Key Named Temporary Commander of U S European Forces
Major General William S. Key succeeds the late General Andrews as commander of all U S troops in the European theater. The Alabama native and Oklahoma City resident has served as provost marshal and held multiple roles since 1907, with World War I service and a background in oil, real estate, and state administration. He lauded General Andrews as an ideal soldier and leader.
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London
William S. Key
United States Army
Frank M. Andrews
Miece
Ixey
Alabama
Oklahoma City
Okla
Georgia National Guard
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Oklahoma National Guard
Key
Andrews
Allied Air and Naval Assaults Hit Japanese Forces
Allied forces struck at Babo air base in Dutch New Guinea with Liberator bombers from Australia, shooting down two of six float planes. U S submarines sank six Japanese ships and damaged a seventh vessel. In Burma, Wavell's troops harassed Japanese forces near the Maungdaw-Buthedaung road as air units hit camped troops north of Rangoon and river steamers and rail targets.
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Associated Press
Japan
Babo
Dutch New Guinea
U. S
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Arafura Sea
Australia
Ai Islands
Lolobau Island
New Britain
Kimbe Bay
Navy
Burma
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
Maungdaw-Buthedaung
Rangoon
Largest RAF Four Engine Bomber Raid On Dortmund
The RAF sent its largest force of four engine bombers to strike Dortmund in the Ruhr last night, dropping about 1500 tons of bombs. Thirty RAF bombers were lost, with German defenses claiming damage to Dortmund and several raiders destroyed. The raid followed earlier Allied assaults on Essen and Antwerp and contributed to heavy April bombing totals across Germany.
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London
Germany
Dortmund
Ruhr
Essen
RAF
Air Ministry
Cologne
R.A.F
Europe
Britain
Antwerp
United States
Ems
Berlin
Associated Press
England
Spezia
Coal Truce May Extend For Duration
Washington May 5 The wartime coal wage dispute fuels speculation that the 15 day truce could be extended indefinitely with Harold L Ickes in charge of government mines while wage talks and jurisdictional fights continue. Roosevelt and the fuel administrator keep the War Labor Board as the path to a permanent armistice despite UMW opposition.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Uncle Sam
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Princpals
WLB
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Lewis
Ickes
Tvo
Dr McFarland to Speak at Ada College Commencement
Dr Kenneth D McFarland city superintendent of Topeka Kansas will headline the Ada college commencement at 10 o clock tomorrow morning when 67 seniors receive their degrees. He has spoken here before at the Administrators banquet and in 1942 for the commencement. His humorous but far reaching views on current problems endear him to Ada citizens and civic clubs, making him a top choice for the event.
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Kenneth D. McFarland
Topeka
Kas
McFarland
Pee Erate
Coffeyville
Eas
Midwest
Teachers Association
Ada
Chambers of Commerce
Allies Reach 10 Miles From Bizerte In Tunisian Push
Allied forces advancing from Mateur and the Mediterranean coast press toward Bizerte with tanks and infantry. American and French units reach near Ferryville and Tebourba as German counterattacks are repulsed. The 19th French corps strikes toward Zaghouan while pursuing gains near the Zaghouan Enfidaville road.
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Tebourba
Nea Telemap
Edward Kennedy
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Mediterranean
Bizerte
Ferryville
Lake Bizerte
Naval Base
London
Algiers
Goumiers
Ras-Al-Koran
Pont du Fahs
Djebel Zaghouan
Paris
Bizette
Diebel Cheniti
Lake Achkel
Djebel Marina
Tine
Teur
Eddekhile
Tunis
First Army
Louis Marie
Koeltz
Zaghouan
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Zaghouan-Enfidaville Road
Milkman Delivers Through Fire Amid Smoke
Lorain Ohio milkman braves flames to deliver milk during a blaze as firemen fought the flames. He walked into the smoke with two wire milk bottles to fulfill deliveries.
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Fiames
Lorain
Onio
Latshaw Trial Deadlocked in Calif. Family Killings
In Auburn California a superior court jury could not reach a verdict after twelve hours of deliberation on the case of Raymond Latshaw age 18 accused of killing five family members. Latshaw confessed to the murders and pleaded insanity. A new trial date will be set.
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Auburn
Calif
Raymond Latshaw
Latshaw
CAA Engineer Moves Here to Ada Airport Project
The CAA assigns resident engineer Morris to enlarge Ada Municipal Airport. Bids will be received Thursday in Fort Worth from construction companies. The awarded firm will be announced here by Ada Mayor Bill Crawford. The jackrabbit note closes the item.
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CAA
Morris
Ada Municipal
Fort Worth
Bill Crawsford
Ada
Soviet Forces Press Farther in Kuban Delta Fight
Moscow reports heavy ground fighting northeast of Novorossisk as Soviet artillery pounds German positions. Luftwaffe losses exceed 125 planes in two days amid fierce air battles over the Kuban valley. Russians advance toward Krymskaya and threaten the port, with Novorossisk partially encircled along a bulged front.
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Moscow
Novoros- Sisk
Kuban
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Red Army
Sea of Azov
Krym
Aya
Berlin
Krymskaya
London
Monitor
Buffalo Meat Fueled Pioneers on Western Trails
Buffalo meat served as a staple for 19th century pioneers moving west, sustaining travelers on long migrations. The practice reflected frontier diet practices and the reliance on available game along routes.
Submarines Sink Six More Jap Ships in Pacific
U S submarines sent six additional Japanese vessels to the bottom including two destroyers, bringing total sunk or damaged to 422. A seventh ship, a large transport, was said damaged and probably sunk. Losses include one tanker, two cargo ships, one supply ship and one transport. 155 sunk, 25 probably sunk, 42 damaged.
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Washington
Pacific
United States
Navy
Sabotage Breaks Out in Norway Amid Occupation Tensions
Stockholm reports rising Norwegian unrest against German rule with the slaying of two Nazi police officials in Bergen on April 28. Oslo also sees two Norwegians shot for aiding Nazi authorities, while saboteurs blow up four boats in Oslofjord and sabotage by agents parachuted from British planes is acknowledged.
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Stockholm
Norway
Bergen
Oslo
Beauty expert warns sleep loss harms health
A beauty expert states sleep deprivation impacts appearance and wellbeing. The advice notes consistent rest supports skin tone, mood, and energy, while poor sleep erodes confidence and daily performance.
General Andrews and Bishop Leonard Die in Iceland Plane Crash
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews commander of all U.S. Army troops in Europe and Methodist Bishop Adna Wright Leonard were killed Monday in an Allied plane crash in Iceland. The war department confirmed Bishop Leonard’s presence. one enlisted man survived.
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General Andrews
Bishop Leonard
London
Germ Frank M. Andrews
Adna Wright Leonard
Washington
U. S
Iceland
Andrews
Northeast
Atlantic
War Department
A. W. Leonard, Jr
Pittsburgh
United States
Leonard
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
North Africa
Middle East
OPA Targets Pleasure Driving On B and C Rations
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown announced a nationwide effort to curb non essential driving using B and C gasoline rations. The plan involves interviews by police and investigators, possible noting of license numbers, and requiring drivers to explain their trips to the district OPA office. Holders with A books are exempt unless proving non essential use.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
CPA
OPA
Armored Telephone Cables Guard Western Prairie Dog Runs
Underground telephone cables in western states are specially armored to resist damage from prairie dogs. Local utility engineers report enhanced protection and reliability for rural communication lines.
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Western
Red Cross Motor Corps Members Ferry New Autos to Ada
Eight members of the Fort Worth Red Cross Motor Corps in full uniform stopped in Ada for lunch while driving eight new cars. They had previously visited Tulsa earlier in the week where the Texas unit bought the vehicles, part of a corps totaling about 150 members.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Red Cross Motor Corps
Ada
Tulsa
Texas
Bombers Raid Kiska Nine Times in Monday Action
Navy reports American medium and heavy bombers and fighters struck Japanese installations on Kiska nine times Monday. Fires started in the enemy camp and heavy smoke observed at North Head. Guadalcanal aircraft also attacked positions in the central and north western Solomons starting fires in at least two locations.
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Washington
Navy
Kiska
North Head
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Four Buildings Burn in Ochelata Blaze
Embarrassing Odds in OCHELATA Oklahoma reports four wooden structures destroyed by fire. Three of the demolished buildings housed property owned by State Fire Marshal T. J. Ellis.
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Ochelata
Okla
T. J. Ellis
Nazi U-Boats Lurk Again in Atlantic Torpedo Attacks
Berlin reports by Allied AP wire that German submarines sank 120000 tons of allied shipping in two convoys in the North Atlantic and torpedoed four more vessels. The official communique cites the losses as part of renewed U-boat activity in the war zones.
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Associated Press
High Command
Berlin
Nar
Atlantic
Be On Guard Against Forgery Warns Chief
Ada Blake chief of pectice warns of a rising forgery wave as government checks flood the town. The FBI Know Your Endorser campaign partners with city police to curb fraud and urges holders and merchants to protect checks and report address changes to the issuing agency and postmaster.
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Ada Quinton Blake
Pectice
FBI
Blake
McNair Returns to Washington After Wounding in Tunisia
Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair commander of the army ground forces arrived at Bolling Field and was taken to Walter Reed hospital. He walked on arrival with a scalp wound and a fractured collarbone from shell fragments that struck him while directing an attack from a forward post in Tunisia.
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Washington
Lesley J. McNair
Army
Tunisia
McNair
Bolling Field
Walter Reed
MacNair
British War Plants Offer Low-Priced Worker Feeding
More than 96 percent of the larger British war plants provide low-priced feeding facilities for their workers, reflecting a push to support labor costs during production efforts.
PESSIMIST By Bob Bianks Jr
A humorous column notes that chronic fault finders miss the point and turn every situation into entertainment of their own fears. The piece satirizes people who constantly fret and deflect with pessimism.
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