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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1944
Page
1
Pontotoc county focused on war as the main news, with strong attention to casualties among nearly 60 young men killed injured or missing, and some prisoners of war. Home front activities included war loan drives Red Cross efforts USO clubs rationing and plans for V Day and D Day plus promotions of senior military leaders.
The Ada airport, now completed and inspected by the CAA, has its keys turned to the city but its next use rests with the U S Navy. The Navy holds a lease through six months after the war and will decide how the port is used. The facility covers 720 acres with three 5,000 foot runways, taxiways, and lighting.
Ed Martin returns to banking after serving as finance commissioner and city clerk. Ray Martin, previously water office superintendent since 1942 and long time city worker, is appointed to the city finance post to take effect after the New Year holiday.
Hereford Heaven draws buyers from multiple states with 173 head of premier Hereford cattle offered across three annual sales and an association sale representing 11 of 14 member ranches. The program includes a January 5 auction at W. E. Harvey ranch and a draft sale at the Armory featuring stock from Turner Ranch Sulphur Calvert Ranch Mill Creek Lazy S Springer Flying L Davis J. K. Powell and others.
German divisions attacked the Bastogne corridor on both sides as Patton's Third Army tightened its perimeter. American forces pressed the bulge, shelling heavily along the shrinking front in the latest field dispatch.
The Office of War Mobilization announces wider civilian shortages as Byrnes plans a 1945 mobilization push. OPA delays new shoe coupons, WPB halts civilian ammunition, recaps restricted, and WFA sets poultry set-asides. Coffee outlook improves. race track labor limits issued. In Europe, Patton’s forces widen against the German bulge near Bastogne with renewed shelling and armor threats.
Director J Edgar Hoover warned Americans to stay alert for renewed enemy directed sabotage. He cited 1942 saboteurs, noted recent balloon for possible sabotage, and said counterattacks could target home front and battlefronts. The FBI could not amplify the statement for security.
The Luxembourg radio said the first battalions of the new Belgian army have joined the allied forces on the western front. The broadcast was recorded by the Associated Press.
A local Ada newspaper advertises higher returns for investment in vested ads. The notice highlights improved rates for long term placements and seasonal promos aimed at businesses seeking greater visibility in classifieds.
Sunday forecast shows fair skies for Oklahoma with cooler temperatures and similar conditions for Kansas. No precipitation expected. Stronger winds not indicated.
Dudley Lester, former Oklahoma Highway Patrol member, takes over as Ada chief of police on January 1 after resigning from the patrol. He served as an SP in the navy and joined the patrol July 1, 1937, with extensive training and multiple officer courses.
The census bureau reports Oklahoma independent stores increased four percent in November from a year earlier, with Tulsa Bartlesville and Oklahoma City showing gains. Department stores rose 16 percent, and overall retail volume for the first eleven months of 1944 was up 8 percent versus 1943.
Ada communities prepare for New Year observance with store closures banks post office and public offices closed. Public schools resume classes after holiday break and colleges extend return date. churches hold late services to greet the new year.
Pontotoc County exceeded its Sixth War Loan E bond quota after a final push. Friday’s $9,612.50 and Saturday’s $9,993.75 in Ada brought the local tally to $375,900, part of a county total of $1,414,957.10 so far with final receipts still to report.
If You Forgotor was ill and couldn't send your year end subscription by Saturday you still have Monday to act The News will take subscriptions Monday January 1 as December 31 falls on a Sunday.
General Patton praised the Fourth Infantry Division under Maj. Raymond O. Barton of Ada Oklahoma for halting the German thrust near Luxembourg from December 16 to 26 with a tired unit. Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy also commended the division’s record from D-Day onward.
A letter received by M. O. Matthews, general manager for the Oklahoma Portland Cement, highlights several firsts attributed to the company. It outlines achievements and milestones, signaling significant progress and recognition within the cement industry.
Cpl Bruce Martin, formerly of Pontotoc County and Fitzhugh School student, is reported missing in action in Germany. Grandparents Mr and Mrs P C Majors received the notice Saturday while his parents Mr and Mrs Bryan Martin of Wellington Kansas were informed by his wife in California. He had been wounded in action twice in France. Relatives headed to Wellington to visit Mr and Mrs Martin.
Flight Officer Donald Pipkin former East Central aviation student killed in a California air crash near Murdoc. He served on a B-24 Liberator crew after training completed December 7 1943. Body found Christmas day. buried Huntington Park California. Son of Mr and Mrs D Pipkin Southgate California.
Pawhuska Okla Dec 30 Officers led by Chief L O Maze Sheriff Charles Gass and County Attorney Sim Garman warn able bodied persons without employment that arrests will begin at once. The note stresses a drive against idle individuals in Osage County.
In the Pacific theater three Oklahoma servicemen earned Purple Hearts. Harvey B. Hunt Jr. of Dewey received the medal for aiding a wounded officer on Tinian, Pink Webster of Tahlequah was cited for injuries in the Marianas, and William E. Dalby of Tulsa was wounded on Saipan. A mass ceremony honored 373 Marines in total.
Moscow reported that the Soviet ultimatum demanded surrender or annihilation of the Budapest German garrison as Red Army shock troops linked from east and west on Danube islands. A white flag incident and premeditated murder claims were noted, with Tolbukhin and Malinovsky signing the ultimatum as the Budapest assault intensified.
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