Meyer Bound Over For Trial After Prelim Hearing
Meyer bound over to district court after a preliminary hearing in which prosecutors presented witnesses including Joe Maier and George Toler. Maier testified a fight arose after a confrontation at a Hazel Atlas plant job, with Meyer claiming he would run off or shoot Maier. Meyer later was wounded and claimed a fall. Bond set at $2,000 by Mr and Mrs William Lynch of Ponca City.
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Bill Meyer
Percy Armstrong
Meyer
Joe Maier
Hazel-Atlas Glass
Maier
Glenn Rancier
Buford Meyers
Claud Smith
Paul Hodges
Clyde Kaiser
Kaiser
George Toler
Bryan Tells Lions Of Battle Life On Huge Plane Carrier
Chief Pharmacist’s Mate Joe Bryan Jr as back from Pacific theater spoke to Ada Lions Club about war experiences aboard a massive aircraft carrier. He described battle stations on the hangar deck the general quarters alarm and the raid prep, noting the carrier as a prime target and detailing crew roles from plane pushers to fuelers and armorers.
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Bryan
Joe Bryan Jr
Ada Lions Club
King
Narrow Escape as Japanese Torpedo Misses Carrier
A sailor nearly died after stopping at a water fountain on the hangar deck. He watched a Japanese torpedo headed for his section and saw gunners explode it with a 40 mm shell just before it struck. The carrier veered to avoid a burning plane. a Japanese open sea craft leaped into the water and crew threw wrenches at the pilot. The sailor predicted a major naval battle at Truk, with Americans aiming to prevail.
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Seam
Truk
Home For Indian Orphans To Expand, Will Remain Home
Tulsa is forming a private home for Indian orphans led by Bert and Mrs. Logan on an 80 acre estate once owned by Thomas Gilcrease. Five children currently reside there with plans to reach 10 to 12 by year end and expand after the war with dormitories and a museum.
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Tulsa
Bert Logan
Logans
Thomas Gilcrease
Mrs. Logan
Thomas
Reckless Driving Charge Is Filed
Lawrence Drennen was arrested by city police and charged with reckless driving. He was released after posting a $10 appearance bond. Two more arrests on West Main raised January totals to 42.
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Lawrence Drennen
West Main
Southerners Debate Roosevelt Veep Picks for 4th Term
Southern members of Congress and the Democratic National Committee seek a Dixie running mate for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Possible choices include Gov. J. Melville Broughton of North Carolina, Gov. Ellis Arnall of Georgia, Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, and James F. Byrnes, with emphasis on the president’s likely selection and lessons from Bankhead’s past loss to Wallace.
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Washington
Con
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Associated Press
National Committee
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
House
Henry A. Wallace
Grandson of Adans Praises Britain and Sacrifices
Thad C. Stevenson son of Ada and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. H A Stevens on active U S army duty in England writes on wartime understanding. He notes Americans owe thousands of lives but Britain stood alone in the blitz and urges home folk to support an allied victory for peace and shared goods against third party force.
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Pvt
Thad C. Stevenson
H. A. Stevenson
Ada
T. A. Stevenson
Tacoma, Wash
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Army
England
U S Oil Output Rises Slightly in Week to Jan 22
U S crude oil production increased by 16 700 barrels daily in the week ending Jan 22 to 4 391 355 barrels. Oklahoma rose 11 000 to 329 800, California up 3 150 to 799 650, Kansas 7 450 to 281 050, Texas 700 to 1 900 350, eastern fields 2 400 to 69 150, Louisiana 295 to 358 500, Rocky Mountain 2 195 to 120 430, Illinois fell 4 070 to 206 850, Michigan 5 500 to and east Texas 50 to 366 150.
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Tulsa
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
California
Kansas
Texas
Eastern
Louisiana
Rocky Mountain Area
Illinois
Michigan
East
Tragic 3-Year-Old Sammy Lemaster Dies After Swallowing Pills
In Vinita a three year old boy Sammy Lemaster of Afton reportedly took twenty five medicine tablets from the kitchen and died before his parents could intervene.
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Vinita
Sammy Lemaster
John Lemaster
Afton
New Vegetable Varieties Ready For Gardeners
ANN STEVICK reports wartime seed station findings highlight new produce for 1944. Michigan introduces Early Chatham tomato. Louisiana unveils vitamin rich sweet potato. a yellow sweet corn shows 18 percent higher yield but ripens six days later.
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Ann Stevick
NEA
Washington
Office of Experiment Stations
Victory
Michigan
Chatham
Louisiana
Nut Bearing Trees Urged For Oklahoma
Harry P. Rigdon urges Oklahoma farmers to plant nut bearing trees choosing suitable soil. Walnuts and pecans belong on bottom land, with care on uplands and prairie. Plant nuts now, 2 to 3 inches deep, mulch to keep moisture, and consider grafted stock from nurseries for profitable nut production.
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Harry P. Rigdon
Oklahoma
Seminole Man Now Lieutenant Colonel
Washington January 25 The War Department announced the temporary promotion of Andrew Jackson Reynolds Seminole to lieutenant colonel Oklahoma service roster added another officer to the ranks Captaincies went to John Jasper Stratton Duncan James Butterfield Fishburn Norman Clinton Herbert Deardorff Tyrone Texas County Junius Luther Plunkett Wagoner and Louis William Whittaker Yukon Canadian County Wendell Horace Newton Mc Alester promoted to first lieutenant
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Washington
Oklahoma
War Department
Andrew Jackson Reynolds
Seminole
John Jasper Stratton
Duncan
James Butterfield Fishburn
Norman
Clinton Herbert Deardorff
Tyrone
Texas
Junius Luther Plunkett
Wagoner
Louis William Whittaker
Yukon
Canadian
Wendell Horace Newton
McAlester
Cartwright Sustains Broken Leg in Italy Front Scene
Durant reports Maj. Wilburn Cartwright former congressman now with the British Eighth army in Italy has a broken leg. Details of the accident are scarce but he described heavy shelling and falling debris near the front lines where aid work continues under allied military government.
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Durant
Maj
Wilburn Cartwright
Eighth Army
Italy
Cartwright
Shell Explodes In Holmes Cockpit A War Hero's Flight Record
Relatives of Major Walter Holmes Jr. of Denton Texas laud his wartime service including the Ploesti raid and a cockpit explosion that left him flying back to England after aiding a injured co pilot. The piece reviews furlough policy aims and the limits of homeward travel for veterans with 18 months in hazardous posts.
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Walter Holmes Jr
Denton
Texas
P. L. Gassaway
Gassaway
Ada
Holmes
Ploesti
England
Xiel
Red Cross
New Caledonia
U.S.S. Tennessee
Europe
New Rules for Green and Blue Stamps Announced
The office of price administration says L and M green stamps are valid for processed foods from February 1 to March 20, with blue ration tokens to be used from February 27. Both stamp types will be valid March 27 to March 20, and tokens may be given as change for green stamps to reduce confusion. Green stamps carry 8 5 2 and 1 point values, while blue stamps are fixed at 10 points.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Furloughs at Home Stir Army Morale Debate
Washington reports twofold agitation over home furloughs for long overseas service. Families seek relief after years abroad while troops in training and veterans from the Mediterranean theater urge relief post Tunisia and Sicily as Italy campaigns continue.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Army
Navy
Mediterranean
North Africa
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Many Children At Work In Kansas
Teenagers formed over a third of the 97 drivers whose licenses were revoked or suspended by state orders today. Most offenses were from December court cases and involved drunken driving or reckless driving. The group includes 22 with one year sentences and 14 teens in the latter category, with several suspended or six to twelve month terms for road violations.
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Oklahoma City
State Safety Department
Bite in live-fire course at Fort Devens injures trainee
At Fort Devens Massachusetts a reception center officer was playing through a live-fire infiltration course when a land mine simulating artillery fire exploded beside him. He regains the teeth after the blast and continues with grit to the finish line.
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Fort Devens
Mass
No Doubt T's Listed As Clean Getaway
Knoxville police pursue a thief who fled in a stolen car from a vice squad raid. The vehicle crashed into a pole near an intersection, and detectives traced the incident to a nearby residence. The report notes a large Sahara blanket in the area as part of the chaotic scene.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Senator Frederick Van Nuys Dies After Brief Illness
Indiana Senator Frederick Van Nuys, 69, died at his Vienna Virginia home at about 3 a.m. after a brief illness. Democratic chairman of the senate judiciary committee and a key opponent of some New Deal measures, his death shifts Senate balance to 57 Democrats 37 Republicans and 1 Progressive. Henry Schricker may appoint a successor.
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Washington
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Vienna
van Nuys
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Henry F. Schricker
Schricker
James E. Watson
Democratic Organization
G.O.P
Raymond E. Willis
Ada solicits tin cans and broken fountain pens for war effort
Ada residents are asked to donate 10 000 pounds more tin cans to the stockpile near Main Street for a full carload shipment. Broken fountain pens should be turned in to Rex O Morrison or Ray Stegall for Emerson McCord in Houston who repairs usable parts and sends good pens to chaplains overseas.
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Ada
O.C.A
Rex O. Morrison
Ray Stegall
Emerson McCord
Houston
Tex
McCord
War Production Board
Jones OK to file reapportionment petition by Jan twenty nine
Jenkin Lloyd Jones editor of the Tulsa Tribune was given until January 29 by the Oklahoma supreme court to file a petition for a rehearing of his suit to compel legislative reapportionment. The court last year denied his plea for a mandate to apportion house and senate seats.
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Jones Oklahoma City
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
The
Tulsa Tribune
Supreme Court Today
Supreme Court
Senate
Scottie Telek Jr Brought From North Africa to Manhattan
In Manhattan Kansas on January 25 reports proved true that a small Scottie seen on the Kansas State College campus was brought from North Africa by General Dwight Eisenhower. The pup Telek Jr. was a gift to his niece and nephew, Milton Eisenhower's children, during the general's recent visit. The Telek line traces back to Telek, a Scottie given to Eisenhower by the British.
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Mantiattan
Kas
Scottie
Kansas State College
North Africa
Eral Dwight Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Manhattan
Telek Jr
Telek
Eisenhower
Butterflies Captured On Bougainville By Brooklyn Pharmacist Mate
New York report profiles Robert Shulman 19 of Brooklyn who on Bougainville Island uses a mosquito head net as a butterfly net. Marine tech Milburn McCarty Jr describes him as a camouflage-clad front-line hunter pursuing rare species near the lines. Shulman keeps his specimens in a cotton-lined box for postwar study and sends them home to his parents.
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New York
Robert Shulman
Brooklyn
Bougainville Island
Milburn McCarty Jr
Shulman
Bougainville
Divorce Suit Claims Mental Anguish From Whisky
A Lake Charles Louisiana divorce case alleges the husband suffered great mental anguish after accusing his wife of pouring a quart of whisky down the kitchen sink. He asserts the act and its fallout harmed their marriage and seeks relief in court.
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Lake Charles
vLa
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