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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1943
Page
1
Washington watchers expect pivotal new chapters from Roosevelt and Churchill after Casablanca as Congress weighs Flynn's Australia nomination and debated armament plans. Officials eyed unconditional surrender pledges while War Manpower and shipbuilding faced probing inquiries, with aviation and production controls under scrutiny.
United States heavy bombers attacked naval installations in Germany in what was described as the Army Air Forces first raid on the German homeland. Hits on U boat centers believed, exact locations not disclosed.
Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Casablanca to map Europe invasion strategy while Berlin denounces the talks. Soviet troops press the Don-Volga trap, destroying large German units as Rommel escapes toward Tunisia and Allied forces push in Tunisia. American air strikes hit Germany and U-boat centers as Allied advances widen.
The Ada area recorded a 10 degree low amid bright sun and a biting wind. Oklahoma City officials noted a string of freezing nights with Waynoka at 6 above, Guymon at 46 high, McAlester 15, and Oklahoma City 19 as temperatures edged warmer tonight.
A ten day Casablanca meeting of Roosevelt Churchill and top military leaders forged a 1943 master plan aimed at unconditional surrender of Germany Japan and Italy. Stalin and Chiang Kai-Shek were briefed as Giraud and De Gaulle agreed on uniting French forces. Maximum aid to Russia and China cited.
Oklahoma and Missouri report somewhat warmer conditions while Kansas also warms. Louisiana remains cold in the west and north with continued cold in the southeast. East Texas stays cold in the east and warmer in the west with freezing temperatures inland and frost in the Rio Grande valley region.
Stars and Stripes sponsors a War Orphans fund to aid 509 British children left fatherless by the conflict. A drive seeks 260000 dollars from U S armed forces, granting each child 400 dollars over five years, with the American Red Cross administering. The effort mirrors a WWI program that helped 3500 orphans in France.
In Los Angeles on January 27 Mrs. Karl Nechols faced a holdup at her cash register. The robber stole $41 she had begun counting while she found $200 left atop the stool after he fled. The piece notes ferry planes returning from fronts bring back strategic materials such as bristles tungsten silk and tin.
A local Ada classified section touts higher yields on vested amounts. The ad highlights improved rates and secure terms for investors seeking dependable returns within the year. It urges readers to contact the office for details and eligibility.
Four WAVES including three officers and one enlisted woman will interview applicants at the navy recruiting station 212 Post Office Building Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. They wear uniforms and will answer questions about becoming a member. Transportation may be provided from surrounding towns in Pontotoc County for groups of applicants. Ensign Minor leads the events with eligibility ages 20 to 49 and no dependent children 18 or younger.
Linn county District Attorney Harlow Weinrich announced a first degree murder change against Robert E. Folkes 20 a dining car cook on the Southern Pacific West Coast Limited in the slaying of Virginia James 21 of Virginia on a Southern Pacific train near Tangent Oregon Mrs James bride of Ensign Richard F James of the navy was killed in a lower 13 car. Folkes is held in Los Angeles. The report notes a serious shortage of automobile mechanics complicating maintenance.
Washington reports authoritative quarters believe Roosevelt and Churchill agreed on a supreme strategy to defeat Italy and Germany before Japan. The plan allocates resources among Atlantic European Russian and Pacific theaters, with a European offensive to follow Africa. Chiefs of staff would decide aerial and invasion timing while maintaining overall Allied initiative.
The Coal County Singing Convention will gather Sunday evening January 31 at Clarita. The old time event is open to everyone and promises community singing.
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce holds its regular Wednesday meeting at the Convention Hall tonight. Gore Gaines, president, says several items will be discussed. Special refreshments will be served, and Hamburger King will prepare an Italian spaghetti supper.
Second Lt Bob B Bevel a 23 year old son of Mrs Anna Bevel 514 West Main Street has been reported a Japanese prisoner Bevel entered the army six years ago after finishing Ada Junior High School His early infantry training was in Wyoming
Merle Routh of Coffeyville Kansas, a truck driver, was held up west of Bartlesville last night by two women who stopped to fix a flat. They produced a gun and demanded money but fled after learning he had only a few dollars. One gunwoman appeared about 35 and the other about 17.
In St Louis a 27 year old baker's helper guided deputies to a wooded ravine where they recovered the wire bound and partly burned body of his wife Mrs Elwyn Lawrence 28 missing since January 17 He confessed to striking her with a hammer during a dispute over divorce An 18 year old widow Mrs Lillian Talley kept as house keeper by Lawrence is in custody as a material witness and admitted intimate relations with him.
Sugar Stamp No 10 allows three pounds of sugar until Sunday. Beginning February 1 Stamp No 11 will cover three pounds of sugar until March 15.
Washington reports Franklin D Roosevelt, then 36, traveled to Europe in 1918 aboard the destroyer Dyer to inspect U S military facilities and gain first hand war knowledge. He narrowly escaped death twice and later declared I have seen war and I hate war.
AFRICA American troops smash through axis defenses in the Ousseltia valley as Allied forces press offensive. LONDON US bombers attack German naval installations and RAF resumes strikes on a U boat base. ANKARA Turkey hears Hitler preparing for sea borne withdrawal of Caucasian armies. LONDON German radio reflects axis jitters over Casablanca conference. News want-ad style sale.
A comic quip notes the man is tall when newly wearing bargain pants from the cleaners. The remark adds a jibe that the No. 2 ration book will cause many to claim No. 1 status, mocking wartime scarcity and deception.
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