Back to College: War Workers Return to East Central
The Ada Weekly News discusses a wave of students and veterans returning to Oklahoma colleges, notably East Central, as war plants close. It notes increased enrollment, expanded courses, and building delays, urging careful planning to accommodate the influx while stressing the need for civilian production and postwar opportunities. It also reflects on postwar diplomacy, warning against renewed conflict and urging unity among Allied nations toward lasting peace.
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Oklahoma
Army
Navy
Enliege
United States
Pacific
Institutions of Higher Learning
East Central
Linscheid
Jacob and Esau as moral exemplars in church reflection
The essay urges modern Esaus to bring their good into church, praising Jacob for his spiritual growth and forgiveness toward Esau. It portrays Jacob's fear, deceit, and ultimate transformation, highlightingEsau's noble living outside church walls and urging moral integrity as a path to Christ. W E G
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Esaus
Esau
Jacob
Christ
Church
W.E.G
MacArthur Leads Pacific Peace Effort And Public Morale
The article argues General MacArthur is essential to guiding postwar Pacific peace. It notes Japanese morale shifts as they confront defeat, atomic weapons, and wartime propaganda. It discusses risks of further bombings and aims to limit American casualties while building a pathway to island occupation and stability.
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MacArthur
Pacific
Viktm Quisling Trial Read as Formally Settled
The text portrays Viktm Quisling on trial for life in Oslo, asserting a guilty verdict already shaped by global opinion. It contrasts his treachery with Norwegians who aided the Allies, noting Norwegian ships and sailors contributing to the Normandy effort and freeing their country.
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Viktm Quisling
Oslo
Norway
Normandy
Oil Activity Surges in Pontotoc and Coal County Areas
Oil prospects rise across Pontotoc and adjacent counties with several gasser and producer wells. Byng near Byne School reports a 14 mile setback with a 2,376 foot depth and Roach sand activity 226 east of Sasakwa shows multiple Kendall wells producing barrels per day. Delaney No. 1 Weads in Coal County tops Hunton lime at 3,414 feet. other tests and line air fills hint at robust East Jesse development and several new locations planned for Scott, Bru nes, and Mure leases.
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Francis
Byng
Jesse
Pontotoc County
Ashland
Hale
Planets
Senora Oil
Bolen
Byne School
Byng Schol
Bais dAre
Thompson Brothers Et al No
Walker- Sammond
Delaney
Sasakwa
Kendal
Kendall
Roters Scott
Scott
Jack Brunes
Snyder
Pennington
Mure
AWSW
Stretford
Yanks Recover Priceless Books from Salzburg Stolen Cache
The American Third Army recovered between city and 700 books, many first editions, including a 1630 Latin Jesuit prayerbook and "Letters of Montaigne" dated 1732, "Letters of Cicero" from a private Italian collection. The volumes, valued at tens of thousands of dollars, were stolen from an Italian collection and packed in six cases.
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Salzburg
William A. Gordon
Military Government
United States Forces
Montaime
Rousseau
Cicero
Pains Slow City Garbage Handling Speed After Rain
City officials say garbage collection has been unusually slow the latter part of the past week due to persistent rain. Wet waste from rainfall hampers incineration requiring longer hauls into the country. Crews are working and expect to catch up. additional measures to speed handling are being developed.
Van Eyck Adoration of the Land Recovered from Salt Mine
American officers announced recovery of the Van Eyck altar piece Adoration of the Land, looted by Nazis and hidden in a salt mine at Alt Aussee Austria. The 15th century work by Hubert and Jan van Eyck has a storied past including near theft by Calvinists and wartime seizures.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Hubert
Jan van Lyck
England
Belgium
Alt Aussee
Austria
Clemency Applications Headed for Pardon Board Meeting
Oklahoma City reports thirty three executive clemency applications will be heard by the pardon and parole board at its Monday and Tuesday session. A separate note remarks a lion shot through the heart can still charge and kill a man, illustrating unexpected acts of resilience.
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Oklahoma City
The
Pardon and Parole Board
Missing Lt Roling Declared Dead After MIA Since 1944
Mrs Hal Roling learns from the war department that 1st Lt Hal Roling is officially dead after being missing in action since February 22, 1944. The B-17 pilot from England on his seventh mission over Germany was 29, with ties to East Central State College and local Illinois employers. His widow Mary and daughter Carolyn Jean, then three, reside with his parents at 1143 High School.
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Hal E. Roling
War Department
Hal Roling
Roling
Germany
England
East Central State College
Magnesia Oil Company
Ilinois
H. S. Moore
Army Air Forces
Truman Directives Push Reconversion To Peace Economy
President Truman directs all government departments to accelerate the shift to peacetime life, easing price controls to aid hardship, and preserving wage rules via the War Labor Board. He assigns coordination to reconversion chief John W. Snyder as wartime contracts wind down, with labor disputes managed to avoid blocking reconversion. The plan foresees job waves, continued rent and price controls, and gradual restoration of consumer goods while coal, gas, and materials are released for civilian use.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
America
Mr. Truman
John W. Snyder
WEB
War Labor Board
Japan
Congress
Army
Solid Fuels Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Navy
War Production Board
WPB
Ships Diverted So Yets Reach Gotham
New York aboard the Transport General Harry Taylor with 3120 European war veterans bound for the Pacific shifted course toward New York after the peace announcement. Also diverted was the Marine Panther with 2430 men aboard, joining a stream of returning troops totaling over 8500 aboard multiple ships including the Joseph Alston Pierre Soule Samuel Johnson James Duncan Cape Lookout Oliver Loving Fairwing and Sarah J Hale with small counts aboard the latter vessels.
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New York
Harry Taylor
Pacific
Panama Canal
L. B. Jaudon
USNR
St. Louis
San Francisco
Taylor
Marine Panther
Joseph Alston
Pierre Soule
Samuel Johnson
James Duncan
Cape Lookoue
Oliver Loving
Fairwing
Sarah J. Hale
Benton Trial Set for October in Tulsa Murder Case
Leroy Benton, a Black man charged with the murder of Panta Lou Liles, who was found bludgeoned to death in her Tulsa room months ago, will face a jury trial on October 8, District Oral A. Shaw announced today.
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Tulsa
Okla
Leroy Benton
Panta Lou Liles
A. Shaw
Ada Schools Set To Open As Building Work Continues
Ada city schools begin Monday September 10 as renovations continue. Principal Trice Broadrick urges parents to arrange transfer of official records from previous districts to Ada High. Ada High and Ada Junior High offices open August 20 daily 9 to 4, with grade school offices starting August 27 and early enrollment for first graders August 29.
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Ada
Trice Brosdrick
Broadrick
Ada High School
Surplus Goods Auction at Fort Sill Aug 27
Fort Sill Oklahoma Post Salvage Office announces bids for surplus government property will be accepted until 5 pm August 27 with sale starting 9 am. Items include electrical goods from floor lamps to coils and stoppers. Goods stored in Warehouse DC-20. sale held at Quartermasters Ave. Airlines must provide extra fuel for 45 minutes beyond flight time.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Ist Lit
Kr. Green
Avet
Peiper Found by First Infantry as War Crimes Suspect
The First Infantry division uncovered Joachim Peiper, 30, former adjutant to Heinrich Himmler and commander of a segment of the SS Adolf Hitler Panzer Division, among 10,000 screened SS troops in Nuernberg POW cages. He denied involvement in Malmedy killings, while U.S. officers cited records showing his direct involvement in operations there. The hunt, high priority for the U.S. Army, followed intense inquiries into the Malmedy massacre. Separately, Tulsa’s job market saw crowded USES offices as many posts were filled, with most openings now taken at major industries like Douglas and Spartan aircraft.
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Jimmy Byrnes
President Truman
Germany
Japan
Stalin
Hitler
China
State Department
Aeneration
Jacob
Esau
Laban
Rebekah
Rachel
Leah
Mizpah
Wes Gallagher Muernberg
Malmedy
the Bulge
Joachim Peiper
Heinrich Himmler
Henry Clifton
Syracuse
N.Y
Peiper
Priceneers
Paul Haefner
Elmhurst
Europe
Clisson
Nuernberg
Unemployment Pay Guide For Jobless Workers In States
Washington notes explain unemployment compensation basics for jobless workers. Eligible applicants must have covered work, be willing to work, and apply at the state employment office. Benefits vary by state with caps, durations, and dependent allowances, plus cross state coordination.
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James Marlow
Washington
States
District of Columbia
Alabama
California
New Jersey
Rand
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Russia
Britain
Genesis
Lenora
Treasury
Vinson
Saat
Gotham
Benton
Fr. Sill
Peiler
F. Butler
Douglas Aircraft
Spartan Aircraft Companies
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