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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1944
Page
8
The Ada Evening News prints weekly items from The Ada Weekly News. Editorial notes summarize the Thursday edition and reference the publication for readers seeking local notices and updates.
A religious reflection cites Revelation 13 10 warning that captors face captivity and sword bearers face the sword. It emphasizes patience and the faith of the saints as enduring virtues.
A wartime recap notes 1945 aims and progress in Europe and the Pacific. It cites Italy base occupation, Western Allied invasion, liberation of France Belgium and Holland, renewed Pacific advances including Philippines, and narrows Nazi and Japanese threats. It urges readiness for sacrifice and cautions on fires and pecan harvests.
A Senate Military Affairs subcommittee led by Senator Murray proposes a national production and employment budget to guarantee jobs. The plan links job creation to private investment and potential federal funding, but critics warn it risks unneeded spending and a ballooning national debt without private job growth.
The editorial lauds General Eisenhower for halting all public schools in Allied occupied Germany until Nazism is eradicated. It notes education must aid de education and re education of German youth, and condemns Hitlerism as a pervasive danger needing a long process of reform. It also mentions cities merging police and fire duties, a USO worker’s milk toast, and a light aside on widening hips for friendship.
Battle lines form before the FCC as NAB objects to Subscription Radio’s ad free three channel plan. Muzak and supporters seek three FM frequencies to offer classical, popular, and feature programs with a nickel daily listener fee.
Allied and Russian guns from the North Sea to the Adriatic herald a total German defeat within a year. The winter counterattack between the Roer and Moselle, Patton’s Third Army, and a shrinking Belgian bulge push Nazi forces into retreat while Budapest and the Danube gap tilt toward Soviet advances. In the Pacific, MacArthur’s strides in the Central Philippines hint at a wider struggle, with uncertainty about Britain, China, and Russia shaping final victory.
Reports from the early war period warn of tightening civilian supplies as military demand consumes wool, worsted goods, and textiles. War priorities push production freezes into men's wear, shoes, and household goods, reducing available civilian merchandise for months.
TODE TUTTLE notes a volatile trend with early gains easing and many prices cut or withdrawn by close. The 60 stock average rose 0.1 to 58.3, transfers topped 1,016,440, and gainers included Southern Railway United States Rubber Park Utah Kennecott American Telephone Westinghouse Sears Johns Manville United Aircraft. Decliners included General Motors Chrysler Southern Pacific Montgomery Ward Allied Chemical Douglas Aircraft United States Gypsum. Bond prices held steady and principal exchanges will recess Monday for New Year’s Day.
Denison Dam engineers report the $55 million project on the Red River operates its hydro power on a temporary basis with water 16 feet below full level. The plant can generate 30 000 kilowatts but currently runs only as needed until lake level reaches 108 feet for full-time production.
Market listing shows egg prices 40 cents for large eggs and 50 cents for No 1, 47 cents for No 2. Turkeys priced at 83 to 85 cents for young birds.
Stocks higher as lenders resist profit taking. Bonds steady with some rail improvements. Cotton irregular with mill buying and hedge selling. Chicago wheat strong from mill buying and short covering. Corn strong from elevator and commission house buying. Rye strong from short covering and professional buying. Cattle steady and hogs nominally steady.
The New York stock market closed the year with a seven year high after a drop post Christmas and continued Tuesday as sentiment was dampened by the German counteroffensive and wary buyers.
Mrs. Helen Olsen of 11038 Bartlett Avenue NE reports her backyard Bartlett pear tree, normally productive in September, again produced an additional harvest and even blossomed for a third crop this season.
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