Left wing Elas battle Athens as fires rage and civilians flee
In Athens on December 12, leftist Elas forces shell the city center while RAF dawn strikes hit reinforcements. Fires threaten control as water supplies fail and civilians seek safety. Rebels hint at peace talks and possible withdrawal under guarantees.
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Associated Press
Athens
Elas
Andhosia
EAM
George Papandreou
Department of Attica
London
Daily Mail
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Greece
Churchill
Mail
Alexander
Harold MacMillan
Oe Mediterranean Headquarts
Dimitri Lambrakis
Lambrakis
George II
Heavy Bombings Hit German Oil Plants and Railyards
Allied air forces pressed a massive bombing campaign over Germany and Austria. About 2,200 American planes including 1,250 Fortresses and Liberators attacked Merseburg oil refineries and rail yards at Hanau Aschaffensburg and Darmstadt. The raid followed a prior surge by 4,000 aircraft. The Eighth Air Force and U.S. 15th Air Force also struck rail centers in Frankfurt Giessen and Vienna, with RAF Lancasters aiding in western Germany.
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London
Merseburg
Hanau
Aschaffensburg
Darmstadt
Austria
Berlin
U. S. 15Th Air Force
RAF Bomber Command
Eighth
Frankfurt
Giessen
Germany
Italy
Vienna
Ruhr
State Supreme Court Opinions OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma high court issues rulings from December list: J W Keith et al v Winters et al in Osage county affirmed in part reversed in part. Oscar Hawkins v Hawkins in Oklahoma county reversed. several reversals and affirmations across Bryan, Carter, Love, Pittsburg, Pontotoc and other counties. Many cases involve corporations banks and guardians. opinions include remands and sustained awards.
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Oklahoma City
J. W. Keith
Aleen Winters
Gertrude Walters
Jean Brunhoff
Frank Quarles
Jones J. Quarles
Osage County
Oscar Hawkins
Wauketa Hawkins
Oklahoma County
the Security National Bank of . Can
Banking Corporation
A. F. Johnson
Tephens County
E. F. Manley
S. B. Leslie
T. O. Henley
Okmulgee County
the Pure Transportation Co
J. B. Newman
Marion L. Self
Bryan County
Federal Savings and Loan Association of Oklahoma City
J. P. Stokes
Stokes Realty Co
Rowland F. Knox
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co
Jes T. Nelson, Jr
Rialto Mining Co
Consolidated Underwriters Insurance Company
State Industrial Commission
Frank Russell
Russell Petroleum Co
Frank Russell, Inc
International Supply Co
W. T. Melton
W. F. Schulte
Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
Okahoma Employment Security Commission
K. Eddie
B. D. Eddie
Pauline Eddie
Bedar Eddie
Copartners
Superior Feed Mills
Jack Lewis
I. J. Lewis
Rebecca Hickscough
Pottawatomie County
Yellow Dime Cab Company Inc
Evona Pike
Tulsa County
Daisy Nichols
Love County
C. C. Cosgrove
J. Edward
City
McAlester
Board of Public Affairs
Pittsburg
RAF Uses Quick Fused Bombs on Normandy Beaches
Report notes low flying RAF fighters and attack bombers employed quick fused bombs to minimize crater damage before the invasion. The technique aimed to reduce hindrance to advancing ground forces and speed up assault operations.
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RAF
Normandy
Degree Work Brings Large Ada Masonic Meeting
Ada Council No 10 hosts a special meeting for Super Excellent Masters Degree with many visitors including high Masonic leaders. All Council Masons are invited to attend. Also noted is the Navy blimp M-11 with a three blade electric propeller usable as an airbrake.
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Ada
M. I
Grand Council
M. E
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Council
Snowstorm blankets vast region with heavy northeast impact
A broad winter storm dropped up to 18 inches in Western Pennsylvania and unleashed heavy snow from Colorado to the Atlantic Seaboard. The system paralyzed traffic, utilities and schools, caused at least 30 deaths, and reached New England while the South reported snow in Alabama Georgia and Tennessee. A bomber's fuel burn is noted at 3 1 3 gallons per minute.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Atlantic Seaboard
South
Midwest
Pennsylvania
New England
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Eastport
Maine
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Lower
Michigan
New York
West Virginia
Elkins
W. Va
Chicago
Syracuse
Buffalo
New York City
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Macon
Nebraska
Kansas
Ada News Want Ads Describe Snapping Turtle Eggs
Ada News Want Ads note snapping turtles lay eggs similar in size and shape to ping pong balls and that fresh eggs may bounce.
McKenney on Bridge Deal Described for Readers
Bridge dealer 494 A1075 AJ652 32 962 QJ76 K1073 shows a hand with Elis at the center. The cards AJ KQJ843 K8 Q84 and KQ108 765 None 95432 indicate a specific distribution and potential play considerations for bidding and defense.
End-Play Net Seals Little Slam in Rubber Game
Sgt Morrie Elis, Life Master in New Guinea, wed Estelle Drescher of New York. At the Mayfair Club in New York Mrs Elis executed a fine end-play to a little slam, with careful card play including a club finesse and a ruff in dummy to force East to concede.
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Morrie Elis
New Guinea
Estelle Drescher
New York
Mrs. Elis
Mayfair
East
South
Sanford named publicity chairman for national pharmacy boards
Roy L. Sanford of Enid has been appointed chairman of publicity for the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Sanford serves as secretary of the Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy and is vice president of the National Association of Retail Druggists.
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Oklahoma City
Roy L. Sanford
Enid
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Sanford
Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy
National Association of Retail Druggists
Sliger’s keen nose saves squad at front line
Private James Sliger of Farragut Iowa detects cigar smoke and locates two hidden German machine gunners near the Siegfried line. He signals his squad, prompting the Germans to surrender and averting possible annihilation.
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Hal Boyle
Siegfried Line
Pfc
James Sligar
Farragut
Iowa
Sliger
Sligar
Lieutenant Max Battles Sleep in German Pillbox Bunk
Lt. William T. Max of Vivian leads a platoon in Germany facing a propaganda myth of Nazi supermen. His main issue is fitting in a captured pillbox bunk built for shorter Wehrmacht soldiers, hindering rest.
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William T. Max
Vivian, A
Maxwell
Germany
Bub Hails Colonel as Prisoner Escort by Mistake
Tech Sergeant Edward F. Perry of Munsing Michigan, rushing to join his advancing unit, asks a soldier to relieve him of three prisoners. He mistakes a passing officer for a private, realizing only after seeing the silver eagle insignia on the shoulder. The colonel laughs off the incident.
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Edward F. Perry
Munsing
Mich
Bub
Perry
German Soldier Surrenders After Stealing Overcoat
A German trooper who stole an overcoat from a fellow soldier surrendered to American troops. The man reportedly offered a light-hearted request after surrendering and compared uniforms, prompting chuckles among frontline doughboys.
Purple Face Soldier Fights Buzzbombs in Shelter
Pvt. Fred G. Torres of Maingouin Louisiana slept in an underground shelter when a flying bomb crashed nearby. The blast shattered an ink bottle above him, splashing indelible ink across his face and neck, turning him purple before he washed it off to a bilious green.
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Fred G. Torres
Hitler
Maingouin
Tankman
Torres
Naval Air Transport Service Pacific flies vast weekly route
The Pacific Division of the Naval Air Transport Service reports moving over 320000 miles weekly and transporting about 6500 passengers every month, highlighting the scale of wartime air operations.
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Naval Air Transport Serve
Pacific Division
Duchess the Navy ship dog saved at sea in San Juan
A one year old canine aboard a U S Navy ship received top surgical care over the weekend in San Juan Puerto Rico to save its life as it was about to give birth at sea. Duchess and her four pups are now doing fine. Read the Ada News Want Ads.
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San Juan
P. R
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