Campaign drama on foreign policy and farm issue unfolds
The presidential race expands to foreign policy and farm policy. Dewey’s secretary announces a New York Herald Tribune forum speech titled This must be the last war. Roosevelt will address the Foreign Policy Association on October 21. Ickes argues against Dewey’s critique of New Deal agriculture while Bricker pushes tax autonomy for federally owned property. McCormack accuses Dewey of injecting race and religious issues into the campaign.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
New York Herald Tribune Forum
Paul E. Lockwood
White House
Roosevelt
Foreign Policy Association
New York
Dewey
Schoeppel
Kansas
Interior
Ickes
Benson
Minn
Dewey- Bricker
Salt Lake City
West
Reclamation Bureau
Bricker
Ohio
Tacoma
Wash
Wenatchee
St. Louis
City Discusses Water Bond or Higher Rates After Gas and Flood Damage
City commissioners face two funding options after lightning damaged the reservoir system. Public input splits between a small bond issue and a rate hike, with 50 percent favoring bonds and 50 percent favoring higher water rates. Mayor Thrash notes current water cost about 12 cents daily, and a 25 cent rise would barely affect the average user.
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City
J. D. Willoughby
Public Works and Property
Water Department
Guy Thrash
Shaw Gasser Near Byng to be Deepened for Wilcox Oil
Oilman J. L. Shaw reports a large gas discovery at his No. 1 Logsdon well in section 32-5-6 six miles north of Ada and near Byng power plant. Cromwell sand reached at 1781 feet with gas show of 8 to 10 million cu ft daily. plan to deepen to Wilcox sand to test for oil and gas. The test suggests a sizable gas field north of older wells and southwest of long producing Conservation wells.
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J. L. Shaw
Logsdon
Ada
Byng
Wilcox
Shaw
Cromwell
American Royal Market Show Opens In Kansas City
Kansas City October 11. More than 1200 stock animals shown at the three day American Royal Market Animal Show and Sale. Six hundred exhibitors compete in the largest postwar event as 16year old Donald Taggart of Wakeis Mis Oklahoma drives Joe the Hereford steer to first in the 4 H club baby beef class. Judging continues today and tomorrow with all animals sold Friday.
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Kansas City
Sele
Joe
Donald Taggart
Waukomis
Okla
Plant To Put Out 700 More B-29 Bombers
Wichita division of Boeing Aircraft announced authorization to begin material procurement for 700 additional B-29 Superfortresses. J. E. Schaefer, vice president and general manager, said the order is the fourth for Boeing-Wichita and will push production well into the future. He declined to reveal the total under contract for security reasons.
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Wichita
Eas
Boeing Airplane Company
J. E. Schaefer
Boeing-Wichita
Schaefer
USO Closes Doors Here in Ada After Service Ends
The Ada USO closed June 30 as soldiers from the local college detachment moved out. The club hosted dances at the Country Club and large picnics, with about 600 men passing through at peak. Volunteers led by Mrs. Francis Wintersmith and Mrs. W. A. Delaney organized entertainments and a call home program.
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USO
Ada
Country Club
Francis Wintersmith
Louis Futterman
E. H. Schroeder
Charles Jorn
W. A. Delaney
E. A. Pokorny
Spec Young
Bill Little
Air Medal Awarded To Sgt Harry Moss
Mrs. Mary Ann Hutson learns her son S/Sgt Harry J. Moss has been awarded the Air Medal by the Air Forces commander. Moss, a prisoner since May 1942 after the fall of Manila, has been held in Mukden Manchukuo and Osaka Japan. A September 19 shortwave says he is well and working daily. The mother requests the medal be mailed without a ceremony until his return.
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Mary Ann Hutson
West Fifteenth
Harry J. Moss
Moss
Manila
Mukden
Manchukuo
Osaka
Japan
Hutson
Sgt. Moss
United Lutheran Church Convention Opens Near Eapolis
Nearly 1,000 delegates representing about 1.25 million church members gathered in Eapolis for the opening of the United Lutheran Church in America biennial convention.
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Eapolis
United Lutheran Church In America
Frost Forecast Hits Oklahoma State Tonight
The weather bureau warned of heavy to killing frost in north Oklahoma with temps near 35. In southern areas frost expected 35 to 40. Ada recorded 48 as the government thermometer's lowest reading so far this autumn after a rain totaling 1.02 inches in October.
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Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Ada
Cluj Captured Claim Romanians
New York dispatch reports Cluj the Transylvania capital has fallen to Romanian forces in a special communique. Cluj known as Kolozsvar or Klausenburg sits 220 miles southeast of Budapest amid a mountainous front in the Balkans. Hungary asserts it as its fourth largest city with a 100000 population.
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New York
Cluj
Transylvania
Romannia
Budapest
Balkans
Hitler
Hungary
Romania
Vienna
Kolozsvar
Klausenburg
FCC
Bucharest
World famous restaurantier Santarelli dies at 57
Lor eto Santarelli 57 renowned as manager of the Savoy hotel restaurant died today in London. He was widely regarded as one of the world's best known restaurateurs and leaders of the Savoy dining room.
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London
Loreto Santarelli
Savoy Hotel
United States Third Fleet Strikes Ryukyu Islands In Bold Raid
The U S Pacific Fleet reports Adm. Mitscher’s carrier force bombed the Ryukyus 509 miles from China coast, destroying 89 planes and damaging 58 surface ships with no American ships damaged. Nimitz cited great force as planes swept the 570 mile chain. Garakayo island seized within 24 hours as Peleliu widens American base reach.
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Associated Press
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Nippon
Ryukyu Islands
Philippines
Palaus
Bonins
William F. Bassey
Ryukyus
China
Tokyo
Piace
A. Mitscher
Chester W. Nimitz
Ryukyu
Mitscher
Manila
Marcus Island
Garakayo
Nimitz
81St
Peleliu
Moratai
Douglas McArthur
Canine Heads 12th Corps With the U S Third Army
Col Ralph J Canine of Columbia South Carolina was named chief of staff of the U S 12th corps which breached German Moselle defenses and captured Nancy France. He served under Maj Gen Gilbert R Cook and Maj Gen Manton Eddy.
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Canine
Metz
Ralph J. Canine
Columbia
S. C
U. S
Moselle
Nancy
Gilbert R. Cook
Manton Eddy
Aachen Front News: German City Bombarded Amid Siege
From a captured Aachen barracks, reporters describe heavy bombardment as Allies press assault near the frontier city. Fire bombs and high explosives ignite smoke over the 165000 resident town while the cathedral remains unharmed and prisoners are streaming into Allied lines.
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Aachen
Cologne
Ruhr
Charlemagne
British Troops Capture Sarande Isolating Corfu Garrison
Allied headquarters announced British forces seized the port of Sarande and isolated the German garrison on Corfu after a hard battle. About 500 prisoners were taken as patrolling continued and air and naval operations pursued remaining enemy units in the Balkans.
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Rome
Albania
Sarande
Porto Edda
Corfu
Greece
Adriatic
Corinth
Athens
Grashdle
Balkans
Balkan Air Force
Kriz
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Fiume
Range Condition Herefords Shine at Delaney-Carpenter Sale
The Delaney and Carpenter sale featured 128 Hereford lots in range condition. Col. A W Thompson led the bidding with top full price of 550 dollars and top female at 525. Delaney averaged 253 on 90 head. Carpenter averaged 243. Local and regional buyers from Texarkana to Oklahoma City bought cattle for grade herds and show stock. Dinner for 500 attended with no leftovers.
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Col
A. W. Thompson
Carpenter
Delaney
Helms Hereford Farm
Texarkana
Howard and Turner
Mulhall
H. S. Herber
Guthrie
Cong
Lyle Boren
Seminole County
E. O. Derrick
Oklahoma City
L. W. Woodruff
Idabel
Gordon Witherspoon
M. O. Matthews
Orel Busby
D. L. Stanford
Jack Martin
J. C. Battles
Stoneybroke Ranch
Carlton Corbin
W. E. Harvey
Turner Ranch
Hickory
Nation split on Thanksgiving date across states
New York dispatch reports a split in Thanksgiving observance with five states Florida Idaho Nebraska Texas and Virginia choosing November 30 by local decision while 41 states and the District of Columbia fixed November 23 under federal law. Arkansas and Georgia may recognize both dates. The dispute stems from 1939 policies and 1941 legislation stabilizing the fourth Thursday.
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New York
Florida
Idaho
Nebraska
Texas
Virginia
District of Columbia
Arkansas
Georgia
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Germans Rush Up Reserves In Aachen Battle
British and American reporters describe German forces rushing reserves toward Aachen as U S artillery and air power target enemy columns. The surge follows a 24 hour ultimatum refusal and signals fierce fighting across the city and its approaches.
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London
Aachen
Germany
U. S
Charlemagne
Scharfenberg
Bardenburg
Wurselen
Haaren
Schelde
South Beveland
Antwerp
Schelde River
Berlin
Flushing
Newt Lark Finds Money Then Wears Pants In Error
A humorous verse notes Newt Lark waking to money in both pockets and realizing his mistake by putting on pants. It mocks a sick man who accuses his wife of nursing a grouch, suggesting the accuser is often correct.
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Newt Lark
Th’ Feller
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U.S. Army
Sgt
Harry Moss
Frost
William Smith White
Don Whitehead
East Prussian
Memel
By Noland Norgaard
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Warsaw
Kurisches Haff
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Rozan
Narew
Lomza
Poland
Allenstein
Danzig
Tilsit
Roznan
Delaney-Carpenter
L. P. Carpenter
Club Boys
Vernon Riker Jr
Wewoka
John Randolph
Goebbels
Goering
Dunkerque
Leopold Canal
Lower Schelde
Bob Branks, Jr
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