Allied Successes Offer Backdrop For Conference
Donald Wayne Kirk five son of Mr and Mrs Hite Kirk of 700 East Fourteenth died in Tulsa Tuesday night at 11 o clock from infantile paralysis He had been stricken early this week and taken Monday to St Johns Hospital in Tulsa one of three state hospitals for carefully trained polio treatment Funeral services here will be limited to immediate family and close relatives He is survived by his parents and a sister Anita Ruth Kirk
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Donald Wayne Kirk
Hite Kirk
East Fourteenth
Tulsa
Donald Wayne
St. Johns Hospital
Anita Ruth Kirk
Polio Epidemic Grows Sharply in Oklahoma
Oklahoma health officials meet with Dr. Grady Mathews amid rising infantile paralysis cases. 237 children affected, Tulsa Clinton and Oklahoma City wards nearing capacity. Officials discuss home care and use of an abandoned NYA hospital to relieve isolation wards.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Grady F. Mathews
Tulsa
Clinton
St. John’s Hospital
NYA
Kerr Confident Has New Galluses
Oklahoma City August 11 Governor Kerr wore renewed confidence with a gift of suspenders from Dan Crider a Watonga merchant who read a story saying Kerr trusted his old galluses more than others He joked about wearing two pairs of wartime suspenders narrower and sparer on elastic to cope with the wartime supply.
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Oklahoma City
Kerr
Dan Crider
Watonga
Gentry Calls Friday the Thirteenth No-Accident Day
State Safety Commissioner J M Gentry urged motorists to travel 24 hours without a traffic accident on Friday the thirteenth the only one on the 1943 calendar He noted about 30 accidents are reported daily and urged brains over luck to prevent crashes.
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Gentry
Oklahoma City
J. M.gentry
Germany Italy Move Toward Easing World War Strain
Berlin Rome and Milan report closer ties between Germany and Italy amid grief over Stalin's absence from Roosevelt Churchill talks. Italian press accuses Allied air raids while Badoglio seeks delay hoping larger developments offer Italy new options as Russian pressure grows.
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Bern
Italy
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Russia
Berlin
Rome
Milan
Zurich
Die
Brenner Pass
DNB
Stalin
Badoglio
A N Leecraft Taken By Death In Texas
A N Leecraft, 74, longtime Bryan county Oklahoma merchant and former state official, died in a Sherman hospital. He served as Oklahoma state treasurer from 1919 to 1923 and was repeatedly elected to the state house from Bryan county. He also sat on the board of affairs under Governor Williams and led Odd Fellows as past grand master. Surviving children include Bertram Colbert and Donald, a corporal, plus daughters Mrs H L Williams and Mrs Floyd Maytub. Funeral set for Durant with burial there.
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Sherman
Texas
A. N. Leecraft
Bryan County
Okla
Oklahoma
Leecraft
Robert L. Williams
The
Odd Fellows of Oklahoma
Colbert
Bertram
Donald
H. L. Williams
Durant
Floyd Maytubby
Oklahoma City
State crops suffer heavy damage from drouth across Oklahoma
The weekly federal crop report notes record heat and drought harming corn, cotton, and pastures in Oklahoma. Reports show late-planted corn damaged, upland corn deteriorating, and northeastern areas replanted after May floods. Peanuts stay relatively good but show signs of stress. livestock feed and pastures face acute shortages amid drying ranges. Pastures receive brief relief from scattered showers.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
K. D. Blood
Blood
British advance on Sicilian coast nears Italian mainland
Allied headquarters in North Africa reported Aug 11 that the Eighth Army pushed seven miles along Sicily's east coast toward Guardia, 16 miles south of Taormina and 40 miles from Messina, as British ships bombarded Castellammare and other Naples area yards.
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Eighth Army
Sicily
Bay of Naples
Rome
Mt. Etna
Guardia
Taormina
Messina
Castellammare
Cape Vaticano
San Giovanni
Naples
Isle of
Capri
Mt. Versuvius
Acireale
Sicilian
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Italy
Toncmina
Randazzo
Seventh Army
George S. Patton Jr
Bosmarino River
San Agata
Tunis
Bizerte
Bers
R.a.f.wellingtons
Verdun
16 Year-Old Gunner Returns Home From War
Staff Sergeant Clifford R. Wherley, 16, to be discharged after nearly a year of Mediterranean combat. Enlisted on April Fool’s Day 1942 claiming to be 18, he was found underage and sent home from North Africa. He earned the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters for 22 missions and one confirmed destroyer. He plans to work at Glenn L. Martin and rejoin the air corps reserve after his seventeenth birthday.
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Washington
Clifford R. Wherley
Mediterranean
Army
Roy Wherley
Elmwood
Cliff
North Africa
Tunis
Gabes
Sfax
Kasserine Pass
Sicily
Sardinia
Pantelleria
Wherley
War Department
Chicago
Glenn L. Martin Company
Air Corps
British Bombers Strike Nuernberg Reminding Of Goering
British air raid on Nuernberg targeted a key railway and industrial hub in southern Germany. Sixteen bombers were lost in the attack, with three enemy fighters shot down. Nuernberg has been raided multiple times and houses factories for submarines engines and aircraft parts near a Messerschmitt plant.
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London
Nuernberg
Germany
Air Ministry
Reichmarshal
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Britain
Berlin
Ruhr
Munich
Italy
Nueberg
Messerschmitt
Reds Roll On In Twin Drives Toward Kharkov
The Red army pushed forward on two major axes toward Kharkov and Bryansk in a broad Soviet offensives. Russian columns breached multiple villages and towns, with Kharkov partially pocketed and Sumy close, as German defenses retreated amid heavy losses of troops and matériel.
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Kharkov
Bryansk
Moscow
Red Army
Sumy
Kiev
Orel
N’ G Kharkov
Slatino
Donets
Russia
It's Bataan In Reverse in Pacific War Front
American forces encircled the Japanese at Bairoko on New Georgia and tightened a 60 mile front as supply shortages and jungle terrain slow remaining defense. MacArthur reports heavy bombing of Salamaua and pursuit of strategic airfield on New Guinea.
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Southwest Pacific
Bairoko
New Georgia Island
Bataan
U. S
Navy
Admir
William Halsey, Jr
South Pacific Forces
Kairoko River
Kairoko Harbor
Enogai Inlet
Harry B. Liversedge
Pine Grove
Cali
Munda
Halsey
Kolombangara Island
Kula
Jim J. Lucas
Tulsa
Okla
South Pacific
Lucas
Salamaua
Hamburg
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Tiny twins born to 13 year old girl die after day
In Louisville on August 11 a 13 year old mother, Mrs. Mabel James Hughes, gave birth to twin boys who lived about a day after being reported doing well. One baby weighed three pounds and the other two and a half pounds. They were born just over a month premature. The mother was in good condition.
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Louisville
Mabel James Hughes
Mitchell Hughes
Stolen Rain Gauge Sparks Drought Talk
The official rain gauge at the weather observing station was stolen Sunday. Weather Observer W. E. Maughan delayed reporting it, hoping a citizen with a warped sense of humor had taken it.
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Oklahoma City
W. E. Maughnan
Removal of Name from Draft List After Tragic Accident
The News noted one of eight missing draft roll names removed after Horace G. Robinson, fatally injured July 7, 1942, in a gravel truck accident near Ada. The state of his whereabouts had been unresolved until the update on Tuesday.
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Horace G. Robinson
Ada
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
An Ada News classified note promises higher value for investors in vested accounts. The listing highlights improved yields, secure terms, and clarified eligibility. It targets readers seeking better returns through trusted local offerings and fixed investment options.
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Ada News
Decision On Gas Ration Cut Soon
Joe M. Griffin of the OPA rationing office said a reduction in gasoline rationing for the Midwest would be announced from Washington this week. He anticipated a change in the A coupon value by August 15, noting Texans expect a cut and Oklahoma’s basic ration to drop from four gallons to three per coupon.
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Oklahoma City
le Midwestes
Ashington
Joe M.riffin
OPA
Izer
Griffin
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Jaycees Meet Wednesday Night At Aldridge Hotel
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 30 this Wednesday night at the Aldridge hotel. Chief L E Walk, head of the program committee, promises an interesting surprise for the Jaycees. Oklahoma City H C Jones, internal revenue collector, returned home from a hospital yesterday minus his appendix after an operation 14 days ago.
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Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Aldridge Hotel
L. E. Walk
Jaycees
Oklahoma City
H. C. Jones
Oklahoma
Collector of Internal Revenue
Stegall Named To Curriculum Group
Ray Stegall county superintendent of Pontotoc county was named to a permanent seat on the central curriculum committee of the state board of education. A meeting is set for August 20 at the state capitol. Edgar E. Harris serves as supervisor of curriculum for the state department and has prior roles as Okmulgee county superintendent and mayor of Okmulgee.
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Central Curriculum Committee
State Board of Education
Ray Stegall
Pontotoc County
State Department
Edgar E. Harris
East Central College
Okmulgee County
Okmulgee
State Education Department
Optimist on ration board aims for future politics
A cautious look at a ration board member with political ambitions and a wide circle of anxious friends. The piece notes that those labeled as "good pay" often have broad social networks and seek advancement.
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