Ada Board of Education to Vote on Five-Mill Building Levy
Ada School officials seek a June 26 public vote on a five mill building fund levy expected to raise about $30 000 annually. Supt Rex Morrison says needs include new buildings at Glenwood and Willard health and physical education additions at Irving Washington and Hayes and a vocational education addition at Ada High School with possible new schools tied to population growth. Taxes from the levy cannot be used for other purposes.
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Ada Board of Education
Ada
Rex O. Morrison
Morrison
Glenwood
Willard
Irving
Washington and
Hayes
Ada High School
Ada Weather and Truman Talk Big Three Meeting
Ada reports .02 inch of rain in the past day and improving flood conditions in Poteau as rivers recede. In Washington, President Truman announces a Big Three meeting with Moscow and London to pursue a unified Polish government and lasting peace, with Hopkins and Davies aiding diplomatic efforts.
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Ada
Associated Press
Poteau
Weather Bureau
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Big Five Veto Formula Approved by UN Committee
The Big Five veto demand for world security machinery cleared a hurdle as the Australian amendment to strip veto rights from peaceful settlement was defeated 20 to 10. Fifteen abstained, five were absent, with debate highlighting tensions among small nations and big powers.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
United Nations Conference
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
Tom Connally
United States
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Harold Stassen
Evatt
Russia
France
China
Britain
Security Council of the World Organization
Nubbins Hoffman Nears Fourth Birthday in Cheyenne
In Cheyenne Wyoming Forrest Nubbins Hoffman will turn four on July 11 after a life saving surgery last December. He grew from 18 pounds to 30 pounds with a diet of vegetables and fruit. He sleeps nine to ten hours nightly and enjoys playing more than eating. His father raises rabbits for meat and pelts.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Forrest (Nubbins
Hoffman
the Nation
St. Nick’s
Nubbins
Streetman Named Purchasing Agent to Succeed Lancaster
Oklahoma City on June 13 reports Frank Streetman will assume office tomorrow as purchasing agent for the state highway commission. Streetman has served as chief clerk of the state board of affairs.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Streetman
State Highway Commission
Jerry Lancaster
State Board of Affairs
Appointment fills McLain County third district post
Gov. Kerr announced the appointment of Alvin L. Relen of Blanchard as the new third district commissioner for McLain County. The appointment takes effect June 28, filling the unexpired term of H. C. Peters.
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Oklahoma City
Alvin L. Relen
Blanchard
McLain County
Robert S. Kerr
Relen
H. C. Peters
Greater returns for amount in vested
Classified notice states an Ada area investment opportunity promises higher returns on vested funds. Details show terms for potential investors, including minimum contributions and time frames. Officials urge readers to review conditions and seek advice before committing.
British Praise for Eisenhower After City Honor
London newspapers united in praise for Gen. Eisenhower who received the Freedom of the City in a ceremony honoring him as allied supreme commander. The Daily Sketch lauded his speeches as a strong expression of Anglo American unity, while the Daily Telegraph credited him with conferring honor on the city.
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London
United Today
Eisenhower
Daily Sketch
Daily Telegraph
van City
His Name Led All the Rest in Boston Graduation
Anthony Cirella of Magnolia was blind and attended Trinity church to hear the New England Conservatory of Music graduation. He earned high honors in the organ and supplementary honors in choir training theory music form musical history English literature German and physics.
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Boston
Anthony Cirella
Magnolia
New England Conservatory of Music
Trinity Church
Anthony
Cirella
Spain ready to negotiate Tangier status with Britain
Madrid reports Spain informed Britain informally of readiness to negotiate the return of Tangier's international status. The notification was made verbally by Spanish and British sources. Tangier, a strategic Moroccan port, has been occupied by Spain since June 1940 after France fell.
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Spain
Madrid
Britain
Tangier
Sgain
Angier
France
Bonds Show Tonight at McSwain Theater and Jesse Sale
The McSwain Theater hosts Diamond Horseshoe as part of the Seventh War Loan drive tonight with admission by bond purchase. Bonds bought at the theater or local banks grant entry. a lobby booth handles sales. Jesse plans an 8:30 p.m. auction Thursday led by Charley Rushing with premiums including pies. Pontotoc County totals reach $670,194.75 across E and other bonds, Rae Thompson reports.
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McSwain Theater
McSwain
Jesse
Charley Rushing
Rae Thompson
Pontotoc County
Chinese Reoccupy Important Hoyun
Chinese regulars and local militia recaptured Hoyun, 105 miles east-northeast of Canton, an important town in the Japan Chinese strategy to shield the coast from American invasion. Japanese regained Ishan, Liuchow’s western bastion, in bitter fighting about 400 miles northwest. Hoyun was retaken on June 9 with a northward advance of 19 miles.
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Chungking
Hoyun
Canton
China
Ishan
Liuchow
Hongkong
Convicts Confess Kidnaping and Attack in Missouri
George W. Pine and Joe Newman, both in their mid twenties, confessed to kidnapping Eldon carpenter George Wood, stealing his car and money, and attempting to kill him. Wood, hospitalized in critical condition with a fractured skull and stab wounds, prompted prosecutors to seek first degree robbery with deadly weapons and the death penalty for the two convicts.
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George W. Pine
Joe Newman
Missouri
Bill Brent
George Wood
Eldon
Carpenter
Wood
David W. Hill
One Man Army Clarence Craft Destroys Japanese Hill in Okinawa
Pfc. Clarence B. Craft of Santa Ana California earned praise for single handedly seizing a 450 foot hill on Okinawa May 31 after months of stalemate. He tossed grenades charged trenches mortally wounding defenders and forced a cave demolition sealing fifty eight enemy bodies and heavy weapons. Craft credited supporting fire from his platoon and said many fellow soldiers sacrificed themselves. He estimated twenty five enemy killed by rifle fire and grenades accounted for the rest.
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96Th
Craft
Richard O'Malley
Guam
Yaeju
Okinawa
U. S
Tokyo
Mikado
Japan
Nippon Times
Joan
U. S. 10Th Army
Pacific
Honolulu
George F. Unmacht
Associated Press
al Copking
Archibald V. Arnold
Seventh Infantry
Hanagusuku
One Point Makes Big Difference for Twin Soldiers
Sgts. Claude H. and Clyde T. Stokes, twins from McAlester Oklahoma, fought in Africa Italy France and Germany. A single discharge point left Claude with 89 and Clyde with 84 toward retirement eligibility. Claude earned five extra points for a second wound and both brothers received the Purple Heart Silver Star Bronze Star and Good Conduct medals. Clyde heads to a re station for reassignment while Claude returns home to plan a 40 to 50 acre farm and raise corn for soldiers.
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Camp Chaffee
Ark
Claude H
Clyde T. Stokes
McAlester
Okla
Africa
Italy
France
Germany
Claude
Clyde
Solers
Travel Pinch Foreshadows August Civilian To Army Shift
Washington reports a major civilian travel restriction starts in August as half the current pullman cars and 10 to 12 percent of railroad coaches are withdrawn for military use through March 1946. Air travel demand grows while J Monroe Johnson urges public cooperation to cut unnecessary trips. Freight car production also moves to urgent priority.
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Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Pacific
Johnson
War Production Board
ODT
Oklahoma
County Commissions to Share in Postwar Rural Road Projects
The attorney general interprets the two cent gas tax hike as requiring cooperation between the highway commission and county commissioners in selecting and building postwar rural roads funded by state and federal money. Half of the tax goes to highways and farm to market roads to match federal funds, with book credits to counties and state cash retained for matching. Rural population bases are defined as residents outside cities over 5,000.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Maynard Kennerly
Highway Commission
Nipponese Attack Fails To Halt Borneo Oil Drive
In Brunei Bay on Seria oil field, Japanese raids destroy tanks but fail to stop Allied advance. Australian forces push toward Seria and Brunei town, with Labu2 Island gains and strong pocket resistance as Lt Gen Morshead cautions the campaign will be arduous and protracted.
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James Hutcheson
Brunei Bay
Borneo
Seria
Brunei
Ninth Division
R. L. Morshead
Civilians from Orient aboard Cape Flattery for inspection
FBI and immigration officers boarded the cargo ship Cape Flattery at Staten Island to examine 97 civilians among 502 aboard, including 42 Americans and 55 aliens. Among the aliens were 45 Greek sailors studying naval gunnery before taking over Liberty ships. soldiers chiefly from the Persian Gulf and China Burma India sectors aided in supply delivery and road rebuilding efforts.
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New York
FBI
Customs and Immigration
Cape Flattery
Staten Island
Orient
Persian Gulf
China-Burma-Idia
Burma Road
No Change Due In Stettinius Post
Washington June 13 President Truman said for the third time in as many weeks that no change is contemplated in the state department secretaryship held by Edward A Stettinius Jr He laughed at the repeated questions and noted Stettinius status has not changed He said Stettinius will accompany him to the meeting with Prime Minister Churchill and Marshal Stalin, still expected in 30 or 40 days.
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Washington
Truman
Moscow
Harry Hopkins
Joseph E. Davies
London
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
James F. Byrnes
Hopkinson Davies
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
United States
Russia
Davies
Hopkins
San Francisco
Charles G. Ross
Marshall Stalin
State Department
Edward A. Stettinius, Jr
Stettinius
Flies Half Way Around World To See Son
A U S airman Cpl Don Sidwell from Winfield Kansas flew half the world to reach his nine month old son Steven who has lived with a breathing tube since April due to tracheal bronchitis. Sidwell earned an emergency furlough after leaving his 14th Air Force station in China May 25 and traveled via New York Fort Leavenworth and Philadelphia to reach the boy.
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Philadelphia
China
Don Sidwell
Winfield
Kan
Steven
Sidwell
New York
Clemency Review Set for Matt Kimes After 18 Years
The state pardon and parole board will consider clemency for Matt Kimes who has served nearly 18 years of two life terms for murder. The June 25 26 meeting will review the application as routine business, announced by J A B Rivers the state pardon and parole officer.
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Oklahoma City
Matt Kimes
State Pardon and Parole Board
J. A. B. Rivers
Pardon and Parole
Iti
Miami Clerk W C Glenn Resigns After 12 Years
Miami city clerk W C Glenn, 87 years old, resigned after 12 years of service. He plans a long rest including a fishing trip to Montana.
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Miami
W. C. Glenn
Montana
Grand Lake rises after weekend rainfall in Miami
Weekend rainfall of 2.25 inches increased Grand Lake levels by about four inches. The gauge reading reached 748.6 at Miami.
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Miami
Grand Lake
Iami
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