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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1943
Page
2
The Ada Evening News and Ada Weekly News were issued in Ada Oklahoma as weekly papers edited by Wm D Little. The publication history includes consolidations with the Ada Weekly Democrat and Pontotoc County Enterprise and later with Ada Star Democrat.
The piece surveys press reaction to the near coal strike and Roosevelt policy, noting criticisms that leaders of organized labor gained power under an administration seen as one sided. It cites The New York Times praise for Lewis and argues government aid boosted union strength, warns of future unrest.
The Day of Pentecost spurred the early church and sparked conflict with authorities yet broadened its reach. Philip preaches to Samaritans, with Peter and John later visiting. the tale of Simon the Sorcerer warns against simony and profit-driven faith, urging true conversion.
The piece reflects on how service veterans shift from wartime roles to civilian life and education. It suggests allowing army and navy personnel to continue schooling while in uniform, bridging defense service with peaceful careers and preventing both rapid demobilization and idle maintenance.
British and American forces closed around Cap Bon as German Italian units clashed in the mountains west of Bou Ficha and north of Enfidaville. Allied armor swept coastal routes, capturing 20 000 prisoners as Doolittle’s air force bombed Marsala and Catania.
President Roosevelt discussed wartime strategy with Churchill and other leaders as Benes prepared to present a postwar federation plan. Officials anticipate major summer offensives in Europe and Pacific, with North Africa’s final conquest boosting shipping and oil access.
Reports from wartime fronts describe Amchitka airbase dependence on India supplies while Burma Road remains key for large shipments. MacArthur’s air force targets ships north of Australia as American bases near Japanese entrenchments in the Solomon and Ladrones areas threaten island fortifications. Amid conference anxieties, German broadcasts chase clues as Allied strategy unfolds. Camp Gruber confirms pontoon relief for Keota area after 150 refugees trapped in lowlands.
Eastern Oklahoma floodwaters moved into Arkansas causing heavy losses and fears of rising deaths. Camp Gruber soldiers used pontoon boats to rescue at least 100 people in Keota and surrounding areas while sheriff Ralph Kelley warned others may have been swept away. Six dead, hundreds homeless as crops and gardens were wiped out and disease threats loom from exposure and contaminated water.
Oklahoma City reports President J Wiley Richardson said the city school board has no intention of dealing with the newly formed Oklahoma City school teachers union. W T Hughes, Teamsters organizer and AFL official, was named executive secretary of the teachers group. He expects more than half of the 200 members to join.
Teachers avoided the meeting citing fear of attending. Hughes said the union’s goals are to assist the board of education, help maintain good schools, and retain better teachers rather than confront the board.
Jefferson City Missouri May 12 Hugh Stephens announced his resignation as Civilian Defense Administrator to take effect when the legislature passes a substitute civilian defense bill He opposed moving control of about 500000 volunteers into political hands and urged keeping the current defense setup with expanded powers for the council Stephen
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