Personal Physician Attempted Poison Hitler Says Goering Wife
Emmy Goering told Curt Riess at the German Czechoslovak border that Adolf Hitler’s personal doctor once tried to poison him with strychnine. Brandt warned Hitler, but Hitler kept Morell as his physician and later arrested Brandt after his wife was captured.
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Hitler
Goering
Curt Riess
Hermann Goering
Frau
Emmy Goering
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Frau Goering
Morell
Brandt
Emmy
Red Cross
Goebbels
Himmler
Martin Bormann
Gering
Hitler feared Goering's role in his private life
A wartime testimony recounts Hitler's control over Goering and Eva Braun, detailing Goering's loyalty and fears of mutiny, Hitler's deadly pride, and Goering's possible, but unacted, self harm. The account notes Hitler's cold humor about Goering's front trips and the erosion of personal ties as the war dragged on.
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Hitler
Eva
Goering
Russia
Emmy
Fuehrer
Frau
Goebbels
City of Ada B-29 crew touted by Governor Kerr
Governor Kerr quotes Captain Jack Ambrose of Ada Oklahoma about his B-29 the City of Ada and his crew calling them the batt lining by the 314th Bombardment Wing. He praises Sergeant Gerald W. Willoughby of Ponca City as central fire control gunner and lauds the crew as a formidable unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack S. Ambrose
Air Corps
314Th
Ambrose
Ada Okla
Kenneth E. Ambrose
Ada
Gerald W. Willoughby
Ponca City
Willoughby
Oklahoma
North Fork Soil Savers
Sayre
North Fork of
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Eugene Gunn
Harry Cham
Ed Roberts
Love County
John Steele Batson
Raymond Gary
Madill
Fred Chapmen
Ardmore
Roy Biles
Rhys Evans
Wilson Wallace
Bronze Arrowhead Awarded to Ada Soldier in 36th Texas Division
Cpl. Cluster Christian of Route 3 Ada received the Bronze Arrowhead for his role in Euro theater invasions including Salerno and Riviera landing. The 36th Infantry Division fought on two D Days in Italy and Southern France and breached the Siegfried Line at Wissenbourg while accumulating 400 days of combat, advancing into Germany and Austria.
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Christian
Cpl
Cluster Christian
Gilbert Christian
Route 3
Ada
36Th
Texas” Division
Salerno
Riviera
36Th Infantry Division
Italy
France
San Pietro
Cassino
Rapido River
Anzio
Wissenbourg
Germany
Austr
Byrd Returns to U S After European Service
Sgt. James E. Byrd 30, veteran of 13 months as a driver in the European Theater, flew into Presque Isle Army Air Field aboard an ATC Snowball fleet plane. He bears four battle stars and the Purple Heart. He is married to Mrs. Francis E. Byrd of Phoenix, and is the son of E. M. Byrd of 514 West Twenty-Third.
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Byrd
U. S
James E. Byrd
Presnue Isle Army Air Field
ATC
North Atlantic Division
Sgt. Byrd
Francis E. Byrd
Phoenix, Ariz
E. M. Byrd
West
Maj Jean Crabtree's Brave B 26 Mission Record
Mrs Mary Jane Crabtree listened to KFJZ Fort Worth as her husband Maj Jean Crabtree described a climactic moment of his overseas flying. He led a B 26 Marauder squadron with over 70 bombing missions earning the Air Medal and 13 Oak Leaf Clusters. His plane was struck by flak but he saved the mission after aborting then countermanding the jump order. The Bridge Busters completed 100 missions in 119 days and helped destroy nine of fourteen bridges over the Seine in one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Crabtree
KFJZ
Fort Worth
Tex
Maj
Jean Crabtree
Crabtree
Ernest Crabtree
Ada
Seine River
Linguists Needed as Chicago Police Struggle with Chinese Tags
Chicago police face a tag mix up after a fire at a Chinese laundry near the Chicago Avenue station. Officers sent shirts to the laundry but could not read Chinese writing on the tags to reclaim their packages.
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Chicago
Chicago Avenue Station
Private Foy Rose Returns Home From European Theater
Pfc. Foy E. Rose, 23, a radio operator with 25 months overseas in the European theater, arrived back July 23. He holds the Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, seven battle stars, Good Conduct Medal, ETO ribbon and a ribbon. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rose, 128 East Fourth.
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Foy Rose
States
Pfc
Foy E. Rose
Rose
Bert Rose
East Fourth
Capt Ray Completes Course in Flexible Gunnery
Capt Clarence Cody Ray son of Arthur A Ray graduated from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery course at Laredo Army Air Field after five weeks of study covering tactics maintenance and theory. Completion earns him the Aircraft Observer rating.
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Ray
Clarence Cody Ray
Arthur A. Ray
Army Air Forces
Laredo Army Air Field
Ensign Ryan Completes Navy Flight Training at Glenview
Ensign Paul D. Ryan son of Mr and Mrs William A Ryan 425 East Fourteenth finishes the last phase of Carrier Qualification Training Unit at Naval Air Station Glenview Illinois and is ordered to report to the west coast for duty He is spending leave at home prior to reporting and joined the navy on November 4 1942 He has had prior flight training in the Army and is now an instructor Ensign Ryan
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Ryan
Paul D. Ryan
William A. Ryan
East Fourteenth
Navy
Naval Air Station
Glenview
West Coast
Army
Ensign Ryan
Navy Radioman First Class Collier Arrives at Largest Naval Station
Collier Clifford C. Collier radioman first class 26 husband of Mrs Lorrie Collier 901 East Ninth arrived at the worlds largest naval receiving station He has served two years nine months in the navy formerly stationed at Noroton Conn Farragut Idaho and Gulfport Miss His brother R R Collier is a radio technician first class in the navy They are sons of Mrs Etta Collier 825 East Tenth
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Collier
Navy
Clifford C. Collier
Lorrie Collier
East Ninth
Noroton
Conn
Farragut
Idaho
Gulfport
Miss
R. R. Collier
Etta Collier
East Tenth
Altus Beavers win to reach regional Legion tournament
Altus Beavers clinch Oklahoma title by routing Oklahoma City Bill Mosiers 8 to 3 to advance to the regional American Legion baseball tournament in Austin Texas August 14 to 17. Pitcher Jack Shirley earns MVP honors after a three hit title game and the Beavers total ten hits off three Mosiers pitchers.
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Oklahoma City
Altus Beavers
Oklahoma
American Legion
Austin
Texas
Altus
Bill Mosiers
New Mexico
Louisiana
Beavers
Mosiers
Jack Shirley
Buck Sporting Goods
Aerial Gunner Missing After Near 110 Mission Goal
Tailgunner Kurt J. Herrmann of Babylon New York is MIA just two missions short of his self set 110 mission retirement goal. The 26 year old sergeant fought over two oceans and three enemy capitals and passed up chances to go home. He had 108th mission over Kochi Japan on July 4 1945.
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Guam
Kurt J. Hermann
Babylon
N. Y
Kochi
Japan
20Th Air Force
Lewis L. Colburn
Niagara Falls
Germann
12Th Air Force
North Africa
Sardinia
Rome
Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Air Forces
Eighth Air Force
England
Berlin
RAF
Spaatz
Hermann
No Polio Epidemic Here County Has Had Three Cases
A county health check shows three polio cases this year, not an epidemic. Two cases are in Stonewall with one fatal. one case from Bebee area. Crippled Childrens Hospital in Oklahoma City treats two children. Public health warns against creek swims with possible sewage, urges back to school prep and preschool clinics ahead of September 10 start.
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Pontotoc
R. H. Mayes
Stonewall
Bebee
Crippledon
Ada
Chaplins Expecting Again
The Times reports that Oona ONeill Chaplin, 20, wife of Charlie Chaplin, is expecting another baby. Close friends confirm. Chaplin and Oona, daughter of Eugene ONeill, would have their second child. No comment from the couple. Estimated arrival time not learned.
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Hollywood
the Times
Oona O’neill Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Clothing Aid To Overseas War Victims In World Conflict
Henry J. Kaier reports millions of clothing items will reach war victims before winter, with 15,564,266 pounds shipped or planned to Europe and the Far East by July 23. Allocations include Belgium 1,816,284 and Yugoslavia 4,423,647 pounds, among others, plus a national total of 150,366,104 pounds.
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Henry J. Kaier
Europe
Far East
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
France
Greece
Italy
Philippines
Yugoslavia
China
Russia
Virgil Alexander
Pontotoc County
Jap Soldiers Seize Civilian Surrender Flag in Luzon
Aug 6 report from Northern Luzon states Pi Japanese troops confiscated a civilian surrender banner, then were killed in battle. The tale, told by one of nine Japanese captured after a delayed message spurred civilian surrender, contrasts brutal control of civilians with expectations of American action.
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Russell Brines
Luzon
Manila
Illness Fatal To Sue Bell McKinley
Sue Bell McKinley five months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Tom McKinley formerly of Ada and now of Houston Texas died at an Oklahoma City hospital Monday at 1 pm She had been ill while visiting relatives and was taken to Oklahoma City for treatment Surviving are the parents grandparents Mrs Ben K McKinley of Ada Mr and Mrs J O Elliston of Holdenville a sister Shirley Kay McKinley of Houston and great grandmother Mrs T J Chambless of Ada Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Criswell's.
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Sue Bell McKinley
Joe Tom McKinley
Ada
Houston
Tex
Oklahoma City
Criswell’s
Ben K. McKinley
J. O. Elliston
Holdenville
Shirley Kay McKinley
T. J. Chambless
Hope For Low-Cost Children's Clothes Gains Steam
An Associated Press survey finds more essential garments likely to appear next month as a nationwide program aims to meet minimum needs amid cotton shortages. Government and trade experts urge caution against stocking up beyond essential needs.
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Washington
Associated Press
Truman had detailed plan to deprive Germany of war power
President Truman arrived at Potsdam with a prepared program to disarm Germany and shrink its industry to a peaceful size. Behind the scenes, the Roosevelt era FEA led dozens of committees to study Germany's sectors, producing a comprehensive preview by Leo Crowley to guide dismantling of German war capacity.
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James Marlow Washington
Truman
Germany
Potsdam
White House
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
FEA
War Production Board
Army and Navy
Interior
State
Commera
Leo T. Crowley
FEA Toss
Crowley
Senate
Senator Hiram W. Johnson dies at 79 in California
longtime Republican leader and former California governor Hiram W. Johnson died at Naval Hospital at age 79 after two and a half weeks confinement. He opposed the League of Nations covenant and the world court and helped shape California policy on initiative recall and suffrage. His career spanned major battles over the Mexican water treaty and the Boulder Dam project. His wife was by his side.
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Washington
Hiram W. Johnson
California
League of Nations
San Francisco
United Nations Organization
Naval Hospital
Robert D. Duncan
USN
Senate
Congress
Wilson
League of Nations Covenant
Iater
United States
World Court
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Connally
Johnson
Central Valley
Renowned wartime leader Winston Churchill remembered
In defeat he remains, as he will always, a statesman and a valiant leader of Britain at war, as noted by the Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio.
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Winston Church
Britain
Akron, O
Beacon-Journal
Youth Killed In Car Wreck Near Ada
James L. Spence age 18 of 1018 South Belmont was killed when his car went out of control on State Highway 12 four miles east of Ada. The 1940 Pontiac registered to J D Spence left the paving, skimmed 219 feet, and landed in a creek bed with six inches of water. Passengers Billie June Faust Warren Guy Bob Perry and George Price were injured but not seriously. Warren suffered chest and head injuries while Price and Perry had minor injuries. Spence was due for army induction Wednesday.
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James L. Spence
South
Belmont
Ada
Harvey Hawkins
Spence
Hawkins
J. D. Spence
Young Spence
Billie June (Faust) Warren
Stonewall
Guy Bob Perry
George Price
Hobart
Price
Perry
Miss Warren
Valley View Hospital
Widow Edith Roosevelt Celebrates 84th Birthday at Sagamore Hill
Mrs Edith K Roosevelt widow of Theodore Roosevelt spent her 84th birthday at Sagamore Hill with family. Her surviving son Lt Col Archibald Roosevelt was present, recently discharged from more than three years in the Pacific.
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T. R
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Edith Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamor Hill
White House
Archibald Roosevelt
Army
Pacific
Notables To Attend Camp Gruber Redeployment Review
Notables including Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson Gen Jacob L Devers and Oklahoma Governor Robert Kerr will witness Friday the formal inaugura tion of redeployment training of combat divisions from the European front for the war with Japan The Black Hawk 86th infantry division will lead a divisional review as the entire state of Oklahoma is invited to attend the ceremony
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Camp Gruber
Okla
Robert P. Patterson
Jacob L. Devers
Army Ground Forces
Oklahoma
Robert Kerr
Japan
Black Hawk
86Th Infantry
United States
Lisbon Says Truman and Attlee Gave In To Stalin
A Voz editorial from Lisbon accuses President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee of yielding to Generalissimo Stalin at Potsdam, denying small nations, granting Russia reparations, and forgetting Russia's actions with Japan and Germany. The piece predicts Russia will treat Turkey as a protegée.
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Lisbon
Truman
Attlee
Stalin
A Voz
Russia
Turkey
Local Cowboy Funds Bride’s Lace Panties Gift
A Gallup, New Mexico cowboy visited a shop to buy riding breeches but was shown lingerie instead. The incident drew press attention and led a Sulphur Springs, Indiana bride-to-be to request lace panties, which arrived by mail as a wedding gift from Gallup’s inter tribal Indian ceremonial group.
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Fauntlerey Gallup
N. M
Indiana
Trousseau
Gallup
Sulphur Springs
Ind
Inter-Tri Indian Ceremonial Association
Back Yard Relaxation: Sunlit Vacation at Home
A brief note encourages enjoying a home vacation by sitting in the sun and spending time in one’s own yard, suggesting simple, relaxing activities to feel refreshed without leaving home.
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Ondarza
Edda
Speer
Goerings
Eva Braun
Winifred Wagner
Dave
Boo” Ferriss
Red Sox
Kerr
Camp Howze
Highway Commission
Highway Department
McMakin
Grove
Vinita
Anderson
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Maj. Crabtree
Legion
Shirley
Ae van Pool
Estes
Hunter and Heldenbrand
Chaplins
America
Edith Gaylord
Dallas
Myers
Lee
Myers Chicken Ranch
Mother Hubbard
Spain
J. H. Ball
Minnesota
Sen. Johnson
James Spence
Patterson
Devers
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