President Truman Reunites With Homefolks in Kansas City
President Truman happily returns to his home region amid wartime planning. He receives an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Kon City, outlines aims for Berlin talks and lasting peace, and attends public receptions with thousands of supporters. He vows to devote energy to winning the war and the peace.
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Berlin
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Kansas City
Edward R. Stettinius
Harry S. Truman
Independence
White House
University of Kon City
Municcpal
Federal
Dewth
Merchants Associaton
Latter Day Saints
Moving Out of Mediterranean Conflict Troops Eligible for Discharge
Gen Joseph T McNarney reported 89 108 soldiers in the Mediterranean area eligible for discharge with all to be homeward bound by September He put total Americans in the area at 508 000 at Germanys surrender He said by December only 50 000 troops would remain and by January 2 680 salvage troops would be left Also 5 000 air corps troops would stay under the European theater occupation air force He noted a possible resupply in the Trieste area perhaps the 8th Mountain Division and that 50 009 service troops have already been shipped from the Mediterranean to the Pacific The casualty toll in the theater since North Africa landings through V E day reached 186 616 with 30 919 killed 108 271 wounded and 47 555 missing including those in Southern France up to November 20
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Washington
Joseph T. McNarney
Mediterranean
McNamney
U.S
Germany
Namey
Trieste
Wth Mountain Division
Italy
McNarney
Pacific
North Africa
France
Engineer Vanishes From Engine Cab near Grove Kansas
Clarence J. Grubb of Kansas City, engineer on a 60 car Union Pacific freight train, disappeared from the engine cab around 10 a.m. Army. Blood found on a bridge girder over Soldier Creek and Grubb's cap on the bridge. Coroner says he may have fallen or been struck during crossing. Deputy sheriffs and searchers headed from Topeka with a boat and equipment. Grove lies about 14 miles NW of Topeka.
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Grubb
Clark
T. Dillon
Shawnee County
Grove
Topeka
Oklahoma Weather Dry and cooler into Friday
Clear to partly cloudy conditions stretch across Oklahoma this afternoon and tonight with cooler air spreading west and north. Southeast and extreme eastern regions will feel a further drop Friday as temperatures ease.
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Oklahoma
Woman To Testify Via Television In August Trial
In Los Angeles a novel trial will have Mrs. Mathe J Anderson testify by two way television from her home on August 4 in Superior court. Judge Samuel R Blake ordered the procedure as Anderson widow of a former Oklahoma oil man has claimed she cannot appear in court for three months. She is sued by William Willheim who says she broke a sale agreement after he paid ten thirds of a 315,500 purchase price. Voices and actions will be visible and audible from screens in both courtroom and bedroom.
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Los Angeles
Samuel R. Blake
Mathe J. Anderson
Oklahoma
William Willheim
Stewart Assails Wave of Strikes
Rep Stewart of Oklahoma urged Congress to curb what he called a mounting wave of strikes. He warned returning veterans could sweep Congress after the war and labor would lose gains. He proposed seizing struck plants and operating them, stating he would seize them as soon as they go on strike. He cited complaints from Oklahomans alarmed by Detroit area strikes during war.
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Washington
Stewart
D-Okla
Congress
Apni
Mien
Detroit
Sheriff to double force in Custer county after July first
Sheriff Everett Stambaugh will add one officer to the Custer county force, expected to bring the total to two after July 1. Jim Murphy, former deputy sheriff and city police officer, will return as undersheriff after being discharged from the Navy to take the position.
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Clinton
Oklo
Custer County
Everett Stambaugh
W. N. Clark
Jim Murphy
Murphy
North Luzon Victory Declared by MacArthur General Says
General MacArthur announced the liberation of the entire island of Luzon after a major phase of the Northern Luzon campaign. Chinese and Filipino forces, with U.S. troops, inflicted heavy losses on Japanese forces, while Mindanao remains as the only active sector. The tally cited 113,593 Japanese dead with thousands more uncounted, and U.S. losses at 16,178.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
Luzon
Philippines
Sis MacArthur
Cagayan Valley
Lingayen Gulf
A7th
Olne
Pth Airborne
Whch
Aparri
MacArthur
North
First Corps
North Luzon
Sixth Army
Far Eastern Air Force
Seventh Fleet
Mindanao
Leyte
Day
Eighth Army
County Has $26,056 To Go On E Bonds
County officials report 26 thousand fifty six dollars remain to raise for the E bonds program. The target amount is not yet reached and organizers urge further contributions to complete the funding.
Pontotoc County Urges Bond Purchase Rally
Ada News editorial urges residents of Pontotoc County to buy all the E bonds they can. It stresses finishing the job Saturday, notes individual limits of 5000 dollars per person, and argues bonds should be owned by every man, woman, and child as a safe investment. R. W. Simpson speaks for the county’s duty.
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Ada News
R. W._ Simpson
Pontotoc County E bonds trail quota in midweek update
On Wednesday Pontotoc County reported $8,212.50 invested in E bonds, bringing the county total to $508,943.75 and leaving $26,059.25 to reach the weekly quota. The county also added $1,000 to other bonds, lifting the overall county total to $1,417,943.42 through Wednesday.
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Pontotoc County
Truman Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Independence
Independence article notes Mrs. Harry Truman marks 26th wedding anniversary. couple wed June 28, 1919 in Independence after his war return. The Truman family joins events in Kansas City then returns home for rest before Washington. President Truman visits his mother Martha E. Truman in Grandview after a major press conference.
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Independence
Harry ‘Truman
Tromans
Truman
Margaret
Kansas City
Washington Sunai
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Red Cross Annual Meeting On Friday In Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc county Red Cross chapter will hold its annual meeting Friday June 29 at 8 p m in the district courtroom. All members and others interested in Red Cross work are urged to attend with the treasurer report and emphasis on the home service department.
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Pontotoc County
Chapter of the Red Cross
the Red Cross
Home Service Department
Unusual Tribute By Grandson For Ada Pioneer
Paul Hughes Ada novelist delivers a funeral tribute to B. C. Harbert, pioneer of the Southwest, who died at 91. The columnist praises Harbert’s life as a summary of regional history and development.
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Ada News Today
Paul Hughes
Ada
B. C. Harbert
Southwest
Connally Opens Push for United Nations Charter Ratification
Senator Tom Connally of Texas urged rapid Senate ratification of the United Nations charter, saying the world watches as the nation weighs peace over war. He projected broad support, warned the veto power and unanimity among the Big Five, and stressed early ratification to encourage global adherence.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
San Francisco
Hs Committee
Senate Iself
United Nations Organization For Peace and Security
United States
Connally
Associated Press
1- Nations
Security Council
Boost Points On Margarine Canned Fish Honest Food Dealer Feels Rules Not Fair
The OPA will raise July meat supply by five percent but keep most ration values steady. Margarine and canned fish will cost more points, while cheese points drop. Seven fat pork cuts rise one to two points per pound. The honest dealer, small processor, and distributor struggle to compete with black market prices, says the Anderson committee.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Anderson Committee
Midwest
Far West
House Committee
Shift of Stettinius May Put Byrnes In As State Secretary
President Truman may nominate James F. Byrnes to succeed Edward Stettinius as secretary of state. Stettinius will head the American delegation to a proposed United Nations organization and serve on its Security Council. Nomination may trigger a broad cabinet shakeup with many assistant secretaries likely to depart or be reassigned.
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Byrnes
United Nations Organization
Jack Bell Washington
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Edward R. Stetlinius, Jr
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
War Mobilrer
Roosevelt
Stetlinius
League
Security Council
Clayton
Grew
Stettinins
Kansas City
Edward St. Stettinius
Senate
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Joseph C. Grew
Superforts strike more Japanese plants and cities
Four more Japanese aircraft plants and 345 square miles of Nipponese cities were hit by B 29s in June 18 20 and 22 raids. Kawasaki Kagamigahara Himeji Taishinshima and Akashi plants damaged up to 85 percent. Fire raids on Kagoshima Fukuoka Omura caused extensive destruction. Kasumigaura seaplane base and other targets reported. Mines laid across Osaka Bay Naruto Strait and near Niigata.
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Seif. Erickson
Guam
2St Bomber Command
Curtis E. Lemay
Kawasaki Aircraft Works
Kagamigahera
Nagoya
Kawanishi Aircraft
Himeji
Mitsubishi Aircraft Works
Tafinshima
Kawasaki
Akashi
Kobe
Kagoshima
Kyushu
Fukuoka
Omura
Honstu
Mitsubish Aircraft Assembly
Kagamigahara
Kure Naval
Niigata
Honshu
Tokyo
Hokka- 0
Railroad section seeks higher pay and travel time
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees presented formal notes demanding wage increases, standardized rates, and travel time for about 300,000 workers who maintain rails, roadbeds, bridges, and buildings on U S railways. President E E Milliman called it the most important wage movement in the brotherhoods history. W E Moore, Woods county draft board clerk since 1940, resigns effective June 30 to enter private business.
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Washington
E. E. Milliman
Brotherhood
Mill
ALVA
E. W. Moore
Woods County
Draft Board
Pessimist Cather Harp Rules Out V' Play
The pessimist Cather Harp says he does not expect V to play in the upcoming game. He cites lingering doubts about the team's readiness and favors caution over risk.
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Ce Deel Cather Harp
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