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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
4
The Ada Evening News praises Ada County residents for purchasing government war bonds. It explains that holding bonds until maturity preserves value, notes potential price shifts after the war, and warns that interest rates rise with longer holds while cashing early reduces earned interest.
A sermon argues that wars reflect humanity’s fall through disobedience to God. It cites World War II’s 60 million deaths as evidence of sin’s consequences and denies a “fall upward” view, urging repentance and faith in God's grace as salvation for a war-torn world.
The piece envisions a future war dominated by jet and rocket propelled bombs from underground factories, with long range precision strikes and mass city destruction followed by civilian exodus. It cites Nazi V bombs and Army findings to argue for escalating aerial threats and urges efforts toward enduring peace. It also notes plywood tubing as a postwar construction material.
Gen George C Marshall testifies to a Congressional committee outlining a swift offensive to end the Pacific war with minimal American casualties. He projects 2,700,000 tons of bombs on Japan next year and argues against government takeover of industry, warning such moves could spawn totalitarianism. He notes the need for patience until invasion returns home soldiers. The column also muses on urban plans and a barnyard owl as a farmer’s ally.
In Munich, prominent hostages were spared execution as SS leaders sought leniency from the Allies. The article details escape threats, Nazi misdirections, and interventions by British and German officers to protect captives, including the Stauffenberg family and Thyssens, amid shifting fates and postwar sentiments.
General MacArthur’s Balikpapan invasion marks a double triumph splitting the East Indies and securing a vital oil base in Borneo. The assault involved over 300 ships and Australian Diggers landing at Tarakan Brunei Bay. Borneo’s oil promises faster Pacific operations and reduced long supply lines for Nippon.
Washington July 2. War information office urges citizens to limit canning sugar to fair share, enlist dogs for K nine corps, sign up for merchant ship voyages home, brown July Fourth fires, and consume peaches while plentiful as canned fruit remains scarce next winter.
London July 2 Sir George Beharrell Dunlop Rubber chairman disclosed Allied forces used pneumatic breakwaters on the beaches to blunt waves during the Normandy invasion. The units were 200 feet long and 25 feet high and clamped to concrete keels, with several units able to divert a six foot wave.
Harvest onions when about three quarters of tops fall. Bend over remaining tops about one inch above bulbs and press to prevent rebound. Cure 5 to 7 days in well ventilated area away from sun for white onions. Store bulbs firm and dry with tops on or off and separate mild from strong onions for long term storage. Use Bermuda and Sweet Spanish first for longer storage.
Captain Robert K. Loomis of the 18th Field Artillery Battalion Ninth Army is awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service from July 1944 to April 1945 while serving as battalion communications officer. He led the unit through changing combat conditions with efficiency and courage. Loomis has 16 months overseas and is stationed abroad with his wife and baby daughter Marcia Ann living with Mrs. Loomis' aunt in Brooklyn.
The United States group of the Allied Control Council announced plans for full decentralization of Germany. The program aims to break Germany into several lander districts with regional American control as preparations continue for discussions with Russia Britain and France in Berlin ahead of the Big Three meeting. American troops push toward Berlin to present proposals within ten days.
Washington July 2 The government released a free supply of metal for civilian goods under a conversion program. The amount depends on leftovers from war demands. A gradual scrapping of the prior system will begin over the next six months. Electric and gas refrigerators likely arrive as demonstrator models in September or October.
Jack Adams 27 of Riverside California emerged unscathed after his plane struck a telephone line while spraying crops near Twin Falls Idaho. The aircraft was demolished but Adams survived, stating it did not seem possible the wires could span such a distance.
The state department announced Tangier will be restored to international status after Spain occupied it in 1940. Britain France and the United States will meet in Paris to discuss actions, with Spain to be informed of results soon.
Texas oil and gas division reports 167 regular oil applications this week, raising year to date to 3,391, with 131 oil completions bringing the total to 2,044. Gas completions reach 385 with 35 new, while 70 wildcat wells have been drilled this week, total wells this year 70. Average weekly allowable barrels total 2,297,418.
A classified ad notes higher value for investments in vested Ada funds. The notice outlines improved yields for subscribers, emphasizing better returns and longer-term benefits.
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