Nelson Named Special Envoy for Roosevelt Economic Plan
Washington, Oct. 2. Donald M. Nelson appears for a high post in Roosevelt’s postwar economic drive. He may work independently on overseas trade and rehabilitation, with aims to patch China’s war effort and exploit its labor resources for American machinery and capital equipment. The move could extend his role beyond the WPB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
Nelson
War Production Board
State and Commerce Departments
Foreign Economic Administration
WPB
Chungking
China
Japan
Sears Roebuck
Russia
Stalin
United States
Supreme Court Opens 1944 45 Term with New Members
Nine justices begin the term as two dozen attorneys are admitted to practice before the bar. The court heard a routine motion in a crowded room with dignitaries and friends present. Crier Thomas E. Waggaman led the traditional oyez call as 500 cases already docketed await the justices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Thomas E. Waggaman
J. Alcc Kenning
Camp Blanding
Fla
Waggaman
No Rationing of Coffee at Present
War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes assures there will be no resumption of coffee rationing now. He states a 3% month supply on hand or en route and Brazil commits 1,000,000 bags monthly. Civilian stocks on September 1 were 670 million pounds, up from 487,000,009 pounds in July 1943 when coffee was removed from rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Brazil
U. S
Family Matter: Hessenthaler Finds War Nephew in Law
Carl Hessenthaler reports a German prisoner of war assigned to work on his farm is his nephew. The brief note from Lovell Wisconsin area mentions the unusual family link during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell, Wye
Carl Hessenthaler
Germans Give Up Islands Off Southern Greece to Raiders
London dispatch says Germans abandoned three islands off Greece to British commandos amid Greek and Allied advances in the region. Reports cite Paris radio of Allied landings in northwestern Greece near the Albanian border and contact with Greek patriots, while BBC notes German forces isolated by the Balkans have ceded a trio of islands between Crete and Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cairo
Greece
Athens
Paris
BBC
Balkans
Crete
Grece
Kapela
DNB
Albania
Valona
Himara
Fifth Airborne Division
George Papandreou
No Trouble With Nazi Civilians Reported in Occupied Germany
Lt. Shale L. Tulin of the Allied Military government says German civilians cooperate with occupying forces and cites few sniper incidents likely by Nazi soldiers. Six civilian cases have been tried. two men face possible death penalties for coal theft, four women fined for entering combat zones, with strict curfews and registration of all civilians between 12 and 60.
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Kornelimunster
Germany
Shale L. Tulin
Hawkins Avenue
East Norwalk
Conn
Tulin
Reich
Kurt L. Walitschek
Laurel Avenue
Oakland
Calif
Walitschek
Burgermeister
Allied Air Backs Major Allied Offensive Over Germany
More than 2,700 Allied warplanes supported the new American offensive against the Siegfried Line in northwest Germany. About 900 B 17s and B 29s with escorts attacked Cologne Kassel Hamm and other targets while Eisenhower urged residents near the Echelde estuary to evacuate.
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London
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Germany
Nazi Wall
Courtney H. Hodges
Cologne
Kassel
Hamm
Eisenhower
Echelde
Rhine
Hitler
Emden
Jap Shipping Losses Reach New Monthly High
The report shows at least 1,220 Japanese surface craft destroyed or damaged in the past month, including 303 ships sunk. August totals were about 800 with 175 sunk, while September saw two thirds of losses in small boats. Of the 303 sunk vessels, 201 fell to Nimitz and MacArthur forces, with 102 by various submarines and China-based aircraft.
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Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Oklahoma Soldiers Wounded In Action List
Washington report lists 17 Oklahomans wounded in action including Sgt Ray E Slavens of Miami and Pfc Martin W Smith of Quapaw along with many others from towns such as Bixby Ponca City Wilson Mannford and Pryor with officials noting their units and ranks.
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Washington
War Department
Ray E. Slavens
Miami
Martin W. Smith
Quapaw
A. Treat
Bix-By
Lee R. Allen
Oklahoma Ity
Louis E. Harrison
Sybil S. Ingels
Ponca City
Joe D. Hale
Wilson
Walter F. Quillin
Walter F. Quillin, Oklahomaity
Aubrey A. Abshier
Waurika
Quinton P. Douglas
Atwood
Jackie L. Hoppes
Mannford
William H. Howard
Broken Bow
Delbert I. Ingram
Locust Grove
Charles C. Jindra
Kingfisher
Hubert L. Philbin
Pryor
Earl F. Setliff
Oklahoma PTA Membership Week Proclaimed by Governor Kerr
Governor Kerr proclaims October 1 to 7 as Parent-Teacher Membership Week to boost PTA participation across Oklahoma. Ada and county schools reported 1 303 and 1 380 members last year, with targets set for a larger total this year.
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Oklahoma
Ada
P.T. A
Robert S. Kerr
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Okhoma
State of
Junior Red Cross Prepares Gifts To Send Overseas
Junior Red Cross groups in Hayes Irving Horace Mann and Ada prepared 100 gift boxes for overseas children. Mrs Darmeda Ryan leads the effort with county support. Boxes ship Monday to Jersey City for England Italy France Belgium and other soon liberated countries.
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Hayes
Irving
Horace Mann
Ada Junior High
Darmeda Ryan
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Ryan
Ada
American Red Cross Export Depot
Jersey City
N. J
England
Italy
France
Belgium
Soviet Air Pushes Through Yugoslavia Front
Red fighter bombers swarmed over Yugoslavia in day and night raids as Soviet ground troops advance along a curving front 70 to 100 miles southeast of Belgrade. Advances threaten 200000 Nazi troops. 50 enemy batteries silenced. trains trucks and tanks damaged.
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Moscow
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Balkans
Balkan
Red Army
Marshal Tito
Belgrade-Nis
Budapest
Turkey
Hungary
Warsaw
Berlin
Morava
Belgrade- Greece
Riva
Pravda
Riga
Baltic
Japs Well Supplied May Not Put Up Big Philippine Fight
Washington reports the Pacific war nears a showdown as invasion of the Philippines looms. Analysts cite two paths for Japan: mount a major effort to hold the islands or fight a drawn out war to wear down Allied resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton W. Faron
Washington
Philippines
Japan
China
Greater returns for amount in vested A 1 News Classified Ads
Vested A line shows higher yields for money invested in ads with improved return estimates. Advertisers may see better value per dollar due to enhanced placement and readership reach.
Poles Enter New, Bitter Faction Fight
Moscow backed National Committee of Liberation launched a harsh attack on Stanislaw Mikolajczyk's exile government in London over Commander in Chief dismissal and Warsaw leadership. Morawski called London actions crazy and urged criminal trials for regime figures. Komorowski’s forces face a critical Warsaw situation as clashes with Moscow allied factions deepen.
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London
Stanislaw Miklajczyk
National Committee of Liberation
Moscow
Osubka Mrawski
National Committee
Britain
United States
Mikolajczyk
Orowski
Tadeusz Komorowski
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Komorowski
Bor
Warsaw
Morawski
Churchill
Rusia
Kremlin
Anthony Eden
Sosnkowski
Liberation Committee
Defese
Mihail Rola-Zamierski
Robinson writes of Adans in 45th now in France
Okla homan Times reporter Sgt Don Robinson of the 45th Division reports from France that the 45th finds the French friendlier than the Italians. Cpl Theo Frantz of Ada notes civilians collect spent brass as souvenirs while front batteries roar. Ada soldiers Pvt Foy Rose and Thomas Ivery briefly ride German cavalry but fall repeatedly.
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Don Robinson
Oklahoman Times
45Th
The
Oklahoman
Robinson
France
Italy
Cpl
Theo Frantz
Ada
Pvts
Foy Rose
Thomas Ivery
Three Nazi editors face treason trial in London
Three prominent Germans including the editor of National Zeitung Count Schwerin and Dr. Gessler will be tried on treason charges. Wagner is accused of refusing to fortify Bavarian and Austrian sectors. Foreign Secretary Eden cites Himmler plans for three crews to sustain Nazism.
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London
Hermann Goering
National Zeitung
Count Schwerin
Hitler
Gessler
Weimar Republic
Himmler
Gen. Wagner
Germany
Anthony Eden
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Ordenspurgen
Honeycomb Cell Sizes Distinguish Drones and Workers
Honeycomb structures use two cell sizes: large cells for drones and smaller cells for the more numerous workers. The arrangement supports different roles within the hive and optimizes production and reproduction.
Peleliu under Yank control in Palau campaign
U S forces secured Peleliu and eight satellites after 17 days of combat with heavy terrain. Adm Nimitz cited two pockets of resistance on Bloody Nose Ridge and Angaur islet while air and sea actions added momentum in the Palau and Philippine theaters.
Kerr vows to take on Dewey in Oklahoma radio drive
Oklahoma Governor Robert S. Kerr said he would take on Thomas Dewey in a statewide radio broadcast, promising to discuss the Republican nominee's fight against fair freight rates for Oklahoma. Kerr scheduled talks in Muskogee Ardmore Chickasha and Lawton to push the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
T. E. Dewey
Kerr
Wichita
Kas
U. S
E. H. Moore
Dewey
Moore
Tulsa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Ed Moore
Roosevelt
Muskogee
Ardmore
Chickasha
Lawton
Oklahoma Senate Debates Set Between Thomas and Olsen
Debates by Sen Elmer Thomas and Republican W J Olsen for the U S Senate are planned in Oklahoma before the November election with two 15 minute speaking periods per candidate and equal expense sharing. Target date likely October 21 with broadcasting across the state from Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
U. S. Senate
W. J. Olsen
Thomas
Oklahoma City
Wichita Falls
Otten
Dearman Bitten by Squirrel on Ada Street
John Dearman, a yardman in Ada, was bitten several times on the neck and ear when a squirrel leaped from a tree onto his shoulder. He shot the animal, took it to a hospital, and the head was sent to Oklahoma City for rabies testing. his injuries were not serious.
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John Dearman
Mr. Dearman
Ada
Oklahoma City
Miss Maud Ashby Dies in Oklahoma City at 50
Former Ada resident Miss Maud Ashby died Friday in Oklahoma City from cancer of the blood. About 50 years old she came to Ada during the first world war and worked for the First National Bank. She later lived in Okmulgee and finally Oklahoma City. She was sister to Mrs. William Chapman and Miss Anne Ashby, both longtime Ada friends.
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Maud Ashby
Ada
Oklahoma City
First ‘Iional Bank
Okmulgee
William Chapman
Anne Ashby
Tax valuations total increases in Pontotoc county 1944
Pontotoc county total tax valuation rose about 210 thousand dollars from 17,129,633 in 1943 to 17,340,185 in 1944. Intangible property taxes from banks drafts bonds and other sources grew from 4,922,056 to 5,141,353, an increase of 219,297. County assessor Charley Rush notes the rise surpasses the 1943 over 1942 increase.
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Pontotoc County
Charley Rush
Two Aged Men Victims of September Accidents
Oklahoma City headline notes two of 20 highway fatalities in September were among the oldest on record. Tyler Patrick Scott, 91, of Tahlequah, died last Saturday, and Sell Larkin, 83, of Collinsville, died from injuries Sept. 24. Pedestrian deaths reach thirty five since January 1, a rise of fourteen from a comparable period.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Tyler Patrick Scott
Tahlequah
Sell Larkins
Collinsville
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U. 5
PTA
Robt. S. Kerr
New York
Dewey-Bricker
Jeffie Jefferson
Junior Red Cross
Daniel DE Luce
Adans
Ada News
Peleliu
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Palaus
Palau
Umorbrogol
Bloody Nose
Angaur Islet
Southwest Pacific
Philippine
Carolines
William F. Halsey
Nimitz
Ngesebus
Zamboanga
Tiworo Strait
Celebes
Gov
Thomas Dewey
Law
William H. Murray
Lee Cruce
Cruce
Murray
Leslie P. Ross
Brant Kirk
Dearman
Adan
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