Bayeux Mecca for Allied Troops During Normandy Advance
Bayeux France became a temporary Mecca for battle worn troops with rations steak cheese and wine plentiful for days. Off limit signs and patrols curtailed visits as townspeople remained friendly while the famed Bayeux tapestry was reportedly moved to interior France.
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Bayeux
Mecca
Hal Boyle
France
Paris
Normandy
Bishop’s Palace
Notre Dame Cathedral
England
Catilde
Ode
William the Conqueror
Fire damages wing of Teddy's Sagamore Hill home
Fire of undetermined origin damaged a wing of Theodore Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill mansion in Oyster Bay. Four volunteer companies battled the blaze for over an hour, stopping it from reaching Roosevelt mementos. Mrs. Roosevelt is away in Connecticut. The estate houses the Rough Riders flag and many trophies and gifts.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Long Island
Connecticut
Rough Riders
Europe
Roosevelts
All steel equipment saved lives in Santa Fe Chief wreck
In the Flagstaff crash 12 cars of the Santa Fe Chief derailed near midnight. Fireman John J Edwards and Mrs Ann Bradys were killed along with J S McLeod of New York. Over 30 injured. Officials say older gear would have worsened losses.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Santa Fe
Here
West Coast
J. S. McLeod
New York City
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
John J. Edwards
A Winslow
Ann Bradys
Hammond
Ind
H. H. Helper
Los Angeles
Calif
Judge Urges Removing Cars to Save Quiet Streets
A judge proposes taking all cars off roads to curb careless driving and restore safety and quiet to city streets. The remark highlights vehicle restrictions as a remedy for traffic danger.
San Antonio Mayor Pushes Kerr as Democratic VP Candidate
San Antonio Mayor Gus D Mauermann launched a campaign urging Gov. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma to be the Democratic vice presidential nominee. He said Kerr would appeal to farmers oilmen stockmen Oklahomans Texans and southerners while Dallas delegates back Roosevelt for a fourth term and ignore repeal of the majority rule of nomination for now. Former Gov. Dan Moody said he would call a Chicago caucus before the convention to discuss the vice presidential selection.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio Express
Gus D. Mauermann
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Mauermann
Kerr
Texas
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Dan Moody
Chicago
Gabreski Tops U S Fighter Ace Mark With 28th Air Kill
Lt Col Francis Gabreski of Oil City Pennsylvania became the top scoring U S Army Air Force fighter pilot by downing his 28th plane near Evreux France. His score ties Maj Robert S Johnson and Maj Richard S Bong at 27 for second. Gabreski, 25, planned to reach 28 before a 30 day US leave to marry Kay Cochran.
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Gabreski
Notre Dame University
Thaddeus
India
Bernice
Erie
Max
Lottie
Gabby
Blast Rocks Bedford Area With Terrific Dynamite Explosion
A massive dynamite blast at the John B. Varreck company warehouse near Bedford New Hampshire shattered thousands of windows within a 70 mile radius and rocked scores of homes. The explosion caused panic in Manchester and surrounding communities as authorities investigated the incident.
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Manchester
Nashua
Fitchburg
Mass
Worcester
Boston
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bedford
N. H
John B. Varreck Company
National program eyed to improve American health
Senate subcommittee hearings begin with Army Navy and Public Health Service officials outlining options for a national health plan. The staff cites 4 million 4F cases and 1 million discharged veterans with defects, urges improved rehabilitation, and notes daily 94 000 dental appointments and 31 million fillings in the Army as a model for nationwide care.
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James Marlow
Washington
Senate
Army
Navy
U. S. Public Health Service
Pepper
D.-Fla
Jane Derrick Seen in Town and Country Magazine
Miss Jane Derrick formerly of Ada is pictured in the June issue of Town and Country with American Red Cross girls aboard a Capri rowboat. Cut-lines name her as Lovington, Illinois, and note Capri’s use as a resting place for airmen under Army Air Forces sponsorship. Six other pieces of text report bomber crash fatalities near Hammon Oklahoma with five more feared dead.
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Society
Slick
Jane Derrick
Ada
M. G. Derrick
Lovington
Capri
Army Air Forces
Powell Named Holdenville Athletic Director and Coach
C J Powell, newly elected Holdenville high school athletic director and coach, moved with his family to Holdenville and will supervise the summer playground and recreation program. He previously coached football at East Central and hailed from Tiznomingo where he led the Murray Aggies.
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C. J. Powell
Holdenville High School
Holdenville
Mr. Powell
East Central
Ada
Tiznomingo
Murray Aggies
Mickey” McBride
Navy
USO Center To Close Until Further Notice
The USO center on East Main will close unless and until needed, says Frances Wintersmith. With aviation students leaving East Central, sponsors say too few service men remain to justify keeping it open. Furnishings owned by the USO will be shipped out. local donations will be returned per instructions from W. F. Temple.
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USO
East Main
Frances Wintersmith
East Central
United Service Organizations
Dewey Keeps Plans Moving with New York HQ Steps
Governor Thomas E. Dewey stays in touch with party leaders via telephone conferences as plans merge senatorial and congressional campaigns into a presidential drive. Updates include moving headquarters to New York City and coordinating with Herbert Brownell Jr. and other GOP figures.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Executive Mansion
Herbert Brownell, Jr
GOP
Chicago
Dewey
Pawling
Dewey Strategy Board
John Townsend
Delaware
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Washington
Roosevelt
Brownell
Ledding Yank Rocketbuster Tells Own Story Of Air War
In southern England July 5 1944 Lieut Lewis Powers describes shooting down three and a half doodlebugs during D Day era missions. He details encounters with pilotless German weapons from initial sighting to explosive destruction and notes cooperation with an RAF Typhoon. He downplays the doodlebug threat as a mere gadget.
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Yank Rocketbuster
Lewis W. Powers
Albuquerque
New Mexico
America
Powers
Army
Air Corps
NEA
U. S. Army Air Force Base
England
France
Paris
RAF
Mighty American Artillery Fireworks On July Fourth
In St Sauveur le Vicomte France at noon today American guns from 37 millimeter pieces to heavy rifles joined in a grand barrage. Thousands of machine guns added bursts as Independence Day was observed by extending a dawn attack begun yesterday.
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ST. Sauveur LE Vicomte
France
North American switch to P-51 Mustang fighters
North American Aviation says it will end combined bomber and fighter production. The last B-25 Mitchell bomber will roll off the line Friday and Mustang final assembly will begin. Mitchell production continues at the Kansas City plant.
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N. A
Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
North American
Kansas City
Kans
Eisenhower and Quesada Fly Over Normandy Front
Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Maj. Gen. Elwood Quesada flew in a Mustang over the Normandy battle area marking his first area flight with two generals on board a single aircraft. They later traveled by road past a pocket of resistance on the Cherbourg peninsula as they conferred with Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery and Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elwood Quesada
Normandy
Eisenhower
Quesada
U. S
Ninth Air Force Fighter Command
Cherbourg
France
Bernard L. Montgomery
Omar N. Bradley
First Ar
Demos Plan Convention Scraps Split Over Delegates and Rules
Democratic leaders near naming a new resolutions chairman as Wagner declines again. A subcommittee will be formed in Chicago before July 17 but has no power to act. Credentials may ignite a fight over seating fourth term or anti fourth term delegates. southern rule restoration may be debated. Meanwhile Georgia and Mississippi vote patterns show incumbents and party figures advancing. Pickhardt listed as missing in action in France.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Robert F. Wagner
New York
House
Chicago
Wagner
Bretton Woods
New Hampshire
Thomas E. Dewey
Georgia
George
Walter F. George
Rep
Cox
Federal Communications Commission
Peterson
Gibson
John S. Wood
Ike Praises Mustang Group After Air Victory
General Eisenhower commended the Mustang group for its air performance. Maj. Richard R. Turner, formerly Shawnee Oklahoma, participated in the flight with 16 in the air and two aground noted in the report.
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Eisenhower
Maj
Richard R. Turner
Shawnee
Okla
Switch in ranks on ASC orders ends in service volunteer
One day WAC Sgt. Janie Wells gave orders to Raymond F. Boore at ASC headquarters. The next day Boore wore a private's uniform and took orders from Wells, his superior NCO. When his draft number appeared, Boore volunteered for service here instead of returning home.
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AIR Service Command Headquarters
Eng
WAC
Janie Wells
Raymond F. Boore
ASC
Boore
Janie
United States
Cow Gives Birth to Seventeen Calves in Ten Years
A Stockton Missouri cow belonging to Emil Flood has produced seventeen calves in ten years. The twelve-month record includes two triplet litters and three twin litters.
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Stockton
Emil Flood
Thefts of Gasoline Coupons Rise in Oklahoma
Figures from the OPA show rising gasoline coupon thefts in Oklahoma over 330 days, totaling over 100000 gallons. Large losses include Tri State Construction Oklahoma City 11000 gallons and Crosby Oil Oklahoma City 2800 gallons. local stations in Oklahoma City 5000 gallons. Art Langston Stroud 1000 gallons. The OPA urges station operators to tighten security as thefts are linked to coupon handling and local rationing shifts.
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OPA
Oklahoma
Tri State Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Crosby Oil Company
Art Langston
Stroud
Phillips Petroleum Company
Spool Whatnot Emerges From East Central Shop
Mrs Annie Mary Hite of Walgate crafts a 54 inch high spool whatnot at East Central State College workshop. The frame uses 72 spools as legs and supports, costing under 2.20 dollars. She plans a radio table with spool magazine racks next.
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East Central State College
Annie Mary Hite
Walgate
Hite
Trains Collide in Anderson No Trainmen Injured
Five freight cars of two Kansas City Southern freight trains collided at the south edge of Anderson Missouri. No trainmen were reported injured. U S highway 71 was blocked by a derailed car. Wrecking equipment from Pittsburg Kansas was dispatched to clear the railroad and highway.
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Anderson
Kansas City Southern Railway
Pittsburg
Kas
New Marine Woman Reports for Duty at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pfc. Eunice Shepard of Danbury Connecticut in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve reports for duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She notes seven or eight Marines seated behind desks and asks, Who’s leaving? after snapping to attention.
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New York
Eunice Shepard
Usmc Women’s Reserve
Danbury, Conn
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Frank Pvt. Sheppard
Laughing Churchman Founds League of Merry Laughter
London vicar Rev. R. Doble begins the League of Merry Laughter to prove Christianity is not misery and cant. He distributes slogans such as Laughing lips never lie and The twinkle in the eye is a spark of heaven in the heart.
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London
R. Doble
League of Merry Laughter
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