Leon Phillips Switches to Republican Party
The Ada Weekly News comments on Leon Phillips returning to the Republican fold after four years as Oklahoma governor as the Democratic voters had supported him. The paper questions the timing and speculates he may seek the U S senate nomination next year if the party swing continues, urging Democrats not to reward such switches.
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Leon Phillips
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Rtg
Phillips
United States
Oklahoma
Heroes and horizons in wartime skies and rural growth
The piece extols aerial warfare heroes and the rapid male effort in air combat. It contrasts sky heroes with land battles, lauds American youth and national resolve, and comments on rural Oklahoma’s growing Hereford beef cattle farming and improving homesteads. It notes frustration with war industry cost inflation and anticipates Italy's likely exit by September 1.
Love as the mark of true Christian life in John
W E G summarizes how John the beloved apostle emphasizes love as the centerpiece of Christian life, aligning with Peter and Paul on core faith virtues. He notes authorship debates, the transformation of John, and love as evidence of passing from death to life.
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the Apostle
John
Peter
Paul
Ephesus
Matthew
Mark
Luke
Apostle
Jesus
Causes of Modern Wars and War-Wary Future Vision
The piece cites Hoover and Gibson arguing wars arise from deep-seated dynamics rather than wicked rulers. It weighs German and Japanese minds, questions wartime awareness, and stresses peaceful economic political settlements as cures while noting wartime myths and the need for caution against complacent powers. It also mentions food efforts in Ada with women canning and the Ada Chamber of Commerce trading square to aid farmers, plus a brief note on boll weevil impact and cotton prospects depending on rain and temperatures.
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Herbert Hoover
Hugh Gibson
Collier’s
Japan
North America
Europe
Hitler
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Main Street
Tough Training Makes Disabled Doughboys Fit To Fight
Milton Brown, Pfc. from McMillan Michigan, a thigh wound survivor at the U S army rehabilitation center in England, rapidly gains strength and plays field hockey. The center blends rehab, convalescence and development aims to return men to units, with a second, larger facility planned. Major Stinchfield notes earlier programs failed to predict soldier capacity. now men progress from D to A groups through graded training, drills, and marches back to combat readiness.
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Tom Wolf
NEA
England
Milton Brown
Pfc
McMillan
Mich
Africa
Brown
U. S. Army
Frank E. Stinchfield
New York
Clyde Reed
Cleveland
Ohio
Jack Middleton
Crisfield
McMillan, Mich
Oklahoma Cash System Near End Of Second Year
Oklahoma's cash system reaches the end of its second year with a $6.5 million cash on hand for the new year and $7.5 to $8 million more available to cut state debt. The state debt tally stands at $28,376,680, down $13 million since 1941. Surpluses are expected, with potential debt-free goals hinted for Governor Kerr's administration. Taxpayers save on interest as surpluses reduce future obligations.
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Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Phillips
Kerr
Mussolini Ordered Island Surrender Pantelleria
Pantelleria reports forced capitulation after intensified Allied bombing and dwindling supplies. Brig. Gen. Achille Maffei says Admiral Pavesi conveyed Mussolini’s decision after a day of severe bombardment and three days without food or water.
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Pantelleria
Mussolini
Achille Maffei
Gino Pavesi
Maffei
Rainbow Division vets seek return to active duty
Brig. Gen. Harry Collins says World War I Rainbow Division veterans want reactivation for World War II. He notes letters of re-enlistment from veterans abroad and aims to activate the original unit if allowed. Collins and staff are at Camp Gruber ahead of July 14 ceremonies with Maj. Gen. John E. Sloan attending Chamber of Commerce events.
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Muskogee
Harry Collins
Chamber of Commerce
Africa
Australia
England
Collins
Camp Gruber
John E. Sloan
88Th
Labor shortage cripples harvest as soldiers unavailable
Farm labor shortage deepens at Lawton as Fort Sill authorities refuse to release about 500 soldiers for harvest. Col Perkins notes soldiers are under mandatory training. Farm labor supervisor Louis Tomlinson says farmers face critical delays with hay, wheat, and cotton awaiting harvest.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
Calvin Horn
Col
K. S. Perkins
Horn
Louis Tomlinson
Lieut Snoddy of Stratford Missing In Pacific Area
First Lieut Richard A. Snoddy of Stratford is reported missing in action in the Pacific. He volunteered in 1941 from Denison Texas and trained in California before earning his wings in 1942. He served as a B-17 pilot on missions against Japan near Guadalcanal. His brother Bill Snoddy is a bombardier in North Africa.
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Richard A. Snoddy
Stratford
Pacific
Ruth Goodwin Snoddy
Wewoka
Snoddy
War Department
Denison
Texas
Supreme Court Overrules Flag Salute Ruling
The U S Supreme Court abandoned its 1940 stance and ruled that public school pupils with religious scruples cannot be forced to salute the American flag. Justice Jackson wrote for the majority with dissent from Justices Roberts Reed and Frankfurter.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Jehovah’s Witnesses
West Virginia Board of Education
Roberts
Reed
Frankfurter
Minersville
Pennsylvania
Stone
Black
Douglas
Murphy
Venereal Diseases Restrict U S Armed Service Recruits
The Public Health Service told Congress that among 21 to 35 year olds, 47.7 per 1000 were syphilis positive in a study of 2 million selects across 44 states, with higher rates among negroes in a southern state. Rejections due to venereal disease could exceed 610,000 if trends hold.
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Washington
Congress
Armed Services
House Appropriations Committee
Public Health Service
Thomas Parran
R. A. Vanderler
The
Health Service
New Mexico
Texaco
Arizona
Oklahoma
Texas
Soldier classes begin at C U and A M in Oklahoma
Nearly 1,000 uniformed soldiers attend university training as part of the army's specialized college program. About 597 soldiers enroll at the University of Oklahoma in Norman and 422 at Oklahoma A M College in Stillwater. They study for technical service jobs while living in military quarters under army discipline.
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Army
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
New Pricing Rules for Newer Products Adopted
Local rationing board members say new pricing methods may be used by manufacturers only for articles not priced under prior provisions and not sold during the March 1942 base period. The amendment limits use to new products and excludes makers already governed by OPA pricing.
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OPA
Miners' Work Stoppage Slashes Coal Output
Washington report shows week ended June 5 bituminous production fell to 3,050,000 tons from 11,940,900 tons the prior week and anthracite output dropped to 137,000 tons from 1,352,000 tons as Secretary Ickes announced.
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Washington
Ickes
Jap Hunters Are Fair Game For U S Fighter Planes
In the South Pacific Japanese tactics shift to hunting American aircraft. A 40 to 50 plane Japanese formation over the Russell Islands yielded about 33 shot down, with six U S planes lost and two rescued. Bombers struck Beugainville and Malaita as U S forces pressed raids on Solomons, Buka, and Aleutians bases.
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Hamilton W. Faron
Washington
South Pacific
Russell Islands
Solomons
Navy
Guadalcanal
Maine
Army
U. S
Buka
Beugainville Island
Mitsubishi
Malaita
Pacific
Aleutians
Former Legislative Employee Sentenced in Perjury Case
Oklahoma City June 14. Harry Pennicker of Waurika, ex chief clerk of the state house, was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading no contest to perjury before Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught. A $100 fine was imposed and Pennicker was placed on probation requiring payment within 30 days.
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Oklahoma City
Harry Pennicker
Waurika
Chlerk
State House of Representatives
Edgar S. Vaught
Vaught
Pennicker
Charles E. Dierker
U. S
Dierker
E. W. Marland
Statehouse
J. T. Daniel
House
Howard B. “Pete” Drake
Ponca City
Marland
Daniel
Drake
Stillwater Reports Minimal Venereal Disease Among 4000 Troops
Stillwater officials report an almost total absence of venereal disease among more than 4,000 service personnel stationed there. Col Howard M. Yost said a recent survey of soldiers sailors WAVES and SPARS found only one case, contracted before arrival. He credited county health unit and law enforcement for effective disease control.
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Stillwater
Howard M. Yost
Yost
Ty County
Farmers Request 30 Day Furloughs for Sons in Wheat Harvest
El Reno Oklahoma June 14. Canadian county farmers pressed for help in the wheat harvest ask for 30 day furloughs from armed services for sons brothers and other relatives. Chester C Coleman administrative assistant of the county AAA office said several letters were written to commanding officers seeking furloughs but he had not learned if any were granted.
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EL Reno
Armed Services
Chester C. Coleman
AAA
Two women leave theater barefoot in sudden downpour
Two stylish young women exit a theater in Orangeburg as a heavy rainstorm begins. They pause to adjust their footwear then walk off barefoot through the rain, each carrying her shoes tucked under an arm.
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Orangeburg
S. C
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