45th Division Now In Sicily
The 45th Division now in Sicily is commanded by Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middleton and forms part of Patton's Seventh Army advancing on the island's left flank. The Rainbow Division traces its roots to Oklahoma with veterans among its officers and a notable fighter group led by Col. William W. Momyer, born in Muskogee.
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Associated Press
45Th
Red
North Africa
Sicily
Troy H. Middleton
George Patton
U. S
National Guard
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Rainbow
Camp Pickett
District of Columbia
Canada
An.ny
Cer
Fort Sill
William S. Key
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Fort Devens
Mass
Camp Pine
N. Y
Camp Pickell
General Key
Jacob Devers
Iceland
Oklahoma
William W. Momyer
Seattle
Wash
Muskogee
Momyer
Tunisia
Pantelleria
Northcott Resigns Coal County Post
W Horace Northcott resigns as Coal County superintendent effective August 1 and joins the state board of education staff under A L Crabb to head the rural and elementary division. He moves to Oklahoma City after selling his Cottonwood home. long-time Coal County educator, born there, served since 1938 with reelects in 1940 and 1942. He has chaired church, Boy Scout, civic and Red Cross drives.
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W. Horace Northcott
Coal County
East Central State College
East Central District
Oklahoma Teachers Association
State Board of Education
A. L. Crabl
Northcott
Cottonwood
Oklahoma City
No New Polio Cases in Pontotoc County Total 3
D. R. H. Mayes head of the county health unit reports another day without new polio cases in Pontotoc. The total number of infantile paralysis cases remains three in the county as of today.
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Pontotoc County
One Man Crime Wave Ebbs Back To Cell in Jail
County Attorney Wayne Lewis filed 10 charges Friday against Lloyd O’Haver a young one man crime wave who hit Jailer Walter Levin on the head with a home made blackjack and made his getaway from the county jail Wednesday morning. To date O’Haver has six bicycle theft charges three burglary charges and one assault and battery charge. FBI members were in Ada Friday afternoon investigating the case. They seek the suspect for alleged violation of the Dyer Act. AWOL from Ft. Sill he was in the army less than three days before leaving and returning to Ada. He rested quietly in his cell Saturday reading magazines and newspapers.
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Wayne Lewis
Lloyd O’haver
Walter Levin
O’haver
FBI
Ada
Young Prisooner
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma Retailing Near A Billion In Fiscal Year
Oklahoma Tax Commission reports total taxable retail sales for the year ended June 30 at 947,961,430 within a per capita purchase of about 405.73. Gasoline sales alone reach 52,646,040. The commission suggests total goods and services may have surpassed one billion dollars for the first time, crediting wartime economic conditions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Kendall Remodels Downtown Building
Ada reports E. G. Kendall buys 107 East Main former Security State Bank site later Hennigan's Toggery. He remodels interior and exterior to house Lake Oil company offices. Building had served as a military recruitment hub in recent months.
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Ada
East Main
Security State Bank
Hennigan’s
Toggery
E. G. Kendall
Lake Oil Company
Two Oklahomans Die In Japanese Prisons
The War Department via the International Red Cross reports the deaths of two Oklahoma soldiers in Japanese prison camps. Pt. Wallace B. Williams of Pawhuska and Cpl. Phillip F. Zurline of Oklahoma City are named as the deceased.
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Washington
International Red Cross
War Department
Wallace B. Williams
Charles Edward Williams
Pawhuska
Phillip F. Zurline
Lanner Rose Zurline
Oklahoma City
Hirschi Son Dies in Japanese Prison Camp
Oklahoma City July 17 Mr and Mrs A G Hirschi notified by the war department of the death of their son Pvt Harold S Hirschi 30 in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines He was taken prisoner when Corregidor fell.
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Oklahoma City
A. G. Hirschi
War Department
Pvt
Harold S. Hirschi
Philippines
Our Men in Service Bulletin Update
Seaman Second Class Lawrence A Corbin Jr now at Bremerton Naval Gunnery School after Farragut Idaho training. Private Joe W Meaders arrives Beloit College Wisconsin for five months Air Force instruction before aviation cadet appointment. Corporal Grady F Kim Brough promoted at Eagle Pass Army Air Field Texas. Captain Earl C McKeel Infantry stationed in North Africa. Private John W Davis in Army Air Forces at Sheppard Field Texas after Signal Corps service. Davis is son of Mr. and Mrs. W H Davis Stonewall and high school band medalist.
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Lawrence A. Corbin, JR
Bremerton
Washington
Farragut
Idaho
Corbin
Pontotoc County
Vaness
Mickey Corbin
South Atlantic
L. A. Corbin
Ada
Route 2
Joe W. Meaders
Beloit College
Beloit
Wisconsin
Frank W. Meaders
South Broadway
Pvt. Meaders
Ada High School
East Central
Oklahoma University
Grady F. Kimbrough
Eagle Pass Army Air Field
Texas
Advanced
Earl C. McKeel
Infantry
North Africa
Capt. McKeel
Allen
John W. Davis
Army Air Forces
Sheppard Field
Signal Corps
Camp Crowder
Missouri
Air Forces
Pvt. Davis
W. H. Davis
Stonewall
Stonewall High School
County Farm Labor Situation Serious
The labor situation in Pontotoc county is critical as demand for help exceeds supply. H M Phillips head of the farm labor board said Saturday that 15 persons were placed last week while more than twice that many calls for hands were received. Men are needed for hay bailing crews across the county and requests keep growing.
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Pontotoc County
H. M. Phillips
Farm Labor Board
Phillips
Bates Commissioned as Engineer in Army Air Forces
Lieutenant Jack Bates has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces to serve as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. His training occurred at the Army Technical School on Yale campus, with sworn service at Fort Sill in 1942 and active duty beginning February 1943. He hails from Ada and Oklahoma University, praises the Flying Forts and P 47 Thunderbolt, and notes five months of study in New Haven.
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Jack Bates
Army of the United States
Army Technical School
Yale University
New Haven
Connecticut
Bates
Army of the U. S
Fort Sill
Ada Public Schools
Oklahoma University School of Geological Engineering
Hicks Smith Jr Receives Marine Commission in Corpus Christi
Hicks Avery Smith Jr son of Hicks Avery Smith and Mrs Smith of Ada Oklahoma recently graduated from the Naval Air Training Center Corpus Christi and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps reserve. He grew up in Ada and attended East Central College where he belonged to Sigma Tau Gamma and played in the college band.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Hicks Avery Smith Jr
Hicks Avery Smith
Ninth Street
Ada
Okla
Naval Air Training Center
Smith
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
East Central College
East Central
Sigma Tau Gamma
Fall garden vegetables grow well in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Extension notes some vegetables thrive in fall gardens such as cabbage potatoes snap beans spinach carrots beets lettuce radishes and turnips. Plant timing varies by crop and avoid oversowing any single vegetable. Include 10 to 12 different kinds for a balanced fall harvest.
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Oklahoma A
M .College
Oklahoma
Fall Potatoes Should Be Planted In Late July
Oklahoma extension horticulturist Fred LeCrone says fall potatoes can succeed in most seasons with adequate soil moisture. Use shallow cultivation, conserve moisture, and plant late July or early August with Triumph or Warba varieties and seed from Texas or Louisiana for best results. Homegrown seed is acceptable. cut and plant immediately after storage.
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Oklahoma
Fred LeCrone
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Texas
Louisiana
Flying Fortress tail houses two machine gun stinger turret
During World War I the tail was a vulnerability but the Flying Fortress now features a stinger turret in the tail with two machine guns, adding defensive firepower.
Two Sons Killed He Failed Navy Seabees Exam
Oklahoma City July 17 a 44 year old Stillwater plasterer and World War I veteran Joseph A G McBride failed his Navy Seabees physical examination after losing two sons in the war. McBride served over four years with the Canadian army and his sons died in the Dieppe raid in occupied France.
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Oklahoma City
Stillwater
Navy Seabees
Joseph A. G. McBride
Dieppe
France
Blue and Boggy District Supervisors Plan Expanded Soil Work
At the Blue and Boggy district monthly meeting, supervisors outlined plans to promote mowing weeds and wide winter cover crops to protect soil fertility for war needs. New area conservationist T. J. Davis replaces Walter Jesse. 4-H judging team from several towns received $2.50 prize money from Roy J. Turner. Boll weevil reports show 33 to 60 percent of squares punctured as calcium arsenate use reduces pests.
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R. D. Cody
Centrahoma
Z. K. McKay
Stonewall
E. L. Patterson
Ada
Frank Martin
Olney
Ed Granger
Chester Gray
Curtis Floyd
Coalgate
T. J. Davis
Wetumka
Davis
Walter Jesse
Durant
Roy J. Turner
Turner Hereford Ranch
Billy Burns
Clarita
Jack Ray
Chares Martin
Andrea Ghigo
Jerry Morgan
Alex Sells
Pine
State Extension
Coal County Peanuts Shipped From Coalgate Storage
The 1942 Coal county peanut crop moves to market with about 20 box car loads shipping this week from Coalgate storage sites. F T Stalder, manager of the local Peanut Growers Co Operative, says most of the crop will be moved by Saturday night, eight cars were shipped Tuesday, seven Wednesday and six more Saturday if cars arrive.
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Coalgate Record Register
Coal County
Coalgate
F. T. Stalder
Peanut Growers Co-Operative
Durant
Columbus
Dallas
Texas
Iece
Tupelo
Stalder
Rabies Quarantine Expanded Across Illinois Counties
Springfield reports rabies spread by wild dog packs last year killed 10 438 sheep 740 hogs 151 cattle and three horses. Howard Leonard director of the state department of agriculture warns of rapid dog and farm animal infections and notes the surge in Pasteur treatment cases across Illinois.
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Springfield
Ill
Howard Leonard
State Department of Agriculture
Leonard
Horned Lizard Spurs Blood Eyes to Alarm
The horned lizard can eject jets of blood from the corners of its eyes when threatened. This unusual defense mechanism helps deter predators and signals distress to nearby threats.
Allen Native Killed in Action in North Africa
First Lieutenant Howard H Brians 24 formerly of Allen Oklahoma was killed in action June 20 in North Africa He was in the Air Corps since May 1942 and had served in Ireland England and North Africa He was born February 27 1919 and educated at Allen Cedar Grove Francis High School Texas A M college where he earned a BS degree May 16 1942 He married Goldie Ruth Simpson three days before graduation Surviving family includes parents Mr and Mrs Luke H Brians Bakersfield California brothers Sam Lavern and Edwin sister Alma and wife Goldie Ruth Brians He was a devout Christian and highly regarded by teachers and Captain Nelson at Flagstaff CCC camp.
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Allen
Okla
Howard — H. Brians
North Africa
Brians
Luke H. Brians
Bakersfield
California
Pontotoc
Hughes Counties
Air Corps
Howard Horace Brians
Cedar Grove
Francis
CCC
Flagstaff
Arizon
Texas A. & M. College
Cadet Corps
Texas A. & M
Flying Corps
Texas
Goldie Ruth Simpson
Bryan
Ireland
England
Captain Nelson
Howard
L. H. Brians
Calif
Pleasant Ridge
Hughes County
Durwood
Goldie Ruth Brians
Sam Lavern
Edwin
Alma Brians
Fuller Drive
Baxersield
E D. Brians
K. H. Brians
Ada
A. D. Brians
Calvin
Ada Technician Receives Army Good Conduct Medal
Headquarters Panama Canal Department announced Technician Fourth Grade Adolphus M. Jones of Ada has earned the Army Good Conduct Medal for exemplary service as an enlisted man. No medals will be struck until after the war due to material shortages. he may wear the red ribbon with three white stripes at each end.
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Panama Canal Department
Adolphus M. Jones
Ada
Army
Jones
John Underwood Jr Finishes Glider Mechanics Course
John Underwood Jr son of Mr and Mrs 622 West Underwood Ada Oklahoma has completed an intensive glider mechanics course at Sheppard Field Texas. He is prepared to join the Air Forces Technical Training and may receive a corporal or sergeant rating as the service expands into glider operations.
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Sheppard Field
Tex
John D
West Underwood, Jr
John Underwood
Ada
Okla
Pard Field
America
Captain Shaw Visits Ada on Leave
Captain J Langford Shaw an Ada Tulsa oil man serving in the southwest Pacific has been visiting his wife and son before departing for Fort Worth Texas for assignment with the Flying Training Command in the near future.
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J. Langford Shaw
Southwest Pacific
Fort Worth
Texas
Flying Training ‘Command
Red Cross volunteer rolls up 3380 dressings in June
Cleveland Tennessee reports Mrs. Florence Murphy a 65 year old widow who worked five days a week from 9 to 4 at the local Red Cross center. She made 3380 surgical dressings during June and friends say she has a notable record for the relief effort.
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Champ
Cleveland
Tenn
Florence Murphy
Red Cross
Nine year old Dean Young trains top Angus steer in 4-H
Dean Young, a 9 year old Fitzhugh 4-H member in Pontotoc county, feeds and trains his junior division Angus steer. He built a pen from young tree poles and a shed from scrap sheet iron. Hugh Rook, assistant county agent, praised the well trained calf and Dean's care as signs of a strong 4-H year.
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Pontotoc County
Dean Young
Fitzhugh Club
Angus
Dean
Hugh Rook
Rook
Roek
Rouk
Orb Young
New Producer In Sledge Pool Test For West Fitts
Pontotoc county oil reports list a new producer in the Sledge pool east of the Bebee field. Skelly Lake No. 1 A Delaney, 22-5-5 SW SE, drilled to 2623 feet in Viela lime and acidized. By week end it produced 100 barrels daily with no water. No. 2 derrick move expected Monday. Hunter, C Sentine SE of 28-2-6, West Fittfield.
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Pontotoc County Oil News
Bebee
West Fitts Field
Skelly Lake
Delaney
Viela
W. Roadhouse
Hunter
Sentine
West Fittfield
Qualls Awarded Army Good Conduct Medal
Colonel E R Householder announced Corporal Cecil A Qualls has received the Army Good Conduct Medal. Cpl Qualls, son of Mr and Mrs M E Qualls of Ada, is assigned to the Atlantic City Basic Training Center where recruits are conditioned, drilled in fundamentals, and tested for aptitudes in mechanical specialties for ground and air crew training.
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Atlantic City
N. J
E. R. Householder
AAF Technical Training Command
Cecil A. Quells
Cpl. Qualls
M. E. Qualls
West Sixteenth
Ada
Technical Training Command
Pfc. Wandever Completes Jeep Maintenance Course
At Fort Knox a 45 day program in maintenance and repair of jeeps scout cars and trucks ends with a graduation of automotive mechanics. Maj. Gen. Alvane C. Gillem Jr announces the Armored Force School milestone and lists Pfc. Douglas Fairbanks among the graduates.
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Fort Knox
Armored Force School
Alvane C. Gillem, Jr
Armored Force
Pfc
Douglas Fairbanks
Student soldiers study automotive mechanics at school depot
Vandever, son of Mr and Mrs J T Vandever of Ross Oklahoma, is among soldier students who received instruction in automotive mechanics theory and fundamental shop practice in the Wheeled Vehicle Department. They studied actual engines skeleton vehicles and visual aids of many types.
Latta 4-H Clubber Fattens Second Calf
Clyde Wingard a 14-year-old Latta 4-H member fattens his second steer since joining the club in 1942. He bought a steer, cared for it, sold it for a good price, and now uses last year’s receipts to fund a registered steer. He has funds to feed the calf and plans to buy a registered heifer to begin raising his own calves.
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Clyde Wingard
Latta
Clyde
Wingard
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Patton
Kendall
Lake Oil.Company
Orville G. Bell
Henry L. Bell
L. D. Bell
Route 4
Lt. Bates
Clovis
Howard Brians
Adolphus Jones
John Underwood, Jr
Capt. Shaw
Boy
Fitzhugh
West Fitts
Pfc. Wandever
Commodore
Phyllis Jean Perry
Com
Oliver Hazard Perry
Miss Perry
Bronx Naval Training School
LD. Talmadge Bowers
Elberton, Ga
Bowers
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