Four-Power Germany governance moves to formal council
In Frankfurt on the Main July 1 the four occupying powers United States USSR Britain and France prepare to formalize a control council to govern Germany The plan aims for uniform policies across zones with a coordinating committee and staff in 12 divisions to manage transports politics economics finance reparations deliveries and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
Hal Boyle
Frankfurt ON the Main
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Germany
Berlin
Control Council
Eisenhower
G. K. Zhukov
Montgomery
de Lattre de Tassigny
Governors Stand On Ability Of States To Do Job
At the 37th annual governors conference in Michigan Governor Maw of Utah argued the public rejects federal regulation after the war. Speakers urged state competency to cope with reconversion while seeking federal help but not control. Tobin warned taxes shifted from state to federal hands, risking local support when war revenues fall. Maw warned against postwar federal overreach and autocratic governance, urging continued state autonomy.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Man
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
San Francisco
Maurice J. Tobin
Massachusetts
Tobin
Maw
Rail Reservation Rule Cuts Advance Booking to Five Days
An order from E. O. Walker of the Dallas district rail directorate limits civilian rail space sales to five days before departure, replacing the 30 day rule. The change, effective midnight June 23, aims to maximize scarce passenger space amid heavy military transport needs moving forces from Europe to the Pacific.
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Office of Defense Transportesion
E. O. Walker
Dallas
District Rail
DDT
Walker
Europe
Pacific
United States
Use Stamp On Windshield Plea By Oklahoma Revenue Official
H. C. Jones, collector of internal revenue for Oklahoma, urged an intensive state campaign urging automobile owners to buy auto use stamps and place them on the lower inside right corner of the windshield. He stressed the tax had not been repealed and framed the move as just to law abiding taxpayers.
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H. C. Jones
Internal Revenue
Oklahoma
Pauls Valley Wreck Kills Oklahoma City Woman
Oklahoma City woman died and four other City residents were hospitalized after a car driven by Marvin Woodward Andrew left Highway 19 four miles east of Pauls Valley. The group, returning from a Davis rodeo, were traveling to Pauls Valley when the crash occurred early Sunday. Troopers Killian and Hawkins investigated the scene, reported around 2 AM.
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Oery
Cy Killian
Harvey Hawkins
Ada
Oklahoma City
Pauls Valley
Marvin Woodward Andrew
Davis
Special Session Predicted Amid Capitol Rumors
Oklahoma City July 2 A powerful state senator forecast a secret special session this fall as lawmakers gathered for a speech by Ray Fine of Gore recently freed from a German prison camp. Speculation centered on highway and federal aid issues with press and public excluded and accusations of unequal project distribution. The meeting included Homer Paul Charles Duffy James Nance and others. In New York Press Wireless set up a mobile station in Berlin signaling early American moves toward Berlin.
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Oklahoma City
State Senate
Ray Fine
Gore
Attorney General
Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Lions
Pittsburg
Carter Counties
New York
Ppress Wireless, Inc
Berlin
United States
Three Cars Tangle Here Crash Into Gluckman Window
Three cars collide at Main and Rennie Sunday afternoon. A car with two soldiers rammed the Gluckman store window. no injuries. About $200 damage to two cars, similar to the soldier’s car. Soldiers taken to the police station. pass and records checked. charges filed.
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Main and
Rennie
Gluckman’s
Ada
Vinita Post Office Upgraded to First Class Status
Vinita post office now operates as a first class office after receipts for 1944 surpassed $40,000, Postmaster Hermon Weaver announced from Viniqa July 2.
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Viniqa
Vinita
Weaver Hermon
Australians land decisively at Balikpapan oil city
Australian Seventh Division forces drove ashore at Balikpapan in the third phase of the Borneo invasion, securing the town and refinery area amid heavy pre invasion bombardment. Allied command said the operation cemented control of Borneo and widened Allied dominance in the southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Great Island
Southwest Pacific
Spencer Davis
Manila
Balikpapan
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
East Indies
Southwest
Pacific
Far East
Aggieland Hosts 77 World War II Veterans in Summer Classes
Stillwater Oklahoma July 2 77 World War II veterans now in summer classes at Oklahoma A and M college join 133 ex servicemen who have attended since September preparing for civilian jobs. Among fields chosen engineering agriculture commerce arts and sciences and education with seven in the graduate school. Posey veterans administration representative notes initial weeks focus on relearning study habits and adjusting to class routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A
M. College
Vance Posey
Veterans Administration
Aggie
Posey
British Sub Sinks Haguro Class Cruiser in Southwest Pacific
The Navy reports a British submarine under American control sank a Haguro class cruiser in the southwest Pacific. It also notes U S submarines sank 10 enemy vessels in far eastern waters including gun boat and merchant ships. HMS Trenchant identified as the attacker. Total Japanese ships sunk by U S submarines reaches 1,163.
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Washington
Southwest Pacific
U. S
Far Eastern
Jane’s Fighting Ships
Navy
Trenchant
United States
Eithe A
Aircraft Industry Ready to Face World, Says Cripps
Sir Stafford Cripps, former British Minister of Aircraft Production, declares the U K aircraft industry is second to none and prepared to meet global challenges.
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Sir Stafford Cripps
Oklahoma Casualty List Names Fewer Men
Army and Navy casualties list Oklahomans including Navy deceased Pfc A E Schwab Tulsa Navy wounded A W Cagle Wewoka Edward Perry Poteau J C Ray Britains Pfc O V Roltson Mulurn Navy missing MM 1/c Elmo Keen Muldrow Army wounded Europe 1st Lt Frances A Wallace Lone Wolf Army wounded Pacific Pfc L L Alexander Norman Pfc L E Anderson Route 1 Dewey Pvt K L Best Porter Pfc O M Crawford Davis Pvt B W Ditmars Route 1 Hobart Pfc G R Wilson Route 4 Ponca City Includes 2nd Lt Virgil G Harris husband of Velma Harris Route 1 Allen.
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Army
Navy
A. E. Schwab
Tulsa
A. W. Cagle
Wewoka
Edward Perry
Poteau
J. C. Ray
Britains
O. V. Roltson
Mulurn
Elmo Keen
Muldrow
Frances A
Government Seizes Texas Refinery Over Labor Walkout
President Truman orders seizure of a large Texas refinery after a walkout by 250 negro workers. PAW runs the plant under government supervision with 56,000 barrels daily allocated to military needs amid racial discrimination claims. Union officials cite contract violations with the Oil Workers International Union Local 23.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Texas Company
Truman
Y A. P. Frame
Petroleum Administration For War
Harry King
Frank L. Wallace
PAW
William H. Davis
New York
M. Halpern
Oil Workers International Union, Local 23
CIO
Deserter Hart Nabbed After Two Years on Run
Clifford Hart 29 an army deserter who vanished in 1942 and lived as an Ozark hermit was wounded by buckshot near Eminence Missouri after attempting to flee authorities. FBI agents and state troopers captured him in a backwoods road while he was with two youths. He will be turned back to military authorities.
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Poplar Bluff
Clifford Hart
Ozark Hills
FBI
Hart
Fort Sill
Okla
Ed Buffington
Reynolds County
Ben. Graham
Chickasha
Ozarks
St. Louis
John Crow
Highway Patrol
John Tandy
Passenger Trains Collide Near Plumerville, 23 Hurt
Two Missouri Pacific passenger trains collided near Plumerville injuring 23 people. The westbound train from Little Rock to Coffeyville, Kansas, and the eastbound train to Little Rock were on the main line. Engineer Fred Vogelman and Fireman J. C. Swain of North Little Rock were in serious condition. Most injuries were among mid western passengers.
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Little Rock
Ark
Missouri Pacific
Plumerville
Coffeyville
Kas
Fred Vogelman
J. C. Swain
North Little Rock
Mid-West
Bonds Total Not Yet In
Bonds in Pontotoc county and nationwide total more than the quota for the Mighty Seventh War Loan though final figures await payroll deductions and July 7 end. Nationwide sales hit 22.698 billion from all sources, with series E bonds at 3.174 billion toward a 4.0 billion goal.
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Pontotoc County
Washington
Monument To Pyle Dedicated Today
In the Ryukyu Islands soldiers of the 77th Infantry Division dedicated a monument to Ernie Pyle on the spot where he was killed by a Japanese sniper fire on April 18 1945. The concrete memorial replaces a sign and bears two brass plaques from shell casings. A combat engineer unit erected the monument.
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TE Shima
Ryukyu Islands
77Th Infantry Division
Ernie Pyle
77Th
Peace Officers of State To Convene In Ada
The Oklahoma Sheriff's and Peace Officers association executive board will hold a two day statewide law enforcement conference in Ada on July 10 and 11 to improve coordination. A proposed policy would share complete records of persons involved with police or sheriffs across the state. L J Hilbert Oklahoma City police chief and president of the association spoke in Ada. FBI agent in charge D A Bryce will present a firearms demonstration as a featured attraction.
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Oklahoma Sheriff's and Peace Officers’ Association Executive Board
Ada
L. J. Hilbert
Oklahoma City
Association
Ada Recenty
D. A. Bryce
FBI
Ohio Woman Seeks Divorce Over Sleep Talking
An Ohio woman filed for divorce claiming her husband’s sleep talking ruined their marriage. The case highlights disturbances at home that she says affected comfort and harmony.
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Ohio
Mitchells Sworn In As New County Officials Begin Term
Pontotoc county’s new slate takes offices for the coming year and a half. Norman C. Mitchell becomes school superintendent, Claude Bobbitt named county clerk, replacing resigned Amie Grant. Other officials include Sam Dew treasurer and commissioners George Collins Rae Thompson and Earl Parker.
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Pontotoc County
Sam Dew
George Collins
Rae Thompson
Earl Parker
Norman C. Mitchell
Joey
Claude Bobbitt
Succeedam
Ie Grant
Itchell
Ray Stegall
Stegall
Mitchell
Ada Weather: Sunday Downpour Reaches .73 Inches
A Sunday storm in Ada dropped .73 inches of rain after a 94 degree Saturday. Clouds cooled temperatures to a daily low of 84 degrees and persisted through much of the day.
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Ada
Flooding Spreads Across Oklahoma Towns After Heavy Rain
A Sunday rainfall deluge dumps up to 6 inches in Ponca City and nearby areas. Water rises three feet over Ponca City spillway, sweeping carp downstream. Fishermen haul hundreds of pounds of catch as caretaker Preach Acton dives in. Cars and basements flood in Pawhuska and Bartlesville as Caney River nears bank. Roads closed along 11 and 20, with several towns evacuated and Osage County homes flooded.
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Lake Ponca
Ponca City
Acton
Pawhuska
Telephone Company
Osage County
Highway Patrol
Skiatook
Tulsa
Collinsville
Caney
Bartlesville
Caney River
Sand Creek
McAlester
Byrnes Confirmed as Secretary of State in Unanimous Vote
Senate confirmed James F. Byrnes, by a voice vote, as secretary of state succeeding Stettinius after a rapid suspension of hearings. The move places Byrnes high in line for the presidency and follows Truman’s cabinet reshuffle including Anderson, Schwellenbach, Clark, and Hannegan joining the administration. Holdovers from the Roosevelt era remained in key posts.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
White House
Supreme Court
Truman
Byrnes
Barkley
White
Maine
Edward R. Stettinius
Kansas City
Roosevelt
House
South Carolina
Stettinius
World Security Council
United Nations
Clinton P. Anderson
Claude Wickard
New Mexico
War Food Administration
Marvin Jones
U. S. Court of Claims
Lewis B. Schwellenpach
Frances Perkins
Schwellenbach
Washington State
Mr. Roosevelt
Tom Clark
Texas
Francis Biddle
Robert E. Hannegan
Frank C. Walker
Hannegan
St. Louis
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Morgenthau
War
Stimson
Navy
Forrestal
Interior
Ickes
Commerce Wallace
MacArthur Ignores Japanese Snipers In Balikpapan Landing
General MacArthur watched the Balikpapan assault from the beach as Australian troops smashed ashore in a heavy bombardment. A Japanese sniper fired eight rounds while MacArthur and the staff calmly reviewed invasion plans.
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MacArthur
Tobey on international peace and security group
Senator Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire says the rank and file of Americans oppose political isolation and support an international security organization with power to act to maintain global peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Flies Carry Germs and Stop Swatting Timing
A lighthearted note on how flies spread germs and the advised moment to stop swatting is once they stop appearing, implying a brief, humorous public health tip without grim detail.
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Weimar
Meow
By Jack Bell
ODT
Killian, Hawkins
Pauls Valley Wreck
Capitol
Sen. Fine
Roy R. Tompkins
Armed Services
Jenkins Stidham
Campbell
Tex
Charley Enlow
Stidham
School of Agriculture
Enlow
School of Arts and Sciences
Patricia Dugan Canon
Nowata
Women’s Army Corps
Canon
School of Education
BY William Ferguson
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U. S. Pat
Mary Ellen Downey
Cherriz
Africa
Oil City
Associated Pr
James Hutcheson
Fifth
Aggieland
Virgil G. Harris
Velma Harris
Route 1
Allen
Pyle
Ada News
N. C. Mitchell
The
Associated Press
Jimmy Byrnes
By Spencer Pavns
Cooly
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