Hitler Forces Air Arm to Stay On Alert Amid War Weariness
DeWitt MacKenzie reports that despite waning air reserves, Hitler is forcing the Luftwaffe to remain ready for a potential D-day showdown. He notes renewed fighter activity, the need to defend vital communications, and expectations of simultaneous Allied and Soviet offensives.
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Hitler
Dewitt MacKenzie
Luftwaffe
Hermann Goering
Fuehrer
English Channel
Marshall Stalin
Moscow
Stalin
Izvestia
Siamese Twins Born in Phoenixville in Rare Condition
A 24-year-old widow gave birth to conjoined twin girls, joined at the pelvis with a single tract, two legs and a shared tail area. Doctors described the rare anatomy as end to end with a single pair of buttocks and a single foot. The smaller twin shows poor circulation.
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Phoenixville
Mary Stierly
Harold
J. Elmer Gotwall
Oldest savings account tied to $2 in 1884 spans generations
Middletown Connecticut May 1 1884 Frederick Sheffeld of Saybrook opened a savings bank account with $2 at Middletown Savings Bank. By now his grandson, also named Frederick Sheffeld, could withdraw $2 505.50 plus accrued interest. The elder Sheffeld later moved about while preserving the account through 1844 to 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Frederick Sheffield
Old Saybrook
New York
Utica
N. Y
Dubuque
Iowa
Ripley OK Approves $2500 Water Works Bond
Oklahoma City May 1 The attorney general's office approves a 2500 dollar water works improvement bond for the town of Ripley in Payne county.
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Oklahoma City
Attorney General's Office
Ripley
Payne County
Oil Center Oilers Edge Ada Cardinals 7 6 in Seven Innings
The Oil Center Oilers defeated the Ada Cardinals 7 to 6 in a seven inning baseball game Sunday. Ada led by three runs early, but Oilers matched the score and pulled ahead. The game is the second in a county league with Ada high school players transitioning from softball. Next Sunday features more contests.
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Oilers
Oil Center
Ada Cardinals
Cardinals
Ada
Puerto Rican official warns island near revolution
Puerto Rico on edge as Bolivar Pagan demands Governor Tugwell's resignation. Pagan accuses Tugwell of a dictatorship akin to Hitler and Mussolini, cites lavish lifestyle in a Spanish castle, and calls for reestablishment of the organic act and honest self-government by the people.
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Washington
Bolivar Pagan
Congress
Rexford Guggwell
Puerto Rico
Pagan
Tugwell
Hitler
Mussolini
White House
United States
Puerto
Sinking of American Ship Causes 498 Deaths Reported
The War Department announced the sinking of an American transport in the Mediterranean with the loss of 498 military personnel. The sinking date and cause remain unspecified, and next of kin have been notified. This marks the third large transport loss announced by U S forces, following prior big losses in 1942 and earlier Atlantic sinkings.
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Washington
Mediterranean
War Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
North Atlantic
President Coolidge
South Pacific
Pistol Packers Lead Quiet Valor From Anzio Skies
Lt. Ernest Perry and Lt. Edward Cornwell of the oldest DS tactical reconnaissance squadron fly deep into German territory from the Anzio beachhead. They pinpoint nine German field guns and later practice in a tank destroyer, while their commander notes they are among the least glamorous yet highly effective airmen.
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Daniel Deluce
Hal Boyle
Anzio Beachhead
Army Air Forces
United States
Ernest C. Perry
Curtiswood Lane
Nashville
Tenn
Edward F. Cornwell, Jr
Ferdinand St
Melrose
Highlands
Mass
D. S
Mediterranean
Anzio
Luftwaffe
Perry
Paul R. Lowry
Beaumont
Texas
Owen J. Lee
Anzio Harbor
Lowry
Valley View Hospital Beds and Staff Guidance During Wartime
The hospital outlines 63 beds in private, semi private and four bed rooms for patient comfort. Staffing includes eight graduate nurses, twelve nurse aides, twelve Red Cross volunteer aides, twenty Gray Ladies, three maids and two orderlies to ensure sanitary, efficient care and patient comfort.
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United States
Armed Services
Red Cross
Valley View Hospital
Shoe makers ask revision of sole leather allocation
Shoe manufacturers urge a speedier review of sole leather distribution as wartime needs slash civilian supply. They cite April 1 allocations of 480000 bends to manufacturers and 250000 to repair trade, arguing output for new shoes must not fall below health and safety needs while inventories shrink and use of rubber or composition soles rises.
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OPA
Sinking announcements by the army list two vessels
The army reports the steamship Cynthia Olsen chartered as freight transport sunk December 7, 1941 with 33 civilian crew and two soldiers aboard. The army transport Royal T. Frank sunk by a submarine in Hawaiian waters January 28, 1942 with 29 missing.
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Army
Cynthia Olsen
Hawaiian
Name of Cadet Unit Here Changed Under New Organization
Lt Gen Barton K Yount announced a streamlined AAF Training Command plan creating a single Base Unit at each station. The 2579 AAF Base Unit (College Training Air Crew) consolidates squadrons and detachments under Capt C E Mc Grath with alphabetic Sections and station-specific names. A four way grouping of responsibilities also took effect April 30 at every training station.
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Farflung Army Air Forces
Barton K. Yount
AAF Trainingommand
AAF
College Training Air Crew
C. E. McGrath
Training Command
Army Reports 23 Oklahoma Servicemen Missing in WWII
The Army lists 23 Oklahomans as missing in action across theaters. Names span Southwest Pacific, European, and Mediterranean areas, including Pfc. Adolphus G. Smith of Wilburton and officers Lt. Doyle E. Bradford of Tulsa and Lt. Eugene A. Castle of McAlester, among others from various counties.
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Washington
Army
Adolphus G. Smith
Bertie Mae Smith
Wilburton
Southwest Pacific
Doyle E. Bradford
Alta S. Bradford
Tulsa
Clarence R. Crail, Jr
Mary L. Crail
Watonga
George J. Gillespie
Maude E. Brint
Pauls Valley
Tech
John I. McMillan, Jr
Vida R. McMillan
Kingfisher
Robert H. Perdue
Claude Perdue
Alma
Stephens County
Vernon C. Rawlings
Elbert F. Rawlings
Wanette
Pottawatomie County
Everett T. Statton
Robert L. Herriott
Deiva Herriott
Ardmore
Simpson M. Hunter
Mae Hunter
Blue
Bryan County
Wilford G. Lane
Imogene Lane
Stillwater
Eual C. Manes
Gladys M. Manes
Tahiequah
Herbert Nail
Tom
Lorraine J. Weir
Miami
Tony F. Yowell
Frank B. Yowell
Reydon
Roger Mills County
Commanding Officer to be Assisted by Deputy Commanders
The commanding officer will be assisted by deputy commanders for administration and service training and operations and for supply and maintenance. The fourth side to the station commander will be the Air Inspector. Capt. McGrath said the new program brings no definite changes here at present beyond those ordered.
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McGrath
Stalin urges simultaneous Allied and Soviet strikes to finish Nazis
Premier Stalin calls for a joint east west onslaught to crush Hitlerite Germany and free Romania Hungary Finland and Bulgaria from German rule. He praises Allied aid to Soviet gains while warning a wounded beast remains dangerous and credits Soviet unity for wartime successes.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Germany
Stalin
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Bulgaria
Stalingrad
Italy
Islands Are Beautiful Palm Grove In Pacific Camp
Marine Pharmacist Mate writes of a Pacific island camp with a vast coconut grove former American plantation. He praises calm bay water, warm sulphur springs, and makeshift Marine Baths from helmets. He lists palm trees, jungle flora, and vivid tropical scenery as heavenly and restorative.
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Bill Linscheid
Pacific
Oklahoma
Tropics
Hawaii
County Singing Conven tion Invites All To All Day Session
The County Sinners plan an all day singing next Sunday May 7 at the high school auditorium in Francis. The final county Singing Convention invites all who enjoy singing to attend this community event. Gas Sponge technology described as absorbing gasoline while repelling water appears in the report.
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Francis
Crops in Lawton Area Doing Well
Lawton Oklahoma reports crops thriving despite cool weather. Rainfall since 1944 began heavy with .66 inches last night totaling 1.66 for May and 8.65 inches for the year. Normal for Jan through Apr is 6.8 inches.
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Lawton
Okla
Norman
Marquette Welcomes Navy V-12 Football Recruits
The Marquette University football program received nine Navy V-12 veterans to study engineering under the V-12 program. The newcomers, aged veterans with at least 18 months in combat zones, join about 50 others trying out for spring practice under Coach Tom Stidham.
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Milwaukee
Tom Stidham
Marquette University
Navy
Army WAC enlistment stations designated in Oklahoma
Four army enlistment stations in Oklahoma replace the former processing system. Camp Gruber Muskogee Glennan General Hospital Okmulgee Borden General Hospital Chickasha and Fort Sill will host recruits for their army physical examinations under the new setup.
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Oklahoma City
WAC
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Camp Gruber
Muskogee
Glennan General Hospital
Okmulgee
Borden General Hospital
Chickasha
Fort Sill
Recruis
Muskogee County Attorney Douglas Garrett Retires
Muskogee county attorney Douglas Garrett announced he will not seek re election after his current term and will enter private practice. Garrett is serving his third term and is president of the Oklahoma county attorneys association.
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Muskogee
Douglas Garrett
Garrett
County Attorney’s Association of
Oklahoma
Jackson resigns as state highway supervisor in Oklahoma
J L Jackson state highway maintenance superintendent for Grady Stephens and Jefferson counties announced his resignation effective yesterday to devote time to his Amber area farm.
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Chickasha
J. L. Jackson
Grady, Stephens
Jefferson Counties
Amber
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Rexford Tugwell
Solon
Ada, Oklahoma
Pvt. Harris
Konawa
Islands
East Central Journal
Ada News
Carrocetta
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