Oklahoma War Time Building Era Foreseen
The Ada Weekly News discusses a large state building program as war production shifts to peace. It highlights highways farm to market roads and civic projects funded by Kerr administration, plus added job opportunities from construction and county planning as Oklahoma moves from war to peace. It notes fish and game efforts, quail protection, and food supply concerns. It also reflects on German attitudes after WWII, Pearl Buck on happiness, and sociological shifts including working women and community kitchens.
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Oklahoma
Kerr
Pearl Buck
Christian Church Defines Mission to a Lost World
The article argues the church exists to preach the gospel and bring salvation to a fallen world. It reflects on early Jewish resistance to paganism, the spread of Christianity led by Paul, and Antioch as the origin of the term Christian. It also comments on postwar diplomacy and urging public bond purchases.
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Christian Church
Lost World
Israel
Greece
Jerusalem
Babylon
Paul
Antioch
Syria
Antiochs
Seleucus Nakator
Orontes
Planes raids Kwajalein survivors mainly by past war
U S Marines and Army forces describe life on Kwajalein Atoll after combat ended. Air and sea bombardments reduced Japanese positions on Mille Jaluit Maloelap and Wotje. Kwajalein hosts daily air traffic with 175 planes landings, beaches marked by war ruins and modern runways while garrison troops cope with heat, bugs and longing for home.
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Sherman Montrose
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Pacific
Sam
Mille
Jaluit
Maloelap
Wotje
Fourth Marine Air Wing
Louis E. Woods
Fredonia
N. Y
Iwo Jima
Saipan
Raymond Clavper
G.j.’S
Kwajalein Klipper
Post Exchange
WXLG
Army Forces Radio Service
Tokyo Rose
Prairie hay cutting times affect yield and nutrition
Dr. A. H. Kuhlman of Oklahoma A&M says July cuts give the highest yield and feed value. Early cuts allow late summer or fall grazing, while September cuts produce almost no second growth.
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A. H. Kuhlman
Oklahoma
A. & M. College
Hereford Region Tour and Oklahoma Farm Events Set
A two day tour of the Hereford country in southern and central Oklahoma begins June 21 from the county agent’s office in Oklahoma City. The group will visit Duncan, Chickasha, Ada, and the Hereford country. The second annual field day at the Oklahoma vegetable research station near Bixby is set for June 28 at 5 p.m. The program runs late afternoon into evening. Military notices list dead, missing, wounded, and POWs with names and towns across Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Hereford Heaven
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Duncan
Chickasha
Ada
Hereford
Bixby
Early clipping advised to cut weeds in meadows
Roy Dawson Lincoln county soil conservation chairman says mowing meadows early reduces weeds and rat tail grasses, improving forage quality and preventing spread.
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Roy Dawson
Lincoln County Soil Conservation Chairman
Custom combines plentiful in Woods county harvest season
A plentiful supply of custom combines was reported in Woods county. Harvest hands are on the scarce list, however.
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Woods County
Wesley Martin Appointed County Farm Labor Assistant
Wesley Martin is named the new county farm labor assistant in McClain County according to County Agent L. J. James. He will oversee labor placements during the peak farm labor season.
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Wesley Martin
McClain County
L. J. James
Martin
Soil samples tested in Muskogee county program
One hundred ninety eight soil samples have been tested in Muskogee county agent Ira Hollar's office since Jan. 1. This service is extended to any farmer in the county who wishes to determine whether his soil needs agricultural limestone and phosphorus.
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Muskogee County
Ira Hollar
Pacific Fighting Reflected In New Casualties Lists
Army and navy casualties announced through the OWI include Oklahoma names. Navy dead Cpl. W. A. Pickard Norman and PR 1/c G. E. Smith Comanche. Navy missing Lt (jg) J. M. Bouldin Ryan and Baker 3/e L. O. Echols Warner. Navy wounded Sgt. F. H.
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Locust Grove
B. A. Zeig
Wewoka
Pacific
J. R. Cluck
Broken Bow
J. D. Rich
Ardmore
Henry Killian, Jr
Route 1
T. P. Sneckner
Duncan
B. F. Milford
Vinita
E. L. McDaniel
Yale
Manuel Silva
And
E. A. Allen
Route 3
Hooker
W. E. Barber
Blackwell
R. L. Bates
Stillwater
S. C. Blackmore
Texhoma
J. Y. Buff
McAlester
Junior L. Caudill
Catherine Caudill
Konawa
C. J. Caveny
Rush Springs
Dude Clark
A. L. Fry
RFD
Omega
C. H. Fulbright
Hanson
G. A. Henderson
Sayre
J. A. Hendrickson
Beggs
N. R. Hiner
Keyes
E. B. Jim
Pawnee
B. W. Johnson
Mannsville
J. P. Manning
A. R. Westmoreland
Marietta
F. L. Williams
McCurtain
G. V. Barnett
T. I. Black
Earlsboro
C. F. Fehr
Madill
Leon E. Svender
Florence Glidewell
Army
Navy
OWI
W. A. Pickard
Norman
G. E. Smith
Comanche
J. M. Bouldin
Ryan
Baker
L. O. Echols
Warner
F. H
Musical Marine Writes Tune At Front
Marine Sgt Alfred Carbuto wrote Get Your Gear On We’re Moving Out Again during the Cape Gloucester Hill 660 assault. The Fighting Fifth’s marching song, it was recorded by Marines on a Pacific island, published by Broadcast Music Inc., and introduced on air in New York before his Quantico posting.
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New York
Alfred Carbuto
Cape Gloucester
Fighting Fifth
Pacific Islands
Broadcast Music, Inc
Carbuto
Quantico
Saddest soldier greets homeward bound men at Gruber
Cpl. Frank H. Hollister of Painted Post New York reports for duty greeting 50 to 75 men daily at Camp Gruber who have 85 discharge points and are set to go home. Hollister, a Alaska veteran, has 84 points. In Portland Oregon Patrolman Frank Pratt answered an emergency call then helped deliver a baby and phoned his wife for instructions.
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Muskogee
Okla
Camp Gruber
Frank H. Hollister
Painted Post
N.Y
Hollister
Alaska
Portland
Ore
Frank Pratt
Poultry Vaccination Timing For Fall Laying Birds
R B Thomas head of the poultry department at A and M College says young chickens and turkeys should be vaccinated for chicken pox before 12 weeks if they are expected to lay this fall.
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R. B. Thomas
A. & M. College
Walter Regess Family Broiler Project Markets 300 Weekly
The Walter Regess family in the Breckinridge community of Garfield County operates a battery broiler project. Each Wednesday they market 300 dressed broilers, supplying local demand with a steady weekly sale.
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Walter Regess
Breckinridge
Garfield County
Germans in Spain During War Enjoying Luxuries and Relative Immunity
The article notes 20 000 to 50 000 Germans in Spain since the war began, living well as wealthy refugees. Diplomats and officials mostly remain out of sight while hundreds of technicians and business experts, deserters, and anti Nazi individuals also reside there. Spain’s officials view them as unwelcome guests but allow them to stay under restrictions.
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Charles Foltz
Hal Boyle
Madrid
Spain
Sigismud von Bibras
France
Reich
Sofvndus
Germany
Spanish
Foreign Ministry
Pierre Laval
Barcelona
Norfolk's 1945 46 Woman of the Year Maj Frances Cornick WAC
Maj Frances Sue Cornick WAC named Norfolk's outstanding woman of 1945 46 by the Business and Professional Women's Club. She served in Normandy after D Day earning a bronze star for her actions under fire and aiding fellow WACs. Her sister Mrs Tomandes accepted honors in France.
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WAZ
Norfolk
Frances Sue Cornick
WAC
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Cornick
Normandy
France
Ruxy
Tomanes
Mas. Cornick
New Days Old Ways Copper warming pans reused for warmth
Long-handled copper warming pans once ornamental in British homes were taken down this winter to warm beds. The devices, hanging as decorations, returned to a practical use amid colder months.
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London
Burglaries Push Bristol Merchants to Sleep at Stores
In Bristol England merchants fear crime waves after a series of burglaries. Storeowners report break ins with stockings and other wares stolen, prompting some to sleep in shops to guard stock and deter thieves.
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Bristol
England
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