Mary K Browne Tours Buna Ahead of Australian Swing
Mary K Browne visits Buna and Dobadura in New Guinea finding nostalgic jungle life contrasts to Port Moresby and Port Moresby era swing scenes. She notes Red Cross support meals and accommodations and recalls wartime morale through entertainment and civilian effort.
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Mary K. Browns
Buna
NEA
Mary K. Browne
Miss Browne
Dobadura
Cocoanut Grove
Miss Brown
Red Cross
Port Moresby
G.I
4 H Clubs Are Another Form of School Education
Joe C. Scott of the Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture lauds 4-H club work as a model of agricultural education in Oklahoma. In 1942 4-H operated in all 77 counties with 54,113 members in 1,830 clubs, collecting scrap metal and paper, buying war bonds, and supporting meat, dairy, and poultry production while growing crops and victory gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe C. Scott
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Club
Te Gis
Buy A Bomber Drive Under Full Swing In Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county 4-H clubs push the Buy a Bomber campaign begun May 5 as summer schools open in some communities. Hugh Rouk, assistant county agent, said the program, the largest of its kind during the war, aims to reach every rural area in the state with 4-H members buying and selling bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
Hugh Rouk
Penootoc
Will Hall Leaves Ada For Abilene S C Store
Will Hall, longtime manager of the S and Q Clothiers in Ada, will move to Abilene Texas to join the S and Q clothing firm there. Bill Callaway will become Ada manager from Abilene, bringing Mrs Callaway and son Richard. The Callaways will live at 120 West Nineteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hall
S. & Q. Clothiers
Abilene
Texas
Bill Callaway
Ada
Ensilage Silo Boosts Value for County Farmers
Pontotoc county agent C. H. Hailey notes trench silos yield satisfactory results with low cost and high ensilage value. Average silage weight guides capacity. stake four corners, manage slopes and dirt banks, and keep surface water out. County farmers report good results, urging use of stored stalk crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
C. H. Hailey
Hailey
Gardeners urged to wait for rain before planting
Gardeners should delay fall planting until rain falls, says home demonstration agent I. Jessie Morgan. After moisture arrives, seeds can be sown in trenches and covered, with mulching advised in dry weather. Parsnips and greens may stay in ground through winter with protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Morgan
Gas Areas Draw Attention In Oklahoma Drilling Reports
Shortage of labor delayed a Pontotoc county test as J F Root Tulsa filed notice to drill No 1 W T Marshall in 31 4e. Phillips Beeker No 1 in Hayes county tested 7 000 000 feet daily after perforating at 1 735 45 feet. Bowl by No 1 tops Wapanucka at 3 408 feet and moves toward Cromwell as Cush ing Royalty well nearby gushed at 3 525 feet. No 1 W A Morgan near Bowl by and Centrahoma area drills below 2 550 feet. Nine in ten farm autos haul goods. about half of prewar new autos released through OPA quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
J. F. Root
Tulsa
W. T. Marshal
Centrahoma
Beeker
Hayes County
Mid-Continent
Et al
Bowlby
Wapanucka
Cromwell
Cushing Royalty
Continental Oil No
W. A. Morgan
Cushing
Centrahoma Oil and Gas
America's Post War Rubber Battle
Washington analysis of the competing natural and synthetic rubber industries after World War II. Rubber Director William Jeffers predicts synthetic rubber will survive without tariffs or subsidies, while cost and performance drive consumer impact. The report notes the costs of war inflated equipment and ongoing lab work may keep synthetic rubber in the red for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Orient
Rio Grande
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Mexico
Haiti
Amazon Basin
United States
William Jeffers
Bulletin Racks Placed in Banks
C H Hailey county agent and county bankers will install display racks in bank lobbies with space for 20 different bulletins and about 50 copies of each. The racks will hold Oklahoma and USDA bulletins on crop and livestock production and be refreshed seasonally to aid farmers in war production goals. Public access allows anyone to take available bulletins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hailey
Oklahoma
United States Department of Agriculture
Dipping Vats Planned Across Four Fulton County Sites
State Department of Agriculture approves four new dipping vats and repairs one old unit. Vats will be built at Tupelo Cal laway land Pleasant Hill Beatrice Caldwell farm Oconee George Harris farm and Lone Star Lee Brown farm. Nixon community vat to be repaired with Jenkins in charge. Cotton marketing cards cancelled this fall and AAA funds redirected to soil conservation and cover crops emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
Noel Duncan
Coalgate
Joe Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Tupelo
Calloway
Pleasant Hill
Beatrice Caldwell
Oconee
George Harris
Lone Star
Lee Brown
Nixon
Jenkins
Food Administration
AAA
Congress
Ada Born Man Topnotch CBS Reporter Shaped by Ada roots
Douglas Edwards, born in Ada in 1917 and later a CBS radio and television announcer, rose from local beginnings in Troy Alabama and Dothan to WXYZ Detroit and WSB Atlanta before joining CBS in New York. The piece traces his career, family ties to Ada, and continued ties with Ada residents Efton Edwards and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Doug Edwards
CBS
New York
Alabama
Silver City
New Mexico
Troy
Troy High School
Alabama U
Emory U
University of Georgia Evening College
Doug
Dothan
Atlanta Journal
WXYZ
Michigan
WSB
Mel Allen
Edwards
John Daley
the Nation
Efton
How to Feed Proteins in Wartime bulletin
A bulletin from Oklahoma A&M outlines minimum feed types for livestock to maintain production amid protein shortages. It notes wartime rationing debates, a War Food Administration committee studying the issue, and urges planning to minimize protein and grain seed use. It offers guidance for dairy cattle beef cattle hogs sheep and poultry and invites requests for the bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
War Food Administration
Washington
Boll Weevil Count Declines as Drought Slows Infestation
In five fields surveyed this week the boll weevil infestation dropped to 6 to 10 percent punctured squares per 100 from 33 to 40 percent two weeks earlier. Continued dry weather may slow the weevil further but prolonged dry spells could halt new fruit growth on cotton.
Wreck Injures and Kills Woman in Clinton Car Crash
Mrs Carroll C Southwell 62 of Arapaho died in a Clinton hospital from injuries after a car carrying her husband plunged 25 feet over an embankment Wednesday night He escaped with minor injuries.
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Clinton
Carroll C. Southwell
Arapaho
Thwell
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Classified notice explains a vested amount plan offering higher returns for investment in Ada News programs. Details outline eligibility, investment steps, and expected yields tied to duration and risk level. Regulators remind readers to verify credentials before committing funds.
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Ada News
Men of Area Get Into Seabees
Lt. Commander H. J. Duncan urged Ada area men to enlist in the Seabees in Pontotoc county. He explained processing before navy orders, noted 21 recruits in two weeks, and listed Ada Seabees and apprentice seamen including J. L. Caerton J. H. Ramsey V A. Bailey Lee Tarver T. J. Davis R. J. Enochs W. M. Anderson Leon Anderson A. W. Turmen Ben Speidel R. O. Cartwrigan J. W. Roye J. S Glenn James Ward Feroy Box N. D. Turner H. L. Moss J. Jenkins J. L. Stevens and D. E. Venson.
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H. J. Duncan
Ada
Pontotoc County
Navy
Army
Duncan
Navy Office
J. L. Caerton
J. H. Ramsey
V A. Bailey
Lee Tarver
T. J. Davis
R. J. Enochs
W. M. Anderson
Leon Anderson
A. W. Turmen
Ben Speidel
Pauls Wilsey
R. O. Cartwrigan
Holdenville
J. W. Roye
Stigier
J. S Glenn
Wynnew
James Ward
Fittstown
Feroy Box
Sallisaw
N. D. Turner
H. L. Moss
J. Jenkins
J. L. Stevens
J. Herrin
D. E. Venson
Lt. Goforth Remains in New Guinea Front Line Duties
Lt. Pat Goforth writes to Ada parents from New Guinea detailing voyage on a liner with officer comforts, sun decks, and drills. He notes duties as assistant security officer under Capt. Lawseen, Burmese-like danger yet claims safety from bombing raids as entertainment. He recalls Australia briefings, currency basics, and the odd local language, with a closing note on artist Barclay missing in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Goforth
E. P. Goforth
Ada
New Guinea
Oklahoma
Lawseen
Australia
America
Erson
Patrick
Aircraft speed loss blamed for most east coast accidents
A study shows most east coast accidents come from stalls due to loss of flying speed during steep climbs. The first Chance Caught Cor sair, O2U-1, is a convertible land or seaplane designed in 1926 for the Navy battleships, the first craft built for that role.
Trusty Returns to Penitentiary After Family Visit
Alvin Barris a 21 year old Johnston county trusty who escaped Wednesday surrendered at the main prison gate in McAlester Oklahoma. He said he visited his family and decided to return after talking with them. Warden Fred Hunt noted Barris was brought to the prison by his mother.
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Mcalester
Okla
Alvin Barris
Johnston County
Automobiles on Gravel Consume More Gasoline
Automobiles operated on gravel consume ten percent more gasoline than those driven on concrete, according to measurements cited in the report.
Cadets Begin Training At Texas Tech And Maxwell Field
Private Thurman Auld transfers from Sheppard Field Texas to Texas Tech for a five month Army Air Force course of instruction prior to aviation cadet appointment. Private Charles Tolliver arrives Wester Reserve University Cleveland for five months of instruction to prepare for aviation cadet in the U S Army Air Forces. Sergeant Jack Sanders stationed Wendover Army Air Base as aerial gunner. Aviation Cadet James Q. Duke arrives Freeman Army Air Field for twin engine advanced flying school. Cadet James Laddie Porter enrolled in Army Air Forces Pre Flight School for pilots at Maxwell Field Alabama after Norman Oklahoma university service.
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Thurman Auld
Sheppard Field
Texas
Texas Technological College
Army Air Force
Pearl A. Auld
East
Pvt
Auldenre
Air Forces
Charles Melvin Tolliver
Wester Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
U. S. Army Air Forces
East Fourteenth
Jack W. Sanders
Wendover Army Air Base
San Diego
East Thirteenth
Jack Sanders
Ada High School
Army Air Field
James Edward Duke
Ada
James Laddie Porter
J. Glenn Porter
East Main Street
Okla
Army Air Forces
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Alabama
Porter
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Oklahoma
Army of the United States
Barclay, Noted As Artist, Is Missing
Mrs. Robert Barclay said Lt. Com. McClelland Barclay, nationally known artist, is missing in action. He lived in St. Louis as a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barclay
ST. Louis
Robert Barclay
Com. McClelland Barclay
Brandt Defends Faculty Group
President Joseph A. Brandt of the University of Oklahoma defends the faculty committee on tenure and grievances amid a dispute over its handling of dismissal charges against two English professors. Brandt says hearings were private and followed academic practices and will await the committee report before deciding further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Meacham
College of Arts and Sciences
J. H. Marshburn
Joe W. McBride
Anadarko
University
Board of Regents
Brandt
Two Fire Calls Saturday Night
Crowds lined Main Street as fire trucks rushed through West Main and East Main. A gasoline pan caught fire in a West Main garage prompting the first run, then a pump motor ignited at the Consumer service station. Little damage reported.
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Main Street
West Main
East Main
Norway bans vehicle sales without government permits
Germany adopted the rule to require permits for car sales, aiming to control all vehicles in case Allied landings occur.
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Norway
Germany
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Special Services
American Red Cross
Brisbane
South Pacific
New Cuinea
United States of America
S&c
Abilene, Tex
Callaway
OPA
Livestock News
Topnotch
Efton Edwards
Hamilton Barclay
Navy Department
War Arts Corps
Douglas MacArthur
Chicago
Trusty
Penitentiary
James Q. Duke
Freeman
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