Ada Weekly News and Ada Evening News History Note
Historical note describing Ada Oklahoma newspaper mergers and publication history from 1910 to 1919 with dates of consolidation and pricing terms. Mentions The News Publishing and Printing Co and Ada Star Democrat, Pontotoc County enterprise, and entry as second class mail matter. Includes telephone business office reference.
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ADA Weekly
Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Queen — Rd
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
Okla
Beware high land prices prompt warning on farm values
The piece cites I W Duggan of the Farm Credit Administration noting national land values on March 1 1945 were 52 percent above the 1935 39 average with Kentucky and South Carolina nearly doubling. He calls for drastic controls including a tax on quick farm resale profits and limits on credit and land values, urging a federal land appraisal service to help keep farms in owner operator hands while warning against overbearing government regulation.
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I. W. Duggan
Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit
Kentucky
South Carolina
Duggan
Questions on Oklahoma property values and war bond drive
The text questions Oklahoma Tax Commission assessed values in Pontotoc and Ada, suggesting sales data and mineral values may misstate true worth. It notes rising Ada prices due to housing need, argues for fairer valuation, and urges support for the Seventh War Loan with a county budget of 1,159,000 dollars and bond quota 535,000, linking road and postwar construction to war goals.
Churchill Signals Willingness to Stay in Power
The piece notes Winston Churchill will not step aside as Britain’s prime minister, arguing he should lead until victory in the Indian and Pacific theaters. It discusses leadership resilience, war bonds drives in the United States, and a push to release materials like lumber to support civilian needs and employment.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Indian
Pacific
India
Burma
Churchill
England
Hope for Future Seen in Faith in Dark Times
The piece argues Ezra and Nehemiah reveal how exile and rebuilding shaped faith and leadership. It highlights the enduring relevance of these books for modern upheaval, urging readers to study the prophets, especially Second Isaiah, which press a universal message of grace and hope for all humanity.
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William E. Gilroy
Babylon
Jerusalem
Ezra
Nehemiah
Israel
Sgt Chambers Freed After Bomber Lost Over Hungary
S/Sgt Laverne L. Chambers, turret gunner on a B 17 that vanished over Hungary March 14, 1944, has been liberated. A Red Cross worker delivered the news to his family in Fitts Town, fulfilling his May 18 request to be notified of his release.
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Laverne L. Chambers
Uppet
Hungary
Red Cross
Sherman B. Chambers
Fittstown
Sgt. Chambers
Stony Oil
Lt. Virgil Harris Liberated POW B-17 Pilot
Ada rejoices as Lt. Virgil G. Harris a B 17 pilot and prisoner of war since April 1944 is liberated. He trained at East Central State college Shawnee and entered service after Texas duty in 1944 with later postings in North Africa and Italy. He is the son of Virgil W Harris of Lindsay and Mrs. Harris of Allen.
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Ada
Virgil G. Harris
Germany
Home Service of the Red Cross
Harris
East Eighth
East Central State College
Shawnee
Texas
North Africa
Italy
Virgil W. Harris
Lindsay
Roy Hamilton
Allen
Ada football star Johnny Lovin freed from German prison
Sgt. Johnny Lovin, 21 months a German prisoner, is liberated. A former Ada high football standout, he enlisted July 6 1942 and served as a B-17 ball turret gunner. His crew’s plane was shot down September 16 1943. he was held until May 2 and reported to his parents in Ada.
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Johnny Lovin
Ada High
Walter Lovis
East Thirteenth
Johnny
England
North Africa
Stroud
Lovins
Deferments Expanded for Men Over Thirty in Useful Work
Washington May 22. The Selective Service announced indefinite deferments for men who reach 30 and are in useful work, with a shift to favor younger draftees. Maj. Gen. Hershey said occupancy deferments will be liberalized and renewal not required every six months as before. The July draft call will drop about 25 percent to 90,000. Local boards are told to reexamine 4-F and limited service registrants ages 18 to 25 for possible military qualification.
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Washington
Selective Service Today
Lewis B. Hershey
Europe
Ershey
Hershey
Hersh
Pvt Theron Howry Freed From German Prison Camp
A letter from Pvt Theron Howry of Fittstown says he has been restored to military control after recapture at Mooseberg Germany prisoner of war camp near Munich. He was captured October 14 1944 and is said to be in good condition now with one son. His parents are Mr and Mrs W B Howry of Fittstown.
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Pvt
Theron Howry
Fittstown
Mooseberg
Germany
Howry
Munich
Ada Architect Albert Ross Elected VP of OK Association
Albert Ross of Ada was elected vice president of the Oklahoma Association of Architects at a Tulsa joint convention with the American Institute of Architects. It marked his first attendance in three years and highlighted aims to enable AIA to represent state organizations.
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Albert Ross
Ada
Oklahoma Association of Architects
Ross
Tulsa
American Institute of Architects
AIA
Oil Ceiling Raised For Behee Jesse Behee
OPA announced retroactive to May 1 price increases 7 to 35 cents per barrel for crude oil from 17 pools in four states under the stripper well subsidy plan. The list includes Oklahoma pools Rebee Davenport South Newby 35 cents, Jesse Thurman Twin Mounds 25, and Wewoka Townsite 20.
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Washington
Peiling
OPA
Oklahoma
Rebee
Hunton
Davenport South
Newby
Jesse
Thurman
Twin Mounds
Wewoka
U-776 Sailed Up Thames Into Heart Of London
London reports a 25 foot German U-boat, one of the largest harassers of Allied shipping, reached the Thames and moved into central London today. The craft’s arrival signals a notable wartime incident as authorities assess the implications of a submarine near the capital.
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London
Thames
Telegrams Bring News of Pontotoc County Prisoner Liberation
Telegrams spread joy across Pontotoc County as relatives and friends learned six men held in German camps had been liberated. The messages began arriving Monday and Tuesday, bringing awaited news to families.
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Pontotoc
Pontotoc County
Corporal Raymond C. Smith Freed From Captivity
Information confirms Corporal Raymond C. Smith, a prisoner since December 16, 1944, has been liberated. News brings renewed hope to families of soldiers still detained in German camps as word spreads.
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Cpl
Raymond C. Smith
J W Choate Reacts To German Brutality Against Yank Airmen
Marvin Choate and family await the return of S Sgt J W Choate expected any day. Choate, 21, was among 2200 airmen held prisoner by Germany and liberated April 26 after 15 months. The Chicago Tribune described brutal transport conditions and terror on arrival at Luft 4.
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Marvin Choate
East Sixteenth
J. W. Choate
Germany
Sgt. Choate
The
Chicago Tribune
Halle
Germay
Stalag Luft 6
East Prussia
Luft 4
Pomerania
Luft
Firing Squad Sets Execution for Slayer Reedl
SALT LAKE CITY May 22 A firing squad will end the life of Jimes Joseph Reedl 27 year old Oklahoma native convicted of the 1942 hammer slaying of a San Leandro California schoolteacher at Vernal Utah The Utah board of pardons rejected his commutation plea Gov Maw had granted a stay to allow final plea review Reedl with Le Roy Edward Ritchie now serving a life sentence hitchhiked from Denver with Mrs Agnes Abigail Williams in October 1942 They were captured near Tacoma Washington after days working in Idaho potato fields A report from alienists Utah doctors and Fort Douglas Lt Col Lauren H Smith found Reedl sane but epileptic with brain changes and lower intelligence The report said this does not exempt him from responsibility and the epileptic will be resentenced in district court under Utah law death is mandatory
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Salt Lake City
Jimes
Joseph Reedl
San Leandro
Calif
Vernal
Utah
Utah Board of Pardons
Herbert B. Maw
Reedl
le Roy Edward Ritchie
Denver
Agnes Abigail Williams
Bru- Sang
Stoen Reeds
Ritchie
Tacoma
Wash
Idaho
Reed
Board of Pardons
Lauren H. Smith
Fort Douglas
Roedl
American Genius For Organization Snatched Victory In War
By THOMAS M. JOHNSON a NEA Military Writer reviews how American organization and industrial power aided Allied victory. It credits lend-lease scale, air power, and coordinated efforts with Britain and Russia for decisive blows, highlighting key operations from North Africa to Remagen and the Ruhr.
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Thomas M. Johnson
Washington
Germany
Russia
Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Westwall
Siegfried
Britain
8Th Army
Suez
North Africa
Rundstedt
Mediterranean
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Aachen
Remagen
Eisenhower
Ruhr
Butter Heist Sparks Stampede On California Ave
A 64 pound carton fell from a truck on California Ave and provoked a chaotic grab by a crowd of a dozen housewives and six men. A woman drew a knife to divide the contents while others tore at the butter with their hands.
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Chicago
California Ave
U boat arrives in London after commander surrenders at Weymouth
A British crew towed a German U boat into the city after its Nazi commander surrendered at Weymouth. The craft was tied up at Westminster pier as shadows of Parliament loomed nearby.
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Weymouth
Westminster Pier
Tribute for Nurse Rosemary Hogan Is Honored by NAM
The National Association of Manufacturers will pay tribute to Capt. Deserees Hogan, an Army nurse from Chattanooga Oklahoma City. She was a Santo Tomas prisoner 33 months and earned the Presidential Citation with Oak Leaf clusters and the Purple Heart. Hogan will speak at a NAM Illinois gathering in Chicago.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Deserees Hogan
Chattanooga
Okla
Santo Tomas
Manila
Hogan
Pacific
NAM
Illinois Manufacturing Association
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Bombardier fuel use cited in rationing rationale
A wartime report notes that bomber engines burn about three tons of high octane gasoline to deliver one ton of bombs on a typical mission, helping explain ongoing gas rationing.
Frayed Shirts Spark Quick Apparel Projects
Play shirts for the youngster or aprons for the housewife can be made easily from shirts with frayed collars. The note suggests repurposing worn garments into practical, simple items.
Valuations in Pontotoc County corrected after error
Pontotoc County property is now assessed at 53.086 percent of actual value instead of 34.447 percent. The correction means county schools will not be penalized for the previously low assessment. Mayor Guy Thrash raised concerns in Oklahoma City about possible errors and a re-check may remove the need for a total assessment increase while the excise board continues equalizing assessments.
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Oklahoma Tax Commission
Pontotoc County
Ada
Tax Commission
Associated Press
State Capitol
Research Department
Guy Thrash
Oklahoma City
County Excise Board
Excise Board
Ada Sailor Wounded in WWII Casualties Report
Army and Navy casualties released through OWI list Ada area personnel among the wounded and dead. The report names sailors M. C. Chance Jr. and Samuel A. Farmer from Ada, plus several Oklahoma Army dead and wounded across Pacific and European theaters, including Robert L. Bryan and many others from towns such as Norman Shawnee and Holdenville.
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Ada
Army
Navy
OWI
M. C. Chance Jr
Ponca City
Samuel Arnold Farmer
USNR
Lorene Farmer
A. D. Green
Atoka
Pacific
E. E. Nutt
Smithville
Dewey Reed
Keota
H. W. Roff
Tulsa
M. B. Thompson
Purcell
D. L. Weeks
Seminole
Barksdale
Holdenville
J. F. Bell
Lindsay
A. H. Brixey
V. H. Brumley
Ralston
E. L. Caraway
Shawnee
T. J. Cockrell
Laverne
R. S. Collins
Bristow
L. S. Cook
Perry
P. J. Coyne
P. V. Cress
Okmulgee
D. F. Crump
Calumet
Oklahoma City
B. T. Miller
Cushing
A. M. Pipkin
H. W. Pullins
Wann
N. W. Roberts
J. C. Tuggle
Sallisaw
H. B. Walker
Chickasha
Roy Walls
Regents Consider $13.36 Million Higher Ed Allocation
Oklahoma City May 22 The state board of regents for higher education planned a decision on allocating 13 356 864 dollars for operational expenses for the next biennium. The board adjourned after conferring with Gov. Kerr without announcing a final plan. Kerr said the legislature intended the increase about 1.5 million dollars above the prior biennium be distributed proportionately among institutions.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Regents For Higher Education
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
San Quentin Prison Built for 3000 Inmates
Historic note records San Quentin designed to hold 3000 prisoners with later estimates reaching twice that capacity, reflecting early American penal planning.
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San Quentin Prison
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Wm. D. Little
ADA Evening News
ADA Weekly News
San Francisco
Sgt. Laverne Chambers
Sgt
Pfc
Virgil Harris
Behee
Cpl. Smith Freed
Howe Todd
Hammer-Slayer
Pardons Board
Rosemary Hogan
Army Nurse Corps
Mindanao
Robert L. Bryan
Richard Nampbell
Vivian Deaton
the News
E. L. Mathis
Wetumka
i _ Pee
Avery
Pathkes
Marlow
W. c Se
Norman
Roaintree
Dewey
Whitaker
W. M. Cantrell
Elk City
L. W. Cheaney
Altus
C. J. Clark
Tecumseh
J. G. Crickiin
Whitefield
J. W. Crosswell
McAlester
H. D. England
Battiest
B. R. Green
Geary
J. A. Johnson
Carter
L. Kulp
Hula
Board of Regents Studies
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