Bevers Wins Tight City Commissioner Contest In Milwaukee
Bevers tops Crawford and Willoughby with 142 votes to 141 and 1140 respectively in a threeWay race where all three had been unopposed elsewhere. Willoughby will replace Pryor as commissioner of public works and property. Milwaukee report notes the Dewey lead in Wisconsin primaries and Willkie’s weak showing.
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Bill Bevers
Bill Crawford
J. D. Willoughby
Willoughby
Bevers
Crawford
J. H. Pryor
Milwaukee
Thomas E. Dewey
Wisconsin
Wendell Willkie
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
MacArthur
Stassen
Willkie
Fred R. Zimmerman
New York
Dewey Beauest
Dewery
New Yorker
Jap Zero Overruns Own Bomb and Is Blown To Pieces
Advanced Solomon Islands base report: Japanese Zero diving on a Liberator formation near Truk ran into its own aerial phosphorus bomb and exploded. Lieut. Col. Joseph C. Reddock from Oklahoma recounted the incident and praised the Truk bombing mission's accuracy and the crews' courage on a nearly two thousand mile round trip.
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Charles McMurtry
Solomon Island
Truk
Joseph C. Reddock
Laverne
Okla
13Th Aaf
Dublin Island
Solomons
Reddock
Italians Repulse German Attack on Mt Marrone Peak
Allied dispatches report Italian troops on Mt Marrone 15 miles northeast of Cassino repulsing a German counter attack with casualties. They fought with the Fifth Army after recent reports of seizing the peak and two nearby heights. Artillery duels and patrol clashes occurred along the front with German dumps destroyed and a patrol killed near Cassino.
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Naples
Mt. Marrone
Cassino
Fifth Army
Mile High
Anzio
Rome
Cisterna
Littoria
Barnett Crewmate In Prison Camp
Charles E. DeLaughter of Oklahoma City reports his son Sgt Billy DeLaughter tail gunner on a Liberator bomber is safe in a German prison camp after earlier reports said missing. Pilot Lt Joseph V. Barnett and other crew members were missing on February 24, with status of Barnett undetermined. Relatives in Ada cheer news of one crew member's safety. the ten man crew hailed from nine states.
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Charles E. DeLaughter
Oklahoma City
Billy DeLaughter
Germany
Joseph V. Barnett
Barnett
Somers E. Barnett
E. E. Nease
Memorial Poppies On Sale To Aid Disabled Vets
The American Legion Auxiliary announces Memorial Poppy sales to aid disabled veterans of the current war and World War I. Poppy Wreaths fund rehabilitation and recreation for men in government hospitals and provide extra income for veterans with few resources. Memorial Poppies quotas have nearly doubled this year to support both groups.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Tea used as medicine in China through early centuries
Historical notes indicate tea served as a medicinal remedy in China for centuries before becoming a common beverage around 500 CE. The shift reflects evolving medical and daily life practices in ancient Chinese society.
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China
Body of Roy Schat Found Amid Oklahoma Slayings
Oklahoma City police report Roy Schat, 47, Cleveland county farmer, found dead with throat slashed near the city. His death is tied to the Jorski family killings 25 miles east, as investigators pursue two negro suspects and examine a stolen truck with a missing left rear wheel. Cattle theft and cotton seed stores are also linked in the case.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Schat
Cleveland County
Here
Oklahoma
Walter Pete Jor Sk
Martha
Cleveland
Oklahoma County
Chickasha
Schat
Newcastle
G. Cooper
Jorski Farm
Hunt
Pottawatomie
Lincoln
American Commission Company Here
Gorski
Southland Cottonseed Oil Company
Berlin raids claim eleven thousand lives in two attacks
Stockholm reports via Aftonbladet that about 11 000 Berliners were killed in two raids on the German capital. The Bayer plant on Kurfuerstendamm was destroyed by a blockbuster, and 2 800 tons of bombs fell in the March 24 raid. US bombers struck Berlin on March 22 with 1 500 tons. Dahlem Zehlendorf Grunewald and Halensee suffered wide destruction. Siemensstadt was ruined. Lessons noted include claims of daylight fighter escorts and anti aircraft fire. Also reports a move of Ribbentrop’s ministry to Vienna. Jamaica to recruit 13 000–15 000 farm laborers for U S work next week, continuing a previous program.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Dahlem
Zehlendorf
Grunewald
Halensee
Siemenstadt
Aftonbladet
Svandau
Joachim Ribbentron
Foreign Ministry
Vienna
U. S
Kingston
Jamaica
United States
U.S
Draft Formula Shifts To Age Groups In Selective Service
Washington reports the draft will use an age-group system for requisitions. Maj. Gen. Hershey outlines that men under 26 are drafted first, then 26 to 29, then over 30 with looser rules. He pledges enforcement of 4-Fs and balancing farm deferments against military need while undecided on essential activity status for some 4-F students.
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Washington
Selective Service
High Command
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Selective Service Headquarters
Urgent Tin Can Drive Seeks 15000 More Cans
Ada residents urged to donate 15000 pounds of tin cans to complete a carload. The American Legion via Clyde Bailey has collected 15000 pounds already. John Beard says Ada should provide the remainder. Boy Scouts will collect curbside Friday and Saturday starting 9 30. Cans must be cleaned flattened and label free.
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Ada
American Legion
Clyde Bailey
John Beard
Mr. Beard
Harry Miller
Scout
Broadway
Barkley predicts prosperity after war in Pennsylvania speech
Senator Barkley foresees prosperity unprecedented after the war and says the government will get out of business as soon as peace arrives. He spoke to the association of ice cream manufacturers of Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Barkley
Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers of
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delapeare
Hogs to Feed More From 1943 Corn Harvest
Analysts note about five million more hogs to be fed in 1943 due to the larger 1943 corn crop compared to 1942. The shift signals expanded pork production capacity and sustained demand for grain outputs.
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United States
Romania May Seek Break With Germany Amid Cairo Talks
Washington observers see cautious hope that Romania may break from Germany and seek peace with the Allies via Count Barbu Stirbey in Cairo, but warn that German dominance and stalled talks limit action. A successful armistice hinges on Bucharest's posture and German needs in South Russia.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Barbu Stirbey
Cairo
Rumania
Germany
Stirbey
Bucharest
Bombing of Bucharest and Balkan Capitals Deepens War Strain
Bombers from the United States and allied forces attacked Bucharest in a sustained raid that damaged railway yards and chokepoints. Reports say 46 German planes were shot down, with 12 Allied planes lost, as the operation targeted supply lines, depots, and military facilities. Similar strikes hit Budapest and Sofia, signaling a broader Balkan campaign with strategic aims beyond battlefield destruction. Russian forces also cut the Odessa rail line by seizing Razdelnaya, trapping about 200,000 German and Romanian troops and forcing remaining retreat routes to a narrow ferry crossing.
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Naples
U. S
Bucharest
Berlin
Balkan
Budapest
Sofia
Ploesti
Germany
London
Odessa
Razdelnaya
Black Sea
Stalin
Rumania
Odessa Littoral
Ovidiopol
Gun Off Battleship Oklahoma Found for Memorial
A 14 inch gun from the battleship Oklahoma, sunk in the Pearl Harbor raid, was found on a salvage pile at Pearl Harbor and proposed for a permanent memorial at the Norman Oklahoma naval base. Lt. Col. Walter M. Harrison, on leave, suggested to Senator Elmer Thomas that the navy department award the relic to the state. Secretary Knox referred the request to the bureau of ordnance, with a decision expected soon as Oklahoma is raised and returned to service.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Norman, Okla
Naval Base
Walter M. Harrison
Daily
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City Times
Pacific
Elmer Thomas
D.-Okla
Navy Department
Thomas
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Bureau of Ordnance
Olahoma
Better File That Income Estimate for 1944
Citizens who have not filed an income estimate for 1944 should act before April 15 to avoid penalties. Cy Reed of the Internal Revenue department will be available next Friday through the fatal April to assist callers in estimating their war year earnings in dollars.
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Internal Revenue Department
Cy Reed
Federal
U.S. Warplane Claims Heavy Japanese Losses in China
A Chinese eyewitness quoted by the central news agency says a U.S. warplane killed about 1,500 Japanese troops on a February 15 train near Nanking and also inflicted heavy casualties on 3,000 aboard two ships near Wuhu on March 4.
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Chungking
Central News Agency
Today
U. S
Nanking
Free China
Wuhu
Japs Increase Burma Effort and Red Army Advances
Soviet and Allied reports describe heavy fighting across Tarnopol and Odessa fronts as Zhukov’s forces seize Tarnopol, push toward Lwow, and Malinovsky’s army nears key rail links. In Burma, Japanese forces hold Imphal Kohima road while Merrill’s Marauders strike behind enemy lines, with Allied air and ground actions targeting oil, power, and rail hubs along the Bengal Assam frontier.
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Charles A. Grumich
New Delhi
India
Imphal
Manipur
Kohima
Bengal-Assam
Southwest Asia
Assam
Tiddim
Imphal-Kohima
William Boni
Associated Press
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung Valley
Burma
Frank Merrill
Inkanghtawng
Kamaing
Mogaung
Mandalay
Myitkyina
Stilwell
Tanai
Inkankhtawng
Laban
Southeast Asia
Arakan
Bay of Bengal
Akyab
Alabangaw
Maungdaw
Frank L. Martin
India-Burma
Horthy Prisoner In His Palace
Budapest reports say Regent Nicholas Horthy is held prisoner in his palace guarded by Hungarian Nazis allied with German Gestapo. The arrow cross party led by Ferenc Szalasi dominates the guard and police, while officers learn of German manipulation that forced Hungarian units to cease fire and let German forces pass. Ex-Premier Kallay allegedly seeks refuge in the Turkish embassy.
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Madrid
Budapest
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Gestapo
Arrow Cross Party
Ferenc Szalasi
Fuebrer
Nicholas Kallay
Sopron
Pecs
Jjvidek
Xallay
President Roosevelt Recovers in White House Study
April 4 report from Washington notes President Roosevelt still recovering from bronchial irritation in the White House study. He had one appointment scheduled with Fred Adams, an old New York friend.
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Washinggton
Roosevelt
White House
Fred . Adams
New York
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested
A classified notice highlights higher yields for investments in vested Ada accounts. It explains improved return rates and eligibility, urging readers to review terms and consider transferring funds before late deadlines.
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Ada News
Shorter Route to Hell Sparks Widespread Anxiety
Dialectal remark notes that finding a direct road to hell would ease global anxiety as peaches in a store front page story become a sensational focus. The fragment hints at media attention and public mood without specific events.
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Talians
Mt. Marrone Peak
Ada Flier
Bulgaria
Hitler
Russia
Count Stirbey
Juliu Maniu
Antonescu
Maniu
Bucharet
South
Balkans
Junction
Pius
Tarnopol
Norman Base
Revenue
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Skala
Kamenets Podolsk
Lwow
Gregory K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Buzhany
Rodion — Y. Malinovsky
Third Army
Bakolova
Tiraspol
Bender
Kishinev
Bessarabia
Lower
Dniester
Doibany
Osipovka
Amazon Valley
Alaska
Horthy
Pers
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