Reconversion plan sparks talks of compromise and reform
Washington reports Republican protests that the Murray Kilgore reconversion plan could foster a political machine in Congress. Talks target a compromise on federal unemployment payments for displaced war workers with senators proposing changes to weekly benefit levels and federal supplementation. A Senate vote is tentatively planned as battles over state versus federal control continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hyndman
Washington
Murray - Kilgore
Congress
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Wagner
D.-N.y
Aiken
Vermont
Wallgren
D.-Wash
Senate
Murray
D.-Mont
Kilgore
D.-W. Va
George
D.-Ga
Invasion Battle Wounds Sgt William Kirby in France
Sgt William O Kirby Ada Oklahoma was seriously injured in action in France during the Normandy invasion. He had been in England since April and is in the infantry. His wife Mrs Helen Kirby of Freer Texas was notified by the war department.
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William O. Kirby
Ada
France
Helen Kirby
War Department
Kirby
Normandy
England
W. R. Kirby
Freer
Tex
Gland
Havana Plane Fall Costs 17 Lives in Cuba
Seventeen passengers died when a Pan American flying boat struck a swell during takeoff from Nipe bay Cuba and was wrecked. Nine passengers and the crew of five survived. salvage crews recovered six bodies by morning. Survivors said most victims sat in the plane’s center section.
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Havana
Nipe Bay
Cuba
Miami
Stoves Eased From Ration List August 15
The first stoves will be removed from rationing August 15 as coal-wood laundry stoves and gas ranges with non metallic outside panels drop from the rationed list. The nation-wide rationing of stores began about a year ago. In the first quarter of 1944 the U S shipped 90000 military vehicles and 3000 tanks to Allied forces.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
U. S
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Ada News reports that investors in vested accounts see higher yields as fees or restrictions lessen. Details outline how renewed terms favor long term holders and encourage reinvestment through adjusted rates and clearer redemption options.
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Ada News
Search Widespread For Ada Girl Last Seen Sunday Night
Charlene Clark a 14 year old Ada resident disappeared Sunday after leaving with a sister at 7 30 pm saying she was going to a show A wide search by parents and officers followed with fear she was forced into a car The girl is five feet four inches tall 125 pounds black hair brown eyes and was wearing a blue silk skirt a yellow blouse and red play shoes.
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Charlene Clark
John Clark
Ada
Charlene
Fighting Furious Around Arezzo
British and Indian forces recaptured Monte Grillo after blood soaked fighting and beat off five German counterattacks north and northwest of Arezzo as a lull settled on the Italian front. Florence area patrols persisted with limited activity and reports on the city remained conflicting.
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Rome
Monte Grillo
Arezzo
Florence
Great Art Center
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzerling
Eighth Army
Arno
Mrs Dunn Hurt In Traffic Mishap On West Main
Mrs J D Dunn wife of C and S Cleaners owner sustained a broken back when the car jolted by a rough spot on West Main Highway 12 edge of the city last night. Mr Dunn the driver and their nephew Bobby Dunn 11 Ardmore were uninjured. Mrs Dunn is in a cast at Valley View hospital and may require about six months to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Dunn
C and S
Valley View Hospital
West Main Highway 12
Dunn
Bobby Dunn
Ardmore
Von Papen Arrested on Return to Germany
Franz Von Papen former German ambassador to Turkey was arrested on entering Germany after returning from Ankara. An international bank official and friend of Von Papen confirmed the arrest but provided no details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Germany
Ankara
von Papen
Guam Inhabitants Never Quit Hoping
In a Chamorro refugee camp on Guam on August 3, residents spoke of unwavering hope that Americans would reclaim the island. Testimony from locals recalled Japanese reluctance, acts of defiance, and personal memories of wartime internment and resistance while keeping faith alive.
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Guam
Gaily R. Kamminga
Pitt Town
Kamminga
Holland
Juana
Anna Underwood
Japan
Underwood
Francisco Guererro
U. S. Marines
No Gasoline Ration On Private Planes
Washington report reveals a loophole in national gasoline rationing that allows private airplane owners to obtain fuel for trips such as Yellowstone vacations or Florida fishing trips. Local boards must grant the ration as long as the fuel is used in the plane, not an automobile, with no cap in 438.01 guiding airplane engine fuel limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Yellowstone
Florida
Office of Price Administration
Paragrava
OPA
Stilwell Elevated to Four Star General
General Joseph Warren Stilwell, aged 61 and commander of American forces in the China Burma India theater, was advanced yesterday to the temporary rank of full general. Senate confirmation brings the active four star corps to six, joining Marshall Eisenhower MacArthur Arnold and Craig.
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Washington
Joseph Warren Stilwell
China
Burma
India
Senate
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Malin Craig
Officer Procurement Board
Pvt Malone Reported Missing In Action In France
Pvt Hershel L Malone of Allen Route 1 has been reported missing in action by the war department. He had been overseas six months with an infantry unit and was missing in France since July 19. He is the son of the late Hilda Malone, with grandmother Mrs W H Allison, Allen Route 1. He grew up in Pontotoc County and studied at Conway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel L. Malone
Allen
Route 1
Thelma Brumley
War Department
Malone
France
Hilda Malone
W. H. Allison
Pontotoc County
Conway
Postponement for Waste Paper Drive
Waste paper collection has been postponed to Tuesday August 15. Harry Miller scout executive is out of town due to a relative’s serious illness and cannot direct the drive. Please keep paper until the new collection date and Have it ready for pickup next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Miller
Scout
No Solution Yet In Strike of Truckers
In Kansas City on August 9 officials reported a six day strike by road truck lines with a looming presidential order as the only fix. Army officials noted unions moved critical war goods when asked, while operators awaited Washington action. Wheelock said action depended on federal steps and that the tieup grew tighter across eight midwestern states as shippers redirected freight to rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Washington
Army
Fred Wheelock
Associated Highway Carriers, Inc
Wheelock
Severe Floods Hit In North of Japan
A Domei dispatch reported by US monitors says northern Japan suffered severe floods last month, with Akita and Iwate hit hardest since 1894. Farmers in flood valleys planted buckwheat as rice could not be raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Domei
United States
Japan
Akita
Iwate
Domer
Reds Tighten Noose Around Baltic Force
Soviet forces drive deep wedge through Poland toward Silesia as three columns close on Riga from multiple fronts. Gen. Ivan C. Bagramian’s right wing shatters German thrusts, while the Red army claims Germans are being bled white and counters with new divisions arriving to meet the onslaught.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Red Army
Poland
Silesia
Vistula
Riga
Ivan C. Bagramian
Warsaw
Germany
Italy
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Norway
East Prussia
Allied Air Swarm Bombs Stuttgart Area in Major Blitz
An armada of 1 000 heavy bombers and fighters attacked Stuttgart and Hungarian targets from England and Italy. The raid hit the Almas Fuzito Oil refinery near Budapest, a Messerschmitt plant at Gyor, and airfields at Veches and Tokol. British bombers also struck near Rouen lighting a forest fire. three bombers were shot down.
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London
Stuttgart
Germany
Hungary
Brod
Detroit
England
Italy
Almas Fuzito
Lyons Forest
Rouen
Maquis Force Grows as Germans Retreat Toward Spain
In the Pyrenees region the Maquis sabotage lines and spread panic among retreating German troops in southwest France. Frontiers report French patriots pressure Germans heading to Spain while new volunteers join the Maquis with no credentials, and collaborationists are being shot when found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Foltz
Irun
Spain
France
Frontier Reports
Maquis
Smith Services To Be Held At Lane
Funeral services are set at New Zion Baptist church in Lane for J. E. Smith 69 prominent farmer and stockman who died Aug 5 after a two day illness He lived in Atoka county 33 years born Kentucky Aug 11 1875 and was a Baptist member Survived by his wife four sons Warner Jesse B Samuel L and Haden A all at home and six daughters Purnia Graham Stringtown Jewell Roland Caney Cleo Such Moore Gladys Price McAlester Estaline Dollar and Lacons Alford Lane
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New Zion Baptist Church
Lane
Atoka
J. E. Smith
Smith
Atoka County
Kentucky
The
Baptist Church
Warner
Jesse B
Samuel L
Haden A. Smith
Purnia Graham
Stringtown
Jewell Roland
Caney
Cleo Such
Moore
Gladys Price
McAlester
Estaline Dollar
Lacons Alford
Thought Capsules Aid Ex-alcoholics in Recovery
New York report uses thought capsules to bolster sobriety. Edward McGoldrick notes 17 capsules show self-esteem as key, asserting abstinence benefits the drinker first, with the idea that alcohol did not solve problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward McGoldrick
Bureau of Alcoholic Therapy
Americans Reach 87 Miles From Paris As Drive Broadens
Allied forces led by Lt Gen Omar Bradley push from Le Mans toward Paris as American groups cross 80 miles from the capital. Canadian forces near Falaise advance to within four miles, while Brest and Lorient remain in German hands. St Malo siege continues with four miles to Brest and five to Lorient.
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Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
le Mans
Paris
United States
Caen
Falaise
U. S
Angers
Loire
Nantes
France
Breton
Doughboys
Brest
Karl Spang
Lorient
St. Nazaire
St. Malo
Supreme Headquarters
Brittany
Malo
Vire
Thury- Harcourt
le Plessis- Grinoult
Potigny
Guam War Pushes Japanese to Last Stand on Island
Allied reports from Pearl Harbor say Guam is nearing final defeat of Japanese forces after a heavy US drive into a 15 square mile sector on the northeast coast. MacArthur announced raids crippling air power on Halmahera and attacks across Nauru Wake and Paramushiro areas with no losses reported.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Guam
U. S
Halmatiera
Philippines
Douglas McArthur
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
British New Guinea
Wewak
Aitape
MacArthur
Nimitz
Yap
Carolines
Nauru
Wake Island
Paramushiro
Kuriles
Dogcatcher Seeks Quit After Harassment in Beckley
Beckley West Virginia Aug 9 City Dogcatcher Anderson Warden told the municipal council he wanted to resign claiming he has been treated harshly by townspeople and even cut off from the police department phone while on official duty. The council took the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
Anderson
Italian Liner Conte Verde Hit in Shanghai Harbor Raid
The Conte Verde, an Italian liner now in Japanese hands, was struck directly in the first U S bomber attack on Shanghai harbor. The raid was conducted Monday by Liberator bombers, according to Gen Joseph W Stillwell's headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Conte Verde
United States
Shanghai
Joseph W. Stillwell
Germans Resume Flying Bomb Attacks on Britain
The German flying bomb campaign resumed today with sporadic raids across ce and the southern counties causing damage and casualties in residential areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Ince
Countes
Sasakwa Soldier Missing In Action
Pvt. Jack Whaley 20 of Sasakwa route one is reported missing in France since July 17. Son of H H Whaley he was in the first Normandy wave on D Day, in the army since October 1943, family last heard from him three weeks ago. The piece notes wartime fuel and passenger trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Jack Whaley
Sasakwa Route One
France
H. H. Whaley
Normandy
Dday
General Taken In France Amid Allied Push
Allied dispatch reports Lt. Gen. Karl Spang of the 266th infantry division captured near Brest by the American First Army. Eight German generals killed in France. two more and a rear admiral captured since D-Day. Russian offensive tallies 27 German generals captured and several deaths.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Karl Spang
First Army
Brest
France
von Drad'sch- Waechter
Rudolf Stegman
Red Army
Hitler
Reformers Begin Within Then Stop Self Indulgence
The speaker urges restraint and self reform as the path to genuine change. They advise starting with personal limits and say the only sure method is to say no to others and oneself.
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William Kirby
Hoyt Heffner
Wichita Falls
John Lindsey
Will E
Heffner
By Noland Norgaard
Mrs. Dunn
Stilwell
Pvt. Malone
Miller
U. S. Airways
Reds
Baltic
Bradley
New Guinea
Catcher
Sasakwa
Whaley
Gen. Spang
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