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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
2
Ada Oklahoma weekly and evening newspaper notes publication details, merger history, and mailing rates. The Ada Weekly News and Ada Evening News trace consolidations with Pontotoc County Enterprise and Ada Star Democrat, with subscription prices listed and post office information.
A writer describes the sport of greyhounds chasing jackrabbits, noting real races with live jacks and mechanical rabbits. Speed is valued, scoring rewards speed over catching, and owners measure dogs by records and points earned per chase. The piece invites readers to join enthusiasts for a few hours of fun.
The article notes soldiers and sailors gaining access to top universities during service. Seventy three Allied troops completed an Allied government course at Balliol College, Oxford. Women entered Columbia University in New York and men studied at Yale and Harvard. The piece emphasizes lasting benefits despite wartime costs.
A county mother left with three children when her husband joined the army keeps the farm running by selling stock and tools to support the family. She faces hardship stoically while hoping her children grow up ready to serve the country wherever needed, embodying the wartime spirit praised in the article.
The piece notes Russia amassing forces in Romania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia while Britain reclaims Greece. It forecasts a potential major trade of influence at the peace table between the two powers as Stalin and Churchill (and Stalin) are described as ready to bargain across the world.
Officials outline guidelines to manage dandelion cultivation and spread, focusing on preventing uncontrolled growth. The advisories cover proper spacing, soil management, and recommended practices for homeowners and gardeners to minimize weed proliferation.
In postwar planning Britain stresses religious instruction in public schools, while America upholds strict church state separation. The essay argues education alone fails to build moral restraint, cites Germany’s misuse of learning, and calls for a revival of moral emphasis in home school church education to cultivate right relations among people.
The piece argues for a new world organization to prevent future wars, citing Dumbarton Oaks and likeness to the League of Nations. It notes broad American support, desire to preserve independence, and interest in traveling to learn about diverse regions from Idaho's Snake River to Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, and the Pacific Northwest.
Oklahoma City Oct. 14 Leon C. Phillips known as Big Red is acquitted on the clemency conspiracy charge by a district court jury. The verdict came on the sixth day of the second trial after a prior deadlock.
Pvt. Henry Croteau from East Hartford recounts U S infantry life inside the Siegfried Line with shells overhead. Capt. Charles B. MacDonald notes seriousness but steady work as men shelter in a hex shelter. Pfc Walter C. Zeller reports artillery nearby while Sgt. Raymond L. Savage and Lt. Rudolph A. Flaim listen.
Ada resident Bob DeMoss, now a freshman on the Oklahoma A and M Aggie team, is back in Ada visiting his parents after the team’s first game of the season against West Texas. He saw 10 minutes of action, says college practice is tougher, and notes limited substitutions have kept him out of the lineup.
J. M. will play against Ardmore after staying at Stillwater for football practice. Bob notes the Aggies face a tough season with Tulsa expected to be the hardest game. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. DeMoss.
The Allied plan used two secret artificial harbors built in Britain and floated across the English Channel to supply ground troops in northern France. Floating caissons and prefabricated piers formed a harbor system capable of unloading tens of thousands of tons of stores daily despite a devastating channel storm.
Brigadier General Arthur W. Vanaman of Melville New Jersey has been captured becoming the first American general officer held as a prisoner by Germany. Previously missing in action June 27 over Germany he was later confirmed a prisoner of war after an Air Service command assignment. He had been awarded the Legion of Merit for prior service.
The War Department announced the Bronze Star medal for Sgt. Jimmie L. Lewis Hulbert for action on May 22, 1943 in the Aleutians. He led a light machine gun squad and repelled a Japanese counterattack, acting as machine gunner and firing his pistol at the same time.
Allied headquarters report a strong British fleet led by the 7000 ton Orion arrives at Piraeus to begin disembarking troops. Cruisers Ajax Aurora and Black Prince with destroyers and Greek units follow, as liberation of Athens and nearby areas unfolds amid Nazi retreat toward Yugoslavia.
Ens Opal E. Gladden son of Mr and Mrs J W Gladden Konawa was killed in a Helldiver crash near New Cumberland Pennsylvania on October 7. A large Konawa crowd attended his Thursday funeral in the high school auditorium with full military honors from the Naval Air Base Norman and Konawa American Legion Post.
Fitzhugh public schools will resume the winter term on October 30 under Supt Albert Horn. Bus routes will operate on the regular schedule.
At the United Lutheran Church in America biennial convention in Minneapolis a resolution pledging church aid to preserve Jewish liberties nationwide was adopted. The move followed a protest over U S government denial of passports for missionaries to Latin America and cited rising anti-Semitism in American life.
Pontotoc Red Cross leaders outline cooperative drive to furnish Christmas for all hospitalized and ambulatory soldiers at four Southwestern Camp and Hospital Service Council hospitals. Volunteers seek gift bags, wrapping, decorations, records, instruments, and simple models to occupy patients, with local groups and individuals contributing time and items.
HAL Boyle reports frontline doughboys see German barriers held by fixed pill boxes and convalescent troops. Mobile ace units strike back hard, while Hitler drains youth and veterans from a thinning western line. Troops rail at poor supplies and lack of mail, underscoring grim morale.
Washington reports 49 Oklahoma soldiers wounded in recent actions across five theaters. The list names ranks, initials, and hometowns for personnel including Cpl. Larkin E. Compton Waynoka, Pvt. Dove J. Cox Wetumka, Lt. Gayle M. Kizer Apache, and Sgt. Don F. Marshall Blackwell among others.
Elmer Kenison secretary of the Chamber of Commerce will attend a national meeting of secretaries of Chambers of Commerce in Kansas City Missouri from October 15 to 19. The program covers membership publicity finances and civic activities. He left Saturday afternoon and will return Thursday. it is the first such meeting in this region.
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