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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
4
A long Ada Weekly News column blends wartime civics and social commentary. It laments anti semitism and urges Christians to oppose prejudice while noting local war efforts, farm concerns, and postwar policy hopes. It cites religious leaders and local farmers facing shortages and moral choices.
Local Draft Board No 2 reclassified eighty seven registrants on March 4. About forty were placed in class 1 A while others moved from 1 A to 4 F and to other classes for various reasons. The board's actions are listed but some details are not provided.
General Eisenhower in a letter to all American servicemen overseas urged self discipline to protect the army’s good name in the United Kingdom. He warned officers to avoid improper motor transport use public drunkenness loud language and slovenliness and to show respect to civilians while ensuring fair appeals from punishment.
New York March 6 Louis Lepke Buchalter once Brooklyn gangster chieftain chose a killer s death rather than turn informer which possibly would have spared him from Sing Sing prison s electric chair Saturday night
In Naples 509 Italian civilians suffocated when a freight train stalled in a southern tunnel overnight. Allied railway officials say civilians crowded the 45-car train in darkness, with about 50 escaping. carbon monoxide from the engine caused most deaths. all crew members except the fireman perished.
Greenwich Conn March 7 Pi Ensign Hovey Seymour a Yale football star in 1939 40 and 41 and later a naval flier was reported killed in an accident by the navy department Details of where and how his death occurred were not released to his parents Mr and Mrs Edward P Seymour of Greenwich The 23 year old athlete had joined the navy after completing his athletic career.
Direct word arrives six months after disappearance as Staff Sergeant Johnny Lovin formerly of the Air Corps is confirmed prisoner of war. Parents Walter and Mrs. Lovin had awaited news since September 6 and received a small postcard dated November 5 with 51 words wishing his girlfriend a Merry Christmas.
Secretary of the Navy Knox said the American fleet now exceeds 900 warships, not counting smaller craft, at a Washington press conference. He noted Essex class carriers will surpass 11 ships and warned Germany maintains a large submarine reserve despite minor losses.
Four Oklahomans were killed in action the War Department announced. Pfc. Lloyd H. Manes of Gage died in the Central Pacific. Staff Sgt. James B. Farrell Jr. of Muskogee died in the European area. Capt. Robert E. L. Alspaugh of Tulsa, his wife at home there. William M. Dunn of Oklahoma City, in the Mediterranean area.
Ossining N Y March 4 UPI Louis Lepke Buchalter and two associates Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone were executed in the Sing Sing electric chair for the 1936 murder of Joseph Rosen. Capone Weiss and Buchalter were all pronounced dead between 11 05 p m and 11 16 p m Capone entered at 11 02 p m with a calm expression. Weiss said I was framed up before his death. Lepke’s stay petitions were denied ten hours earlier ensuring the final execution.
In Naples March 4 Marshal Pietro Badoglio demanded urgent details from Allied officials about Roosevelt's plan to turn part of the Italian fleet over to Russia. He said he learned of the proposal only through press reports and reserved the right to act after receiving official information.
The War Department announced six additional Oklahomans wounded in fighting in the central Pacific theater. Names include Sgt. Raybourn B. Fryrear, 4th Grade Leonard D. Middlebrook, Sgt. Raymond L. Tice, Pfc. Alfred G. Upfeld, Pfc. A. M. Whiddon, and 2nd Lt. Wiley W. White, with hometowns Tuttle Healdton Hollis Mill Creek Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City. Read the Ada News Want Ads.
The War Department announced promotions for 14 Oklahomans. Major Troy Hoyt Shelby of Oklahoma City was made lieutenant colonel. Several officers were raised from captain to major, first lieutenants were promoted, and others received promotions across Ardmore Enid Tulsa Ada and Ponca City.
Records show W. C. Fidler a 16 year state senator has served 14 months at $200 a month as an adviser to Oklahoma’s governor. He works for the executive department funded from Kerr’s special funds for extra help and emergencies. Fidler began work the week after Kerr took office and says there was no secret about the arrangement and he earned every dime.
President Roosevelt asks rural boys and girls to boost food production as the nation relies on the determination and courage of youth for victory. War Food Administration’s Marvin Jones reads the message launching the 4-H clubs wartime mobilization week. About 1.7 million 4-H members cover nearly all rural areas including Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Capt. Samuel Dean recalled Grant saying his greatest ambition was to be mayor of Galena and to build a boardwalk from his store to his house. The extract also notes the era’s first heavier‑than‑air flight reached 850 feet at 35 mph.
The American steel industry requires about 1 900 000 tons of scrap each month, necessitating the use of 51 000 railroad cars to haul the supply.
The passage notes Henry IV’s use of the "chicken in every pot" slogan and his issuance of recipes for stewing fowl. It adds that the fountain pen was invented in 1884, cites a prewar dentist to population ratio of about 1 to 1850 in the United States, and mentions American Marines being called "Gentlemen Sailors" during the Revolutionary War.
Howard Struble longtime Hale-Halsell company secretary treasurer died in McAlester Friday after a brief illness. He was 62, joined the firm in 1904 after moving from Wauseon Ohio to South McAlester for brokerage work. Survived by widow two daughters a brother two sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral was held Saturday. He was active in the Episco church and Red Cross.
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