Wallace Nomination Sparks Senate Clash Over Federal Loans
Washington lawmakers clash over President Roosevelt’s pick Henry A. Wallace to head federal loan agencies. Republicans and southern Democrats argue over whether the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and related units should stay as independent arms, while Wallace promotes full employment and support for small business in a four point program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce
Senate
Finance Eee
George
D- A
Wallace
Federal Loan Agency
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Capitol Hill
Gatnhered
Iowan
United States
Congress
Improvised Snow Suits Cut for U S Army on Front
Describes lack of proper white snowsuits for American troops on the western front. Soldiers improvise with Osnaburg cloth parkas, civilian scraps, sheets, bath towels, and even paisley crepe de chine helmets. Some outfits resemble Valley Forge era dress while showing resourceful, improvised camouflage.
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U.S
United States Army
Arnhem
Belfort Gap
Washington
Valley Forge
Osnaburg
Amatuer gardener turns mower into snow shovel
O B Van Meter of Springfield Newfoundland becomes popular after converting his gasoline powered lawn mower into a snow shovel to combat 44 straight days of snow.
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Springfield
O. B. van Meter
Oklahoma Weekend Traffic Toll Tops Ten Fatalities
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports ten traffic deaths over the weekend raising year to date toll to 33. A collision seven miles west of Sayre killed seven people including William Walls and Frances Walls among others. In Muskogee county two men burned in a overturned gasoline truck crash near Boynton. Tahlequah area driver John Collins died when his car rolled off a curve. Four others were injured.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Sayre
William Howard Walls
Ozark
Ark
Frances Walls
Harvey Lee Mullen
Barnes,rk
David Dean Foster
Neelyville
Orbie Leo Hewitt
Santa Clara
Inyokern
Calif
Hill Rogers
Merced
Alif
James J. Brassfield
el Dorado Springs
Boynton
Muskogee County
William Henry Shields
Lloyd Roland
Tulsa
John Collins
Tahlequah
Young Olney Man Killed in Luxembourg Action
Pvt. Leon Griffitts of Olney, 18, was killed in Luxembourg on January 3 after seven months in service. He arrived overseas December 15 and died less than three weeks later. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffitts, siblings Irene Drake Dovie Griffitts Homer Griffitts and Billie Griffitts, aunt Mrs. H. E. Wilhite, and two brothers awaiting overseas deployment are named.
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Leon Griffitts
Olney
Luxembourg
Frank Griffitts
Earl Griffitts
James Griff
Calf roping ace Clyde Burk dies from rodeo injuries
Clyde Burk 31 world champion calf roper from Comanche Oklahoma died at St Luke's hospital Denver after a horse fell on him at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo. He had been a prominent Ada Oklahoma rodeo figure, winning multiple events and honors from 1935 to 1944 before the fatal accident during the bull dogging event.
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Denver
Clyde (Sagey) Burk
Comanche
Okla
St. Luke’s Hospital
Clyde Burk
Ada
Ada Firemen
Rodeo Association of America
Burk
Mitchell Draws 10 Year Sentence
Fred Mitchell 25 year old negro pleaded guilty at a preliminary hearing to burglary in the second degree for entering a service station on North Broadway and stealing pennies. He was sentenced to 10 years in the state prison at McAlester by District Judge Tal Crawford after police found 84 pennies hidden under his bed mattress. This marks his second McAlester sentence after a prior two year burglary term.
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Fred Mitchell
North Broadway
McAlester
Tal Crawford
Matchell
Tannenberg Serious Loss
Paris reports the fall of Tannenberg to Russian forces as a severe morale blow to east Prussia and Germany. The article compares Tannenberg to Arlington for Americans, notes its symbolic Prussian legacy, and mentions Hitler’s use of Hindenburg’s burial as propaganda.
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Louis P. Lochner
Paris
Tannenberg
East Prussia
Germany
Arlington
von Hindenberg
Ludendorff
Russia
Hindenberg
Neudeck
Hitler
Titler
Valhalla
Oil Workers CIO Oppose Work Draft and Elects Officers
Oil Workers International CIO locals in Kansas and Oklahoma district five passed a resolution opposing a national labor draft until industry adopts a 48 hour week. They also voted against making Oklahoma’s commissioner of labor elected rather than appointed. They approved amendments raising weekly workers compensation from 18 to 24 and allowing workers to choose their own physicians. Officers elected include Dan Johnson president and O R Wood secretary treasurer.
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Ponca City
United States
Oil Workers International
CIO
Oklahoma
Kansas
State Commissioner of Labor
Dan Johnson
Wichita
Kas
Arthur L. Cross
Sand Springs
Okla
Fred Sullivan
Burton
Cecil Gillespie
Barnsdall
O. R. Wood
Tulsa
William M. Wiles
Japan Can Carry Out Exchange
The Japanese government advised Washington it expects to carry out an exchange of interned citizens sometime this year. The note, sent through Spanish channels, reflects Tokyo’s reaction to U S proposals for a third exchange following earlier swaps.
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Washington
State Department
Tokyo
Tule Laken
Calif
Delaney Sent To Mayo Clinic For Further Treatment
Gus Delaney who had been hospitalized for 38 days departed by 15 passenger plane from the local hospital to Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota for further treatment. He was in critical condition most of the time. Dr E M Gullatt a nurse and Byron Sledge accompanied him on the flight.
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W. A
Gus) Delaney
Mayo’s Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Delaney
Phillips Petroleum Company
Mayo’s
E. M. Gullatt
Byron Sledge
Christmas wedding gifts counted by year and region
A brief note wonders how many Christmas presents are used as wedding gifts, considering patterns across years and locales. It touches on gift trends and seasonal timing without providing concrete figures.
I T Akers Dies Of Heart Attack
Ada reports the death of T T Akers a longtime Pontotoc county rural school teacher who fell ill while teaching at Jal New Mexico He served about 30 years in Pontotoc county schools and left for a new field He is survived by his widow Mittie two daughters Thaddeus Simpkins and Aurora Moss four sons Cornelius Dwight Carlyle and Wendell in the armed forces a sister in Alhambra Calif and a brother John Akers of Texas.
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Ada
T. T. Akers
Pontotoc County
Littlefield
Tex
Jal
N. Mex
Akers
Mittie Akers
Thaddeus Simpkins
Richmond
Calif
Aurora Moss
Cornelius, Dwight, Carlyle
Wendell Akers
Armed Services
Alhambra
John Akers
Texas
War Victim Sgt Kenneth A Williams Honored
A gold star is placed beside the name of Sgt. Kenneth A Williams of Vanoss. The 20 year old soldier was wounded in European fighting in Luxembourg and died December 31 according to information received.
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Kenneth A. Williams
Vanoss
Luxembourg
Oklahoma Soldier Pvt John W Morgan Killed In Action
The casualty list released last week for Oklahoma includes Pvt John W Morgan of Ada among those killed in action. The News seeks more details on Morgan’s life before service, his relatives, and any available information about his death.
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Morgan
Oklahoma
John W. Morgan
Ada
Soldier from Vanoss Remembered in Local Obituary Note
The article notes Sgt. Williams was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Williams of Vanoss, grew up there, with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williams also in Vanoss. His wife is Dorothy M. Story of Snyder.
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E. W. Williams
Vanoss
Sgt. Williams
Jesse Williams
Soldier
Dorothy M. Story
Snyder
Morgan Killed in Action on Peleliu Island
Pvt. John W. Morgan 25 was killed in action with an infantry division on Peleliu Island in the South Pacific. He entered service August 10 1943 trained at Camp Adair Oregon Camp San Luis Obispo California and Camp Beale California and went overseas June 28 1944. He lived in Ada and worked at Hazel Atlas glass before enlisting. He is survived by his wife Helen Lane his mother Mrs Myrtle Morgan and his uncle E L Edwards of Ada.
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John W. Morgan
War Department
Helen P. Lane
Morgan
Peleliu Island
South Pacific
Camp Adair
Oregon
Camp San Luis
Obispo
Calif
Camp Beal
Jake
Ada
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Myrtle Morgan
E. L. Edwards
Ada Wives Receive Husbands Awards In 1945 Ceremony
At Ardmore Army Air Base on a Saturday morning, the wives of First Lieutenant Hal E. Roling and Staff Sergeant Harve C. Kenley received Air Medals awarded to their husbands for aerial combat over Germany. Roling is listed as missing in action since February 22, 1944, when the Flying Fortress he piloted failed to return. Kenley, now a prisoner of the Germans, served as armorer and gunner on the Liberator that went down April 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore Army Air Base
Hal E. Roling
Harve C. Kenley
Germany
Sgt
Kenley
Roling
Mary O. Boling
Gladys M. Kenley
Col. Northcutt
John K. Hughes
Ada
Lt. Schreidell
Mrs. Roling
Pfc Hathcock Wounded In Action But Not Incapacitated
Pfc Lester Hathcock, brother of Mrs B D Denton of Ada, is reported in an English hospital recovering from wounds received in action. He writes his mother that a bullet struck him in the head but his scalp stopped it and he does not expect to be incapacitated. letter dated January 11.
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Pfc
Lester Hathcock
B. D. Denton
Ada
England
Roosevelt Inauguration Brief Amid War Time Crowds
Franklin D Roosevelt begins his fourth term in a solemn White House ceremony. He vows total wartime victory and a durable world peace, pledging united action with Allies, in a 15 minute inaugural address witnessed by 7,806 at the cold snowy Capitol grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Flieger
Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Harlan F. Stone
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Henry A. Wallace
America
Truman
James
Congress
Democratic National
Supreme Court
Armed Service
Graham Dies Of Injuries In Auto Crash
William Hughey Graham died at a local hospital from heart trouble and injuries from an automobile wreck on Saturday January 13. Earl Hill the driver also died from injuries. two others escaped with minor injuries and were en route to Denison Texas when Hill’s car collided with another head on near Tishomingo. John J. McCartney of Johnston County remains in hospital in good condition. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Monday at the Nazarene church with burial in Rosedale cemetery.
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William Hughey
Pete) Graham
Earl Hill
Graham
Martin Buckelew
Denison
Tex
Hill
John J. McCartney
Johnston County
Tishomingo
Nazarene Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Nix Politely Seethes Over Blaze Flight Priority
Maurice Nix says he is eager to forget the Blaze incident after arriving in San Diego from San Francisco on emergency leave. The Navy car penter says he was blocked in Dallas when high priority freight, including Blaze the dog, boarded first. He questions who ordered Blaze and faults a minor official rather than Roosevelt or the president, awaiting Congress inquiry.
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San Diego
Calif
Maurice N. Nix
Elliott Roosevelt
Blaze
Granite City
San Francisco
Dallas
Tex
Congress
Nix
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Johnson proposes Swiss style training as alternative plan
Rep. Johnson proposes compulsory military training similar to Switzerland as an amendment to the house military committee. If his proposal for three months of training each summer for four years is rejected, he would seek the Swiss system. He also suggests granting college or high school ROTC credit in place of a full year of training.
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Washington
Johnson
D.-Okla
Switzerland
House Military Committee
Oklahoma officers promoted in war department report
Five Oklahoma officers received promotions per a war department release. Clarence Cecil Cain of Kingfisher rises from captain to major. James D. Gebhart of Altus advances from first lieutenant to captain. Jack Harold Davis of Holdenville, John Samuel Adams Jr of Oklahoma City, and Shelley DeHaven Waggoner of Oklahoma City move from second lieutenant to first lieutenant.
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Washington
Oklahoma
War Department
Clarence Cecil Cain
Kingfisher
James D. Gebhart
Altus
Jack Harold Davis
Holdenville
John Samuel Adams, Jr
Oklahoma City
Shelley DeHaven Waggoner
Local Dealers Rally To Rebuild Friend Networks
In the oncoming period dealers anticipate efforts to reconnect with old customers and acquaintances as business picks up again, signaling renewed activity and community ties in local markets.
Raids on Borneo oil plants slow Japanese air power
From the front lines in the Philippines the 14th Corps notes that raids on Balikpapan and other Borneo oil centers have reduced Japanese gasoline availability. Observers say Lingayen Gulf nights show no strong air strikes, suggesting fuel shortages rather than a total loss of planes. The message credits the Borneo strikes for cutting fuel supply to Luzon.
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Fred Hampson
Manila
Netherlands Indies
Balikpapan
Borneo
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Philippines
Ehrenburg denounces soft treatment of German POWs
Ilya Ehrenburg in Moscow denounces American and British calls for leniency toward German prisoners and claims Britain’s Lady Hibbs suggested Hitler be allowed to paint houses. He says Soviet sacrifices in Silesia and East Prussia prove the need to first restore Smolensk, Warsaw and Le Havre before any mercy.
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Moscow
Ilya Ehrenburg
Hibbs
London
Hitler
Silesia
East Prussia
Lubeck
Cologne
Smolensk
Warsaw
le Havre
Booby Traps Reported in War Trophies Trade
Los Angeles customs collector William Jennings Bryan Jr warns that many war trophies sent home by service members contain booby traps. Items confiscated include a lamp base packed with explosives and Japanese weapons. Harmless gifts pass, but dangerous presents are halted. thousands of carved nuts and grass skirts were processed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Army flyer returns home after 18 months overseas
Capt. Russell Kerr of the Army Air Transport Command was warmly greeted by his wife and two sisters in Albuquerque New Mexico upon his return from 18 months abroad. He shared 24 pairs of silk stockings bought in South America with his family as he reunited with them.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Russell Kerr
Army Air Transport Command
South America
Famous Actor Weighs 900 Pounds Living In Clover
Hollywood gossip column recounts meeting a 900 pound actor nicknamed Blue Boy also known as R Pattern. The piece notes his heft, quirks, and a supposed stand-in named Chester while recalling a past Blue Boy linked to Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor. The tone mimics humorous showbiz chatter.
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Clover
Robert Myers
Hollywood
20Th Century Fox Studio
Jeanne Crain
R. Pattern
Blue Boy
Charlie Winniger
Will Rogers
Janet Gaynor
Blue Boys
B.B
Chester
Miss Crain
Officers Will Face Trials in Paris
U S army prosecutions widen against black market looting with six and possibly seven officers slated for trial next Saturday. Five enlisted from the 724th Railway Battalion faced court martial for theft and sale of supplies en route to the front. ten soldiers from the 718th were convicted and sentenced to 20 to 30 years. The five soldiers brought to trial include Pvt Anthony T Chiaro Sgt Hermin Duck T5 Robert W Meegel T4 Nathanial W Ray Pvt Tony Diomedes of the 24th battalion.
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Wade Werner Paris
U.S
724Th
718Th
Wer
Hard Laor
Anthony T. Chiaro
Hermin Duck
Robert W. Meegel
Nathanial W. Ray
Tony Diomedes
24Ih
Vice Crusader in Chicago Slain in Minneapolis
Arthur Kasherman a 43 year old vice crusader and publisher of the Public Press was shot to death as he and a companion Miss Pearl Von Wald exited a Minneapolis restaurant. Police report no clues. Kasherman previously served time for extortion and was paroled in 1939.
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Minneapolis
Arthur Kasherman
Vice
Public Press
Elmer Hillner
Kasherman
Howard Gullford
Saturday Press
Pink Sheet
Walter Liggett
Midwest American
Miss Pearl
Oklahoma House Reconsiders Women Jury Duty Amendment
Oklahoma City January 23. The house voted 41 to 28 to reconsider passage of a resolution to submit a constitutional amendment allowing women 21 years or older to serve on juries. The move followed a 31-21 deadlock on tabling the reconsideration proposal by Mona Jean Russell and C R Board. Creekmore Wallace was principal author. amended measure would poll the people on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
House
Mona Jean Russell
Ottawa County
C. R. Board
Boise City
Creekmore Wallace
Oklahoma
Uniform Haircut Rules at Farragut Navy Center
Farragut Naval Training Center issues uniform haircut instructions to enforce standard appearance. Women in the reserve must keep hair above the coat collar while men may have hair no longer than three inches.
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Farragut
Idaho
Farragut Naval Training Center
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Federal Loan
Young Olney
Sgt. Griffitts
Mitchell
Oil Workers
Japan
Mayo
Phillips Petroleum Co
I. T. Akers
Williams
Infantry Division
Overseas
Pfc. Hathcock
English Hospital
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wilmington
Del
Henry D. Isaacs
Rep. Johnson
Vice Crusader
Chicago
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