Liberalized 1944 AAA Soil Building and Lime Aid Details
County Agent outlines 1944 agricultural conservation programs under the AAA. Farmers may build terraces and receive payment, apply up to 20 tons of agricultural lime with reimbursement, and construct farm ponds paid at scaled rates. Regular soil building allowances apply per farm with additional eligible practices. Orders for limestone through the county agent. delivery and spread plans to deduct cost from AAA allowances.
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AAA
German war economy stressed as 1944 demands rise
The findings by William T. Stone of the FEA warn Germany faces strained resources and limited expansion potential in 1944. Japan's industry peaks but will boost armament output while shipping remains a weakness. The report notes oil and rubber shortages and labor constraints, with Allied offensives threatening axis production.
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William T. Stone
FEA
Stone
Germany
Europe
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Russia
Italy
Yugoslavia
Reich
Ada 1943 in Review War Year of Change and Resolve
A retrospective on 1943 in Ada detailing wartime shortages rationing and mobilization. It notes loan drives training programs Red Cross war funds and civic efforts including air cadet training at East Central college salvage campaigns and airport development. Captain Tommy Thomas story and Ada port expansion are highlighted.
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Ada
U. S
C. O. Barton
Army
Cc. C. Chauncey
Air Forces
Motor Corps of
East Central College
East Central
Irving Ward School
FFA
Allen High
United War Funds
Red Cross
Horseshoe Ranch
Tommy Thomas
Mediterranean
CAA
Keeping Livestock Health Bulletin
Publication by the United States Department of Agriculture outlines control of livestock diseases and parasites. Requests for copies are addressed to congressmen or senators.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Feeding for Winter Egg Production in Hens
The article explains that keeping hens in good flesh during cold weather relies on grain feeding. It states grain fuels body warmth and fat for egg production, with higher grain and oats intake in winter. Variation occurs by hen, weather, and production rate, and a variety of grains is recommended.
Farm Outlook in County Sees Feed Shortage and Gains for 1944
The county farm outlook notes feed shortages remain farmers' main problem with livestock trimmed and protein concentrates scarce. Interest grows in dams and terraces while farmstead repairs increase as cold weather limits work. Recent rains brighten 1944 prospects, with more home food acres and gardens expected in both country and town.
German Home Front Trails in 1944 report says Japan may boost arms
The Foreign Economic Administration released a report evaluating 1944 conditions. It states Germany faced pressure from the United Nations, while Japan could expand arms production despite shipping handicaps and exploitation of captured territory. If uninterrupted for 20 to 30 years, Japan's capabilities might rise significantly.
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F. Green
Washington
Jan
United Nations
Foreign Economic Administration
Japan
FEA
Oklahoma plant diseases list grows to 1638
Stillwater January 1 Oklahoma plant diseases total 1638 after update to the botany department list from Charles C Brown. The record shows over 20 corn diseases 23 wheat diseases and 26 cotton diseases with emphasis on prevention and farmer guidance.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Botany and Plantae Department
Oklahoma and
M. Colege
Charles C. Brown
Army Air Forces
K. Starr Chester
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Victory
War tempo sharpens as Japanese youth corps chief warns
The director of the imperial Japanese youth corps says the war situation has become increasingly fierce. His stark assessment hints at intensified hostilities ahead, signaling possible escalations and broader military strain.
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Imperial Japanese Youth Corps
Texas Butcher Sues Girl Over Breach of Promise
A Texas butcher filed a breach of promise suit against a young woman alleging broken marriage negotiations. The case hinges on customary promises and expected nuptial arrangements, reflecting 19th century social expectations in legal action.
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Texas
Weeping lovegrass noted for rapid pasture cover
H W Staten Oklahoma A and M college experiment station pasture specialist says weeping lovegrass is the fastest growing and easiest to establish of grasses tested. It can establish full cover in one growing season from seed or sod though seed shortage is a current problem.
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Stillwater
H. W. Staten
Oklahoma A
M. College
Staten
Agronomy
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Postwar tax load projected at 20 to 28 billion
Rep Knutson estimates a postwar tax burden of about 25 billion dollars, with possible swings from 20 to 28 billion as normal conditions return. He cites fixed charges including interest on the national debt, expenditures, and veterans relief, plus potential funds for unemployment and agricultural relief. He also urges lower taxes and a shift away from deficit financing after the war.
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Washington
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Henry Knutson
Tax Framing House
Ways and Means Committee
House
Pecan Planting Program Approved in Oklahoma
Governor Kerr announced a state-wide meeting in Oklahoma City on January 5 to promote reforestation and pecan planting. A pecan planting committee plans 2,000,000 native pecan seedlings next year, aiming for orchards near churches schools homes and along country roads statewide.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma City
Destroyer Perkins Sunk After Collision Off New Guinea
The destroyer Perkins was sunk in a collision off New Guinea on November 29, as announced by the Navy. The coastal transport APC-21 was sunk by enemy aircraft off New Britain on December 17, marking a second Allied destroyer loss in New Britain New Guinea waters recently.
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Washington
New Guinea
Navy
New Britain
New Britain-New Guinea
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Perkins
Four Prisoners Escape Anamosa Reformatory After Stabbing Guard
On New Year’s Day four inmates at the Anamosa men’s reformatory stabbed Guard Grant Eilers and seized Deputy Warden L. J. Woomiska and Guard Captain Dan Beam. The hostages were released unharmed 35 miles away as the escapees fled in a stolen farmer’s car. Suspects named John Bryl Steve Ratliff Ralph Cassidy and Frank Brown alias Frank Radcliff.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Ross Davis
L. J. Woomciska
Dan Beam
Reformatory
Grant Eilers
Davis
John Bryl
Steve Ratliff
Ralph Cassidy
Frank Brown
Frank Radcliff
Extension Report Details War Demands Shaping Pontotoc County Programs
The 1943 narrative on C. H. Hailey, Pontotoc County agent since 1940, outlines war influenced shifts in the agricultural program. Cattle boosts and lespedeza pastures support livestock, while corn limits hamper hog growth. peanut acreage rose from 8,000 to 11,500 acres but yields were poor. Farmers expect a 12 percent rise in raw feedstuffs in 1944 and focus on home food crops, cash crops, pastures, soil building, and increased home use livestock.
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Pontotoc County
C. H. Hailey
AdaMan Weds Missouri Girl December 9
Miss Georgi a Kunze of Harrisonville Missouri and Alton A McReynolds of Kansas City Missouri wed December 9 in a double ring ceremony at the bride's home with Rev C Allen Burrus officiating. The couple plans a Kansas City home. The bride is a former Cass County Probate Court clerk and now serves in Kansas City while the groom is an officer cadet in the U S Naval Reserves and a dental student.
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Georgia Rebecca Kunze
Ludwig O. Kunze
Harrisonville
Alton A. McReynolds
A. A. McReynolds
East Sixteenth
Mr. McReynolds
Mechanic Street
C. Allen Burrus
The
Christian Church
Lora Bird
Elizabeth Idol
Famuliner
Missadine Polson
Oklahoma Officers Promoted In War Department List
Washington Jan 1 William Brisco Wilder Marlowe Okla wears a new leaf for 1944 as the war department announces his promotion to major George Morrell Tharel Seminole advances to captain New lieutenants from Oklahoma George Melvin Richardson Gene Autry Robert Ezra McClendon Hartshorne Glenn Ward Loewen Ben Lafon Oklahoma City John Dallas Wilkins 537 N Cheyenne and William Henry Bishop Rt 11 Tulsa
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Washington
William Brisco Wilder
Marlowe
Okla
War Department
George Morrell Tharel
Seminole
Sooner State
George Melvin Richardson
Gene Autry
Robert Ezra McClendon
Hartshorne
Glenn Ward Loewen
Hennessey
Ben Lafon
Oklahoma City
John Dallas Wilkins
Cheyenne
William Henry Bishop
Rt. 11
Tulsa
Charlie Had A Little Duck In Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee Charlie Hickman received a two day old duck from his mother last Easter. The duck grew with him through sixth grade and has since attended school daily with Charlie. The school principal reports the duck is well behaved and lets it wander the building at will.
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Charlie
Knoxville Tenn
Charlie Hickman
Coastal transport APC-21 and Perkins details from Bluff Arkansas
In Bluff Arkansas the APC-21 led by Lt J G Vlachos from Swarthmore Pa is noted. The Perkins, a 1465 ton vessel of 341 feet, was commissioned September 18 1936 with a crew of about 200 and armed with five inch guns and quadruple mounts. The coastal transport measures about 100 feet in length.
Soviet says Japan lost strategic initiative in Pacific
Moscow reports War and the Working Class magazine argues Japan cannot rely on German support as Italy’s capitulation shakes Axis ties. It invokes an oriental proverb about riding tigers and notes neutrality of the Soviet Union in the Pacific war.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Japan
Pacific
Germany
Soviet Union
Italy
New Year Broadcasts Say 1944 Will Decide War
The 1944 New Year addresses from Japan’s leaders urge resolve amid a tough war, stressing the year will determine victory or defeat. Prime Minister Tojo vows Japan will crush enemy offensives to secure victory in East Asia. Foreign Minister Shigemitsu and Nobuyuki Abe echo the theme of defending home and deciding fate.
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Associated Press
U. S
Japan
Tojo
East Asia
Manoru Shigemitsu
Nobuyuki Abe
Imperial Rule Association
Bus crash near Camp Crowder injures 28 soldiers
A bus from Joplin to Camp Crowder struck a bridge abutment near the camp in New Osceola Missouri area. Twenty eight were injured including 26 soldiers one WAC and the civilian driver. Corporal Pat F. LaJoie of Springfield Massachusetts died. The driver Elmer Bardmus of Joplin broke a leg.
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Neosho
Joplin
Camp Crowder
WAC
Pat F. LaJoie
Springfield
Mass
Frank J. Cenyuga
This Is Big Election Year For Ada U S
Ada faces a crowded election cycle with precinct and county meetings in January to set party leadership. Filing windows run April to May for state offices and May 23 to 27 for county offices, with primary on July 11 and general on November 7. Registration periods precede each vote.
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Democratic Party
Ada
Geneva
America
Stephens Opens Run for U S Senator in Republican Primary
Howard V. Stephens former police board member and shoe company president announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States senator in the August primary. He said he would seek price to wage coordination if controls are needed to curb inflation and supported collective bargaining as a fundamental right of American labor. He filed with the secretary of state and has campaigned across Missouri since resigning from the police board last July.
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ST. Louis
Howard V. Stephens
Police Board
Reublican
United Sates
Stephens
U S Likely To Hold Japanese Mandated Pacific Islands
Army and Navy Journal says Cairo Teheran talks pledged stripping Japan of the islands in the Pacific once war ends. The Marianas Marshalls and Carolines held by Japan under League mandate would pass to the United States or be internationally controlled. State Department and White House had no comment on the report.
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Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Cairo
Teheran
United States
Pacific
Mariannas
Marshalls
Caroline Islands
Japan
League of Nations
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Churchill
Stalin
Russia
State Department
White House
Traffic Toll On Oklahoma Roads Drops In 1943 Year
Oklahoma City January 1. Traffic accidents killed 262 persons in Oklahoma in the year just ended, per highway patrol. This is 86 fewer than 1942 and the lowest toll since 1922. Victims include 50 defense workers 28 servicemen 39 engaged in agriculture or livestock and 49 school children. James William Flowers a 13 year old school boy died from injuries in a collision near his home.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
James William Flowers
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