Reconversion in Rubber Strikes Center on Competitive Costs
Akron July 9. Rubber firms deny reconversion as a strike issue while observers say postwar price competition will drive cost cuts. The dispute centers on wage systems like Bedaux and worker concerns over faster output without pay cuts. Union demands seek a joint contract committee before any rate changes, a point the companies reject.
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Akron
Pearl Harbor
C. V. Wheeler
Goodyear
Redeployment Ahead of Schedule in Europe
Paris reports the redeployment program now ahead of schedule with two full divisions totaling 30,000 men. Communications zone HQ says by end of June 396,001 American soldiers left Europe for home, with 280,000 leaving in June as the month’s quota stood at 250,000.
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Paris
Europe
Meat surpluses of Canada Argentina already claimed
Washington July 9 meat shortages push Americans to seek imports from Canada and Argentina but officials say both nations are under Allied purchase coordination. Canada’s exportable surplus goes to the United Kingdom and liberated Europe while Argentina’s supply is earmarked for the UK and Allied forces. British purchases in Argentina sustain British and American military needs.
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Ovida
Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Canada
Argentina
United Kingdoms
Europe
United Kingdom
Denmark
Germany
United States
Britain
Pacific
Mighty Princeton Slips Into Water In Philadelphia Launch
The 27,000-ton Essex-class carrier Princeton slid into the Delaware River in Philadelphia with 65,000 spectators. Capt. Hoskins pledged to avenge the original Princeton lost at Leyte Gulf. Mrs. Harold W. Dodds christened the ship, as the crowd heard the band play Princeton Forward March.
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Philadelphia
Leyte Gulf
Princeton
Delaware River
John Hoskins
Brookville
Japan
W. H. Baracker
Washington
Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
New Jersey University
Delaware
Government Appeals This Week To Wartime Helpers
Washington July 9. Office of War Information urges citizens to shield homes with storm sash insulation and weather-stripping to save fuel next winter. Citizens are asked to donate surplus garden produce and assist veterans hospitals. Navy and railroad workers are urged to return to essential duties to aid troop and supply movement.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Japan
Veterans Administration
D.C
West Coast
United States Employment Service
Army List of Wounded and Dead Across Oklahoma
The roster lists Army and Navy casualties from Oklahoma. Names include Pvt Archie Rancier among wounded, with numerous dead and missing listed by hometowns such as Oklahoma City Shawnee Lawton Enid Tulsa and Pawnee and ships and units noted across theaters including Europe and the Pacific.
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Archie Rancier
Army
Navy
James Baxter
Fox
E. A. Bradbury
Picher
J. J. Marshall
Route
Snyder
R. G. Mason
Pauls Valley
Sam Jones
Broken Bow
W. R. Kinsworthy
Grants
J. L. Metcalfe
Chickasha
R. L
Fife
BR. "Garvin
Oklahoma City
A. v. Mearlott
Weatherford
G. D. Rhodes
F. R. Roach
Duncan
S. M. Roller
Fairview
P. C. Stacy
Wagoner
Jack Thompson, Jr
Hominy
Pacific
R. N. Crawford
Tulsa
L. M. Dumond
Hulbert
Jack Morris
Wright City
R. E. Barton
Altus
W. E. Dawson
Fletcher
C. H. Fulbright
Hanson
C. H. Hinesley
R. L. Logan
Marland
C. A. Myers
Deen
L. K. Odell
Muskogee
Archie M. Rancier
Ada
R. G. Roper
Hugo
W. J. Sikes
E. R. Smith
Webb City
H. E. Sturgis
Pryor
K. J. Weaver
North McAlester
Pilots Destroyed Huge Flying Boat
American fighter pilots destroyed the world's largest flying boat at Hamburg after locating the 2,000,000 pound seaplane hidden since 1943. Dr Richard Vogt designed the craft for long Atlantic reconnaissance but fuel needs and wartime shifts delayed its tests. Six P 51 Mustang pilots set engines ablaze and the giant seaplane burned.
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James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Hamburg
Germany
Richard Vight
Blohn and Voss
Vight
Atlantic
Vogt
Berlin
Gerhard Milch
Lake Schaal
Large Bass Caught By Ralph Chiles At Lake Texhoma
Mrs. Ralph Chiles bets her husband can beat his own catch after Ralph Chiles hauled a five and a quarter pound bass from Lake Texhoma Sunday afternoon. He used a No 3 Johnson Spoon while fishing in Little Glassy Creek near Madill. The bass was the day’s only keeper for him, while Mrs. Chiles had several large enough to keep but released them after his catch.
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Ralph Chiles
White House silent on Truman Berlin trip report
The White House did not confirm or deny a radio broadcast claiming President Truman left for Berlin and would meet with Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill this month. Radio commentator Drew Pearson said Truman is en route with about 100 advisers, describing the American delegation as the largest for the three power talks.
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White House
Truman
Washington
Berlin
Stalin
Churchill
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Rooster Kept by Chicago Woman For Son's Homecoming
In Chicago on July 9 a neighbor dispute led to police involvement over Mrs Casimir Pawlak keeping a rooster at 4 30 am. She said the bird is for a homecoming dinner for her son returning from Europe. Police allowed the pet and eight hens and a guinea fowl to stay.
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Chicago
Casimir Pawlak
Europe
Continental Marines Founded by Continental Congress
The Continental Congress established the Continental Marine Corps on November 10, 1775. The note mentions the San Francisco charter as a basis for seeking organized peace and cites Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan in a reflective context.
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Continental Congress
Continental Marine Corps
San Francisco
Arthur _ Vandenberg
Michigan
English surnames emerge in early medieval times
The English language hosts about 30,000 surnames dating from the 10th century. Surname adoption spread as communities settled and record keeping began, shaping modern family identifiers over centuries.
Morrison Outlines OEA Constitution Revisions
Rex Morrison addressed East Central students and teachers on three key Oklahoma Educational Association reforms. He advocated elected delegates, a Board of Directors oversight of the Executive Committee, and a graduated dues schedule starting at 2.50 for teachers earning up to 1250, rising to 8.00 for 4001 and over, to fund a public relations director and legislative guidance.
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Rex Morrison
East Central
Oklahoma Educational Association
Morrison
O.E.A
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Education Association
The
Truck Producing Areas of Busiest OKLAHOMA CITY
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture reports peak activity in eastern and southern truck producing regions as small grain harvest winds down. Encouraging news from Muskogee Bixby Idabel and Valliant contrasts with generally late crops in most areas. Grasshopper infestation concerns southern and central districts while grain sorghums look promising though cotton and other crops are short.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tony
Muskogee
Bixby
Idabel
Valliant
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Scott
Des Moines Man Describes Molasses Prank Sparked Reckless Drive
William Humphrey, 50, charged with reckless driving, testified that practical jokers poured molasses into his gasoline tank forcing him to race and retard the motor to keep it running. Municipal Judge Harry B. Crue imposed the usual $25 fine.
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Des Moines
William Humphrey
Harry B. Crue
Governors at Mackinac converge on war effort unity
Governor Kerr reports 43 of 48 governors attended the Mackinac conference. They averaged over eight hours daily, discussing every war effort facet. Notable moments included Harold Stassen on the San Francisco conference and Admirals King with General Marshall detailing postwar responsibilities. Kerr urges universal military training for one year. Oklahoma’s USS Oklahoma relates.
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Mackinac
Harold Stassen
San Francisco
Ernest J. King
George C. Marshall
Army
Admiral King
General Marshall
Divine Providence
America
Germany
Japan
Counterfeit Ring In Italy Broken
U S Fifth Army agents smashed a three million dollar counterfeit ring in Italy. Seven operators were arrested in Milan. The ringleader, a well dressed Milan resident, claimed he outwitted the rich to help the poor. Investigators said the gang printed funds months before the Allied occupation and began unloading as troops arrived. Two Italian speaking CID agents disguised as hoodlums traced the gang: Alfred Assaglia of Chicago and Vincent Armenio of the Bronx.
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Rome
Italy
U. S. Fifth Army
Milan
Criminal Investigation Division
Alfred Assaglia
Chicago
Ill
Vincent Armenio
Bronx
N. Y
State Insurance Tax Law Upheld
The U S Supreme Court upheld the Oklahoma insurance tax law, final after Lincoln Life Insurance Co failed to seek re care. The ruling upholds a gross premium tax that applies to all firms with exemptions based on Oklahoma investments, affecting out of state firms and domestic exemptions.
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Oklahoma City
United States Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Lincoln Life Insurance Comany
Fred Hansen
Supreme Court
School Land Board Sells Six Leases in Payne and Lincoln
Oklahoma City July 9 The state school land commission sold oil and gas leases on six 80 acre tracts in Payne county for 3301.40 dollars. Two tracts in section 34-18n-3e went to W G Wheeler of Cushing for 336 dollars. Four tracts in section 36-18n-4e went to Home Gas Company of Cushing for 2965.40 with a promise to drill a test well. Two 80 acre tracts in Lincoln county sold to Fred Morgan Drilling Co of Oklahoma City for 800 dollars. Further land sales including four foreclosed tracts in Nowata and Washington counties were announced.
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Oklahoma City
Payne County
State School Land Commission
W. G. Wheeler
Cushing
Home Gas Company
Lincoln County
Fred Morgan Drilling Company
Commission
Nowata
Washington Counties
Astronomers See Eclipse From Wolesley Sask Optics On Display
In Wolesley Sask on July 9 the moon covered the sun for 34 seconds as Franklin Institute team led by Dr. R K Marshall Dr O C Mohler and Dr Richard Sutton observed the event at the expedition HQ near a school. Fog spared smoked glass at times and dawn air grew coppery while watchers logged the totality window.
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Wolseley
Sask
Franklin Institute
Woseley
R. K. Marshall
Philadelphia
O. C. Mohler
Pontiac, Mich
Richard Sutton
Haverford
Vicor Murdock Dies at 74, Wichita Eagle Editor-in-Chief
Victor Murdock, editor-in-chief of the Wichita Eagle and former congressman born in 1871, died in Wichita at 74. He served 12 years in Congress starting in 1903, helped break the house speaker’s iron rule, and later sat on the federal trade commission before returning to the Eagle.
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Wichita
Victor Murdock
The
Wichita Eagle
Congress
House
Federal Trade Commission
Woodrow Wilson
Eagle
Murdock
Burlingame
Kas
Col
Marsh Murdock
Chicago
McKinley
Ohio
Eighth
Kansas
Republican Party
Tasdore Roosevelt
the Eagle
Greater returns for amount in vested
Classified ads show higher value for invested funds in Ada News as readers react to smarter budgeting. Local merchants report increased response rates and clearer results from targeted listings, with several buyers noting better value per dollar.
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