Early Red Cross Campaign Reports Here Encouraging
Pontotoc county residents respond to the Red Cross drive with little prompting. By 2 PM the treasurer Fred Oliver reported $6,385 raised as workers pressed on, showing enthusiasm and concern in the community.
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Ada
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East Central
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St. Louis Red Cross
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John Turley
Ada High School
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Ann Huber
Ada News
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Roy S. McKeown
Fellows Abroad Praise Red Cross From the Front
Letters from Lt Horace M Peay and S Sgt M L Rogers describe Red Cross clubs and shows in London and on a base in England. They highlight comfortable lodging meals entertainment and affordability as evidence of the organization’s support for American service members overseas.
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E. C. Peay
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London
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Pittsburgh Schools Hit by Custodial Strike
Pittsburgh's public schools closing today due to a strike by 1,000 custodial workers demanding higher pay. About 82,000 pupils were sent home as halls and classrooms were dark except for heating to prevent pipes from freezing.
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Pittsburgh
Traffic Deaths Rise In January Report
The National Safety Council reports January traffic deaths at 2,330, up 30 percent from January 1943, highlighting a significant increase in fatal accidents.
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Chicago
National Safety Council Today
Housing program in Liberal cut by 15 units
Kansas City March 1. Failure to obtain adaptable facilities led to cancellation of 15 family housing units approved for Liberal Kansas. Joseph P Tufts said 50 units were assigned under lease conversion. only 35 acceptable conversions found. An NHA field rep will visit Abilene to arrange alternatives through other government channels.
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Joseph P. Tufts
Home Owners Loan Corporation
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NHA
Abilene
Ogten
Lt. Jack B. Bell Succumbs To Crash Injuries In N Carolina
Lt. Jack B. Bell dies from injuries after a crash in North Carolina. The pace of proceedings shifts as Joe C. Scott faces reckless driving charges in Percy Armstrong’s court with a postponed preliminary hearing to March 1 due to attorney availability. A $50 bond posted February 14 remains in effect.
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N. Carolina
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Percy Armstrong
Justice of the Peace
Scott
Thomas P. Holt
W. W. Stanfield
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Highway Patrol
Canada Suspends Meat Rationing And Duties
Ottawa reports temporary suspension of meat rationing removes two pounds per person weekly limit and meatless Tuesdays. No ration coupons needed for meat. canned salmon removed. Douglas Abbott cited congestion and surplus movement issues. suspension lasts until storage and transport ease. Two other items follow: obituary notes Lieut. Jack Ballard Bell dies in North Carolina from an airplane crash while serving. services planned in Pauls Valley. leaves mother Mrs. Vada Bell and siblings.
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Ilsley
House of Commons
United Kingdom
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Jack Ballard Bell
Vada Bell
Ada
Maxton
North Carolina
Pauls Valley
Jerrems Takes Over Tulsa Douglas Plant Manager Role
W. G. Jerrems named manager of the Douglas Aircraft Tulsa plant succeeding Harry O. Williams who moves to Hammond Aircraft in Oakland. Jerrems, with Douglas 20 years, was Tulsa assistant manager under Williams.
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Douglas Aircraft Company
Harry O. Williams
Hammond Aircraft Company
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Jerrems
Douglas
Williams
Davis to discuss termination of war contracts at meeting
Oklahoma City March 1 Col Merle H Davis chief of the St Louis ordnance district will discuss termination of war contracts for state business men at a meeting Friday morning.
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Oklahoma City
Merle H. Davis
St. Louis
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News
Classified ad notes higher value for vested amounts in Ada News. Readers are informed of improved returns on investments, with emphasis on greater efficiency and clarity for prospective buyers seeking trusted terms and faster processing.
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Ada News
Britain Backs Red Demands for Finnish Armistice Talks
Stockholm reports Finland plans an armistice commission led by Juho Paasikivi to Moscow as Britain accepts Russia's peace terms demanding Finland cease military operations, break with Germany, reestablish 1940 borders, and expel Nazi troops with or without Soviet help. Moscow signals ease in German removal and negotiations to begin soon.
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Sweden
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Morgen Tidningen
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Social Democrats
Phillips Jury Deadlocked in Phillips Parole Case
Oklahoma City March 1 The district court jury in the parole conspiracy trial of former Gov Leon C Phillips reports a 9 to 3 deadlock Foreman says no verdict possible Judge Van Meter orders continued deliberations at 1 30 p m State Attorney Muskovsky says deadlock likely to persist and prep plan for retrial cites need to review welfare board audits and payoffs. grand jury action possible.
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Leon C. Phillips
A. P. van Meter
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Muskovsky
George Miskovsky
Phillips
Public Welfare Board
Dixie Gilmer
Tulsa
Gilmer
Roosevelt Returns To His Office
President Roosevelt resumes duties in Washington after a week’s rest with a schedule of meetings on military affairs. He is to meet House Naval Committee Chairman Vinson Maj Gen Wedemeyer and senior army and navy leaders to discuss Southeast Asia and broader defense planning.
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Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
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New Crimp Put In Soldier Vote Bill
Advocates of state ballots for armed service voters push a new restriction by denying federal ballots inside the United States. A compromise would limit use to overseas voters on election day and to states certifying the ballot as bona fide absentee. Senate conferees plan to take up the measure next week. Staff Sgt. Edward O. McCarty, Avant, is listed as a prisoner of Germany.
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House
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Senate
Revolt Fails as Argentine Colonel Quelled Near Buenos Aires
The Argentine government says Lt Col Tomas Duco led his third infantry regiment toward Buenos Aires to oust President Farrell but was arrested after a conference with Farrell and War Minister Peron. The navy demanded Ramirez power or court transfer as Duco moved. violence remained limited to Duco’s unit.
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Navy reports death of Lt. Robert Riley Kyser
The navy announced the death of Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert Riley Kyser, son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Franklin Kyser of Miami. The casualty was reported on March 1.
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Ada
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Snyder
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Okeene
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Pryor
Emery Ward
Salina
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James Freeman
James Nix
Purcell
Washington
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Miami
Navy
MacArthur Pattern Emerges With Admiralty Island Invasion
Allied forces under General MacArthur landed on Los Negros in the Admiralty Islands as First Cavalry troops captured Momote airfield. The operation, praised for its coordination, occurred with no Japanese air or naval opposition and signals progress toward closing the Bismarck Sea campaign.
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Philadelphia
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Wewak
Moffett Attacks Ickes Over Arabian Oil Pipeline
Former Standard Oil executive James A. Moffett denounces the proposed Arabian pipeline as wasteful and urges Harold L. Ickes to resign. He calls it a purely commercial venture with no wartime value and accuses government officials of excessive tax payer spending. He cites oil shortages and argues for stopping the project.
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Pjames A. Moffett
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Harold L. Ickes
Moffett
Roosevelt
Federal Housing Administration
Ickes
Senate
Complainant Reports Landlord Harassment With Casket
In Philadelphia on March 1 a tenant says her landlord a part time undertaker demanded she vacate. She refused and he moved in a coffin placing it in a second floor bedroom prompting her to move out.
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PESSIMIST PESSIMIST
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