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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
4
A London BBC broadcast from a Gen Dwight D Eisenhower spokesman warned residents along Europe's invasion coast to move inland at least 35 kilometers. It outlined escape orders including leaving town, using side routes, carrying only essentials, and avoiding roads and rail lines.
Key War Department offices remained fully manned and active through the night as the European invasion launched. General Marshall stayed in his office, while messengers relayed orders and officers watched lines of communication in the Pentagon.
The May Oklahoma Teacher profiles Ada Junior High School for its wartime program "Character Building Thrift and Patriotism" with student drives in war loans scrap drives and Red Cross work. Social studies staff including Miss Ima Lora Allen and Renfro Herndon coordinate lessons, fundraising events, and monthly flag rituals.
The Buddy Scott Lou Nova heavyweight bout went 10 rounds and was ruled a draw by the Oklahoma City Athletic Commission after two judges called it a draw and one judge favored Nova. Scott and Nova are scheduled to rematch in Galveston on June 20.
J W Reec grand dragon of the Oklahoma Knights of the Ku Klux Klan announced the state organization followed the national group and suspended. Imperial wizard Jaxs A Cole Scott in Atlanta said the disbandment was approved by all members and released local chapters from obligations to the imperial headquarters.
President Roosevelt told the nation victory over Germany is certain but will be tough and costly. He spoke as Rome fell and invasion drew near, noting Italy’s gains while Berlin and Tokyo remain. He hinted at further statements after the Allied push from England.
A creamy solid cologne is now packaged in a flat, portable plastic compact, offering easy application and travel convenience. The compact design stores a solid cream fragrance for on the go use.
The Air Corps Reserve resumes accepting 17 year old applicants for Aviation Cadet training. Men aged 17 before 18 may enlist, with exams at Ardmore Army Air Field at 8 a.m. Mondays and Fridays. The program remains open to colored men aged 18 to 26.
District Judge John Caldwell postponed the sentencing of Robert R. Fitzgerald, former pardon and parole investigator, and will rule June 24 on a defense motion for a new trial. Fitzgerald faced bribery related to clemency for Carl Pruitt. punishment was set at 30 days and a $500 fine. A conspiracy case tied to an attempted escape from Granite Reformatory was also delayed. Fred Hunt and C. L. Bitting were charged.
Navy communique No. 522 reports 16 more Japanese vessels sunk by U.S. submarines in Pacific and Far East actions. Sunk ships include one large transport one large cargo vessel seven medium cargo vessels two small cargo vessels four medium cargo transports one small cargo transport. Total enemy ships sunk reaches 589 with 148 combatants.
London reported heavy German assaults north and northwest of Iasi to disrupt Soviet offensive plans. Moscow said 1,100 Germans died and 30 tanks were knocked out in one sector, with 44 Nazi planes shot down. The rest of the front was quiet aside from air and sea actions.
Italian partisans, wearing hammer and sickle armbands, join American troops as they push from Centocello to the Tiber, while Romans flood streets to celebrate the liberation. German defenses falter under the onslaught and civilians cheer as tanks advance through Rome’s corridors of history.
Oklahoma reports rapid growth in mass X rays to detect tuberculosis. Dr. Richard M. Burke notes wartime case-finding speedup with 7,000 people screened at 288 clinics last year and aims to triple this year. Selective service aids detection among military entrants and discharges.
Des Moines reports one of the lightest Iowa primaries in history as Senator Guy M. Gillette faces Ernest H. Seemann with Gov. Hickenlooper unopposed. War and farming concerns cited for the weak turnout while Gillette accepts a delegate-at-large role at the national convention. In New Orleans Elmer Williams wins the 100 yard dash in 9.8 seconds and the 220 yard dash in 22 seconds at the Southern AAU meet.
Violent fighting raged northeast of Rome as US tanks entered central Rome amid German claims the city had no military value. German broadcasts framed Rome’s fall as advantageous, while Keslerling proposed an open city and Geneva-style arrangements.
Miss Garnett Sampson an 18 year old of Cotesworth near Bromide drowned in the Witch Hole on the Boy Scout property. A rescue by friends failed. Ellen Schultz and Lawanda Cole nearly drowned but were saved by brothers Leon and Junior Schultz. A/S Bob Knapp and others attempted CPR. Dr. J L Haberly arrived but could not revive her.
Mrs Winifred Sadler aged 24 gave birth to a baby girl in a telephone booth while waiting for a friend to fetch a car to take her to hospital. Mother and infant, weighing about 83 pounds, were hospitalized and reported well.
A federal grand jury in Detroit indicted four men linked to Ford Motor Company for defrauding the government in subcontracts for machine tools used in B 25 bomber construction. Defendants include Clifford C Crysler Joseph C Kalman Andrew Kalman and Ralph W Pierce.
Hawaiians trapped at home by curfew as blackout ends but 10 pm curfew persists. Newspapers planned dawn extras once curfew is lifted.
The Oklahoma American Legion executive committee plans a capitol grounds memorial to an unknown sailor from the Oklahoma sinking at Pearl Harbor. They may seek popular subscription for funding. They also petition Roosevelt to modify a court martial penalty for Capt Pervis Youree Walters.
Myron Louis Smith ten burned to death when a gas tank exploded during soldering a stove repair. Parents Henry L. Smith and his wife were injured. father hospitalized at Fort Sill, not critical. Four siblings escaped. funeral planned in Hobart.
The American Slav Congress of Greater New York reports a resolution from its third annual conference urging President Franklin D. Roosevelt to run again. It claims about fifteen million Americans of Slav descent should support a fourth term to ensure victory against the Nazis.
In Topeka on June 5 Gov. Andrew Schoeppel said he no longer doubted that Gov. Tom Dewey of New York would secure the Republican presidential nomination.
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