Cold Wave Threatens Gas Shortage and School Closings in Oklahoma
Weather officials predict the coldest spell of the year with 4 to 10 degrees and snow across Oklahoma tonight. Oklahoma Gas and Electric plans to curb gas use by large consumers while fuel oil supplies remain steady. coal deliveries face potential cuts if cold persists. Snow blankets Bartlesville and Woodward as theaters in Oklahoma City host Red Cross benefit showings attracting thousands of youngsters and raising funds for relief.
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Ban Johnson to Lead Red Cross Fund Drive
CHICAGO Der 7 Pres B B Johre will devote most of his time to Red Cross work. He was named to a seven member committee to conduct a new fundraising drive in the near future.
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Sunday Red Cross Meetings Planned
Red Cross mass meetings are set for Sunday in McAlester and Pauls Valley with state and local leaders, including Governor Williams and L. E. Phillips, in McAlester and S. P. Freeling and E. P. McKay in Pauls Valley. Sapulpa will host a meeting with no speaker named, while district managers plan county division and appoint township captains to boost memberships. British planes bomb German depots in Belgium with raids reported by the Admiralty.
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Snow and Cold Weather Forecast Update
The local forecast notes snow and colder weather continuing. A cold wave is expected with temperatures from 4 to 10 degrees tonight, followed by a Saturday of fair conditions. The state forecast mirrors the cold trend and dry spell.
Milk Prices Soar Prompt Alarm From City Official
Oklaoma City faces rising milk costs as several dairymen threaten to push beyond the current fifteen cents a quart. Commissioner Kesler warns of further increases while city inspector Mullin notes ample supply at eleven cents per quart, and Mayor Overholser cites Dallas prices as a cautionary example. Officials stress the pattern of steady price hikes tied to wholesale charges and want a fair balance for residents.
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Texas Oil Men Settle Strike Affects 8,000 Workers
Houston dispatch reports the settlement of a strike affecting 8,000 Texas and Louisiana oil field workers. A written agreement will be signed this afternoon by producers and workers, ending a labor dispute that halted production in the region.
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First Pershing Aviators Wounded in Air Battles
American airmen in the Pershing forces report their first casualties as two men, a corporal and a private, were wounded in aerial combat with German planes on the western front.
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Arcadia Red Cross Branch Organized
Arcadia yesterday afternoon saw the organization of a Red Cross branch led by Mrs. Moleapfel and Dr L Frank Roach of the First Methodist Episcopal church. An addressing audience spoke on Red Cross work and a new work room was opened for use every May.
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Why the United States Should Not Declare War on Turkey
Dr William E Strong of the American board of missions states that war against Turkey or Bulgaria would aid Berlin. He argues Turkey and Bulgaria are tired of German rule and warns a war declaration could provoke broader German led attacks, citing signs of shifting Turkish and Bulgarian officials toward the United States.
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Emergency Bandage Work Is Necessary and Red Cross Efforts
Mrs. W. J. Pettee directs Red Cross dressing units and urges emergency bandage work in the city. No new arterial dressings will be supplied until year’s start. applications for surgical rooms paused. Two thousand four hundred fifty six dressings made yesterday, with twelve from Chamber of Commerce Ethe Hall unit.
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Major Earp Farewell Luncheon Held for Ancel Earp
A farewell luncheon for Major Ancel Earp drew more than three score state officers and statehouse personnel. Brigadier General Roy Hollman presided as toast as Earp heads to join the IRSth brigade in France, likely by New Year’s Day, with Mrs. Earp, newly married five days, attending in honor of her husband.
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Red Cross Unit Opens at Hawthorne School
A Hawthorne School Red Cross unit formed from Las Vegas Linwood and Englewood will operate a hospital art program. County branch leader Mrs. George Lieberte chairs the unit with Mrs. Gorge Gilbert as secretary treasurer. A workroom is set up in Hawthorne School and to open on Moody morning at 9. Buses will run daily.
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War on Austria-Hungary Passes Senate Vote
The U S Senate unanimously approves a resolution declaring war on Austria-Hungary during a tense debate. LaFollette departs before voting, Gore supports the measure, House expected to concur with minimal dissent as tension rises over the global conflict.
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Germans Take 4000 Additional Italian Troops
Berlin reports four thousand more Italian troops captured in the German offensive on the northern front bringing total captures to fifteen thousand. Sivemol was stormed by the German army according to the official communiqué. In Romania, December 6, 1944, an official announcement says Romanian troops associate with Russia in the proposed armistice though Romanians have rejected fraternization attempts across the front.
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Verdun Meuse fronts see German pressure and French retreat
German forces launch two dawn assaults on French lines east of the Meuse near Verdun after a heavy bombardment. British line shortened as retreating French positions west of Cambrai leave villages and Bourn wood exposed while the Austro German Franco Italian front sees mixed gains and stubborn defense along Asiago Brenta lines.
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Coffin to Head New U S Air Board
Howard F. Coffin of Pickies was chosen today by the president to head the new U S air board and Richard Howe of New York was named a member. The appointments form the government air craft oversight body.
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