Fighting 45th Piling Up High Honors
The Fighting Forty-Fifth, America's newest combat division, earned praise in Sicily after three weeks of operations. Maj. Gen. Troy M. Middleton led the unit alongside Maj. Gen. Terry Allen's First Infantry Division. The 45th captured over 6,000 enemy prisoners, marched 140 miles in 14 days, knocked out eight Tiger tanks, seized key airports, and split the island's defenses by advancing to the northern coast and toward Palermo.
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Seventh Army
Sicily
America
Francis J. Reichman
Oklahoma City
Troy M. Middleton
Baton Rouge
Terry Allen
First Infantry
United States
Africa
Gela
Comisi
Biscari
Vittoria
Caltanissetta
Palermo
Sicilian
Reichman
Comiso
Scegletti
San Grace Camerina
Ada war hero Lt Tom Thomas reported prisoner of Italians
Lt. Tom A. Thomas Jr. Ada’s famed war pilot, shot down July 12 over Sicily, parachuted to safety then reportedly captured in Italian territory after bagging a third enemy plane. His mother received an adjutant general telegram, later conflicting reports suggested he was seen parachuting to safety.
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Tom A. Thomas, Jr
Ada
Tom A. Thomas
Adjutant General
Thomas
Sicily
Denver Davison, Jr
Davison
Tommie
Senator Thomas warns protests over gasoline coupon cuts
Tulsa dispatch reports Sen Elmer Thomas warns that cutting Midwest and Southwest gasoline coupons could trigger an economic upheaval and a black market. He telegraphed Roosevelt and officials including Prentiss Brown Fred Vinson Harold Ickes and James Byrnes detailing fears of unequal coupon value shifts and regional transport dependence.
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Tulsa
Midwest
Southwest
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Roosevelt
Thomas
Atlantic Seaboard
Seaboard States
Midwest and Southwest
East
Prentiss M. Brown
Office of Price Administration
Fred M. Vinson
Harold Ickes
Interior
James F. Byrnes
Badoglio Puts Down Riefing
Madrid reports a military dictatorship in Italy under Badoglio with strict measures to suppress protests. Italian officers favor the change while public morale declines. Allies’ slow Sicily campaign dampens hope for quick peace. Germans move into northern Italy and refrain from clashing with Italian forces.
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Madrid
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Rome
Spain
Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Milan
Bari
Sicily
Trieste
Fiume
Reds Move Within Five Miles Of Orel As Front Gathers
Soviet forces push toward Orel closing the gap on the central front. German retreat widens west of Orel as three Russian armies press the line. German reports claim heavy fighting on the Mius river and encirclement attempts falter amid rising Soviet gains.
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Moscow
Orel
Red Army
Reuters
Hitler health reportedly worrying Germans in 1930s rumor
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm cites unconfirmed notes that Adolf Hitler's health is causing anxiety in Germany. Heinrich Himmler allegedly urged physicians to report honestly as Hitler appears apathetic and low in spirits.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Bern
Nya Dagligt Allehanda
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Heinrih Himmler
Hitler
State Ends Case Seeking To Hold Phillips To Trial
Oklahoma City recounts the second day of the preliminary hearing for former Gov. Leon Phillips as defense efforts to probe the state’s star witness are blocked. Testimony centers on $8,000 parole payoff dealings involving Phillips aide, a go-between, and Mrs. Eissminger with multiple witnesses detailing bribe flows and perjury terms.
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Oklahoma City
Leon Chillips
Phillips
Justice of the Peace
Otis James
J. B. Dudley
Fred Lowe
Dudley
Lowe
C. B. McNally
McNally
Eissminger
Perets
Capitol
Fitzgerald
J. W. Eissminger
W. A. Strong
Allies Smash Way Forward Near Mt Etna in World War II Victory Push
Allied forces launched a massive combined air sea and land assault against Axis defenses near Mt Etna in Sicily. American Seventh Army moved forward several miles capturing Catenuova and nearby towns while Naples faced renewed bombing. Royal and American ships bombarded coastal routes as British and American aircraft targeted supply lines and gun positions.
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Belman Morin
North Africa
Mt. Etna Line
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mt. Etna
Sicily
Caronia
San Stefano
Cape Orlando
Catenuova
Catania
Centuripe
Agira
Naples
Sicilian
Messina
Taormina
Cape Molini
Cave Armi
Adrano
R.A.F. Wellingtons
Prisoners Will Not Have Way At Pen
Oklahoma City August 4. The board of affairs will shut down all prison industries and cancel army and Navy contracts rather than yield to convicts. They insist prisoners cannot run the prison. Work resumed in the twine factory, with a demand to remove Warden Hunt declared ridiculous.
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Oklahoma City
Board of Affairs
Army
Navy
Isoners
Virgil
Browne
Rej Hunt
Garage Apartment Damaged By Blaze
A garage apartment at 900 North Francis occupied by Lee Fabree was damaged by a fire sparked by nearby playhouse flames. The chicken house and playhouse were destroyed, outside walls and roof burned, interiors mostly intact. Firemen protected furniture from water damage. Cairo report mentions British General Wilson doubting German Balkans hold if Italy collapses, but expects continued German effort.
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Lee Fabree
North Francis
Haley
Cairo
Henry Maitland Wilson
Middle East
Balkans
Showers Cool Oklahoma Amid Heat Wave Long Heat Record
The Associated Press reports showers tempered a record heat wave across Oklahoma after a 118 state high at Altus. Morning rain cooled Oklahoma City with further rains at Fairland and hail at Picher. Three more heat deaths were recorded, totaling 19. Elk City led with 108, other highs included Ponca City 106 and Oklahoma City 105. Waynoka remained the coolest at 70 as the forecast called for more thundershowers and warm conditions in central and northeast areas.
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Ada
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Mercury
Altus
Oklahoma City
Fairland
Picher
Tulsa
H. H. Armstrong
Thomas J Cleveland
Frascella Donata
San Antonio
Texas
Weather Bureau
Elk City
Ponca City
Miami
Ardmore
Waynoka
McAlester
Guyman
Panhandle
Wheeler Attacks Dad Draft Plans Amid War Manpower Debate
Senator Wheeler of Montana assails the pre Pearl Harbor fathers draft plan arguing it serves only a psychological aim at Russia. He says Congress opposed such power politics and cites the Kilday bill and his exemption proposal pending in the Senate. Wheeler cites Army figures claiming enough manpower through 1944 to meet needs.
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Washington
Wheeler
Mont
Russia
Belton
War Manpower Board
House
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Army
No Peace Feelers From Italy, Hull Says
Washington reports the United States has seen no peace feelers from Marshal Pietro Badoglio's government in Italy. The state and war departments say there is no new information beyond press dispatches. Secretary Hull states no confirmation of any Italian peace moves.
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Washington
United States
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
War Departments
Hull
Fifth Of WAACs Not Reenlisting
Fort Custer Michigan August 4 Twenty one percent of the WAAC membership in three companies here has requested discharge rather than reenlist for regular Army service Lieut A T Etcheson public relations officer announced today The survey found many young women are wives of soldiers who expected overseas service but are now staying home to support their families or tend ill relatives.
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Fort Custer
Mich
WAAC
A. T. Etcheson
Tony
Etcheson
War Department
Munda Line Reached as Pacific Offensive Advances
In the Southwest Pacific the U S forces broke through jungle nests toward the Munda air strip on New Georgia Island though the main defense line remains. Allied air and sea bombardments have battered Japanese positions while barges and ships near Salamaua and Cape Gloucester faced heavy losses in recent days.
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Pacific
United States
Munda
Douglas MacArthur
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Salamaua
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Finschhafen
Dampier Strait
Thirteen Youths Registered by Local Selective Board
During July 13 young men aged 18 registered with Local Selective Board No. 1 overseen by chief clerk Jack Lloyd. Some already served in the army via reserve calls, while others listed include Donald Wyckoff Forest Bridwell William Holphemier Raymond Dorsey Earl Jeter A J McFarlin Charlie McKay Hubert Robinson Ted Miller John Holden Billy McDaniel Franklin Martin Walter Black. This group forms part of the sixth registration group.
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Local Selective Board No. 1
Jack Lloyd
Donald Glen Wyckoff
Forest Ward Bridwell
William Kent Holphemier
Raymond Arthur Dorsey
Earl Floyd_Jeter
A. J. McFarlin
Charlie Junior McKay
Hubert Ray Robinson, Jr
Ted Leon Miller
John Charles Holden
Billy Louis McDaniel
Franklin Martin
Walter Lee Black
Army insignia drawing on cigarette wrapper by officer now clergyman
An old tale claims the first drawing for the Army Chemical Warfare Service insignia was sketched on a cigarette wrapper by a military officer who later became a clergyman.
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Army Chemical Warfare Service
Ballet Dancer Fired From OEW Analyst Post
P John Bovington a ballet dancer was fired from his $5600 a year post as principal economic analyst for the Office of Economic Warfare. He refused to resign prompting OEW Director Leo Crowley to terminate his services as of business close today. Bovington had accused Dies committee of smear tactics and said he joined the post in good faith to help win the war.
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Washington
John Bovington
Martin Dies
Office of Economic Warfare
Bovington
OEW Post
Leo T. Crowley
OEW
Crowley
Ing
Crowley Bovington
Dies Committee
Camp Fire Girls Fund Drive Planned for Ada August 18
Ada prepares for a Camp Fire Girls fund drive on August 18 to support a full program. The revival has grown from 350 to 110 members with Blue Birds ages 7 to 10 and plans for Horizon club for high school girls. A large Council Fire ceremony is set for Monday August 16, inviting public attendance.
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Camp Fire Girls
Ada
Camp Fire
Bluebirds
Treasury to cut tax paperwork and study estate gifts
The treasury said it is examining ways to reduce taxpayer paperwork and to coordinate estate and gift levies. Findings from the inquiries will be presented as recommendations to Congress.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Congress
Th' Pessimist
A fragment describing Newt Larkani and his family with a focus on a son who quit school in third grade to play guitar and yodel, noting some still hold old fashioned views and conscience bothers them.
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Newt Larkani
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