Gouge Brothers Serve in Air Forces Across Pacific
Four Gouge brothers from Pontotoc County near Ada join U S Army Air Forces and allies. Lt. Lloyd V Gouge serves with the 15th Air Force in Italy flying B 17 missions over Germany. Pfc G B Gouge works as airplane mechanic in Ft Worth Texas. Flight Officer William F Gouge co pilots a B 29 from Albuquerque New Mexico. Pvt John Gouge stationed in the Philippines. James Darrell Swim, Sgt., earns two Bronze Stars with the Philippines based Air Corps ground crew after 26 months overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd V. Gouge
15Th Air Force
Italy
Germany
Gouge
Stonewallatta
Vaness
San Diego
Calif
William F. Gouge
Albuquerque
N. Mexico
J. C. Swim
West
Sixteenth Street
Sgt
James Darrell Swim
Philippines
Sgt. Swim
Air Corps
Highways Tax Bill Hits U.S. Trucking Firms
U.S. trucking companies and smaller trucking industries pay about 500 million dollars annually in special highway taxes. The reference to Germany hints at a firm stance on taxation and policy changes.
Roberts Earns Bronze Star for Civilian Heroics in Europe
Private First Class Porter V. Roberts medical corps of the 309th Infantry Regiment received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in operations against the enemy between December 13 1944 and February 20 1945 in Germany. He repeatedly drove litter jeeps under heavy fire to evacuate casualties and led litter squads through mined areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Porter
Porky) V. Roberts
Germany
Porter V. Roberts
309Th Infantry Regiment
Roberts
Edwin P. Parker
Frank Crabtree Promoted While Serving in England
Lt. Col. Frank R. Crabtree 26, commander of a B 17 unit in the Eighth Air Force, promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. Veteran of over 20 heavy bombardment missions over Nazi Germany, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters for aerial leadership and combat merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Crabtree
Eighth Air Force
Nazi Germany
Col
Crabtree
Third Reich
Oklahoma Airman
Europe
Captain William Derrick Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Capt. William Derrick son of Mr and Mrs M G Derrick receives the Distinguished Flying Cross from Col. Arthur I Ennis at Florence Army Air Field North Carolina. The citation notes his extraordinary aerial achievement on January 18 1944 guiding a B 25 attack on an enemy 3000 ton merchant vessel off southern France under heavy anti aircraft fire and his more than 50 combat missions reflecting credit on himself and the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Derrick
M. G. Derrick
Arthur I. Ennis
Florence Army Air Field
N. C
France
Noted flier T-Sgt Brannon in Liberator unit
T Sgt Brannon radio gunner Afton Lloyd Brannon son of Dr and Mrs Luther G Brannon 119 West Twenty second served in a B 24 Liberator unit that struck German marshalling yards oil refineries and munitions plants The team created bedlam in Magdeburg Brunswick Munich Cologne Halle and Hamburg He is at the RAF regional and convalescent hospital Fort George Wright Spokane Washington recovering from combat stress He holds the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and four campaign stars in the European Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton Lloyd Brannon
Luther G. Brannon
West
Germany
Magdeburg
Brunswick
Munich
Cologne
Halla
Hamburg
Sgt. Brannon
RAF
Fort George Wright
Spokane
Washington
Continual Experimentation by USDA on Weed Seed Germination
The U S Department of Agriculture conducts ongoing experiments testing weed seeds to assess germination after long burial periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Pfc Scott Keeps Japanese Awake in Northern Luzon
Pfc Ivan W Scott a cannon crewman in A Battery 120th Field Artillery Bn part of the 32nd Red Arrow division fires the big howitzer nightly to prevent Japanese sleep. He lives with his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Scott route 1 Stonewall and is a 37 month overseas veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Carabello Mountains
Pfc
Ivan W. Scott
120Th Field Artillery Bn
32Nd “Red Arrow
Scott
Joe Scott
Route 1
Stonewall
What to Do If You Find a Car Tag
A. H. Thornton notes that if you find a lost car tag you should take it to the county tag agent. If the tag was issued in another county the agent will notify the corresponding tag agent to return the tag to its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
A. H. Thornton
Ancient Pole Star Shift Reveals Thuban's Lost Spotlight
Scientists explain that 5000 years ago Thuban was the celestial pole star during pyramid construction. Due to Earth wobble, Thuban is now away from the pole, sitting midway between the Little Dipper bowl and the Big Dipper handle’s middle star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Thuban
Real friend helps without condescension
A real friend is one who will help you without looking as if he thinks you're ignorant. We see too little meat, but hear too much beef.
Pyt Murray dies heroically in Philippine combat
Private aye W Murray, 27, from Ada Oklahoma and later of Pontotoc County, fell advancing with his comrades at Camalig Albay Province Philippines. He served in an infantry unit and was buried with military honors in Legaspi Army cemetery. His widow Virgie Mae Murray and sons James Floyd and Ben Franklin Murray endure the loss. Sister Mrs Dude Clark resides in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aye W. Murray
Camilag
Albay
Philippine Lands
Pontotoc County
Murray
Ada
OCAD
Oklahoma City
Virgie Mae Murray
West Fifteenth
James Floyd
Ben Franklin Murray
Phil Winterholler
U. S. Army
Legaspi
Province of Albany
Bushmaster
Dude Clark
Lawrence
Son of Former Pastor Killed in Italy Action
Word reached Ada that Cpl. Homer James son of Reverend and Mrs Clifford B James of Tulsa was killed in action in Italy No details are known The James family is well remembered in and around Ada Reverend James formerly pastored churches in Ada and Roff leaving Ada in 1919
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Cpl
Homer James
Clifford B. James
Tulsa
Italy
James
Fifty-first Street
Nephew of Adans Killed in Action
Dr and Mrs H W Morelock learned by telegram that their son Lt (jg) Horace Westerly Morelock USNR commanding officer of the armed guard on the S S Frank A Munsey was killed in action May 25. He was commissioned last summer trained at Tucson and led the armed guard in the Pacific theater. His parents reside in Alpine Texas and he is nephew of G L Morelock of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Morelock
Horace Westherly Morelock
USNR
Armed Guard
S. S. Frank A
Alpine
Texas
G. L. Morelock
Ada
McAnally Still Jap Prisoner in Shanghai
Mr and Mrs W J B McAnally of Colorado Springs report their son Cpl Winifred J McAnally is a Japanese prisoner in Shanghai China. He is in good spirit and has received five Red Cross boxes including a shirt sweater and shoes. He hopes for a sixth with overcoat and pajamas and to be home soon after 41 months as a prisoner taken from Wake Island on December 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. B. McAnally
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cpl
Winifred J. McAnally
Shanghai
China
Red Cross
Cpl. McAnally
Early Railroads Used Wooden Rails With Iron Straps
Danger from loose iron straps on wooden rails caused injuries as railroads expanded. Passengers faced hazards when straps bent up through coach floors, reflecting dangerous early railroad practices and safety gaps.
Male silkworms fly direct to mate after cocoon emergence
Male silkworms reportedly move in a direct line to locate a mate that has just emerged from a cocoon. The behavior is observed despite the mate being several blocks away, downwind, and inside a purbaing with no open windows.
Foster Brothers in World War II Service and Assignments
Three Foster siblings and a brother in law from Ada show active duty in 1942. Houston E. Foster MMM 1/c completed diesel engine training at the University of Missouri and spent 22 months overseas after joining September 1942. Wallace Foster GM 3/e trained in San Diego and Bremerton, later served on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Johnny F. Foster, Marine, went overseas December 1942, wounded on Iwo Jima, and now at Mare Island Naval Hospital awaiting discharge. Bennie Earl remains with his parents in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston E. Foster
University of Missouri, Columbia
Bennie Earl
J. B. Foster
Ada
Wallace Foster
San Diego
California
Bremerton
Wash
Pacific
Byng
Ada Municipal
Pfc
Johnny F. Foster
Marine Corps
Iwo
Naval Hospital
Mare Island
Calif
Foster
Shannon Feed Company
States
Coal County launches food output program and labor drive
Coal County officials unveil an immediate food production plan including more chicks per household, summer vegetable plantings, home and locker preservation, and sorghum for molasses. War Food Assistant Mr. Wayman Scott to coordinate June work. county agents seek willing farm laborers as six workers plant Bermuda grass at Coalgate Experimental Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Wayman Scott
Scott
Coalgate
Stalder
Coalgate Milling Company
Luke Ridley
Clarita
Witherspoon Receives Second to First Lieutenant Promotion
Phillip Edgar Witherspoon is promoted from second to first lieutenant at a base in the Solomons. He serves in the air transport command of the ATC's Southwest Pacific wing, previously working as a geolo...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Edgar Witherspoon
Solomons
Air Transport Command
ATC
Southwest Pacific
Malcolm Floyd Trains for Navy Duty at Little Creek Virginia
Kenneth Malcolm Floyd 2/c is at amphibious training base Little Creek Virginia preparing for duty aboard an LSM vessel developed for Pacific operations. A Ada High School graduate who joined the Navy in January he is the son of Arthur and the late Mrs Floyd and a local fireman in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Malcolm Floyd
Little Creek
Floyd
Pacific
Philippines
Ada High School
Navy
Arthur Floyd
Serpent Monument of Iron Unveiled in Dusseldorf
German city of Dusseldorf unveils a large iron serpent monument celebrating control of the Rhine River as floods once ravaged the metropolis. The sculpture stands as a public symbol of resilience and engineering prowess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusseldorf
Rhine
Sgt Tate Visiting Parents After Italy Service
S/Sgt. R. J. Tate visits Ada from eight months in Italy as a B-17 waist gunner. He earned the Air Medal with oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery when he slowed a failing plane to save the tail gunner. Tate completed missions and was two days at sea before VE Day. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Tate and husband of Mrs Maurice Tate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Tate
Ada
Italy
Ae Ae
Sgt. Tate
Europe
Roy Tate
Maurice Tate
Missouri Village Swept by Flash Flood Five Dead
Newburg Missouri, in Phelps county, was hit by a flash flood from a nameless creek flooding the business district. Five people are dead including the mayor's wife and daughter. Jo Ann Williams, 8, is still missing. Sheriff and rescue crews assess damage at about a half million dollars plus railroad equipment losses. Louis De Shurley, 50, helped save Ruth Williams, 10, who witnessed her sister drown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburg
Phelps County
Walter B. Lavine
Jo Ann Williams
Ruth
Louis de Shurley
S. L. Baker
Bernadine
Floyd Courson
Darlene
Ozark Valley
G. W. Pate
Highway Patrol
Lavine
Frisco
Wheat Marketing At Eldorado Hit By Car Shortage
A severe shortage of railroad freight cars froze wheat marketing in Eldorado Oklahoma’s large grain shipping center. Four elevators halted buying as 31 cars averaged 1600 bushels apiece had shipped, with over 40 cars stored idle. Harvesters dumped wheat in fields as crews worked, and less than a third of the crop had been harvested or shipped. Local official D L Jones urged more cars while Panhandle growers plowed under poor yields and losses in Cimarron Bea ver Texas counties. Enid area foresees midweek to peak harvest as shipping resumes next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preas
Eldorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Jackson County
Altus
Texas
D. L. Jones
Panhandle
T. C.ichardson
Farmer Stockman
Richardson
Cimarron County
Beaver County
Texas County
Tyrone-Hooker
Enid
Tenney Promoted to First Lieutenant in Liberator Unit
Ralph E. Tenney, 22, co pilot in the 461st Bomb Group a 15th AAF B 24 Liberator unit, has been promoted to first lieutenant. Overseas since October, he aided bombing attacks on Nazi targets in Italy and the Eastern Front, supported Russian forces, and helped defeat German divisions in Northern Italy. He entered the RAF in 1943 and trained at Lubbock Texas. His father Arthur B. Tenney lives in Stratford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Tenney
461St
15Th Aaf
Austria
Germany
Italy
Lt. Tenney
RAF
Army Air Field
Lubbock
Tex
Arthur B. Tenney
Stratford
McDonald Fighting In South Pacific
Seaman First Class Sampson N. McDonald entered service in July 1943 and serves in the South Pacific. He has been stationed on New Guinea Saipan and Guam as crew of the first ship to dock. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W McDonald now in California formerly near Roff. A brother Omega J McDonald S 2 ce entered service November 28 1944 and also serves in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson N. McDonald
South Pacific
New Guinea
Saipan
Guam
Seaman McDonald
J. W. McDonald
California
Roff
Omega J McDonald
Pilot Assigned to 1551st AAF Base Unit
The officer from the Delaney Oil company becomes a pilot assigned to the 1551st Army Air Forces Base Unit. Before serving overseas on 7 1944 he trained as a type aircraft instructor at Osep po. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J G Witherspoon of 423 South Highland. Spider webs measure about .00015 inch in diameter in a note on scientific instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaney Oil Company
1551St Army Air Forces Base
Oseppo
J. G. Witherspoon
South Highland
Scott Ferris Dies After Long Political Career
Oklahoma City reports funeral services scheduled for June 10 for Scott Ferris 67 a longtime Democratic political figure who died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Ferris served as U S congressman from Oklahoma's sixth district from 1907 to 1921 and held roles in the territorial and first state legislatures. He lived in Lawton and was born in Missouri in 1877. He was predeceased by his wife, survived by two nephews, and left no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Scott Ferris
Oklahoma
Ferris
U. S. Congress
Atrnoon
Comanche County
U. S
Lawton
Bill Ferris
Gilbert Ferris
Albany
New York
Neoscho
Kansas City School of Law
House of Representatives
Oklahoma Territorial
U. S. Senate
J. Weld
Ada Youth Fights aboard Cruiser at Okinawa
George S. Johnson 23 fireman second class USNR son of Mr and Mrs W B Johnson Route 5 Ada fought aboard a heavy cruiser as it bombarded Okinawa. The ship faced repeated Japanese air attacks with effective AA fire downing many enemy planes. Johnson graduated Ada High School and attended East Central before enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Johnson
USNR
W. B. Johnson
Ada
Okinawa
Johnson
Ada High School
East Central
Army Man Trained Here Liberated
Pfc. James W. McCoy of Yale Til trained at East Central during the aviation program. He went overseas and was captured January 6, 1945 and liberated April 13 when American forces overran a prison camp. He wrote friends in Ada that he was not treated too roughly but lost about 40 pounds as a prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
James W. McCoy
Yale, Til
East Central
McCoy
Ada
Marine General Urges Buying of War Bonds
Bri Gen. Franklin A. Hart of the 4th Marine Division issues a statement urging all Americans to buy war bonds. He says bonds are fighting power and direct influence on events in combat areas, urging investment beyond living costs to support country and troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bri
Franklin A. Hart
USM
4Th Marine Division
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Gouge Brothers
Four Soldiers
Pontofoc County
G. B. Gouge
Ft. Worth
Pvt
John Gouge
J. C
Pvt. Gouge
Gladys Gouge
East
Sixteenth
Lloyd Gouge
William Gouge
Porter Roberts
Frank Crabtree
England
Kiel
Bremen
Saarbrucken
Hanover
Berlin
34Th Bombardment Group
Third Air Division
England-Africa
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Kelly Field
le Moine Blake Crabtree
E. R. Crabtree
William Derrick
Distinguished Flying Cross
Brannon
Haly
Pyt. Murray
Floyd Murray
Adans
S. S. Munsey
McAnally
Houston Foster
Johnny Foster
Charles Hammond
Charles B. Hammond
Wallace Ter
Helen Foster
Barbara Lou
Hammond
C. W. Hammond
Coal County
Darso
Frimian
Wagoner
Harso
Friman
Witherspoon
Malcolm Floyd
Virginia
Missouri Village
Tenney
Liberator
McDonald
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