Eisenhower Credits Unified Allied Force For D Day Success
Gen Eisenhower praised the D Day invasion as a success only because air sea and ground arms fought as a single unified force. He warned against separate wars and noted the Ardennes counteroffensive marked German doubts. The press conference covered war unity and postwar cooperation.
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Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Europe
Marshal von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Eifel
Saar
Reich
Rundstedt
von Rundstedt
Rom
Germany
Patton
Alexander M. Patch
Hitler
North Africa
Normandy
Karl Doenitz
Russia
Mulde River
Families Fiances To Join Servicemen In Europe
The War Department said dependents and fiances of servicemen in occupied Europe may join them when conditions permit. In a letter to Rep. Margaret Chase Smith John W. Martyn stated the department is aware of the desirability and will relax restrictions as conditions allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Europe
Margaret Chase Smith
John W. Martyn
Stimson
Early End to Potato Shortage Seen Across Cities
The Associated Press reports an early potato crop, big as 64.0 million bushels, should end shortages as 1945 supplies reach markets. Cities like Portland Maine and St. Louis note limited spuds, while Boston lacks dried beans. meat eggs and poultry remain scarce and fresh vegetables are plentiful. Archeologists suggest ancient beavers weighed up to 400 pounds, though modern beavers vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Portland
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
War Food Administration
Ig A
Boston
Army War Prisoners To Learn Truth Of American Life
Brigadier General B M Bryan Jr outlined a U S Army plan to re educate 370000 German POWs through books films and newspapers. He said the effort aims to show the American way of life emphasize individual freedom and separate Nazis from non Nazis while avoiding propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
B. M. Bryan, Jr
McGraw-Hill Company
Bryan
Germany
America
County 4-H Stock Feeders Eligible for New Bonds Scholarships Contest
Pontotoc county 4-H club members compete with state clubs for 9100 in war bonds and scholarships in a 4-H livestock achievement contest. Prizes include 100 war bonds per county winner and seven scholarships across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
John A. Brown Company
Oklahoma City
Brown Dunkin Company
Tulsa
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Stillwater
Oklahoma
WMC Office Here Has Double Goal
War Manpower Commission controls to keep war industry staffed with flexibility to prevent local unemployment. Ada area manager Robert P. Wood notes region wide application through Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas with focus on local labor supply and war demand. Railroads and food processing, lumber, coal, ship repair drive immediate staffing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Manpower Commission
Ada
Robert P. Wood
United States Employment Service
Wood
Oklahoma City
Dave Vandivier
WMC
Japan
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
War Production Board Lifts Restrictions on Electrical Appliances
Washington June 16 The war production board lifted the prohibition on manufacturing about 50 types of household and commercial electrical appliances. The move signals reconversion of an industry with about 200 companies that produced 60 million dollars worth of toasters heaters dry shavers waffle irons and other electric goods before civilian production stopped three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Greater returns for amount in vested
Classified ad notes higher yields on investments tied to vesting plans. It highlights better rates and longer terms for Ada residents seeking retirement or equity growth through vested accounts. The notice emphasizes trust strategies and projected income stability.
OPA Boosts Lard Oil Ration to 12 Points a Pound
The OPA ordered a two point increase in ration values for lard shorten ing and salad cooking oils effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday. The new value is 12 points per pound up from 10, raising the second boost in a month and the fifth since year start. Most industrial fats and oil allotments will be trimmed for the July-September quarter. butter and margarine values unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
German Admits He Shot Yank Flier
Peter Back, 37, at a military commission in Ahrweiler, Germany, confessed to shooting an American flier who parachuted near Priest in August. The case closed quickly with Maj. Theodore K. Irwin presenting no final argument. Verdict due in days from Lt. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow. maximum penalty is death by hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Yarbrough
Ahrweiler
Germany
Peter Back
Priest
Theodore K. Irwin
Dallas
Tex
Leonard T. Gerow
Two Men Burned to Death Identified
Bodies of two men burned in a Sperry Oklahoma crash were identified as William J. Blakeley 17 and David Thomas Stewart Richmond California shipyard workers. They were en route to Perryville Arkansas. Identification came from a social security card on Stewart. The other driver Jess Clarence Daugherty 35 Sperry died in Tulsa hospital. Stewart carried $1000 in cash and war bonds. Blakeley had about $300.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sperry
Phil Heffner
William J. Blakeley
David Thomas Stewart
Richmond
Calif
Perryville
Ark
Stewart
Jess Clarence Daugherty
Auto
California
Blakeley
Ada Physician on State Health Board
Five medical doctors an osteopath a dentist an administrator and an engineer were named by Gov. Kerr to a new nine member state health board. The group begins July 1 and will appoint a health commissioner.
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Oklahomacity
Robert S. Kerr
Board of Health
Boa
Kerr
Grady F. Mathews
Charles R. Rountree
Oklahoma City
M. D
A. G. Reed
Tulsa
Osteopath
Charles Ed White
Muskogee
T. H. McCarley
McAlester
Catherine Brydyn
Ada
R. L. Loy
Oklahoma City General Hospital
How to Use Corn Syrup to Stretch Sugar in Canning
Mrs Jessie Morgan explains fruit ripeness for lower sugar needs and substitutes with corn syrup in various ratios. A medium syrup covers two quarts of fruit. darker syrup suits dark fruits. The guide lists estimated yields for fruit and vegetables and notes on freezing and preserving flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Morgan
Just Offhand Fishermen Have Own Methods of Snagging Em
A Tulsa fishing column notes a Tulsa Oil Co employee ties a fly to a leader behind a plug to lure bass, aiming for a three pound strike simultaneous with a twin hook. In Muskogee county the Seventh War Loan drive exceeded its quota by 258 467 25 dollars though the individual bond target remains short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brisco
Tulsa
Okla
Dan C. Rowe
Tulsa Oil Company
Muskogee
Muskogee County
Hardin C. Nelson
Nelson
McIntosh County
Can Them At Grand Lake The Fisherman Says
An interviewed fisherman near Elm Branch proclaims he cans crappie rather than fry them. He uses a pressure cooker to preserve the fish in fruit jars, claiming the taste beats canned salmon on cold winter days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Branch
Grand Lake
Or Aggravate Em The Bass Angler Of Grove
N W Irons, who runs a cabin a mile south of Grove, claims bass temper a mystery but notes persistent anglers can provoke bites. He explains a tactic of repeated casts into the same spot until a bass strikes, sometimes after several misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Irons
Grove
Grand Lake
Irons
Bass
Gearhart vows to keep fishing after war changes life
Sapulpa publisher Gabe Gearhart recalls giving up golf and bowling for the war and now plans to spend weekends at his cabin near Bernice on Grand Lake fishing for what Irons calls adult bass, showing his lasting love of the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe Gearhart
Sapulpa
Gearhart
Bernice
Grand Lake
Irons
Announcer Turns To Ministry After Radio Work
HONOLULU June 18 A 19 year old radio announcer from Arkansas City Kansas and Ponca City is joining the Seabees then pursuing the ministry. John F E Skinner six feet six inches tall weighs 196 pounds serves as seaman first class and fills in as a substitute for a chaplain. He attends Honolulu Bible school off duty and plans to study at Southwestern College Winfield Kansas then Perkins School of Theology Dallas after the war. His parents Mr and Mrs John W Skinner reside in Arkansas City and he was active in the First Methodist church youth organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
John FE. Skinner
Arkansas City
Kans
Ponca City
Skinner
Seabee Advance
Oahu Island
Arkansas Fights Federal Claim To State Lands
Arkansas land commissioner Claude Rankin traveled to Washington to argue before the Serre committee that the federal government cannot divest states of lands submerged under navigable waters. He supports measures to quiet title in several states and warns Ickes coast leasing could jeopardize state submerged land titles.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Washington
Serre
Claude Rankin
House
Judiciary Committee
Interior
Harold Ickes
California
Ickes
Rankin
Kerr Refuses to Recognize Federal Ruling on Paris Case
Oklahoma Governor Robert Kerr said he will not recognize the federal district court ruling sustaining a civil service commission effort to unseat Highway Commissioner France Paris until ordered by the U S Supreme Court. The highway department will operate as a state agency until the high court rules.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Federal District Court
Civil Service Commission
France
Paris
United States Supreme Court
Oklahoma Highway Department
Supreme Court
Kerr
Federal
State Highway Department
Court of Final Jurisdiction
Ada News Wants Large Clean Cotton Rags
Classified note from Ada News announces purchase of large clean cotton rags. No contact details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
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Martyn
Army
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
Truman
White House
Joseph Davies
London
Wm. D. Leahy
NEA
C. H. Hailey
County Broiser
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Daggs
West Twelfth
H. G. Ware
Extension Poultryman
Rhode Island
German
Yank Flier
State Health Board
Jeff Farley
Homer Homer
Etta Blackburn
Myrtle Blackburn
Tom Bennett
Lee Carney
Raymond Beams
Edith
Stella Johns
Katheryn Johnson
Lethea Landrith
Homer Club
Phasie Ian Ig
Ssesavne
F. Paris
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