Lt. Thomas Joins Dental Corps and Ada Scout Veterans
Lt. James A. Thomas, former East Central student and Kansas City School of Dentistry graduate, is reassigned to Camp Butner North Carolina with the dental corps. He is praised for a life of merit, service, and scouting, with family ties to Ada and Oklahoma National Guard roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ist
James A. Thomas
Camp Butner
Dur
N. C
Dental Corps
East Central
Kansas City School of Dentistry
Thomas
Ernest Thomas
Quinton
Ethel
Faye Tomlin
Fort Worth Soldier Serves as Flying Fortress Gunner in England
Sgt. Johnny Colston serves with the Eighth Air Force in England as a tail gunner on a Flying Fortress. A Navy trained instructor and bomber specialist, he trained at Ft. Sill and Sheppard, and held posts in Utah, Washington, Nebraska, and New York. He attended Ardmore High School and has lived in Ada for eight years. his wife and children remain in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Colston
Eighth Air Force
England
Colston
Ft. Sill
Sheppard Field
Lake City
Utah
Moses Lake
Washington
Spokane
Grand Island
Neb
New York City
Ardmore High School
Ada
Aca
Major Cathey Sees Service With 45th In Italian Rallies
Major Joe G. Cathey, an Ada native, is described serving with the 45th Infantry as they train in Massachusetts before deployment. The piece juxtaposes his home life with frontline duty in Italy near Palermo and in rugged mountains where American troops meet German resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathey
Joe G. Cathey
Massachusetts
45Th
Major Cathey
Palermo
Ot Hal
Tomlin Trains as Aviation Student at Texas Tech
Vance E. Tomlin, an aviation student at Texas Tech College in Lubbock, entered the service in August. His wife and young daughter Patricia Ann live in Ada. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Tomlin of 90 East Sixteenth and attended Ada school where he played football and basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance E. Tomlin
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Texas
Patricia Ann
Ada
R. E. Tomlin
Tomlin
Ensign Moore Home On Leave From San Pedro Duty
Ensign Robert Clede Moore, an East Central graduate, arrived home January 1 for a short visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Moore of Hickory. Moore has been stationed at San Pedro California for the past year and will report to San Francisco soon for foreign duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clede Moore
Henry Moore
Hicko
Moore
San Pedro
Calif
San Francisco
James Hunt Joins Army Air Forces as Cadet
James R. Hunt aged 17 of Vanoss enlisted in the Army Air Forces last week as an Aviation Cadet. He was placed in the Enlisted Reserve Corps and will be sent to pre flight training when called to active duty. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Sam Hunt of Vanoss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hunt
Vanoss
Army Air Forces
Sam Hunt
Canada the Syrup Champion
Canada dominates maple production led by Quebec which accounts for about 80 percent of the dominion's output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Quebec
Dominion
R C Gay Promoted To Petty Officer Third Class
R C Gay has been promoted to petty officer third class while serving in the Southwest Pacific. A bluejacket with landing ship operations, he has spent nine months in combat zones and a year and a half in the navy. He trained at San Diego and served in Aleutian operations and the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Gay
Gay
Ada High School
J. H. Gay
E. 14Th
Lorene Gay
Gene Gulick
West Twenty-fifth
San Diego Naval Training Base
Aleutians
Pacific
Soldier in Italy Sends Home A Prayer from Willis
Ist SGT James O Neal of Willis writes from Italy sharing a prayer for God to guide soldiers. The note thanks God for strength and asks protection for mothers and fathers while noting Willis’s post as an oxygen operator with National Cylinder Gas Co. in Centrahoma area and ties to Wilson High School and local family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Willis
Italy
Sgt
James O'Neal
Willis
Wilson High School
Pontotoc Soldier Letters Home From South Pacific Front
Captain Arthur G. Taylor of the 45th Division writes from the Solomon Islands praising Ada and Roff communities. He recalls fellow officers Oran N. McCain and Otho Butler, notes morale from mail calls, friendships with New Zealand and Australian troops, and his recent Air Medal qualification. He urges continued support and sends regards to Ada and Roff readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Taylor
Roff
South Pacific
Pontotoc County
Italy
Rofs High
Little
Solomon Islands
Ada News
Ada Evening News
Hg. Bttry
106Th F. A
C” Battery
Ada
Oran N. McCain
Otho Butler
Allen
179Th Infantry
Tojo
Adolf
New Zealand
Australia
Cargile Leads Training at Uvalde Flying School
Charles W. Cargile, formerly of Ada, commands a large unit of civilian pilots at the Uvalde Texas primary school. A veteran flyer and Enlisted Reserve member, he conducts check rides with cadets and observes instructor flying. He began this assignment in February 1942 after working as a geologist with Simpson Roadhouse nce Company of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Forces
Uvalde
Texas
Charles W. Cargile
Ada
Cargile
Simpson Roadhouse Nce Company
Eskimo and Indian Ethnology Views
Ethnologists note a tendency to classify Eskimo as closely akin to American Indians and as a branch of the Red race in contemporary thought.
Mending tape promises iron on repair option
A brief note describes iron on mending tape that seals fabric without sewing and can be used to tidy hems. The item is presented as a quick fix for clothing repairs with simple application.
Edward Rogers In Italy As Machine Gunner
Pfc. Edward H. Rogers, inf infantry machine gunner, is serving in Italy after battles in North Africa and Sicily. He wrote a short war poem expressing duty and sacrifice before entering the regular army, following over four years in the National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rogers
Italy
Edward H. Rogers
North Africa
Sicily
Ada
Regular Army
Pfc. Rogers
The
National Guard
Hickory Woman Promoted to Captain in Army Nurse Corps
Fort Sill reports Floy I. Russell promoted from first lieutenant to captain in the Army Nurse Corps. The same release lists Private Ellis D. Jackson of Atoka as wounded in action, Second Lt. Gus Kitchens Jr. of Sasakwa killed in action, and Corporal Humphrey E. Smith of Wewoka listed as missing in the Mediterranean area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
F.A.S
Floy I. Russell
Army Nurse Corps
Ellis D. Jackson
Atoka
Gus Kitchens Jr
Sasakwa
Mediterranean
Humphrey E. Smith
Wewoka
Pfc. Harold Thomas Spends Furlough at Home in Ada
Pfc. Harold Thomas, stationed in Canada with the quartermaster corps for over 11 months, is spending a furlough in Ada with Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Thomas at 504 West Fourteenth. He will return to his base in Canada this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Thomas
Ada
H. J. Thomas
West Fourteenth
Canada
Quartermaster Corps
Pfc
Thomas
Van Cleave Listed Killed In Action
Information from the German government confirms Staff Sgt Roy L Van Cleave missing in action after an Austria raid was killed in action The War Department informed his parents Mr and Mrs Joel Van Cleave Route 2 Stonewall The death was recorded after Red Cross reports Gen J A Ulso urged comfort in the sacrifice He enlisted four years ago and served as radio operator and gunner on a Liberator bomber
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. van Cleave
Austria
War Department
Joel van Cleave
Route 2
Stonewall
International Red Cross
J. A. Ulso
van Cleave
Navy Sailor 2/c Coffee Returns After Pacific Service
Eugene Coffee 2/c returns home after 23 months overseas in the Southwest Pacific. His squadron earned two presidential unit citations for action in the Pacific. He served with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3, including crew from USS HorNET and USS Atlanta, both sunk. Coffee recalls meeting few friendly faces on island stops and notes his naval service spans over two years. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Carl C Coffee of St Louis Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Eugene Coffee
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
Motor Torpedo Boat Squad 3
U. S. S. Hornet
Theu. S. S. Atlanta
Cookie Coffee
Navy
Stonewall School
Ada
2/c Coffee
Carl C. Coffee
St. Louis
Okla
Antle Promoted To Sergeant In Air Forces
Corporal Herbert R. Antle receives promotion to sergeant. Son of Mr and Mrs J B Antle of 213 East Twelfth, he trains with a heavy bombardment squadron at Harvard Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Forces
Herbert R. Antle
Antle
J. B. Antle
East Twelfth
Harvard
Nebraska
Pfc Lee Completes Mechanics Course at Sheppard Field
Pfc. Junior P. Lee completed a mechanics course at Sheppard Field near Wichita Falls Texas. He is the son of Willie A. Lee of 511 West Ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Lee
Junior P. Lee
Eppard Field
Wichita Falls
Texas
Willie A. Lee
West Ninth Street
Sgt Brown Reaches Ada After West Indies Time Injuries
Sgt. Bentley Brown returns to Ada after eight months in a Bermuda hospital following a shipwreck off the Atlantic coast. He endured two broken legs a mangled leg and a fractured back while serving with a heavy artillery unit now near Italy. He praises the Red Cross for comforts gifts and hospital entertainment while his wife hosts him on a 14 day furlough at 205 West Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Bentley Brown
United States
Ada
Bermuda
Atlantic
Sgt. Brown
Red Cross
Brown
Roosevelt
Italy
England
America
Beatrice Dunlap
West Sixth
Atlan Cadet Baublit Joins Flight Training at Lubbock
Aviation Cadet Bob E. Baublit son of Mr and Mrs S M Baublits of Kings Road reported for duty at Lubbock Army Air Field as a member of class 44 C ready to complete the final lap in his flight for silver wings. He attended East Central and Oklahoma University active in music and speech circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob E. Baublit
S. M. Baublits
Kings Road
Lubbock Army Air Field
Silver Wings
East Central
Oklahoma University
Alvin Greer Promoted to Petty Officer First Class
William Alvin Greer, stationed in the Southwest Pacific, earns a promotion to petty officer first class. He serves as a storekeeper and has overseas service of more than 12 months. He is married to Mrs. W. A. Greer of 71742 East Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Alvin Greer
Southwest Pacific
Greer
W. A. Greer
East Sixth
Sooner Physically Handicapped Prove Valuable Workers
Oklahoma City report shows the vocational rehabilitation division found handicapped workers in 1943 had lower accident rates in 87 plants, equal or better absenteeism and production records than able-bodied employees. Estimated 1944 earnings reach 1 964 040 with rehabilitation costs about 117 691.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Voyle Spurlock
State Department of Education
Spurlock
When buying colored cottons ask for washing info
Consumers are advised to request washing instructions for colored cotton fabrics if the product labels lack care details. This helps prevent color transfer and fabric damage during laundering.
Enemy stronger now than at war's start
The German Army has nearly three times as many combat divisions now as at the Poland invasion. war industry employs 35 million in Nazi territories, up from 23 million, and new weapons like a rocket gun boost firepower. Despite Italian aid loss, Germany is not near collapse. The article warns the UN must mobilize full productive power and national effort to defeat Germany and Japan, with heavy fighting ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Solomons
East Asia
Fitzhugh to Study Juvenile Problems Program Set
Fitzhugh schools hire Dr E H Nelson of East Central State College to discuss juvenile delinquency in a January 24 program for adults from Fitzhugh and nearby towns. A separate youth session led by Moss Wimbish follows, with a nine o'clock recreation demonstration in the high school gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh
E. H. Nelson
East Central State College
Fitzhugh School
Nelson
Moss Wimbish
Oliphant
East Central
Lawrence
Laxton
Sunshine
Horseshoe
Rail unions sign wage deals end strike threat
Three railroad brotherhoods the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen the Order of Railway Conductors and the Switchmen Union of North America notified the War Department that the wage dispute is settled and the strike vote has no further force. The action follows White House announcements and allows army service forces head Lt Gen Somervell to approve or reject remaining carrier agreements with a cap on wage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
White House
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Stimson
Somervell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Switchmens Union of North America
Jumping Jerboas and Coffee Plant Growth Notes
North African jerboas are nocturnal rodents with large sensitive ears and active movement after dark. A coffee plant left to grow wild can reach 15 to 20 feet in height.
Red Reply to Pole Group Is Due Soon
London dispatch reports a Soviet reply to Polish overtures for a complete settlement is expected soon as Red Army advances westward. Moscow studies mediation with Britain and the United States, possibly via the exile Polish government, with social and military leaders under question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson O’quinn
London
Poland
Russia
Red Army
Kremlin
Moscow
Union of
Kasimierz Sosnkowski
Wladislaw Raczkiewicz
Students Thrive On Food Rationing in Oklahoma
STILLWATER Jan 14. Oklahoma A and M students report health largely unchanged by rationing. Dr L E Silverthorn says upper respiratory infections remain the main reason for infirmary visits due to lowered resistance from exposure sleep and nutrition. He adds the war has made students more health aware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma A
L. E. Silverthorn
4-H Clubs to Get War Service Awards
In recognition of their contributions in Pontotoc county 4-H clubs will receive war service certificates for 1943. Ralph T. Hemphill and the Oklahoma State Fair Association fund the awards to be presented at the clubs next regular meeting by assistant county agent Hugh F. Rouk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ralph T. Hemphill
Oklahoma State Fair Association
Hugh F. Rouk
Wallpaper Newspapers in the Civil War Blockade
During the Civil War southern newspapers faced paper shortages due to the blockade and printed on wallpaper as a substitute. The move reflected severe supply disruptions shaping daily reporting and public notices in Confederate cities.
Earth Once Held Water Amount Similar to Now
Historical text notes that at an earlier era the planet harbored a volume of water comparable to today. The statement implies long term stability of Earth's hydrosphere despite geological changes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
University of Hard Knocks
Oklahoma National Guard
Claude McLean
Choctaw Cotton Oil Company
McLean
Joe
Motor Sales Company
W. H
Roy Wright
Joe Cathey
Ethel Arnoldr
East Central College
Pauls Valley
Major
Mrs. Cathey
First Baptist Church
North Bluff
Lone Star
Sarah Cathey
James
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Railroad
Henry
Arizona
He Is
Husband
Ethel Tomlin
Sgt. Colston
V. E. Tomlin
R. (. Moore
James Hunt
Engineering Gas
Ott Taylor
Arthur G. Taylor
Air Corps
P. S
P.R.O
Tunis
Bessie Rogers
West Twelfth
Hickory Woman
Atlan
Alvin Greer
George W. Strong
U. S. Army
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