Two Women Help Harvest Wheat in Pretty Prairie
Two Kansas farmers started harvesting 726 acres of wheat with three hired workers. Mrs Venore Voran of Pretty Prairie and Mrs Watson of Downsville New York, both war wives, worked 12 hours daily driving a tractor and loading grain. The district shipped 2 217 cars to Kansas City as Wheat supplies grow despite wartime transport strain.
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Pretty Prairie
Eas
Kansas
University
New York
West
Venore Voran
Tte Watson
Downsville
N. Y
North Africa
L. A. French
Kansas City
Tod
Yankee airman loses way in spoofed Boise City bombing
An Oklahoma panhandle town endured a July 4 misdirected air raid from a Dalhart Texas air base unit. One plane off course struck Boise City causing minor damage including a church hole and a damaged garage. no injuries were reported.
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Boise City
Oklahoma
Dalhart
Conlon
Tex
Posthumous Air Medal Awards For Oklahoma Officers
Allied Headquarters in Australia reports two Oklahomans among a dozen American personnel awarded the Air Medal posthumously for skill courage and devotion to duty in combat missions before their deaths. Capt. Charles E. Jones and 2nd Lt. Howard Q. Daniel cited for meritorious achievement during extended operations in the Southwest Pacific.
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Allied
Australia
Howard Q. Daniel
Blackwell Jones
Daniel
Notable WWII Combat Flight Crews in Southwest Pacific
During operations in the Southwest Pacific, combat crews flew long range bombing missions against enemy air bases and targets, and attacked hostile ships and shipping. They displayed outstanding ability, courage and devotion to duty throughout these missions.
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Pacific
Rainbow Staff Defines Officers for Rainbow Division Activation
CAMP GRUBER July 7 Brig Gen Harry J Collins has assembled seasoned officers to lead the Rainbow division through training. Chief of staff Col Lester A Sprinkle brings 27 years in service with tactics training and prior Strategic Logistics Division work in Washington. Assistant chiefs Lieut Col Robert G Sherrard Jr Lieut Col Charles O Wislogel Lieut Col Roy N Walker and Maj John G F Tillson III are battle tested. Infantry commander Brig Gen Alexander N Stark. regimental commanders Col Edward S Johnston Col Wilbur H Vinson and Col Burns Beall. Division artillery head Col Thomas F Hickey. Battalion artillery leaders Lieut Col George A Carver Lieut Col William F Ryan Lieut Col Charles P Hayward and Maj John D Hobbs Jr. The division activates July 14.
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Camp Gruber
Harry J. Collins
Rainbow Division
Lester A. Sprinkle
Army
Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Tex
Sprinkle
Strategic Logistic Division
Army Service Forces
Washington, D. C
Robert G. Sherrard, Jr
Charles O. Wiselogel
Roy N. Walker
John D. Hobbs
Aggie Frat Houses Aren't Same New
Old fraternity houses at Oklahoma A and M are being converted to Victory halls for co ed dorms next autumn. Most Greek letter men are going to war or living in barracks, easing anticipated housing shortages in Stillwater.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Norman
Housing Shortage Hints at Female Student Quotas
Passage notes a high demand for housing among female students while male housing is scarce as most accommodations are requisitioned by Uncle Sam, reducing male occupancy and crowding in premises.
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Ity
Uncle Sam
May War munitions output unchanged despite higher aircraft and ship yards
The War Production Board reported in July that overall munitions output held steady from April while plane and naval vessel production hit new highs in May. Nelson noted declines in ground ordnance and merchant vessels despite near record dead weight tonnage and progress toward 1943 goals.
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Washington
CUP
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Rudolph Forester Dead White House Aide at Wardman Park
Rudolph Forester, 70, longtime White House executive clerk and aide to eight presidents, was found dead in his Wardman Park Hotel apartment. Doctors said he died of a heart attack in his sleep, ending a 46 year span of service noted by Stephen Early as the president’s permanent secretary.
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Washington
Rudolph Forster
White House
Wardman Park
House
Forster
District of Columbia
William McKinley
Roosevelt
Maurice C. Latta
Stephen Early
Milk Cows Bring Record Price in Oklahoma June
Oklahoma July report shows milk cows sold for an average of 95 dollars in June, a record since 1910. Grain prices edged up with sorghums and corn gains, oats and barley down. wheat and rye steady. Other livestock fell 1 to 3 percent. potatoes dropped sharply amid marketing difficulties.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma fugitive to seek clemency through army service
Jack Glenn, a 1937 Oklahoma county auto theft offender who later built a decorating business in Cincinnati, may clear his record by joining the armed forces. Governor Kerr suspended civil custody to permit enlistment but warned that Glenn must report for custody if he cannot proceed with service and clemency review. A Columbus hearing on Oklahoma's requisition for his return was set as of July.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Glenn
Cincinnati
Kerr
Glenn
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
Columbus
Ohio
Second Army
Tennessee
C. P
Paul J. Mueller
Cleo A. Harper
Donald G. Smith
Samuel S.S. Dorrity
Lieut Smith
Cull Poor Trees While Prices Up
Stillwater, July 7. Oklahoma A and M forestry specialist Michael Afanasiev urges farmers to cull poorly formed or diseased trees now. Removing scrubby timber can improve appearance, boost growth of good stock, raise timber value, and help when selling a well stocked grove.
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Stillwater
Michael Afanasiev
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Afanasiev
Farm Journal editor aims GOP nomination at next year’s convention
Covington Ind July 7 Wheeler McMillen 50 editor in chief of the Farm Journal Philadelphia will seek the Republican presidential nomination at the next convention. The announcement followed his Covington visit where he formerly edited the Weekly Republican from 1914 to 19. A separate note mentions 50 thousand Mars flying boats could cross the Atlantic with 75 thousand tons of cargo and car overheating guidance.
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Farm Journal
Covington
Ind
Covingtonepublican
Wheeler McMillen
Philadelphia
United States
McMillen
Weekly
Republican
Atlantic
Girl Ranger Raid Tale From Tennessee Front
A Miss Marion Coleman accompanies a Ranger unit in a practice raid in Tennessee. The account details gear, weapons, mission briefing, and the night march to cut cables, capture prisoners, and the encounter with a battalion post, ending with the raid deemed a loss for the small force.
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Marion Coleman
Associated Press
Tennessee
Murder in Altos Restaurant Ends in Double Tragedy
County Attorney Carroll Womack ruled the Altos case a murder and death by self inflicted by a man who shot a soldier at the Altus Army Air Field station and then killed himself after finding his wife with the serviceman. The soldier’s identity remains withheld pending relatives’ notification.
FDR Sends Greeting To Chinese People
President Roosevelt delivered a short wave radio greeting to China on the sixth anniversary of its resistance to Japanese aggression. The message, broadcast from San Francisco to Chungking, included excerpts from former speeches and conveyed U S support and renewed promises.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
United States
Diapers and Safety Pins Scarce Highlighted by Bolton
Washington July 7 Rep Frances Bolton notes a diaper and safety pin shortage amid postwar housing strain. She asks what mothers should do with babies and cites the army anticipating 300000 babies with service connected parents as a major problem not yet solved by OPA.
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Washington
Frances P. Bolton
OPA
Enid Plans Four More Wells to Expand Water Supply
Enid Water Commissioner John D. Brown sought priorities for materials to drill four additional wells. The city has just received the final $10,000 of a $100,000 government grant to extend the water system for growing demand from the Enid Army Air Field. Four wells have already been drilled.
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Enid
John D. Brown
Enid Army Air Field
Chiefs Replace Nixon in Enid Police Shakeup
In Enid three police captains ran the department after Chief S. G. Nixon resigned to take a war plant job in Wichita Kansas. Mayor Luther A. Wells said the captains would run the force until a new chief is named. Civil Service Chair A. F. Butts noted several officials are eligible for advancement and a civil service exam date is not yet set.
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Enid
S. G. Nixon
Nixon
Wichita
Kas
Luther A. Wells
A. F. Butts
Civil Service Commission
German War Production Maintained Despite Allied Bombing
A Ministry of Economic Warfare spokesman said German production in the first half of 1943 was reduced by Allied bombing and material shortages but output of war goods, especially fighters, anti aircraft guns, and anti tank weapons, had been fairly well maintained by drawing on reserves and focusing on a few core weapon types.
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London
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Torpedo Fish Shock Temporarily Disables Man
A torpedo fish delivered an electric shock that temporarily disabled a man. The incident highlights the creature's potent electrical stun capability and potential danger to divers and fishermen nearby.
Ray Waives Prelim On Three Charges
Benjamin Bailey Ray waived preliminary hearing on three charges before Justice of the Peace Paul Powers and was held for district court. He declined hearings on two counts of first degree burglary with intent to commit a felony after a prior felony conviction. The alleged assault involved raping a mother while threatening her 15-year-old daughter with a knife on June 1 while on parole granted by former governor Leon C. Phillips.
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Oklahoma City
Benjamin Bailey Ray
Justice of the Peace
Paul Powers
District Court
Ray
Leon C. Phillips
Liquidation of NYA Started in Four States
Kansas City July 7 Regional Director Miss Anne Laughlin announced the liquidation of the National Youth Administration program in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas. She noted funds are limited but no one will be stranded and many residential center staff volunteered to continue without pay until closure. Since last July 54 964 youths had been trained for work in war industries and many students began leaving centers as the week progressed.
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Kansas City
National Youth Administration Program
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Anne Laughlin
Governor to receive committee findings on textbook inquiries
Governor Kerr announced the joint legislative investigation will submit its findings on textbook and clearance inquiries to him by early next year. He met with House Chairman R. M. Mountcastle and Senate Vice Chairman Guy Curry and will hold further talks later this year.
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Oklahoma City
Kerr
Joint Legislative Investigating Committee
R. M. Mountcastle
House
Guy Curry
Senate
Price Ceiling May Rise On Poultry
The Senate Small Business Committee recommended raising the average national farm price ceiling on poultry from 28 1/2 cents to 30 cents a pound. It urged arming forces to seize any poultry found in black markets. Current OPA rules are deemed inadequate to maintain normal producer to consumer flow.
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Washington
Senate Small Business Committee
OPA
German War Prison Camp May Be Closed
Governor Kerr warned Oklahoma may close the Stringtown German war prison camp if the state cannot reduce its annual rent. Renewal talks with federal agencies occurred at McAlester last Friday. Kerr said the state spent about 500000 on improvements and may offer cash rent with an option to buy improvements at market salvage value.
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Oklahoma City
Stringtown
Oklahoma
Kerr
Tony
McAlester
Fall Fish Tale From Miami Rod and Reel Club
Dr. Jimmy Armstrong told Rod and Reel Club members that he and Dr. Frank Olds once caught 50,000 trout at one time. They built an artificial lake by damming a creek in Highlands North Carolina, then a dam failed upstream flooding a similar 50,000 trout lake into theirs. Most trout remain. a few were removed by the two doctors.
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Miami, Fla
Jimmy Armstrong
Rod and Reel Club
Frank Olds
Dr. Olds
Highlands
N. C
Armstrong-Olds
Olds
Armstrong
Price for the Future Price in Carbon County
A Carbon county farmer sued two gypsies who promised to double his investment after he paid nearly $460 for a crystal ball and livestock equipment. City Judge S. J. Sweetling ordered the return of the money, eleven pigs and a harness to the farmer.
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Price
Utah
Carbon County
S. J. Sweetling
Balance of power and the pace of science
President Harold W. Dodds of Princeton University warns that a postwar balance of power may be unstable due to rapid advances in science and technology, making lasting peace unlikely.
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Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
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