Southern Governors Conference trip to Biloxi and Keesler Field
Governor reports three day Southern Governors Conference in Biloxi Mississippi Nov 24 to 26. He cites cooperation to reduce discriminatory freight rates and praises Keesler Field training and rescue progress. Oklahoma officials and Longfellow House visit are noted along with Jefferson Davis Shrine at Beauvoir and supply hospital tour. A Tulsa heavy cruiser may be funded by Sixth War Loan.
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Biloxie
Miss
Oe I
Keesler Air Training Field
Bailey
Mississippi
Biloxi
Keesler Field
Robert E. M. Godrich
Air Force
Col. Goldliich
Oklahoma
Herndon Lackey
Oklahoma City
Richard T. Pendleton
Norman
E. W. Brown
Longfellow
Davis
Longfell
Ingalls Ship Yards
Coun
Beauvoir
Jefferson Davis
Supply Hospital
Western Oklahoma Hospital
Supply
Browne
Hewett
State Board of Affairs
John L. Day
Alva
Woods County
We and Girls of
Klahoma
Secretary of the Navy
Tulsa
Tulsa County
White House
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Collision Sends Man To Hospital In Edmond Oklahoma
Charles Schewisberger 22 of Guthrie was hospitalized after a collision with a gasoline transport at the Highways 66 and 77 intersection in heavy rain. Both vehicles burned. Schewisberger suffered a broken leg and was saved from flames by a passing car and drivers Toney and Burke escaped without serious injuries.
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Ponca City
James Burke
Highway Patrol
Toney
Pencene
Schewisberger
Everett M. Bradbury
Bronze Medal To Four Oklahoma Soldiers
Four Oklahoma service members received Bronze Star awards the Army announced. 1st Sgt. Thomas C. Mallow of Guthrie earned his for actions in the Mediterranean theater from March to August 1943. S/Sgt. Leonard R. Dennis of Wewoka and Sgt. Virgil D. Beaver of El Reno were cited for courage in Italy last summer, and Lt. Frank V. Monroe of Laremore supervised a field artillery unit in New Guinea that day.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Thomas C. Mallow
Guthrie
Frank V. Monroe
Laremore
Leonard R. Dennis
Wewoka
Virgil D. Beaver
el Reno
Army Today
Mallow
Mediterranean
Dennis
Beaver
Italy
Monroe
New Guinea
Ed Semans Dies at 70 Former Oklahoma Democratic Leader
Ed M. Semans, 70, longtime Oklahoma Democratic state chairman, died Sunday of pneumonia in Oklahoma City. He helped organize campaigns across many elections since 1922, supported Henry Johnston in 1926 before allying with his ouster in 1929, and was active at the state headquarters during this year's race. Semans was born in Indiana and moved to Oklahoma in 1906.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ed M. Semans
Semans
Jack Walton
Henry S. Johnston
Indiana
Two Road Deaths In State Weekend
State highway patrol reported two deaths and 47 injuries on Oklahoma highways during the weekend from 5 p m Saturday to midnight Sunday. Fatalities occurred in a Holdenville area crash involving two cars. Pat Jenkins 20 Wetumka sailor on leave and Charles Lee Short 30 Seminole died of injuries. Six others were injured. To curb rising traffic crashes in Tulsa area four extra troopers were assigned and they made 37 arrests and warned 783 drivers with 192 cited for faulty lights.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
Holdenville
Pat Jenkins
Wetumka
Charles Lee Short
Tulsa
J. M. Gentry
Life Saving Animals Guide Soldiers in Jungle
Birds and monkeys help soldiers survive by teaching which berries and fruits are edible and which are poisonous. The Ada News Want Ads highlight practical tips for field survival drawn from animal behavior and local resources.
Australian Newsman Praises American Soldier Spirit
Harold Austin of the Sydney Morning News, embedded with the First Army, praises Yankee courage and tenacity from D-Day to Germany while noting a civilian outlook and untidy discipline. He says Americans fight well when clearly briefed but remain reluctant parade ground soldiers.
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Army
Hal Boyle
First Army
Harold Austin
Sydney
Australia
Morning News
Austin
the Kangaroo
France
Belgium
Germany
Middle East
New Guinea
Piccadilly Circus
London
Normandy
D- Day
Yank
Ewing Fidler Serves in Europe As Soldier of Ninth Army
The Ada area youth Ewing Fidler serves with the American Ninth Army in Germany after long days in fox holes and snow amid letters home praising pastors and a Christlike spirit. His honors include Eagle Scout, Stall Studio award, American Legion leadership prize, top biology student, and long service delivering Ada News while playing cornets in school bands.
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Harry W. Miller
E. F. Fidler
F. W. Heipkemier
Ninth Army
Germany
Ewing
Fox Holes
Brother Morris
Ewing Fidler
Oscar Cantwell
Boy Scout Council
Stall Studio
American Legion
Ada High School
Ada
First Baptist Church
Mail Now, Maybe Christmas Package Will Be On Time
Christmas mailing rises at the local post office as Mrs. Mary West urges first class greeting cards to ensure timely delivery. She notes packages face uncertain transit but are likelier to arrive before Christmas if mailed early, stressing the burden delays place on Ada postal workers.
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Mary West
Ada
B29s Strike Tokyo in Fourth Major Raid
In Saipan reports the fourth Tokyo raid by B29 Superfortresses caused fresh fires and heavy damage. One squadron said 75 percent of bombs hit within the target area to damage the Musashima engine factory at Nakajima, despite intense anti aircraft and interceptors. One crew member reported fire aboard their plane after a tail turret fire.
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Associated Press
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Tokyo
20Th Air Force
Hit Engine
Musashima
Nakajima Aircraft
Robert McClanahan
Los Angeles
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Two Jima
Volcano Islands
Iwo Jima
21St Bomber Command
Airmen Hit Jap Shipping and Bases in Pacific Storms
American airmen conducted wide strikes on enemy shipping and supply bases around Leyte and nearby areas. Patrol planes sank two 1,000 ton freighters off Borneo and likely another. bombers hit a 3,000 ton vessel and damaged a 4,000 ton ship near Masbate. Bombers also hit Mindanao and Palawan with heavy sorties, while raids caused fuel fires at Rabaul and Kavieng.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Borneo
Samar Sea
Masbate
Leyte
Mindanao
Douglas MacArthur
Palawan
MacArthur
Celebes Islands
Halmahera
Rabaul
Kavieng
Nominated as Steffinius Aide in Roosevelt reshuffle
President Roosevelt nominated Joseph C. Crew a career diplomat for under secretary of state as part of a State Department reorganization after Edward Stettinius became secretary. The shakeup also brings three new assistant secretaries including Will Clayton Archibald MacNelson and Leish Rockefeller among others.
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Washington
Joseph C. Crew
Roosevelt
State Department
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Will L. Clayton
Texas Cotton Factor
Commerce
Archibald Mac- Nelson A. Rockefeller
Coordin- Leish
Congress
Iber-American Affairs
Tulsa Central Defends Spot in Class A Semi Final Showdown
Tulsa Central and Perry, Class A semi-finalists, will meet at Skelly Stadium Saturday afternoon in Tulsa. Athletic Director Grady Skillern said Perry forfeited rights to the game to avoid a smaller crowd and that Tulsa fans will back the matchup despite generally low turnouts at playoff games.
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Tulsa
Tulsa Central
Perry
T ‘Sa
Skelly
Grady Skillern
Central
Skillern
Wife of Ada decorated at Flying Fortress field ceremony
At Ardmore Okla December 2 a ceremony and troop review honored 14 officers and enlisted men. Mrs Velma Lorietta Harris Ada wife of Lt Virgil G Harris received the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster on behalf of her falen husband now a prisoner of war.
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Army Air Field
Ardmore
Adan Okla
Flying Fortress
Velma Lorietta Harris
Ada
Virgil G. Harris
Budapest
Hungary
Rostock
Germany
Harris
War Production Board Slightly Optimistic On Ammunition Output
The War Production Board reported progress in increasing wartime ammunition output. J A Krug said new workers are entering plants in encouraging numbers as plans accelerate to meet demands on two fronts. The $500 million plan funds new shells for infantry mortars, while the Army seeks more small arms and heavy artillery ammo.
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Washington
War Production Board
J. A. Krug
War Department
Oklahoma School Repairs Urgently Needed By State
A. L. Crabb state superintendent of schools announced plans to seek more than one million dollars from the 1945 legislature for urgent repairs on state school properties. A 40 percent survey showed repairs totaling 625 008 dollars were necessary.
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Oklahoma City
A. L. Crabb
Soldier McEntire Wounded Again From Pauls Valley
Pauls Valley resident Gene McEntire, son of Mr and Mrs C E McEntire, has been wounded for the third time in the war. His condition is reported not serious and his parents have been informed.
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Pauls Valley
Gene McEntire
C. E. McEntire
Weather Weathering the Ada Tulsa Game Day Chill
Heavy clouds and a cold south wind brought rain or mist and temperatures around the mid forties. Oklahoma reports show rainfall across the state with McAlester at 49 degrees and many cities near freezing as the forecast remains unchanged through Tuesday.
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Ada-Tulsa
Norris Stadium
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Bartlesville
Stillwater
Lawton
Enid
Ponca City
McAlester
Guymon
Buckelew and Davis Killed In Action In European Area
The War Department announced that Second Lt. Maurice F. Little of Broken Arrow Oklahoma was killed in the Central Pacific. Also listed as killed in the European area are 17 Oklahoma service members including Tech 4 Royal V. Brooks of Oklahoma City Pvt Buster Buckelew of Stratford Pvt Merle J. Burrow of Oakhurst Pfc Paul M. Cody of cee Pfc Andy Davis of Stonewall 2nd Lt Robert L. Garrett of Norman 2nd Lt Arthur L. Green of Enid Cpl Louis Hamerla of Bartlesville Pvt Henry C. Hendrickson of Miami Pvt James R. Hodge of Granite Pvt Clyde W. Lee of Oklahoma City Pfc Glenn R. Lewis of Utica Staff Sgt James L. Mott of Stillwater Pvt Arthur W. Pickrell of Perkins Pfc Johnnie M. Rivas of Chickasha Pfc Gilbert Vidana of Verden and Pfc Lonnie W. Wade of Tahlequah.
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Washington
War Department
Maurice F. Little
Broken Arrow
Okla
Tech
Royal V. Brooks
Oklahoma City
Buster Buckelew
Stratford
Merle J. Burrow
Oakhurst
Paul M. Cody
Andy Davis
Stonewall
Robert L. Garrett
Norman
Arthur L. Green
Enid
Louis Hamerla
Bartlesville
Henry C. Hendrickson
Miami
James R. Hodge
Granite
Clyde W. Lee
Glenn R. Lewis
Utica
James L. Mott
Stillwater
Arthur W. Pickrell
Perkins
Johnnie M. Rivas
Chickasha
Gilbert Vidana
Verden
Lonnie W. Wade
Tahiequah
War Chest Contributions Urged For National Drive
J A Richardson chairman for the National War Fund in Pontotoc county urged those not reached in the one day drive on December 11 to mail contributions this week. He noted last year’s contributors will be notified and that funds arriving by mail are higher than expected. The War Prisoners Relief Fund remains a key factor in 1945 as the nation supports prisoners with food and medical aid through the National War Fund and allied foreign relief agencies and the USO.
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J. A. Richardson
National War Fund
Pontotoc County
USO
Ride Em Copper Kansas City Stock Truck Chaos
Kansas City police chased 58 pigs and 48 calves after a stock truck collided with a car. A second crash sent 14 cows and 38 calves scattering, leaving three calves and several officers' tempers still missing.
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Kansas City
Rubber Boot Repairs Advise Cement Reinforcements
Holes or tears in overshoes or rubber boots should be mended with either cold or hot rubber cement reinforcements.
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Charles
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Pfc. Fidler
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