War aims and policy debate in Ada editorial
The Ada Weekly News critiques wartime economics and leadership. It discusses Milo Perkins as saying mass production and global resource use could lift living standards, warns against sacrificing American lives, recalls Holland and Belgium, and questions Marland era politics and relief handling. An Ada citizen laments missing chance to kill Hitler at birth.
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Milo Perkins
Board of Economic Warfare
Africa
Hitler
Mussolini
Holland
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Individual Brainpower Drives Great Achievements
The article argues that major societal progress comes from solitary, free thinkers rather than collective effort. It cites American inventions like the steamboat railway telephone radio and cotton gin as born from one brain, then notes rumors about Dr. Henry G. Bennett and reflects on faith and martyrdom from a Sunday school lesson. It discusses campaigning during wartime and the need for informed voters to select capable leaders amid war, predicting continued Allied efforts and European turmoil.
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Christ
America
Henry G. Bennett
Bennett
Stillwater
Texas
State Board of Agriculture
Speedy Arnold Quickly Sets London Action Pace
Lt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold arrives in London to direct U S war mission, quickly meeting with British air chiefs and drafting plans for aggressive air operations. The long-time aviator, nicknamed Hap, is noted for his relentless pace and hands-on leadership. his career spans from early aviation feats to leading the Army Air Forces in wartime.
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London
Arnold
Tom Wolf
NEA
Washington
Hitler
Henry H. Arnold
United States War Mission
Army Air Forces
Infantry
West Point
Hap
U. S
Wright Brothers School
Dayton
Ohio
Hap Arnold
Army Air Force
Wright
Alaska
Gen. Arnold
War Department
Billy Mitchell
Greenwich
Gen
Amusen
Bill Bruce
Rationing Offices Seek Clerical Staff Numbers
The discussion notes government workers for rationing offices may be paid for clerical help. A figure of 90,000 is cited as a possible total, though it may be higher than required, acknowledging it as one aspect of broader wartime activity.
Debate Over Allowing Convicted Persons in War Service
Public commentary weighs changing laws to permit a prisoner with a safe and loyal assessment to join military service. The text argues minor crimes should not bar participation in the largest war the world has known, but it admits uncertainty about the final decision.
Violent Death Toll Quiet Memorial Day Weekend
The Associated Press reports a low Memorial Day weekend toll with 287 violent deaths across the United States over two days, well below the usual May weekend average of about 400. The nation honors fallen soldiers amid ongoing conflict with a restrained holiday death count.
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Associated Press
United States
Allies Raid Jap Island Bases Facing Australia
Allied air strikes hit Japanese island bases facing Australia as submarines attacked Sydney harbor. MacArthur met Curtin in Melbourne amid questions over the raid and potential base damage.
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Australia
Sydney
Japan
Chekiang Province
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Curtin
Melbourne
Pearl Harbor
Australian
Timor
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Lae
Koeprang
Dutch Timor
Dili
Tulagi
Tanamoga
Guavutu
Solomons
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Anhwei
Kinhwa
Cheieng
Lanchi
Yuhwan
Chekieng
Nanking
Yanetze
Kunmire
Flying Tigers
Hen Lay-A-Day Egg Slogan Sparks Hatchery Feud
In Wynot Nebraska an egg laying hen owned by Art Driver invaded the family auto yard with 1,009 baby chicks in the back seat. The hen swooped in with a proud cackle and claimed the entire brood for herself, setting off a humorous farmyard dispute.
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Wynot
Neb
Art Driver
Guymon Tornado And Hail Hit Town In One Night
A tornado devastated downtown Guymon Oklahoma damaging four brick buildings and a welding shop and a feed store. A violent hail storm followed damaging roofs and breaking plate glass windows while flood waters overwhelmed streets. Officials worked overnight to assess losses and potential casualties as surrounding towns reported wind and rain.
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Guymon
Okla
Main Street
Oklahoma Electric Light and Power Company
Bud Hays
Panhandle News Herald
Hooker
Forgan
Beaver
Diplomatic Liner Reaches New York
The Swedish diplomatic liner Drottningholm docked in New Jersey with 908 aboard including 169 U S diplomats 185 Latin American diplomats and 573 U S citizens. Three axis submarines were sighted on the Lisbon run but Captain Sigrid Ericsson kept passengers uninformed. Admiral William D Leahy left with his wife’s coffin for Washington while 33 countries and 19 stateless people were represented aboard.
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Robert Okin
Jersey City
N. J
Drottningholm
Europe
Nip
Lisbon
Sigrid Ericsson
Portugal
William D. Leahy
France
U. S
Leahy
Roosevelt
Navy Guard of Honor
Night Shore Lights Ordered Out Along Coastal Regions
The Eighth Corps area commander Maj. Gen. Richard Donovan ordered blotting night shore lights from New Orleans to Brownsville to reduce submarine risk. The rule affects 10 miles inland and 25 miles offshore for cities of 5000+, from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. Houston and New Orleans exemptions were unofficially noted. Dimouts already in effect in Port Arthur and Galveston.
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San Antonio
Tex
Eighth Corps Area Command
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Brownsville
Richard Donovan
Southern Defense Command
Walter Krueger
Gulf
Houston
Port Arthur
Galveston
Texas
Dr Granger Heads State Jersey Club
Dr Ed Granger of Ada has been elected president of the Oklahoma Jersey Cattle club and serves as director for the central parish. H W Cave of Oklahoma A and M college is secretary treasurer, with three past presidents now vice presidents and ten directors named from parishes across the state to select committees for Jersey bulls in the national contest.
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Ed Granger
Ada
Oklahoma Jersey Cattle Club
Granger
Central Parish
H. W. Cave
Oklahoma A
M. College
H. H. Mason
Guthrie
O. M. Keller
Broken Arrow
M. S. Hughes
Bristow
Jersey Bulls
C. B. Sherrill
Watonga
Northwest
H. W. Kelloy
North Central
Central
C. H. Carpenter
Bartlesville
Northeast
C. C. Mathews
Okardie
South Central
H. H. Rule
Roosevelt
Dwight Taylor
Durant
S. L. Horn
Muskogee
Eastern
Navy Announces Fourth World War Casualty List
The Navy Department released its fourth casualty list, totaling over 8500 dead, wounded and missing. It updates earlier figures and includes David Albert Bettinger, Seaman First Class, listed among the missing.
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Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Ted
David Albert Bettinger
Joe L. Bettinger
Bromide
Seven Drowned As Big Wave Sweeps Lake Erie Shore
A sudden 15 foot high water wall swept along a 60 mile lakefront near Cleveland. Seven fishermen died and at least seven others were injured and hospitalized as a wind shift caused the deadly surge. The Cleveland weather bureau attributed the cause to a sudden wind-direction shift.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Cleveland Weather Bureau
Sioux Indians Lose Large Claim Against United States
The Sioux Nation lost a $739,116,256 claim against the United States as the Court of Claims dismissed the suit. The tribe argued that treaty coercion in 1877 ceded vast lands in the north central United States in exchange for subsistence provisions from white settlers.
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Washington
C.p
United States
Court of Claims
North Central
Not New Mustard Gas Known for Almost a Century
The gas referred to as mustard gas dates back nearly a century before its 1917 use by Germany. Its popular name derives from its distinctive odor.
Ada High Grad Lt Homer Waits Killed in Air Service Accident
First Lieutenant Homer O Waits an Ada high school 1935 graduate and Spartan School of Aeronautics alumnus was killed in an air corps accident May 13 while serving in foreign duties. He held wings earned at Brooks Field Texas on April 25 1941 and served as flight commander with the 20th Squadron 55th pursuit group. Surviving family includes parents three sisters and three brothers.
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Homer O. Waits
Ada High School
T. E. Waits
Earlsboro
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
Northeastern State College
Tahlequah
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Muskogee
M. F. McAnally
Shawnee
L. G. Murrell
Tulsa
Zella Waits
Joe Waits
Alameda
Calif
James D. Waits
Fortner Embraces Power of Press Spurred Mail Surge
Wichita Falls report shows Pvt. Donald Fortner of Sheppard Field, after a Missouri paper published his plea for more letters, received 2,400 in 75 days. He plans to marry his cousin Miss Antoinette Honkamp in August, following a St. Louis contact.
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Wichita Falls
Donald Fortner
Sheppard Fieldcock
Springfield
St. Louis
Fortner
Antoinette Honkamp
Most Counties Doubling War Bond Quotas in June
Treasury data show 77 Oklahoma counties set June bond quotas totaling 7.49 million dollars, with Tulsa and Oklahoma counties leading at 1.68 million and 1.43 million respectively. This marks a rise from past monthly averages around 3.86 million statewide.
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Washington
Oklahoma
The
Treasury
Tulsa
Patriots Giving Up Spare Time
In Rochester New York 300 doctors lawyers merchants and ministers shift to midnight plant work after their day jobs end. Lt. Gen. Knudsen calls it without a parallel as these professionals toil in a shell plant to aid the war effort.
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Rochester
N. Y
William S. Knudsen
Army
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A brief notice reports enhanced value from vested amounts in the Ada News classified section. Readers are advised to review offerings and terms for potential higher yield on investments or retained funds.
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