Price and Rent Controls Ahead
Roosevelt ordered a universal price ceiling to hold most daily goods to March levels and restore rents to pre boom scales in areas with dense population. The measure aims to reduce retail costs by about 3 percent from April levels, with wholesalers and manufacturers affected May 11 and retail prices on May 18. Violators face license suspension, fines up to 5000 dollars, or imprisonment under the emergency act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willim Needham
Washington
America
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Ambassador Standley Returns to Kuibyshev After Moscow Credentials
Admiral William H Standley U S ambassador to Russia arrived by plane in Kuibyshev from Moscow where he presented credentials to President Kalinin and conferred with Premier Stalin and Foreign Minister Molotov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuibyshev
William H. Standley
U. S
Russia
Kuibshev
Moscow
Michael Kalinin
Joseph Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
County tire board warns against abuse of new and retreaded tires
A county tire rationing board issues a strict order denying certificates for new or retreaded tires to applicants who misuse the tires beyond the stated purpose. The board states it may refuse replacements after June 1 if abuse or neglect caused the need, weighing community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Tire Rationing Board
Judge blocks oil drilling on Ada airport site
District court Judge Tal Crawford ordered the removal of drilling equipment from an oil rig at Ada’s new municipal airport after city officials found the operation resumed on the north end of the north south runway. The city had recently seized the land under condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal Crawford
Ada
Bill Crawford
Crawford
Final Cotton Crop Report Shows Decline In 1941 Output
The agriculture department released its final 1941 cotton crop report noting 10,744,000 bales produced, down from 12,566,000 in 1940. Planted area July 1 totaled 23,132,000 acres with 22,238,000 acres harvested, and lint yield per acre averaged 231.9 pounds. State details include Missouri 476,900 bales. Arkansas 430,000. Louisiana 313,000. Oklahoma 718,000. Texas 2,352,000. New Mexico 106,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
President Roosevelt Proclaims National Maritime Day May 22
Roosevelt issues a proclamation designating May 22 as National Maritime Day to honor the sailors of the Victory Fleet and the shipyard workers and engineers whose labor builds ships and sustains naval might. The call emphasizes patriotism along with public recognition of maritime industry contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Roosevelt
Crowell Tornado Toll Rises in Texas Disaster
Pryor toll climbs as rescue teams continue digging through Main Street wreckage. The disaster information center reports 59 killed and 194 hospitalized with many in critical condition, as WPA workers assist and officials plan reconstruction for the 5 000 to 7 000 resident war boom town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRYOR
Disaster Information Center
Vincent Lackey
WPA Records Project
Wagoner
Main Street
Red Cross
Washington
WPA
Snyder
Oklahoma
Braggs
L. G. Denny Named Rotary President
The Ada Rotary club elected L. G. Denny as president for the coming year with L. H. Harrell and Kenneth Ambrose as vice presidents and Jim Keltner and C. Dan Procter as directors. A district conference in Oklahoma City May 3 and 4 will feature war service talks and Cecil Brown, a Columbia war correspondent, as Sunday night speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Rotary Club
L. G. Denny
L. H. Harrell
Kenneth Ambrose
Jim Keltner
C. Dan Procter
Harle E. McCall
Ada Club
Rotary International
Oklahoma City
United States Army
Cecil Brown
Columbia
Clayton Rand
Mississippi
Tom Collins
Kansas City
Pilot Receives Medal as Radio Drama Reveals Flight
Fresno report details Captain Hewitt T Wireless who flew a fortress past 18 pursuing Japanese planes over 75 miles. President Roosevelt praised his mission on air. Wife Raymonda Jean Wheless and their 6 month old daughter listened with him. Captain Wheless declined comment, credited with distinguished service cross. He is from Menard Texas, wife formerly Merced resident. They married 18 months ago during maneuvers here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
Roosevelt
Hewitt T
Wheless
Raymonda Jean Wheless
Menard
Texas
Merced
Artillery Sinks Jap Vessel In Manila Bay
The war department reports artillery from Manila Bay forts sank an armed Japanese vessel and disrupted troop concentrations on Cavite and Bataan shores. MacArthur HQ notes reduced enemy air raids on Corregidor while Japanese batteries shell forts. Panay defenders resist near Alibunan and San Remigio as naval strength concentrates near Panay. Northern Luzon sees Japanese detachments pushing near American Filipino patrols in the Cagayan valley area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Manila Bay
Cavite
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Department
Corregidor
Panay
Alibunan
San Remigio
San Jose
Philippines
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Japanese land at Cotabato and complete occupation
Japanese forces landed at Cotabato on Mindanao's western coast and completed the occupation in four and a half hours, according to an announcement from the Japanese expedition headquarters in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Cotabato
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Eleven Dead And Many Injured In Crowell Texas Tornado
A catastrophic tornado and fire leveled much of Crowell Texas injuring more than 70 and killing at least nine. Rescue teams from Vernon and nearby towns rushed in as hospitals filled and power and water failed. Shelter and aid were organized for about 1,000 residents left homeless.
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Vernon
Tex
Crowell
Texas
West Texas
George Self
Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Quanah
Chillicothe
Feard County
West Texas Plains
Oklahoma Line
Wichita Falls
Jerry Looper
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
An Ada News classified item notes higher value for vested investments, promising better returns for readers who invest a larger amount in advertised schemes. The notice highlights favorable terms and potential gains while urging careful consideration of the offered program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
War Reports From Roosevelts Address and Tornado Casualties
President Roosevelt warned of fighting any axis use of Vichy bases as American warships engage in the Mediterranean and troops join bases worldwide. The dispatch lists tornado victims in Pryor Nowata and surrounding towns, naming dozens of residents and ages.
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Axis
Washington
Hitler
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
United Nations
Near East
Middle East
America
North
South Atlantic
Arctic
South Pacific
South America
Greenand
Iceland
British Isles
Far East
Australia
Pacific
Europe
Orient
New Zealand
Burma
Chiang Kai-Shek
RAF Strikes Kiel Navy Base and Trondheim in New Bombings
The RAF attacked Kiel’s naval base heavily and hit Trondheim during a second night of major Allied bombing. Overnight raids also targeted Ghent air fields and Belgian power stations as part of a week of sustained operations. The Germans claimed York suffered major damage with several civilian casualties.
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London
RAF
Kiel
Trondheim
Norway
British
Air Ministry
Low Countries
Ghent
Belgium
Britain
North Cornwall
Coastal Air Command
Aalesund
Tirpitz
York
Bath
Norwich
Cuba Recognizes Free French Territorial Holders
Havana April 29 Cuba grants de facto recognition to Free French control over five French territories including Tahiti New Caledonia and Equatorial Africa. The note says Cuba will deal with them via the Free French headquarters in London while maintaining relations with Vichy France. Cuba is at war with Germany and Italy since December 11.
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Havana
Cuba
London
Pacific Islands
Tahiti Group
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
Equatorial Africa
Cameroons
Jose M. Cortina
National
French Committee
Free French
Germany
Italy
Letter Carriers Hold Meeting at Ada Home
Ada Letter Carriers met for their monthly business session at Mrs. Claude Procter s home. After the meeting, members and guests including Mr. Clyde Barnes and others shared games and refreshments. In London a Free French source said General Henri Giraud, 63, who escaped Konigstein, arrived in Vichy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Claude Procter
Clyde Barnes
W. F. Parrish
A. Morgan
Gus Gaar
Roy Meek
Ben Whitehead
Luther Thompson
Dee Kirby
Jimmy McFarlin
Procter
London
Henri Honore Giraud
Konigstein
Vichy
Man Charged in Tahlequah Shooting Dismissed Then Reheld
In Tahlequah on April 29 a complaint charged Billy Mc Kee, 37, of Park Hill, with murder in the April 10 shooting of Ervin Mears, 26, also of Tahlequah, who was riding a motorcycle with a friend. Justice J. D. Justus dismissed the case at Park Hill, and McKee was rearrested on a new complaint filed by County Attorney Houston B. Tehee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahlequah
Billy McKee
Park Hill
Ervin Mears
Mears
J. D. Justus
McKee
Houston B. Tehee
Shell Dud Sparks War Analyst Mackenzie Career
Tulsa April 30 A shell dud on Vimy Ridge in 1917 saved DeWitt MacKenzie enabling a seven to eight decade career as a foreign correspondent and AP war analyst. His daily The War Today column is distributed to 700 newspapers and covers moves behind the moves in World War II and diplomacy.
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Tulsa
DeWitt MacKenzie
Bud Shell
MacKenzie
Associated Press
Associated Press Wide World News Service
Vimy Ridge
India
Ireland
Munich
Chamberlain
Hitler
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NEA
Big Pryor
Rotary
United States War
Daisy Abbott
Lloyd Ball
Russell Barnes
Lee Blake
Nowata
Lloyd Boyd
Dale Brown
Springfield
C. D. Burdick
Joe M. Bybee
S. H. Clayton Pryor
Maud Crow
Diana Dresser
Harve Graham
Spavinaw
Frederick Greenwell
Rollie Hall
Louisville
Callie Hallenbeck
Homer Hammond
Bartlesville
C. R. Jenkins
Waco
T. F. Jenkins
Harry March
W. E. Nicklin
M. L. Pryor
J. C. Russell
Phyllis Simpson
Raymond Lee Simpson
E. C. Shapland
Chris Shapland
Heard Stallings
Myrna K. Stone
Sam Sutter
Alice Teeter
Dorothy Mae Templeton
Adair
Dan Trisler
Elinor Ann Trisler
Howard Willey
Talala
Sam T. Williams
Doris Wolfe
Howard Wood
Claremore
Dorothy Trimble
Lily Opal Clemons
Walsie Johnston
Pry
Baby Chandler
Mrs. Crowell
Leo Stevens Leberge
Mr. Layton
Medina Purcell
C. M. Trimble
D. W. Templeton
Lester Taylor
S. F. Ramey
Jeanie Yeaton
Melvina Yeaton
Elaine Yeaton
Melvina Yeates
Pierre Laval
Japan
Fred LeCrone
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Navy
DNB
Cologne
A.P
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