Complete Victory Proclaimed in Europe by Truman and Churchill
The Associated Press reports in London that Lt President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill declared complete victory in Europe. Hostilities ceased at 5 01 P. M. central wartime time tonight, with Germany's unconditional surrender to be ratified and confirmed in Berlin, Churchill said.
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Associated Press
London
Presdent Truman
Churchill
Europe
Supreme Headquarters
Germany
Berlin
Allied Leaders Mark Unconditional German Surrender
Churchill and Truman hailed the German capitulation while De Gaulle proclaimed victory for France. Allied forces would cease offensives but hold positions until the surrender became effective. Stalin was not heard from as Romanians cited a Russian dispatch naming Rokossovsky to sign for Russia in Berlin.
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Britain
DeGaulle
France
Supreme Headquarters
Moscow
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
U.S
Federal Communications Commission
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Berlin
Russia
Brown-Out Ends as UWP Lifts Morale Curbs on Civilian Life
Washington reports the War Production Board revoked its order against unnecessary fighting after President Truman proclaimed victory in Europe. The curfew and horseracing ban are expected to end soon though no action has been taken yet.
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Washington
War Production Board
Truman
Europe
Ian
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A notice highlights higher yields from vested investments in Ada. The ad outlines updated terms and potential benefits for readers considering staged contributions and longer commitment options. Potential investors are urged to compare rates across available plans.
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Ada News
Ada Citizens Mark Quiet V E Day In Ada Oklahoma
Ada observes V E Day with churches opening for prayer and families in calm celebration. American Legion policemen were formed but not needed as stores opened briefly and traffic eased. Residents, especially families with sons overseas, await word on future postings while questions arise about a possible V J Day or Total Victory designation.
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Europe
Ada
Truman
American Legion Post
Ada Junior High School
Eest Central College
Ada High School
Japan
Lovelady School Plans Hold Next Year despite aid concerns
The Lovelady district proceeds with plans for next year as enrollment sits at 15 pupils taught by Mrs Hel oise Jennings. State aid last year totaled 97 dollars, and its absence would threaten operating costs. The school has newer screens repairs a gravel driveway to the teacherage and a new butane heating system soon to be installed.
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Lovelady School
Heloise Jennings
German POWs Told Nation Surrendered
The War Department announced in Washington on May 8 that German prisoners of war in the United States were informed that the Reich had surrendered unconditionally. Proclamations posted in POW camps say Germany no longer exists and Allied authorities hold power in Germany. Prisoners remain under American law and will be repatriated when feasible, but may be used to alleviate manpower shortages until then.
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Washington
United States
Reich
War Department
Department
Germany
Ada Birth Heralds John Young Jr Great Grandson of Indian Territory
Ada, Indian Territory marks a family milestone with John Young Jr born one minute after midnight at Valley View Hospital. He is the great grandson of J. R. Young and descendant of Ada pioneers including Dudley Young, Mildred Gurley, and J. M. Gurley. Dudley, Ada’s first born son, greeted the arrival with a quiet grin.
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Ada
John Young Jr
Valley View Hospital
Harry Truman
Yeoman
John Young
Okinawa
Mildred Gurley
I. T
J. R. Young
Indian Territory
Young
Dudley Young
Dudley
Gurey
John Jr
Pontotoc County
J. A. Shirley
G. C. Garver
West Sixth
Mildred Young
Lehigh
Old Hird
Dudley Youngs
J. M. Gurley
Gurley
Mrs Ansell 80 Dies in Ada Oklahoma Hospital
Frances Bell Ansell, 80, died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. from Criswells, with a memorial and burial Thursday at 11 a.m. in Fairlawn cemetery, Oklahoma City. She lived at 824 East Twelfth and previously led women’s missionary work at First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City and chaired the Orphans Home committee. Survived by two sons Frank and Dee Ansell and a grandson Lt. Glen Ansell of the U S Army Air Forces.
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Frances Bell Ansell
Criswells
Fairlawn Cemetery
Oklahoma City
Ansell
East Twelfth
Ada
First Baptist Church
Church
Orphans Home Committee
Frank
Dee Ansell
Glen Ansell
U. S. Army Air Forces
Eisenhower Proclamation on Axis Surrender Affirmed
Paris dispatch reports General Eisenhower declaring unconditional surrender of the Axis as achieved by Allied forces. He credits Casablanca talks of 1943 with Roosevelt and Churchill and commends nearly 5,000,000 Allied troops and all services for teamwork.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Churchill
Casablanca
Europe
United Nations
Germans Begin Long Homeward March From Denmark
About 300,000 German troops started their march home from Denmark in long columns along main roads. They carried luggage on wheel barrows or improvised vehicles and burned official papers before departing.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Barton Praised For Skill In Holding Vital Salient
Major General Raymond O. Barton of Fort McClellan received the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal for leading the 4th Infantry Division in World War II. The citation highlights planning and actions from Periers St Lo to the Siegfried Line and the defense of Luxembourg City. Barton is a long-serving Army officer with multiple decorations and a family in Florida and New York.
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Fourth Infantry
Raymond O. Barton
Infantry Training Center
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Harry F. Hazlett
Army Ground Forces
Birmingham
Barton
St. Lo
Paris
Luxembourg
Siegfried Line
Fort McClellan
Europe
War Department
Periers-St. Lo
France
Belgium
Germany
Hurtgen Forest
4Th
Berton
Normandy
Fred G. Clark
Clare
Riverside Av
Jacksonville
Florida
Raymond O. Barton, Jr
West Point
N. Y
Priest moves from 20 room rectory to cottage
In Chilt. Elford Suffolk Rev Arthur Snell departs the large rectory to live in a small cottage once rented at three shillings and sixpence a week. He cites not wanting his wife to be an unpaid domestic drudge as the reason for the move.
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Elford
Suffolk
England
Arthur Snell
Men in uniform: Seaman Lacy Othel Page assigned to Mare Island
2/c Lacy Othel Page of Route 1 Stonewall is assigned to the ship repair training unit at Mare Island navy yard California. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H L Page and husband to Iris Page with son Larry Dean residing at the family home.
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Lacy Othel Page
Stonewall
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Seaman Page
H. L. Page
Iris Page
Larry Dean
Metcalf Returns from Iran to Fort Benning
T/Sgt Roy D Metcalf of Stratford has been reassigned to Fort Benning Georgia in the Second Army after a 26 month tour in Iran with the Persian Gulf command. He earned the European Middle Eastern campaign ribbon American Defense ribbon Good Conduct ribbon and Asiatic Pacific ribbon. He is the son of Mrs Kate Metcalf of Stratford.
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Metcalf
Iran
Roy D. Metcalf
Stratford
Fort Benning
Second Army
Kate Metcalf
Sgt Dean With 32nd In Philippines Now In Action
Sgt Marvin A Dean son of Mr and Mrs Joe Dean Route 1 Hickory is with the 32nd Division in the Philippines Lt Dean of Battery B 126th Field Artillery Battalion entered the army in 1942 trained at Fort Sill and sailed for the Philippines as a combat replacement on December 6 1944 His unit is in action on Luzon He is entitled to wear the Asiatic Pacific theater ribbon the Good Conduct Medal and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with one battle star
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Marvin A. Dean
Joe Dean
Route 1
Hickory
Filippines
Dean
126Th Field Artillery Battalion
Fort Sill
Philippines
Luzon
Tilley Named Storekeeper Second Class at Pearl Harbor
Emitt J. Tilley, 26, has been advanced in rating to storekeeper second class at the Naval Section base Pearl Harbor Hawaii. He attended East Central and worked for a chemical construction firm before enlisting in the navy in 1943.
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Emitt J. Tilley
Naval Section
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Tilley
East Central
Chemical Construction
Navy
Stratford and Francis win tourney titles in junior high events
Stratford High school girls claimed softball tournament honors in the Fitz Hugh Junior High event finals. Francis Junior High boys, under coach Radford Duke, topped Byng in the finals after a close match as pitcher held the Byng lineup through five innings. Tournament manager Albert Horn announced the results. Charley Rushing umpired all games.
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Stratford High School
Fitzhugh
Francis Junior High
Radford Duke
Byng Junior High
Albert Horn
Francis
Byng
Charley Rushing
Haskell Harrison Joins Red Arrow Division in Philippines
Private Haskell D. Harrison son of Mrs Jewel Harrison of Roff has arrived on Luzon and is assigned to the 32nd Infantry Division known as the Red Arrow. He transferred to a replacement center after basic training at Camp Hood Texas and went overseas in February 1943.
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Haskell D. Harrison
Jewel Harrison
Roff
Luzon
Philippines
32Nd Infantry Division
Pvt
Harrison
Army
32Nd
Red Arrow
Camp Hood
Tex
U. S
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