FDR Signs Pay Bill Reforming Military Dependents Aid
Washington June 2. President Roosevelts signs a measure providing full federal payments to support service members dependents under a new policy tying aid to marital status and family relationships. The bill directs selective service to defer calls for certain dependents while broadening grouping of registrants.
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Washington
Rooseests
Core Ress
Inja
Servet
Caietorica
Minavitz
Shery Hones
Wickersham Rejects Wide Gas Rationing Claim
Washington dispatch reports Rep. Wickersham of Oklahoma disputed a Hare plan for nationwide gasoline rationing. He argued that if transportation limits justify rationing, similar constraints could force South Carolina to halt corn bread and cotton wear, noting excess in those crops locally and urging Roosevelt to avoid broad limits by utilizing existing regional facilities and reconditioning plants to relieve metropolitan congestion.
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Washington
Caroline
Hep. Hare
D.5. C
Wickersham
D.okls
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Delaney toSpeak at Ada Chamber Meeting on Rubber Shortage
Delaney will address the Ada Chamber of Commerce at the weekly luncheon. He will discuss the rubber shortage and current soap supply issues facing local industry, with emphasis on potential impacts for WA and nearby areas.
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Delaney
Ads Assisn
Ada, Chamber of Comeree
Leon Henderson budget cut approved by subcommittee
A House subcommittee approved a 95 million dollar appropriation for Leon Hendersons OPA offices, far below his request and about 60 percent of the proposed budget. Lawmakers said the OPA staff should be reduced, with about 13 thousand already employed and a need for greater economy in operation.
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Washington
Jy Price
Surveys Made For Determining Oil Pipeline Route
Government surveys map a proposed 380 mile oil line from Longview Texas to the Atlantic coast to relieve winter shortages. War Emergency Pipelines plans a coastal conduit with 300000 barrels daily capacity costing 35 to 40 million dollars. Major oil companies listed as participants include Cities Service Standard Oil Consolidated Texas Co Gulf Oil and Pan-American Petroleum among others.
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Tiliavis
Tekes
Eas
Ter
Aim
TT Comdatls
Atlantc
Seaboard
Longview
Arkansas
Missouri
Monros, le
Huey and
Cage
Little Man Wanted in Harlingen Training Array Gun Nery
Harlingen June 2 report describes a small recruit in training at a bomber crew base. The lad, about four and a half feet tall and 30 pounds, is learning to handle a holly gun within a bomber’s ball turret as seasoned gunners jog and drill in rough conditions.
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Harlingen
Texas
Geady
Steynd
Gasoline Stocks Decline in U S Week to June 20
New York June 24 up severe declines in U S gasoline stocks. American Petroleum Institute reports a weekly drop of about 2,147,000 barrels for the week ended June 20, sending total end-week gasoline stocks to around 1,000,000 barrels lower than prior week. Gasoline production fell 462,000 barrels while crude oil output rose to 3,720,800 barrels.
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New York
United States
Petroleum
Linslitsile
Car
Bertela
Crice
USO Fund Rises as Oakman District Reaches Quota
Oakman district residents became the first in the county to meet their USO drive quota, turning in funds and hosting a war film at Oakman school. Total receipts surpassed $1,000 with expectant figures rising toward $2,000 as volunteers continued collections countywide. The drive supports service clubs near military bases and abroad.
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Oakrarr
Ray Stegall
County Superintionales
Drive
Boswell
USO
Oakman
Opanien
Reuben Reed
S.C. Boswell
Bes Weil
Party of Draftees Leaving Sunday To Get Sendoff Here
Ada will bid farewell to a group of draft draftees Sunday morning as 25 more county men depart for pre service examinations. The sendoff, organized at Convention Hall by W. Manuel, chair, Kenneth Ambrose, a veteran of the all corps, will feature American Legion members and other local attendees in a supportive program.
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Ada
Plaig
Pogram
Nondin
Ila
Wage
Sy W. M @manuel
Kenneth Ambrose
All Corps
Uipal
American Legion
Arbvo ™ Caet Samt
Ickes Thwarts Rubber Mat Theft Mystery at Interior
Interior Secretary Ickes announced that a loss of large rubber mats from the department storage was resolved. Mats, weighing about 180 pounds each and featuring Indian designs, were reportedly moved to protect the collection from theft.
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Washington
Hatralel L. Ickes
Amd
Pudue Buildings Administration
Constitution Avenue
Tekese
PBA
Turther
Canada Raises Taxes Amid War Effort
Ottawa reports a sharp increase in income taxes advised by Finance Minister FL Milpy. The government plans to deduct more from weekly pay and issue refunds, framing the measure as needed before victory nears. Strong entities include Ottawa and the Finance Ministry. The text notes wartime funding and tax policy changes.
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Ottawa
Finence
FL. Milpy
Vietory
Enemy Submarines Strike Caribbean Shipping Annihilates Vessels
Wartime reports reveal enemy submarines sunk 19 UN merchant ships over 32 days in the Caribbean with heavy losses and many missing or dead. Casualties run high among crews and passengers as survivors recount peril and suffering after multiple torpedo attacks and ship sinkings along the Atlantic routes.
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Jeb Main
United Nations
New England
Hensley in Serious Condition After Workplace Shooting
O L Hensley a glass plant worker remained in serious condition after a shooting incident on Monday. County Attorney Wayne Lewis said an airport project worker was still being evaluated. Officers had not located a key witness, a woman reported as the sole eyewitness. Each man claimed the other fired first.
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O L. Hensley
Pistel
Wayne Lewis
Hensley
Sitdown Strike Blocks Akron Tire Plant Action
Sit down strike by General Tire and Rubber Co. workers idles 509 employees and halts production at the Akron plant during wartime operations. Company officials say the walkout is unauthorized but may resume if cooperation from union leaders continues. International UAW president Dalrymple states the strike is not approved.
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Akron
Jung
Tre & Rubber Co
CHO United Rubber Workes
Te Thei Joba
Pearl Herber
Sherman FH
Delrympre
International Uaw
Dalrymple
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Teacher Retirement Measure Pushed for State Question SOG
The article notes support from over 24 000 voters for a response to postwar teacher shortages. It argues Oklahoma needs good teachers now and after the war, with current laws restricting participation in retirement plans. It advocates amending Article 5 to empower the state to enact such measures.
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Oklahoma
Oklehora
Tanks Lead Nazi Attacks On Sevastopol In Crimea Battle
Russian dispatches report German assault near Sevastopol with up to 30,000 infantry and hundreds of tanks. A German push focused on a narrow strip as Soviet forces mounted counterattacks and flanking fire to halt the advance, while another effort north of Sevastopol sought to recapture a hill and stalled on heavier losses.
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Moscow
Kharkey
Wkeaine
Savastopal
Crimea
Khar- Rov
Sevastopol
Sevastopot Gar
Peninwula
Serasetopol
Serastopol
Agsaul
Rory Star
Cement Plant Worker Seriously Injured In Fall
Johnny Cragin a 64 year old cement company worker at the OxeLahenta Portland Cement plant suffered serious injuries Tuesday afternoon after losing balance and falling through a window to a door while testing a bucket carrier He was taken to Verky View hospital for treatment Cragin had worked at the plant for about eight years
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Johnny Cragin
OxeLahenta Portland Cement Company
Ark
Vellkty View Hospital
Crest
Neve
Alriut
State Forecast Promises More Showers Across Oklahoma
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma may see additional showers as a hot sun dries wheat fields. Most of the state stayed dry overnight though a pinpoint location recorded 7.98 inches of rain. Forecast calls for probable showers with temperatures in the 70s.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Sushwates
Rommel Drives Fresh Troops as Egypt Battle Opens
Axis forces massed for a major push as Rommel’s troops launched a flanking maneuver around British defenses in Egypt. Allied reports described heavy bombardment and moving columns along the Libyan frontier aimed at outflanking London’s positions near El Alamein and Gambut.
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Associated Press
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Oklahoma Education Association Bill of Rights Plan
Linscheid and Procter join the CEA commission as Oklahoma Education Association members unveil a bulletin titled Be A History Maker. The bill of rights for children and youth is chaired by Professor Alice Sewers of the University of Oklahoma and forms part of the 1942 43 platform. Committee members include CB Howell Frank A Balyeat B B Wrinkle and others.
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Lin Linscheid
East Central
State College
der. Procter
Ada
Oklahoma Education Association
Potliig Commission
Oklahoma
South
Alice Sewers
Family Hle
University of Olle
Corm Mission
Oklahoma Echeatic i
Black
Bristow
Sais
CB Howell
Oklahoma City
Frank A. Balyeat
University of Oklahoma
B. B. Wrinkle
Oklahoma Cty
Backs
Recruiter Transferred to Ardmore Office in Navy
Navy recruiting officer OW. Bates toured the Ardmore area to assume duties as recruiter in charge. The move replaces MM. F. Ferris, reassigned to New York and Ada offices, with Ferris relocating within the Ardmore district to a new posting.
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OW. Bates
Navy
Inez
Ardmore
MM. F. Ferris
New Yorks Barrier
Ada
Sentinote Mfive
Chinese Take Koweiqi From Japanese Forces
Chinese communique reports recapture of Koweiqi in Kiang province halting a Japanese advance toward the Chekiang Kaizsi railway. It notes 15,500 Japanese troops beginning a new drive in Chekiang toward Lishui, while a Japanese column pressed near Shanta and Ure. An airfield at Hangchow saw pilots killed in a blast during takeoff.
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Kiangs
Koweoiki
Chekiong-Kaigsi
Chekiary
Kienggi
Hatgchow
Lishui
Tase
Nanchang
Shanta
Kwaiki Fou
Japan
Hangchow
Chehiang
Staunchy
Oklahoma vote registration opens for July 14 primary
Oklahoma voters begin a ten day registration for those newly qualified and transferring electors. Officials estimate over a million residents may register to vote in the July 14 primary as questions about status are clarified. The 1940 general election turnout and war pressures influence expectations for participation.
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Pyer
Oklahoma
William Cordell
Late Election Board
Sred
Dutch Queen Wilhelmina Arrives in Massachusetts for Vacation
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrives in Massachusetts from Ottens Canada with her daughter Princess Juliata and granddaughters Princess Beatrix and Irene. They plan a definite vacation at the seaside, staying at a residence linked to Lloyd of Kinderhook, New York, and Philadelphia connections.
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Mass
Wilhelmina of
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