Cpl Harless Recalls Intensive North Africa Sicily Italy Service
Cpl Richard A Harless describes over a year and a half overseas with the 45th Infantry Division in North Africa Sicily and Italy. He notes the division earned the Marne name and fought from Fedale to Licata Messina Salerno Volturno and Anzio with a record for endurance and landing in theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Harless
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Marne
C. A. Butler
Fedale
Morrocco
U. S
Licato
George Patton
Palermo
Messina
Salerno
Volturno
Anzio
Joe Fullerton Sails South Pacific as Navy Jazzman
3/C musician Joe Fullerton serves aboard a Southwest Pacific ship. He plays tenor sax in the navy band and previously led Ada high school drum lines and his own orchestra. In a New Guinea letter to his parents he describes good chow, a tough first voyage, and a chance reunion with a boot camp buddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Joe Fullerton
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Navy
Ada
Fullerton
T. J. Fullerton
Pvt M L Hall Sent To Ft Meade After Maryland Camp
Pvt M L Hall 19, son of Mrs J Hall of 912 East Thirteenth, recently returned on an eight day furlough and reported back for duty at Ft Meade Maryland. Inducted Oct 7 1943 he trained at Fort Sill and then Fort Knox for five months in the armored replacement training center. He attended Horace Mann high school and worked in Oklahoma City before entering the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Hall
Ft. Meade
Maryland
J. Hall
East Thirteenth
Fort Sill
Fort Knox
Armored Replacement Training Center
Pvt. Hall
Horace Mann High School
Oklaha City
Art
Navy Seaman Harry Seeds Trained at Camp Perry and Endicott
Harry A Seeds CM 1 c served with Navy in the Pacific area after training at Camp Perry Williamsburg Virginia and Camp Endicott Davisville Rhode Island He sailed from San Francisco and is now somewhere in the Pacific He is the son of Mr and Mrs Wert Seeds of 617 North Ash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Seeds
Camp Perry
Williamburg
Camp Endicott Davisville
R. I
San Francisco
Pacific
Harry
Wert Seeds
North Ash
Seeds Join Navy Assignments Move Across States
Jack F Seeds CM I c served at Camp Perry Virginia then Camp Endicott. He was at a camp near Oakland California and is now stationed at Camp Huenen California. Jack attended Byhg School and lived with his parents Mr and Mrs Wert Seeds at Ford Switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack F. Seeds
Harry
Camp Perry
Camp Endicott
Oakland
Calif
Camp Huenen
Jack
Byhg School
Mrs. Wert Seeds
Ford Switch
Leonard Seeds Promoted to Staff Sergeant at Love Field
Leonard E. Seeds son of Mr and Mrs Wert Seeds was promoted to staff sergeant while stationed at Love Field Dallas Texas He trained at Sheppard Field and Chanute Field after five years in Enid Before joining the air forces in July 1942 Leonard chose the army unlike his brothers who served in the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard E. Seeds
Wert Seeds
Love Field
Dallas
Tex
Sgt. Seeds
Sheppard Field
Chanute Field
Enid
Air Forces
Leonard
Army
Navy
Infantryman Jones Promoted In Italy
Staff Sergeant Sherman E. Jones of Ada Oklahoma has been promoted to technical sergeant. He serves with the 45th Thunderbird Division of the Fifth Army in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Sherman E. Jones
Thomas
Jones
Ada
Oklahoma
45Th “Thunderbird
Virgil Johnson Arrives Overseas for War Service
Mrs. Ruby Johnson of Roff has received word that her husband Pvt. Virgil Johnson has arrived overseas. He is living with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stephens of Roff during his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Johnson
Roff
Pvt
Virgil Johnson
Johnson
Varort
A. B. Stephens
Johnny Owens Writes Home From Anzio Front
Sergeant Johnny Owens recalls life on the Anzio beachhead in a March 14 letter to Bud Rich. He notes wounds, Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, and service stripes earned in National Guard days, and praises his battery crew amid heavy shelling and enemy bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Owens
National Guard
Owen
Ada
Raymond S. McLain
Bud Rich
Johnny
G. McLain
Ald
Bud
Anzio
N.G
Norr
McLain
Owens
Tech. Sgt. Deatherage Serves With Infantry in Ireland
Sgt. Hubert Deatherage serves with an infantry division now stationed in Ireland. He was born in Garvin County near Stratford and moved to Pontotoc County as a child, attending school in Galey. He finished high school at Vanoss and Asher before training at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Deatherage
Ireland
Garvin
Stratford
Pontotoc County
Galey
Vanoss
Asher
Deatherage
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Masterson Serves Overseas With Marine Aviation Engineers
Sgt. W. H. Masterson USMC now serving overseas in the South Pacific for a second time since enlistment. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Masterson of 1200 East Tenth Okmulgee formerly Ada. He has served over two years with Marine Aviation Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Masterson
USMC
South Pacific
W. B. Masterson
East Tenth
Okmulgee
Ada
Sgt. Masterson
The
Marine Aviation Engineers
Dailey Stationed At Utah Air Base
Sgt. John B. Dailey is stationed at Wendover Field Utah with the Army Air Forces and has served about two and a half years. He is the brother of Mrs W H Rankin and Capt Rankin formerly of Ada. His wife Mrs John Dailey society editor for the Okmulgee Daily Times and their son John Masterson Dailey live in Okmulgee. Dailey attended Ada High School and resided in Ada when he joined the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Dailey
Wendover Field
Utah
Army Air Forces
Sgt. Dailey
W. H. Rankin
Capt
Rankin
Ada
John Dailey
Okmulgee
Moore to Fort Benning for Battalion Commander Training
Captain Harold Z Moore has reported to the Battalion Commanders School at Fort Benning Georgia. He is expected to be promoted to major after taking command and was the first officer commissioned from the Volunteer Officers Candidate program. He previously led an infantry anti tank company with the 99th Division at Camp Maxey Texas. Mrs Harold Moore and child reside at 510 East 8th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Z. Moore
Infantry
Fort Benning
Moore
99Th Division
99Th
Ft. Benning
Camp Maxey
Tex
Harold Moore
Caughoan
510
East Oth
AC Grimes Advances in Pilot Training at Two Bases
Aviation Cadet Wallace Keith Grimes completed nine weeks of basic pilot training at Coffeyville Kansas Army Air Field and now attends an advanced twin engine course at Frederick. Upon completion he will earn the silver wings of an RAF pilot. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Grimes of Ada Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Keith Grimes
Coffeyville
Kas
Army Air Field
AAF Training Command
Frederick
Grimes
East Central College
Ada High School
Robert W. Grimes
521
West Fourteenth
Coalnate Woman Enlisted in WAC Training
Miss Evelyn I. McLellan of Coalgate has enlisted in the Women's Army Corps for assignment to the Army Air Forces as an Air WAC. She is a Coalgate high school graduate with a brother and half brother overseas in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn I. McLellan
J. C. McLellan
Rt. 3
Coalgate
Women’s Army Corps
Army Air Forces
Air Wac
Coaleate High School
Miss McLellan
Set
Arvard J. McLellan
Cpl
William C. Riggs
Wilkinson Grad Pre at Buckingham Field Army School
Jack G. Wilkinson, son of Mr and Mrs C D Wilkinson of Allen, graduated last week from the Buckingham Field gunnery school near Fort Myers Florida. He enlisted 13 months ago and also completed an aircraft mechanics school at Sheppard Field Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack G. Wilkinson
C. D. Wilkinson
Allen
Buckingham Field
Fort Myers
Flame
Army
Sheppard Field
Tex
Pilot Lt Cavin begins combat training at Mountain Home
Lt. Riley F. Cavin son of F. A. Cavin of Afton has been assigned to Mountain Home Army Air Field Idaho for phase of combat training as a pilot. He entered service in June 1942 and received his commission in October 1943. Before enlisting he worked in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley F. Cavin
F. A. Cavin
Afton
Mountain Home Army Air Field
Idaho
Cavin
Ada
Pardon on Drunk Driving Doesn’t Restore License
Oklahoma City March 25 Attorney General Pandell S Cobb held that a gubernatorial pardon for a person convicted of driving an automobile while drunk does not restore the individual's driver's license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Pandell S. Cobb
Mickey McDaniel Transferred for 12 Weeks Training
Cpl. Mickey McDaniel from Columbia to Greenville South Carolina for 12 weeks combat training as a radio gunner on a B 25. He is a former Ada High and East Central basketball and tennis player and was recently home on furlough. M H McDaniel 500 East Fifteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Mickey McDaniel
Columbia
S. C
Greenville
Cpl. McDaniel
Ada High
M. H. McDaniel
East Fifteenth
WAC Trainee Ancelly Now Begins Training at Fort Des Moines
Pvt Ancelly I Now starts basic training at the WAC training center in Fort Des Moines Iowa. She is assigned to a basic company for more detailed training to prepare as a member of the U S Army supplemental troops. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James K Angelly of Rt. 4 Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittie D. Angelly
WAC
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
U. S. Army
Pvt
Angelly
James K. Angelly
Rt. 4
Ada
Miss Brown Serves With SPARS in Florida
Fairest Shilling Brown serves with SPARS stationed at Palm Beach Florida. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs David W Shilling and is married to Carroll Brown M M 2/c in the Seabees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brown
Fla
Fairest Shilling Brown
Palm Beach
Seaman Brown
David W. Shilling
SPARS
Carroll Brown
Seabees
Ardmore Man Max Gilstrap Aided War Coverage
Ardmore native Captain Max K. Gilstrap, associate editor of The Stars and Stripes, served in Europe with the U S armed forces. He grew up in Ada Oklahoma and later returned to Ardmore where his young whistling talent and mimicry once entertained neighbors. He spoke at East Central College during ranger service days and previously edited for the Christian Science Monitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Gilstrap
Associated
The
Stars and Stripes
Ada
West Fifteenth Street
Gladys Gilstrap
Ada High School
Ardmore
Max
East Central College
Ranger Service
Ardmorite Fiday
Max K. Gilstrap
U. S
Europe
Ardmore High School
Universary of
Oklahoma
Harvard
Forest Ranger Service
Captain Gistrap
Christian Science Monitor
Armed Services
Navy Recruiting Station to Close in Ada
The Ada Navy recruiting station on the third floor of the post office will close. Chief Petty Officer L. E. Walk will transfer to Tulsa. Seminole will supply a recruiter in Ada on Wednesdays. Aimed at 17 year olds finishing high school, the drive continues with a radio course offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Recruiting Station
L. E. Walk
Tulsa
Chief Walk
Ada
Oklahoma City
Naval
Tom Phillips Reported Missing in Action in Italy
A report received Friday afternoon from Mrs. W. E. Brinlee says son Cpl. Tom J. Phillips is missing in action. He serves with a local artillery unit in the 45th Division fighting in Italy. Grandmother is Mrs. Fanny Morris of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Brinlee
West Thirteenth
Cpl
Tom J. Phillips
Phillips
Italy
Fanny Morris
Ada
Welty Resigns as Salvage Chairman
Publisher N. D. Welty of the Bartlesville Examiner and Enterprise resigns effective April 1 as chairman of the state salvage committee and the state war council salvage committee. He led the original scrap drive in 1942 and notes changes in operation reduce a need for active leadership. He praises cooperation with Governor Kerr and others and says salvage efforts will continue as long as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kerr
N. D. Welty
Barttlesville Examiner and Enterprise
State War Council
War Production Board
War Council
Welty
Kerr Ard Others
Commercial Fertilizer Plans For Two Oklahoma Farmers
Meyers of Byng will apply 200 pounds per acre of 4-12-4 on 10 acres of watermelons this year. Hamilton of Lula plans 150 pounds per acre of 4-12-4 on 40 acres of corn, aiming to raise yields from 25 to 40 percent. The piece urges crop rotation with sweet clover to fix nitrogen, notes soil acidity and phosphorus issues, and mentions AAA support including limestone for farmers requesting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyers
Byng
Myers
W. R. Hamilton
Lula
Hamilton
Control of Cutworms in Victory Gardens
Growers report cutworms feeding at night and slicing stems of young plants like cabbage and onions. A poison bran mash is advised using five pounds bran three quarts water half a pint molasses and a quarter pound white arsenic or Paris green. Broadcast thinly near plants late evening and repeat applications as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Spraying Fruit Time for First Pest Spray Advised
Farmers are urged to prepare for pest control as peach, apricot, and plum trees bloom. When about three fourths of petals fall, apply a protective spray to prevent fruit drop. the recommended mix is one pound arsenate of lead and three pounds hydrated lime in 50 gallons of water.
Hog Vaccination Aids Farm Health in Ahloso Area
Bogs G. E. Mitchell vaccinated 40 hogs this week in the Ahloso neighborhood. The practice, common on farms, is often neglected but helps prevent hog cholera. if needed, selling one pig to buy serum and virus can vaccinate the rest, avoiding yearly farm losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Mitchell
Ahloso
County Dipping Vats Serve Cattlemen Across Region
Authorities report requests for dipping vats in the county as several thousand head of cattle will be dipped this month. Herds show heavy tick and lice infestations, costing cattlemen thousands annually. Dipping vats are spread countywide and cattle should be dipped at least twice each spring, with a second dip within 14 days if needed.
Spring dairy feeding tips for cow health and soil care
The guide stresses steady hay and grain feeding with limited pasture to avoid scours and rapid diet changes. Grass alone lacks nutrition at times, so early hay and grain are needed until pasture provides sustained protein as grass grows taller. It urges farmers to invest in soil fertility and plan feed strategies through late spring into summer.
Pontotoc County Attends Blue Boggy Soil Planning Meet
Pontotoc county representatives attended a post war planning meeting held in Coalgate last Wednesday night. Attendees included E. L. Patterson William Melton Bill Emanuel and C H Bailey county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Coalgate
E. L. Patterson
William Melton
Bill Emanuel
C. H.bailey
Demonstration Wins for Bobby Nance of Byng 4-H Club
Bobby Nance of the Byng 4-H club won a five dollar award for a demonstration on Cattle Grub Control at the Oklahoma City junior fat stock show. The event was sponsored by the Oklahoma Livestock Conservation Council's livestock program. The talk highlighted heel fly and grub damage to cattle and noted grubs may appear in cattle by December after eggs hatch. A radio recording with council officials was planned for KVOO in Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Nance
Byng 4-H Club
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Livestock Conservation Council
Oklahoma
Bobby
Pontotoc
Jack Croswhite
Byng 4-H
Paul Adams
KVOO
Tulsa
Frank Jared
Pov Peterson
Floyd Robbins
Pontotoc County
Delegation Named for Allied Ministers of Education Meet
Secretary Hull appointed a five member American delegation to the London conference of allied ministers of education. The group will discuss restoration of educational resources destroyed by the war. Representative Fulbright will lead the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Allied Ministers of Education
London
State Department
Fulbright D
Fubricht
Rhodes
University of Arkaness
Congress
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Harless
Joe Fullerton
Armored Replacement Center
Adam News
Harry Seeds
California
Leonard Seeds
Oil Center
Louisiana
Camp McCoy
Wis
Sgt. Deatherage
S. R. Deatherage
Rt. 2
Maclaran
With
Marine Corps
Ada News
Dailey
Utah Air Base
AC Grimes
Coalnate
Wilkinson
Ancelly I. Now
WAC Trainee
Adan
Tom Phillips
Salvage
Bartlesville
Ren. Allen
Anna
Francis
McGuire
Ill
Signal Corps
NEA Telephoto
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