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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
3
The Valley View Hospital Ada Oklahoma outlines its laboratory and X ray departments. It notes a pathologist directs the lab and Roentgenologist supervises the X ray section. The hospital offers blood collection and plasma processing and has modern X ray equipment. Donations by May 7 support continued services.
The Central Dairy Parish show set for May 25 at the Ada fairgrounds will draw cattle from Creek Okfuskee Lincoln Pottawatomie Pontotoc Seminole Hughes and Murray counties. Officers include Dr Ed Granger president Frank Lee vice president Elmer Kenison secretary treasurer C H Hailey show manager and Hugh F Rouk assistant show manager. The event features cattle placement judging demonstrations and contest results with a full day program.
Fitzhugh high school graduates this week led by Homer Lee Beasley and Minnie June Brody. Other seniors include R. B. Burnett Benarr Benton Margaret Dell Cooper Billy Joe Forbis Loretta Holkum Chris tine Gurley Lewis James Mitchusson Frances McDonald Southerland Sue Robertson Kenneth Shahan Eddie Sutton and Johnnie Thomas. Eighth grade plomos list Leroy Boyles among the candidates.
A long list of individuals including William Brady Howard Morgan Billy Gene Morris Royce Phil lips Don Standridge Mickey Williams Harold Gene Wingard James Myers June Ballard Gen eva Brown Mary Ellen Gurley Joyce Holkum Thelma Raymer Betty Lou Sullivan Helen Easley and Lena Fay Freeman are recorded together in a community roster.
Robert R. Fitzgerald former state clemency investigator and aide to former Gov. Leon C. Phillips was convicted by a district court jury in Ardmore Oklahoma and sentenced to 30 days in jail and a 500 dollar fine for taking 140 dollars in a parole deal with Carl Pruitt. The jury deliberated two hours and 20 minutes. A second case pending against Fitzgerald was set for Tuesday. He had previously been convicted in Oklahoma City of conspiring to profit 500 dollars in another clemency deal, case on appeal.
Admiral Nimitz announced that Liberators from the Seventh Army Air Force dropped 87 tons of bombs on Ponape Island on Thursday. Three days earlier, the satellite of Truk was subjected to a prolonged battleship bombardment.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davis of Stonewall reported their son Staff Sgt. Robert F. O. Davis has been captured in Germany after being missing in action since February 2. He previously served in Italy during the North Africa and Sicily campaigns and the invasion of Italy, according to a card from his unit.
Two automobiles and a gasoline transport carrying 3 557 gallons were involved in a north Ada crash about 10 o clock Saturday night. Clyde Reeves of Ada allegedly struck Willie Grey and then hit the transport head on. No serious injuries and no gasoline spilled. Milton Transport truck was driven by Ormand Hardy based out of Chickasha.
The War Department announced the creation of volunteer non combat units from Italian prisoners of war. Command will be by American officers and the units will perform support tasks for the war effort except for actual combat.
A pithy aphorism notes restraint as the path to achievement, arguing that self control prevents excess and unlocks steady progress. It frames discipline as the key to sustainable results and personal growth.
Extension horticulturist Fred LeCrone explains pruning and staking can fit small plantings to save space and ease cultivation, but does not boost per-plant yields. Time and materials are major factors. hobbyists with little time may skip staking, while larger gardens face a clear trade off.
Pontotoc county Democrats voted to petition the national party for Robert Kerr as convention keynote and endorsed Kerr for vice president and national committeeman. They backed Roosevelt for a wartime term, inflation control, and policy pledges while calling for state convention delegates to the national meeting in July.
Ada area families must confirm if they fall within School District 19. Transfer requests for those sending children to Ada schools next year are due by May 15 at the county superintendent’s office. The district includes Ada and surrounding territory with a complex boundary. verify status to determine eligibility or transfer needs.
The War Department reported eighteen Oklahomans missing in action. Names include Edwin M. Edwards Oklahoma City and Robert L. Garrett Norman among others from various counties and bases across the European and Southwest Pacific theaters.
Oklahoma City May 6. Attorney General Randell S Cobb says no runoff primary will follow the regular primary July 11 unless the state supreme court orders it. He notes the July regular primary date and a runoff was intended only if a majority requirement is not met.
Lt. Col. Roy Lee Fisher of Frederick Oklahoma is promoted to temporary colonel. Others advancing include Major to lieutenant colonel Russell Charles Reeves of Tulsa, Captain to major Edwin Martin Harms of Blackwell, and second lieutenant to first lieutenant Willard Wayne Wise of Holdenville. Buck Pratt of Loco is called to active duty.
London’s deep underground stations continue to serve as free shelters for evacuees and night lodgers. At a Piccadilly Circus station hostel, about 600 people sleep in berths and on the cement floors. Marshals run the site without pay, keeping order while residents share tea and quiet amid the bombed city.
Photographers from Time magazine and the Daily Oklahoman filmed at Turner’s ranch on Saturday for future publication. Three Pontotoc county 4-H members appeared in photos including George Smith Latta Frank Jared and Geneva Cecil. A separate wartime crash report notes three gunner sergeants bailed out at 800 feet and Skaggs Capt William Blum helped steer the bomber clear before all escaped.
Capt. Alvin Skaggs of Lawton Oklahoma, on his 15th mission, safely landed the Liberator Vadie Rage after a fierce German fighter attack near the English coast. The bomber’s gas line was severed and ammunition popped, with Sgt. George Clevanik sealing the leak to keep the engine supplied.
Weather readers report unseasonably cold conditions in Ada Oklahoma with a government thermometer recording a Friday low of 41 degrees and a daytime high near 59 degrees. Friday night dropped to 38 degrees, keeping winterlike temperatures lingering into Saturday.
Bright sunshine returns slowly as the region anticipates warmer air in coming weeks. Time and temperatures will reveal how long the milder spell lasts, but residents and gardeners eagerly welcome the sustained warmth and growth.
Mrs. Mora L. Hill of Temple Oklahoma tearfully accepted the Air Medal for her son Tech Sgt Alfred W Hill who is listed as missing in action. Maj Gen J E Chaney presented the award during a training center review. Hill a 25 year old radio operator was missing after his bomber squadron attacked an enemy convoy in the Bismarck Sea on November 5 1943. The citation noted a light cruiser destroyed.
Snow fell in Fayetteville with a 22 degree low at the state university farm. Nearby Rogers reported a low of 32 degrees in Benton county as cold conditions persisted.
The FBI reports Hans Rosenzweig, a German prisoner of war who escaped Fort Sill Oklahoma on May 2, was recaptured today in Quanah Texas. The arrest was made by City of Wheat.
A U.S. scientist announces a process to convert plants into coal and petroleum. From 100 long tons of dry sugar cane the method would yield about 2500 gallons of gasoline 3000 gallons of middle oils and 1000 gallons of lubricating oils.
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