Science Mobilizes For Knockout Blow in Pacific
Washington May 3 The army reveals new weapons and gadgets for Pacific war including Pershing tanks radar armor piercing bombs rockets and mine detectors. Innovations cover portable water filters bulletproof clothing lightweight bridges and mobile dental units with rapid hospital heating capabilities.
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Washington
America
Japan
Europe
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Army’s Corps of Engineers
American editors declare Nazi camps run on a master plan of brutality
A Paris based commission of American newspaper editors states after visiting Buchenwald and Dachau that the German prison camp system was driven by a master plan of calculated and organized brutality. They report murder as commonplace, with starvation, beatings, and sadistic tortures across camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eisenhower
Europe
Buchenwald
Dachau
France
Man Arrested For Slaying At Vinita
Vinita Oklahoma May 5 1930 authorities report the manhunt for the killer of Chief L A Shearhart ended with a suspect in custody. The arrest followed a house to house and bottom land search aided by bloodhounds from McAlester state penitentiary.
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Vinita
Okla
L. A. Shearhart
Shearhart
L. D. Sutton
Claremore
Sam Cobb
McAlester State Penitentiary
Cobb
Sequoia Bark Noted For Fire Resistance Nearly Asbestos
A historical note describes the bark of the giant Sequoia as highly fire resistant, likening its durability to asbestos in safeguarding the tree.
Boy Scout Officers Installed Friday At Sulphur Meeting
The first meeting of the Southern Oklahoma Boy Scout Council was held in Sulphur Friday evening. Lowery Harrell was elected president. Oscar Cantwell led songs and D R Pike reported on the nominating committee. Attending were officials from eight counties including Carter Garvin Murray Coal Atoka Marshall Love Johnston. A follow up story will run Monday.
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Southern Oklahoma Boy Scout Council
Lowery Harrell
Oscar Cantwell
D. R. Pike
Carter
Garvin
Murray
Coal
Atoka
Marshall
Love
Johnston
News
F. C. Morris
S. K. Grant
Pontotoc
H. J. Huddleston
Johnston County
Grant
Murray State College
Grent
Tishomingo
Raley Bridge for Canadian Promised
McAlester Okla May 5 Chairman Ben T Childers of the state highway commission said he had secured a promise for a Raley Bridge project related to Canadian construction. Elmer Hale a local businessman was notified of the progress and awaits final approval.
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Mcalester, Okla
Ben T. Childers
State Highway Commission Today
Elmer Hale
Oil Activity Over Area Continues
Oil drilling and gas production progress noted in several wells. W. A. Delaney Jr. No. 1 Cameron reports depth reached 3,128 feet near Ponotoc County. Beaird well near Oakman underway. Walker-Hammond No. 1, depth 3,065 feet, completed for 13.5 million cubic feet of gas.
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W. A. Delaney Jr
Cameron
Canadian River
Pontotoc County
Beaird
Oakman
Thompson Bros
Boone Jones
Walker-Hammond
Stratford Girls Win Class In Softball Tourney
Stratford girls win the county softball tournament final 10 7 Friday afternoon over Hughes Consolidated after earlier victories over Maysville. The Stratford boys baseball team also won the 16 team district title in Ada defeating Calvin 3 1 while Stratford boys lost in softball to Pauls Valley in the first round. The county event ran Thursday to Friday amid sport rules preventing cross play between softball and baseball.
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Stratford
Hughes Consolidated School
Calvin
Ada
Pauls Valley
Stratford Girls
Maysville
Hughes Consolidated
Elmore City
Regional Meet Sets Twenty Two Records at Ada Meet
Ada High School Cougars win Class A with 56 1/3 points and Maud tops Class B with 40. Ada and Maud athletes set 22 new marks, with multiple record performances by Meaders and Snelson, and Guinn plus Massengale among top winners. First two in each event qualify for state championships at Norman.
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Ada
Cougars
Maud
Mayberry
Okemah
Shawnee
Durant
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Stroud
Byng
Prague
Wetumka
St. Louis
Konawa
Tishomingo
Talihina
Stonewall
Norman
Bob Meaders
Bob Snelson
Jack Guinn
Jack Fentem
Gene Massengale
Meaders
Collin Dunham
Eugene James
Messingale
Bill Ashley
Carl Hall
Joe Reed
Robert Roddell
Glen Crouch
Clarence Denham
Howard McGee
John Emmons
Jack Jenkins
Carl Monroe
Dale McKinny
Billy Folsom
James
Clyde Sumitt
Fentem
Meader
Wines
Folsom
Sugg
Pherigo
Stiller
Rufus Sweeney
Roy Franklin
Sweeney
Ashley
Massingale
Harry Roundtree
Roundtree
Frazier
Monroe
Franklin
Griffith
Hall
Red Anderson
Dub Laster
Snelson
Melvin Williams
Miller
Wesley Kemp
Bill Lambeth
Sid Beams
Claud Perry
Bill Boswell
Ted Dye
Giles
Balthrop
Jared
Abbott
Stonewell
Duty
Ada Among Killed And Wounded In Action In World War II
Army and navy casualties announced by OWI list Oklahomans killed or missing in the European and Pacific theaters. Names include 1st Lt. Dewey Erickson Enid and Pvt. Billy J. Cox Kin ta, with many others from Ada Bristow Muskogee Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
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Army
Navy
OWI
Dewey Erickson
Ramona
Paul Owen
Enid
Alvin Reeder
Anadarko
Louis L. Davis
Pauls Valley
Leonard Armstrong
Mud Land
Quince Brown
Bristow
James H. Cape
Claren J. Cape
Skintook
James FE
Privette Jr
Tulsa
Pacific
Pfe
Lloyd JD
Kennon
Peek
Samuel M. Land
Lawton
Frank O. C. Marchant
Muskogee
Efton McAdoo
Fufaula
Marion Owens
Oklahoma City
Clifford T. Smith
South Coffeyville
Samuel Battiest
Idabel
George R. Brendle
Myrtle E. Brendle
Ada
John R. Crews
Bowlegs
Grover F. Dodd
Charles R. Fowler
Ninnekah
Errett E. Fox
Willard L. Fox
W. R. Kroutil
Yukon
Carmello Mancuso
Marietta
Patrick Murphy
Clarence Reed
Hinton
Louie le Roberts
Poteau
W. A. Spence
Minco
Curtis Sprouse
Atoka
Clyde Vicent
Seminole
L. A. Baker Jr
Alva
W. M. Cantrell
Elk City
Felix Coffman
Shawnee
Roy Deal
Jones
Cpl
Cayce P. Ellard
Bixby
A. R. Evans
Woodward
N. J. Pritchett
Rvi
Em. Te Privett
Noble
E. M
Pontotoc County Red Cross April Activity
Pontotoc County American Red Cross reports 69 cases in April in home service including 31 furlough verifications and 28 claims for ex servicemen. Expenditures for financial aid totaled 407.35 dollars, with many medical aid payments. One case involved replacing furniture after a house fire.
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Pontotoc County
American Red Cross
Home Service Department
Veterans Administration
Longevity Tied to Bee Stings in Kettering Man
Frederick Newman, 80, of Kettering England says weekly bee stings keep him healthy and lively. He tends 30 hives and endures 20 to 30 stings each weekend, claiming the stings give him a strong, house-pulling sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kettering
England
Frederick Newman
Sergeant James H. Cape Dies In Action In Germany
S/Sgt. James H. Cape, 22, of Ada, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cape, was killed in action in Germany. He joined the Army December 26, 1942, trained at Camp Campbell and Camp Barkeley, and went overseas in September 1944 as an infantryman with the Seventh Army. He had qualified for the infantryman combat medal after battle. Laveda Cape and Mrs. Leona Brisco are sisters. a brother-in-law, Sgt. Lowell R. Bristow, was serving in France. He grew up in Bebee, worked as a farmer before enlisting.
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James H. Cape
J. W. Cape
Ada
Germany
War Department
Cape
Camp Campbell
Camp Barkeley
Tex
Seventh Army
Laveda Cape
Leona Brisco
Sgt
Lowell R. Bristow
France
Bebee
Army
War Loan Quotas Set for Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County outlines Seventh War Loan goals with a total quota of 1,159,000 dollars. Series E targets reach 535,000 dollars, while overall county goal is lower than the sixth loan drive.
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Pontotoc County
Oil men re examine Creek Tulsa oil area in New York
Oil and gas activity over the Creek Tulsa area expands with 18 new wells, 10,113 barrels daily, and 13,500,000 cubic feet gas. includes wells by Soon er Oil and Gas Co and Continental Oil Co across Creek and western Edmond fields.
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Creek-Tulsa
New York
John H. Booker
Tulsa
Okla
Creek-Tulsa County
Sooner Oil and Gas Co
Littlehead
Sapulpa
Jenks
Tulsa County
R. S. Shade and Mealy-Wolfe Drilling Co
Ricks
Kellyville-Sapulpa
Creek Coun
Creek County
Mannford
Fred W. Cotton
Vickers-Slyman
Pickett Prairie
C. E. Beal
Ickers
Okmulgee
Bristow
Henryetta
Okemah
Holdenville
Seminole
Shawnee
Chandler
Cushing
Edmond
Deep Rock Oil Corp
Whistler
Oklahoma County
Deep Rock
Hughes County
Kingfisher
West Edmond Field
Atlantic Refining Co
Hunton
Bois D’arce
Carter Oil Co
Rogers SE SW
Okfuskee County
Cromwell
Turner Csw
Cleveland County
Texas Co
Palmer
Okfuskee
Barnes
Hoge
Logan County
Continental Oil Co
Duke
Grady County
McAuliff Csw
Tulsa World
Ada to Host Here Is Your Infantry War Drive Show
Ada Fairgrounds will host a dramatic out of doors demonstration with 82 performers showing flamethrowers medics and barbed wire to illustrate the Seventh War Loan drive. The event is set for Wednesday night May 16 at 8 30 p m with more details to follow in The News.
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Ada
Ada Fairgrounds
Ninth Army Finds Art Treasures in Germany
Art masterpieces by Rembrandt Van Gogh and Rubens were found in a damp copper mine near Siegen Westphalia by the 75th Infantry division. The cache includes Charlemagne’s sarcophagus bones and solid gold artifacts valued at 500,000,000 gold marks about 200 million dollars.
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U.S. Ninth Army
Germany
Rembrant
van Gogh
Reubens
Charlemagne
Siegen
Westphalia
75Th Infantry Division
Scouts to Hold Senior Bivouac in Miami May 18 20
About 200 Boy Scouts from Miami Tulsa McAlester Okmulgee and Bartlesville will gather for a senior scout bivouac in Miami from May 18 to May 20. The event brings together scouts from several cities for outdoor activities and training.
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Bartlesville
Miami
Tulsa
McAlester
Okmulgee
Dairy Products Law Set To Take Effect In June
Oklahoma City May 5 President Joe C. Scott said the dairy products law from the 20th Oklahoma Legislature will become effective about June 15. He noted that eight inspectors must be employed and trained and facilities must be provided by then. The law sets handling standards for milk and cream and authorizes cream station inspections.
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Oklahoma City
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Scott
J. C. Davidson Jr
Oklahoma Officers Receive Awards
The War Department announced awards for two Oklahoma officers. Col. Harvey H. Fischer of Tulsa received the Legion of Merit for his advisory role at a United States British conference in Quebec and for helping set sound strategic plans. Lt. Charles W. Rohman of Woodward earned the Legion of Merit for inventing a cable towing device while serving at Ford Ord California.
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Washington
War Department
Oklahoma
Harvey H. Fischer
Tulsa
War Department General Staff
Quebec
United States
United Nations
Charles W. Rohman, Woodward
Ford Ord
California
Reunion in Czech Town Delights American Troops
In Barnau near the Czech border, an American sergeant named Harry Alden reunited with his German Jewish mother. Tears flowed as his unit, led by Major Dan Riddle, met townspeople and the mother cried out in relief and joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Germany
Barnau
Dan Riddle
Marville
Ala
Grier
Oxford
Tom Kearns
Hartford
Conn
Harry Alden
Pelham
N. Y
Nuernburg
United States
Kearns
Alden
Capt. Grier
Riddle
Impluse
Harry
Hans
Mein Junge
No Holiday Soon For Pres Truman
President Truman will stay at his desk with no holiday planned as war and diplomacy fronts remain tense. He marks his 61st birthday next Tuesday and has no immediate plans to travel, turning down a Missouri trip for Mother's Day. He instead swam in the White House pool last weekend.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Martha Truman
White House
Roller skates return as kids embrace the trend
Young children flock to roller skates amid renewed popularity. Parents report continued wear on seats and benches as kids practice and learn. The article notes the enduring appeal of skating despite early tumbles and occasional minor injuries.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA
U. S
Eufaula
U. S. Highway 69
Childers
U. S. 69
Boy Scout
Raley Bridge
Delaney
Anderson
Lambeth
Murphy
Laster
Red Cross
Wildcat
Ninth Army
Grandmother
Little Border Town
Pres. Truman
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