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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
4
The Ada weekly edition carries Associated Press dispatches and local Ada news as published weekly. It notes national ads and Bureau of Circulations membership and postal handling details for Ada Oklahoma.
The piece critiques the Soil Conservation Service for heavy spending on office staff and technical work without tangible results. It urges consolidating agricultural aid under a single county office led by a county agent to reduce confusion and improve effectiveness.
James Thrashers NEA column argues budgeting logic applies to wartime effort yet notes the WWII Pacific campaign shows a deliberate island hopping strategy. He praises air and sea dominance under MacArthur, acknowledges tough, costly battles, and commends planners for adapting to unprecedented challenges on the road to Tokyo.
A brief discourse favors replacing many buttons with zippers to save time getting dressed. It notes the daily five to ten minute chore of buttoning and suggests zippers could speed morning routines, while humorously questioning whether such speed is truly needed.
The piece notes writers work best at night while some folk prefer walking or rising with sunrise. It highlights ongoing interest in observing people in motion and nature’s changing beauty across different times of day.
An Ada citizen visiting Arkansas stopped at a wine store to ask for stoop cigars. When told none, he clarified he meant the kind you stoop to pick up. The clerk produced a box of cigars and the moment sparked a light note, suggesting such jokes might happen in Oklahoma too.
A merchant display shows cigars priced at one for 15 cents or two for 25 cents with a limit of one per customer. The sign suggests a small shop in a historical setting and reflects common retail practices of the period.
The text contrasts appreciation for old things with the desire for new ones, noting a market that values both ancient and modern goods. It highlights varied tastes and ongoing demand across different consumer groups.
The PM argues Roosevelt should appoint a Secretary of Labor with broad labor input, not just AFL and CIO approval. The editorial urges considering all labor interests and notes a cabinet officer serves the President, not only union leaders, and compares to commerce picks influenced by business groups.
The article notes nearly two tons of whole blood flown daily from New York to Paris to treat war wounds with plasma insufficient for severe cases. It highlights the rocket principle from 13th century China applied in modern landing operations as saving American lives.
Washington January 25 The war manpower commission outlines a tough plan to reassign workers between essential war plants with government backing and voluntary cooperation. It would inventory workers in firms with eight or more employees and authorize releases to meet critical shortages while keeping old jobs open. New draft bill could derail or delay the plan.
Bill Bryant and Glenn Eddy Brumley collected dimes for the yard of dimes for the school. Mrs Ruth Lillard and daughter Judy spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Delbert Choate of Ada. Mr and Mrs Crosby Lamb are the proud parents of a son born Monday January 22. Mrs Grady Smith made a business trip to Ada Saturday. Warren Hoag leaves soon to enter the armed forces. We wish him luck.
Reports from local butchers allege housewives in Pittsburgh are using rouge on blue OPA tokens to pass as red tokens. The practice aims to cheat wartime price controls and Mrs. OPA investigations are underway.
A practical guide for making spring school suits for young girls. It suggests three piece outfits with collarless jackets and separate skirts, using rayon blends. It encourages generous hems and 3 quarter inch seams for growth, and promotes local classes and Extension service help for guidance.
In Casa Grande Arizona yesterday Herman Pottebaum and Ed Plumb, a rancher and a businessman, captured two escaped German prisoners of war Johann Heidfeld and Bernhard Kruger after a desert chase. The pair fled a work detail northwest of Phoenix last Friday and were subdued after a savage fight. They were turned over to the Florence prisoner of war camp.
NEA Washington Correspondent notes wartime transport limits as Col. J. Monroe Johnson enforces a four day embargo on non war shipments on storm hit Chicago to New York lines. He warns 1945 will be the toughest year for U S movement with six to eight months of storm effects and rising demand.
Letters from a French POW in Germany and from public figures condemn manpower shortages and unpractical war promises. Alfred Landon and Senator Wherry urge realism while a WLB officer decries feather bedding harming the war effort and a Detroit official notes fuel and engine concerns.
In Binghamton a soldier named Cpl. John Tshulos lost a bottle of champagne meant for his return from France after a baggageman tossed his bag aboard a train. The incident occurred as he traveled to his home, disrupting his carefully saved celebration.
Henry Stern of a bond investment firm spent months locating a client who held 5,000 in called bonds. An acquaintance recalls the last sighting near a Nudist colony outside San Diego as Stern wrote a letter seeking payment.
An improved powder called FASTEETH sprinkles on upper or lower plates to hold false teeth firmly in place. It is alkaline and non acidic, does not pour, has no gummy taste, and helps reduce denture odor. Available at drug stores.
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