Political ideals and career politicians in Oklahoma and Washington
The article discusses public service, career lawmakers, and the need for representatives to vote honestly according to their convictions after study. It notes Senator Ed Moore as an independent and questions re election motives and political strategy amid labor and war concerns. It also critiques labor bosses and wartime strike threats influencing the duration of conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clarence C. Dill
Senate
Henry Cabot
Massachusetts
Wise Lodge
Clarence
Wise Bill McAlester
Oklahoma
Congress
House of Representatives
Ed Moore
Jesus and Critics in Sabbath Healings and Wartime Warnings
The sermon contrasts Jesus silencing critics on the Sabbath with healing the man with the withered hand and defending the disciples. It notes Pharisee hypocrisy, urges discernment of genuine faith, and links these lessons to wartime waste, poultry farming, and war mobilization figures including WAC enrollment in 1943.
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Jesus
Dong
Paul
Sgt Scott Spends Furlough at Home in Salinas California
Sgt James B. Scott of the 446th Fighter Squadron returned to Salinas after a 20 day furlough with his parents in Oklahoma City. The cook has served just over a year in the army and weighed 138 pounds on returning home. He visited with his brother Cpl Boyd E. Scott, who could not get home on his three day pass. Mr and Mrs Charles Scott near Francis are the soldier’s parents.
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James B. Scott
Salinas
Calif
Sgt
Scott
Cpl
Boyd E. Scott
Oklahoma City
Charles Scott
Francis
Sgt. Scott
Marine Flyer Missing After Fame Sealed With Triumph
Maj Gregory Boyington, famed Flying Tiger and co holder of a 26 plane kill record, was reported missing in action hours after his entry into the Marine Corps hall of fame for downing 26 Japanese planes over New Britain. Bracketed by a telegram to his mother and family history, the news follows his December 15 letter noting hope to beat Joe Foss record.
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Okanogan
Wash
Gregory Boyington
Washington
Marine Corps Hall of Fame
Rabaul
Joe Foss
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Eddie Rickenbacker
U. S. Fliers
New Britain
Guadalcanal
Gregg (Pappy) Boyington
E. J. Hallenbeck
Navy Department
Greg
Marine Corps
Air Service
Ada officer assigned to Camp Grant unit
Camp Grant, Il January 4. Brig. Gen. James F. Baylis announced that 2nd Lt. Charles K. Davis of Ada Oklahoma has been assigned to the Thirty first Medical Training Battalion at Camp Grant.
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Camp Grant
James F. Baylis
Charles K. Davis
Ada
Okla
Major Massengale Serves as Wing Operations Officer in Sicily
In letters from Sicily Major Massengale reports his new role as operations officer with the U S Air Forces. He describes reporting for duty at the general's villa and being invited to dinner there where he even played ping pong with the general. He notes the need to dress for dinner and be punctual at the general's mess. He also mentions three Christmases away from home and receiving two packages and four letters, hoping to return next Christmas for biscuits and cornbread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigier
W. M. Massengale Jr
Massengale
U. S
Sicily
Major Massengale
Farm insect catcher using air blast power shows promise
Plainview Texas 83 year old A R Nisbet built a two row air blast insect catcher mounted to a tractor. A large fan drives air through pipes to blast insects from leaf undersides and into bags that are burned. Farm agent F E Posey cites about 80 percent effectiveness.
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Plainview
Tex
A. R. Nisbet
F. E. Posey
Pecos County
Gunnery Student Mann Trains At Fort Knox
Pfc. Robert V. Mann husband of Mrs. Lizzie Will Mann of Tupelo is taking a special gunnery course at Fort Knox Kentucky. He will become expert in maintenance and repair of carbines rifles trench guns machine guns mortars and cannons used by armored divisions.
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Robert V. Mann
Lizzie Will Mann
Tupelo
Fort Knox, Ky
Navy Yard Worker Admits Theft of Government Tools
A Navy Yard New York employee pleaded guilty in U S district court to stealing about $4,000 worth of government tools and materials. The FBI said the man kept additional items at home, including some not possessed by the yard and unavailable due to shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy Yard
U. S
F.B.I
Porter in Italy with 77th Field Artillery unit
Pfc. Rubern Porter of Stonewall and Pauline Porter of 901 South Johnston serves in the 77th Field Artillery stationed in Italy. The five year Army veteran has seen action in North Africa Sicily and is presently in intensive combat in Italy alongside Pvt Hammonds Sgt Mahone and Pvt Turner.
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77Th Field Artillery
Italy
Pvt
Hammonds
Rubern Porter
Mahone
Turner
Pfc
Porter
W. F. Porter
Stonewall and Huband
Pauline Porter
South Johnston
North Africa
Sicily
Corporal Bill Alexander Visits Navies on Leave
Corporal William A. Alexander of the 160th Field Artillery received a commendation on November 19 for courage and devotion as a wire corporal maintaining communications under adverse weather and enemy conditions. He wrote from Naples about sights, including Vesuvius and Pompeii, and hopes to visit Rome soon in Italy. Col. Alexander is son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Alexander of Roff.
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Corporal Bill Alexander
William
Bill) A. Alexander
160Th Field Artillery
Italy
Louise Wilson Alexander
Naples
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Rome
Cpl
Alexander
Roff
National Guard
Col
Edgar Alexander
Sgt Flatt Home on 21 Day Furlough Visit
Staff Sergeant Pete Flatt is spending a 21 day furlough with his mother Mrs W R Flatt at 408 West Tenth Street. He has served two years in the Southwest Pacific with the air forces as a ground crew mechanic. He will report back to Kennedy General Hospital in Memphis Tennessee on January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Flatt
Ang
W. R. Flatt
West Tenth Street
Sgt. Flatt
Southwest Pacific
Air Forces
Kennedy General Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Ata Boys Train At San Antonio Center
Two Ata boys Charles M Toliver and Albert Thomas Watson Jr train at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center. They undergo nine weeks of instruction covering fundamentals for flight training in primary basic and advanced schools.
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Ata
Charles M. Tolliver
Albert Thomas Watson, Jr
San Antonio
Two Fifth Army Promotions From Italy
Private First Class James R. Mahaffey of 300 West Seventh has been promoted to corporal with a Fifth Army tank battalion in Italy. Staff Sergeant Julius T. Thompson of Route 4 Ada rises to first sergeant with the 45th Infantry Division in Italy.
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Wth
Fifth Army
Italy
James R. Mahaffey
J. D. Mahffey
West Seventh
Julius T. Thompson
45Th Infantry Division
Owen J. Thompson
Route 4
Ada
Battery care in winter doubles vehicle demand
In winter it is doubly important to keep your battery charged as more after dark driving, cold temperatures, stiff lubricants, and heaters tax the battery and electrical system.
Van Cleave Son Reported Dead in Austria
Mr and Mrs Joe C Van Cleave of Route 2 Stonewall were informed their son Staff Sergeant Roy L Van Cleave is dead after being reported missing in action November 2 over Austria. The notice came via the German government through the International Red Cross and was recorded by the War Department. He served as radio operator and gunner on a Liberator bomber.
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Joe C. van Cleave
Route 2
Stonewall
Roy L. van Cleave
Austria
International Red Cross
War Department
Farm bloc in Congress questioned as imaginary by Ellsworth
Washington January 10 A newspaper publisher turned congressman Rep Harris Ellsworth questioned the existence of a farm bloc in Congress saying it exists only in the imagination of writers and commentators. He sought to locate this bloc to oppose its alleged influence but could not find it.
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Washington
Harris Ellsworth
Ore
Congress
Ellsworth
United States
Capitol B
Rep. Lemke
S. D
Ancient Egyptian chariot tires preserve rubber treatment details
Crude chariots of ancient Egypt used two inch solid rubber wheels. Some preservation hints remain from their rubber treatment, though the exact formula is unknown.
Paul Williams Serves as Aviation Engineer in Los Angeles
Pvt. Paul Williams, an aviation engineer, has aided the Los Angeles post office during the Christmas mailing rush. A Harden City native, he volunteered for army duty after high school in 1943 and has served six months in the air corps, now stationed at March Field, California.
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Pvt
Paul Williams
Los Angeles
Lee Williams
Harden City
McLish
Williams
Air Corps
March Field
California
Do You Have To File Another Tax Return
James Marlow and George Zielke explain that most taxpayers who had federal income tax withheld in 1943 or owed 1942 tax must file a final 1943 return by March 15 to claim refunds or settle remaining taxes. The article details how prior year payments apply, who must file, and expected delays for refunds, especially for service members.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Armed Services
G O P Definite Asserts Spangler
Chicago January 10 1943 Republican party leaders praise the Mackinac declaration calling it the sole concrete American foreign policy statement by any party and credit its influence on Hull Moscow terms and the Connally resolution. Spangler notes administration remains without such policy while outlining 1944 convention city and date.
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Chicago
Harrison E. Spangler
Republican National Committee
Spangler
Mackinac
United States
Hull
Moscow
England
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Vermont
William H. Willis
Alfred M. Landon
J. D. M. Hamilton
Joseph Pew
Pennsylvania
Sen. Uye
Gerald L. K. Smith
Huey Long
Patterson - McCormick
Kansas City stockyards handle 17000 hogs in one day
Kansas City stockyards processed 17 000 salable hogs in one day the largest daily total since 1928 and part of a week with 68 120 hogs receipts the influx included hogs from Montana and South Dakota as usual markets for those regions are distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Montana
South Dakota
Three Oklahoma Non-Coms Dead
The Navy Department reported the deaths of three Oklahoma non commissioned officers of the U S marine corps Corporal Ernest D Atchison Corporal Claire E Goldtrap and Corporal Walter T Percer all with ties to Snyder Hobart and Seminole Oklahoma Their families include James E Atchison Lala Blanche Goldtrap and Nell Percer The report also notes Sergeant Russell R augnery and Jack Dempsey were wounded in action with ties to Seminole and Skintook Oklahoma respectively.
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Washington
Oklahoma
U. S. Marine Corps
Navy Department
Ernest D. Atchison
James E. Atchison
Snyder
Claire E. Goldtrap
Lala Blanche Goldtrap
Hobart
Walter T. Percer
Nell Percer
Russell R. Augnery
Thulhearker
Jack Dempsey
Skintook
Would Suspend All Meat Rationing
Washington notes a proposed Senate resolution by Senator Thomas to suspend all meat rationing due to a pork surplus clogging channels. The measure cites packed storage forcing removal of surplus meat to make room for new supplies, risking destruction or spoilage. The resolution was tabled for later consideration as the Senate adjourned without new bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas
Idaho
Senate
McWilliams Surrenders on Conspiracy Charge in Washington
Joseph E. McWilliams described as organizer of the Christian Mobilizers and publisher of The Christian Mobilizer surrendered on a Washington warrant charging conspiracy to aid establishment of a national socialist form of government in the United States. He pleaded innocent before U S Commissioner Edwin K Walker, waived examination, was ordered removed, and released on a $2000 bond. His attorney Maximillian St George said they will continue the fight in Washington.
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Chicago
Joseph E. McWilliams
Christian Mobilizers
Christian Mobilizer
Washington, D. C
United States
McWilliams
U. S
Edwin K. Walker
Maximillian St. George
Washington
Manx Language Decline Thins Island Speech
The Manx tongue, native to the Isle of Man, is dying out as fewer than 1,000 of the island’s 50,000 population still speak it. Initiative and awareness efforts aim to preserve the language before it vanishes.
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Manx
Isle of Man
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