chief of the Canadian army in Britain for over four years retires to Canada for health reasons and will be unable to lead Canadians in the invasion of western Europe. Lt. Gen. Kenneth Stuart acts as temporary commander until a successor is chosen. Crerar is a likely future commander.
An unidentified United States merchant ship was torpedoed in December and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico, marking a resurgence of U boat activity in the region. It becomes the 699th Allied or neutral cargo loss and the 280th on U.S. registry in Western Atlantic wartime action since Pearl Harbor, with Caribbean sinkings noted after months of Uboat lull.
OKLAHOMA CITY December 28 Pi Mrs O V Coates of Guthrie complained to rationing officials about abusive gasoline use by truck drivers. Joe Griffin district ration executive said the report falls under the office of defense transportation and deserves action. Mrs Coates cited a truck idling three hours and warned untold gallons are wasted nationwide while gas is needed for the war effort.
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