Goebbels Optimistic On German War Prospects
New York July 26 Propaganda Minister Goebbels in a full report on the Tuesday bombing expressed confidence that no disaster would hamper Germany restoring strength. He said Himmler ordered mobilization shifts and warned of total war mobilizing manpower, while noting the Hitler plot shock and unresolved arrests.
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New York
Goebbels
Germany
Berlin
Associated Press
NBC
CBS
Reich
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Eastern Front
Hitler
Red Cross Home Service Course Advances in Pontotoc
Miss Annie S. Meigs, national Red Cross home service rep, arrives to lead today’s session as Pontotoc county chapter continues a course through August 1. Eleven women are enrolled, including Mrs. Dick Johnson and Mrs. T. A. Bryan of Allen, with continued sessions announced.
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Annie S. Meigs
National Red Cross Home Service
Pontotoc County
Edith Stuart
Dick Johnson
T. A. Bryan
Allen
J. O. Abney
Fred Oliver
W. O. Smith
R.L. Smith
Wayne Wadlington
Brent Epperson
Winnie McLachlan
Cora Boswell
Ivah Jones
George Waltenzperger
Red Cross
Muskogee Veterans Hospital
Aldridge Hotel
Stuart
Bricker Seeks Vigorous Campaign With Dewey After Convention
Gov. John W. Bricker and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey met in Albany to map a post Labor Day campaign. Bricker said plans depend on the national GOP, while Dewey planned a governors meeting in St. Louis starting Aug. 2 to discuss major subjects beyond the party platform.
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Albany
N. Y
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Bricker
Columbus
Executive Mansion
Dewey
Chicago
National Organization
St. Louis
Air Transport Command Flies 4 Million Miles in Africa
Between October 1942 and January 1943 Air Transport Command planes logged over 4,000,000 air miles in Africa and carried 21,300 passengers. A motorized infantry division used 12,500 gallons of gasoline per 100 miles.
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Air Transport Command
Africa
Eastern Star Drives Canned Goods for Masonic Homes
The Eastern Star chapter launches a canned food drive for the Guthrie Masonic homes for the aged and the children. About 100 elderly residents and 65 orphans are housed there, with donations urged by Thursday night for early shipment.
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Masonic Homes
Guthrie
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
A. F. Bazemore
John Merrick
Marie Bailey
Masons
Eastern Star
Masonic Lodges
O.E.S
Eastern Stars
Gasoline Shortage Persists As Ethyl Supply Dwindles
Gasoline ration stamps remain in use while wholesalers struggle to secure fuel and kerosene. A local station reports ethyl shortages lasting six days with only partial restock, and dealers are limited to 40 percent of prior ethyl sales, with many hoping for even 10 percent. Regular gasoline remains scarce despite operators accepting any available fuel to meet demand.
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Ada
Normandy
France
Italian Prisoner Of War Shot Killed In Arizona Camp
The War Department reports Italian POW Carloni Casto was shot and killed at a camp near Roll and Wellton, Arizona after prisoners refused to work and charged a guard. A second POW fled back inside as an investigation begins to identify him.
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Washington
War Department
Carloni Casto
Roll and
Wellton
Ariz
Darloni Casto
Sgt. Paul Petty Gets The Glasses
Sgt. Paul Petty, gunner on a medium bomber and former Ada high school athlete, writes of enjoying clay pigeons with the Jerries. He asked Sheriff Clyde Kaiser for sunglasses two months ago. Kaiser found a spare pair and sent them overseas. Petty reports wearing the glasses on his 51st mission over continental Europe. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Petty.
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Paul Petty
Ada
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser
England
Sheriff Kaiser
Sgt
Petty
Continental
Europe
Sgt. Petty
Gunner
Joe Petty
Tanks Turn Guam Assault Tide Against Japs
Marine and Army units of the Third Amphibious Corps push beyond beachheads on Guam, severing escape routes on Orote peninsula. Tanks lead the push through rugged hills as Japanese forces retreat, with few planes spotted and supplies left behind along the western coast.
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AL Dopking
Associated Press
Alli24
Guam
Navy Radio
Third Amphibious Corps
Orote Peninsula
Adelup Point
Chonita
Mt. Tenjo
Apra Harbor
Marianas
Agana
Orote
Gypsum Wrangle Reaches Roosevelt Over Oklahoma Plant
The regional war labor board sent a contract dispute involving 240 striking workers at United States Gypsum in Okla to President Roosevelt. Workers idle since July 18 refused to follow back to work directives, demanding a new contract or renewal of the old one.
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Dallas
Tex
Regional War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Southard
Okla
United States Gypsum Company
United Cement
AFL
WLB
International Union
Somervell Orders 54 Hour Work Week
Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell ordered a 54 hour work week for all military and civilian personnel in his command to clear backlogs. Leaves are restricted, and surplus staff should be reassigned to other installations with unfinished work. The move highlights intensified wartime workload across headquarters.
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Washington
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Somervell
Joe D. Bennet Stays On Post Past Safety Notes
Edward L. Willimon writes from the Pacific front criticizing hero worship in wartime reporting. He praises ordinary soldiers and a mess sergeant who trades souvenirs for fresh eggs, and a forward observer who stayed at his post to relay enemy positions. He says duty defines heroism, not fame.
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Edward L. Willimon
Ada
Far Pacific
Willimon
Forward
New Guinea
America
Joe D. Bennett
Radio Guam Sends Long Awaited Message To Pearl Harbor
The Associated Press reports Guam radio resumed contact with Pearl Harbor after 31 months. The signal from Col. H. Nelson aboard the reconquest efforts declared no contact since 1941 and greeted “This news is from radio Guam.” The transmission follows Capt. George J. McMillin’s Dec 10 1941 message.
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Associated Press
Guam
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Pacific
Pearl
George J. McMillin
Col. H. Nelson
Irene
S. D
Radio Controls Fire Fighting Now in Idaho
The U S grazing bureau reports radio controlled fire fighting is proving efficient for detecting reporting and suppressing blazes. In Idaho 115 fires since July 1 were controlled, an average of one every eight hours, with 10 fires in a 24 hour span near Weiser.
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Boise
Idaho
United States Grazing Bureau
Kelso P. Newman
Weiser
Newman
Carbon Black Plant Seeks More Gas Amid War Demand
The Charles Ewell Johnson and Company asks the state corporation commission for permission to use residue natural gas from Magnolia Petroleum wells to run a carbon black plant near Stonewall. Operating at 60 percent capacity, the plant cites urgent wartime demand and requests an immediate temporary order. wells involved lie in 21-2N-7E and 28-2N-7E, producing dry gas.
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State Corporation Commission
Charles Ewell Johnson and Company
Stonewall
Magnolia Petroleum Company
OPA
Commons In Secret Session On Robombs
London July 26 The house of commons held an impromptu secret session to discuss flying bombs and looting from damaged premises. Capt Alec Cunningham-Reid had pressed for urgent action after questioning the robots. Prime Minister Churchill rejected a secret discussion on July 6 but MPs continued seeking information. Two patients were killed and 250 escaped injury when a robot struck a hospital in southern England.
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London
House of Commons
Alec C. Cunningham- Reid
Churchill
England
Ruth Curry Wed to Cpl. Ross Wayne Humphrey in Colorado Springs
Announcement from Rev and Mrs J C Curry of Durant lists the marriage of their daughter Ruth Curry to Cpl Ross Wayne Humphrey son of Mrs S R Humphrey Tulsa. The July 20 ceremony at First Methodist Church Colorado Springs was officiated by Rev Cyrus E Albert with Mrs Catherine Routh of Tulsa as matron of honor and Cpl Curtis L Hughes involved.
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J. C. Curry
Durant
Ruth Curry
Cpl
Ross Wayne Humphrey
S. R. Humphrey
Tulsa
Curtis L. Hughes
Oklahoma City Best Man Reference in Wedding Notice
Mr. Humphreys, a graduate of Oklahoma A and M College, worked at the Army Finance Office in Tulsa. The bridegroom, a University of Tulsa graduate, was employed by Stanolind Oil before service. The couple resides in Colorado Springs with Oklahoma City as best man.
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Oklahoma City
Humphreys
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Army Finance Office
Tulsa
University of Tulsa
Stanolind Oil Company
Colorado Springs
Polish government in exile weighs Moscow contact
The Polish government in exile debates direct talks with Moscow as Red Army nears Warsaw. Premier Mikolajczyk may visit Stalin to discuss Russia's recognition of the Polish committee of liberation as the sole civil authority in areas west of the Bug river. Britain and the United States back the exile regime while ready to aid the Soviet recognized committee.
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London
Moscow
Red Army
Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Stalin
Russia
Polish Committee of Liberation
Bug River
Poland
Anthony Eden
Commons
Britain
Mikolajczk
Liberation Committee
United State
Pair of Oklahoma Marines Are Dead
The navy announced the deaths of two Oklahoma Marines, Jack C. Cooley of Oklahoma City and Cpl. Fred R. Duncan Jr., along with four wounded Oklahomans including sailors Billy Warren Thomas and John Henry Murray and Marines Cpl. Adrian T. Best Jr. and Capt. Devert A. Graham.
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Washington
Jack C. Cooley
Aurelia Cooley
Oklahoma City
Fred R. Duncan
Charlee Duncan
Ardmore
Navy
Billy Warren Thomas
George Warren Bradshaw
Tulsa
John Henry Murray
Public Roads Administration Reports 8445 Miles Completed
During 1943 a total of 8 445 miles of highways of all classes were completed in the United States under the supervision of the Public Roads Administration.
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U. S
The
Public Roads Administration
Caterpillar Muscles Outnumber Humans Fourfold
A caterpillar possesses about four times as many muscles as an average human. This difference highlights the remarkable muscular distribution in invertebrates compared with mammals.
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Wilkes-Barre
1St U. S. Army
Home For
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South Pacific
Carl Smith
Fort Leonard Wood
Lt. Smith
Ada News
I. L. Levy
Perry
J. W. Baker
1000
East Eighth
Wesley Hospital
Janice
Baker Home
Levy
Ethel Huddleston
Joe D. Bennet
Pacific Islands
Joe D
Chungking
Leiyang
Hengyang
Tom Wolf
NEA
Army Radio-Telephoto
St. Lo
Corporation Commission
Ruth Curry Bride
Colorado City
By . Ames F. King
Oklahoma
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