Massachusetts Claims Mother of Senators Title
Washington June 4 Senator Leverett Saltonstall said Massachusetts is the birthplace for one in sixteen senators, winning the label Mother of Senators for the commonwealth. He named five states with all their senate seats held by outsiders and noted several other natives serving as senators from other states along with runners up Alabama Illinois Iowa Kansas Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly Washington
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Commonwealth
Idaho
Colorado
Washington
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Senate
Montana
Oklahoma
Oregon
Wyoming
Saltonstall
David I. Walsh
Bay State
Wheeler
O’mahoney
Tobey
Burton
Ohio
Gorham Returns to the United States After War Injury
Pfe Clifton Gorham, wounded over three months ago in Europe, is back in the United States aboard a hospital ship. He reports a smooth voyage, good meals, and greetings in New York and Staten Island. His family details and the status of relatives in Oklahoma and Texas follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Clifton Gorham
Europe
States
C. G. Gorham
West Eighth
England
New York City
New York
Red Cross
Staten Island
Ambrose’s bomber raids Osaka plants in World War II record
The Dallas Morning News reports Capt. Jack Ambrose leading a mission over Osaka dropping bombs on industrial targets. Crew members include Sgt. Oliver Barber of Dallas and Sgt. Jay Sayers of San Antonio. The group also features Capt. Floyd Maupin of Okmulgee and Capt. Harris Roberts of Shawnee as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Morning News
Jack Ambrose
Adam
K. E. Ambrose
Osaka
Ambrose
Oliver B. Barber
Dallas
Jay B. Sayers
San Antonio
Gerald Willoughby
Enid
Barber
Floyd Maupin
Okmulgee
Harris C. Roberts
Shawnee
Keys Quads to Celebrate 30th Birthday in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City's Keys quadruplets Mona Mary Leota and Roberta will turn 30 on Monday. The sisters, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Flake Keys, are the oldest living quads in the United States and will mark the birthday together for the first time since Mona's marriage ended the group in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
Okla
Mona
Robert Fowler
Oklahoma City
Mary
Leota
Jack Anderson
Bob Hall
Camp Ood
Tex
Armed Services
Roberta
Roland Torn
Los Angeles
FBI
Oklahoma
Texas
Baylor University
Waco
Marguerite Shelburne
Flake Keys
United States
Rioting Convicts Quelled by Shots and Tear Gas at Maryland Prison
Rioting inmates at Jessups House of Corrections were driven back into their cells after state troopers and guards opened fire with riot guns during an extends disturbance at dinner. Thirteen convicts were wounded and police and military units reinforced the scene as windows were smashed and tear gas used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessups
UCP
House of Corrections
Hugh N. Kavanagh
Fort George Meade
Baltimore City
William Weber
Maryland State Police
J. LeRoy Wright
Ford II Forecasts Postwar Auto Boom If Everyone Helps
Henry Ford II says a huge postwar auto market lies ahead and that labor, fee and government must all pitch in. He outlines wage, employment, and production plans, cites a 200,000 car wartime program, and projects 6,000,000 yearly capacity by 1947 with four new plants and 10 depots to start peacetime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Ford
War Production Board
Ford Company
Baptists Report 11 Missionaries and Boy Beheaded
The American Baptist Foreign Mission Society said 11 missionaries and a nine year old boy were beheaded by the Japanese in 1943 on Panay Island in the Philippines. The executions occurred December 19 or 20 after the group hid in a mountain refuge named Hopewell during the invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Panay Island
Phillipines
War On State Departments
Hopewell
Jennie C. Adams
Page
Neb
James H. Cowell
Athens
LeRoy
N. Y
Cowell
Dorothy A. Cowell
Denver
Colo
Signe A. Erickson
Warren
Frederick W. Meyer
New Orleans
Connecticut
Meyer
Francis H. Rose
Norwich
Two sisters charged with abducting and abandoning infant
In Philadelphia on June 2 authorities filed abduction charges against Irene Jones 15 and Janet 11 for taking three month old Thomas V Ripley Jr from his coach and abandoning him in a vacant lot where he was later found. A theft charge was added for the carriage. Post mortem shows a broken neck as cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas V. Ripley, Jr
Irene Jones
Janet
Ervin Mack
Irene
Missing in action soldier returns as prisoner of war
In Alfalfa on June 4 a stack of packages and letters waits for Pfc. Wayne Taylor. Taylor was reported missing in action and his mail was sent home. he has now been identified as a prisoner of war held in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfalfa
Pfc
Wayne Taylor
France
Taylor
Prisoner in Jeep Mistaken for MP on Speeding Warning
In the Philippines a Japanese prisoner aboard a jeep with William J. Shannon and Paul J. Rainey noted a 30 mph speed and a 20 mph limit sign, prompting Rainey to quip they may have captured an MP. Susie, a 13th Air Force Liberator, notched her 100th mission amid perilous over-water flights and heavy anti aircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hampson
Philippines
P—Corps
William J. Shannon
Kansas City
Paul J. Rainey
Scranton
Shannon
Rainey
Susie
Airforce
Pacific
Truk
Mine Blast Saves Patrol in Mindanao
A land mine exploded as a Nip machinegun opened fire on a patrol of nine men from the 24th division in Mindanao. All survived, with only minor shock. The rescued members were Pfc. George White of North Charleston South Carolina William Fleming of Marengo Illinois Robert Lobb of Lobb Kentucky Billy Thomas of Arkansas City Kansas Edward Mottern of Sevierville Tennessee Pvts Vincent Schulte of Wentzville Missouri Wilson Steffey of Castlewood Virginia Lloyd Sharp of Council Bluffs Iowa Raymond Wright of Denver Colorado.
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Mindanao
George White
North Charleston
S. C
William Fleming
Marengo
Ill
Robert Lobb
Lobb, Ky
Billy Thomas
Arkansas City
Kan
Edward Mottern
Sevierville
Tenn
Vincent Schulte
Wentzville
Wilson Steffey
Castlewood
Lloyd Sharp
Council Bluffs
Raymond Wright
Denver
Colo
Brothers-in-law Die Fighting in Pacific for Pontotoc
J. B. Blackburn and his brother-in-law T. M. Powers died in World War II combat in the Pacific. Powers was killed on Iwo Jima March 2 and buried in the Marine Cemetery. Blackburn fell on Jolo April 29 after 11 months overseas with the 41st Division. Blackburn, 23, of Pontotoc, left a widow Jane Kerr Blackburn and a son Olney. Powers, 30, of Altus born, leaves a widow and son Thomas Mayo Powers II.
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Jolo
Iwo Jima
Pontotoc County
J. B. Blackburn
T. M. Powers
Marine Cemetery
Iwo
Powers
Marine
Altus
Midcontinent Petroleum Company
Ada
Tulsa
Red
Co. G
26Th Marines
Fifth Marine Division
Thomas Mayo Powers II
May Powers
Berkeley
Calif
Dale Barriclaw
San Fernando
Minta Stanfield
Pierce Powers
Long Beach
Pvt
Blackburn
Hazel-Atlas Glass
New Guinea
Biak
Mindanao
Palawan
Tawi Tawi
Blue Blackburn
Jane Kerr Blackburn
An Olney
Robert Sarrett
Betty Blackburn
Byng High School
Two Soldiers Bravely Bring Mortar Fire Support In Davao Fight
Just Had To Sgt. Louis Balog from Y town Ohio and Pfc. Bing Yee of Detroit Michigan crawled from a mortar position under heavy fire in the 24th division around Davao. They extricated their weapon and knocked out two Japanese positions to aid another infantry unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Balog
Y- Town
Ohio
Bing Yee
Detroit
Mich
Davao
Balog
Bedford officer Fought in Buna Saidor Aitape Lingayen
Lt Col Cladie Bailey of Bedford Indiana a battalion commander in the 33rd division fought at Buna Saidor Aitape Morotai Leyte and Lingayen. He won the DSC at Buna where he was wounded again at Aitape and was killed by a Japanese grenade on the Villa Verde trail in north Luzon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Kang
Cladie Bailey
Bedford
Ind
Buna
Saidor
Aitape
Morotai
Leyte
Lingayen
Villa Verde Trail
Luzon
Townships Elect Representatives To Fair Board
Results announced for Pontoth county Free Fair Association township representatives Maxwell R. P. Peterson and Jack Humphers Francis Guy H. Binkley and A. A. Bryant Midland G. M. Pitt and Chris Pederson Chickasaw B D Denton and Dr Ed Granger Allen G L Bain and W W Bigson Fitzhugh L T Smith and L E Fairchilds Stonewall H G Gore and R L Hale. They will meet in June to choose officers and four directors for the executive board. Plans aim for a county fair next fall if feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontoth County Free Fair Association
Maxwell
R. P. Peterson
Jack Humphers
Francis
Guy H. Binkley
A. A. Bryant
Midland
G. M. Pitt
Chris Pederson
Chickasaw
B. D. Denton
Ed Granger
Allen
G. L. Bain
W. W. Bigson
Fitzhugh
L. T. Smith
L. E. Fairchilds
Stonewall
Chicago Eyes Cleaner Alleys Amid Pig Help Idea
A Chicago civic group denounces filthy alleyways and suggests using pigs and goats for cleanup. After consideration, debate arises on animal safety and protection from carnivores in a challenging urban cleanup effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ani-M
Rank leadership at Fort Sill field artillery center
In the field artillery replacement center at Fort Sill a Sergeant leads as battery commander of battery B in the 29th battalion while Majors serves as motor sergeant. Captain W. L. Pgoom is the battery commander and S/Sgt. James T. Majors is the motor sergeant. Greater returns for amount invested. News Classified Ads.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Field Artillery Replacement Center
W. L. Pgoom
James T. Majors
Paper windows in the Orient filter sun light
The paper windows used extensively in the Orient admit 40 percent of the sun's ultraviolet light, all of which is stopped by glass.
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Orient
State 4-H Round-Up Highlights and Winners
Delegates report the State 4-H Round-Up as the best experience with strong performance in contest work and short courses. County champion Katheryn Dyer won in the blue class and earned a Clothing Contest certificate, while girls were well fed and encouraged to keep records for future success. A home recipe section offers devil cake and batter tips, reflecting club activities.
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Katheryn Dyer
Home Demonstration Meeting Shares Recipes and Canning Tips
Mrs Jessie Morgan leads a Pickett home demonstration meeting with members sharing several recipes including Peanut Butter Parch, Busy Day Cake, Snow Balls, and a pineapple canning method. The session also covers dressing, pineapple canning, and canning and freezing guidance for beans and peas with instructions from the Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Morgan
Agent Pickett
Pickett
Violet Briggs
Briggs
D. S. Smith
Beulah Briggs
Counties Can Put Court Fund Surplus Into War Bonds
Oklahoma City June 2. Attorney General Randell Cobb says counties may invest surplus court funds in war bonds under Senate Bill No. 61. The bill allows investment with the county judge district judge and county attorney required to approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Senate
Randell S. Cobb
John Rogers
Cobb
Bridges First To Be Released From Army By Point System
Pfc. Derwin E. Bridges 30, first soldier freed by the point system. He accumulated 99 points, 14 above the requirement, and says he cannot see well after cameramen caused eye injuries. A Pontotoc County native, he lived in Roff. Bridges served in Normandy, France and Germany, earning three battle stars, rose to master sergeant, later transferred and lost rank. He may return to civilian life or ship to the South Pacific where his brother serves in the Marianas. He was discharged from Ft. Bliss, Texas.
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Pfc
Derwin E. Bridges
Bridges
Pontotoc County
Roff
National Guard
Normandy
France
Germany
Rofs
South Pacific
Marianas
J. E. Bridges
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Tex
Sgt Alford Awarded Bronze Star for European Action
T Sgt Paul R Alford was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic action March 3 1945 near Etsling and Styring Wendel France. He carried a wounded comrade to safety under enemy fire and organized a new position to resume fire. He trained at Camp Adair Oregon and served with the Third and Seventh Armies in France now in Frankfurt guarding refugees. His wife Kathleen and parents E E Alford live in Ada and are noted alongside the award.
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Paul R. Alford
Etsling
France
Styring Wendel
Alford
Camp Adair
Oreg
Frankfort
Kathleen Alf
Daughter of Ardmore Pioneer Dies at 68
Mrs. Stella Mayhew, 68, Ardmore founder’s daughter, died after a two month illness. Born in Wellington Kansas she moved to Indian Territory in the 1890s and lived in Ardmore 35 years. Survivors include Mrs. George P. Selvidge of Ardmore. Tulsa note reports Jerry Ledbetter, 49, Carter Oil attorney and former state game and fish commissioner, died from injuries after a stairway fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Stella Mayhew
Ardmore
Wellington
Kas
Horton
Indian Territory
George P. Selvidge
Tulsa
Jerry Ledbetter
Carter Oil Company
State Game and Fish Commission
Ledbetter
Game and Fish Commission
Leon Phillips
That Ain't Hay Norfolk Food Stock Feats
A Norfolk report notes a single Navy refrigerator handling meat for a month and a half million eggs, illustrating scale of wartime logistics. The item highlights vast storage capacity and supply readiness for military needs in the era.
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Norfolk
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Gorham
Adan
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
U. S. Navy
NEA
Maryland
David J. Wilkie
Associated Press Automotive
Ahrweiler
Baptists
Pacific Area
Fair Board
County Free Fair Association
Jesse Norvell
Court House
Glacier
Thomas
Laxton
Ada News
Army
Derwin
Sgt
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