Lt Roberson Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
First Lt. Harvey B. Roberson who joined in May 1942 trained at Perrin Field Sherman Texas spent five months in foreign service with a troop carrier squadron in New Guinea He has been promoted to First lieutenant and received the Distinguished Flying Cross now serves as a pilot on a troop transport His wife Mrs Harvey Roberson lives in Kansas City Missouri and his parents Mr and Mrs H B Roberson reside in Allen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey B. Roberson
Perrin Field
Sherman
Texas
New Guinea
Army Air Forces
East Central College
Harvey Roberson
Kansas City
H. B. Roberson
Allen
Wilson Rated 2nd Class Radarman in Pacific Fleet
Charles P. Wilson Jr. has been promoted to Radarman Second Class and serves with the Pacific Fleet. Enlisted February 23, 1943, he trained in San Diego and a California Radarman school, now with the fleet since August. A Ada Oklahoma native, he graduated from Ada High School and studied at Hill's College in Oklahoma City. He previously worked as a typist and accountant at Midwest Air Depot. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles P. Wilson, 623 West Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Wilson Jr
Navy
San Diego
California
Bluejacket
Ada
Hill’s Business College
Oklahoma City
Midwest Air Depot
Charles P. Wilson
West Main
Rhoades Drives Tank With Armored Force Unit in Louisiana
Pvt John Thomas Rhoades son of Mr and Mrs Lee Rhoades 804 West Ninth is stationed at Camp Polk near Shreveport Louisiana He enlisted in the Armored Force and went to Fort Knox KY for basic training There he won expert drill and first prize in a cil contest He also joined camp athletics and later transferred to Camp Polk for further training. Pvt Charles Riley Watson 27 husband of Mrs Lucille Watson 1019 West Bewick Fort Worth Texas arrived at Camp Walters for basic training as an infantryman assigned to a heavy weapons battalion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas Rhoades
Lee Rhoades
West Ninth
Camp Polk
Shreveport
Fort Knox
Rhoades
John
Ada
Konawa
Charles Riley Watson
Lucille Watson
West Bewick
Fort Worth
Texas
Camp Walters
Courageous words from destroyer sailor Phaylis Worsham
Phaylis Worsham son of Mr and Mrs R E L Worsham 412 West Sixteenth reports rising activity but good health through November 10. He recalls Pearl Harbor, keeps a piece of a downed Jap plane, and notes his USS mine sweeper destroyer faced heavy action near the Aleutians. He urges residents home to stay hopeful and confident the war will end in a better world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phaylis Worsham
R. E. L. Worsham
West Sixteenth
Worsham
Pearl Harbor
United States
Noted American joins Phaylis brother in Northern Ireland
Neil Worsham reports from Northern Ireland that the country is beautiful but rainy with constant fog. He notes learning the local language, describes a hut steak meal as plenty good, mentions rationing of razor blades but plenty of cheap soap, and lists scarce sweets and fresh milk while expressing hunger for good music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Worsham
Phaylis
Northern Ireland
Fogry
Paul Ryan Wounded Slightly in Italy
A telegram from the War Department told Mrs. Carmeda Ryan that her husband Private First Class Paul Ryan was lightly wounded in action in Italy on November 4, 1943. The Third Division man was hit by a shell near him after serving in Casablanca Tunis Sicily and Fedala Beach landing. He received the Purple Heart on November 17 at a North Africa base hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Carmeda Ryan
Pfc
Paul Ryan
Italy
Ryan
Fedala
North Africa
Casablanca
Tunis
Sicily
Bace
Pvt Maxwell completes Armament School at Lowry Field
Pvt Delbert Raymond Maxwell graduates from Lowry Field Army Air Forces Armament School on November 22. He attended radio school at Scott Field and Truax Field, with basic training at Sheppard Field. He is married to Colone Clara Maxwell and is Ada High School alumnus of 1942.
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Pvt
Delbert Raymond Maxwell
Lowry Field
Colo
Maxwell
Army Air Forces Training Command
Scott Field
Truax Field
Wis
Sheppard Field
Colone
Clara Maxwell
Denver
Delbert
W. G
Route 4
Ada
Ada High School
Consolidated Steel Corp
Orange
Texas
PFC James England reports for duty in Montana unit
PFC James E. England formerly of 530 West Ninth reported for duty with the 7th Ferrying Group Ferrying Division Air Transport Command at Great Falls Montana on November 29. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J E England of 530 West Ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. England
530 West Ninth
7Th
Air Transport Command
Great Falls
Montana
England
J. E. England
Laverne Lallathin Promoted to First Lieutenant
Laverne Lallathin of Edenton North Carolina has been promoted to first lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He flies a Liberator bomber and is in the intermediate phase of operations training after graduating from Corpus Christi advanced Naval training base. His mother Mrs Maymee Lallathin works in Bay Center Washington schools. The article notes Lallathin also graduated from East Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne Lallathin
Marine Corps
Edenton
N. C
Lallathin
Corpus Christi
Marines
Maymee Lallathin
Bay Center
Wash
Laverne
East Central
Lt. Lewis Graduates Soon at Tucson Ariz
Lt. (j g) Wayne Lewis former county attorney of Pontotoc County will graduate with the naval reserve officers indoctrination school at Tucson on December 12. He completed 60 days of training in seamanship navigation ordnance and communications. He held an unexpired term as county attorney by appointment, then was elected to a full term and resigned to enter the navy this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.g
Wayne Lewis
Pontotoc County
Naval Reserve
Tucson
Lewis
Navy
Pete Flatt Returns to U S Hospitalized in California
Staff Sgt. Pete Flatt, aviation mechanic, is hospitalized at Hammond General hospital in Modesto California after transfer from the Southwest Pacific with an illness believed due to paint poisoning. He served three years in the Army and two in Pacific battle zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Flatt
Hammond General Hospital
Modesto
Calif
Southwest Pacific Battle Area
Kelly
Randolph Fields
Flatt
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Ada High Graduate Joins Aviation Cadet Training
Buddy Hollingsworth son of Mr and Mrs A I Kpppler has been appointed an Aviation Cadet at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center. He completed a college training detachment course at Tulsa University where he was student captain. He was ranked a flight lieutenant at the Cadet Center and previously lettered in football at East Centre College in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Hollingsworth
A. I. Kpppler
San Antonio
Ada Native William C. Hughes Promoted to Commander
William C. Hughes Jr. has been promoted from lieutenant commander to commander in the United States Navy. The Ada native is the son of the late Judge W. C. Hughes and Mrs. Hughes, previously living near Ada, with Mrs. Hughes now in Oklahoma City. Commander Hughes is expected to visit Oklahoma soon. Ada visit plans are not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
William C. Hughes Jr
United States Navy
W. C
Ada man Hoyt Driskill promoted to first lieutenant
Henry H. Driskill son of E. H. Driskill of Ada is now a first lieutenant in a Troop Carrier Command squadron in the Mediterranean theater. He was Pontotoc County assistant attorney from 1935 to 1939 and county judge from 1939 until entering service in July 1942. He graduated from Ada High School and East Central State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Driskill
E. H. Driskill
Ada
Mediterranean
Driskill
Pontotoc County
Ada High School
East Central State College
Caldwell graduates from Amarillo Ava Mechanics School
Leonard E. Caldwell, son of Lucius E. Caldwell of Stonewall Oklahoma, completed the course as an aviation mechanic at Amarillo Army Air Field Texas, in the Army Air Forces Technical Training command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo
Texas
Leonard E. Caldwell
Lucius E. Caldwell
P. O. Box
Stonewall
Okla
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Cpl Cluck Awarded Army Good Conduct Medal
Cpl. Joseph Cluck of 414 MP Escort Guard Co stationed at Camp Atterbury Indiana is eligible to wear the Good Conduct Medal for one year of faithful continuous service. He is the son of Mrs. Alice Cluck of 818 West Ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Joseph Cluck
MP Escort Guard Co
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Alice Cluck
West Ninth
Navy cadet Griggs completes primary flight training here
AVIATION CADET JACK S. GRIGGS son of Mrs L A Griggs of 720 East Twelfth has completed primary flight training at the Naval Air Station here and is transferred to the Naval Air Intermediate Training Center Pensacola Florida for further training. He will earn his wings and a commission as Ensign in the Naval Reserve or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve after completing training there. He is a Classen High School Oklahoma City graduate and attended East Central State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack S. Griggs
L. A. Griggs
East Twelfth
Naval Air Station
Naval Air Intermediate Training Center
Pensacola
Florida
Griggs
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
Classen High School
Oklahoma City
East Central State Teachers College
Private Marion J L McCoy Arrives for Basic Training
Private Marion J L McCoy, 18, son of Mr and Mrs R D McCoy of 801 South Oak, has arrived at Camp Walters Infantry Replacement Training Center to begin basic training as an infantryman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion J. L. McCoy
R. D. MceCoy
South Oak
Camp Walters Infantry Replacement Training Center
Democrats Clash Over Armed Forces Vote In Senate
Washington reports a sharp split within the Democratic Party as Senator Guffey charges southern colleagues with allying with Republicans to bar armed forces from voting. He threatens to resign chair of the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee amid a fight over a substitute bill on a 1944 presidential ballot for military personnel. House leaders call the substitute meaningless while Representative Rankin hails it as a major states rights victory.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Guffey
Armed Forces of America
Democratic
McKellar
Tenn
McClellan
Ark
Eastlam
Miss
House
MecCormick
Massachusetts
Rankin
Government Okays 9 Cent Boost in Corn Ceiling Price
The Office of Price Administration raises the No 2 yellow corn ceiling to 1.16 a bushel at Chicago with Kansas City and other markets adjusted, freezes oats barley and sorghum prices, and raises feed wheat by 20 cents to align with other feeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
Texas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Office of Price Administration
Fred M. Vinson
War Food Administration
OPA
St. Louis
Peoria
Omaha
St. Joseph
Copes City
P, Wfa
Office of Economic Stabilization
Corn Belt
WFA
Canada
Midwest
East
County Men Leave For Armed Forces
Several Pontotoc county men are leaving for army service now. Edward J. Baldwin goes to Fort Sill on Saturday. Franklin K. Ogden Thomas R. Coots and George D. Parker head there Monday. Marshall L. Roy and Kenneth A. Williams depart Tuesday. All are registered with Draft Board No. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Edward J. Baldwin
Fort Sill
Franklin K. Ogden
Thomas R. Coots
George D. Parker
Marshall L. Roy
Kenneth A. Williams
Ada Ace Captain Thomas Talks War Highlights at Home
Captain Thomas, fresh from Mediterranean campaigns, speaks to crowds of students and civic groups in Ada and surrounding towns. He shares soldier tales from battles and incidents, drawing large audiences who urge him to continue. He visits Roff Fitzhugh Latta Byng Napier colored school and ends with a schoolmasters club address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Thomas
Ada
Mediterranean
Thomas
Ray Stegall
Harry Miller
Roff
Fitzhugh
Latta
Byng
Napier Colored School
Latta School
Byng School
Captain Thomas
Schoolmasters Club
Oklahoma Will Not Get Ray Sellers
Ray Sellers a 28 year old fugitive from the Oklahoma penitentiary died in a Dallas hospital of a gunshot wound after being wounded during a Fort Worth robbery case tied to a Renfro drug store he helped identify. He had been named by witnesses as a gunman and died without naming his assailant. Funeral arrangements were incomplete awaiting a sister from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Ray Sellers
Oklahoma
Sellers
Chicago
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Renfro
Marie Barrow
Clyde Barrow
Hunton Lime Dry In Wildcat Test South of Stonewall
A Patsy Oil No 1 P A Norris well near Stonewall is being plugged back after a water show from an Hunton shot. The Cromwell sand test follows as crews seek oil indications. Delaney operated wells nearby report shots and drilling progress at several fields in Wanette and Bebee areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunton
Wildcat Test
Stonewall
Patsy Oil Company
P. A. Norris
Wildcat
Fitts Fold
W. A. Delaney Jr
Delaney
Watson-Wheeler
Old Allen
Norris Estate
Bebee Field
Wanette
Delaney No. 1 Fugett
No. 1 Fund
Price of Hay Jump in November
Oklahoma City reports show hay prices rising sharply for the month ending November 15 due to drought. Prairie hay hit new highs around 14.70 per ton, alfalfa at 22.30 per ton, with livestock mostly down aside from minor gains in grains and turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Week Nearing End Reports Few Police Arrests
City police blotter for six days and into Saturday night showed a quiet week with few violations. A single arrest for reckless driving ended the string, but officials call the period a clean and favorable record overall.
Hawks and Owls Trapped in Pushmataha County Extension News
Hawks and owls trouble the region as Roy Morgan and H A Barnhart set a pole with a steel trap to capture each victim. They have trapped 34 hawks and 30 owls. Cottonwood and walnut logs are in high demand for war material, with box companies seeking cottonwood and walnut for gunstocks. Extension notes report seed supplies for victory gardens look adequate next year despite higher demand, crediting domestic growers for filling gaps left by reduced imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pushmataha
Roy Morgan
H. A. Barnhart
Ugar Loaf
Fred Crone
Oklahoma A and M. College
Victory Gardens
Navy Seeks Skilled Workers to Repair Ships at SRUs
The Navy calls for men skilled in 49 civilian crafts to join Ship Repair Units at advance bases and repair ships quickly after battle damage. Eligible ages 18 to 38 may enlist via voluntary induction, with Navy physicals, draft-board clearance, and assignment to SRU ratings before eventual active duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SRU
Navy Seabees
Navy
Draft Board
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Wilson
Pacific Fleet
Louisiana
Neil
Ireland
Lowry Field, Colo
Adam News
Tucson, Ariz
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Loev
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Brest Litovsk
Ukraine
Pripet Marshes
Cheim Lubomi
Iceland
Great Britain
Spain
Tarnopol
Norway
France
Germany
Kalinovka
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Turkey
Fran
William C. Hughes
Army
Hoyt Driskill
Caldwell
Amarillo Ava
Mechanics’ School
Cpl. Cluck
C. Atterbury
Southern
Sullivans
U S. Navy
NEA
Sullivan Brothers
Waterloo
Juneau
Guadalcanal
U S. S
Jane’s Fighting Ships
College
Push
U.S. Treasury Department
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