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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
1
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower observed cadets in full dress khaki and steel helmets marching in review at the United States Military Academy West Point on a sunny June day.
Ada’s police officer Paul Corbin, with a 1945 motorcycle, warns drivers to observe stop signs to avoid arrests. Since his return, motorists have been more vigilant at signs and Mayor Guy Thrash supports department actions.
Senate vote 47 to 33 backed a three year extension of the presidents authority to cut tariffs via trade agreements. Eisenhower attended a New York City parade and reviewed cadets at West Point en route to a homecoming visit and ceremonial sword presentation.
U S Army reports 450 B 29 Superfortresses dropped 3000 tons of incendiaries on Shizuoka Toyohashi and Fukuokas of Kyushu during a major fire raid. Tokyo radio said fires raged hours, while Omura and Omuta were also bombed as part of the broader campaign.
US forces drive toward Okinawa southern coast as tanks clear caves and beaches. Japanese troops resist in Mabuni area while many fighters and civilians leap into the sea or surrender. Major General Archibald Arnold’s Seventh Division advances amid cave systems and heavy fighting.
Oklahoma City June 20. President Joe C. Scott of the state board of agriculture said a starch industry representative visited Oklahoma to study grain sorghums as a potential new market. He noted demand for heavier starch production and interest from tapioca industries as a possible future use.
Maj. Fern D. Petty of Oklahoma City argues Filipino police neglect duties much like Oklahoma Highway Patrol. He notes his police training school mirrors patrol standards in course content and graduate pledge, and he communicated this to State Safety Commissioner J. M. Gentry.
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On Okinawa June 20 a U S Marine Lt Rex White saw a Japanese man acting oddly on a beach. The man used clothing to spell Send me to your boat and wrote in the sand that he was a correspondent. A patrol collected him and he proved to be a Japanese officer.
Gus Davis chief clerk in Governor Kerr's office resigns effective July 1 to join the FENTER refining company at Wynnewood Oklahoma. He leaves after serving in Oklahoma state government and will relocate for the new position.
Allied headquarters in Rome says a program implementing the Belgrade accord on Venezia Giulia has been signed. The plan covers boundary delineation, Yugoslav troops under Allied command in the Mediterranean theater, use of Trieste and Pola ports, and trust arrangement pending postwar peace.
A large four engine aircraft built by Douglas Aircraft company has been delivered to the army for General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The interior matches the Roosevelt personal plane, including sleeping quarters an electrically equipped galley a conference room and a desk similar to the MacArthur flying headquarters.
The United States and 49 other nations voted to exclude Franco's regime from the new world league while it remains in power. The unanimous decision cited the regime's Nazi-Fascist Axis backing and was welcomed at a Madrid inquiry.
Glenn V. Carmichael former supervisor of driver license examiners for Oklahoma DPS has been assigned to the National Safety Council Washington headquarters. He left the state safety department years ago to join the council as a driver license consultant and later moved to the national headquarters in Chicago. His home is Sayre and his father H. F. Carmichael has long represented Beckham County in the Oklahoma House.
The Service Chevrolet Co. faced a charge of selling eight cars above OPA ceiling prices but the case was dismissed in federal court on Tuesday afternoon. Judge Eugene Rice dismissed the action after findings based on open questions rather than records, and company head George MacRobert emphasized continued adherence to basic business principles. Senator Homer Ferguson provided a quoted perspective on policy clarity.
The government led by President Truman ordered action to recall thousands of idle workers in vital war sectors. The WLB and ODT directed efforts to end five strikes while an army seizure occurred at a war plant.
On June 7 Mrs. Evans believed a war department report that her husband Sgt. Gwendell Evans of the Field Artillery in the Fifteenth Army in Germany had been killed in action was erroneous. A later reply confirmed the first notification was inaccurate.
Washington June 20 The army announced Frances Beckerdite of Altus Oklahoma and David Thompson Dunford of Oklahoma City have been promoted from second to first lieutenant in a standard officer rank advancement set forth by the service.
A proposal suggests adding flat map representations for Germany and Japan to globes. Advocates argue flat models could aid teaching geography and contemporary world relations.
Under a new state aid law the state board of education meets to draft regulations for an auditing division. Four examiners will supervise that districts spend allocated funds for maintenance transportation salaries as directed by the legislature. Clay Kerr named director of the division and Crabb outlines the procedure.
Carl E. Thurman of the 50th Field Artillery Battalion received the Bronze Star for heroism on November 14 1944 near Saney sur Nied France. He laid and repaired a wire line under direct artillery and mortar fire to keep communications for accurate batta n fire adjustment during the Nied River assault crossing.
Salt Lake City reports a family bowling match with three generations. James M. Kirkham edged out his son Arno and his grandson Kreg to win the competition.
S. K. Grant district supervisor R. W. Simpson and W. D. Little met in Tulsa with state representatives to accelerate Series E bond purchases. They warned the state risks missing its quota this month without vigorous sales, stressing past success and current effort. Lt. Jim Lainie Maclee spoke in Ada about a former bond drive. Lt. Lucas recently returned from the Pacific.
The speaker warned the Pacific campaign nears Japanese homeland and fears back home may abandon support. Lt. Lucas said extermination of the Japanese race is needed before surrender, while Pontotoc County must buy over 16 000 dollars in bonds daily though recent totals run about 9 000.
Chungking reports Chinese troops have reached within three miles of the former American air field at Liuchow and press toward the city’s southern and western suburbs. An important rail junction six miles southwest has been recaptured as fighting rages in surrounding areas.
A Tulsa committee of the American War Dads moved to obtain extra ration points for returning service men, especially prisoners of war. Chairman W. G. Skelly said a “build up” diet would help soldiers during civilian rationing restrictions.
Cigarettes were more plentiful in New York stores today though supply centers on new or lesser known brands. Joseph Grossman, president of the Independent Retail Tobacco Dealers association, said the market is developing with efforts to improve distribution.
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