Notice to Sell County Property Pontotoc County Oklahoma
Jr Sam Dew County Treasurer will, on July 21 1945 at 9 a m in the Pontotoc County Courthouse, sell separately parcels in Allen Oklahoma and Original Townsite. Bids show Sam Tew as bidder on each tract with amounts 2 1 1 and 2 dollars respectively. Cash in hand required. sale subject to Board approval and added costs.
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Sam Dew
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Allen
Okla
Sam Tew
Board of County Commissioners
Notice to Sell by Pontoto County Treasurer
Notice is hereby given by I Sam Dew County Treasurer Pontoto County Oklahoma that on the 30th at 9 in my office the following tracts will be sold: SW SW NE and E% SW NH and FR NE Sec 15 Twp 2 North Range 4 East. Bidder J C Ross offered 150 dollars. Purchaser to pay apportioned advertising and expenses. verified by County Treasurer. 6 28 3tw
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Sam Dew
Pontoto County
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
NH & FR
J. C. Ross
Board of County Commissioners
Dew
Fontotec County
Oklahioma
Horace Mann Emphasizes Visual Education Across Grades
Horace Mann Training School highlights visual education with 250 films in the college library and 150 film strips used daily across elementary to high school. Subjects range from nature studies to social studies and foreign settings, plus art as a major visual teaching method with hands on object study and opportunities to continue art in high school.
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Horace, Mann
Horace Mann
College
Sambo
Ahmed
China
Norway
Alaska
Brazil
California
Spain
Washington
Horace Mann Training School
Barbs Rise as Japanese Ships Sink in Battle Sea
A wartime report notes increasing Japanese losses as Allied forces press home attacks at sea. The article highlights sinking ships and diminishing Japanese maritime strength amid ongoing hostilities.
Missouri police arrest woman for alleged dress theft
Police say a woman was detained after allegedly stealing 15 dresses. Officers reported she had the garments on her when taken into custody amid the hot weather.
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Missouri
If There Were No Fat People Who Would Occupy Aisle Seats
A brief item notes a hypothetical world with no fat people and asks who would fill the theater aisle seats alongside a mention of a patented power driven toothbrush that could appeal to children to brush their teeth.
Long-Distance Rate Cut Seeks Military First Crack
A new rate reduction for calls longer than 790 miles is announced with priority given to servicemen. The move aims to ease long-distance charges for military personnel.
Sleeping passengers position on ships and dirigibles
The article explains that plane passengers sleep facing forward because the tail is slightly lower than the nose on board while in flight. It also notes that a dirigible moored at its mast is trimmed so the lifting gas remains constant along its length, preventing the rear from sticking up.
Japan More Vulnerable to Air Bombing Than Germany
AP analyst argues that intensified bombing and Allied blockade threaten Japan's home islands before any invasion. He notes Tokyo firebombing casualties, predicts rapid collapse of coastal defenses, cites underground factories, and views civilian suffering and hunger as likely to erode Japanese resolve.
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Japan
Germany
de Witt MacKenzie
Nippon
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
Osaka
Yokohama
Nagoya
Kobe
Curtis LeMay
21St Bomber Command
Oir
Reich
Governor Kerr Sails to Mackinac for Governors’ Conference
The governor recounts traveling by boat from Detroit to Mackinac Island for a governors’ conference with 37 governors aboard. He highlights Detroit’s mass production, future war threats, and the Grand Hotel on Mackinac as the conference setting. He notes meeting Governor Dewey in an adjoining room and shares anecdotes from the voyage.
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Mackinac
Detroit
Mackinac Island
Mackinaw
Breene
Detroit River
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Macinac Island
Lakes Huron
Michigan
United States
Canada
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wisco
Pittsburg
America
Oklahoma
United States Army Ordnance
Germany
England
Prussian
Saxony
Mackac Island
Surry
Arnall
Georgia
Thomas E. Dewey, Goveror
New York
Barb Bombing The Air Force Strikes With Tire Boxes
A military unit deploys collapsible boxes packed with pronged barbs to puncture tires on enemy roads and airstrips, aiming to create mass blowouts and traffic disruptions during operations.
Flying Fortresses Burn Nearly 500 Gallons an Hour
The report notes that Flying Fortresses consume about 500 gallons of gasoline per hour at full throttle, highlighting their heavy fuel use and performance demands.
DDT Proving Okay for Mosquitoes Flies in Oklahoma
DDT an army insecticide was tested in McCurtain and Choctaw counties in Oklahoma's first house to house insect control program. About 9,000 rural homes were sprayed and a marked decrease in mosquitoes and flies was reported. Dr. G F Mathews predicted wide scale use to destroy agricultural pests after the war.
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Oklahoma City
Army
McCurtain
Choctaw
Oklahoma
Melvin E. Griffith
U. S
Griffith
G. F. Mathews
Truman Nominates Byrnes as Secretary of State
President Truman nominated James F. Byrnes for secretary of state to fill the vacancy after Roosevelt. Byrnes, a former congressman, senator, supreme court justice and wartime mobilizer, faced swift Senate approval and will join U.S. diplomacy as Truman travels to meet Churchill and Stalin.
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Ames
Marlow
Washington
Truman
Senate
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Democratic Party
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Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
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Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Treasury
Morgenthau
Serragernae
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
John Hay
Harding
Coolidge
Charles Evans Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Hughes
House
United States
House of Representatives
Byrne
Henry Morgenthau
Higgins Plans Major Postwar Growth For Dixie Industry
Industrialist Higgins outlines a postwar expansion strategy for the Dixie region. He cites $300 million in wartime output and a expanded Higgins Industries with new plants and products from helicopters to prefabricated houses. He notes two cancelled contracts became assets and praises salvaged operations, while planning postwar ships, boats, and other lines in New Orleans area facilities.
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Nthett Comenpunet
Higgins Industries
Higgins
Comanies
South
Higgins Aircraft Corporation
Michaud
New Orleans
Mari
Time Commission
Maritime Commission
Higins
von Rut
Bastogne Bulge
Army Ordnance de
Higgins Heave
D.P.C
New Orleans Area
Australia to ratify UNCIO charter and ICJ statute
Pr acting Prime Minister Francis Forde announced plans for early introduction of a bill to ratify the UNCIO charter and the statute of the International Court of Justice. He cited the ill Premier John Curtin and compared his efforts to President Roosevelt as a stand against oppression and aggression.
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Australia
UNCIO
Canberra
Francis Forde
International Court of Justice
John Curtin
Forde
Curtin
Roosevelt
12 American soldiers dead in train wreck near Nancy
The bodies of 12 American soldiers killed in a train wreck near Nancy Sunday night have been recovered. Twenty three Americans are hospitalized. The U S military train carrying leave personnel struck a stopped freight train, per the French press agency.
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Nancy
Here
U. S
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News
Classified ad notes higher yields on investments and savings despite market fluctuation. Readers are urged to compare rates and terms across financial offers with emphasis on long term growth and prudent risk assessment.
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Ada News
Poison Liquor Death Toll In Manila Rise
Twenty nine Americans and one Filipino have died from poison liquor since Manila occupation. Medical examiner reports 34 of 40 samples poisoned and one bottle contained four lethal blends. Police close unlicensed bars amid crackdown on nightclubs and eateries serving tainted alcohol.
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Manila
Farmers and Food Producers Back Food Chief Idea
Washington hears farmers dealers and processors overwhelmingly back the idea of a single coordinated food agency under Secretary of Agriculture and War Food Administrator Anderson. They fault divided authority and praise his pledge of a full hearing after he takes over.
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Washington
House
Truman
Rep
Anderson
D.N.M
Omaha
Sam McKelvie
Hoover Administration
Farm Board
OPA
Robert Cowan
Seattle Milk Producers Association
R. T. Smith
Washington State Farm Bureau
Superfort Crewmen Don’t Look Like Glamorous Heroes
A Marine Corps Air Base report from the Marianas describes B 29 crews as ordinary men, not glittering heroes. Pilots aged 27, cramped quonsets, dormitory style bunks, pin ups on walls, and simple routines reveal the gritty daily life behind headline glory.
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Superfort
Marianas
Homeland
Tokyo
Bomber Command
Japan
Life in a Navy Air Crew Quonset Hut
The piece describes crews at a training or staging location with a focus on life in quonset huts. It notes mission counts leading to home leave, the close knit crews, gardening around huts, and the constant threat of danger. It also mentions replacements, rest periods, and the relentless war pace across Tokyo Kobe Osaka with long missions and the dread of ditching.
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G.i.’S
G.L
Tokyo
Kobe
Osaka
Pennsylvania Game Lands Totaled at 452,960 Acres Across 47 Counties
The state lists 452,960 acres of game lands distributed over 47 of its 67 counties. This inventory reflects the extent of public hunting and conservation areas managed by Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
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Wayne Co
Mich
Political Action Committee
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Edward N. West
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York City
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Dixie
Chungking
Indo-China
Trung Phu
Ovida. Martin
Associated Press
WFA
War Administration
Food Committee
Bke Agen
OPA Ady
By Robbin Coons
AVON
Fittstown
Konawa
Apanucka
Stonewall
Ros
McAlester
TODE
Tuttle
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