Yanks and Chinese Base Holds Off Japanese at Chihchiang
Harry Grayson reports from Chihchiang Hunan China on a joint Chinese American defense that halted a four-pronged Japanese assault. The land mark stand kept supply lines open for Chinese armies and showcased the Chinese American Composite Wing. The 14th Air Force flew in the new Sixth Army to reinforce, while Japanese forces suffered heavy losses and withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grayson
Chihchiang
Hunan Province
China
Japan
14Th Air Force
Greater East Asia
Paoching
Hunan
Hengyang-Changsha
Chinchiang
Burma
Philippines
Okinawa
Nanning
Kweilin
Liuchow
Changsha Lake District
Hengyang
Hanoi
Indo-China
Sixth Army
Empire
Many Schools In Session Across Pontotoc County
About 25 Pontotoc county schools are already in a shortened summer term with more starting before August ends. Latta opens August 10 and Byng on August 27, as changes in school heads appear across the district with several independent and dependent districts listing new or continuing superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Norman C. Mitchell
Lula
van Oss
Fitzhugh
Rebee
Maxwell
Galey
Parish Chapel
Egypt
Oakman
Black Rock
Conway
Pickett
Colbert
Union Valley
Lovelady
Hart
Laxton
Union Hill
Owl Creek
Lawrence
Steelman
Red Oak
Yeager
Walnut Grove
Wilson
Latta
Byng
Dewey Reynolds
McLish
J. N. McKeel
H. M. Zimmerman
Vaness
H. H. Parsons
Byne
J. E. Teague
J. M. Littlejohn
Burrow
Ada—Rex O. Morrison
Allen—Loyd Watson
Francis—A. J. Brock
Stonewall
D. D. Duke
Roff—Clay Gregory
Truman's Signature On Three Big Bills
President Truman signed three major bills to back postwar recovery and UN aims. The actions authorize a 9.1 billion dollar Bretton Woods bank and 8.8 billion dollar stabilization fund, expand the export import bank, and fund a UN food and agriculture organization through dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
U. S
World Bank
World Agriculture Organization
Washington
United States
White House
Potsdam
Bretton Woods
N. H
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations League
Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Okinawa Fly Saves Life On Island Battlefield
Pfc. Perry H. Goodpasture of Roff Oklahoma, a 110th Engineer Combat Battalion veteran, stepped from his bulldozer to walk near a military highway on Okinawa when he spotted a presumed dead Japanese soldier. He fired after a fly saved his life, four enemy soldiers died in the engagement, two by Goodpasture and his unit, two by self-inflicted grenades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Pfc
Perry H. Goodpasture
Roff
Goodpasture
Goopasture
110Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Leyte
Philippines
Rofs
Oklahoma City
E. Spose Aris
Route 2
Off
Toll of War Adds Orville Auten and Sgt Earl Phillips
CPO Orville Lee Auten of Ada and S/Sgt Earl E. Phillips of Roff were added to the toll of war. Auten died in the Pacific while serving with the Seabees. his wife in Holdenville has been informed. Phillips was killed in action on Okinawa June 20. Auten's wife and family are named, with details of his service in the Pacific and Luzon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Auten
Ada
Earl Phillips
Roff
Cpo
Orville
Lee Auten
Ada Seabee
Pacific
Holdenville
Navy Department
Seabees
Auten
Luzon
Earl E. Phillips
C. A. Phillips
Okinawa
War Department
Captain Farley Receives Bronze Star Medal
Captain Jack H. Farley of Chickasha has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious services while serving in campaigns in Germany. He is a personnel officer for an infantry group in combat in Germany. His wife Mrs. Tawanah C. Farley and their young son live at 400 West Eighteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack H. Farley
Chickasha
Germany
Tawanah C. Farley
400 West
Eighteenth
Juices Lose Point Status as War Time Rules Ease
Canned tomato juice mixed vegetable juice grapefruit juice and blends will become point free tomorrow. Orange juice already is point free. The move follows guidance from Secretary Anderson and Bowles citing reduced military needs and higher postwar production. Civilians get 10 million extra cases of principal canned vegetables from the 1945 pack, with other fruits and fruit juices set aside for government purchase and a push to maximize victory garden production. Percent reductions for various vegetables and fruits are listed, with removal of canned plums and fresh prunes from set aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Anderson
Chester Bowles
OPA
Agriculture Department
North Carolina Forest Cover Reaches Fifty Eight Percent
A regional study reports that fifty eight percent of North Carolina's land area is covered by commercial forests. The finding highlights forestry's economic importance and land management implications in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Vernon Shipley Wins Air Medal for Valor
Vernon Dale Shipley aviation ordnanceman second class earned the Air Medal for meritorious acts during five combat missions in the South west Pacific from March 14 to March 25 1945. The citation notes enemy opposition was probable and Shipley distinguished himself in aerial flight. He attended Ada High School and East Central before enlisting, and the decoration was signed by Vice Admiral D E Barbet USN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Eriod
Toarch
Air Medal
Vernon Dale Shipley
Aviation Ordnanceman
Shipley
Ada High School
East Central
Almst
D. E. Barbey
USN
Navy Reports Allen Sailor Is Missing
Navy casualty list shows Allen area missing sailor AO 3/c William Roscoe Autrey and dead MM 2/c J. C. Gatewood Oklahoma City. Also listed are wounded and names of Oklahoma servicemen from World War II with towns Enid Guthrie Tulsa Stillwater and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Allen
William Roscoe Autrey
Roscoe Autrey
J. C. Gatewood
Oklahoma City
USNR
Roscoe P. Autrey
E. R. Foster
Enid
D. B. Been
Guthrie
E. M. Branch
Douglas
J. R. Eagleton
Tulsa
B. G. Fair
Record rainfall exceeds yearly norm in Yuma 1921
In 1921 Yuma Arizona recorded 3.65 inches of rain in 24 hours, surpassing the normal annual total for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma
Ariz
Remembering August 1936 Heat Wave Documents
The piece recalls an extreme August drought of 1936 with days reaching 97 and a record 116 degrees, noting gradual cooling after mid August and attributing heat spikes to dry pastures and wind. Weather observer W. E. Pitt explains why heat peaks occur when grass is dry and winds sweep across valleys.
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W. E. Pitt
Col Roosevelt Bumped From Plane on Westbound Flight
Col James Roosevelt was bumped from an air liner at Memphis due to an A priority dog shipment. He smiled at a civilian quip about the dog Blaze, owned by his brother Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt, as he returns from seven months in the Philippines on an amphibious group staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Blaze
Elliott Roosevelt
Washington
California
Memphis
President Roosevelt
United States
Philippines
Burns Withdraws Funds Petition From State Supreme Court
Oklahoma City August 4 Burns a state senator withdrew his petition to block appropriations for state rents higher education and the governor's contingency fund. Assistant State Auditor J G Duncan lifted the spending restraint and the University of Oklahoma payroll was released. Burns plans to intervene in the Wells case challenging the contingency fund appropriation. Chief Justice Gibson noted dismissal did not grant original jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Robert Burns
State Supreme Court
J. G. Duncan
University of Oklahoma
Burns
Supreme Court
J. K. Wells
Oklahom City
Wells
Thomas L. Gibson
Shoes to be released from rationing this fall period
The OPA announced a temporary release of inexpensive shoes from rationing for adults from August 27 to October 13. Shoes must have been made before March 1, 1944 and cost $3.50 or less. Officials expect rationing to end next year as stocks move. Children’s sizes are excluded due to stock levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
War Production Board
Pfc Bobby Timmons Group Takes It Then Dishes It Out
Pfc Bobby L Timmons of the 108th Infantry led a machine gun crew in Mindanao near Del Monte airstrip. His company killed 86 enemies during a nine day encounter and final battle in jungle mountain terrain. After the fight he received a three day rest.
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del Monte
Mindanao
Bobby L. Timmons
Immons
West Tenth
108Th Infantry
Timmons
Pfc
108Th
Herman McCurdy Now in California
Pvt. Herman McCurdy is stationed at Fort Ord, California awaiting shipping orders after five months training at Camp Ulters Texas. He entered service February 5, 1945 and is 18 years old. He is pictured with his wife and 12 month old son Billy Glenn during a 10 day home delay taken June 27. He and his wife joined the Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness church while home. she stays with his parents 17 miles west of Ada.
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Pvt
Herman McCurdy
Fort Ord
Calif
Campulters
Tex
Billy Glenn
Oil Center
Emet McCurdy
Ada
Pvt. McCurdy
Brown Stationed in the South Pacific Navy Yard
Jack C. B. Brown radar man second class has served in the navy since May 24 1944 and is now in the Southwest Pacific. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H J Brown of Wapanucka and a former glass company employee. His wife and son reside in Long Beach California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack C. B. Brown
Navy
Southwest Pacific
H. J. Brown
Wapanucka
Brown
The
Glass
Diego
Calif
Long Beach
Pfc Reed Receives Bronze Star for Italy Action
Pfc Franklin H Reed of Stonewall earned the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in Italy. He served on the Fifth Army front with the 350th Battle Mountain regiment of the 88th Blue Devil division. his mother Mrs Carrie Britton lives on Route 1, Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin H. Reed
Stonewall
Italy
Battle Mountain
88Th “Blue Devil
Carrie Britton
Mves
Beeson Died of Battle Wounds in World War II
Pfc. Milburn R. Beeson, 24, died of wounds June 14, 1945, per a War Department telegram to his Ada parents Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Beeson. Survived by wife Donna Mae and children Bobby Dale Kenneth Ray and Gladys Stella, plus brothers Ersel Milton and Erskin D. Beeson and sisters Velma Wyche and Emma Jean Blansett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Milburn R. Beeson
War Department
M. E. Beeson
Ada
Donna Mae Beeson
Bobby Dale
Kenneth Ray Beeson
Gladys Stella Beeson
Ersel
Milton Beeson
Erskin D. Beeson
Amarillo
Tex
Pvt John Byers Enters 76 Day Air Mechanics Training
Pvt John C. Byers husband of Leora M. Byers and son of A C Byers of Oklahoma City has enrolled at Kessler Field Biloxi Mississippi for a 76 day basic airplane and engine mechanic course. He qualified for the AAF training command technical school with outstanding aptitude test marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John C. Byers
A. C. Byers
East Sixth
Leora M. Byers
Oklahoma City
Byers
Kessler Field
Biloxi
Miss
AAF Training Command Technical School
Army
James Bledsoe Assigned to Minesweeper Duty
James Perry Bledsoe, electrician's mate third class, of Fitzhugh, has been assigned to a minesweeper after mine warfare instruction at the Minecraft Training Center, Little Creek Virginia. He reported there from Yorktown Virginia and previously served 17 months in the Pacific. He is married to Naomi Hobgood of Route 1 Roff and they have one son, Jane Wayne. Prior to entering the navy in April 1942 he was an electrician in California.
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James Perry Bledsoe
Fitzhugh
Little Creek
Bledsoe
Yorktown
Pacific
Naomi Hobgood
Route 1
Roff
Jane Wayne
Navy
California
Roseberry Promoted to Sergeant in Army
Cpl. Marvin E. Roseberry Francis has been promoted to sergeant. He went overseas December 1943 and arrived in Italy with the 302nd Depot Repair Squadron. Before enlisting in February 1943 he worked at Douglas Aircraft as a sheet metal mechanic. He trained at Curtiss Wright Technical Institute in Glendale, California. He is the son of Mrs. Marion Roseberry of Francis.
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Cpl
Marvin E. Roseberry Francis
Sgt
Roseberry
Italy
Armed Forces
Douglas Aircraft
Curtiss Wright Technica Institute
Glendale
Calif
E. Rt. Roseberry
Marion Roseberry
Francis
Seven US Air Force Lightning jets destroy 37 Japanese locomotives
A force of seven 13th army air force Lightnings from the Philippines destroyed 37 enemy locomotives at Soerabaja Java in a two hour midday attack reported by General MacArthur. The strike was the first long range raid on the isolated naval base and refuelled at Bormei bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
13Th Army Air Force
Philippines
Soerabaja
Java
MacArthur
Bormeo
Army private arrives for training at Gulfport Field
Pfc Roy Click Jr arrives at Gulfport Army Air Field Miss for training and will be ready for overseas duty after completion. Newton T Melville 20 coxswain of Stonewall Route 1 served aboard the USS Guam battle cruiser during six months of combat from Okinawa to near Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Roy Click, Jr
Gulfport Army Air Field
Miss
Army
Click
East Central
Newton T. Melville
Stonewall
Route 1
Guam
Okinawa
Japan
Caruso Began Recording Career With 1903 Opera Records
Operatic tenor Enrico Caruso first made phonograph records in 1903, marking the start of his historic recording career and elevating his international fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enrico Caruso
German Nazis convicted for 1944 Allied fliers murder
A six man Allied military commission headed by Col. Fenton H. Wood of Oklahoma City sentenced two German defendants to hang for the slaying of two Allied airmen in Germany on August 29 1944. Col. Wood is Ada kin to the Mounts, Mrs. Wood a WAC major, their daughter Shirley Nye resides in Ada and her husband Major Nye serves in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Sixman Military Commission
Fenton H. Wood
Oklahoma City
Col. Wood
S. H. Mount
Ada
Wood
Wacs
Shirley Nye
East Tenth
Major Nye
Floyd Kitchens In Service More Than Three Years
Pfc. Floyd N. Kitchens has served since July 13 1942 with 11 months overseas in the 95th Division anti tank platoon. He earned the Purple Heart for wounds in Germany on December 4 1944 and trained at several camps before overseas duty. He is a Van ess High School alumnus from Lubbock Texas. His brother Pvt. Bill Kitchens, also of Lubbock, is at Camp Hood Texas and will report to Camp Shelby Mississippi for further training before the Southwest Pacific. They are sons of Mr and Mrs W N Kitchens of Purcell and nephews of W A re and Mrs O Norvell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Floyd N. Kitchens
95Th
Third Army
Patton
Ninth Army
General Simpson
Kitchens
Germany
Vaness High School
Lubbock
Tex
Pfc. Kitchens
Pvt
Bill Kitchens
Camp Hood
States
Camp Shelby
Miss
Southwest Pacific
W. N. Kitchens
Purcell
Mrs. Truman to Go Back to Washington
Mrs. Harry S. Truman plans to leave Independence next week to join her husband in Washington. Miss Margaret Truman will stay in Independence with her grandmother as the president is expected to visit the summer White House after Potsdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Midwest
Washington
Margaret Truman
Ineee
G. W. Wallace
Truman
White House
Potsdam
Margaret Nake
Margaret
Seaman Keenom Serves Aboard USS Mobile In Pacific Action
Clarence L. Keenom, seaman second class and son of Mrs. Nellie Keenom of Route 3 Stratford, served aboard the light cruiser USS Mobile which dodged kamikaze planes and avoided mines and torpedoes to move in and smash more than 350 Japanese shore targets.
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Clarence L. Keenom
Nellie Keenom
Route 3
Stratford
Mobile
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Chihchiang Air Base
McCalls Chapel
A. G. Pipkin
Eva Haskins
A. D. Davis
A. S. Graham
Parish
Louise Elliott
Center
Emma R. Austell
Vivian Cruson
J. M. Nance
Happyland
Lela C. Rose
Bertha Sears
Denny
Helen Scott
Homer
E. L. Patterson
Bill Bevers
Troy Pinley
R. H. Hagar
Ahloso
J. C. Treas
Heloise Jennings
Rocky Chapel
Myrtle Ross
Lightning Ridge
Barnet Parker
A. W. Brown
Dolberg
Edna Myers
Jesse
Viva Pool
Charles Enloe
Pleasant Hill
John L. Wilmoth
Sunshine
Paul V. Selders
Cedar Grove
Virgeil Chandler
Worstell
Willie F. Simpson
Pecan Grove
H. V. Burrow
Steedman
Floyd Graham
May Buchanan
Maxine Endicott
Summers Chapel
E. L. Stratton
Jones Chavel
Stabilization Fund
Congress
Food and Agriculture Organization
Hot Springs
CPO Onille Auten
Phillips
Hawaiian Islands
Naval
Pearl Harbor
Army Engineers
Auga Ao
Bobby
Joe Auten
W. R
Bill) Auten
Shawnee
James Auten
Norman Naval Hospital
Charles Dale Auten
Mildred Auten
Ads
Melba Large
Moore
Ed Shafer
Muskogee
Capt. Farley
Vernon Shipley
Col. Roosevelt
Bobby Timmons Group
Pacific Group
South Pacific
Pfc. Reed
Ada News
Pfc. Beeson
John Byers
James Bledsoe
Adans
Col. V’ead
Mrs. Truman
Keenom
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