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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1944

Page

5

Bible Thought for Today Behold He taketh away

A devotional note reflects on Job 9 12 asking who can hinder God and who will question his actions, offering a concise spiritual meditation.

Job

United Stance During War and Oklahoma Education Needs

An editorial argues Americans unite against external threats despite internal politics and rejects wartime divisions. It urges stronger postwar planning with alliances, while noting Oklahoma must boost state college funding, facilities, and faculty retention to remain a modern educational state.

Oklahoma University Sisdhaine

Japs Look and Run Away Fast

Report notes ships near Formosa moving quickly as Japanese flee and jump into the sea on the Philippine islands, indicating a rapid retreat. The account emphasizes swift evacuation and panic amid mounting pressure in the region.

Formosa Philippine Islands

A Column of Comment on France and Peace

James Thrashers NEA Service column condemns US critics who blame the French for wartime hardship. It notes educated, loyal Americans who dismiss Nazi atrocities and resist aiding liberated France. The piece warns such voices could swell as the US debates joining a world peace organization.

James Thrasher NEA Service France Paris America Europe

Hitler forms Volkssturm as last-ditch German defense

Hitler orders a Volkssturm mobilizing men 16 to 60 to fight on home soil as the Wehrmacht surrenders. The guerrilla force may delay invasion but cannot win the war, risking collapse of Germany’s agriculture and industry and a bloodied Europe as Hitler pursues only destruction.

Out of the State Hitler Germany Roosevelt Dewey America Wehrmacht Europe

Campaigning President Roosevelt at two ballparks draws crowds

The piece notes that Roosevelt appeared at Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field and Philadelphia's Shibe Park, shared by the Phillies and Athletics. It argues that fans, regardless of politics, would attend to see a likely winner who cannot finish worse than second, predicting strong turnout after dull seasons.

Roosevelt Brooklyn Dodgers Ebbets Field Philadelphia Shibe Park Phillies

Living Hall of Washington sparks debate on inclusion

Ada News Washington correspondent surveys the Smithsonian Living Hall of Washington sculpture set by Max Kalish. The Kiplinger gift features 50 bronze busts of presidents, generals, leaders, and journalists, with notable omissions and inclusions prompting discussion of who belongs.

Smithsonian Institution Washington Max Kalish Kiplinger Business Letter Organization Willard M. Kiplinger Roosevelt Wallace Hall Stimson Morgenthau Biddle Walker Knox Forrestal Ickes Ickard Jones Perkins Stettinius Patterson Stone Dewey Bricker Harry S. Truman House Sam Rayburn Wendell Willkie MacArthur Bob Hope Marshall Eisenhower Arnold Leahy King Nimitz Halsey Harry Hopkins Justice Byrnes Don Nelson Charles E. Wilson Chester Bowles Vannevar Mush Marvin Jones Paul McNutt Barney Baruch Bill Jeffers J. Edgar Hoover Elmer Davis Bryan Harry Luce Time DeWitt Wallace Readers Digest Col Robert McCormick Chicago Drew Pearson Arthur Krock Walter Winchell Henry Ford Donald Douglas William S. Knudsen Paul Hoffman Andy Higgins Jack and Heintz Lewis Baruch Cordell Hull Byron Price Nelson Bush Jeffers McNutt

Army glider pilot course teaches knot tying skills

In Maxton North Carolina the Army trains glider pilots to tie a bowline, double bowline, and reverse half hitch to secure cargo. The course aims to prevent pilots being jolted from seats by loosely lashed quarter ton trucks.

Maxton S. C Army

Time In Congress Shapes Chairs Not Talent Or Youth

James Marlow explains the seniority system governs committee chairmanship in Congress. Long service, not talent, decides who leads major committees, with southern members dominating both chambers. If Republicans gain a Senate majority in November, chairmanships shift to Republicans through seniority realignments.

Selective Service Lewis Hershey Office of Defense Transportation Joe Eastman Congress Wallace Truman Rayburn Barkley Byrd Connally George Carter Glass Taft Vandenburg White Wheeler Ball Burton Hatch Hill Senate House Joe Martin Hatton Sumners Everett M. Dirksen Fulbright Sabath Martin Harry Hopkins Felix Frankfurter Sam Rosenman Dave Niles Bob Sherwood Washington South James Marlow Roosevelt Democrats Foreign Relations Tom Connally Texas Johnson Hiram Johnson California

Nutrition added to the three R's says dietetics chief

Nell Clawson Said, president of the American Dietetic Association, urged adding a big N for nutritional instruction to the three R's. She called for nutrition education beginning in kindergartens, noting wartime rationing and diet awareness as foundations for a healthier nation.

Associated Press Chicago American Dietetic Association Nell Clawson Association Miss Clawson Children’s Hospital Milwaukee

Husbands Easy To Fool About Foods

A food editor advises housewives to name stew fancifully to win approval from husbands who claim they dislike it. Edith Barber of the New York Sun suggests calling it botufen daube or blanquette de veau to coax praise, noting diners often choose meals by name in restaurants.

Chicago Food Authority Edith Barber The New York Sun American Dietetic Association

Post Card Poll Of Pig Pens To Start Soon

Washington outlines a post card poll of pig pens to begin soon. About 15 farmers per rural route will report sows and expected litters plus counts of cows chickens horses sheep and mules to aid next year’s pork prospects. Poll cards go to field offices next month with results due before Christmas.

Francis J. Kelly Washington Agriculture Department Department United States

Bricker labels workers and farmers as neglected in trip to Colorado

Gov. John W. Bricker, campaigning in Colorado, described white collar workers and farmers as the neglected man of America and urged plans for after the war. He criticized Roosevelt's rhetoric as contradictory and questioned vision and policy direction, speaking in Denver and other cities during a two day swing.

Pueblo Colo John W. Bricker America Ohio Colorado Colorado Springs Walsenburg Trinidad Broadway Denver Bricker Roosevelt

Relief For Your Cough With Creomulsion

Relief at last for coughs and chest colds. Creomulsion goes to the seat of the trouble to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes. It blends beechwood creosote with time tested medicines and contains no narcotics. If not satisfied, money back guarantee.

Political Announcements For County Commissioner District 2

The News publishes candidacy announcements for GEV. R. Collins Democrat and Earlin Haskins Republican for County Commissioner District 2 subject to the November 7 1944 election while Bricker decries the New Deal era as failing the forgotten and neglected middle class including white collar workers clerks stenographers small businessmen and professionals in a Pueblo speech Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads.

Pueblo Bricker

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