Ada Evening News Details and Publication History
The Ada Evening News and The Ada Weekly News information lists editor Wm D Little and publication details for Ada Oklahoma. It notes weekly Thursday issues, rotation with other papers, and mailing rates for monthly and yearly subscriptions.
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Wm. D. Little
Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc County Enterprise
Ada- Star-Democrat
CCOC
Ada Evening News
Ada Weekly News
Criticism and Duty in Democratic Progress
The piece argues criticism drives democracy and progress, citing colonial independence, abolition, and reform of elections. It urges trust in U S bonds while urging sacrifice for wartime needs and praises General Eisenhower’s leadership as pivotal to Allied success.
Ada rodeo plans and reflections on baseball and war
Ada editors forecast the 1945 rodeo will surpass last year with H D Binns and E E McKendree leading efforts amid postwar postures and fan interest. They note Paul Waner’s baseball fate could affect Ada sports and dismiss a stranger’s unsolicited advice as unsafe.
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H. D. Binns
E. E. McKendree
Pioneer Patsy Greenan Remembered as Coal County Pioneer
Patsy Greenan died last week and was buried in Coal Gate. Arriving in Lehigh in 1883 he spent over sixty years in Coal County and helped shape the mining and road developments. He supported the Valley View hospital in Ada and was a friend to many across Oklahoma. The piece notes warfare changes and local hopes for a thriving dairying region with good roads and strong markets.
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Patsy Greenan
Coalgate
Lehigh
Coal County
Valley View Hospital
Ada
Oklahoma City
Sufferings of the Israelites and the call to fidelity
Pastor William E. Gilroy reviews Israelite exile and return from 722 to 586 BC, noting the Lost Ten Tribes and the rise of prophets Zechariah Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel and others. He warns against isolationism while urging heed to prudent voices and Zion's enduring righteousness.
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Jeremiah
William E. Gilroy
Israel
David
Solomon
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
Jerusalem
Babylonia
Babylon
Zechariah
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Micah
Nahum
Joel
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Obadiah
Zion
Lieutenant Philip Sarrett Killed In Action In German Area
A telegram confirms 1st Lt. Philip Sarrett, missing March 24, was killed in action over the Rhine area. He commanded on a C-46 crew during the airborne crossing, aided by Tom Dodson’s account of the mission and Sarrett’s last actions before the plane was set on fire.
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Philip Sarrett
War Department
H. J. Sarrett
North
Mississippi
Tom Dodson
Sarrett
Rhine
Phil
Dodson
Sgt Eldon Chowning Receives Bronze Star Medal Visit
Sgt Eldon Chowning, visiting locally, received the Bronze Star for heroic action in Holland on October 30, 1944. He led litter squads to evacuate wounded under heavy fire after a bridge was blown and communications failed. He entered service in 1942, served with the 104th Timberwolf Division, was wounded in Germany, and is from 930 South Johnson.
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Eldon Chowning
Beaumont General Hospital
el Paso
Tex
Holland
Chowning
Germany
Paris
England
U. S
South Johnson
Florence Chowning
Paul Burgess Joins Ada High Faculty as Math Instructor
Paul Burgess will join Ada High School as a math instructor and coach. He previously led Stratford High School as principal and athletics coach, holds math and science majors, and earned a B S from East Central State College in 1936. He will teach math and coach baseball basketball and track while assisting in football at Ada High.
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Paul Burgess
Stratford High School
Burgess
Ada High
East Central State College
Paoli
Wayne and
Allen
Elvan George
Churchill dubbed Empire cigar makers best customer
Lord Halifax says Prime Minister Churchill smokes three cigars in each of 18 waking hours daily. He also notes he eats what he does not smoke. The piece also mentions the pedestrian curricle used on the Oshima islands near Tokyo with women carrying children in tubs on their heads.
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Reno
Churchill
Lord Halifax
United States
Empire Cigar Manufacturers
Halifax
Oshima Islands
Tokyo
Regional Aberdeen Angus Field Day Planned for Ada
The eight state Aberdeen Angus Field Day will be held at the Charles T Bates ranch four miles south of Ada. Notables including the American Angus Breeders association president will attend. Al Darlow of Oklahoma A and M College recently visited Ada to discuss plans with Angus breeders.
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Charles T. Bates
Ada
American
Pfc Ivan Scott Began Fourth Year Overseas With 32nd Red Arrow
Pfc Ivan W Scott a member of A Battery 120 Field Artillery, began his fourth year overseas with the 32nd Red Arrow Division. Wives Esta Lee of Ada and parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Scott of Route 1 Stonewall note his long service from April 1942 through action in Saidor Aitape Morotai Leyte and Luzon.
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Ivan W. Scott
Esta Lee
Ada
32Nd
Red Arrow
120 Field Artillery
Scott
Saidor
Aitape
New Guinea
Morotai
Netherlands
East Indies
Leyte
Luzon
Philippines
Adelaide
Australia
Caraballo Mountains
United States
Joseph Scott
Route 1
Stonewall
Coventon Is Home On Furlough
Cpl. Howard Coventon 24 son of Mr and Mrs I N Coventon 216 East Third is spending a 21 day furlough visiting Ada friends and relatives. He served 34 months in the European and Burma India theaters as a mechanic. He has been in the army three and a half years. An aged buck deer has fewer points on its antlers than a deer in its prime.
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Cpl. Howard Coventon
I. N. Coventon
East Third
Ada
Burma-India
Veterans at CAMP CHA FEE discharge under new point system
At CAMP CHAFFEE Arkansas May 12 thirty six combat veterans, newly civilian under the army point system, received honorable discharges. They ranged from 85 to 132 points with many decorations. two soldiers refused to accept discharge. Most joined war work or vacation plans while awaiting review of records for another 44 men eligible to be released the next day.
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Cha
Fee
Ark
Army
James Brown
Brown
Regular Army
Air Corps
Carl Greer
Holdenville
Oklo
Greer
Morocco
Tunisia
Sicily
Anzio
Italy
France
Germany
Sherman Engineer In Critical Condition
Two Frisco freight trains collided head on near Ada injuring three railroad workers. Engineer Paul Casey Jones of Sherman, about 50, was in critical condition. fireman David Phares of Sherman was critically injured but later reported improved. brakeman H M Larson of Francis had only minor injuries. Ambulances faced muddy roads. wrecking crews from Tulsa and Sherman moved in to clear tracks, with the larger engine likely repairable and the smaller scrapped.
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Frisco
Fords Switch
Ada
Paul (Casey) Jones
Sherman
Tex
David Phares
H. M. Larson
Francis
Homer-Francis
Tulsa
Haynes Promoted to First Lieutenant at English Base
Ada native Hayden G. Haynes earns promotion from second lieutenant to first lieutenant at an Eighth Air Force Liberator station in England. He moves to ground duties with the 93rd after transferring from the Troop Carrier Command where he was a glider pilot. He arrived in Europe in October 1943 and holds the Purple Heart after wounds in action on D Day. His wife Virginia B. Haynes resides at 127 West Sixteenth.
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Hayden G. Haynes
Ada
England
Haynes
93Rd
Troop Carrier Command
Virginia B. Haynes
West Sixteenth
Percy Shaw New Manager for S. and Q. Clothiers Ada
Percy A. Shaw assumes managing duties at S. and Q. Clothiers in Ada taking over from Bill Callaway who left for military service. Shaw previously ran the Corpus Christi store and has four years with the Oklahoma Arkansas Texas chain. He and his wife plan to settle in Ada with their two children. The note adds that the sandhill crane is the tallest native American bird, reaching about man-height when upright.
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S. and Q. Clothiers
Ada
Percy A. Shaw
Bill Callaway
Shaw
Corpus Christi
Texas
Ward Is Stationed At French Air Base
Private Carl R. Ward son of Mr and Mrs J C Ward Route 2 Stonewall works as a cook at the largest American airbase in France. Assigned to the 302nd Transport Wing he prepares army chow for pilots crew members and ground specialists of the 27th Air Transport group. Overseas since August 1943 he helped set up the mess hall and earned a battle star for the Germany campaign.
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Carl R. Ward
J. C. Ward
Route 2
Stonewall
France
302Nd
27Th Air Transport Group
Pvt. Ward
States
Germany
Three-Night Rain Totals Reach 2.22 Inches
Ada records show three nights of rain totaling 2.22 inches last week with .96 inches on Friday and a windy Saturday morning downpour. Previous nights contributed 1.02 inches on Wednesday and .24 on Thursday as residents hoped for gentler showers to soften garden crusts. Linseed oil products are listed for various industrial uses.
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Ada
Armor on the earliest fishes reveals heavy bone plates
Fossil evidence shows primitive jawed fishes possessed protective bony armor across the head, fins, and body margins. Researchers note these plates helped shield early aquatic predators and hint at the armor’s evolutionary role in vertebrate history.
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Earth
Nazi Officers Reveal Secrets At Scottish Conference
In Craigie Hall Cramond near Edinburgh twenty German officers showed American and British officers maps charts and documents detailing German dispositions in Norway. The sessions, guarded by troops, aim to last three or four days as authorities review the material. Lord Rosebery was denied entry without a pass signed by Scottish command headquarters.
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Edinburg
Scotland
Craigie Hall
Cramond
Norway
Lord Rosebery
Scottish Command
Putnam City Wins Baseball Tourney
Putnam City captured the Class A state high school baseball title with a 4 3 win over defending champion Oklahoma City Central on a muddy diamond. Foss romped to the Class B crown 10 6 over Fairview after early lead, with Foss advancing after eliminating Gould.
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Norman
Okla
Putnam City
Oklahoma City Central
Darkhorse Foss
Fairview
Bill Crain
Central
Johnny Tabor
Foss
Gould
Drain Warren
Hord
Tabor
Giffen
Johnson
Austin
Wilson
Baxter
Whitehead
Powell
Tulsa Will Rogers Wins State Track Championship
Tulsa Will Rogers captured its second consecutive Class A state title at the annual meet scoring 33 points to barely defeat Tulsa Central at 27. Cushing 15, Webster 10, Classen 10, Clinton 7, Pauls Valley 7, Edmond 5, Okemah 3, Shawnee 3, Capitol Hill 3, Alva 1, Putnam City 1. Fairview repeated in Class B with 16, Comanche 15, Maud 14.
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Saul Feldman Norman
Okla
Tulsa
Will Rogers
Rogers
Tulsa Central
Cushing
Tulsa Webster
Oklahoma City
Fairview
Comanche
Maud
Waurika
Pawnee
Addington
Healdton
May Blizzard Slams New England Area
Northern New England communications restored slowly after their worst May blizzard in 50 years. Snowfalls reached as much as 30 inches in some sections as springlike weather returned and property and crops suffered about a million dollars in damage.
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Boston
New England
Belgian King Leopolds II Asks Regent For Health Reasons
Reuters dispatch from Brussels reports King Leopold II has written to his brother indicating he cannot return to Belgium immediately and asks Prince Charles to act as regent. The action was announced in a communique.
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London
Reuters
Brussels
Leopold [II of
Belgium
Ince
Charles
Leopold
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