Four Days Left in Pon totoc Sixth War Loan Drive
Four days remain and $26,591.25 still to raise as Pon totoc county pursues an E bond goal of $372,000 in its Sixth War Loan drive.
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1944
Page
3
Bond investments rise above county quota in E type lead
Tuesday added 2325 to the E bond total bringing it to 345418 75. Other types contributed 518 50 and the overall total for all bonds reached 1383290 86 exceeding the county quota.
Submarines Sink Large Japanese Carrier and 20 More Vessels
The navy reported American submarines destroyed a large Japanese aircraft carrier and 20 additional enemy ships in Far Eastern waters. The tally included one light cruiser, a destroyer, two escort vessels, two destroyer transports, and multiple transports and cargo ships. Overall Japanese losses reached 1,090 ships sunk or damaged, totaling over 3.5 million tons. Secretary Forrestal voiced regret at revealing only partial submarine activity details.
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Washington
Navy
Far
Forrestal
German General Geib Dies of Wounds After Command
Berlin radio reports General Theodore Geib commander of a German army group died from head wounds suffered shortly after taking command on the western front. The artillery officer had been wounded in action and died in hospital, according to the broadcast.
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London
Theodore Geib
Berlin
Geib
Eight of French Gestapo Executed
Paris dec 27 a military court today executed Henri Chamberlain alias La Fonte Pierre Bony and six other members of Vichys French Gestapo convicted of collaboration with the Germans during the occupation of France. Of twelve tried two received life terms one died before verdict and another’s death sentence was commuted by Gen de Gaulle
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Paris
UWP
Iing
Henri Chamberlain
Alias la Fonte
Pierre Bony
Vichy
Gestapo
France
de Gaulle
P51s Strike Jap Tsinan Airdrome
U S fourteenth Air Force fighters attacked the Japanese airfield at Tsinan in Shantung province destroying 29 enemy aircraft in a new strike. The total knocked out in three days rose to 69 with nine fighters and 20 bombers destroyed on the ground. Information Minister Wang Shih-Chien said Chinese high command expects Japan to defend a Korea to Malaya route and fight stubbornly in China French Indo China and Malaya.
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U. S. Fourteenth Air Force
Tsinan
Shantung Province
Wang Shih-Chien
Korea
Malaya
China
Indo-China
Wang
A Yank, Now Bierne Dead
Hugh P. Bierne aged 52 longtime head of the National Association of Retail Druggists died last night in New Haven from a heart attack. He led the group in 1942 and was prominent in pharmaceutical circles.
Nazis Paratroopers Said To Operate Behind Allied Lines
London dispatch says Stars and Stripes asserts a task force of German parachutists in American uniforms slipped behind the lines to kill high ranking officers. They carried sulfuric acid vials in match boxes for use against captors and were reportedly about two battalions strong, trained for sabotage during the German offensive.
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London
Stars and Stripes
Cena
Navy reports two Oklahoma dead in action
The navy announced the deaths of Gunner's Mate 3/c Paul Henry Carr of Checotah and Marine Pfc. Carl J. Thomas of Stilwell. Wounded were Fire man 2/c Dayne Caldwell of Fort Gibson and Marine Pfc. Henry A. McCluskey.
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Washington
Navy Today
Paul Henry Carr
Checotah
Carl J. Thomas
Stilwell
Dayne Wallace Caldwell
Fort Gibson
Henry A. McCluskey
Third fire victim still not identified after Oklahoma City crash
Oklahoma City December 27 efforts continued to positively identify the third victim of a fatal collision between a car and a gasoline transporter on the city outskirts. Mrs Bond V Franks 28 and her son Ronnie 3 have been identified. Pvt Arthur L Frankhouser stationed at Tinker Field is the unconfirmed third.
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Oklahoma City
Bond V. Franks
Ronnie
Arthur L. Frankhouser
Tinker Field Ete
Franks
Tinker Field
Douglas Aircraft Plant
Workers Push Through Picket Lines At Montgomery Ward Plant
In Kansas City on December 37 a CIO led strike drew an undetermined number of workers through picket lines at Montgomery Ward and Co. mail order plant. Union estimates say about 2,500 employees were involved with hundreds not reporting to work and a sound track urged workers to seek war jobs at the U S Employment Service. Harold Edwards said the strike is not ordinary and stems from Avery's refusal to follow wage board decisions.
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Kansas City
Montgomery Ward and Co
CIO
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store
C.S.O
United States Employment Service Office
Harold Edwards
Avery
Sewell Avery
WLB
Ike Remembers Home as Ike Sends Condolence
Gen Dwight Eisenhower sent condolences to his aunt Mrs Annie Eisenhower in Pasadena after the death of her husband Dr Abraham Lincoln Eisenhower aged 79. The cable from Europe read please accept my deepest sympathy in the loss of Uncle Abel Dwight D Eisenhower.
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Pasadena
Calif
Dwight Eisenhower
Annie Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln Eisenhower
Europe
Abel Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oklahoma men promoted to captain and promoted to active duty
Albert Edward Kellert of Oklahoma City and Walter Murray Smith of Chandler have been promoted to the rank of captain. Lt. Monroe Marion Miles of Enid and Lt. Emory Frank Benway of Muskogee were ordered to active duty.
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Washington
Albert Edward Kellert
Oklahoma City
Walter Murray Smith
Chandler
Army
Monroe Marion Miles
Enid
Emory Frank Benway
Muskogee
Crude Oil Output Up Across Several States
United States crude oil production rose 21 520 barrels daily in the week to 4 721 550. California gained 3 500 to 88 750, Illinois 7 800 to 204 200, Kansas 12 100 to 279 200, Louisiana fell 350 to 361 050, East Texas 100 to 371 000, and the Rocky Mountain region 2 480 to 122 300. Texas held at 2 111 550 barrels daily.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
California
Illinois
Kansas
Laasteton
Texas
Louisiana
East Texas
Rocky Mountain Area
Germans Advance On Italian Front Near Serchio Valley
Rome dispatch reports a strong German counterattack near the Serchio river valley forced Fifth Army withdrawals from advance positions after bitter fighting. The Eighth Army coast remained quiet as Canadians pressed toward Rosetta. German air activity continued with Allied air forces carrying out 1,000 missions in Italy.
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Rome
Italy
Fifth Army
Serchio River
Gallicano
Tyrhennian
Eighth Army
Rosetta
De Gaulle Regime Reaches Pact With Polish Authority in Lublin
Tass reports Gen. De Gaulle's government exchanged representatives with Poland's five month old regime in Lublin. The Polish authority is expected to declare itself provisional government of Poland before the New Year.
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Moscow
Tass
Reconstruction in Hungary Praised as Democratic
Moscow reports the Hungarian government under Col. Gen. Bela Miklós is praised by the Russian press for basing its policy on democratic principles.
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Moscow
Hungary
Bela Miklos
Camp Fire Girl Carolyn Meaders Earns Fire Maker Rank
Carolyn Meaders the only Ada Camp Fire girl to pass the Fire Maker rank in recent years speaks of Camp Fire improving her dependability and crafts. Her mother notes gains in cooperation and group work. Daughter of Tech Cpl and Mrs Harrison Meaders she rose from Tandakaya group in Hays to Wakita group at Ada Junior High and earned Fire Maker at the Grand Council last June while now pursuing the Torch.
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Carolyn Meaders
Carolyn
Tech. Cpl
Harrison Meaders
East Twelfth
Hays School
Ada Junior High School
Grand Council
Bearer Earns Camp Fire Rank For Service And Craft Work
The recipient achieved the highest Camp Fire rank through extensive community service. She collected and sold over 80 pounds of waste fat, spent 50 hours making surgical dressings, created scrapbooks for soldiers in hospitals, and earned a certificate for her efforts. She also corresponded with a Girls Guide group in England and attended a Camp Fire camp at Ardmore in 1943.
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Girls Guide
England
Ardmore
New York Butcher Shops Reopening
New York on December 27 reported many butcher shops reopened after a meat holiday protest against OPA regulations. Police counted 264 retail meat shops in the lower East Side with 96 closed, showing progress toward normal as stores resumed operations with partial supplies.
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New York
OPA
Lower East Side
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