Ada native Cpl Joe Bentley freed from Japanese prison
Friends learn Ada born Cpl Joe Bentley, a former Wake Island marine captured when it fell, was liberated. He survived Shanghai prison in 1942 and a Hokkaido Island labor camp until Allied forces arrived September 11 1945. Bentley’s letter to his father was mailed by an American sergeant and reports good health with weak eyes.
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Joe Bentley
Ada
Wake Island
Cpl
Bentley
Shanghai
Hokkaido Island
Bently
M. P. Bentley
Marlow
U. . Marine Corps
War Department
Cpl. Bently
Nellie Mae Stafford
Miss Mae Bentley
41 Germans seized in Wiesbaden raid by American troops
American troops arrested 41 prominent Germans in Wiesbaden in one of the area’s largest postwar raids. The roundup targeted leaders of a group using Freemason and Catholic cover to revive Nazi ideas. The operation found food and Nazi propaganda at a cafe near the military police and AMG offices.
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AMG
Mafgaen
Germany
Time Change Alters Sunday Morning Routines
The returning daylight saving shift on Sunday will disrupt waking times for several days as people adjust back to standard time. Cold weather may ease the wake-up struggle, and bedtimes must shift as well. Sunday Schools and church services will run on standard time, risking early arrivals for some.
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Ministerial Alliance
W.C.T.U. Mass
Junior Nigh Auditorium
Americans Hold 80000 in Occupation Zone Germany
The War Department reported about 80,000 people are under mandatory arrest in the American occupied zone of Germany for denazification. Eisenhower cited 35,000 more POWs added to the category, with about 70,000 ardent Nazis removed from public office. The civilian economy remains strained as food supply averages roughly one third below the 2,000 calorie baseline.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Eisenhower
Girl Drawn From Oswiecim Camp For Gas Chamber Testimony
At Nuremberg or Lueneburg the Belsen Oswiecim war crimes trial heard a Polish girl say she was selected for the gas chamber by an Oswiecim camp executive who urged her to come. The day also featured four other witnesses as the second week of hearings closed. Dr C S Bendel of Paris, labeled a sensational witness by prosecutors, is to testify Monday about being forced to work amid victims slated for the gas chamber and crematorium.
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Lueneburg
Germany
Belsen
Oswiecim
C. S. Bendel
Paris
Oscheon
Wainwright Orderly to Speak in Oklahoma on Recruiting Tour
M/Sgt. Hubert Carroll, an orderly for Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, arrives in Oklahoma to aid army recruiting. Carroll, age 30, began as Wainwright’s aide five years ago and accompanied him from Japan two weeks ago. He was the only enlisted man present at the Japanese surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri.
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Oklahoma City
Hubert Carroll
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Oklahoma
Carroll
Bataan and Corregidor
Japan
Wainwright
U.S.S. Missouri
State to Try for Naval Air Station at Norman
Oklahoma Governor Kerr said the state would seek to obtain the Naval Air Station property at Norman by grant or lease for use by the university of Oklahoma ROTC. University president Cross conferred with Kerr on the proposal as the navy plans to declare the base surplus next year. The state also aims to use barracks at the nearby naval air technical training center for housing.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Naval Air Station
Norman
Naval R.O.T.C
University of Oklahoma
George L. Cross
University
Navy
Kerr
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Captain Easy the OSS Spy Turned Police Chief in Italy
The Office of Strategic Services reveals the exploits of Captain Easy, an Italian-born Allied agent known for risky missions behind German lines. After earning trust by posing as a police chief, he secured key intelligence on the Piave defenses and other German movements, receiving substantial bonuses for his work.
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Douglas Larsen
NER
Washington
Office of Strategic Services
Captain Easy
Maj
Alphonse I. Thiele
Jersey City
Thiele
Easy
Eesy
Plave
Eighth Army
Piave River
Capt Stout Returns To Civilian Life In Allen
Capt Ray L. Stout returns to Allen this week after 59 months in military service including 14 months in the Southwest Pacific as a bombardier. He earned two medals and a Presidential Citation. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A Stout of Allen.
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Ray L. Stout
Allen
Mr. Stout
Army
Southwest Pacific
A. Stout
Senate committee rejects McKeough nomination to maritime panel
The Senate commerce committee voted 10 to 7 against Raymond S. McKeough's nomination to the U. S. Maritime Commission. Chairman Bailey said the adverse report stemmed from seamen's union factional rivalry. Also noted, four and a half million pounds of Paris green are produced annually in the United States.
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McKeough
Washington
Truman
Raymond S. McKeough
Democratic House
Illinois
U. S. Maritime Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Bailey
D-N.c
Cio-Political Action Committee
Seamen’s Unions
United States
Sure That Divorce Was Finished
A local report recounts two couples who believed their divorces were finalized but remained legally unresolved, each pursuing remarriage before discovering the decree was not complete. After lengthy delays they returned to obtain proper decrees and restart marriages, with a third couple now hoping for finality.
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Ada
Hubby
Wife No
Jed Johnson Will Stay In Congress
Rep Jed Johnson of Oklahoma will remain in the House rather than accept a seat on the U S customs court. President Truman urged him to stay, noting the importance of his role on the appropriations committee and the country’s welfare. Johnson had been appointed to the court by President Roosevelt and confirmed by the Senate.
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Charles Haslett
Washington
Jed Johnson
D.-Okla
Congress
U. S. Customs Court
Roosevelt
Senate
Johnson
House
Truman
House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee
Bradley Aims to Ease VA Service Access Nationwide
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, veterans administrator, outlined steps to cut red tape simplify forms and make VA service easier to obtain. He announced a new planning and coordination division and 13 branch offices to decentralize operations and stressed public access to frank information. Ottawa county Oklahoma soldiers Clarence A. Miller and Paul E. Davis received $1,000 awards for entering Berlin and Tokyo respectively.
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Chicago
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Administration
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gen. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Europe
Jean A. Brunner
New York
Pacific
Aoe
Ottawa County
Oklahoma
Clarence A. Miller
Pfe
Paul E. Davis
Miller
Berlin
Davis
Tokyo
Miami
VFW
First Airborne Army
New Guinea
First Cavalry Division
State investigator warns on Oklahoma car thefts
Ivan Kennedy, chief of the state division of investigation, says September car thefts may reach 2000 after sharp increases in July and August. He notes youths are involved, with 585 thefts in July and 1400 in August.
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Oklahoma City
Ivan Kennedy
State Division of Investigation
Kennedy
Oklahoma Education Association petitions under review in Oklahoma City
Four initiative petitions filed by the Oklahoma Education Association will be checked October 18 by Secretary of State Frank C. Carter. The measures seek higher school funding by 15 mill levies, $42 per student, one mill for separate schools, and free textbooks. Dr. J. M. Ashton of Oklahoma City filed protests and, if approved, the amendments go to the next general election unless a special election is called.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education Association
Frank C. Carter
J. M. Ashton
Carter
Supreme Court
Robert S. Kerr
Radios mute as AFM strike cancels Carnation hour
Two southern stations and the AFM AFL cancel the carnation contented hour from Chicago origin after the union orders musicians not to play. Artie Shaw's band also sticks to the same order on Fitch bandwagon. NBC says the action stems from local unions at WSMB New Orleans and WAPO Chattanooga, not NBC or Carnation.
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New York
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Carnation
National Broadcasting Company
NBS
AFM
Chicago
Artie Shaw
Fitch
NBC
NBC An
The
Carnation Company
WSMB
New Orleans
WAPO
Chattanooga
State Supreme Court Opinions Oklahoma City October 2
Oklahoma City October 2 Supreme court opinions include reversals remands in Norris Richardson partnership case and Bank of Union against Van Handel Riley and Steenis. Several other appeals affirmed or reversed with directives, including major tax and insurance matters and corporate disputes across multiple counties.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Norris
Ivin G. Richardson
Norris and
Richardson
Bank of Union
Gertrude van Handel
Rosella Riley
Isabel Steenis
Canadien County
Louis Winton Borcherding
Carter County
Milton McIntosh
V. and L. Investment Co
Wendell List
Lester List
Alice Elizabeth Fisher
Charles Leonard Gear
Pittsburg County
C. H. Hyde
Dewey Cummins
Elbert Piper
Parr Easterly
Woods County
State Board of Equalization
Boyd Beverly
General Baking Co
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Boston
Mass
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Ads
A notice reports higher yields on vested amount in Ada News ads. The concise item highlights a revised rate schedule and eligibility for readers holding investments. Local advertisers react to the change as economic conditions influence ad investments and public interest in financial opportunities.
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Ada
Oklahoma Governor Names Three To State Tax Study Panel
Gov. Robert S. Kerr named three members to a 15 man committee to study Oklahoma's tax structure and propose revisions. The appointees are Raymond D. Thomas of Stillwater dean of the Oklahoma A and M college of commerce L D Melton Tulsa Chamber of Commerce director of research and B D Crane Oklahoma City former head of the ad valorem division of the Oklahoma tax commission.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
Raymond D. Thomas
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and
M. College of Commerce
L. D. Melton
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
B. D. Crane
Ad Valorem
Oklahoma Tax Commission
National Ford Show Postponed Indefinitely
Ford Motor Company postpones the national public showing of the 1946 Ford automobiles. J. R. Davis, director of sales and advertising, cited ongoing strikes that have shut major suppliers and forced continued production closures. The event was originally set for September 21.
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Ford
J. R. Davis
Ford Motor Company
Oklahoma Highway Fatalities Rise After War Traffic Rebound
Oklahoma public safety commissioner J. M. Gentry reports highway deaths nearly double after V J day. From V J Day through September there were 63 deaths vs 37 in the prior 47 days, with September totaling 40 deaths, the highest for September since 1941 and near the ten year average. Pedestrian fatalities reached 20 in September, the largest monthly total since 1936. Road deaths for the year through September stood at 262, up from 202 a year ago.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. M. Gentry
Gentry
Truman to Speak Soon on Atomic Bomb Secrets
Secretary of War Patterson said President Truman would soon announce his personal decision on what should be done about the secrets of the atomic bomb. Patterson declined to give the army’s position but said the president would make his decision public in a short time.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Robert P. Patterson
Truman
Patterson
Crash injures two couples near Rogers Arkansas
Two Missouri couples were badly injured when their car struck a parked truck in Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Tague and Mr. and Mrs. Manford Watts of Rogersville were taken to a Rogers hospital after a return trip from Springdale where they had visited relatives.
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Rogers, Ark
Missouri
Rogers Hospital
Jean Tague
Manford Watts
Rogersville
Springdale
Ark
Durant Truck Driver Dies After Highway Collision
Tom W. Fry a 21 year old Durant truck driver died from injuries he suffered in a collision yesterday near Durant. He was riding in a car involved in the crash and no other injuries were reported. The highway patrol said there were no other casualties.
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Durant
Tom W. Fry
Highway Patrol
Osage Hills Wolf Hunters Host Field Trials Near Pawhuska
The Osage Hills Wolf Hunters association holds its annual ape field trials for hounds seven miles east of Pawhuska opening Thursday.
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Wolf Hunters
Pawhuska
Osage Hills
Wolf Hunters Association
Army to run Glennan hospital in Okmulgee for now
Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk surgeon general of the army said Glennan hospital a 1000 bed facility in Okmulgee will be operated by the army as long as army patients need it He planned to leave for Hot Springs Ark to inspect another army hospital there.
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Cen. Kirk
Okmulgee Okmulgee
Norman T. Kirk
Army
Glennan
Kirk
Hot Springs
Ark
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