Dieppe Raid: Allied Forces Return After Bold French Shore Assault
British communique reports reembarkation of Dieppe raid forces with heavy expected losses on both sides. US Canadian British and Fighting French commandos stormed the coast at dawn with tanks and aerial cover. Americans designated Rangers, missions included destroying a German six gun battery and ammo dump. Canadians led beach assault on the left flank as tanks landed center.
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London
Dieppe
Combined Operations
Commando
United States
Paris
United States Army
Allied
Special Service
Europe
Rogers’ Rangers
France
Berlin
DNB
Middle East army leadership changes raise strategic stakes
London reports Britain appoints General Sir Harold Alexander to command in the Middle East replacing Auchinleck. Churchill visits Egypt en route to Moscow as North Africa gains importance with fresh US contingents and air force units arriving. Questions linger over Auchinleck’s future role amid mixed Briton reaction.
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Churchill
Egypt
Joseph Stalin
United Nations
North Africa
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Middle East
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Oil Industry Smiles Over Ration Talk
Tulsa dispatch reports mixed reactions to talk of nationwide gasoline rationing. Eastern senators Byrd and Brewster critique or defend proposed limits while oil men question fairness and impact on western supply. Industry notes rising truck transport and falling oil field activity pushing workers to other jobs.
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Tulsa
Okla
Byrd
D.-Va
Atlantic Coast
Brewster
R.-Me
West
Oil and Gas Journal
Forty nine Pontotoc men leave Ada for Army service
Forty nine Pontotoc county men departed Ada Wednesday morning to join Uncle Sam's army, the first draft group under a new induction plan. They traveled by bus to Fort Sill after examinations in Oklahoma City and two weeks’ leave, receiving gift packages and pocket Bibles from the Pontotoc county service organization. The list includes board numbers 1 and 2 men such as Audry C. Nicholl and Bill B. Walker among others.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Uncle Sam
Fort Sill
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County Service Organization
Bids In For 1943 Engineering Graduates At OU
Norman Oklahoma August 19. Prospective engineers will interview next year’s graduates as 12 large firms seek to hire from the University of Oklahoma College of Engineering. Dean W H Carson notes the unprecedented number of requests for interviews.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
W. H. Carson
College of Engineering
Th' Pessimist Pessimist by Bob Blanks Jr
A literary column by Bob Blanks Jr presents a wry meditation on pessimism and daily life. The piece weaves humor and observation to explore outlooks and human foibles in a concise installment.
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By Bob Blanks, Jr
Increased Flow of Oil Studied in Casper Session
In Casper Wyoming August 19 a Senate public lands sub committee discussed ways to boost petroleum flow for wartime needs. Talks considered lowering government royalty rates on public lands oil and raising price ceilings on Wyoming black oil. Attendees included Ewing Kerr attorney general of Wyoming and officials from petroleum interior and OPA.
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Casper
Wyo
America
United Nations
Senate Public Lands Committee
Wyoming
Ewing T. Kerr
Artesia
N.M
Midland
Tex
Office of Petroleum
Department of the Interior
Office of Price Administration
Ada Youths Face Federal Charge
Two 15 year old Ada youths John Wesley Cooper and Leroy Heaton were arrested by federal officers and charged with violating the federal Dyer act. They pleaded guilty before U. S. Commissioner Thomas P. Holt and are held for grand jury action after being charged with transporting a stolen car across the Texas Oklahoma line.
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Ada
John Wesley Cooper
Leroy Heaton
Texas
John P. McKinley
U. S
Thomas P. Holt
Texas-Oklahoma Line
Blind man tops local plane spotting corps
Julius Acosta Jr. has been totally blind for seven years yet is among the most accurate civilian defense plane spotters in Santa Barbara. Guided by his police dog to a listening post in Montecito, he identifies aircraft by motor sound and altitude and passed all volunteer spotter tests.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Julius Acosta, Jr
Civilian Defense Council
Montecito
Acosta
Dog Bubbles Returns to Fort Leonard Wood After Ada Boy Recovery
Bubbles the army mascot terrier wandered after jumping from a troop train near Ada. An Ada boy tracked the dog to a rodeo pickup, then waited to return the dog to camp as officials arranged the transfer. The dog was located within a week and headed back to Fort Leonard Wood on Wednesday.
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Bubbles
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Ada
Milton Keating
Ada Chantoer of Commerce
Army Seizes Woods Machine Plant in Labor Dispute
President Roosevelt ordered Secretary Stimson to take possession and operate the S. A. Woods Machine company plant in South Boston Massachusetts. The seizure follows a labor board recommendation after a dispute over arbitration and union membership privileges for the CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stimson
S. A. Woods Machine Company
South
Boston
Mass
C.I.O
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Malta Receives Vital Defense Supplies Amid Losses
London report says Malta received essential defense supplies via convoy after a perilous voyage under heavy attack. Four British warships were sunk including the aircraft carrier Eagle and the cruisers Manchester Cairo and Foresight, losses previously announced.
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London
Malta
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Cairo
Foresight
Eagle
Manchester
U Boat Sunk By U S Pilot Off Brazil
Brazil reports a U S pilot bombed and sank an Axis submarine off its coast after five Brazilian ships were sunk. Commander Amaral Peixoto announced the sinking at the presidential palace as crowds urged retaliation.
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U.S
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Ernani A. R. Amaral Peixoto
Government
Jack Lacey
Diario Carioca
South Atlantic
Trindale
Rommel Suffers Heavy Losses in Egypt Retrenchment
General Sir Claude Auchinleck reported that Erwin Rommel's Axis forces lost nearly 10 000 troops captured in Egypt over two months. He also said Allied defense held in the last two weeks as British and US forces bolster the Middle East front.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Claude Auchinleck
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
Aldost
Middle-East
Harold Alexander
Britain
Middle East
United States
Dieppe raid seen as western front rehearsal
The column notes a large Dieppe raid by Allied commandos including American Rangers British and Canadian units as a foretaste of a full western front. It frames the operation as a test of air naval and landing craft coordination and compares Allied unity to Hitler's strategic rigidity while signaling ongoing efforts toward a second front.
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United Nations
Ranger
Adolf Hitler
Louis Mountbatten
Fuehrer
Asia
Dieppe
Europe
Rangers Are Tough Soldiers
American Rangers trained with British and Canadian commandos for the first AEF invasion of Europe. They practiced covert knife work, silent kills, rapid marches, and beach landings under seasoned British mentors. Their training mirrored Rogers' Rangers with lethal precision and adaptability on sea and land.
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United Staes Rangers
Britain
United States Rangers
Sam
Hitler
Europe
Dieppe
Rogers’ Rangers
America
Robert Rogers
Government vehicles diverted from Highway 33 in Oklahoma
Col. S R Kimble of the Oklahoma Ordnance Works ordered all government cars trucks and buses off Highway 33 citing its poor condition. They must use a longer route via U S 66 to Claremore and Highway 20 to Pryor. Tulsa officials have pressed for highway improvement and Rep Wesley E Disney urged a Bureau of Public Roads decision. about 4500 to 5000 people commute daily between Tulsa and the ordnance works.
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Tulsa
Okla
Col. Kimble
No. 33
Wesley E. Disney
Bureau of Public Roads
Ordnance Works
President Roosevelt Bears Wartime Load, Rayburn Says
Speaker Sam Rayburn said in Dallas that President Roosevelt handles the wartime burden well and that a night’s rest leaves him refreshed and his old self. The Aug. 19 interview cited the president’s stamina amid global conflict and public strain.
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Dallas
Tex
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Ada Woman R. O. Lawrence Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. R. O. Lawrence, longtime Ada resident, died Wednesday afternoon at her home 500 South Townsend after a long illness. Death occurred at 2 30 PM. Funeral arrangements have not been announced though services likely Thursday.
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R. O. Lawrence
South Townsend
Lawrence
Dieppe Raid Updates And German Claims Across Front
Allied reembarcation of Dieppe raid forces completed as night fell local reports say the raid objectives were achieved in the assault German broadcasts claim a debacle with over 1000 prisoners and heavy losses while the Rio de Janeiro press notes an axis submarine sunk near Bahia and US bombers attacked Abbeville during the Dieppe operation.
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Rio DE Janeiro
O Globo
Bahia
Soil erosion strips trillions of tons from U.S. land yearly
The article reports that about 3,000,000,000 tons of soil are lost annually in the United States due to wind and water erosion, highlighting the scale of land degradation and its impact on agriculture and the environment.
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United States
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Board No. 1
Audry C. Nicholl
Jay V. Hinton
John W. Turner
Sybil Stokes
John E. Boswell
Marion J. Latimer
Herman E. Jones
Harry E. Turner
Lilliard W. Daniel
George W. Scott
Benjamin G. Cook
Joseph L. Thompson
James H. Bryant
Louis E. Kimmel
Cleo C. Brooks
Duard C. Willoughby
Robert L. Threlkeld
Don Gilbert
Eugene G. Kilpatrick
Board No. 2
Bill B. Walker
Joseph Phillips
Herbert H. Sutton
Haskell D. Kite
Edd M. Alberson
Troy Cathren
Herbert E. Carmichael
Arthur L. Anglin
Charles W. McNeill
Olney Blackburn
Jessie E. Wafford
Hubert B. Horn
Ira Flowers
J. D. Williams
Robert H. Hammock
Fred L. Tell
Walter Crews
Tanzie L. Jones
Eddie E. Phillips
Gerald R. Hemingway
Lee M. Norman
Clay B. Case
Bryce O. Gregory
Willard C. Hickey
Andrew J. King
Buldean Danley
Bill Holloway
Lonnie D. Brandon
Esse J. Pence
Jerry J. Massey
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