Willkie Responds To Roosevelt Nomination News
Associated Press reports Fourth Term comments from Wendell L. Willkie and reactions from Mayor La Guardia, Paul Fitzpatrick, James W. Gerard, and Representatives Gearhart and Sullivan. Remarks range from surprise and happiness to expectations of Roosevelt’s re election and questions about a fifth or sixth term.
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Associated Press
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
F. H. la Guardia
New York
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Buffalo
N. Y
New York State
James W. Gerard
Germany
Rep. Gearhart
R-Calif
Rep. Sullivan
D-Nev
First Lady Says Roosevelt Fourth Term News To Her
Eleanor Roosevelt said she learned of her husband’s plan to seek a fourth term only after reporters asked her about it during a luncheon at Wright Field. She noted the President does not discuss such decisions with her and she often first sees them in the papers. She spoke at Antioch College's peace institute in Yellow Springs en route to the event.
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Eleanor
Dayton
Ohio
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wright Field
Roosevelt 1940 third term support from labor and politicians
David Dubinsky and Eugene Connolly voiced broad support for Roosevelt's anticipated third term. A Wallace aide declined comment. Senators O Daniel Pepper Murray Burton offered mixed views on a fourth term and wartime leadership.
Democrats Talk Platform and Vice Presidential Issues
Demos discuss platform and the race for vice presidency as republicans plan to pool the election-winning leverage of 26 governors for Dewey’s presidential bid. McCormack predicts a platform plank on sound international action for peace. Roosevelt Wallace talks yield no renomination clarity. Wallace cites China study. Governor Sparks cautions southern unity behind one candidate, while a Republican governors conference in Kansas City August 23 looms. Warren touts GOP gains as sign the nation will vote Republican in November.
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Thomas E Dewey
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Democratic Convention
Chicago
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
China
Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Walace
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
C. A. Bottolfsen
Idaho
Kansas City
Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
El Dorado man finds turtle bearing four dates
El Dorado Kansas resident L. M. Longstreth rediscovered his pet turtle, which he first met in 1906 and carved dates on its shell in 1906 1913 1917 1940 and now 1944, marking its long life.
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EL Dorado, Kas
L. M. Longstreth
Longstreth
Hitler Prisoners Say Hitler Still Popular Among German Troops
On a U S Navy LST returning from France 28 German POWs of varied ages and regions discuss Hitler and the war mood. Some remain loyal while others doubt outcomes as they eye a southern England harbor with mixed humor and fear.
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U.S. Lst
France
England
Hitler
Russia
Oil Industry Sees Busy Drilling Pace Since Pearl Harbor
Tulsa July 11 The oil industry reports a vigorous drilling campaign as it rebuilds wartime resources. If current pace holds about 20 800 wells may be completed by end of 1944 with 32 560 set as 1937 peak. Oklahoma leads expansion with new territories opened in west Texas and bold hopes across Alabama Mississippi and Wyoming.
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Ben Funk
Tulsa
Okla
Pearl Harbor
Montana
Oil and Gas Journal
Journal
Oklahoma
Claude V. Barrow
Oklahoma City Daily
Oklahoman
Sooner
Oklahoma City
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Golf Country
Florida
Wyoming
Elk Hills Naval Reserve
California
Oklahoma Officers Win Promotions
The army announced promotions from captain to major for two Oklahoma officers Jay Smith Lee of Lawton and Jay Dean Bogue of Tulsa. Twelve were commissioned captain, including John Anthony Helton of Bristow and Amos Garland Butterfield of Chickasha.
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Washington
CLP
Army
Jay Smith Lee
Lawon
Jay Dean Bogue
Tulsa
John Anthony Helton
Bristow
Amos Garland Butterfield
Chickasha
Arlie Lester Bowling
el Reno
James
Family Reunion Honors Roff Man On 66th Birthday
A large family reunion gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Payne in Roff to honor Mr. Payne on his sixty six birthday. Relatives traveled from Oklahoma and Texas including Olney Healdton Madill Duncan Stonewall and Grady. The event drew numerous children grandchildren and siblings in a festive observance.
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J. M. Payne
Roff
Payne
Coach Stewart
Olney
Okla
W. J. Stewart
Cleo
Billy Doyce
Marline Stewart
Ouida Christine
Clara Jo
Eugene Simpkins
Tommy
Wayne
Glenna Gayle
Kenneth Eugene
Healdton
L. C. Griffin
Donald Coad
Madill
H. A. Morrison
W. J. Morrison
Frances
Alvin Payne
Luther Cowan
Wylie Lynn
Joyce Marie
Duncan
J. J. Payne
Helen
Dougherty
N. E. Payne
Joyce Sharon
Ronald Lee
Haileyville
Lucinda Carter
Harold
Wilburn Payne
Mattie Faye
Alpha Raye Harper
Rofs
Derwood Byers
Ellen Joyce
Patricia Ann
Stone
Good News for Animals Wound Dressings Cut Healing Time
Army doctors report a new dry dressing method using urea-sulfa powder to sterilize wounds rapidly. The approach aims to maximize wound cleanliness with minimal treatment time and could see wide adoption in veterinary practice.
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Vested Ada News classifieds highlight higher yields for larger investments. Advertisers report improved returns by selecting longer-term placements and bundling ads. Local business readers seek insight on pricing tiers and value retention across sections.
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Ada News
Oklahoma Invasion Casualty Arrives
T/5 Connie Dorsey of Chickasha Oklahoma arrives at McCloskey General Hospital after Normandy invasion. He says the LCT hit a mine on Easy Green Beach while he rode on an M-7, the ship blew apart and only about 15 of 70 crew survived. He suffered a fractured rib and floated for about 40 minutes before rescue.
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LCT
England
Home Food Saving Program At E. C. Gets Much Done
Mrs. Mary E. Emerson led a Home Food Preservation class in East Central last summer. Eight students canned 540 pints of fruit and vegetables using five steam pressure cookers and an automatic sealer. Each student provided jars and produce for winter use, choosing foods to cover different canning methods and ensuring high quality. The program saved points and dollars by home canning.
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Mary E. Emerson
East Central
Emerson
Willkie Proposals Not Submitted To Delegates At GOP Meet
Willkie sent a draft platform to the Republican national convention in New York but his views diverging on foreign policy, states rights, tariffs, taxes, labor, and race were not presented to delegates due to the swift handling of the platform. He urged immediate creation of a United Nations council and an ongoing international organization with force to uphold decisions. The party plank calls for responsible US participation in postwar cooperative work among sovereign nations to deter aggression and seek lasting peace.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Chicago
Willkie
New Yorker
Council of the United Nations
United Nations
International Organization For
United States
FDR Weighs Public Support for Wallace as VP Candidate
Reports from Washington say President Roosevelt may publicly back Henry Wallace for renomination as vice president. It remains unclear how Roosevelt would reveal his views and whether this would amount to dictating the convention's choice in Chicago on July 19. Democratic circles expect the president to express his opinion but leave the final selection to the convention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Evelt
Wallace
Chicago
Andrews Sisters star cattle theft hoax tale
Hollywood reports a van Nuys ranch robbery with four head of cattle stolen while Maxine of the Andrews Sisters was away. Police note 70 kennel dogs did not bark during the incident, a curious detail in the tale centered on the quirky supposed meaning of the cow cow boogie.
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Maxine
Andrews Sisters
van Nuys
Demo Platform To Be Definite On Foreign Policy
John W. Mc Cormick heads the Democratic platform committee and says Chicago will approve a plank for sound international action to prevent war and secure permanent peace. Senator Pepper supports a direct commitment to an effective international organization. Public hearings start in Chicago Saturday.
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Washington
Democratic Platform Committee
John W. McCormick
Chicago
McCormick
House
Associated Press
Boston
Claude Pepper
Florida
Platform Committee
McCormack
Democratic Platform
Pepper
South
Big Jim Farley Steps Out of His Long Party Role
New York July 11 James A Farley known as Smiling Big Jim bows out as Democratic state chairman after 35 years in politics. Paul E Fitzpatrick will likely succeed him and be recommended by state leaders. Farley signals no clear course for the Democratic national convention while remaining active in party affairs. The Waldorf Astoria dinner honored his career with tributes from Edward J Flynn Robert E Hannegan and others.
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James A. Farley
Big Jim
Farley
Roosevelt
White House
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Buffalo
Edward J. Flynn
Fitzpatrick
State Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
New
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Flynn
College shop classes praised for productivity and skill
East Central State College shop director Denton Floyd lauds summer sessions for older, more focused students who complete significant work in bench and machine woodworking, upholstery and finishing. Twenty two students, eight girls, meet in labs 8 to 3 30. notable project a red gum cedar chest by Hugh Emerson.
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Denton Floyd
East Central State College
Horace Mann
Helen Harman
East Central
Floyd
Hugh Emerson
Bowlegs School
John C. Stinnett Pioneer Minister Dies in Indian Territory Region
John C. Stinnett, Alabama born, died last week at 68 in the Coal county area near Debs and Stonewall. He married in 1898 in Alma and moved in 1919 to the Indian Territory where he later served as a Free Holiness preacher for 15 years. Survived by widow, three sons, five daughters, 28 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. A sister’s letter quotes Pfc. D. Stinnett.
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Indian Territory
Alabama
Alma
Coal County
Debs
Stonewall
Free Holiness
Pa” Stinnett
Pfc
D. Stinnett
Daddy
U. S. Crude Output Declines Past Week
U S crude oil production fell 18 950 barrels daily in the week to 4 563 550. Kansas dropped 8 500 to 266 200 Oklahoma 400 to 337 900 Louisiana 1 500 to 360 050 California 900 to 848 650 Illinois 1 100 to 207 450 Michigan 500 to 51 400 Rocky Mountain area 5 850 to 120 650 Eastern fields up 600 to 67 600 Texas unchanged at 2 036 400 and East Texas at 360 550 daily.
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Tulsa
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
California
Illinois
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Texas
East
More Riders Needed For Quadrille
The Ada Roundup club plans the Mounted Quadrille for the upcoming rodeo in four weeks. Members are practicing Mondays and daily at 7 o'clock each evening to form a skilled troupe for the crowd pleasing sequence.
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Ada Roundup Club
Mrs. Willie Kelley Dies After Carbolic Acid Intake
Mrs. Willie Estes Kelley died early Tuesday after drinking carbolic acid at her Ada home. The 3:45 p.m. Monday incident occurred at 407 North Stockton. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Chapel with burial in Connerville. Survivors include her husband Edward H. Kelley a son Leon Kelley a daughter Lorene Tatum a half sister Lizzie Sparks a half brother Isaac Sparks and mother Maude Delozier, all of Ada.
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Willie Estes Kelley
North Stockton
Criswell Funeral Chapel
Connerville
Edward H. Kelley
Leon Kelley
Loren
One Day Wheat Embargo Declared for Chicago Traffic
Chicago railroads issued a one day embargo on all wheat shipments to Chicago beginning midnight July 12 with permits waived after 12 01 a m July 13 for wheat from Indiana and Illinois to Chicago for storage or sale. Permits after that time required for wheat from other origins with limits of seven days per permit.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Indiana
Illinois
Platinum Rich Aldan Valley Aliens Revolt?
The Aldan Valley in Siberia is described as extremely rich in platinum and locals are said to cast bullets from the metal, illustrating extraordinary ore abundance in the region.
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Aldan
Siberia
Feed Shortage End In Sight
Washington reports that favorable weather over six weeks should yield a sufficient feed supply through the 1945 grow season. A record wheat crop of 1 127 822 000 bushels and a large corn crop of 2 980 236 000 bushels are forecast, with hay and other grains fortifying livestock feed.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
War Food Administration
Sgt James McGaha Prisoner of War Reported
Sgt James H McGaha, missing in action for about two months, is now reported a prisoner of war by the German government. The International Red Cross relayed the telegram to his wife in Ada. He served overseas six months as a waist gunner on a Flying Fortress and earned the Air Medal in April after five missions over continental Europe. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles McGaha of 1204 East Fifth and his wife is Joan with their daughter Judith Ann living with her parents.
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James H. McGaha
International Red Cross
Sgt. McGaha
War Department
Ada
England
Europe
Joan McGaha
Judith Ann
McGaha
Charles McGaha
East Fifth
Price Ceilings Set for 1944 Sweet Potatoes
The Office of Price Administration imposed price ceilings effective July 15 aimed at a national average retail of about 10 cents a pound for 1944 crop sweet potatoes. Zones set base wholesale and retail marks, with Louisiana Sunset prices ranging from 3.05 to 2.60 per bushel across periods and other zones citing freight-based differences. Delivery from Sunset, Louisiana determines ceiling prices based on freight to wholesale markets.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Office of Economic Warfare
Louisiana
Sunset
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kinsey Dicus Cash Grocery Burglarized
Kinsey Dicus Cash Grocery was burglarized Monday night with about 150 dollars missing. A thief ripped screen wire from a rear window and opened an apparently unlocked window likely used to exit. Police and owners checked clues Tuesday morning with no reports yet.
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Kinsey-Dicus Cash
Small Konawa Girl Drowned In Pond
LaQuita Pendleton, a 7 year old girl, was found drowned Monday in a small pond near her grandparents home in Konawa. She wandered from home and apparently fell into the pond, discovered by neighbors about 2 p m. Her parents live in California and she resided with her grandmother Mrs William Mayfield. Funeral arrangements are pending at Watts Funeral Home in Konawa.
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LaQuita Pendleton
Konawa
California
William Mayfield
Watts Funeral Home
Fresh Peach Price Ceilings Set By OPA Effective Soon
OPA announces new price ceilings for fresh peaches to take effect July 20, with expected retail prices about 25 percent lower than 1943 levels. Maximums vary by state with ten states receiving higher growers’ maximums and specific F.O.B. prices. wholesale markup set at two and three tenths cents per pound.
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OPA
Washington
Office Ofrie Administration
F.O.B
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ike’s wife visits Fort Benning on mail call theme
Mrs. Eisenhower and her son Second Lt. John Eisenhower toured Fort Benning while praising the Women’s Army Corps. She said women in the army perform a man’s job and that wartime army life affects every wife, from generals to privates, alike.
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Fort Benning
Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
Army Corps
Gilbert’s Daughter Weds in Brentwood Garden Ceremony
Leatrice Joy Gilbert 20 daughter of the late John Gilbert and Leatrice Joy Hook married Pvt. George Arthur Hoover 28 in a Brentwood garden ceremony. The Rev Gordon Chapman of Westwood Community Church officiated. Hoover is with the Army Signal Corps photographic division in Los Angeles.
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Jjuly
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John Gilbert
Leatrice Joy Hook
George Arthur Hoover
Gordon Chapman
Westwood Community Church
Brentwood
Hoover
Army Sigrtal Corps
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