McNutt Seethes Over Father Draft Bill Move
Washington November 23 Paul V McNutt Manpower Commissioner called the new father draft act sabotage of sound administration saying it would weaken the unified manpower program He warned he would resign if the president signs the measure which strips him of authority over selective service and shifts power to the president through the director of selective service The bill aims to delay or halt prewar fathers draft while maintaining current induction procedures
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Pecan Show Here Reveals Quality Of Area Product
The Southern Pecan Growers association met in Ada on Tuesday with strong attendance despite travel limits. Five counties displayed pecans of high quality while E L Jones of Ada chaired the session and Vernon L. Riker noted state aid to raise price schedules for growers and retailers. Winners included H H Martin Wynnewood and C W Pevehouse St Louis Okla with several Ada residents acclaimed in multiple divisions.
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Southern Pecan Growers Association
Ada
E. L. Jones
State Department of Agriculture
Vernon L. Riker
Wewoka
State Association
D.C. Mooring
A and M Naetdinehdaaban
Mahan
H. H. Martin
Wynnewood
RH. Brians
W. T. Melton
Eastern Schley
C. W. Pevehouse
St. Louis
Okla
Byron Norrell
Stuart
M. R. Wood
Route 5
Mrs. Norrell
C. E. van Elmore
City
Poyner
Pauls Valley
Wyn
Food Subsidy Program Jolted By House Revenue Bill Is Up Next
Oklahoma reports abundant turkey supplies for Thanksgiving with prices up to 44 cents per pound for live birds and 61 cents for ready to cook. The Statehouse closes for the holiday, Governor Kerr travels to Ada for a family reunion, and school vacations extend through Monday. Army and navy posts prepare holiday meals with substantial post stocks at Fort Sill and Stillwater Oklahoma A and M ison.
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House
Oklahoma City
OPA
Army
Navy
Turkey
Stillwater
Army and Navy
Oklahoma A
M. College
Douglas Aircraft
Tulsa
Ft. Sill
Lee Section
Fortis
Congressmen Back FDR Proposals For Veterans Benefits
Washington and other capital voices embrace President Roosevelt's push for early legislation. Senators Wagner and George promise bills. House Ways and Means chair Doughton lobbies against heavy taxes, warning of crushing burdens and harm to postwar recovery as a sweeping revenue bill moves forward.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wagner
New York
George
Georgia
May
D.-Ky
House Military Committee
Soldiers’ and Sailors
House
Treasury
Robert Lee Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Names of ten Oklahoma soldiers killed in action
War department announced ten Oklahoma military casualties by region. The list includes 2nd Lt Wilson F Brown of Roff in Europe, 1st Sgt McArcher of Okmulgee, Sgt Ben Cheek of Wetumka, Sgt Charles E Corby of Oklahoma City, Lt Woodrow W Deel of Bokchito, Pfe Samuel O Dowd of Durant, 2nd Lt Charles A Head of Shawnee, Sgt Forrest L Kerby of Stillwater, Pfe Clemen F Scott of Blackwell, Sgt James J West of Arnett, and 1st Lt Ralph V Hinch of Tulsa in the Middle East and Mediterranean areas.
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Washington
War Department
Wilson F. Brown
Dessie F. Brown
Roff
McArcher
Sarah Helen Archer
Okmulgee
Ben Cheek
Mollie Cheek
Wetumka
Charles E.corby
Oie Lolly M. Crosby
Oklahoma Ci
Navy crew gets new LST to return to combat
The commander Lt. (JG) R. C. Adams and the surviving crew of a tank-landing ship sunk off Sicily last July receive a new craft at an Ohio river yard. The vessel LST-286 was christened on Navy Day as they prepare to ship out again with a ferry crew aiding the move.
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Ambridge
Sicily
Ohio River
R. C. Adams
Sapulpa
Okla
Adams
San Diego
Calif
Messerschmidt
British Eighth Army advances toward Castiglione front
Allied reports say the Eighth Army pushed six miles into central Italy capturing San Angelo and Alfedena while the Fifth Army clashed with German forces near the Garigliano. Overnight bombardments and counter-fire accompanied heavy artillery duels as weather slowed air activity.
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Algiers
Eighth Army
San Angelo
Sangro
Alfedena
Rome
Rionero
Bernard L. Montgomery
Cairo
Castiglione
Garigliano
Fifth Army
Veriafri-Pozzilli
Mark W. Clark
Montgomery
Italq
RAF Delivers Staggering New Bomb Loads On Berlin
The RAF pounded Berlin with massive bomb runs for a second night, matching or exceeding Monday’s 2,300 long tons by about 1,000 bombers. Air Ministry called the strikes concentrated and effective as Berlin burned amid new fires and flames reported by Swedish correspondents.
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RAF
Berlin
Gladwin Hill
London
Air Ministry
Sim
Stockholm
Afontidingen
Propaganda Of Goebbels Hit Propaganda Of Goebbels Hit
Short wave monitors for NBC report Berlin broadcasts disrupted the Goebbels propaganda machine. A new set of voices appeared on morning programs with signs of emergency equipment. NBC observers said the 9 30 newscast allocated time to air raids and stale fillers about Romanian coal and synthetic rubber.
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New York
National Broadcasting Co
Berlin
NBC
Germany
Russia
Aegean
Propaganda Ministry
Gilberts Taken As Allies Push Toward Tokyo
Allied forces tighten grip on the Gilbert islands with Makin and Tarawa secured as the campaign is hailed a major step toward Tokyo. Nimitz predicts consolidation and future attacks while Tokyo warns of a decisive fleet battle in the Pacific.
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Japan
Gilbert Islands
Pacific
Gilberts
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Makin
Tarawa
Abemama
Gasmata
New Britain
Changteh
China
Taoyuan
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Hawaii
Solomons
Coast Guard
Jopherd
Marshall Islands
Radio Tokyo
United States
Nimitz
Truk
Marshalls
Mili
Eniwetok
Funafuti
American Ellice Islands
7Th Air Force
Marshall Island
Gilbert
Public nuisance No 1 argues politics and religion
A wry observation notes the worst nuisance is the person who argues politics and religion with everyone they meet, stirring friction and wasting time.
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Th’ Feller
Doodlebug Flat-Bottom Skiff Launched In 10 Minutes
No. 4F at Henry J Kaiser yard in Richmond California launched and delivered the U S S Doodlebug a sturdy eight foot skiff with a bruised bow after a champagne launch. The vessel required slight repairs but proved sea worthy for pure fur novelty. Buy it. Sell it. with a want ad.
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Richmond
Calif
Henry J. Kaiser’s Permanente Shipyard
Mazis Will Use Reprisal Weapon in Berlin
A German military spokesman told a foreign press conference in Berlin that Germany will use a reprisal weapon in response to terror attacks on Berlin and other towns. He declined to disclose the weapon’s nature, saying Germany regrets being forced to use it.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Reds Ready For Big Fight
Moscow Nov 24. Red Star reports Soviet defenses in depth withstand German counter-attacks near Kiev and along the Dnieper. German advances toward Cherkassy and Brusilov threaten Kiev, while Bragin near Gomel falls to Red forces after penetrating deep enemy lines. Soviet offensives continue in the Pripet Dnieper triangle as tanks and planes press the enemy.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Star
Ukraine
Dnieper
Nikopol
Cherkassy
Kiev
Brusilov
Zhitomir
Red Army
Pripet
White Russia
Bragin
Gomel
Rechitsa
Izvestia
Texas farmers own hundreds of manufacturing firms
Texas farmers via cooperatives or other business groups own at least 453 manufacturing firms and processing plants, highlighting extensive agricultural industry ownership across the state.
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Texas
Fireman Killed In Battling Blaze At Berkey and Gay
Grand Rapids report of a deadly warehouse fire at the Berkey and Gay Furniture complex. Fireman Louis A Coleman, 40, with 21 years service, died when a wall collapsed on his pumper. Losses cited include $300000 in machinery and an estimated $500000 total.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Berkey and Gay Furniture Company
Louis A Coleman
R. L. Graham
Berkey and Gay
Patton Case Moves From Courts To Public Opinion
Allied dispatch recounts Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr as the court of American public opinion weighs his slap of a shell shocked private. Eisenhower and the War Department kept both in their posts, arguing scarce generals and privates alike must be preserved.
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Hal Boyle
Algiers
George S. Patton Jr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
War Department
Too Life Like Geese Endanger Hunter in Missoula
Missoula Montana November 24 The decoy geese used by C C Whilhite retired forest service were so life like a 15 year old farm boy fired at them with a .32 caliber rifle. Whilhite's blind was in the line of fire he was struck in the back hip and neck and escaped with only minor injuries.
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Missoula
Mont
C. C. Whilhite
Forest Service
Nine Pipe Reservoir
Wilhite
State agricultural experiment stations and in federal funds
A brief item notes funding for state agricultural experiment stations and related federal funds. It highlights allocations and the involvement of agricultural research bodies and government programs.
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Lt. Wilson
Sangre River
Goebbels
Associated Press
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Camp Mackill
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Ada News
Reds
Gen. Patton
Court of U. S. Public Opinion
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