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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
6
S J Woolf notes aboard a crowded troopship that American soldiers share a calm, practical mood as they face deployment. Despite tight bunks and limited meals, discipline holds and spirits stay high, with soldiers saving songs for the enemy.
Oil firms led by Phillips Petroleum of Bartlesville paid 100000 for oil and gas leases on State School Land Commission land. The text notes expected receipts could exceed 500000 this year, aiding Oklahoma school financing and per capita distribution, and praises wartime bond drive and community efforts.
The Argentine government cancelled wireless AP news from New York and banned use of a Buenos Aires Montevideo leased wire. It accused both facilities of violating law and nonpayment of duties, while Reuters faced no action. La Prensa Asociada and its partners described the move as improper.
Jonathan Daniels, White House aide, testified before a Senate subcommittee that he urged Harry E. Slattery to resign as head of the Rural Electrification Administration after an internal review at the president’s request. He said Slattery refused, and Daniels noted the president had no objection to his testimony.
The state department announces oil conferences with Britain and lists American delegates. Secretary Hull will chair the American delegation with Ickes Patterson Forrestal Rayner Wilson among its members. The talks, to cover plans for a pipeline across Saudi Arabia, will be held in Washington and London. Acting Secretary Stettinius Jr. released the Washington notice.
Conductor D. B. Foster in Raleigh calls stations and urges passengers to buy war bonds, a practice he began in May 1941 as he returns to the head of the car to address travelers.
A sharp increase in concealed firearms has sparked urban concern as residents note more people carrying guns in public spaces. Officials urge watchfulness and emphasize lawful compliance amid safety worries.
Washington March 7 The House Banking Committee expects a resolution within days to extend OPA as is, risking a major congressional tempest. The price control act expires June 30 and Republican pressure seeks an agency reshuffle with several committee members backing changes. Spence indicated the administration stance on price control remains largely settled.
British weather has drawn attention as debris from continental bombing lingers in the air brightening sunsets. The Stars and Stripes notes a thrifty Englishman saving for sunny days while postal bans hinder Airgraph lipstick kisses.
The Admiralty reports the famed cruiser Penelope known as HMS Pepperpot loss alongside the cruiser Spartan and destroyers Janus and Inglefield during the Nettuno bridgehead operations in Italy. Alex ander said 14 days in Malta ended with a 24 day bombardment phase and heavy torpedo and bomb attacks en route to Gibraltar. The Penelope's guns fired thousands of shells before sinking.
A bill allowing armed forces members abroad to marry by proxy in New Jersey won Senate approval and moves to the assembly and governor. A local vital statistics office would issue two proxy marriage applications and a license after bride and proxy applicant complete forms. The ceremony may be religious or civil and blood tests are waived for the serviceman while the bride must meet the requirement.
ALGIERS March 7 Devil's Island designated by the French committee of national liberation as a site for detaining political prisoners in the Pucheu treason trial context. Ile Royale and St Joseph Island nearby hold ordinary prisoners. The 1939 policy change left Devil's Island with a small inmate population, including a few political prisoners.
Weather notes show scattered snow and cold across the state with Ada hitting 66 then 32 overnight. Guyman records 23 degrees, McAlester 65, and northwest areas set for near freezing while shifts of moisture bring minor wintry effects.
Oklahoma draft boards continue heavy March calls led by Pre Pearl Harbor fathers among 4-F rechecks. Col Louis Ritzhaupt Medical Officer oversees statewide examination and rehabilitation while Col Murray notes limited recalls for temporary disabilites. Farms deferments persist if production quotas are met with no age factor.
Selective service estimates 3 000 000 men to examination stations in the February to June five month period and about 1 200 000 to be inducted. Hearings on a deficiency supply bill disclosed the figures. Colonel Joseph B Mitchell explained the need for calling more than two men per inductee due to higher rejection rates among fathers and older men and a five per cent loss from reclassification after physicals.
Historic note records a waterspout 5104 feet high seen off New South Wales Australia in 1898. It also mentions Mount Massive Colorado as the second highest peak in the continental United States with Mount Whitney as the highest.
Riverside Calif March 7 A 31 year old army officer Second Lt G Swancutt opened fire at Camp Anza during an officers club gathering killing Miss Dorothy Douglas and Miss Lourdine Livermore and Lt Harry Light and injuring five others before police bullets wounded him The slain include a Riverside police radio patrolman Arthur B Simpson two girls and a police officer The trail of shootings extended from the camp to Arlington and beyond as officers confronted the attacker.
A fainted young woman was taken to a local hospital then placed in the city jail after refusing to disclose background details. She claims to have hitchhiked into Ada to forget past troubles and says she has finished high school and is not a criminal. She wore men's clothes and had 65 cents on Tuesday morning.
In Parliament A V Alexander reports Allied convoy losses in the second half of 1943 averaged less than one ship per thousand. He warns Doenitz’s U boats will persist. He notes Mediterranean routes reopened with significant tonnage gains and North Africa Italy liberation boosting ships. He says 13 British warships were sunk on Russian convoy duty and 88 percent of cargoes got through. Only two of 11 Japanese blockade runners reached port, both damaged.
Hill Field Utah post office clerk William Reeder finally received his alarm clock. The American made timepiece came from Iran and was sold to him by a crew member of a heavy bomber returning from the Middle East for one dollar.
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