War speed up 48 hour week ordered by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt ordered a 48 hour minimum work week on the home front to speed victory in Europe with time and a half overtime under the fair labor standards act. The measure covers 32 labor shortage areas from Maine to California and extends wage gains through a 30 percent rise for many workers.
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Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
Paul V. Mcutt
Maine
Washington State
Florida
California
Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
Wagner
New York
Ball
Minnesota
Capitol Hill
Byrd
Virginia
McNutt
Beaumont
Texas
Fowler V. Harper
Roseland Ballroom dancers tally vast figures after 24 years
New York reports that over 24 years Roseland ballroom has hosted 17,450,000 dancers who together logged 165,680,098,474.40 steps, an wear of 251,060 pairs of shoes.
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New York
Temperature Plummets After Warm Spell In February Swing
February weather shifts as temperatures fall from a 72 degree high to 21 degrees early morning. The north wind drives the cold snap with a forecasted dip to 15 degrees later tonight.
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W. E. Pitt
Cold front drives Oklahoma to frigid day across the state
A northwest cold wave sent temperatures plunging across Oklahoma with subfreezing mornings. Oklahoma City fell to 19 after a 78 degree high, while Waynoka posted 12 above as Ponca City dropped to 17. Enid and Tulsa also logged below freezing, with forecasts staying near or below freezing through the day.
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Oklahoma City
Waynoka
Ponca City
Stonewall to Hold General Meeting on Civilian Defense
The Civilian Defense organization at Stonewall will be perfected Friday night at a general meeting in city hall. County air raid warden Clyde Alletag says everyone in Stonewall is invited to attend. The meeting begins at 8 o'clock.
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Stonewall
Clyde Alletag
Auto Tag Purchases Lagging In Pontotoc County
Auto owners are not using the extended period to buy automobile licenses. Only a small percent of Pontotoc county car owners have affixed license stickers to wind shields. The window to purchase tags without extra penalty ran from February 1 to March 1.
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A. K. Thornton
Pontotoc County
Officers Arrest Four For Getting Drunk
After a quiet day Monday, police arrested four men late Tuesday night for drunkenness. They were placed in the city jail and fined Wednesday morning.
Rabies Warning By Ada Mayor Amid Dog Bites
Ada reports a rabies outbreak among dogs prompting Mayor Bill Crawford to order vaccination and tagging. Untagged dogs will be caught and shot. several residents have sought treatment after bites. Also reported are larceny charges against Clarence Marcum for nine Jersey cows and other cattle theft cases with a preliminary hearing set for February 16.
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Bill Crawford
Ada
Court of Justice of the Peace
Percy Armstrong
Clarence Marcum
Courty
Wayne Lewis
Marcum
H. R. Brady
G. W. Wright
Jim Rogers
Brady
Rocky Chapel
Clyde Kaiser
Rogers
Oklahoma Livestock Commission
Oklahoma City
Kenny Hills
Kingfisher
Wright
Hart
Justice Armstrong
Voluntary Rationing Of Clothes Urged In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City officials urged retailers to ration clothing sales voluntarily to prevent a buying panic sparked by unfounded talk of general apparel rationing. State rationing officer Joe Griffin warned of inflationary pressure and noted many grocers already restricted canned goods, calling on clothiers to act similarly.
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Oklahoma City
Joe Griffin
Griffin
WAAC Officer to Visit Ada for WAAC Recruitment
Lt. Geraldine May of the WAAC will be in Ada Thursday to interview women interested in joining. She will be at the army recruiting station in the Post Office building on East Twelfth Street.
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Geraldine May
WAAC
Ada
Waacs
Army
Post Office
East Twelfth Street
Student Injured at Ada High School during fitness drills
James Tillock, a student at Ada High School, suffered minor injuries Tuesday after losing his grip on exercise bars during fitness training. He fell and cut his lip, received first aid from an instructor and later went to a local doctor for three stitches.
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James Tillock
Ada High School
Tillock
Oklahoman Killed In Naval Action
Washington February 10 A navy casualty list reports one Oklahoman dead one wounded and three missing. Named are Paul L Blevins marine wounded son of Mrs Edith M Blevins Kingston Furman Fox head husband of Davie Lake Fox Oklahoma City Elnor Dean Kelly missing son of Mrs Della Cathern Walter Kelly Kenwood and Lyons K Wilcox marine reserve missing son of Frank J Wilcox Sapulpa.
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Washington
Navy Department
Paul L. Blevins
Edith M. Blevins
Kingston
Wayne W. Christian
Marine Reserve
W. B. Christian
Oklahoma City
Furman Fox
Davie Lake Fox
Elnor Dean Kelly
Della Cathern
Walter Kelly
Kenwood
Lieut
Lyons K. Wilcox
Frank J. Wilcox
Sapulpa
Eight Wisconsin Miners Killed in Shullsburg Disaster
Eight miners died in a large Wisconsin mine disaster at the Mulcahy mine near Shullsburg with two others seriously injured. Two trapped workers at the 60 foot level were killed in a shoring repair while six would be rescuers from nearby diggings perished in a second collapse.
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Shullsburg
Wis
Wisconsin
Mulcahy
Body Of Youth Recovered From Canal In Indianapolis
The body of 9-year-old Harry I. Metz Jr. was found in the Indianapolis water works canal after searchers dragged the canal since December 18. The boy’s father, Harry I. Metz Sr., said an unidentified man told his wife the body would be found in a certain canal spot and claimed a message from above confirmed the location.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry I. Metz Jr
Metz
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Guadalcanal Is Claimed Taken by U S Forces
News dispatch reports Major General Patch announcing Guadalcanal has been completely taken and no Japanese organized forces remain on the island. Browning notes enemy officers evacuated. details on casualties and survivors were not provided. Admiral Halsey praises Patch’s rapid achievement.
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South Pacific
Aleander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Patch
William F. Halsey Jr
U. S. Naval
Myles Browning
Halsey
Browning
Cape Esperance
Capt. Browning
Admiral Halsey
Gen. Patch
United States
Russian Drive Resumes Near Kharkov Kursk Belgorod
Russian forces grind forward through the Belgorod gap north of Kharkov as Kursk Belgorod strongholds fall in a rapid push. Soviet reports claim gains via a tightening semi circle around Rostov and advances through snow bound Kursk Belgorod sector amid heavy casualties on both sides.
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Kramatorsk
Sea of .Rov
Kharkov
Orel
Kursk
Belgorod
Pravda
Izvestia
Red
Kursk- Belgorod
North Caucasus
Navy Announces 81 Casualties in War Dispatch
The navy reported 81 casualties among forces today, including 41 dead, 23 wounded, and 14 missing, bringing total navy marine corps and coast guard casualties to 22,972 since December 7 1941. The list includes several named sailors and marines with home addresses in Oklahoma and nearby cities.
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Navy
Maiine Corps
Coast Guard
Oklahoma
Carter
Thomas P
Marine
Sara Carter
Avery
Gould
van Orden
Billy J
Amy van Orden
Northwest Seventh Street
Oklahoma City
Man Surrenders to Posse in Adair County Killing Case
Charner M. Tidwell, 60, held in Delaware county jail after surrendering to a posse in the Cookson hills. He faces a murder charge in the slaying of Henry W. Cruser, 67, of Stilwell. Tidwell was captured with his shotgun after a search led by Undersheriff A. H. Fox and Sheriff Luke Worley. He reportedly took his deaf mute 18 year old daughter on the run. she was found with him. Tidwell previously served a federal prison term for murder and was released in 1925.
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Tidwell
Jay
Riley Q. Hunt
Cruser
Critser
Harve Lawheads
Here
Hunt
U. S
Muskogee
Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary
British Eighth Army advances in Tunisia toward Rommel
London reports the Eighth Army has fully pushed east of the Tunisian frontier as Montgomery’s troops move in for a knockout blow on Rommel. Allied bombers attack axis supply lines in the Mediterranean with air bases at Kairouan and Sicily targeted, while Axis and Italian communiques describe patrol activity and heavy raids.
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London
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Marshal Rommel
Africa Corps
Mediterranean War
Harold Alexander
Cairo
Tunisian
Middle East
Alexander
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mediterranean
Kairouan
Sousse
Palermo
Sicily
British Comunique
Pay-As-You-Go Hearing Debates Tax Skipping Plans
A Ways and Means hearing examines proposals from the American Institute of Accountants and National Retail Dry Goods Association to skip a tax year and tax on current earnings. Walter A. Cooper cites a withholding plan and argues revenue stays stable. Kenneth C. Richmond backs skipping 1942. Beardsley Ruml also favors current collection.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
American Institute of Accountants
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Walter A. Cooper
White Plains
N. Y
Kenneth C. Richmond
My Goods Association
Cooper
Beardsley Ruml
New York
Ruml
Richmond
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Classified ad study notes higher payoffs for vested amounts in Ada News listings. Researchers compare investment returns from ad placements against standard rates, highlighting better visibility and longer display times for larger vested sums.
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Ada News
Little Adolph To Get New Name
Joseph Mittel says his 18 day old son will be renamed after public shock over the name Adolf Hitler. He bought the name as a joke before birth, insisting it has no political meaning and that Adolf Hitler in Germany means nothing to him.
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New York
Adolf Hitler Mittel
Joseph
A. H
Adolf Hitler
Germany
War at a Glance AP World War II briefs
Pacific reports island completely taken by Guadalcanal commander. Africa sees British Eighth Army resume offensive against Rommel. Russia reports Reds breaking through a gap in the German line at Belgorod.
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Associated Press Pacific
Guadalcanal
Africa
Eighth Army
Rommel
Russia
Belgorod
Sub Base's Capacity Reduced 75 Percent
Naval observers estimate Allied air strikes cut Lorient France submarine base capacity by about 75 percent. They warn new U boat bases are being built and name Marseille on the French Mediterranean as a potential site for a new German submarine home.
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London
Lorient
France
Marseille
Explosion Kills Youth at Hobart Station
Hobart reports a fatal blast at a service station killed 24 year old Bill Little and severely burned 17 year old L. J. Cloud. The blast tore through the grease room as workers washed the floor. officials say gasoline fumes ignited by a nearby stove caused the fire.
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Hobart
Bill Little
L. J. Cloud
Death Sentence Is Sought For Starlings
In Britain a jury of farmers and agricultural experts weighs severe measures against pigeons sparrows and especially starlings blamed for spreading hoof and mouth disease among cattle. The outcome could lead to mass culling under government plans.
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London
Britain
Actors Seek Dies Committee Desist From Broadway Petition
Washington reports Rep Will Rogers Jr says 195 actors and actresses in 13 Broadway plays have petitioned Speaker Rayburn calling for abolishment of the Dies committee. They denounce Dies speech and condemn his anti-Semitism and witch hunt aimed at unity and wartime mobilization.
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Washington
Will Rogers, Jr
D-Calif
Dies Committee
Sam Rayburn
Dtex
House
Rogers
Dies
First American Marine Weds French Girl at Allied HQ
Airforce Sergeant Frank M. Cheney of White Plains New York the first American soldier to wed a French girl at Allied Headquarters in North Africa returned to duty after a brief honeymoon on February 10.
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Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Airforce
Frank M. Cheney
White Plains
N. Y
Th' Pessimist Th' Pessimist By Beob Blanks Jr
A satirical column by Beob Blanks Jr offering sharp observations on daily life and modern concerns through a pessimistic lens. The piece blends wry humor with pointed commentary on social trends and human folly.
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