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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
8
Cpl. Kenneth Bunyard, serving in a Field Artillery Headquarters unit with the postal section, writes his parents from a temporary camp in France. He describes daily life under fire, crowded roads, welcomes from locals, and the reality of war from a soldier’s perspective in August 1944 era France.
Pvt. Martin Soref, who left his Ada business life to serve, has been slightly wounded in France on July 1. He moved his ready-to-wear shop through Ada and Muskogee before joining the army, where Max Soref now manages the Leader Shoe store.
CWO Farris Ward arrives at Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No 2 in Miami Beach Florida for reassignment after 30 months as a personnel officer in the China-Burma-India theater. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W S Ward of 519 North Turner. He entered the army in January 1925 and upon return was hospitalized at the RAF Regional Station Hospital in Coral Gables Florida.
Ist Lt Leonard L Holloway Jr recently finished a training course at an Air Service Command Station in England. He is the son of Mr and Mrs L L Holloway of 523 South Cherry. It is estimated the sun’s core temperature exceeds 180 million degrees Fahrenheit.
Staff Sgt. John Ralph Stafford 22, of Ada and Oklahoma City moved with his parents after Ada schooling, left the United States January 1944, took part in the June invasion of France and has been missing in action there since August 7. Parents report the overseas absence is about ten months. he is grandson of Mrs. M A Gibson.
Henry McCarty Jr a ship fitter third class has been overseas 13 months with the Navy Seabees since March 1 in the Marshall Islands He trained at Camp Peary Camp Endicott and received service at Camp Parks Port Hueneme and Tarawa before transfer to the Marshalls He is a Corpus Christi Texas native formerly of Ada His wife and son Ronald Lee were residents of Stonewall and Ada
Ada News reports a classified ad noting a greater returns figure of 101 in the vesica section. The brief item highlights a numeric total and mentions the ad category without further details.
Lt. Ivan H. Keatley, 23, starts his wartime service as a fighter pilot with a P-47 Thunderbolt squadron in England. He has flown escort missions with B-17s and B-24s to targets in France and Germany and participated in attacks over the continent since April 1943. His unit, one of England’s oldest fighter groups, has downed more than 300 enemy planes.
War department reports Pfc Lloyd M Mason son of Albert and (Mrs) Mason formerly of Ada now Oklahoma City wounded in Belgium. He joined January 1943 trained at Camp Swift Texas went overseas September 1943 landed in England and invaded on D day as assault engineer. He sent word he was unhurt except for clothes cut by shrapnel. He is a Byng High School graduate and earned a bravery ribbon for invasion duties.
Army sergeant Nelson Kymes of Ada is reassigned to the redistrib ution station in Hot Springs Arkansas with his wife Virginia. He recently returned from 15 months in the European theater after being wounded in action. Kymes spent a 21 day Ada furlough before reporting and will be free to use Hot Springs resort facilities with hotel room sharing arranged for his wife at low cost.
Cpl. Claude O. Dorsey, son of Robert Dorsey, returned to the States August 31 after 14 months overseas in the European Theater of Operations. He spent a 26 day furlough in Ada and has reported to the Redistribution Station at Hot Springs Arkansas for a medical exam records review and reassignment to a new unit.
Charles L. Cantrell is undergoing boot training at the Great Lakes boot training center where he will receive a period of leave after completing recruit training. Troy V. Cannon has arrived in France with six years of Army service after training at Camp Gordon Georgia.
Pvt. Sidney F. Green infantryman was wounded July 24 in France and is receiving treatment in England. He entered service January 13, 1944, trained at Camp Fannin Texas, and went overseas in July. He was employed by Waples-Platter in Ada before enlisting. his wife La Wanda Lindsey resides in Tulsa.
S/Sgt. C. O. Ogden of 807 West Fourteenth returns to the United States after 15 months overseas as a B 24 gunner. He flew 50 combat missions in Africa the Middle East and Europe earning the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters Purple Heart and European Theater ribbon with four bronze battle stars. He is the son of Charles Ogden of Sanger California who served in World War I. After visiting Ada friends and relatives he will report to Miami Beach Florida for reassignment.
T/Sgt. Murray C. Mills of Lehigh Texas, reported missing in action for weeks, has been killed in France. He enlisted February 3 1939 and has been overseas since October 1 1943. Survived by wife two sisters in Lehigh and two half sisters in Abilene Texas.
Sgt. Wilbur L. Grogan formerly of Ada, employed by Witherspoon Finance, serves in the personnel section of an Eighth Air Force Liberator station in England. He helps maintain an overall check on military occupational classifications for more than 2,000 men.
Staff Sergeant Heart Bowers, after 29 months overseas with the infantry in the Southwest Pacific, reports at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. He is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs F Bowers Route No 4 Ada soon.
Pvt. George E. Matthews son of Mr and Mrs M O Matthews completed a radio operator mechanics course at the Army Air Forces Training Command school in Sioux Falls South Dakota He is ready to join a bomber crew or assume any radio duties assigned by the Training Command.
Hugh Swink, promoted from lieutenant junior grade to lieutenant in the navy, is stationed at St. Marys California with his wife and two sons. He has served two years, led the lieutenant's office, was athletic director and assistant, and earlier worked with the engineers. Before enlistment he played football for Oklahoma A and M College.
The War department reports it returns about 30,000 servicemen monthly to the United States, a rate that cannot be substantially increased without weakening war effort. Selection is theater-based, considering service length, unit value, and morale, with three main return scenarios for rehabilitation, rest, and rotation. Shipping space limits transfers more than domestic return capacity.
London dispatch reports Hungary's political chaos after Regent Horthy’s bid for peace. Szalasy’s crowd pushes Hungarian factions toward Germany while Red Army advances. Berlin admits Horthy’s armistice petition damaged the war effort and a new Hungarian government may seek to keep troops aligned with Germany.
2/c Bill Groves visits parents after four months at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. He left for Point Loma California for radar school. Son of Mr and Mrs N L Groves of Country Club Addition Ada Oklahoma. Graduated Ada High School in 1942 and attended Mast Central State College under the V 12 program. He also studied at Milligan College and is 20 years old.
Pvt. William J. Miller, 27, of Ada Oklahoma, serves in the U S Marines in the Pacific theater. He joined February 1944 and is with a divisional headquarters and supply company. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs M J Miller of Sand Springs and husband of Luellen Overstreet with two sons.
Mr and Mrs Fred York announce their son Bob York has been assigned to an LST and sailed last week. He attended Ada grade and high schools, trained for boats in San Diego, studied signal school for four months in Urbana Illinois, and completed four weeks of schooling in Norfolk Virginia.
Two Adans, 1st Lt Frank L. Hawkinson son of Mrs. Marguerite Hawkinson and Cpl Carlyle G. Akers formerly of Ada, have completed an orientation course to bridge U S training and combat duty in Germany.
Cunningham Overseas Pvt A E Cunningham son of W L Cunningham has arrived overseas and is stationed in England. He has served two years and is with the field artillery.
Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said at a news conference there is nothing ready for announcement about President Roosevelt's campaign speaking schedule beyond next Saturday when he will deliver a major foreign policy address in New York.
Sions rushed to Budapest from Vienna and seized control after an armistice petition broadcast. Regent Horthy signed the order, while Hungary’s Nazi party led by Ferenc Szálasi pledged ruthless measures and death penalties for traitors who disobey orders.
Government protections cover pensions insurance and retirement pay for veterans found mentally incompetent. The VA guardianship service assigns guardians, often via court, to manage funds for the veteran, his survivors, or dependents, with bank or trust company as guardian options and safeguards against embezzlement.
British and American bombers struck Salzburg southeast of Berlin, damaging the cathedral and the Mozart house. RAF attacks also hit Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg as 7,000 planes joined 15 major raids, dropping over 40,000 tons of bombs in 40 hours.
Tests on airmen suggest a sugar dose of about one ounce and three quarters before flight can raise ceiling by a mile. Sugar is described as brain fuel that counteracts low oxygen at high altitudes.
In the Ada News Classifieds readers are shown improved value from ads with a higher spend. The notice explains larger purchases lead to greater visibility and longer display time for listings.
Oklahoma City article reports Dr Kendall Emerson of the National Tuberculosis Association announcing the annual Christmas Seal campaign will open November 27 instead of November 20 due to the Sixth War Loan sale shifting dates. Dr Carl Puckett, OK Tuberculosis Association managing director, says supplies are arriving and expects a 25 percent statewide increase over 1943. The 1944 campaign will include educational inserts for mail sale letters to boost public education on tuberculosis in the postwar period.
The War Department announces the Legion of Merit for Col. James C. Styron Hobart and Lt. Col. Walter J. Arnote McAlester and a posthumous Silver Star for Pvt. Charlie J. Deuvall Vian. Deuvall earned his award for service with a forward observation party in Italy in November 1943.
Washington reports Oklahoma officers receiving temporary promotions and appointments. Promotions include Harry Lawrence Putnam to colonel and Harry Hardington Arnold Jr to lieutenant colonel, with others advancing from first lieutenant to captain and second lieutenant to first lieutenant. Appointed: Jack Wendell Myers to first lieutenant.
As of Monday October 16 1944 ration details list Book Four red stamps A8 to Z8 and A5 to K5 as valid indefinitely for meats fats and related items with validations ending October 29. Processed foods blue stamps A8 to Z8 and A5 to A5 valid indefinitely with no validation until November 1. Sugar Book Four stamps 30-33 valid indefinitely for five pounds each and stamp 40 valid five pounds for home canning through February 28 1945. Shoes Book Three airplane stamps 1 and 2 valid indefinitely with a new stamp on November 1 becoming permanent. Gasoline northeast and southeast 11 A coupons three gallons through November. elsewhere 13 A coupons four gallons through December 21. B 4 C 4 B 5 C 5 valid for five gallons everywhere. Fuel oil old period four and five coupons valid through current heating season with new period coupons valid now and through heating season.
Ada News notes a shift in classified ads showing higher monetary amounts for vested items. The listing highlights categories such as real estate vehicles and personal services with increased prices reflecting market demand. Local sellers report quicker turnover and sharper competition among buyers.
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