Oklahoma Soldiers Wounded In Mediterranean And Pacific
The army reports twenty one Oklahomans injured in the Mediterranean theater and fifteen in the Southwest Pacific. The list names Pvt. George Buckheart and many others with hometowns Shawnee Bristow Oklahoma City El Reno Okmulgee and additional towns.
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Washington
Southwest Pacific
George Buckheart
Martha Buckheart
Shawnee
David F. Blosch
Lois M. Blosch
Bristow
Ava V. Corley
Oklahoma
Charles C. Cravens
Konawa
Seminole County
Checotah
McIntosh County
Robert G. O'Leary
Oklahoma City
Elvin R. Powell
Grady W. Powell
Byars
McClain County
Tech
Sedric W. Smith
Bertha Smith
Bennington
Bryan County
Clarence W. Sturdivant
Beggs
Okmulgee County
Charles D. Tool
Edmond
Ernest L. Walker, Jr
Louise Walker
Hominy
Leo Woodard
Fort Gibson
Muskogee County
Johnnie D. Brinkley
Fletcher
Comanche County
James J. Defrates
Grant
Choctaw County
Woodrow M. Downey
Tulsa
Marvin J. Ebert
Ben Ebert
William S. Edwards
Mary E. Edwards
Durant
John C. Faulkenberry
Maggie B. Faulkenberry
Coalgate
Ellis G. Goodman
Garber
Garfield County
Herman Kennedy
Whitesboro
Leflore
Cleo W
Howe
Thomas V. Williams
Lizzie E. Williams
Okemah
Charles D. Wilson
Alice L. Wilson
Heavener
Liquor Possession Charges Filed in County Court
Frank Enochs was arrested in Stonewall Tuesday night and police filed charges of unlawful possession of tax paid liquor in county court Wednesday. Constable E V Cochran and Bob Anderson stopped a car driven by Enochs and found 115 pints of liquor. Enochs was jailed in Stonewall overnight and brought to Ada Wednesday morning where bonds failed to be posted. He remained in jail Wednesday morning.
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Frank Enochs
Stonewall
E. V. Cochran
Bob Anderson
Enochs
Ada
Navy Opposed To Consolidation Plan
Vice Admiral Frederick J. Horne testified before the House panel that merging the army and navy should wait until after the war and remains doubtful even then. He said he is unqualifiedly opposed to any reorganization until a successful conclusion under current structure. The stance echoed earlier remarks from acting Navy Secretary James Forrestal.
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Washington
Navy
Special
House Committee
Frederick J. Horne
Naval Operations
Horne
James Forrestal
German tribunal condemns 24 in Quimper resistance case
The Journal de Geneve reports that a German tribunal in Quimper France has condemned 23 Frenchmen and one Spaniard to death for membership in resistance groups.
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Bern
Journal de Geneve
Quimper
France
War ballots and hospital drive dominate Ada meeting
Ada civic groups hear Bryce Twitty urge community responsibility to support Valley View Hospital and Hillcrest Memorial. Volunteer teams tour downtown Ada for funds to offset operating deficits with $10 685 reported by Wednesday afternoon.
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Tulsan
Ada
Ada Civic Clubs
Bryce Twitty
Hillcrest Memorial Hospital
Tulsa
Valley View Hospital
First National Bank
Twitty
Christ
Valley View
Commonwealth Fund of
Berry Says Runoff May Be Ordered
Acting Governor James E. Berry directed the state election board to be ready for a runoff primary July 25 if the public approves the July 11 referendum. The move could affect Berry as a Democratic Senate candidate and follows questions over the runoff law’s timing and court actions.
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Oklahoma City
James E. Berry
State Election Board
Berry
U. S
Randell S. Cobb
Supreme Court
Fletcher Riley
Sooner Is Ace Allied Headquarters
Naples May 10 an announcement said Captain Samuel J. Brown Tulsa Oklahoma destroyed a Romanian IAR 80 fighter becoming an ace with five victories in the May 7 raid on Bucharest.
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ACE Allied
Naples
Samuel J. Brown
Tulsa
Okla
Bucharest
Laval Would Move French Capital
A Blue network report from London says Pierre Laval has asked Germany to move the French government seat to Paris to avoid capture and protect Vichy if invasion occurs. German storm troopers are undergoing rush training to crew small submarines and torpedo boats in the English Channel and North Sea as part of invasion defense plans.
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New York
Blue Network
London
Pierre Laval
Paris
Vichy
English Channel
North Sea
Russia and Costa Rica establish diplomatic ties
Russia and Costa Rica have formalized diplomatic relations, announced Russian Ambassador Ptemme Oumansky in Mexico City on May 10.
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Mexico City
Russia
Costa Rica
Ptemme Oumansky
Tony
Ward's Case Dropped With No Ruling
Federal Judge William H. Holly dropped injunction litigation over Montgomery Ward and Company Chicago properties without ruling on the seizure’s legality. The court said the case is dismissed but will decide Friday if it is dismissed with or without prejudice as events have transpired.
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Holly
Ward
Chicago
Jesse Jones
Sewell Avery
CIO
Roosevelt
Holley
Harold A. Smith
Smith
William H. Holly
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago Properties
Subcommittee Deliberates Montgomery Ward Seizure Return
Chairman McCarran says returning the Montgomery Ward and Company Chicago facilities does not settle whether the seizure was legally sanctioned. The judiciary subcommittee continues inquiry into government action and legality of the seizure.
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Washington
McCarran
Nev
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Army to Present Bronze Star to Master Sgt. John Han Lon
The army announced the Bronze Star medal award to Master Sgt. John Han Lon from Alfalfa in Caddo County Oklahoma.
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Washington
Army Today
John Hanlon
Alfalfa
Caddo County
Oklahoma
Allied Drive Around Mogaung In Burma Push
Southeast Asia headquar ters report Allied forces on three sides of Mogaung in northern Burma. The push includes Chindits near Mawlu and Stilwell’s American Chinese and Burmese units advancing toward Myitkyina, with heavy Japanese casualties and disarray in the 18th division.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Mogaung
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
China
Mawlu
Stilwell
Mogaung Valley
Hwelon River
Yugoslav Partisans Recapture Towns as Tito Reports Losses
Marshal Tito announced Partisans recaptured Kladanj in eastern Bosnia and Zazemberk in Slovenia while enemy troops breached lines at several points in Slavonia. The communique said Partisans inflicted heavy casualties and seized substantial war material in those battles. It also said Beране in Montenegro was reoccupied after 170 enemy fatalities including two Chetnik leaders.
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London
Kluadanj
Bosnia
Zazemberk
Slovenia
Slavonia
A Broz
Tito
Yugoslavia
Kladanj
Zuzemberk
Berane
Montenegro
Stalin Says Soviet Union Has No Desire for Neighbors Lands
Philadelphia May 10 Forrest Davis of the Saturday Evening Post reports Stalin in Teheran declared the Soviet Union does not seek adjacent lands. He said Russia is only half populated and has tasks at home, not new territorial duties. Davis did not name his source.
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Philadelphia
Forrest Davis
Saturday Evening Post
Marshal Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Teheran
Davis
Crewless Bomber Crashes Near Denison Iowa Ravine
A four engine bomber from the Sioux City air base flew for four hours with no crew and crashed into a ravine two miles northwest of Denison Iowa around 2 a.m. The craft reportedly carried ten crew members and a bombardier instructor who bailed out near Belden and Wayne Nebraska about 10 p.m. no serious injuries were reported. Residents of Carroll Iowa heard a bomber circling near midnight and feared a crash.
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Denison
Sioux City
Army Air Base
Here
Belden
Wayne
Nebraska
Iowa
Carroll
State Gets Highway Bids
Bids totaling 1,052,361 on 51 special highway maintenance projects and three construction jobs were received by the Oklahoma Highway Commission. Work was to begin when contracts are completed in 38 counties, with bids about 75,000 under the estimated cost.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Greater returns for amount in vested
In the Ada News Classified Ads a notice highlights higher yields for invested funds. The item emphasizes better value from reallocated investments and urges readers to compare rates and terms for potential gains.
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Ada News
Sevastopol Falls After Bitter Fight
Moscow reports Sevastopol captured after intense fighting as Soviet engineers move in to repair the wrecked port. Red Star confirms overcoming heavy German and Romanian fire with armor and air support while German storm troops defend positions. casualties seen among both sides. The news arrives quietly as workers sleep in city amid victory.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Sevastopol
Red Star
Romania
G. F. Kakyarov
Y. C. Kreitzer
German Romanian forces evacuate Sevastopol to Crimean tip
Berlin radio reported that German and Romanian troops withdrew from Sevastopol after two days of fierce fighting. They are now maneuvering at the western tip of the Crimean peninsula amid burning ruins.
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London
Berlin
Sevastopol
Crimean Peninsula
Appeal by Chinese official for Allied aid to speed war effort
Chang Ping-Hsun urged quick Allied help to relieve Chinese soldiers and civilians suffering after eight years of war. He cited 50,000 to 60,000 Japanese troops, 200 tanks and hundreds of armored cars in Honan, and China's need for more heavy arms, transport planes, and renewed Burma Road access as Maj. Gen. Claire Chenault's 14th U.S. air force strafed enemy columns.
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Chungking
Executive Yuan
Chang Ping-Hsun
Honan
China
Burma
Loyang
Tengfeng
Lushan
Claire L. Chenault
14Th
WV. S. Air Force
Tulsa Tailback Leforce Ordered To Pre Induction Exam
Tulsa Oklahoma May 10 Clyde Leforce first string tail back on University of Tulsa football team ordered by draft board to take a pre induction physical examination Saturday. Leforce, an honor student, had been deferred to finish his engineering education. He has one more year of college football eligibility.
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Tulsa
Okla
Clyde Leforce
University of Tulsa
Leforce
Hoover marks 20 years as FBI director
J Edgar Hoover observed the twentieth anniversary of his appointment as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He led the agency through two decades of postwar security efforts and organizational expansion.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Allies Hurl Series Of Aerial Armadas Against Nazi Europe
Allied air forces launched another massed bombing campaign against Germany and occupied Europe, totaling around 2,000 aircraft. Day and night raids hit front line airfields, railways, and war industries with over 3,000 tons of bombs. American heavy bombers struck Vienna and Wiener Neustadt, while Bucharest was named in a Romanian report. A British night fleet of about 750 bombers led the assault on Berlin and Paris, including the Annecy bearing works near the Italian frontier.
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London
Europe
Alps
Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Ankara
Bucharest
Romania
Berlin
Paris
Annecy Ballbearing Works
France
Annecy
Germans Drop Back Farther Across Italian Front
Allied Eighth Army pushed into the Italian mountains carving a wedge toward Sulmona with Palena Fallascoso and San Angelo captured. German withdrawals shortened their lines while fortifying the Cassino front and Luftwaffe plants at Annetje near Schweinfurt supplied engines. Allied Marauders Havocs bombed rail hubs in Belgium and France including Criel sur Seine with heavy losses.
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Noland Norgaard
Naples
Eighth Army
Italy
Sulmona
Palena
Aventino
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Cassino
Policemen Wounded in Third Washington Slugfest
Two Washington patrolmen were injured in the capital’s third clash within a week between armed forces members and local police. The brawl began in front of a 16th street hotel after an army and navy officer argued over taxi priority. Patrolmen Louis A. Lozupene and Robert J. Wagner were treated at Garfield hospital.
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Washington
16Th Street
Army
Navy
Louis A. Lozupene
Robert J. Wagner
Garfield Hospital
Dr. Frank Winkler Dies After Heart Trouble
SIBLEY Iowa May 16 Dr Frank P Winkler 60 former president of the Iowa State Medical Association died at his home after a period of heart trouble He had served as a medical leader in the state and was known for his professional work and community involvement.
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Sibley
Frank P. Winkler
Iowa State Medical Association
Allied Air Bombs Hit Wiener Neustadt Factory and Areas
London dispatches say Flying Fortresses and Liberators from Italy attacked Wiener Neustadt Austria hitting the Messerschmitt factory and nearby airfields after heavy Allied raids. Reports also note Bucharest and Ankara claims of bombing while Knin rail center was targeted in a subsidiary operation.
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London
Italy
Alps
Messerschmitt
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Adolf Hitler
Naples
Ankara
Bucharest
Romania
Knin
Sibenik
Vienna
Allied Air Assault Dig Deep Into France Belgium Rail Hubs
American Thunderbolts Marauders along with RAF bombers struck rail yards and airfields in France and Belgium as the 26th day of the offensive continued. Reports detail smoke from Mons and raids on Poix near Amiens while German radio claims battles over the eastern Alps.
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Tourai
Belgium
Lille
Mons
Brussels
Paris-Brusels
Poix
Amiens
Alps
Mediterranean
Britain
France
United States
Lieavies
Continent
Four Pessimist Remembers Gold Tooth Gossip Era
The speaker recalls a bygone social scene where a gold tooth signified status and gossip circulated about dogs once named Cario. The tone hints at nostalgia and urban legend within a playful dialect.
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India
Joe Beck
County Election Board
State Department
Laval
Stalin
Eastern
By Austin Bealmear
Air Ministry
Schweinfurt
Criel
D.C
Reb Branks
Cario
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