Farmers Elect County ACAA Committee At Pontotoc
County Agent C H Hailey reports selection of county ACAA committee members from Ada area communities. Delegates include Rube Peterson Galey Henry Little Gate Corner Ezra Hol land Vaness J Ss Standfield Lighth Ridge John Meyers Egypt G Lovelace Pecan Grove Earl Stewart Fitzhugh Jessie Green semnonas Wood Byning D Hallam Homer A Bryant Francis G L Bain Allen David Gray High Hill A M Pharr Jesse J C Kelso Roff Ira Pinley Worstell H A Moffit Fittstown Love Moshier Owl Creek. Officers named for 1945 are chairman J S Standfield vice chairman David Gray regular member A M Pharr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hailey
Agricultural Conservation Assot
Pontotoc County
Ada
Rube P. Peterson
Galey
Henry Little
Gate Corner
Ezra D. Holland
Vaness
J. Ss. Standfield
Lighth Ridge
John Meyers
Egypt
G. Lovelace
Pecan Grove
Earl Stewart
Fitzhugh
Jessie Green
Semnonas
M. Wood
Byning
D. Hallam
Homer
A. Bryant
Francis
G. L. Bain
Allen
David Gray
High Hill
A. M. Pharr
Jesse
J. C. Kelso
Roff
Ira Pinley
Worstell
H. A.moffit
Fittstown
Love Moshier
Owl Creek
J. S. Standfield
Pruning Fruit Trees in Oklahoma Months
Pruning advice notes December January and February as pruning months for fruit trees grape vines and berries in Oklahoma. Emphasizes annual pruning to keep production and urges starting with grapes when weather allows work in comfort and temperatures not below freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Eight Point Dairy Program Aids Wartime Milk Output
War Food Administration urges a renewed eight point plan to boost milk that emphasizes roughage, herd balance, cow records, disease control, quality milk and cream, labor saving, cow care, and breeding. In Pontotoc County dairy farmers culled 25 percent of low producers, bought ten Jersey sires, five milking shorthorn, three Holstein, and updated twenty one barns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armers
Pontotoc County
Jersey
County Livestock Day to Be Held in Ada
Ada hosts a county livestock production and conservation meeting on January 18 sponsored by the Ada Chamber of Commerce. The program opens with a feed sponsored by the chamber and features speakers on livestock topics from K. S. Harmon Ephriam Pete Haxson John W Boehr H M Briggs and local producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
K. S. Harmon
M. College
Ephriam
Pete” Haxson
John W. Boehr
Stillwater
H. M. Briggs
A. and M. College
Dairy meeting planned in Ada for Jer sey and Holstein cattle
Dairy owners in Pontotoc county are invited to a January 18 meeting in Ada to arrange plans for the annual Ada dairy show. John W. Boehr, Extension Dairyman, will lead the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Pontotoc County
Ada
John W. Boehr
Extension Dairyman
Hereford Cattle Sale Draws Buyers From Several States
Buyers from multiple states gather in the county for the annual Hereford sale offering 173 head of top cattle. Pontotoc county sellers include W. A. Delaney Jr, W. E. Harvey, C. C. Buxton, L. P. Carpenter, Blair and Sons, and B. D. Denton. Nearby counties supply cattle from Turner Ranch Cie Ranch Lazy S Ranch J. K. Powell and Son Flying L Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
W. A. Delaney, Jr
W. E. Harvey
C. C. Buxton
L. P. Carpenter
Blair and Sons
B. D. Denton
Turner Ranch
Cie Ranch
Lazy S Ranch
J. K. Powell and Son
Flying L’ Ranch
Fighting It Out on Old Battlefields in Frank Letters
Excerpts from notes by Wyckoff Core and Williams recount WWI mud scenes in France and the Aleutians and life in the Pacific. They describe warm Southern France towns, French hospitality, local foods, and letters home from soldiers facing Christmas away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyckoff
France
Core
Williams
Pacific
Aleutians
South Pacific
Scout Executive
Don “Possum” Wyckoff
Army
States
Ada
Bill Core
Betros
The
Dennis Williams
Troop 4
Seminole High School
Ada Police Chief Thanks Citizens for Cooperation
Blake expresses appreciation to Ada residents for nine years of service with the police department, thanking business leaders for aiding law enforcement and wishing his successor a successful administration. Also notes U S Eighth Airforce targets in Germany described as an easy run despite fog and clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binton Blake
Ada
City of
Police Department
Bill Crawford
London
U. S. Eighth Airforce
Denison Dam Power Output Still On Temporary Basis
Denison Texas reports temporary power output at Denison Dam as water remains 91 feet deep and 16 feet below full pool. Army engineers say full production depends on reaching 108 feet. current unit operates only in emergencies while control work for feeding Oklahoma lines proceeds. Southwestern Power Admin markets power from Tulsa. dam to host vast recreational development per National Park Service plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Tex
Red River
Denison District Army
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Power and Light Co
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Army
Southwestern Power Administration
Tulsa
Oklo
National Park Service
Greek King Names Damaskinos Regent of Greece
King George II appointed Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens as regent amid Greece's political crisis. Churchill and Eden backed a regency to restore order, while the king will not return until a free national vote. Damaskinos, 62, active in resistance against the Germans, will form a new government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. ‘Aris, Jr
London
George II
Greece
Damaskinos
Athens
Archbbishop
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Dasmaskinos
Mextaxas
Corinth
Oklahoma popcorn and truck crop output for year
Oklahoma's 14,400,000 pound popcorn harvest valued at 533000 shows more than double 1943 output, while 48,200 acres of truck crops rise but value falls to 4786000 due to lower prices. Cantaloupes onions spinach watermelons and snap beans up. potatoes and strawberries down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
K. D. Blood
Federal Agriveep
Patton lauds Barton division for saving Luxembourg on Western Front
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr commends Maj. Raymond O. Barton and the Fourth Infantry Division for halting the German thrust and saving Luxembourg from Dec. 16 to 26, 1944, praising D‑Day to Paris and crossing the Siegfried line as firsts. A Twelfth Corps letter from Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy also lauds the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Third Army
Luxembourg
George S. Patton, Jr
Raymond O. Barton
Ada
Okla
Patton
Hurtgen Forest
Twelfth Corps
Manton S. Eddy
Barton
Germany
D-Day
Cherbourg
Jine
Paris
Siegfried Line
Gen
West Point
Europe
Army of Occupation
Veterans Information Center Offers Veteran Help in Ada
The Veterans Information Center in Ada provides guidance on compensation claims, education continuation, apprenticeship and on the job training, new jobs, veteran benefits, Social Security, and loan procedures for homes farms or businesses. A booklet summarizes high points and directs veterans to appropriate agencies for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Information Center
The
War Manpower Commission
East 12Th
Ada
Germans in Italy Still Aggressive on Western Front
Rome dispatch reports German forces have stepped up troop and material movements along the western Ital ian front while pressing counterattacks all week. The Nazi drive in the Serchio valley 15 miles inland is not renewed on a large scale, our troops hold high ground, and overall details remain fluid with intensified enemy patrolling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Kesselring
Serchio
92Nd Infantry Division
15Th Army Group
Okays Wage Boost For Steel Workers In 1940s Budget Era
Stabilization Director Vinson approved wage increases for CIO steel workers after assurances from the Office of Price Administration that price boosts would not result. The War Labor Board chair William H. Davis received the decision, released by the Office of Economic Stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vinson
WLB
Forgotten front sees French Navy bombardments near Ventimiglia
Paris dispatch reports French destroyers Le Fortune Trombe and L Alcyon shelled German concentrations and barracks at Ventimiglia several times between December 21 and 28. Nazi artillery had been firing into Menton from across the border for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ministry of Marine
le Fortune
Trombe
L’alcyon
Ventimiglia
Menton
Fleet Adds Second Oil Well in Small Sand Cluster near Sasak wa
John J. Fleet adds Fleet No 2 Shikar about 2600 feet in section 27 6 8 NE of Sasak wa. The well proves saturated Beach sand offset from Fleet No 1 Shikar and becomes fifth producer in the cluster which includes Ashland Oil and Refining No 1 Amy Smith and Kirkland and Bales Rog ers No 1 Rogers. Delaney Jr of Ada reports nearby production at similar depth while wells to the west and southwest are dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Fleet
Sasakwa
Shikar
Ashland Oil and Refining No
Amy Smith
Little Cluster
Kirkland and Bale
Rogers
Ashland
Fleet
W. A. Delaney Jr
Ada
War No 1 Among Best News Stories Of State in 1944
The Associated Press selects Oklahoma’s top stories of 1944. Highlights include Oklahomans in the 45th division aiding Allied war efforts, the November 7 general election, Gov. Kerr at national events, textbook conspiracy inquiries, football with Tulsa University and Oklahoma A&M, West Edmond oil field prominence, a special legislative session, former Gov. Phillips acquitted, Stigier’s congressional win, and the January blizzard challenging transport and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
Tulsa County
Tulsa University Hurricane
Oklahoma Aggies
West Edmond Oil Field
Leon C. Phillips
G. Stigier
Congress
E. O. Clark
Ten Die In Bomber Crash Near Walker Field
Ten men were killed when a four engined bomber crashed 12 miles north of Walker Field during a routine training flight. Three other occupants parachuted to safety with minor injuries. The crash occurred on a farm and none of the dead were from Kansas Oklahoma Missouri or Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Kas
Walker Field
Claude E. Putnam
Putnam
Walker Army Air Field
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Retail Volume In State Shows Gain
The census bureau reports Oklahoma independent stores rose four percent in November from a year earlier and were largely flat versus October. Across 1944’s first eleven months, business was up eight percent from 1943. Bartlesville led with 24 percent gains, Tulsa 15 percent, and Oklahoma City 9 percent. Seventeen department stores showed a 16 percent November increase, with shoe stores up 25 percent, lunch rooms 19 percent, and dry goods 12 percent higher than November 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Census Bureau
Bartlesville
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Bureau
Work Or Go To Jail Ad Gets Police Order
Pawhuska Oklahoma December officials announce arrests will begin immediately for able persons without employment. Chief L O Maze Sheriff Charles Gass and County Attorney Sim Garman say many locals have no apparent occupation and must work or face jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawhuska
Okla
L. O. Maze
Charles Gass
Osage County
Sim Garman
Australian Soldier May Play Important Part In War
Acting Prime Minister Francis Forde said in a New Years statement that Australian fighting forces in 1945 would play a vital part in Philippines operations and that Australia must plan for at least two more years of arduous warfare against Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Francis Forde
Philippines
Japan
Pontotoc County Tops E Bond Quota In Final Push
The Pontotoc County drive surpassed the Sixth War Loan E bond quota of 372 000 as Ada residents bought 9 993 75 in E bonds on Saturday morning. The county total reached 375 900 with more receipts expected and the grand total reported at 1 414 957 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada
Martin Swaps Finance Chief Roles in Ada City Government
Ed Martin leaves as finance commissioner and city clerk to return to banking at First National Bank after Bill Bevers resigns. Ray Martin, former water office superintendent since 1942, is named to the city finance post and will take over after the New Year with a water department superintendent decision planned by mid January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Martin
Ray Martin
Ada
First National Bank
Martin
Bill Bevers
Oklahoma Tire and Supply
Brown-Dixon
Water Department
MISSING IN ACTION Bruce Martin in Germany
Cpl Bruce Martin a former Pontotoc county resident and Fitzhugh school student is reported missing in action in Germany. Grandparents Mr and Mrs P C Majors received the notice Saturday. his parents Mr and Mrs Bryan Martin of Wellington Kansas were informed by his wife in California. He had been wounded in France twice. relatives plan a visit to Wellington to see the Martins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Martin
Pontotoc County
Fitzhugh School
Germany
P. C. Majors
Bryan Martin
Wellington
Kansas
California
War Department Friay
Martin
France
Lee Nabors
P. ™. Majors
Former Cadet Here Killed in Crash
Flight Officer Donald Pipkin, formerly an aviation student at East Central, was killed in a plane crash near Murdoc California. He had served on a B-24 Liberator crew after training at East Central, and his burial was in Huntington Park California. He was the son of Mr and Mrs D Pipkin of Southgate California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Pipkin
East Central
Murdoc
Calif
Ada
F/O Pipkin
Huntington Park
D. Pipkin
Southgate
Distinguished Service Cross Presented to Sgt Edwin L Hurd
The Distinguished Service Cross was presented to Sgt. Edwin L. Hurd of Nowata Oklahoma for heroism in leading his rifle squad against a German position after his foot was shattered by a mine. He received the decoration from Brig Ge James A Bethea at retreat ceremonies at McCloskey General Hospital Temple Texas. After directing the assault Hurd found two Nazi medics who carried him to an aid station and then surrendered.
Home Front Tightens as Rationing Hits Shoes and Poultry
Washington reports further home front belt tightening with no more than one pair of shoes per civilian annually and reduced poultry. Byrnes pledges broader mobilization while agencies announce limits on civilian goods and enhanced production drives for wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Office of War, Mobilization and Reconversion
James F. Byrnes
Congress
Byrnes
OPA
WPB
WMC
WFA
Georgia
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nelson K Moody Sinclair Head Dies at 65
Nelson K Moody 65 president of the Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing and Crude Oil Purchasing companies died after a year long illness in Tulsa. He continued handling much of his firm's affairs during his health decline. Survived by widow a daughter Mrs Marshall Brown a son Nelson K Moody Jr and brother Robert M Moody vice president of the National Bank of Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Nelson K. Moody
Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Company
Sinclair Prairie Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Moody
Marshall Brown
Nelson K. Moody, Jr
Robert M. Moody
The
National Bank of Ulsa
Edward Little teachers win back boiler room smoking ban reversal
In Auburn Maine the Edward Little High School faculty who signed a petition titled Order of Mice and Men Pur pose Educational Inspirational Inhalatory protested a ban on smoking in the boiler room during class. The school committee rescinded the prohibition and allowed the sessions to resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Edward Little High School
Earthquake in England Weighs Lightly on Nation
A two minute quake at 1 36 a m rattled Northern England but caused no serious damage or casualties in a survey of areas. Though light tremors are common, today’s was the strongest since before World War II, marking the sixth since 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
German Medical Officers Bring Wounded to American Lines
German medical officers moved their wounded into American lines near Lindern today for treatment. It remains unclear if the medics surrendered due to inability to care for the wounded within the narrow German bridgehead west of the Roer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Belgium
Lindern
Roer
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Harry W. Miller
Blake
Clinton Blake
Ada News
Denison Dam
Gen. Barton
M. O. Matthews
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Raymond Barton
Veterans’ Center
Italy
County
Bruce Martin Mising
F O
D.S.C
Nowatan
Sinclair Head
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