Six Die in Elitch’s Old Mill Fire at Denver Park
Six persons died during a holiday crowd at Elitch Gardens Denver when flames burst through the Old Mill tunnel housing a boat ride. Four identified as two Buckley Field soldiers and their wives. two park attendants also perished. Firefighters battled the blaze as victims were recovered and burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Elitch’s Gardens
Gus Economy
Buckley
Economy
Robert McIlvain
R. L. Jacobberger
George Keithline
Edward Lowery
MclIlvain
Wichita
Kansas
Jacobberger
Hollywood
Calif
James. Corp
William Killbourne
Killbourne
Lowery
Keithline
Elitch’s
Graduation Week Opens At East Central State College
Convocation week begins for 32 seniors as Reverend William A. Carleton urges moral duty echoing Job. Dr. Edward Howard Griggs will address graduates Thursday at 10 00 a m in the college auditorium with intersession enrollment set for August 10 registration office opens Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Carleton
First Baptist Church
Duncan
East Central State College
Edward Howard Griggs
New York City
Carleton
Job
Pardon Parole Board Formed by Oklahoma Governor
Oklahoma City July 17 Gov Robert S Kerr named three former state American Legion commanders Will Rogers Atoka Jim Hatcher Chickasha and Thomas P Gilmer Okmulgee to a new five member pardon and parole board. The remaining two members will be chosen by the state appellate court heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
American Legion
Will Rogers
Atoka
Jim Hatcher
Chickasha
Thomas P. Gilmer
Okmu
Elmer Fraker
Mangum
Parole Board
N. M. Corn
Supreme Court
Logan Stephenson
Tulsa
Dick Jones
Criminal Court of Appeals
Marines See Horrors At Cave Of Marianas
Marines report the Cave of Horrors in Saipan where Japanese soldiers killed families and blew themselves up rather than surrender. Inter-preter Cross and 16 Marines waited four hours as grenades and gunfire raged inside. Four survivors, two girls aged 8 and 12, a baby, and a boy were found among blown remains after the cave was entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sergt
David Dempsey
New York City
Marine Corps
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Cross
Mizu
Soldiers Need 50 Gallons Monthly for Oil Goods
The Petroleum Industry Committee reports that despite record crude output the war demands curb civilian gasoline. Advertisements explain rationing is necessary to fairly share limited supplies, noting soldiers abroad use about 50 gallons per month and a squadron of 18 navy bombers consumes 11,160 gallons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Petroleum Industry Committee
Central States
Armed Services
U. S. Navy
New York
Hollywood
Milkweed floss drive aids life jackets in war effort
Farm agent notes Pontotoc County collection of milkweed floss to replace imported kapok for life vest jackets. Pick when pods ripe, bags provided free. collectors paid for filled bags. Also advises on crops for silage and molasses or phosphoric acid additions for preservation.
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C. H. Haley
Pontotoc
Dutch Indies
Japan
Uncle Sam
Oklahoma A and M Poultry College Short Course Set
The annual course for culling flocks pullorum testing and hatchery work will be on the A and M campus at 8 p m Monday July 17 and close July 21. Noted poultry authorities will appear on the program with Pontotoc county expected to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A. & M. College Poultry Department
A. & M. College
Pontotoc County
Silage Silo Construction Guide for Trench Design
A trench six feet wide and eight feet deep with a slight slope drains water. Silo length equals tonnage in feet, so a hundred ton silo is about one hundred feet long. The trench silo is temporary for three to ten years depending on soil. reinforcing concrete walls and rock or concrete floors improve permanence. Digging can occur any season, best in spring or early summer to be ready.
Peach crop in Clarksville Arkansas set for July harvest
The county agent of Clarksville Johnson county Arkansas reports a good peach crop this year amounting to about half a million bushels. The Elberta variety will move around July 15 for about 18 days as truckers and dealers are urged to buy locally. Northeast Oklahoma also reports strong peach production with consumer prices expected to be lower than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Johnson County
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Cream Quality Over Time From Age Values
A three day old cream is rated good while five day old cream is doubtful and seven day old cream is poor. The notes indicate a decline in quality as cream ages.
Feed balance guidance for dairy herds in warm weather
The bulletin notes rising heat alters forage as protein in growing crops falls. It urges farmers to use cottonseed meal or high protein feeds now to maintain production. It recommends alfalfa hay and grain to supplement pasture and provides grain guidelines tied to milk yield.
Singapore broadcaster sparks speculation on airmen deaths
Australian monitors traced a July radio broadcast by a Singapore commentator as the line between warning and hint of execution for airmen from the June 15 B-29 raid. They cited language suggesting fliers who crash or bail out could be killed, though Tokyo said fliers would be tried then executed only if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Singapore
Japan
Australian Information Department
Tokyo
Australian Information Bureau
James Doolittle
OPA Grants Canning Sugar to Cordell Family
In Columbus Ohio on July 15 the local OPA investigated a letter from Mrs Roscoe Cordell who with her six member family had not applied for ration books two three or four. She requested canning sugar and said their farm produced ample food and they managed with unrationed shoes. The OPA granted the request after she closed with a blessing for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Office of
Price Administration
Roscoe Cordell
OPA
Cordells
Lightning Ridge Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notes
The Lightning Ridge group met at Mrs. C. S. Moore’s home with two Oklahoma City visitors, added new member E. McWhirter, and heard Blanche Solomon discuss Okies in California and postwar life. Discussions covered wartime family life, budgeting, clothing conservation, and teen home life. next meeting August 18 at Mrs. McWhirter’s. Also reports from Vanessa club on furniture remodeling and continued sharing of resources and support among centers. Followed by home canning guidance and pickle recipes with detailed vinegar brines and spice mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightning Ridge
C. S. Moore
Oklahoma City
Ollie Good
Julia Ponder
E. McWhirter
Ed Cushman
Blanche Solomon
California
McWhirter
Vanoss
I. A. Bradley
Stratford
Home Demonstration Club
Vanessa
Ada’s Three Women Bus Drivers Don’t Need An Help
Ada's three women bus drivers, Mrs. Cowan Mrs. Leona Hicks and Mrs. Geraldine Hyden, drive the Bluff to College route with praised records. Denton reports women drivers show fewer accidents and even lower repairs and gas use, while passengers express that they do not need any help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Otsie Cowan
Denton
Cowan
Leona Hicks
College
Geraldine Hyden
Mississippi
Hoyt
Glennie
Rudy Vallee Placed On Coast Guard Reserve Inactive List
Rudy Vallee the radio and motion picture band leader was placed on the inactive list today as a lieutenant in the coast guard reserve after two years of service. He conducted the coast guard band at war bond rallies and patriotic gatherings and asked to return to civilian life. He will be subject to recall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Rudy Vallee
Coast Guard
Vallee
Red Cross Pins Emblems Ready For Nurses Aids
Red Cross pins and emblems are now available for volunteer nurses aides. Mrs. E. M. Gullatt, instructor and Pontotoc county chapter nurses aide chairman, announced. V olunteers may call at the chapter offices 210 South Broadway Aldridge hotel annex. They cannot be mailed due to current address issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
E. M. Gullatt
Pontotoc County
South Broadway
Aldridge Hotel
Valley View Hospital
Joe Bush
Valley View
Roy Lollar
Iris Copedge
O. F. Albin
C. O. Goddard
Ralph Delaney
Vester Scates
Clyde Hughey
Oma Jobe
P. E. Richmond
Rhoda Sherwood
Gullatt
Clifford Byrne
Tokyo radio gloomy on Guam air assault and Iwo Jima strikes
Tokyo reports 85 American planes hit Guam for 11 straight days as two Liberators strike Iwo Jima near Tokyo. The broadcast cites continued carrier battles near Guam and says the war situation leaves no moment for optimism per a Nimitz release detailing raids on Guam and Rota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo Radio
Guam
U. S
Japan
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
U. S. Western Pacific
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Rota Island
Oklahoma truck tire shortage prompts waiting game
Oklahoma truck operators were urged not to apply for 8.25 inch and larger tires due to a statewide August quota of 450 and a lack of tires. OPA officials in Oklahoma City reported high demand and limited supply after army requisitions and district quota recalls. A formal announcement will follow when tires become available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
OPA
Oklahoma City
Bombers Bombard Cer Island as Oil Flows in Flaming Rivers
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced air strikes from newly captured airfields as bombers attacked Cer island in the East Indies, rupturing storage tanks and triggering fires. American sorties over Yap and Palau supported ground actions against Nippon forces, while Japan warned of executions in broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theoela
Cer Island
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Dute East Indies
MacArthur
Pilots Enjoy Riding Captured German Horses in France
At a Ninth Air Force base in France pilots ride captured German cavalry horses. About six horses are at the field, some turned over to French locals for farm work. Captain Byron M. Thompson of Muskogee Oklahoma leads the group and notes the challenge of teaching the animals English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Air Force
France
Byron M. Thompson
Muskogeee
Okla
Library Highlights Antique Volumes From Grandad to Civil War
Lore Library showcases a row of antique books led by The Young Ladies Reader (1855) and Your Man's Counselor (1858) preserved by librarian Mrs Elizabeth Willis. Other items include Blue Back Speller, Sinking of the Titanic, Galveston Horror, Four Years in Stonewall Brigade, Black Beauty edition, and Whittier poems Bridal of Pennacook dating to 1848.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Willis
Army
Galveston
Stonewall Brigade
John C Caster
Oklahoma
United Confederated Veterans
Willis
O Whittier
Thohawks
Mrs. Leach County Pioneer Dies at 74 in Stonewall
Mrs Cora Bell Leach 74 longtime Stonewall resident died Saturday morning at the home of her son C L Burnett East Ninth Funeral services were set for Stonewall Baptist church today at 4 pm with burial in Rosedale cemetery Ada She had been in poor health for some time Surviving are three daughters C F Billings Ada Anna Ward Wichita Myra Fowler San Francisco a son C L Burnett 12 grandchildren six great grandchildren two brothers Claud and Riley Scrivner Paris Ark a sister Mrs Maud Watkins Andrews Texas
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Cora Bell Leach
Stonewall
C. L. Burnett
East Ninth
Stonewall Baptist Church
Rosedale Clnantery
Ada
Leach
C. F. Billings
Anna Ward
Wichita
Kas
Myra Fowler
San Francisco
Claud and
Riley Scrivner
Paris
Ark
Maud Watkins
Andrews
Texas
Truman Pegg Dies At Oklahoma City
Truman Pegg 39 died Sunday afternoon in an Oklahoma City hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 p m Tuesday at the Church of Christ in Allen with Minister Perry Blue and Delmar Owe Ada assisting. Masonic rites follow. pallbearers chosen from the Masonic lodge. Survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs J W Pegg and his wife Mrs Inez Pegg. He leaves three brothers and three uncles among Allen relatives. the Pegg family has longtime ties to the Allen area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len
Oklahoma City
Merriel Truman Pegg
A Church O Christ
Perry Blue
Allen
Delmar Owe Ada
Masonic Lodge
Pegg
J. W. Pegg
Inez Pegg
Betty Jo
Clarence Pegg
Will Pegg
J Story
E. I. Pegg
Long Beach
Calif
Gia
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William Carleton
Pardon, Parole Board
Ada News
Charles T. Cross
Minneapolis
Col
Leonard Rowan
Selective Service Medical
Jimmie Mell
Hicks
Cuday
Jess Hicks
Cudahy’s
Ceram
Leonard Milliman
Truman Pegg
County
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