Underground Rising Across France Faces German Garrisons
Allied landings spur Maquis attacks across southern France with towns surrounded and garrisons under pressure. Paris rejoices while Vichy swirls in turmoil as patriots push toward Bordeaux and Naples fronts report rising resistance and fuel burnings.
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London
Riviera
Normandy
France
Spain
Auch
Agen
Bontauban
Rodez
Periguex
Tulle
Aurillac
Limoges
Pau
Toulouse
Vichy
AFI
Independent
French Agency
Bern
Bordeaux
Paris
Madrid
Daily Mail
Monte Carlo
Sizun
Brasparts
Pleyben
Chateauneuf
Coray
Milizac
Quimperle
Bannalec
Chateaulin
Douarnenez
FFI
Moutiers
Bourg St. Maurice
Tarantaise
Nazis Seventh Army Disintegrates Into Guerrilla Bands
The German Seventh Army in Normandy appears to have passed the point of a major Seine breakthrough and is breaking into roving guerrilla bands. Surrounded by Allied forces near Paris the army dissolves into small groups of 15 to 50 as demoralized troops attempt escape.
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U.S
Third Army
Seventh Army
Seine River
Paris
Normandy
Falaise
Argentan
Ada Man Engineer-Gunner On Bomber Lost
Sgt. Jack Sanders, Ada native and U. S. bomber engineer, is reported missing over German territory after a mission. He attended Ada high school and worked at Ada Motor Sales before enlistment. He trained at Sheppard Field and Camp Corsa r, San Diego, and went overseas about two months ago.
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Jack Sanders
Onner
U. S
E. G. Sanders
Ada
Sanders
Ada High School
Ada Motor Sales
Sheppard Field
Tex
Camp Corsair
San Diego
Calif
Reds Make All Out Bid For Warsaw
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army pressing a decisive assault on Warsaw from Praga across the Vistula while Rokossovsky’s forces strike deeper into German lines. Soviet gains near Lyck threaten east Prussia as Konev’s group claims large German losses in the month ending Aug 12.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Red Army
Warsaw
Praga
Vistula
East Prussia
Lyck
Jaga
Rokossovsky
Ivan S. Konev
Krakow
Hold Cotton Crop Urges Bankhead For Parity Prices
Senator Bankhead urges cotton producers to withhold their crop until parity is reached. Telegrams to governors and farm leaders accompany the call, linked to the Bankhead-Brown amendment and wartime price-raising efforts. Discussions with cotton manufacturers included using parity loan levels and accelerating OPA textile ceiling revisions.
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Washington
Bankhead
D.ala
Farm Bureau
James F. Byrnes
Justice Byrnes
OPA
Straw Hat Crop Threatened by Wind
The report notes the time is ripe or near as a crop of straw hats faces loss from a strong wind, with many hats likely to be blown away or damaged.
Patrolman Ill Is Brought To Ada
Raymond Harrison arrived Tuesday afternoon at a local hospital from Chandler after a stroke and food poisoning. A one year state highway patrol member mostly in Chandler, he had lived in Durant prior to moving to Chandler. hospital reports listed his condition as good.
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Raymond Harrison
Chandler
Bessie Harrison
Harrison
State Highway Patrol
Ada
Durant
Odds shift on European war end date amid France victories
London reports a surge in victory betting as Allied successes in France alter bets on when the war ends. Odds now 100 to 15 versus 100 to 7 three months ago. Bettors cite tea cups and dreams, with many fixating on a D-Day based December 6 as the end date.
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London
France
Von Papen Receives War Merit Cross from Hitler
The Associated Press reports Franz von Papen, German ambassador to Turkey, was awarded the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with swords for special achievements cited by a Berlin broadcast. He received the honor during a visit to Hitler's headquarters after Ankara severed relations with the Reich.
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von Papen
Associated Press
Hitler
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Ankara
Reich
Berlin
Renewal Time for A Gasoline Ration Books
Applications for renewing A gasoline ration books are now being accepted at the local ration board. Fillout forms may be obtained at filling stations or the ration board office and can be mailed. Attach the old book’s back to the new application. inspection records and tire serial numbers are no longer required. Existing A books expire September 21.
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Ration Board
Blackwell Returns From Overseas After 14 Months
Sgt. Haskell C. Blackwell, son of Mrs. Nellie Blackwell of Frisco, returns home after 14 months overseas with the 45th Infantry Division. He fought in Sicily and Italy and will report to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. His brother S/Sgt. Wilburn Blackwell serves in the Southwest Pacific.
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Haskell C. Blackwell
Nellie Blackwell
Frisco
Sicily
Italy
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Wilburn Blackwell
Southwest Pacific
Bulgarian Opposition Relative Arrives in Ankara
M Mushanoff nephew of Nikola Mushanoff arrived in Ankara amid speculation he seeks a peace approach to Anglo-Serica via Russian channels amid ongoing Balkan diplomacy concerns.
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Ankara
Turkey
M. Mushanoff
Nikola Mushanoff
Car Stolen From Test Office Area Early Monday Night
A 1942 Ford coupe was taken from in front of the Test Office after 2 a.m. Tuesday, owner Earl Evans of Holdenville said. Six cars were broken into that night, with a small box camera and a box of .22 shells missing from one vehicle. The theft was broadcast over city police radio but no trace had been found by Wednesday morning.
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Earl Evans
Holdenville
Memorial Service for Pfc Sammie Poe Set
Memorial services for Pfc Sammie Poe son of Mr and Mrs Albert Poe of 430 West Third will be held Sunday at 3 pm at Asbury Methodist church Rev Harvey Human will officiate Poe 20 was killed in action in France according to a war department telegram received Monday His date of death is listed as July 21 in the French invasion fighting with an infantry unit
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Pfc
Sammie Poe
Albert Poe
West Third
Asbury Methodist Church
Harvey Human
Poe
France
War Department
Poes
Excise Board Still In Session On Mill Allocations
County excise board continues daily meetings with seven mills proposed for city schools and five mills for the county. Public sessions include extensive discussion and book work. Members anticipate a decision by Thursday after a Wednesday hearing with county commissioners.
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County Excise Board
Rex Shook Set To Return Home From Overseas
Rex D. Shook son of Mrs V L Shook 610 West Seventh is due home this week after months overseas He went to North Africa in 1942 fought there Sicily and Italy and was wounded He was hospitalized nine months with a badly injured arm His mother said on Wednesday he was in St Louis and would be home soon He is a Ada High School graduate and attended Byng Knights Rome August 16 Allied invasion troops have reached eight miles inland in southern France after securing initial objectives Airborne units blocked enemy reinforcements and U S troops sent by air into the bridgehead
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Rex D. Shook
V. L. Shook
West
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
St. Louis
Shook
Ada High School
Byng
Rome
France
U. S
Nice
Cannes
Maritime Alps
la Suisse
Geneva
Arseille
Cap Negre
Frejus
Toulon
St. Tropez Gulf
Mediterranean Allied Air Force
MAAF
Allied Push Seals Falaise Gap as Nazis Withdraw
Allied dispatches report Field Marshal Von Kluge pulling most armor from the Normandy pocket and Germans retreating eastward under heavy air and artillery fire. American Third Army under Lt General George S. Patton advanced toward Dreux and Chartres while British Canadian forces reach Falaise. US and Canadian gains widen the pocket as air forces devastate retreating columns. casualty estimates for Normandy climb toward 250 000 to 300 000 with thousands captured and wounded.
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Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
Guenther von Kluge
Normandy
Falaise
High Command
Paris
Alencon
Chartres - Dreux
George S. Patton
Third
le Mans
Argentan
Dreux
Churtres
France
von Kluge
Seine-Loire
Seventh Army
Falaise- Argentan
Vassey
Tichebray
Vire
Putanges
Orne
Third Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Hottest Night Yet Of Summer After 99 Degree Day
Tuesday failed to hit 100 as the city logged the warmest night of the season with an 88 degree minimum. A gusty evening and fitful breeze kept the heat from easing, while clouds suggested slight relief Wednesday morning amid a wary, hot mood.
Oklahoma Seeks Cool Spell Amid Heat Wave Forecast
August heat relief appears possible as showers spread through portions of the state. Waynoka reached 103 degrees, Guymon dipped to 64 at night, Ponca City logged .75 inch of rain, and several towns saw lighter showers. Forecasts suggest highs in the nineties and an ongoing unsettled pattern.
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Oklahoma City
Ponca City
Elk City
Guype Tulsa
Waynoka
Enid
Age
Heat Wave Shifts Hope West For East Relief
Easterners and southerners endured a prolonged heat spell while cooler air moved from the west and midwest toward the east expected by Friday or Saturday. Minnesota and the Dakotas reported relief as Chicago saw thundershowers and lower temperatures. New York and New England remained hot with records feared in Boston as 97 degrees was forecast.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Minnesota
Dakotas
Chicago
New York
New England
New York Weather Bureau
Boston
Chinese forces launch large scale attacks on Teng Chung area
Chinese command said Monday attacks with American air support struck Teng Chung and positions east and south of Lungling on the Salween frontier near Burma. All Japanese counterattacks were repulsed at Teng Chung before the Chinese push began.
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Chungking
Pthe Chinese
Tengchung
Lungling
Salween River
Burma
Quarrymen Strike Paralyzes Kansas City Quarries
About 1,000 workers in 10 stone quarries did not report for work in Kansas City as a union spokesman cited a protest against a regional War Labor Board ruling on wage increases.
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Kansas City
Regional War Labor Board
World War II Air War Expands Across Pacific Front
U S Pacific Fleet reports aggressive bombing of Kuriles Iwo Jima Spice Islands and Halmahera with Liberator and Mitchell aircraft. Nimitz notes attacks near Paramushiro and Suribachi Air Strip. ships sunk and coastal craft destroyed. Marianas bombers raid Iwo Jima Pagan and Rota as weather hinders some operations while Elmer Davis warns Tokyo may face demand for unconditional surrender.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific Islands
Kuriles
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Spice Islands
Equator
New Guinea-Carolines
China
Takao
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Halmahera
Ternate
Ceram
MacArthur
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Volcano
Pagan
Marianas
Roto Island
Saipan
New Guinea
New Britain
New Ireland
Bougainville
Palau
Marshalls
Nauru
Honolulu
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Guam
De Tassigny Commands French Forces in Southern France Invasion
The British radio reported that General Delatre de Tassigny is directing French troops taking part in the invasion of southern France. The update came from New York on August 16.
Weathered Fashion Divides Styles in Cooling Trend
The remark notes that temperatures never rise enough to tempt women to remove heavy rouge, reflecting fashion norms and climate influence on makeup use.
PESSIMIST Says Girls Should Show More Dispositions
The speaker laments that the world would have more happiness if girls displayed less of everything and more of their real dispositions. A reflective remark on gender presentation and social expectations.
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Hal Boyle
Sgt. Sanders
Sgt
Ada Man
Germany
Brest
Leasure
Loire
Angers
Reds
E. Prussian
Blackwell
Excise
Bay of Biscay
Partners
Gulf of Lions
Switz
Corsica
Rhone
NEA Telemap
Rex
By Edward Kennedy
Richard T. Wright
Arlington
Marseilles
CBS
Eric Sevareid
St. Troyez
Gulf
Europe
Rejus
Middlewest
Bob Bianks, Jr
Cather Harp
Waz
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