Impeachment Articles Against Oklahoma Official Crable Filed
Rep. Charles Whitford of Nowata county filed articles of impeachment against A. L. Crable Oklahoma state attorney general. The charges accuse Crable of neglect of duty incompetency and corruption in office tied to textbook adoptions payoffs and illicit book contracts with nine companies.
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Oklahoma City
Charles A. Whitford
Nowata County
House
A. L. Crable
Gene A
Public Instruction
Whitford
Ed Whitford
Senate
Crable
J. T. Daniel
Crab! Daniel
Daniel
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Itford
Crabl
Brothers Tried On Murder Charge
Ralph and J. B. Blankenship pleaded innocent at arraignment in justice court on charges of murdering Gilbert Krouse 35. They are held without bond for a February 26 preliminary hearing. Krouse died January 28 after an alleged assault in the city federal jail following a report of strange behavior at the bus terminal. J. B. Blankenship 18 admitted striking Krouse, who lived in Stilwell.
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Muskogee
Ralph
J. B. Blankenship
Justice Court
Gilbert Krouse
Rouse
Fello
Douglas Garrett
Blankenship
J. B
Krouse
Stilwell
Public Invited To Attend War Movie Tonight
A picture titled Target for Tonight will be shown in the East Central auditorium at 8 PM. The film from the war information office portrays an actual RAF Bomber Command air raid. The program is open to all citizens with no admission charge.
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War Information Office
Washington
East Central Auditorium
Bomber Command
Royal Air Force
War Board
Burglary Returns $21 After Letter Sent To Home
A burglar entered J. E. Brewer's home and stole $21 from a dresser. A week later Brewer received a letter with $21 but no explanation. The returned money was of a different denomination than what was taken.
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Granite City
J. E. Brewer
Brewer
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Classified notices in Ada News highlight higher yields or better value for investors or buyers. The item promotes improved returns or favorable terms tied to specific vested assets or investments.
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Ada News
Wartime Tax Proposal Draws Treasury Debate
Washington officials discussed reversing 1942 income tax rates to 1941 levels to move taxpayers toward pay as you go. Randolph Paul warned no conclusion was reached while considering withholding at 19 percent. Some support lowering 1942 taxes into lower brackets to curb inflation, with possible 1943 deduction effects.
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Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Treasury
Randolph Paul
The
Doughton
D-Nc
Paul
Rum
Committee
WAVES Recruiters Visit Ada For Interviews
A Navy recruiting team from Oklahoma City will visit Ada Friday afternoon to interview and administer aptitude tests to Pontotoc county women interested in WAVES service. A Navy doctor, yeomen, and WAVES ensign will be present at the 212 Post Office Building office from noon to 6 30 pm, with on site physicals at the Cummings clinic for successful applicants. The Navy will also dispatch a station wagon to county areas to transport groups of applicants to and from the event.
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State Navy
Oklahoma City
Ada
Pontotoc County
Navy
WAVE
Post Office
Cummings
Brooms Urged For Milkmen In Ipswich
Complainants say tires are ruined by broken milk bottles on roads. Cyclists urge county council to require milkmen to carry brooms and sweep up broken glass.
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Ipswich
Eng
Canned Goods Rationing Set to Begin March 1
The Office of Price Administration announced that from February 20 until March 1 there will be no sales of canned fruits or vegetables. Frozen fruits and vegetables dried fruits (not vegetables) and canned soups and baby foods are also covered by the order. PMID: AP. Author: Irving Perimeter. City: Washington. Date: February 3.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Europe
OPA
Congress Moves To Shield Fathers From Draft Scrutiny
Lawmakers push Kilday plan to widen draft quotas by state and rank deferments by family status. The measure would draft single men first, then married men without children, then those with children, to curb local board inequities amid war.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
War Manpower Commission
House Military Committee
Kilday
Texas
May
Kentucky
Military Committee
Congress
Representative Brooks
Louisiana
Bankhead
Alabama
Major Sea Battle Taking Shape South Of Solomons
Front reports hint at a major sea confrontation south of the Solomons as Allied and German forces jockey for position. American advances near Maknassy add pressure in Tunisia while Cologne sustains heavy night bombing and German losses mount.
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Solomons
Large Naval Forces May Be Involved
Secretary Knox said preliminary actions near the Solomon Islands show no pitched battle yet. He noted Japanese activity could indicate an enemy effort to regain the Solomons, with Guadalcanal and Henderson Field crucial as forces clash and losses mount on both sides.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Unite States
Pacific
Secretary Knox
Solomon Islands
Solomons
South Pacific
Knox
Navy
Guadalcanal
Henderson
Guadalcan
Australia
Alexander Patch
Mountins
South Pacific Archipelago
Governor Signs Tag Deadline Bill
Oklahoma City governor signs a bill extending the 1943 auto license deadline to March 1 without penalties. He warns he will veto any measure cutting tag prices unless offset by new revenue from another source.
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Oklahoma City
Rail Truck Coordination Proposed for Freight Shipments
Washington February 3. An Office of Defense Transportation draft proposed order would limit truck shipments to 300 miles plus 25 miles to a terminal and require rail carload moves to exceed 50 miles or rail less than carload moves to exceed 100 miles.双方 rail and truck officials foresee changes but expect coordination. No change in shipper rates anticipated.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Youth Harming Gun Incident In Austin Injures Deaton
Deaton Jr., messenger for Western Union, is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his leg after a revolver discharged while being unloaded at home. The bullet entered near the knee and lodged above the ankle as blood was found on the floor. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Austin Deaton of 1128 East Beverly Street.
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Austin
Deaton Jr
Western Union Telegraph Company
Deaton
Austin Deaton
East
Beverly Street
Amateur Drama Rooms In Britain Revive Postwar Scene
War revival boosts British amateur drama with about 5 000 societies now active, up from 3 000 before the conflict. London reports a lively growth in local theaters and community productions.
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Britain
London
War Updates From The Front In Africa Russia And Washington
AFRICA American troops hold one Tunisian position wrested from Germans but fail to oust Nazis at Faid Pass. RUSSIA Flushed by Stalin grad victory Russians plunge ahead on all fronts. WASHINGTON Knox tells newsmen naval battle in Solomon Islands not yet on major scale.
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James M. Long
Associated Press
Stalingrad
Red Army
Verdun
Volga
Cologne
Germany
Rhineland
Sened
Maknassy
Tunisian
Tunisia
Faid Pass
Sfax
Gat
Cairo
Zelten
Zuara
Eighth Army
Bou Arada
Faid
NEA Telemap
Africa
Russia
Washington
Knox
Solomon Islands
Aviation Cadet Lucian Harris Killed in Texas
San Antonio reports aviation cadet Lucian F. Harris 27 son of G C Harris Ada Oklahoma died when his plane crashed about five miles from Brooks Field during training. He attended Ada schools and Horace Mann high school graduating in 1934 and later East Central and Oklahoma University. Details of the accident remain scarce.
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San Antonio
Lucian F. Harris
G. C. Harris
Ada
Okla
Brooks Field
Lucian
Cleve Harris
East 7Th
Horace Mann High School
East Central
Oklahoma University
Three Ada Negroes Volunteer For Navy
Three 17 year old colored boys from Napier separate school were sent to Oklahoma City for examinations for possible enlistment in the navy. Curtis Smith Forest A. Clark and George R. Ruby will enter as mess attendants if they pass. After enlistment they go to the Clinton naval base. Three more 17 year old colored boys are still needed, says local recruiter Louis E. Walk.
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Oklahoma City
Navy
Curtis Smith
Forest A. Clark
George R. Ruby
Napier
Naval Base
Clinton
Louis E. Walk
Rainfall Brings Breath Of Spring
A .49 inch rainfall yesterday afternoon brought a mild night with a low of 41 and high of 54 degrees. The day featured sunshine and warmer air prompting many to shed winter coats for spring attire as observers noted a distinct seasonal shift.
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W. E. Pitt
Hal E Crumley to Manage Holdenville Anthony Store
Ada C R Anthony store promotes Hal E Crumley after six years as shoe department manager. He will assume management of the Holdenville Anthony store Thursday morning.
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Hal E. Crumley
Ada
C. R. Anthony
Holdenville
Anthony
Plane instructor critically injured by propeller accident
P. Frank Sabbato, instructor at the Ponca City school of aeronautics, was critically injured yesterday when struck by the whirling propeller of a plane he was starting. The incident occurred in Ponca City. The wounded man was hospitalized following the accident.
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Ponca City
P. Frank Sabbato
Ponca City School of Aeronautics
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U. S. Army Air Force
Lae
New Guinea
Army Air Crops
NEA Telephoto
Irving Perimeter
U.S
R.A.F
England
Adolf Hitler
Tun Nis
Mediez, EL Bab
Robaac
SFA Ghaisac
Egil
Mzerte
Foum Tatakouine
Sicily
Libya
U. S
Lucian Harris
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