Churchill Praises Allies and America in Joint Session
Churchill assures Congress Britain will fight to finish the war praising Canada and American war production. He lauds Eisenhower and warns of heavier work ahead in Europe, the Pacific, and India while stressing allied unity and the need for well conceived plans and logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Britain
Canada
America
Rommel
el Alamein
Africa
Mediterranean
Stalingrad
Hitler
United States
Eisenhower Churchil
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations
North
House
Eisenhower
Europe
Pacific
Indian
Russia
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Corgress
China
Senate
Japan
Mussolini
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Roosevelt
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Tulsa Floods Threaten Water Supply and Rail Lines
Floods along Bird creek and nearby rivers isolated Tulsa and cut water to 300 homes while dikes held. Bridges failed and rail lines, including Frisco and Santa Fe, suffered washouts as Bird creek breached levels and rivers surged past records. Dozens of families fled Verdigris and Grand river flood zones. Red Cross and welfare agencies prepared aid.
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Bird Creek
Oresceire
Tulsa
Linn Avenue
Pawhuska
Arkansas
Grand
Chelsea
Rogers
Nowata
Skiatook
Grand River
Miami
Afton
Webbers Falls
Red Cross
State Welfare Department
Highway Patrol
Muskogee
Frisco
Oklahoma City
Ada
Epen
Santa Fe
Bartlesville
Katy
Vinita
Big Cabin Creek
Spring River
Quapaw
Tri- State
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Douglas G. Wright
Federal
Wright
G. C. Nidzy
Eagle Picher Mining and Smelting Company
Spring
Baxter Springs
Kas
Lowell
Riverton
Ae Sen Oak
Okla
Loss of Expert Farmers to Army Threatens Postwar Food Crisis
NEA Service article by Phil Strong urges recognition of the brain drain from farming as trained farmers join the military. He highlights aging, skilled Iowa operators like Sam and Vernon, noting their experience sustains pork, beef, milk, wool, and poultry output. The piece frames farm expertise as essential to national food security after the war.
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Mid-West
Food Bowl
Phil Strong
NEA Service
Midwest
Lindwood Farm
Iowa
Gus Crane
Marines
Air Force
United States
United Nations
Time
Sam
Vernon
Carlyle
Kimberley
Collins
John Lacey
Chicago
Amercan Farm Bureau Federation
Lacey
John B. Kimberley
Farm Bureau
Congress
Illinois
Nebraska
Florida
California
Washington
Five Midwestern States Ravaged by Major Floods
The Associated Press reports widespread floods across Indiana Missouri Illinois Arkansas and Oklahoma forcing thousands from homes. At least seven deaths are linked to the disaster with one million acres flooded in Illinois and Indiana and the Missouri river crest projected near record highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Southwest
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Wabash
Mississenewa
Coast Guard
Army
St. Charles
Lake Michigan
Malcolm Elliott
Army Engineers
Mississippi Basin
State Guard
West Terre Haute
Ind
Oilin
Muskogee
Okla
Seven Luggage Types End By War Time WPB Rules
WPB reduces luggage to seven basic types and only army footlockers will be sold after prewar wardrobes vanish. Economists expect new models by July 1 as anti inflation drives urge savings for postwar days. Attendees at a Pontotoc area meeting heard planning notes from George Bullock and encouraged workers to report pledges to the Ada Chamber of Commerce.
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Betty MacDonald
NEA
Washington
WPR
Scout Kick Off Spurs Ada Budget Drive
Fifty three men gathered at the Aldridge hotel for a Kick-Off Breakfast to launch the Pontotoc Area Boy Scout Council finance campaign for an annual budget of 4675 dollars. Pledges and cash totaling 1697 dollars were raised, with similar drives planned in Coalgate Atoka and Hardin City Fitts. The first cash pledge came from Wesley Beasley a former Fitzhugh scout now on navy furlough. Plans were set by C Dan Procter chair I G Killough R W Simpson J A Criswell and D R
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Aldridge
Ada
Pontotoc Area
Boy Scout Council
Coalgate
Atoka
Hardin City-Fittstown
Wesley Beasley
Fitzhugh Troop
Navy
C. Dan Procter
I. G. Killough
R. W. Simpson
J. A. Criswell
D. R
Nebraska Coach Receives Navy Commission
Glenn Presnell football coach and athletic director at the University of Nebraska received his commission as a lieutenant junior grade in the navy. He belongs to class V-5 and will teach in the navy physical education training program. Presnell reports July 1 to Chapel Hill North Carolina.
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Lincoln
Neb
Glenn Presnell
University of Nebraska
Navy
Presnell
Chapel Hill
N. C
William Richard Bingham dies in Lula
William Richard Bingham of Lula died at his home on Tuesday. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Lula today at 2 p.m. Rev. Delmar Owen officiated. The obituary notes the passing of a local resident and references a wartime sales backlog projection.
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William Richard Bingham
Lula
Church of Christ At
Delmar Owen
Floods Devastate Ruhr After Dam Breach in Germany
Allied raids continue as Moehne Eder reservoirs breach flood the Ruhr and Weser regions. Water marches through Duisburg and Kassel, with extensive homeless at 54 towns and 54 000 families. Berlin notes civilian losses but claims quick repair possible.
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London
English Channel
Europe
RAF
Straits
Boulogne
Cap Griz Nez
Moehne
Eder
Germany
Ruhr and
Weser
Sorpe
Ruhr
NBC
Don Hollenback
Air Ministry
St. Fenger
Port Fraton
Saumur
Angers
Nantes
Les Andelys
Liine
Duisburg
Kassel
Berlin
Eighth
U. S. Air Force
Belgium
Abbeville
France
Poix
Associated Press
Moehnne
Rhine
Froendenberg
Dortmund
Thief Steals Dynamite from Davies Brick Company
Enid May 19 police continued search for suspect who stole ten sticks of dynamite from Davies Brick company. The FBI was notified on suspicion the dynamite could be used to sabotage military installations.
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Enid
Davies Brick Company
FBI
Clemency Hearings Set for 100 Convicts in Oklahoma
Oklahoma governor Kerr will join the state pardon and parole board for a three day session starting today to hear clemency applications from more than a hundred convicts. The first two days include the governor's participation.
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Mcalester
State Pardon and Parole Board
Kerr
Oklahoma to allow elderly to own garden cow and hens
Oklahoma officials tentatively approved inclusion in federal legislation enabling state old-age aid recipients to produce food without penalty. In Tulsa, Frank Setile was re-elected president of the board of education on a civic ticket defeating an American education slate. also elected were Mrs. William Gueir and F. A. Stivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Public Welfare Commission
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Frank Setile
Board of Education
Civic
American Education
William Gueir
F. A. Stivers
Oklahoma Cities Poised for Postwar Inning Says Chamber Official
Dr. J. M. Ashton, research director of the state Chamber of Commerce, says communities without war industries will have their inning after the war. They will face fewer adjustments, and reports from Chambers of Commerce statewide show these areas holding their own with industrial centers amid general business upswings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. M. Ashton
State Chamber of Commerce
Ashton
Chambers of Commerce
Lawton Marine Killed in Highway Crash near Wichita Wildlife Refuge
Johnny Harper 22 of El Paso Texas a marine corps sergeant was killed in a wreck that left a highway near the Wichita Wildlife Refuge and plunged into a creek. Also injured were Charles Smith 22 of Wichita Falls Texas a fellow sergeant Freda Beavers 20 of Duncan and Thelma Garaney 21 of Medicine Park Oklahoma. The two soldiers stationed at Camp Elliott San Diego were guests of J C Clower an oilman from Wichita Falls at his ranch in the mountains.
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Lawton
Johnny Harper
Marine Corps
el Paso
Texas
Wichita Wildlife Refuge
Charles Smith
Wichita Falls
Freda Beavers
Duncan
Thelma Areaney
Medicine Park
Kla
Camp Elliott
San Diego
Calif
J. C. Clower
Mass meeting urged for drainage near Bixby and Leonard
Mayor Gid Mitchell said drainage is blocked by an Midland Valley railroad embankment preventing waters from reaching the Arkansas River and Snake Creek. The meeting was planned to press for proper drainage of farmland between Bixby and Leonard.
Trio Will Advise War Time Sports
A three man wartime sports commission to study the situation and advise President Roosevelt may be appointed soon. The panel would report findings and have power to recommend recompense, with potential members from racing, baseball, football, and college circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Ashington
William Jeffers
Senator Mead
D-Ny
Buffalo Club
International Baseball League
John Kelly
Philadelphia
Hale America
Herbert B. Swope
Washington
Keyboard of Chinese Type Writer Features 400 Characters
A historical note describes a Chinese type writer keyboard with 400 characters. It outlines layout variety and emphasis on common radicals. The piece highlights efficiency gains for composing standard texts in Chinese script using a compact key set.
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