Russian Armies Advance in Romania Drive to Bucharest
Soviet forces launched a major offensive on a 150 mile front beyond Iasi pushing toward Bucharest within 180 miles and Ploesti about 155 miles, aiming to knock Romania from the war and disrupt Hitler's Balkan grip. official German broadcasts claimed Russian forces reached Riga coordinates.
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Moscow
Romania
Hitler
Balkans
Iasi
Bucharest
Ploesti
Riga
Red Star
Prut
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Tolbukhin
Stalin
Malinovsky
Mironeasa
Targu-Frumos
Ungheni-Targ
Tighina
Cimislia
Tarutino
Volintiri
Danube
Latvia
Estonia
Zambrow
Warsaw
Bialystok
Bug River
Dewey Aides Plan Broad Campaign Swing Across States
Aides to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey outline a two month tour to build a nationwide campaign. Dewey will speak in Philadelphia on Sept 7 and Louisville Sept 8 with further stops in Oklahoma City, Massachusetts, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and a west coast swing.
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Jack Bell
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Union
Philadelphia
Louisville
Pacific Coast
Ed H. Moore
Dewey
Oklahoma City
Moore
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Bricker
New York
Massachusetts
Maine
Midwest
Indiana
French Lick
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Harry F. Kelly
California
Pacific Northwest
Forces Short Of Ammunition Shortages Hit Army Supply
Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay told the Senate War Investigating Committee that forces in a recent landing operation fell short on 155 millimeter ammunition and that domestic stocks of heavy artillery rounds are depleting. He warned shortages require a doubling of last-half 1944 production to avoid critical points in war theaters. The same briefing noted tires for heavy trucks and combat vehicles are in acute short supply.
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Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Army Service Forces
Senate War Investigating Committee
Clay
America
Germans Falling Back as Allied Columns Close In
Allied forces tightened the noose along the Seine as Germans retreat toward Paris. U S armor pushed beyond Sens and Pattons third army eyed Fontainebleau, while Canadian and British units advanced south and east of Paris. Paris claims remained unconfirmed as Allied airpower pounded crossings and German withdrawals continued.
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Supreme Headquarters
Seine
Paris
U. S
Sens
Reich
George S. Patton
Third
Fontainebleau
Upper Seine
Seventh Army
Lower Seine
Falaise
le Havre
New Landings Unconfirmed Near Bordeaux and St Jean de Luz
Reports from the Spanish border said a third invasion landing struck southwestern France near Bordeaux under naval and air bombardment. Berlin radio claimed a small force landed at St Jean de Luz, six miles from the frontier, with reinforcement attempts thwarted.
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London
France
Bordeaux
Hendaye
Charles S. Foltz
Associated Press
Madrid
Foltz
Berlin
St. Jean de Luz
Biarritz
Young Democrats to Hold Biannual Labor Day Meeting
Don Baldwin president of the sixth district League of Young Democrats said the biannual Labor Day meeting would be held in Chickasha Oklahoma City Aug 23 Jed Johnson sixth district congressman is expected to attend all democratic candidates invited
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Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Truman
Veterans of Foreigns Wars
Chicago
Detroit
Senate
Lamar
State Superintendent Crabb Seeks Teacher Shortage Details
Oklahoma State Superintendent A. L. Crabb has mailed questionnaires to county school superintendents to obtain a full picture of the state’s teacher shortage, which he fears will be more serious than last year.
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Oklahoma City
i-State
A. L. Crabb
Oklahoma
Garber Doctor E L Beard Dies at 58
Dr E L Beard a prominent Garber physician aged 58 died yesterday after a long career in the town. He was a leading medical figure and active in local affairs. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Garber
E. L. Beard
Hoover to Attend Juvenile Delinquency Clinic This Fall
J Edgar Hoover head of the federal bureau of investigation will attend a juvenile delinquency clinic to be held here this fall. The date has not been set.
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Oklahoma City
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
DIVER DROWNS IN VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR OKAY OKLA
Muskogee Aug 23 Walter Stieger 22 died from a broken neck suffered when he dived into the Verdigris river near Okay in Wagoner county Sunday.
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Muskogee
Walter Stieger
Okay
Wagoner County
Library mix up at Ardmore air field
Army air field at Ardmore Nebraska Aug 23 Pvt Katherine L McKeeman Sutton Nebraska reported for an assistant librarian assignment and found the library clerk typist was Colleen Oliver a former pupil at Walters Oklahoma in 1942.
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Army Air Field
Ardmore
Katherine L. McKeeman
Sutton, Neb
Colleen Oliver
Walters
Okla
World security talks push toward postwar peace plan
Secretary of State Hull and John Foster Dulles head toward detailed review of Russian American and British peace proposals. Senator Austin and Vandenberg meet ahead as Dulles weighs Dewey ideas against Dumbarton Oaks plan and pledges cooperation with Hull and Dewey.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
E.w.t
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Austin
Vermont
Vandenberg
Michigan
Hull
Dewey
Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton
Winter Approaches as Days Slip By
The excerpt notes winter moves closer with each passing day, describing the rapid pace at which time shrinks toward colder months. It evokes the inevitability of seasonal change and the steady march of time.
Allied Bomber Crashes Killing 34 Youngsters
A US liberator bomber crashed into Freckleton Lancashire, killing at least 50 people including 34 children at a church school. Police and American troops led rescue as a large fire burned. Evacuees from London among the dead, with fears of a higher toll.
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London
Lancashire
Freckleton
The
Press Association
British
England
Hitler
State Treasurer Reports Pension Fund Receipt and Cash Balance
State Treasurer A. S. J. Shaw said a federal check for 1 354 000 was received for the public welfare commission. The check plus June sales tax money left the welfare commission with a cash balance of 9 200 000 as of today after July checks deduction.
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Oklahoma City
A. S. J. Shaw
Public Welfare Commission
Shaw
The
Welfare Commission
Greater returns for amount in vested
A brief classified note highlights the value of investing more funds in a vested plan, promising higher gains per amount contributed. It emphasizes disciplined contributions and long term growth potential for Ada readers.
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Ada News
Lend-Lease Aid Should Continue Until Japan and Germany Surrender
President Roosevelt urged Congress to extend lend-lease through June 30 and beyond until unconditional surrender of both Japan and Germany. He argued the program must remain on any scale needed to overwhelm the United Nations’ enemies and speed victory. The latest report tallies $28.27 billion in aid through June 30 with $4.045 billion in quarterly deliveries and reverse lend-lease at $3 billion-plus.
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Japan
Germany
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United Nations
Lend-Lease
Berlin
Tokyo
State Department
Halmahera Hit by Unchallenged Allied Air Attacks
Allied Liberators and Mitchells bomb Halmahera, destroying eight parked planes, supply dumps, and defense positions, sinking a freighter in a record 135 ton strike. Other raids extend from Davao to the Flores Sea, with Nimitz reporting broader air blows across 90 000 square miles. Paris is declared liberated by De Gaulle, with French forces seizing public buildings and Vichy officials. Lt and Mrs Gouge visited Ada on a layover as he heads to Lincoln Army Air Field.
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U. S
Evreux
Vernon
Seine
Supreme Headquarters
Falaise
Berlin
Lower Seine
Mantes
Paris
20Th
Nemours
Montereau
Charles de Gaulle
Meaux
Chateau- Thierry
Guenther von Kluge
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
MacArthur
Davao
Flores Sea
Marshalls
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Marcus Island
Tokyo
Carolines
Ponape
Truk
Yap
Nimitz
Wake
Nauru
Lloyd V. Gouge
Ada
Gouge
Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Army Air Field
Midiend
Texas
Blue Cross Representatives Return to Complete Service Plan
A Blue Cross hospital service plan team member returns to town to finalize organization representation. H K Felkel departed for Muskogee after meeting local families Tuesday and today. People may contact via Chamber of Commerce office next Monday through Wednesday by telephoning Miss Edith Hord.
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Blue Cross Group
Toay
H K. Felkel
The
Blue Cross
Muskogee
Chamber of Commerce
Edith Hord
Paris Liberated After Four Years of Nazi Rule
Allied airmen report German forces pulling back as Paris erupts in celebration. French crowds surged through the streets to reclaim the capital after four years of occupation, while American forces regroup around the city. A Gen Charles De Gaulle communique from London confirms the liberation following four days of combat.
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London
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Ile de la Cite
PESSIMIST Notes Neighbor Visit and Political Frustration
A neighbor came by this morning to bury a bottle opener but had already gone to the office. The piece jokes that most politicians know public questions but seldom know the answers.
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Lem Wheeler
Barry
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NEA
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