Turner Field Day Is Success at Turner Ranch
The McIntosh county 4-H judging team won its division at the Sixth Annual Field Day held at Turner Ranch Saturday. The Eldorado FFA team scored 927 of 1000 in its division, drawing state and national Hereford breeders and farm-program supporters from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntosh County
Turner Ranch
Eldorado Ffa
Big Banger
C. W
Bill” Bailey
Clarksville, Tenn
Agriculture Committee
American Bankers Association
Bailey
Dean W. L. Blizzard
Oklahoma
Turner
William Coon
Banking Magazine
New York
New Jersey
FFA
4-H
Roy Turner
James Gunkle
Johnny Denton
Perry
Billings
Wetumka
Purcell
Dale
Pauls Valley
Verder
Konawa
Binger
el Reno
Shawnee
Idabel
Hammon
Vaness
John Cooper
Dewey
Richard Polson
Eufaula
Robert Manwell
Jones
Lamon Lawson
Charles Moore
Muskogee
Houston Turner
Fame
J. O. Gray
Edmond
Joseph Duesman
Lawton
Dean Lee
Jim Travis
Tipton
Ewing Gunkle
Eldorado
Walter Lorenzer
Corky Mitchell
Bill Lewis
Hugo
Newton Sewell
Floyd Heinziz
Army Casualties Heavy in Pacific Fighting Recently
Army and Navy casualty notices list Oklahoma names among wounded missing and dead in the Pacific. Individuals include Navy wounded S 2/c H C Shores Tulsa AO 2/c J D Woolbright and many Army personnel such as 1st Lt F A Dimit Bartlesville Pvt Harley Bain Oklahoma City Pvt A E Bates Smithville Lt Col R N Brittan Waukomis and Sgt T L Hall Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
H. C. Shores
Kremlin
J. D. Woolbright
Tulsa
T. D. Thornhill
Fairland
F. A. Dimit
Bartlesville
Pacific
Harley Bain
Route 3
Oklahoma City
A. E. Bates
Smithville
G. H. Boyce
Clayton
R. N. Brittan
Waukomis
C. R. Buce
Watts
E. E. Cates
Seminole
R. K. Cook
Calumet
G. W. Crume
el Reno
J. R. Evans
T. L. Hall
Duncan
Jack Porter
Garvin
L. L. Prickett
Dill
S. J. Stacy
Hodgen
T. W. G. Thirkill
Heavener
A. L. Wolf
Wynnewood
W. E. Burnet
Manchester
F. W. Hodges
D. D. Jackson
Colcord
L. O. Morton
Gage
D. F. Mullin
Elk City
H. L. Riddle
Durant
J. E. Seeley
N. J. Tisho
Broken Bow
Joe Yohola
Wetumka
State Crude Oil Production Reaches High Point in June
Oklahoma crude oil output rose in June to an estimated daily average of 386 470 barrels, the highest since April 1942. The state averaged 385 662 barrels daily, with the Public Authority on Water and Oil setting production limits at 380 000 barrels daily for June and July and 28 000 barrels daily for natural gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
West Edmond
Oklahoma City
Lawrence Alley
The
Conservation Department
State Corporation Commission
PAW
Women Lawyers Meet in Ada for Mid-Summer Gathering
About 25 Oklahoma women lawyers gather at Judge and Mrs. Orel Busby’s Ada lodge hosted by Ada attorney Fred Andrews. Miss Darlene Anderson of Bartlesville presides, with attendees from Oklahoma City Bartlesville Tulsa Picher and law students, as the association marks a decade of activity and reports on proposed legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Ada
Orel Busby
Fred Andrews
Oklahoma Association of Women Lawyers
Darlene Anderson
Bartlesville
Ona Jean Russell
Ottawa County
Oklahoma City
Mildred Patterson
Nell Gillespie
Dorothy Maddox
Harriett Ann Broaddus Baker
Alma _ Bell
Odessa Lee James
Mary Jane Marrs
Vivien McConnell
Louis Strait
Lamonn Oldham
Tulsa
Norma Wheaton
Dorothy Young
Mildred Titch
Margaret Lamm
Francis Thompson
Edna Clair King
Katherine Kile
Beth Cox
Pearl McKeon
Jewel Mann
Gladys Friel
Alma Shields
Mona Jean Russell
Picher
Marion J. L. McCoy Arrives at Brooks Hospital
Staff Sergeant Marion J. L. McCoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McCoy, arrived at Brooks Convalescent Hospital Fort Sam Houston Texas. He entered the Army November 9 1943 and served as a machine gunner in Company D 141st Regiment 36th Division in the European Theater of Operations. He was wounded in Italy in the left arm and awarded the Purple Heart. He returned to the United States April 13 1945 for hospitalization and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Convalescent Hospital
Brooks Hospital Center
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Marion J. L. McCoy
R. D. McCoy
South Oak
McCoy
141St Regiment
Italy
States
Breecheen Stationed In Germany as Cook
Pic. William F Breechen writes he is in Bonn Germany and will stay with occupation forces. A cook, he is 33, son of Mrs Effie Breechen of 826 West Tenth. He served three years in the army after working in a defense plant in Los Angeles prior to going overseas just before D Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pic
William F. Breechen
Bonn
Germany
United States
Effie Brecheen
West Tenth
Los Angeles
McDaniel Stationed At California Base
T/Sgt. Mitchell H. McDaniel 29 son of Ada residents is assigned to AAF Redistribution station at Santa Ana Army Air Base California He serves as radio gunner with the 5th Air Force in the Asiatic Pacific theater and entered service May 7 1942 going overseas July 1944 He has earned the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster the Asiatic Pacific theater ribbon with five battle stars and the Philippine Liberation ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Mickey) H. McDaniel
Mitchell H. McDaniel
Ada
AAF
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Calif
McDaniel
5Th Air Force
How to wash a car with water and chamois skin
Apply a thin stream of cold water to remove mud and grit from the vehicle. Rinse until stains loosen and wash away. Dry the surface with a chamois skin to prevent water spots.
Kin of Local People Reported Killed In Pacific Battle
Seaman First Class Andy Hankins nephew of Mr and Mrs T F Holliday of 404 East Sixteenth reported killed in action in the Pacific. Hankins was inducted two years ago and stationed in California until six months ago when sent overseas. Surviving wife two brothers Joe Whitesboro Ralph Borger sister Mrs Leon Gullett Vernon and other relatives include Mrs L W Schreiber Stonewall Mrs B W Myers Ada Mrs R W Chriss Stonewall W D Heard Ada and Mrs O H Hankins Konawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Hankins
T. F. Holliday
404 East Sixteenth
Pacific
Hankins
California
Seaman Hawkins
Whitesboro
Tex
Charlie Enloe
N. R Heard
Route 5
Ada
Joe
Ralph
Borger
Leon Gullett
Vernon
Texas
L. W. Schreiber
Stonewall
B. W. Myers
R. W. Chriss
W. D. Heard
O. H. Hankins
Konawa
First Sergeant Dock Tracy Discharged From Army
First Sergeant Dock Tracy formerly of Roff has been discharged from the army on the point system. He served 11 months in the European Theater with the 160th Field Artillery, 45th Division, and earned the Purple Heart after participating in three major battles. He was once in a McKinney Texas hospital before being sent to a German prison camp in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dock Tracy
Roff
Lr. Tracy
Bessie Tracy
Elvara Kelley Tracy
160Th Field Artillery
States
McKinney
Texas
New Mexico
Former Adan Kimbell Killed in Davao Mindanao Action
Pfc John E Kimbell son of Mrs Cena Kennedy of Mosier Oregon and formerly of Ada was killed in action May 4 1945. He died of shrapnel wounds when the truck he rode struck a land mine in Davao Mindanao. He served from January 1944, trained at Fort Lewis and Camp Abbott. Survived by mother three sisters two brothers in Oregon. Brother Lon Kimbell serves in the Seabees in the Philippines. Relative Effie Beam lives in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Kimbell
Cena Kennedy
Mosier
Oregon
Ada
Davao
Mindanao
Kimbell
Fort Lewis
Washington
Camp Abbott
Lon Kimbell
The
Seabees
Phillipine Islands
Effie Beam
Ritter Begins Infantry Training at Camp Maxey
Pvt. Phillip B. Ritter husband of Melva V. Gibson of Stonewall arrived at Camp Maxey Tex for training as an American infantryman. He will be taught combat tactics by instructors who have returned from fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritter
Phillip B. Ritter
Melva V. Gibson
Stonewall
Camp Maxey
Tex
Pvt
Prunes Expand After Soaking To Yield More Fruit
A pound of dried prunes will yield about two pounds of fruit after soaking for several hours in water to cover.
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A classified ad note highlights higher yields tied to vested amounts in Ada News. Investors eye longer holds and compounding benefits as listings show improved return percentages for larger investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Ada
Simpson Awarded Bronze Star For Heroic Battle Achievement
Sgt. J. D. Nelson Simpson, son of Mrs. Janie Simpson, 800 West Seventeenth, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement with Battery C, 160th Field Artillery Battalion. He served 51 months in the Army with 24 overseas, earning the EAME ribbon with battle stars for Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France, and Germany campaigns. The Seventh Army, first to taste combat in World War II, led a rapid drive from Sicily to Southern France, linking with Fifth Army forces in Italy and capturing key towns such as Nurnberg, Salzburg, Würzburg, Innsbruck, Munich, and Berchtesgaden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Nelson Simpson
Janie Simpson
West Seventeenth
160Th Field Artillery Battalion
Eame
Sicily
Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno
France
Germany
Fifth Army
Italy
Seventh Army
Nurnberg
Salzburg
Wurzburg
Innsbruck
Munich
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Reeves is a professional soldier in France with the Invaders
M-Sgt. Orville C. Reeves, flight line chief with the P-47 fighting unit of the 1st Tactical Air Force, now stations in France as the Invaders join the 7th army for the upper Rhine offensive. His crew has flown over 3,000 missions across Africa Sicily Corsica and Italy and earned the War Department Unit Citation for breaking the Cassino stalemate. His wife Mrs. O. C. Reeves lives in Fresno California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville C. Reeves
Invaders
1St Tactical Air Force
France
Italy
7Th Army
Upper Rhine
Africa
Sicily
Corsica
War Department
Cassino
Cassino Stalemate. Sgt. Reeves’ Wife, Mrs. O. C. Reeves
Fresno
Calif
Stonewall High School
Burns Back From Tour of Duty Returns Home
Staff Sergeant John N. Burns 25 son of Mrs. Kattie Burns 804 West Twelfth is reassigned to the AAF redistribution station No 4 at Santa Ana Army Air Base California He served as radio operator with the 15th Air Force in the China Burma India theater entered service February 2 1942 and went overseas October 1942 He has the CBI theater ribbon and will undergo medical exams and classification interviews before reassignment to domestic stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Burns
Kattie Burns
West Twelfth
AAF
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Calif
Gr. Burns
15Th Air Force
CBI
Burns
Summer Baccalaureate Speakers Named
The summer graduating class selected Reverend Robert E. Naylor to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the college Sunday evening July 22 at 8:00. Naylor, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Enid, has held several pastorates since graduating from East Central State College and Southwestern Theological Seminary. The commencement speaker is college president Dr A Linscheid, who has served in that role for 25 years. Also noted is Sgt Curtis White of Ada for wartime aviation maintenance at Base Air Depot No 2 in England, with 18 war winning months and overseas 20 months since Nov 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Naylor
First Baptist Church
Enid
Naylor
East Central State College
Southwestern Theological Seminary
A. Linscheid
Tulsa
Chamber of Commerce
Ardmore
Europe
Sgt
Curtis. White
Ada
Base Air Depot No. 2
England
Clarence White
Milner S/Sgt Assigned to Active AAF Base
S/Sgt. Everett L. Milner son of Mr and Mrs Jonas B Milner of Allen has been assigned to an AAF base through which thousands of troops pass He is a 1940 Allen High School graduate and has been overseas 31 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett L. Milner
Jonas B. Milner
Allen
Allen High School
Sgt. Milner
Armed Forces
Oysters Pair Well With A Tart Cabbage Saute
A tart cabbage sa plus chili sauce and dill pickles complements fried or escalloped oysters, according to a casual recipe note from the era. The combination emphasizes tangy and savory flavors to enhance shellfish dishes.
Major Balbin Receives Legion of Merit in Pacific
Mrs. Paul Balbin reports that Major Paul D. Balbin of the U S Army Signal Corps has been awarded the Legion of Merit by the Marine Corps. Lt Gen H M Smith cites meritorious conduct as signal officer in a task group on Saipan and Tinian during the Marianas campaign from June 15 to October 25 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Balbin
Caroline Case
Paul D. Balbin
Sienal Corps
U. S. Army
Legion of Merit
Marine Corps
H. M. Smith
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
United States
Saipan
Tinian
Marianas
Balbin
C. Balbin
Enid
Central Pacific
Marshalls
Gilberts
Army
Maj
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company
Sgt George O Neal awarded discharge after 55 months service
Sgt George O Neal 26 has served 55 months in the Army with 24 overseas in Italy France Germany and Austria. He fought in six major battles and will be discharged at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. His wife Erma and son Michael Don live with her parents Mr and Mrs P H Gill of Ada while his parents Odus and (Mrs) O Neal of Clarita plan to join him in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O’neal
Italy
France
Germany
Austria
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Erma ‘O'Neal
Michael Don
P. H. Gill
Ada
Odus O'Neal
Clarita
Both Arms Broken In Fall From Swing
Don Johnson a 12 year old boy was brought to Valley View hospital about noon Saturday after falling from a swing and suffering fractures of both arms. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H J Johnson who lived near the Byng power plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Johnson
Valley View Hospital
H. J. Johnson
Byng
Nevada Navy Battleship Crewmen Serve Aboard
County sailors Jesse Osher Johnson chief electrician's mate USN son of Mr and Mrs J E Johnson of Byng and Marvin V Stegall coxswain USNR son of Mr and Mrs Stegall of 900 West Sixth serve aboard the U S S Nevada operating in the Pacific theater. The battleship, the only one to get underway during Pearl Harbor, cleared the USS Arizona and passed the flaming oil by the USS Oklahoma as she sails on. Keel laid November 4 1912 and commissioned at Charlestown navy yard two years later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Osher Johnson
USN
J. E. Johnson
Byng
Marvin V. Stegall
USNR
Stegall
900 West Sixth
U. S. S. Nevada
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Charlestown Navy Yard
Vernon Neukirchner Commissioned Second Lieutenant
Vernon Neukirchner was commissioned as second lieutenant after completing the Officers Candidate Course at the Infantry School Fort Benning Georgia. He was inducted September 4 1944 and served with the 93rd Infantry Training Regiment Camp Roberts California before attending the officers candidate school. He is the son of Rev and Mrs C E Neukirchner of 827 East Sixth and a graduate of Okmulgee High School and East Central College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Vernon Neukirchner
Fort Benning
Neukirchner
C. E. Neukirchner
East Sixth
Army
93Rd Infantry
Camp Roberts
Calif
Okmulgee High School
East Central College
Ada Attorney Turner King Returns to Civilian Life
Ada attorney Turner King has been out of uniform for nearly two weeks after 27 months in service, including twenty four months in England at a Liberator bomber base. He plans to open his law office “after a while” and is adjusting to civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner King
Ada
England
Local Officer Norris Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Mrs. Tom R. Norris of 1210 South Johnson reports her husband Lt. Col. Tom R. Norris has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. He serves with the Eighth Air Force in England, has been overseas 18 months, and has four years in the army. He commands a heavy bombardment squadron and wears the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the DFC with one Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Presidential Unit citation. He is a son of Mrs. Josephine Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom R. Norris
South Johnson
Col. Norris
Eighth Air Force
England
Army
Josephine Norris
Morrison Receives Commission At Carlisle
Finis W Morrison among a large group of enlisted men at Carlisle Pennsylvania who recently received commissions as second lieutenants He was chosen to attend the school due to his excellent military record and earned his commission in the medical administrative corps on merit and outstanding performance of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finis W. Morrison
Carlisle
Lt. Morrison
Medical Administrative Corps
Former Prisoner Visiting Ada on 61 Day Furlough
Pfc. Eugene D. Golden, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Golden, is spending a 61 day furlough in Ada visiting relatives and friends. He was imprisoned by the German government for 11 months and has been in the United States for several days, staying with his grandmother Mrs. Kattie Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene D. Golden
Ada
States
E. H. Golden
West Third
Kattie Barnes
West 12Th
Tupelo Sailor Serves In Pacific Campaign Area
James C. Guinn Jr. petty officer third class is assigned to a naval construction battalion in the Pacific. A veteran of overseas duty he served at Iwo Jima with the 133rd Construction Battalion. He is the son of James C. Guinn of Tupelo and has a daughter Pamelo Jo in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Guinn, Jr
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Guinn
James C. Guinn
Tupelo
Camp Endicott
R. I
Port Hueneme
Calif
Pamelo Jo
Iowa
East Central Announces E. C. Scholarship Winners
East Central announces two annual scholarships for high scholastic achievement. The Ada News award goes to the top junior or senior with the highest average over at least 30 semester hours. The O'Neal award honors the top freshman or sophomore. This year Helen M. Jones of Ada won the Ada News award and ae Christensen won the O'Neal Award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central
Ada News
O’neal Jeweler
Ada Evening News
Helen M. Jones
Ada
O’neal
Ae Christensen
Ham Boiled to Flavorful Perfection Tips
Instructions emphasize simmering water, not boiling, with a tight cover. For enhanced flavor add two bay leaves three onion slices six celery leaves and four whole cloves to half a ham.
Chilled Fresh Fruits Turn Into Refreshing Summer Desserts
Chilled fruits offer a quick, easy, vitamin rich dessert option for hot weather. These ready to serve treats provide a light, refreshing finish to meals and can be customized with simple toppings.
Pontotoc Red Cross Elects New Officers at Annual Meeting
Pontotoc County Red Cross Chapter held its annual meeting electing J. A. Richardson chairman to succeed L. G. Denny. Officers include Bill Little as vice chairman Fred Oliver treasurer and Mrs. Edith J. Stuart executive secretary with a large slate of directors and service chairmen. The volunteer service report lists hours by multiple corps and 100,697 surgical dressings produced. Disaster service committees were formed with Albert Trice as vice chairman and chairmen named for survey rescue food clothing shelter medical and transport sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotocnty Chapter
The
American Red Cross
J. A. Richardson
L. G. Denny
Richardson- Belt Motor Company
Bill Little
Fred Oliver
Edith J. Stuart
Joyce Miller
O. E. Parker
Virgil Alexander
Stuart
L. L. Leasure
H. E. Johnson
Oscar L. Parker
Moss Wimbish
E. G. Kendall
Sidney Katz
Vernon Roberts
Russell Smith
J. H. Biles
Fred Andrews
Weldon Stamps
B. D. Denton
Rex O. Morrison
B. G. Howard
Wendell Thomas
Norman Mitchell
C. H. Mass
F. C. Norris
S. C. Boswell
Homer Sarrett
A. W. Trice
Fritz Thompson
Dick Johnson
Allen
M. L. Richardson
J. W. Dulaney
Stonewall
Pete Ackley
Fittstown
George Dale
Charlie Carter
Francis
L. E. Fairchild
W. C. Gregory
Roff
Fred Barker
Gaar Corner
Miller
Fice
Home Service Corps
Valley View Hospital
Motor Corps
Urses Air Corps
Valley View
Production Corps
Fort Sill
Charles Rhoades
Kenneth Ambrose
W. H. Mundy
Ed Haley
Dudley Young
Chester Sneed
Les Branscome
Clyde Meaders
Jim Keltner
S. M. Baubluts
Charley Scott
L. B. Adams
Henry Rice
H. S. Moore
C. F. Needham
International Court of Justice Has Clear Fields and Limits
James Marlow explains how the new International Court of Justice operates within the United Nations framework. Nations may refer disputes only by mutual agreement, with advisory opinions possible for the Security Council, and a Hague headquarters replacing the old League court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Court of Justice
James Marlow Washington
United Nations
United States
League of Nations
Senate
World Court
Old League
AAA
BBB
Security Council
League
United Nations’ Organization
Hague
Holland
London
Fiscal Year Opens with County Financial Rush
With the new fiscal year starting, the county treasurer’s office, county clerk, and county superintendent offices face heavy workloads to complete past year reports and begin new bookkeeping. The county clerk and superintendent posts are vacant after resignations. Banks and school districts prepare war bond paperwork as budgeting and appointments unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Grant
Ray Stegall
College freedom and study choices amid war era remarks
Dr Charles Seymour of Yale urges resuming complete freedom to decide student admissions and curricula. Rear Admiral Arthur W Radford stresses maintaining sea lines of communication and enforcing a strict blockade of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Seymour
Yale University
Japan
Arthur W. Radford
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. L. McCoy
Brooks Hospital
Breecheen
Cook
Tracy
Adan
Simpson
C. C. Reeves
Santa Ana
R. E. Naylor
Dr. Linscheid
O'Neal
Nevada
Vernon Neukirchner Is
Pacific Area
E. C
Pontotoc County
Red Cross Chapter
Ft. Sill
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