Missing Sgt Whitford Believed Shot Down Over France
Staff Sergeant Stuart D. Whitford 19 is missing in action in the European theater after a bomber with the Ninth Bomber Command possibly went down over France. His mother Mrs John Whitford in New Jersey says planes were seen to crash and three parachutes opened as the craft fell. The last letter from Whitford is dated April 19 and he had been overseas since February 1.
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Stuart D
Buzzy) Whitford
John Shitford
West Fifteenth
Whitford
Ninth Bomber Command
England
Samuel E. Anderson
Anderson
Wad Department
Roy McKissack Describes Travels From England To Africa
S/Sgt. Roy Jr. McKissack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McKissack of 510 West 15th St., writes home about time in England and Africa. He recalls cold damp winters, hot dry summers, varied cities and old buildings, and Arabs earning low wages. He cites health, cleanliness needs, and a longing to return to America after Corsica. He notes mountains and stone houses as different from city life.
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Roy Jr
W. McKissack
Roy McKissack
West 15Th St
U. S
England
Africa
Corsica
America
Polish Soldiers Demand Democracy on Ukrainian Front
Polish soldiers fighting with the Russian army told Professor Oscar Lange of Chicago University they want a democratic Poland after the war. The disciplined Polish units in the Ukraine oppose collectivization and seek land and civil rights.
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Eddy Gilmore
Oscar Lange
Chicago University
Poland
Lange
Soviet Union
Stanisaus Orelmanski
Springfield
Mass
Ukraine
Poland Troops Favor Free Speech and Free Press
In postwar Poland soldiers voiced desires for free speech and a free press and a government modeled on British and American lines. They oppose collectivization, preferring the state to run large industries while leaving small ones to individuals. A Polish partisan leader named Robert arrived from behind German lines citing patriotism and resistance to persecution as motives behind the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Robert
Poli
Polich
Grand Jury Indicts Three Jap Girls for Treason
A Denver grand jury indicted three American-born sisters of Japanese ancestry for treason in aiding two German soldiers to escape from a Colorado POW camp in October 1943. Defendants Tsuruko Wallace Florence Shioze Otani and Billie Shitara Taniyoshi aided Haider and Loescher by supplying food clothing money and maps before transfer to Wagon Mound New Mexico where they were recaptured. The indictment carries severe penalties including possible death for treason and prison terms for conspiracy.
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Washington
Biddle
Trinidad
Colo
Denver
Tsuruko Wallace
Florence Shioze Otani
Billie Shitara Taniyoshi
California
Pearl Harbor
Grananda
Colp
Heinrich Haider
Herman August Loescher
Wagon Mound
New Mexico
Justice Department
Haider
Hannegan Predicts Roosevelt to Seek Fourth Term
In New York at the Jefferson dinner, Democratic leaders including Robert E. Hannegan and Alben Barkley urged support for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hannegan stated Roosevelt would be renominated and Dewey was named as likely Republican nominee amid lively debate. Farley offered a brief, noncommittal response.
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New York
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
James A. Farley
Farley
Hannegan
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Thomas Jefferson
Commodore
Destiny
Barkley
Dewey
State Supreme Court Opinions Oklahoma City May 9
Oklahoma cases decided include Grisso v Ellis in Grady county affirmed and Goertzen v Goertzen in Garfield county affirmed. Hight v Collingsworth in Oklahoma county reversed with directions. Hughes v Harden and Smith in Tulsa county reversed and remanded. Brauer Machine v Rudy in Oklahoma county affirmed. Smith Engineering Works v Custer and Standard Accident Co. in Pawnee county reversed and remanded.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
W. E. Grisso
H. K. Ellis
Grady County
Everett T. Hight
Jeanette Collingsworth
Oklahoma County
Enoch D. Hughes
John J. Harden
T. Y. Smith
Tulsa County
Peter Goertzen
Evelyn Mae Goertzen
Garfield County
Brauer Machine and Supply Company
U. S. Rudy
Affirmed
Smith Engineering Works
Charles I. Custer and Standard Accident Co
Pawnee County
Want Transfer To Infantry To Fight
More than 2,000 applications for transfer to the infantry have been received since the army announced that enlisted men under 32 could switch to join the doughboys. War department reports bids at about 200 a day. transfers occur in grade with no loss of pay.
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Washington
Infantry
Army
War Department
Chamber of Commerce President to carry special cargo on Russia trip
Eric Johnston president of the United States Chamber of Commerce will depart for a trip to Russia this weekend carrying a notable cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eric Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Russia
Ancient Baths Show Healthful Effects, Science Finds
Dr. N J Behrend reports to the New York Medical Society that thermal skin stimulation from baths triggers a chain of nervous and hormonal responses. Warm or cold sensations affect the sympathetic system, electrolytes in cells, and endocrine glands influencing mood health and vitality.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Medical Society of the
State of New York
N. J. Behrend
New York City
Bernard Baruch
Behrend
Senators Sharpen Filibuster Tactics on Anti Poll Tax Bill
Washington May 8 Congress hones filibuster tactics as anti poll tax foes gear for a Senate vote. The bill would force eight states to abolish the poll tax for voting and faces long debate over cloture. Analysts doubt passage this year.
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James Marion
George Zielke Washington
Congress
Virginia
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Texas
Tennessee
House
Senate
Blake
Blank
Mrs. Martha McCarty Dies At 82 In Ada Home
Mrs. Martha McCarty 82, longtime Ada resident now in Pontotoc County, died at 708 West Eighteenth after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements by Smith Funeral Home awaiting son W. E. McCarty from Richmond California. Survived by husband J. M. McCarty and three sons Tom Bill Henry, plus two sisters and a brother.
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Martha McCarty
Pontotoc County
West Eighteenth
W. E
Bill” McCarty
Richmond
California
Smith Funeral Home
McCarty
J. M. McCarty
Hart
Ada
Tom
Bill
Henry
Calif
U. S. Navy
Corpus Christi
Tex
la Taylor
Oklahoma City
Ella Blackwell
Henry Clark
California Medics Call for Dismissal of Fishbein Editor
The California medical association house of delegates adopted a resolution urging members to work for the dismissal of Dr. Morris Fishbein of Chicago as editor of the American Medical Association Journal and Hygeia. The resolution states Fishbein has become the spokesman for American medicine.
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Los Angeles
California Medical Association
House of Delegates
Morris Fishbein
Chicago
American Medical Association
Fishbein
Aimee Semple McPherson Receives Daylong Prayer Vigil
Followers at Angelus temple hold continuous prayers for Aimee Semple McPherson’s recovery from an infection and tropical fever after a Mexico trip. Ralph McPherson said prayers will continue until she improves, despite his statement that immediate medical recovery seems unlikely.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Mexico
Ralph McPherson
McPherson
Nineteen Oklahoma Servicemen Missing In Action
The army announced nineteen Oklahomans missing in action, with details listing individuals by name and hometown. Several are noted as from Ardmore and other Oklahoma communities, with some later reclassified as wounded.
Plane output in 1943 reaches massive wartime totals
First Lord A. V. Alexander said Britain the United States and the empire produced 127000 planes in 1943 about 144 planes per hour. He noted nine army guns 106 rounds of gun ammunition and nearly 3 million rounds of small arms ammunition per hour with American plants accounting for more than two thirds of total.
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Sheffield
England
A. V. Alexander
United States
Britain
British Empire
Allied patrols land near Bougainville Bay in New Guinea
British radio quoted a correspondent of the Australian Broadcasting Commission reporting that Allied patrols have landed at Bougainville Bay about 20 miles east of Hollandia in New Guinea.
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New Hollandia
New York
Bougainville Bay
Hollandia
New Guinea
Australian Broadcasting Commission
April Rainfall Stays Light in Pontotoc County
April shows 3.12 inches of rain in Pontotoc County with a killing freeze on the third and a warmest day at 87 on the 17th. Ada received 1.10 inches in 10 minutes on the 19th as winds were noted. May and June expect varied totals based on past years, with 1942 and 1943 records cited.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Committee Favors Debt Limits Boost In House Hearing
The House Ways and Means Committee approved boosting the public debt ceiling from 210 to 240 billion dollars after Republican opposition forced a retreat from the administration’s 260 billion demand. Treasury undersecretary Daniel W. Bell said the higher limit could stand until next January when a new request would be made, with some Republicans already seeking an intermediate figure.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Daniel W. Bell
Dewey
R.-Il
Bell
Congress
Treasury
Rep. Knutson
R.minn
Voorhis Attacks Big Oil firms over rationing and pipelines
Representative Voorhis of California urged government construction of common carrier pipelines to curb monopolies in the petroleum industry. He accused major oil companies of shaping policy and coercing government actions, warning that private interests encroach on the public. He cited the PAW rationing plan as a cartel like scheme and criticized costly projects abroad.
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Washington
Voorhis
D.calif
Harold L. Ickes
War
Canada
Ring in Hand Pins Soldier's Anzio Glory and Injury
Cpl. James Hopkins, a Ponotoc native and paratrooper, had a bullet strike a ring on his left fourth finger at Anzio, smashing the finger and later amputation. He earned the Purple Heart for chest shrapnel and recalled Sicily pace, Italian surrender, and a risky canal advance before evacuation to Africa and home.
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Anzio
James “Hop” Hopkins
Lillie Hopkins
Pontotoc
Asa Hutchinson
Ace’s
Hopkins
Sicily
Hawkins
Hapkins
Leutenant
Ber
Africa
Leahy as Navy Secretary Emerges in Congress
In Washington on May 9 strong sentiment grew for Admiral William D. Leahy to become secretary of the navy, potentially placing the department under professional naval leadership during wartime. If not Leahy, most legislators expect James V. Forrestal to receive the post.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
Navy
Frank Knox
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House Naval Affairs Committee
Leahy
Army
James V. Forrestal
U S Oil Output Gained Past Week
U S crude oil production rose by 92 850 barrels daily in the week ended May 6 to 4 528 850 barrels. Texas climbed 84 850 to 1 995 300, Illinois 14 900 to 229 700, East Texas 1 850 to 364 100, Oklahoma 1 700 to 335 550, Louisiana 150 to 358 200, Eastern fields 1 600 to 74 100, Rocky Mountain 550 to 129 150. California declined 1 450 to 825 800, Kansas 6 400 to 267 200, and Michigan 150 to 51 950.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Illinois
East Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Eastern
Rocky Mountain
California
Kansas
Michigan
Capt Bob's Wife Receives Invitation to New York
Lawton Oklahoma May 9 Capt Robert S Johnson the leading American ace in Europe will be greeted in New York by his wife Mrs Johnson who has accepted an invitation from the maker of Bob's Thunderbolt fighter plane to come to New York at its expense to meet the celebrated airman The couple has not fixed a date for the homecoming or the New York trip
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Lawton
Okla
Robert S. Johnson
New York
Bob
Associated Press
England
Identify Body of Trunk Woman
FBI routine tests linked the murdered trunk victim to Louise Christine Wright alias Louise C. Myers who had prior arrests in Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee and Memphis. Police earlier identified the body as Mrs Louis Villegas 24 with Lt Brietzke linking a man to the trunk’s move from a Chicago hotel on April 30 and its shipment to Los Angeles.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
FBI
Louise Chestine Wright
Louise C. Myers
Helena
Ark
Baton Rouge
Wright
Memphis
Tenn
Louis Villegas
Philip Brietzke
Precedent Carries Jess Weight in Law
Philadelphia May 9. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson said overruled precedents have shaken confidence that a past case will yield victory or defeat. He noted the Supreme Court’s relaxation of precedent as dramatic but said lawyers know the trend is broader and driven by many precedents.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
American Law Institute
Marauder Finishes Its 100th Mission in England
The Marauder nicknamed mild and bitter, based in England, completed its 100th mission by bombing a German airfield in France. Capt. Paul Shannon of Attica Kansas led the crew on the historic sortie, the aircraft having carried 166 different men across 31 crews with no injuries. Only minor damage noted included flak holes and a shot-up vertical fin.
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United States
England
France
RAF
Paul Shannon
Attica
Kas
Passenger train services cut in France from May 15
The Vichy controlled radio reported that passenger train services will be seriously curtailed in all areas of France starting May 15.
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Curta't
London
Vichy Radio
France
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Orel M. Harper
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Henry F. Hicklin
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H. M. Hunter
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