Armed Forces Seek 900000 Inductions In Six Months
Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson testified before Congress that inductions for the first half of 1945 would total 900000, about 150000 monthly, with Army and Navy previously at 60000 monthly rising to about 80000. He urged national service legislation to meet wartime manpower needs and outlined a work or fight approach for ages 18 to 45, prioritizing under-30s and reassigning older workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arrogast
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Congress
War Department
Army
Navy
Patterson
House Military Committee
Armed Services
National War Service
Ralph A. Bard
Congress Moves to Push War Labor for Nurses and Men
In Washington on January 10, Congress debated work or fight measures to rapidly assign hundreds of thousands to war jobs and thousands of women to military nursing. Army navy and agency spokesmen testified before the house military committee supporting draft deferments for certain ages as Chairman May of Kentucky introduced a bill to require every registered nurse aged 18 to 45 to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
War Production Board
Selective Service
House Military Committee
May
Oklahoma and Kansas Fair Weather Through Thursday
Oklahoma fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. lowest 25 to 30. Kansas fair tonight and Thursday with cooler northeast and warmer west. lows 20 to 25 northeast and 25 to 30 elsewhere, warmer in far northeast Thursday.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Ceiling Price Imposed on Live Cattle
The government set a flat price ceiling on live cattle in Washington on January 10, despite strong opposition from stockmen. The move aimed to ease mounting resistance to controls in the cattle market.
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Washington
Helpers Sought to Take U S Farm Census in Oklahoma
Sebe Christian, district director of the third census district, sought workers in Ada to assist with the five year farm census. Jobs pay 45 cents per farm with transportation provided by workers. Applicants may send to Census Office Oklahoma City. both men and women welcome.
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Sebe Christian
Sapulpa
Ada
United States
Christian
Municipal Building
Oklahoma City
Yanks Win Tank Battle In Belgian Bulge Campaign
American First Army seized Samree after 30 hours of brutal snow combat while Patton's Third Army advanced along a 20 mile front north of Bastogne. British forces took five towns in the west as German withdrawals intensified near Houffalize and St. Vith. In the Pacific, B 29s struck Tokyo and Formosa as Lingayen Gulf landings continued.
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Paris
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Samree
Third Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Bastogne
101St Screaming Eagle Airborne
Houffalize
Key Road Center
Bulge
Yank
Laroche
Houffalio
St. Vith
Strasbourg
Alsace
Ernest N. Harmon
84Th Infantry
Alexander R. Bolling
St. Vith- Laroche
Vielsam
von Rundstedt
Volksgrenadiers
Second
Patton
Luxembourg
Krafft
Congressional Medals Awarded in White House Ceremony
President Roosevelt awarded five soldiers and two navy men Congressional Medals of Honor at the White House in the largest single ceremony yet. Recipients include 1st Lt. Edward S. Michael 1st Lt. Beryl R. Newman 1st Lt. Jack C. Montgomery Pvt. Leo J. Power Pvt. Lloyd C. Hawks Comdr. David Mc Campbell and Comdr. L. R. Rampage. Thousands of troops led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur moved across Luzon toward Manila in the climactic Philippine battle.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Edward S. Michael
Chicago
Beryl R. Newman
Fargo
N. D
Jack C. Montgomery
Sallisaw
Okla
Leo J. Power
Alder
Mont
Lloyd C. Hawks
Park Rapids
Minn
David Mc Campbell
Los Angeles
Naval Air Group
L. R. Rampage
Lowville
N. Y
Associated Press
MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
Filipinos Aid Yank Invaders on Lingayen Beachhead
C Yates McDaniel reports from Luzon as American troops land on Lingayen Gulf Beachhead with Filipino civilians greeting soldiers. Light resistance, few wounds, and minimal j apanese opposition noted while engineers clear rubble and lay roads. MacArthur declares back door to the Philippines closed as Sixth Army stakes ground and San Fabian to Lingayen city areas are secured.
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Lingayen
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
Sixth Army
MacArthur
Bataan
Corregidor
Walter Krueger
Lingayen City
San Fabian
Associated Press
C. Yates McDaniel
Leyte
McDaniel
Japan
The
Philippines
Southwest Pacific
Reds Step Up Their Blows In Budapest Siege
Moscow reports intensified Red Army assaults in Budapest as German relief columns fail to break the siege. Soviet forces claim control of more than half the city on the 13th day of street fighting and push toward Komarom and Bratislava, threatening Vienna 87 miles away.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Budapest
Danube
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Komarom
North Bank
Izsa
Bratislava
Vienna
Holliman Freed In Robbery Charges In Percy Armstrong Court
Holliman Hershel Holliman was found not guilty at a preliminary hearing on conjoint robbery charges. Others bound over for trial include Truman Groves Dewey Groves and Cotton Golightly with bond set at 3000 for the Groves pair and Golightly jailed. Isa Skaggs on West Main Street reported the theft of 130 dollars and a pistol.
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Justice Court
Percy Armstrong
Hershel Holliman
District Court
Truman Groves
Dewey Groves
Cotton Golightly
Truman
Dewey
Golightly
Ira Skaggs
Skaggs
West Main Street
Ada Chamber of Commerce appoints nominating committee
At a board meeting in Ada the directors named a nominating committee to select a civic leader for the president’s slot for the coming year. The panel includes Scott Baublits, Kenneth Ambrose, and W O Smith and will report at the next directors meeting.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Scott Baublits
Kenneth Ambrose
W. O. Smith
First Aid Course To Begin Tonight
The county Red Cross chapter sets a 7 30 pm start at the Fire Station for a First Aid course taught by Dr Ollie McBride. The Red Cross invites all interested persons to attend the opening meeting and continue through the course.
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Red Cross
Ollie McBride
Waiting for the Japs to risk their remaining fleet
The article notes ongoing expectations that Japanese forces may approve risky naval moves with limited ships, asserting patience as allied observers await decisive action and potential losses at sea.
Willoughby To Be C of C Speaker
J. D. Willoughby city commissioner of public works and property will speak at Ada Chamber of Commerce Thursday noon. He will outline improvements and major repairs on the city water lines and concrete reservoir pump station and equipment and explain how emergency water system needs have hampered street maintenance and improvements. He will answer audience questions after the talk.
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J. D. Willoughby
Klutts Hearing Set For Jan 22
A preliminary hearing for Louis W. Klutts charged with a statutory offense in the first degree is scheduled for Monday January 22 in the justice court of Percy Armstrong. Sheriff’s deputies rearrested Klutts Wednesday morning after his previous release and he remains jailed for the hearing.
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Louis W. Klutts
Justice Court
Percy Armstrong
Klutts
Adan Fined After Assault Hearing
Woodrow Coffey was arrested by city police on assault charges after a fight on West Mein. Coffey struck an elderly man soon after leaving a building and paid a $14.50 fine in police court.
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Woodrow Coffey
Coffey
No Change In Tire Turn Regulations
Local rationing board denies circulating reports that tire dealers no longer require surrender of old tires. There has been no change in the requirement. Certificate holders for Grade 1 tires must surrender their old tires to the dealer who tags and keeps them for at least 30 days.
Butter Point System Changes For Farm and Country Butter
Creamery butter rises to 24 points per pound while farm and country butter points remain unchanged. Families who churn for home use face no point collection, but selling any portion requires 12 red points per pound turned in to the ration board.
Bombers Take Off From Icy Runways in Western Germany
Hundreds of U S heavy bombers roared off treacherous ice coated runways for a fresh strike against western Germany marking the 17th operation by the Eighth Air Force in 19 days. A small Ninth Air Force B 26 Marauders hit a railroad bridge near Rinnthal and other fighters bombed crossings and rail lines as five German planes fell to Allied action and one American fighter was lost.
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London
U. S
Germany
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
Rinnthal
Landau
U.S. Seventh Army
Strasbourg
Rhine-Rhone Canal
Neustadt
Rastatt
Ada Men Into Army And Navy Service
A group from local draft board No. 1 traveled to Oklahoma City for induction after earlier examinations. Army inductees include Charles F. Brydin Preston F. Campbell Kenneth J. R. Lamb Marvin E. Bolding Ben H. Tackett William B. Scott Jack W. Jones Leonard M. Eatherly and Robert D. Zenker. Navy inductees are Caster A. Gay Jr. and Clyde R. Melton.
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Draft Board No. 1
Oklahoma City
Army
Charles F. Brydin
Preston F. Campbell
Kenneth J. R. Lamb
Marvin E. Bolding
Ben H. Tackett
William B.scott
Jack W. Jones
Leonard M. Eatherly
Robert D. Zenker
Navy
Caster A. Gay, Jr
Clyde R. Melton
Trucker Gerald Campbell Dies in Truck Collision
In McAlester on January 10, 17 year old Gerald Campbell was burned to death when his light truck collided with a gasoline truck on South Street near the city edge.
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McAlester
Gerald Campbell
Blue Front Butcher Shop Partner Joins Church
Newt Lark, proprietor of the Blue Front Butcher shop, said his partner joined the church last Sunday, though the move would not leave anyone to handle the weighing duties.
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Newt Lark
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Niles, Mich
Louis Lyda
Pearl Harbor
Manila Bay
Vinson
Defense Supplies Corporation
OPA
War Food Administration
WFA
New York Area
New York
Farm Area
Lingayen Bay
Tokyo
By James M. Long
Formosa
21St Bomber Command
20Th Air Force
Honshu Island
By C. Yates McDaniel
Lst’s
Holliman
Willoughby
Adan
Trucker
Bob Blanks, Jr
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