Reds Hold At Voronezh Against German Assault
Soviet dispatches say German forces were repulsed after a large break through near Voronezh and the Don river. Russian counters recaptured positions west of the city and a forest, with German losses described as heavy. The Red Army warned of continued German reinforcements and urged no easy optimism.
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Moscow
Voronezh
Don
Voroneza
Information Bureau
Big Bend
Boguchar
Kharkov
Red Army
Pravda
Communist Party
Pontotoc County Upsets in Democratic Primary Itself
In Pontotoc County, two incumbents fell in the Democratic primary as Earl V. Parker Ada appliance dealer and Rae Thompson Ada merchant won District No 1 and No 2 races by small margins. George Collins won reelection in District 3 as Moss Wimbish captured county judge with 5094 to 2708.
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Rae Thompson
Earl Parker
Morris
Chandler
W. F
Elmer Chandler
Jesse
Ada
Pontotoc County
Earl V. Parker
George Collins
Garrett Beller
Clyde Click
Moss Wimbish
Franklin Bourland
Election returns list for governor and multiple state offices
County results show Kerr 4813 and Smith 3069 leading governor. Lee 3539 and Busby 3486 top U S Senator. congress races include Boren 3929 and McCabe 1662. State wide offices show Williamson 2935 for attorney general and Carter 1333 for secretary of state with 50 boxes reported. County races list Wimbish for county judge 5094 and Kaiser sheriff 2666 among others with several 50 box tallies.
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Kerr
Smith
Douglas
U. S
Lee
Busby
Murray
Congress
Boren
McCabe
Wyatt
Berry
Shaw
Hill
ATTY
Williamsonson
McArthur
Boren Holds Safe Lead In Fourth District Race
Early Wednesday afternoon Lyle H. Boren led Park Wyatt of Shawnee in unofficial returns for the Fourth district. With all but six boxes reported, Boren had 20 943 to 16 180 Wyatt. Other candidates trailed, complete Pontotoc county returns show Boren 3 929 McCabe 1 662 Wyatt 1 7 votes.
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Lyle H. Boren
Park Wyatt
Shawnee
Boren
Wyatt
Pontotoc County
East Central College
Fred McCabe
Paul Stewart
Lyle Boren
Carter Leads In Oklahoma Auditor Primary Race
Oklahoma City July 15. Frank C. Carter led in unofficial returns from three fourths of precincts in the primary for state auditor. Carter 82642 Rogers 73338. Rogers will lose his at large congressman seat as population declines. Incumbents shaken. A. L. Crable pressured by Earl Fisher. Berry runs strong for renomination. Other races show major incumbents leading, with Mable Bassett heading a seven-way field for commissioner of charities and corrections. Bert Barefoot and Thurman Hurst lead in their judicial races.
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Oklahoma City
Frank C. Carter
Will Rogers
Carter
Rogers
A. L. Crable
Earl Fisher
Norman
Phillips
Crable
James E. Berry
A. S. J. Shaw
Altus
Shaw
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Andy Payne
Supreme Court
John Rogers
Wade
Mable Bassett
Charities and Corrections
Bert B. Barefoot
Criminal Court of Appeals
Thurman S. Hurst
State Supreme Court
Kerr Clings to Narrow Lead in Oklahoma Governor Race
Oklahoma City reports show Robert Kerr leading Gomer Smith by several thousand votes in the Democratic gubernatorial contest as 3,346 of 3,674 precincts tabulated. Frank P. Douglass trailed in third with 90,229, while Josh Lee led the Senate race with a strong majority.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kerr
Smith
Douglass
Big Robert
Bob) Kerr
Roosevelt
Gomer Smith
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
Frank P. Douglass
Josh Lee
Ardent New Dealer
Washington
Lee
Orel Bushy
Atlas
W. H
Murray
Wilburn Cartwright
Orel Busby
Ada
Busby
W. B. Pine
Okmulgee
Pine
Senate
Robert S
Townsend Old Age Pension Movement
House Roads Committee
Paul Stewart
Lyle Boren
Seminole
Park Wyatt
Phillips
Nichols Wins Senate Post and McKinley Wins
Oklahoma City July 15. Nichols and McKeel led in the Democratic primary for the state senate seat, with Nichols defeating Sam A. McKeel in a district covering Seminole and Pontotoc counties. McKeel’s son John Boyce McKeel had previously won Nichols’s seat in 1938. McKinley led Lee Smith by 2 168 to 1 380 in unofficial returns for the state senate race.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
Nichols
Sam A. McKeel
Ada
McKeels
John Boyce McKeel
Seminole
Pontotoc
McKeel
Pontotoc County
Joe Tom McKinney
Oil Company
Harden City
Moss Wimbish
McKinley
Lee Smith
Th' Pessimist by Bob Blanks Jr
A local columnist notes uncertainty in elections as many candidates who were running are stepping back. The piece reflects on how a country jury and voters may react, suggesting shifting political moods and surprises.
Monkey Business Charges Captain Over Ship Sinking
Captain William R. McDonough of Mobile Alabama claims monkey business surrounded the torpedoing of his United States merchant ship in broad daylight on July 1 in the Caribbean Sea. Three crew members died and four of the navy gun crew are missing after two torpedoes struck at 12 45 pm as survivors were rescued after six hours.
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William R. McDonough
United States
Caribbean
McDonough
Mobile
Ala
University of Oklahoma to Offer Camouflage Course
Norman July 15 War changes school life and adds a camouflage course at the University of Oklahoma next year. Instructors William Harold Smith and Howard Jensen are at Fort Belvoir to prepare. Port Said founded 1859 during Suez Canal work. U S beet sugar output rose from 850000 tons in 1917 to 1890000 tons in 1940.
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Norman
University of Oklahoma
William Harold Smith
Howard Jensen
Army Camouflage
Fort Belvoir
Port Said
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Reford Bond
Secretary of State
C. C. Childers
Jess G. Read
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Bill) Murray
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Haskell
Thornton
Ford P. Snider
Long
Don Long
Walter Billingsley
Seminole County
Robert P. Chandler
J. M. Wiley
Muskogee County
J. Horace Harbison
Marshall County
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