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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
8
Washington reports new wartime ration books will roll out in December with book five for food and shoes and new gasoline books. Distribution via schools and public buildings runs December 3 to 15, lasting about 10 to 15 months, with issuance controls set by OPA district offices.
Frisco alters the Black Gold timetable effective Thursday July 26. Ada day service replaces night runs on both north and southbound trains due to withdrawal of sleeping cars under a DDT order. Southbound Tulsa 2 45 p.m. Ada 5 50 p.m. Dallas 10 40 p.m. Ft Worth 11 55 p.m. Northbound Ft Worth 2 p.m. Dallas 3 30 p.m. Ada 8 11 p.m. Tulsa 11 15 p.m. Parlor car seats dining car service coaches and chair cars remain available.
Oklahoma City July 24 Overruling a 4-E draft classification given the Rev William H Alexander a local pastor who served as a wet correspondent in Italy the state appeals board declared he was not a conscientious objector A church official said today The 4-E classification was appealed by members of his congregation at the First Christian church through Loyd W Judd chairman of the church board The appeals group voted to overrule the Chandler boards action and hold Mr Alexander not a conscientious objector
Matt Kimes a onetime outlaw leader who killed two officers and robbed six banks seeks a 60 day leave from Oklahoma State Penitentiary to prepare his clemency case. Board recommendation calls for the leave to help him gather witnesses while awaiting September board review.
Norma Jo Cox and Herbert Star plan the Osage ceremonial marriage in September marking a rare ten year interval. Cox family hosts a food presentation from the groom’s relatives signaling courtship, with Star family horses to be divided among kin prior to the wedding.
Newsman James E. Newman remained in stable condition in Texas today after a three year confinement in a Japanese camp. He is suffering from tuberculosis of the lungs throat and stomach and is breathing more easily under an oxygen tent.
The death sentence of Pfc. Samuel Rosen bloom of Brooklyn New York for dis obeying a command has been commuted to life imprisonment at hard labor by U.S. Army headquarters in Paris.
Ada News reports investors see higher yields from vested funds amid rising interest rates. The piece notes potential tax advantages and recommends consulting a financial adviser for strategy.
Mr and Mrs Walter Wesley Waldron of Stratford Route 2 received a telegram confirming their son Pfc Guy Leon Waldron was lost in action December 15 1944 when a Japanese prison ship sank. He was 27 born March 17 1917 and volunteered July 21 1941 after CCC service and Philippines duty. Surviving relatives include a sister Viola Waldron in Oklahoma City and brothers Harold Waldron and Cpl Charles Edward Waldron.
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser said two cars were reported stolen in the county over the weekend with no trace yet. Charley Fidler of Konawa reported his car missing Saturday night from in front of a lunch stand on Highway 99 north of Ada. Mrs. Carl Ellis’s car vanished from her home in Stonewall during the early hours of Monday.
Gen Jonathan W. Anderson of Chattanooga Tenn named deputy commander of the Alaskan department by Lt Gen Delos C Emmons. He led the Third Infantry division in Patton's task force at Fedala Morocco and Casablanca, earning the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Medal. He will keep HQ at an advanced base in the Aleutians.
Oklahoma City July 24 A federal district court decision favors the state in a suit by P A Row Island railway to recover 91843 paid under Oklahoma income tax laws for 1941 42. The ruling sustains the tax assessment and orders repayment to the state.
Senate war investigating committee members urged reducing week-end leave for soldiers and sailors to ease railroad strain from troop redeployments. Senators Ferguson and Burton argued leave policies should be reviewed during Europe to Pacific redeployments while Col. J. Monroe Johnson updated on higher than expected troop return figures, with about 353,000 due in July.
The state school land commission turned down bids totaling 11 598 on half the mineral rights across five Garvin county tracts totaling 610 acres. Bids averaged about 19 per acre, but higher prices were sought. No bids came for three other Garvin tracts. Leases on Kay county tracts sold to Morgan Oil Company at 2 per acre, Beaver county leases to Fred C Koch at 2 10 per acre, and Stanolind Oil and Gas paid 9 585 for 548 acres in Woodward county.
The Times says Japan strains for a compromise peace but warns allies will accept nothing less than unconditional surrender. It notes half measures would be fatal and aims at destroying Japan’s aggressive government system. The Daily Herald cites a Tokyo broadcast urging a new policy toward the Soviet Union and hints at a possible Pearl Harbor style attack on Vladivostok.
In Tulsa Oklahoma women barred from joining the men’s barber shop quartet group formed their own club. They aim to be recognized as an auxiliary to the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc. Mrs W H Anderson was named temporary chair woman and Mrs O C Cash joined the board as wife of the founder and a top officer of the male order.
Numerous scholarships totaling several dozen awards were announced for high school graduates. Donors include Choctaw Cotton and Oil Company W A Delaney Jr East Central Alumni Association and multiple local businesses with gifts ranging from two to five scholarships each. Individual donors listed include Major Roy E Adair Ada Lumber Company Army Store Bayless Drug Company Clower-Duncan Drug Stores Corner Drug Store Criswell Funeral Home Dr I L Cummings Coca Cola Bottling Company Denco Bus Lines Ebey-McCauley Company Evans Hardware Field s Ladies Ready to wear First Christian Church Gem Credit Jewelers Gwin s Drug Store Harris Hotel Harden Printing and Office Supplies Haynes Hardware Hill and Shipe Shoe Store Hi Way Motor Company Hollywood Hat Shop Howard Thompson Insurance Agency E P Hunter Ivens Market Johnson Bakery Katz Department Store T G Kelly Mr and Mrs I G Killough A Linscheid Loyal Bible Class McSwain Theater O Nea Jewelers Parker Home Supply J C Penney Company Rigsby s Service Mrs C H Rives Rollow Hardware Co C W Roadhouse S Q Clothiers Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority R W Simpson Smart Shop Smith s Footwear Southern Ice Company Sweatt s Cleaners Dr L E Tennis Western Auto Associate Store Yarbro s Jewelers.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission continued until September 4 a hearing on Phillips Petroleum and Kerlyn Oil Company requests for a revised spacing order in the Bethany oil area of western Oklahoma County. Landowners and royalty groups agreed to the continuance as wells remain to be tested and a broader West Edmond field order may be reconsidered.
Manila officials report the Philippines are being transformed from a battle zone into a staging ground for invasion of Japan. General Styer says July through September will see nearly a million more tons of supplies unloaded into Manila and other ports, with thousands of troops and vast storage needs. Australia and New Guinea bases will be rolled up as many troops and supplies move to the Philippines, while about 600,000 tons will be left behind in caretaker status. Stockpiles in Australia and New Guinea have been reduced 35 percent since last April, with shortages in dump trucks tires and tubes remaining but not critical.
Daily average crude oil production rose to 4,939,600 barrels in the week ending July 21, a new high. Illinois and California increased while Michigan fell. Oklahoma rose to 390,750 barrels and the Rocky Mountain area edged up to 142,300.
Local draft boards outline reinstatement rights for discharged veterans under the Selective Training and Service Act. Eligibility requires prior private or federal employment, non temporary post May 1 1940 entry, completion of service, current qualifications, and timely reemployment within 90 days. Benefits include furlough status, preserved seniority, access to employer benefits, and protection from discharge without cause for a year.
East Central announces 49 scholarships funded by donations from local business people professionals and alumni. Each scholarship covers a year's fees including standard charges special laboratory and music fees totaling 24 dollars per student.
F. F. Taggart, 72, former Republican national committeeman from Ohio, died today after an extended illness. A prominent figure in party politics for more than 25 years, he never held public office.
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