Ambassador Winant Caps U. S. Role in London
S J Woolf profiles John G Winant as U S ambassador in London guiding wartime policy with Churchill and Eden. He works late at the embassy, maintains a quiet persona, and foresees a better postwar world while stressing international policing and avoiding unemployment, malnutrition, and housing issues. His true ambassadors are the men in uniform.
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S. J. Woolf
NEA
London
John G. Winant
U. S
State Department
Churchill
Eden
House of Commons
Winant
United States
Marine Corps
Germany
New York City
New
Russia
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Poe
Ike and Bradley contrasted in invasion HQ portrait
London dispatch portrays Omar Bradley as a silent, tireless field commander who rarely rests his voice while Dwight Eisenhower prefers talking. Bradley, a close West Point classmate of Ike, leads with hands on inspection and careful orders, earning a reputation as a devoted family man who survives long hours.
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London
Omar Bradley
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bradley
England
Iid
Gen. Bradley
Tse
Lewis Bridges
Lodi
Calif
Chester B. Hansen
Elizabeth
N. J
Western Front
Eisenhower
West Point
Ike
Thorneberry Found Guilty Of Murder
Thorneberry, 28, Texan, convicted of second degree murder in Steamboat Springs Colorado after a one day trial. Jury deliberated under two hours. He faces a 10 years to life sentence. Brother Randel is a fugitive. The victim Ethelbert Purdy, a recluse sheep herder, was found dead in his sheep wagon after the August robbery.
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Steamboat Springs
Colo
O. B. Throneberry
Throneberry
Randel
Ethelbert Purdy
Purdy
Dismantling Span Narrowly Clears Rising Reservoir Waters
Workmen tearing down the Frisco railroad steel span over the Washita river beat the rising Red River reservoir by a foot as water climbed toward the trestle. The lake now covers about 32 000 acres and runs over 66 feet deep near Denison. In Oklahoma City Rev. Car roll Fairbanks of Enid will address the first Oklahoma Council of Churches Christian Education directors this afternoon.
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Durant
Okla
Frisco
Washita River
Red River
Denison
Tex
Oklahoma City
Carroll Fairbanks
Enid
Directors of Christian Education Commission
The
Oklahoma Council of Churches
Two Oklahomans Among 83 With Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor has been awarded to 83 service members since Pearl Harbor. Among the recipients are Lt. Col. John L. Smith of Lexington Oklahoma and Ernest Childers of Tulsa Oklahoma, with others from Army Navy and Marine branches recognized for valor.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Board of Awards
Army
Douglas MacArthur
James H. Doolittle
Leon W. Johnson
Moline
Kas
Charles E. Kelly
Pittsburgh
Ernest Childers
Tulsa
Okla
John Duncan Bulkeley
Long Island City
N. Y
Gregory Boyington
Okanogan
Wash
Joseph J. Foss
Sioux Falls
S. D
John L. Smith
Lexington
Alexander Vandegrift
Charlottesville
Palmer Dies at Holdenville Native Ada Educator of Indian Service
Glenn C. Palmer a Cherokee descent education field agent who served eight years in Ada and was later based in Holdenville died Sunday from cerebral hemorrhage at his Holdenville home. He was born May 11 1896 in Halstead Kansas and served in World War I. Survived by wife Mercedes two children sister and uncle. Funeral in Halstead with military honors.
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Glenn C. Palmer
Ada
Holdenville
Palmer
Mackey Funeral
Halstead
Kas
First Methodist Church
Choate
Indian Service
Oae
Fort Berthold
Mekusukey
Seminole
Philadelphia
Miss
Colo— State
El Paso Jail Death of Navy Recruit Lillard
Lillard Haskel Haywood Lillard, en route to San Diego for Navy training, died by his own actions in an El Paso jail. He climbed a water tower, was talked down, then later found dead in custody. Survived by wife Mrs Lillard and eight children. He had been a Boettcher Oil and Gas pumper and was inducted at Oklahoma City on April 13.
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Haskel Haywood Lillard
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Navy
el Paso
Tex
Ada
Boettcher Oil and Gas Company
Lillard
Navy
Oklahoma City
Naval Training Station
Seek Painless Way To Collect Taxes
Washington April 18 UP lawmakers aimed for a painless income tax system. The House Ways and Means Committee began examining the first draft of a simplification bill to relieve 30 million people from filing returns after this year. It would also ease the March 15 deadline for about 20 million others required to file.
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Washington
House
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Minnie Hamilton Resigns as Kay County Agent
Newkirk report states Minnie Hamilton, the Kay county home demonstration agent, resigned effective May 1 due to health reasons.
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Newkirk
Minnie Hamilton
Kay County
Employment Office Enters Third Year With WMC
The War Manpower Commission marks its third year of service under the United States Employment Service. Local manager Charles T. Stotts says the office has placed 2,370 workers since 1942 including 462 women 50 Negroes 15 handicapped and 70 veterans.
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WMC
United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Charles T. Stotts
Mexican Consul Advocates Language Study at Pan American Banquet
Dr. Joel S. Quinones the Mexican consul from Oklahoma City urged learning languages to foster western hemisphere relations and better jobs. He noted many Americans study Spanish, praised Pan American Day, and invited visitors to visit Mexico with consulate aid. Musical program followed with Spanish duets and songs.
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Joel S. Quinones
Oklahoma City
Aldridge Hotel
East Central State College
Ada High School
Dr. Quinones
United States
Canada
Western Hemisphere
Quinones
Mexico
Plane crash injures two men while hunting coyotes
Vernon Thorp and Gerry Schuber of Yukon were injured when their light plane crashed eight miles southwest of town during a coyote hunting flight. The report notes liquor shortages driving dangerous bootleg activity nearby.
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Cordell
Vernon Thorp
Gerry Schuber
Yukon
Here
Miss Frances Bair Enlists in WAVES in Oklahoma City
Miss Frances Bair a teacher at Byng High School and East Central State College graduate was sworn into the WAVES at a recruiting station in Oklahoma City on Saturday. She will report for duty and later travel to New York City for basic training at Hunter College. Specialist WAVE recruiter Mrs. Martha Hudson Walsh visits Ada this week to offer information and applications at room 301 in the Post Office building.
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Fances Bair
East Twelfth
Oklahoma City
Byng
Miss Bair
East Central State College
YWCA
Baptist Agg Union
New York City
Hunter College
Martha Hudson Walsh
Ada
High Finance Trade Replaces Old Debts With New
The saying notes that sophisticated financiers often cycle liabilities by swapping older debts for newer obligations. Experts warn the pattern can obscure true costs and risk exposure.
South Carolina Fights Negro Vote To Preserve White Primaries
South Carolina legislators push to repeal primary laws as more than 100 bills move toward enactment to keep white primaries dominant. Rep. John D. Long warns against negro participation and cites fear of federal court rulings. Senate and party officials argue the move protects local voting by whites and northern influence.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
John D. Long
Union
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
North
J. P. Mozing
Darlington
United States
Oklahoma Democrats declare safe lead in early campaign push
Senator Elmer Thomas and Representative Mike Monroney say Oklahoma is safely in the Democratic camp after weeks of campaign work. They cite calmer public sentiment, praise OPA and subsidies, and endorse WPB to aid reconversion and fair distribution of supplies to small industry.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Mike Monroney
Office of Price Administration
Monroney
Thomas
OPA
War Production Board
WPB
George D. Bolt Taken By Death
George D. Bolt WWI veteran died at a local hospital Monday night at 8 20. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Criswell Funeral Home. American Legion service will be part of final rites with burial in Memorial Park. Survived by widow Bessie Bolt two sons William and Arthur D Bolt both in the U S military and a grandson George A Bolt.
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George D. Bolt
Criswell Funeral Home
American Legion Service
Memorial Park
Bolt
Bessie Bolt
William
Arthur D. Bolt
U. S
George A. Bolt
Negroes Report For Induction In Army
A group of colored registrants from draft board No 2 left for Ft Sill to be inducted into the army. Five named registrants Julius W Colbert Cecil Henry Seals David Flowers Igustus Seals and John D Bruner proceed to service. one father is in the group and another registrant entered for limited service. FAIRVIEW Rodney L Croc ker 17 died from automobile crash injuries while Carl Eugene Grau berger 18 driving the car is in critical condition as the vehicle overturned on a curve.
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Ft. Sill
Army
Julius W. Colbert
Cecil Henry Seals
David Flowers
Igustus Seals
John D. Bruner
Fairview
Rodney L. Crocker
Carl Eugene Grauberger
Okeene
CIO Political Action Committee Keeps Up Pressure and Debate
The CIO political action committee led by Sidney Hillman aims to mobilize labor voters for a potential Roosevelt bid. It faces criticism from Rep. Dies and Rep. Smith and AFL opposition via Green who urges nonpartisanship. The group reports uneven registration progress across cities and regions while leveraging 14 regional offices to register members and address poll tax rules.
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CIO
AFL
New Type Weapons in Development by Navy Ordnance Chief
Rear Admiral George S. Hussey, chief of the navy's bureau of ordnance, said new weapons are in process for use against the enemy. He noted rapid rocket gun development and a large testing station focused on rockets, and predicted improved accuracy. Hussey cited reduced ammunition rounds per plane since Pearl Harbor and a ship not firing anti aircraft rounds in four months of Pacific action.
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Washington
George S. Hussey
Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Hussey
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Last Mile for Gas Coupons Ends in Portland Incident
In Portland a truck carrying CPA-canceled gasoline coupons bound for an incinerator ran out of gas with the driver out of coupons. Police escort arranged a tow car to complete the delivery.
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Portland
Ore
Regrassing the Dust Bowl Area Quickly Advances
In Woodward the regrassing effort on land once called the dust bowl has become a science. The experiment station built a machine specialized for planting native grass seed. Officials say the machine speeds planting and could revolutionize seed distribution. Salt is noted to keep grease from smoke and pepper in a boy’s seat has a similar effect.
British Seemingly Seal Off Country From World Of Neutrals
Stockholm reports April 18 that Britain tightens security rules isolating itself from neutrals while invasion talk grows in Swedish press. German high command circles predict West invasion and bridgeheads across Europe as RAF activity wanes and new weapons rumors surface.
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Rgsert N. Sturdevant
Stockholm
Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
Voelkkischer Beobachter
Atlantic Wall
Wheeler predicts Dewey as next president in 1948 race
Senator Burton Wheeler says Roosevelt cannot run due to health and that no general should be president. He doubts Marshall or MacArthur, predicts Dewey will be drafted and elected, and adds he would not vote for a fourth term for any president. Wheeler speaks at a Boston press conference.
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Boston
Burton K. Wheeler
D.mont
Roosevelt
Thomas A. Dewey
New York
George Marshall
MacArthur
Wheeler
Cron
Mason-Dixon Line
Massachusetts
Dewey
U.S. Oil Production Gained Past Week
U S crude oil production rose 19 110 barrels daily to 4 437 620 in the week ended April 15 the Oil and Gas Journal reports Kansas output up 15 000 to 272 300 bpd California up 4 200 to 829 450 bpd eastern fields 2 000 to 78 600 bpd Oklahoma 1 100 to 331 900 bpd East Texas 200 to 362 500 bpd Michigan 3 710 to 52 560 bpd Rocky Mountain area 2 580 to 119 669 bpd Illinois down 9 200 to 214 900 bpd Texas down 100 to 1 910 250 bpd Louisiana unchanged at 358 500 bpd.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
California
Eastern
Oklahoma
East Texas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain Area
Illinois
Texas
Louisiana
Helping Uncle Sam in South Lyme Victory Garden
Mrs. Ella Slade 82 a leading South Lyme victory gardener herself spaded the plot and planted peas, potatoes and other vegetables for the war effort.
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South Lyme, Conn
Ella Slate
South Lyme
Slade
Prison education program launched at McAlester by Rose
Robert S. Rose, formerly with the state department of education, has been named director of education and recreation at McAlester state penitentiary. He is organizing a comprehensive sports and recreation program for all inmates as part of governor Kerr's reform plan.
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Mcalester
McAlester State Penitentiary
Robert S. Rose
State Department of Education
Rose
Kerr
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