Revolt Leadership Ill Reported Intact
London dispatch says two German generals and the air force chief of staff died from injuries in the Thursday bomb blast aimed at Hitler. Berlin radio reported the deaths as nearly complete. Gestapo squads reportedly conducted a blood purge to quell what Churchill called a revolution in Germany.
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London
Air Force
Poland
Warsaw
Anthony Eden
Reich
Berlin
Tidningen
Stockholm
Nazis Profit On Revolt
Madrid dispatch reports the German SS Gestapo and Nazi home guard tightened grip as Hitler and Himmler moved to seize control after the generals revolt. Berlin saw mass SS occupation and purge while opposition remained among some officers and church leaders.
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Charles XS
Foltz
Madrid
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Reich
Germany
Gestapo
Hitler Youth
Hitler
Army's Dogs Mine Detectors Now
The army reveals dogs are trained as mine detectors for non metallic and metallic mines, trip wires, and booby traps. On six foot leashes they locate fields and guide safe paths then mark cleared routes while training remains classified.
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Washington
Quartermaster Corps
Death toll rises from Berlin assassination blast
Berlin announced Col. Gen. Guenther Korten chief of the air force staff died of injuries from last Thursday's explosion at Hitler's headquarters. Maj. Gen. an operative section of the army staff also succumbed. The death toll reaches three, after earlier reports of the Fuehrer's collaborator Berger, now identified as Heinrich Bergner.
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Berlin
Guenther Korten
Air Force
Heinz Brandt
Army General Staffs
Fuehrer
Berger
Heinrich Bergner
Hitler
High Committee
Ludwig Beck
Hirmler
London
Army General Staff
Double
Germans Ordered To Use Nazi Salute
London report states Hitler ordered the armed forces to abandon the traditional army salute and adopt the party salute as a sign of unity. The change follows a request from top military leaders and is to be echoed by Goering, Keitel, and Doenitz in a broadcast through the German news agency.
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London
Hitler
DNB
Fuehrer
Neil Hitler
Berlin
Reichsmarshal Goering
Marshal Keitel
Doenitz
National Aeronautic Association Opens Postwar Airport Plan
The National Aeronautic Association launches a program to develop aircraft landing facilities after the war. It invites 51 organizations from an airport users conference to participate. The plan promotes airparks with paved runways longer than 2,500 feet and air terminals for commercial air operations.
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Washington
National Aeronautic Association
N.A.A
Mosquitos Trim Bills for Summer Boarders
Mosquitos have trimmed their bills for summer boarders while others have trimmed theirs up.
It Was A Son And A Daughter Born In Ada Area
A series of birth notices from Valley View list newborns for families in Ada and surrounding areas. Names include Colvin Van Ness Walker Lane Karschnik Horn George Jared Cowart Salter Futicha with birth dates July 16 to July 20 and home addresses in Ada and nearby towns.
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C. C. Colvin
South
Stockton
B. C. van Ness
West Seventh
Lonnie Walker
Vaness
Jack Lane
Route One
Roff
H. N. Karschnik
West Fourteenth
Olin Horn
East Fourteenth
William P. (Dub) George
Ada
B. S. Jared
Tishomingo
G. W. Cowart
North Turner
A. F. Salter
West Thirteenth
John Futicha
Mother of Adan Denny Pioneer Dies at Claremore
Mrs. Etter Mahalda Denny died Sunday at Claremore home of her daughter Mrs. N. L. Eldridge. Survived by son L. G. Denny Frisco agent and other relatives including E. L. Denny and L. G. Denny. 17 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday in Claremore with burial at Oolagah cemetery. Born 1855 in Cassville Missouri. A Methodist active in church work. Last of six siblings.
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C. C. Denny
Oolagah
Ada
L. G. Denny
Summers Family Remembers Two Men In California And Ada
J G Summers 55 of Richmond California died Friday morning and will be buried in Berkeley California. His father T Z Summers 75 died Saturday morning at a daughter’s home in Ada. Funeral services for T Z Summers will be Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Main Street Church of Christ with Rev Delmar Owens officiating. Survivors include six daughters, three sons, 49 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. G Summers survived by his widow and seven children.
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J. G. Summers
Richmond
Calif
Berkeley
T. Z. Summers
Archie Gorham
Ahloso ‘Y
Main Street
Church of Christ
Delmar Owens
Florence Grass
Katie Ogden
Sanger
Gladys Gorham
The
Ahleson
Robert Summers
M. M
R. T. Summers
Ada
G. Summers
California
Living Picture Plants Beauty on East Central Campus
Roy Harris, East Central's longtime landscaper, aims for a living picture with flowers and shrubs. His terraced gardens overflow with gladioli, zinnias, and roses, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and Will Rogers varieties, while climbers adorn walls and a rose garden bursts with color. Harris mentors five area youths in gardening and fitness, keeping the campus in bloom year round.
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Roy Harris
Roy S. Harris
East Central
Harris
Knighthall
Gladioli
Zinnias
Madame Chiang Kai-Chek
Will Rogers
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Fourteenth Street
J. M. DeMoss
Malcomb Floyd
Pete Davidson
Hildred Massey
Howard Boyn
Fall gardening in Oklahoma by planting windows
Horticul turists at Oklahoma A and M College explain fall garden timing. By August 1 frost nears in much of the state so 100 day crops need early planting. Three periods guide crops: Aug 1–15 long season crops. Aug 15–30 beans squash cucumbers parsnips. Sept 1–20 spinach to lettuce. If conditions fail, move to the next period and ask county agent for a leaflet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A
M. College
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Night at Chicago Convention Inspires Kerr
Gov Kerr recalls a vast Chicago crowd of over 30 000 at a political convention. He describes the diverse audience banners from many states including Oklahoma and Hawaii and the loyal Oklahoma delegation's gracious support.
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Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Missouri
Kansas
Utah
Wyoming
Maine
California
Florida
Texas
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Argentina delays recall news of Escobar to six months
Argentine authorities attempted to stall transmission of the recall announcement for Adrian Escobar the Argentine ambassador to Washington for six months. Foreign correspondents reported censorship had been lifted but cables were detained until 6 am. The notice reached newspapers at midnight despite orders.
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Argentina
Escoba
Buenos Aires
Washington
Adrian Escobar
Foreign Office
Manning
Sure cures Los Angeles hiccoughs debunks remedies
Lawrence Schone credits electrical shock therapy with ending two weeks of hiccups and plans to answer all cure suggestions. The letters propose many remedies including warm beer, a mustard plaster, mare's milk, Irish potato poultice, and a forcible tongue jerk with a forceps.
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Los Angeles
Lawrence Schone
Rainy Monday brings modest relief to Ada residents
Ada received .60 inches of rain on Monday with .55 inches soaking in last week. Gardeners discuss upcoming fall gardens and the rain should boost peanuts pastures and head crops. a brief thunder shower Tuesday brings cooler, unsettled conditions.
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Ada
Shawnee Joins Rent Control Ahead of August 1
Shawnee will become the thirteenth city in the Oklahoma City district to fall under rent control regulations. The ceiling takes effect August 1, and March 1, 1943, is set as the maximum rent date for the Shawnee area as disclosed by OPA Rent Director Luther Atkins.
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Shawnee
Oklahoma City
OPA
Luther Atkins
Storing Pumpkins and Squash for Winter Use
Horticulturist Fred LeCrone of Oklahoma A and M outlines how mature pumpkins and squash can be stored for cold weather eating. He recommends varieties such as Cushaw Kentucky Field Banana Marblehead and Boston Pie and notes storage succeeds on vine maturity with dry warm conditions and careful handling.
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Fred LeCrone
Oklahoma A
M. College
Des Moines
Ration Checks Labeled To Depositors For Nonexistent Accounts
District OPA offices order charges of ration checks drawn on non existent ration bank accounts to the depositor who received the check. This measure targets cases where the depositor can recover the ration points.
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OPA
Stamp validity details for wartime ration books announced
AP reports new ration stamp rules: meat and fats stamps A8 through Z8 valid in perpetuity, blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 also permanent. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 cover five pounds each indefinitely. Stamp 40 good for five pounds for home canning through Feb 28 1945. Shoe stamps 1 2 airplane stamps valid indefinitely.
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Associated Press
Significant Well Now In Production Near Texarkana
Barnsdall and Sohio Oil report Heilbron No 2 flowed on a drill stem test at 600 barrels per day near Texarkana. The 7716 foot well produces from the Smackover lime. K W Haley said it is the first Smackover producer in Texas with oil gravity 38 and gas oil ratio 1200 cubic feet per barrel.
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Texarkana
Ark
Barnsdall
Sohio Oil
Heilbron No. 2
K. W. Haley
Tulsa
Barnsdall Company
Farmer Pat Burnett Breaks Arm in Haybaler Accident
Pat Burnett, a Fitzhugh farmer, suffered a double fracture when his arm tangled in a haybaler Saturday around 4 pm. He remained in Valley View hospital for treatment but showed signs of recovery on Sunday, with both bones protruding through the skin initially.
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Pat Burnett
Fitzhugh
Valley View Hospital
Burnett
Sandlot player hit by ball. burns treated in hospital
Clarence Brown Jr. was struck by a ball during a sandlot game and treated for burns at a hospital. The ball apparently struck the pocket where he carried matches.
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ST. Louis
Clarence Brown Jr
Two Army Captains Stir Texas Democratic Primary
Two Army captains overseas drive the Texas Democratic primary excitement. Capt John Lyle defeats Rep. Richard Kleberg as Lyle leads 19 121 to 11836 when tabulation paused. Capt D S Meredith Jr backs Rep Lindley Beckworth in District 3 with 20892 votes to 17436 for Meredith and 2718 for E A Martin.
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Dallas
Texas
UH -Two
Richard Kleberg
Lindley Beckworth
Texas Election Bureau
John Lyle
Italy
Kleberg
King Ranch
Lyle
D. S. Meredith, Jr
Army
Judge Advocate General’s Department
South Pacific
Beckworth
Lyndon Johnson
Bob Poage
Fritz Lanham
Eugene Worley
George Mahon
Albert Thomas
Martin Dies
J. M. Combs
Beaumont
Set
Hugh Wilson
Port Arthur
Camp Swift
Stratford Soldier Wounded In Action
War department lists Oklahoma soldiers wounded on three fronts. Pfc Claude D Bundy Stratford. S Sgt Paul L Wheeler Enid. Pvt Roy E Quinn North McAlester. Lt Clarence E Coffman Pauls Valley. Pvt Roland O Morgan Okmulgee. S Sgt Almon W Speer Wetumpka. Pfc Herbert H Whitt Blair. Pvt Cecil Williams Peek. Pfc Tom A Overturf Honobia. Pfc O Dell W Foshee Wright City. Pfe Isaac J Gibson Foster.
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Washington
Oklahoma
War Department
Claude D. Bundy
Evert Bundy
Stratford
Paul L. Wheeler
James Wheeler
Enid
Roy EE. Quinn
Jimmy M. Hernandez
North McAlester
Clarence E. Coffman
Annie T. Coffman
Pauls Valley
Roland O. Morgan
Orville L. Morgan
Okmulgee
Almon W. Speer
Millie A. Speer
Wetumka
Herbert H. Whitt
Irene H. Whitt
Blair
Cecil Williams
Meta S. Stiles
Peek
Ellis County
Tom A. Overturf
Lillie Overturf
Honobia
LeFlore
Southwest Pacific
O’dell W. Foshee
Wright City
McCurtain County
Isaac J. Gibson
Maude Gibson
Foster
Garvin County
PAW Announces Record Oil Output Rate for August
The Petroleum Administration for War authorized wells in oil states to produce a record 4,945,400 barrels daily in August, up 37,700 from July and about 500,000 above last year. Deputy PAW Administrator Ralph K. Davies presented the certified August rates, with Oklahoma at 359,000 barrels.
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Washington
The
Petroleum Administration For War Today
PAW
Ralph K. Davies
Oklahoma
Grass Artist Spells Buy Bonds On Courthouse Lawn
In Decatur Verdant Advertising notes a courthouse lawn becomes a patriotic display as a worker grows long grass to form two V shapes and then cuts 15 foot high letters spelling buy bonds, with the rest of the lawn left to grow.
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Decatur
Suspender Theft At Decatur Hotel Reported
George Sides told police that between 25 and 30 dollars were stolen from his hotel room in Decatur. The thief also took his suspenders and cut buttons from his pants, according to Sides.
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Decatur, I l
George Sides
Sides
Railroad waiter recalls 50-year service button
James Ware took a 1894 summer railroad waiter job to fund medical college dreams. He never attended medical school but kept a 50-year service button from the railroad as a keepsake.
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Philadelphia
James Ware
Medical College
Churchill Told Of German Flying Bomb Base In Normandy
In Normandy during an inspection tour last week Prime Minister Churchill was briefed by Lt. Col. Frank E. Reed from Pauls Valley Oklahoma about the most elaborate German flying bomb base uncovered by Allied forces.
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Equeudreville
France
Churchill
Normandy
Frank E. Reed
Pauls Valley
Okla
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Ehrer
Korten
Hans Jesschonnek
Atlantic Wall
Gen. Korten
Valley View
Ada News
Adan
J. Z. Summers
Father
Terrace
NYA
A&m
Kerr
Chicago
New York
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Canal Zone
Alaska
District of Columbia
America
George Thompson
George L. Thompson
Thompson
Claude V. Thompson
Barnsdall-Sohio
Pfc
Claude Bundy
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