Jeeps for Civilian Drivers Proposed to Ease Car Shortage
National Automobile Dealers Association officials proposed a civilian Jeep variant dubbed the Victory Car to aid the car shortage. Led by L. Clare Cargile and Arthur Center, the plan envisions a rugged five passenger economy vehicle built for service, not looks, under a rationing scheme and priced under 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Automobile Dealers Association
L. Clare Cargile
Texarkana
Tex
Arthur Center
Springfield
Mass
House
Army Brothers
Center
Cargile
Unity Kerr Urges United Resolve for War Effort
Ada attorney Adan Kerr spoke to about 300 at the Aldridge banquet room urging national unity and broad cooperation to win the war. He praised armed services, cited Wake Island and Luzon resistance, and stressed that free nations and oppressed peoples will rally when liberty is at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Kerr
Adan Sho
Oklahoma City
National Unity
Nation 1
Aldridge
Kerr
Plymouth Rock
Armed Services
America
Wake Island
MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
Europe
Land and Air Reinforcements Arrive in Burma
Land and air reinforcements for British forces reach Rangoon as Japanese pressure mounts in the Far East. Anti aircraft units and ground crews join fully equipped British and Indian troops to guard airfields near the Thailand frontier. Allied signals show preparations for counter action amid ongoing battles in the Philippines and Dutch Borneo corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine
Mindanao
Jolo
Malaya
Netherlands Indies
Tarakan
Borneo
Far East
Rangoon
Japan
Burma
Singapore
Asia
Thailand
Seek Teachers For Adult Education Work In County
Pontotoc County teachers are asked to volunteer for adult education classes for draftees with less than a fourth grade education. County Superintendent Ray Stegall says a state survey will determine volunteers, then classes will be organized for selective service registrants needing schooling to qualify for military duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ray Stegall
Stegall
State Department
RFC Directors Reappointed By FDR
Five members of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board were reappointed by President Roosevelt. Nominations go to the Senate for two year terms starting January 22. Also, George A. Cook was reappointed to the national railway mediation board through February 1, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Senate
Charles B. Henderson
Sam Husbands
Howard J. Klossner
Henry A. Mulligan
C. T. Fisher
George A. Cook
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Draft catches ex RAF flyer turned soldier at Sheppard Field
Twenty five year old Chester Van Etten resigned his Royal Air Force commission to return home and fight with his own group. He waits for England papers to qualify for a U S Air Corps commission and drills as a private until his command officer arranges different status.
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Sheppard Field
Tex
Chester van Etten
Royal Air Force
England
U. S. Air Corps
van Etten
Telephone number listed for Camp Bowie service club
In Brownwood Texas on January 15 the Army reports the enlisted men's service club at Camp Bowie lists the telephone number 1 as the contact line for troops at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Tex
Camp Bowie
Auto Ration Plan Revealed By OPM
The Office of Price Administration announced preliminary details of a car rationing program modeled on the tire plan and run by local boards. Eligible buyers include physicians surgeons visiting nurses farm veterinarians fire and police departments other public safety agencies mail truck operators and people who had purchased new cars by January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Ada men apply for Coast Guard enlistment
Carl Harrison Walter and Raymond Douglas McCause, both of Ada, have applied for enlistment in the United States Coast Guard. The notice came from recruiting officer R. W. Wagoner, Gunners Mate First Class, who announced the move and said he would likely return to Ada in a few weeks after moving on to McAlester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Harrison Walter
Raymond Douglas McCause
Ada
State Coast Guard
R. W. Wagoner
Federal Building
McAlester
Wagoner
Sale of Defense Bonds Booms at Local Post Office
Defense bonds and stamps sales have surged since the war began. Wilbur Lee, assistant post master, cannot disclose exact totals but notes heavy demand and frequent lines at the bond stamp window in the federal building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Lee
Federal
Marriage License Issued to Logan and Lucky
A marriage license was issued Wednesday morning from the court clerk's office to R. L. Logan, 35, Ada, and Birdie Mae Lucky, 26, Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Logan
Ada
Birdie Mae Lucky
Maxwell
New War Production Chief Vows Sweeping Changes
Donald M. Nelson, named head of the nation’s war production and procurement, pledges to shake up the defense setup to defeat Hitler and Japan. He says the organization will evolve to the most effective instrument and all agencies must show devotion and energy. Senators seek full authority for Nelson as he assumes the expanded role and directs production full time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Donald M. Nelson
Army
Navy
OPM
Hitler
Nelson
William S. Knudsen
Robert P. Patterson
James V. Forrestal
Roosevelt
Connally and Wiley
R-Wis
Senate
War Production Board
Connally
Supp
Wiley
Congress
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Beaverbrook- Baruch
Nycle
War Industries Board
Bernard M. Baruch
New War Production Board
Auto
Mr. Nelson
NEA
Nelson to lead all-out U S war production drive
President Roosevelt chosen Donald M. Nelson to head the American defense program. He pledges a relentless push to boost arms output, calling for hard work and self-denial, and warns this is a life and death struggle demanding maximum labor and machine use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Valley Forge
Roosevelt
State Lad Dies On Corregidor
Private David Jones twenty, of Okla, is believed to be the state's first casualty on Corregidor island in Manila Bay. He enlisted February 3, 1941, served in communications, and his mother Mrs. Winifred Pace was notified by the War Department. His December 16 letter was his Christmas greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishomingo
Okla
David Jones
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Young Jones
Winifred Pace
War Department
Army
United States
Japan
Whole Front Before Moscow Moving Contends
A Moscow Izvestia military writer states Gorokhovo’s capture ends the last zone of Moscow front warfare. The Red army pushes the central Mozhaisk front after the German wing collapsed, with Kirov and Lyudinovo recaptured. Russian forces threaten Kharkov and advance near Kursk as cavalry and paratroopers operate in Crimea and Karasubazar.
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Moscow
Red
Izvestia
Gorokhovo
Mozhaisk
Moscow Front
Red Army
Kubinka
Moscow-Mozhaisk Highway
Col. Boltin
Mozhaisk Front
Kirov
Mozhaisk-Smolensk-Bryansk
Staraya Russia
Lake Ilmen
Leningrad
Kharkov
London
Pittsburgh
Donets
Kursk
Crimea
Karasubazar
Black Sea
Simferopol
Perekov Isthmus
Kerch Panhandle
Radio Production Cuts Scheduled for Civilians
OPM civilians announced a program to curtail radio production for civilian use due to material shortages. The plan is being developed and no total halt by government order is contemplated. Restrictions are expected to be less drastic than those imposed on other industries in the defense effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPM
Deserters Eligible for Draft Say Shawnee Board
Draft board officials in Shawnee announced that peacetime deserters from the nation's forces are now eligible for the draft. Previously deserters were treated with the same penalties as serious criminals and denied draft admission. The Shawnee clerk noted about ten to fifteen local men were registered as deserters and several asked to be drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Mild Night With 40 Degree Low At Local Weather Point
Ada recorded an unusually mild night with the mercury dipping to 40 degrees at its lowest point. The maximum Tuesday also reached 40 degrees, per local weather observer W. E. Pitt. An unofficial report noted a slight further drop after 7 a.m. Wednesday.
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Ada
W. E. Pitt
Obstacles Confront Pan American Talks At Rio
At Rio de Janeiro the Pan American conference faces two hurdles Argentina resists any belligerent measures and Ecuador demands a 100 year old Peru boundary dispute be settled before broad talks. Argentine President Castillo rejects urgent session requests while pressure grows for a pro allied shift. Ecuador's Tobar Donoso ties participation to a binding boundary settlement.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Pan- American Conference of Foreign Ministers
Argentina
Ecuador
Peru
Buenos Aires
Ramon S. Castillo
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Castillo
Congress
Ruiz Guinazu
Buenos Ar
United States
Tobar Donoso
LaGuardia To Be Retained In Civil Defense Role
Conferees reach agreement to vest civilian defense program control in Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York City with a $100 million appropriation. House conferees had sought war department administration while Senate conferees favored limited authorization, but the final plan assigns oversight to LaGuardia and provides unlimited funds.
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Washington
Senate
LaGuardia
TNT Pouch Found In City Garbage Can
In Oklahoma City two city garbage collectors found a half-pound can of TNT with warning notices in a residential district garbage can. Police Chief Frank Smith rushed a squad to the area to secure the area and investigate the discovery.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Smith
Gee
Camps for Navajo training proposed on reservation
Gallup New Mexico January 14 Plan under Washington study would create military camps on the Navajo reservation dedicated entirely to training Navajos for defense and other duties.
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Gallup, N. M
Washington
Keeping Your Shirt and Tires Up To Date
A brisk reminder emphasizes practical vehicle and wardrobe upkeep as daily duties. The line suggests testing resilience by walking home with groceries to gauge condition and readiness for routine errands.
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Unity Kerr
U.S
W. S. Kerr
C. Dan Procter
Gene Ford
East Central State College
Oscar Parker
Troy Melton
Marianne Mavhue
Dorothy Stubbs
Parker
Mitchell S. Enperson
Presbyterian Church
Norway
Britain
The
Associated Press
Malayan
Netherlands
Balikpapan
Dutch Borneo
Taiaan
NEI
Taran
NEI Navy
I ‘Aneta
RFC
RAF
Adans
Fiorello
New York
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