Smuts Sees Allied Offensive Phase In World War II
In a broadcast to Parliament Smuts declares Allies have entered the offensive phase of the war. He says Germany bleeds in Russia while the stage is set for a UN offensive and urges full speed aid to Russia to sustain its colossal effort. He notes resources mobilized by Allies and warns of rising hunger and unrest in enemy lands.
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LONDC
Eld
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Union of South Africa
Houses of Commons
Lords
Russia
Smuts
Hitler
United Nations
Bund Leaders Get Five Year Terms
Twenty four former German American bund leaders including national head Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze were sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to counsel band members to evade the draft. Federal Judge Alfred D. Barksdale found them guilty of far worse than a tactical violation and refused fines to avoid harming families’ homes.
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New York
Bund
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
Alfred D. Barksdale
National service bill move fronts labor shortage crisis
War Manpower Director McNutt said he would present a national service bill to President Roosevelt within two weeks as army officials indicate limits of voluntary action. He cited acute shortages in 40 war production centers and outlined three powers to force worker placement and retention while warning against undercutting wage standards.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Roosevelt
Army
McNutt
Senate Military Committee
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
Buffalo
Detroit
Connecticut
Ckap
War Manpower Commission
Management-Labor Policy Subcommittee
Congress
Austin
R.-Vt
Hill
D.-Ala
Oklahoma motorists brace for extra gasoline rationing
Oklahoma City, Oct. 21 Rex A Hayes state OPA director predicts about 30 to 40 percent of the state's 450000 motorists will apply for supplemental allotments when gasoline is cut to four gallons weekly starting Nov 22. Applications go via local panels with appeals to county and state bodies. First steps include tire inspections and issuing A books at schools for Nov 9 to 11.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Rex. A Hayes
OPA
Hayes
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Richard Youngblood
War Correspondent Byron Darnton Killed in New Guinea
Byron Darnton, 44, veteran war correspondent for the New York Times, died Sunday in New Guinea in an accident. General MacArthur's headquarters issued a brief note of regret, praising his gallantry and devotion. Funeral services were planned in New Guinea. Darnton had eight years with the Times and earlier worked as AP cable and city editor in New York.
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McArthur
Australia
Byron Darnton
New York Times
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Darnton
The
Times Eight
New York
Associated Press
Vanoss School Reopens After Five-Week Harvest Break
The Vanoss school will resume Monday October 26 after five weeks off for harvest. Repairs during fall vacation finished including new floors ceilings walls repainted new lockers and cabinet work. School starts at 10:00 with a prepared faculty hoping for a successful year.
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Vanoss
Weather roundup for Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma
Colder today and tonight across Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. Louisiana sees cooler conditions in the northwest with minor changes in the east and south this afternoon and cooler tonight. East Texas reports cooler conditions north with little afternoon change in the south and cooler tonight. Winds on the coast rise to moderate to fresh up to 22 mph late this afternoon and tonight.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
East
Texas
Scrap Drive Pays Well in County Campaign
The Sept 28 to Oct 17 drive collected over 13000 dollars for individuals schools churches and charities in Ada County. Iron totaled 11026.91 while non ferrous metals added about 2500. Some metal came from industries but much was locally gathered, turning waste into funds for needs and activities cut from normal budgets.
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Ada
WAAC Recruiter to Visit Ada Friday
Lt. Susan M. Faherty of the WAAC will be at the Ada Army Recruiting Station in the post office building room 3901 on Friday October 23. Women aged 21 to 45 are urged to interview and learn about serving with the army beyond nursing. Faherty will tour women’s organizations and spend the rest of the day at the recruiting station.
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Susan M. Faherty
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Ada Army
Waac’s
Army
Lt. Faherty
Ada
Atlantic Battle Claims Its 500th Victim in the North Atlantic
The Associated Press reports the 500th announced submarine loss in the Atlantic, a medium US merchantman sunk in the North Atlantic. AP tallies 3,400 lives lost and about 1,954 crew and passengers missing since Pearl Harbor.
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Associated Press
Navy
United States
North Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
British Subs Sink Four Axis Supply Ships
An admiralty communique reports four axis supply ships sunk in the Mediterranean by British submarines. One sub credited with two sinkings, including a small vessel off the Italian coast and a medium ship that burst into flame after a torpedo hit. Two more, a large ship and a smaller Libyan coast target, were sunk amid heavy weather and destroyer protection.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Three-Truck Collision Kills 13 Steers Near Here
A three-truck collision near here killed 13 head of steer and seriously injured one driver identified as E. O. Smith who was admitted to a liberal Kansas hospital.
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Hooker
Here
E. O. Smith
Kas
Lee Seeks Growing Support for Army Liquor Ban Amendment
Senator Lee of Oklahoma reports mounting backing for a measure to ban liquor from army and navy camps and the surrounding zones as debate looms in the Senate after House approval of a teenage draft bill. Senator Gurney hopes the bill proceeds without delays. General Marshall and Admiral King endorse the lower draft age of 18 as a military necessity.
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Washington
Lee
D.-Okla
Oklahoman
Gurney
R.S. D
Army
Navy
House
Senate
George C. Marshall
Ernest J King
Joint General Staff
Two British Battleships Join Fleet as Tirpitz Rival
London reports the battleships Anson and Howe, each 35 000 tons with ten 111 inch guns, join the British fleet to contest the German battleship Tirpitz. The fleet now equals prewar strength with 15 battleships and battle cruisers, four more under construction including Lion and Temeraire.
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London
Anson
Howe
Malaya
King George V
Duke of York
Sore cooks and razor blade incident at Fort Jackson
A 29 year old inductee at Fort Jackson in South Carolina grabbed a double edged razor blade package and chewed it, then bit the neck off a sergeant's soft drink bottle. The man had a history as a carnival entertainer and had previously been feeding on scraps.
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Fort Jackson
S. C
Invitation To John Doe Addresses Draft Board Complaint
Draft Board No 2 invites John Doe to visit the board office to present his complaints in person about army induction decisions. The board warns that letters signed John Doe dated Oct 20 will be considered if the writer comes in person. otherwise such letters will be discarded.
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Draft Board No. 2
John Doe
Draft Board No 2
Board
Commercial Truck Registration Moves to Ada
Due to lack of assistance, farm truck and pick up registrations shift to Ada. Registration offices open Thursday morning Oct 22 and continue Friday and Saturday in the Colonade building. Owners must bring Form SUA, mailed by the Office of Defense Transportation, Detroit. Floyd Haynes cannot serve on the county transportation committee.
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County Transportation Committee
Twelfth Street
Public Welfare Office
Office of Defense Transportation
Detroit
Mich
Shelby Stanfield
Floyd Haynes
Ada Hardware
Housewives Return Sugar Ration Books in Los Angeles
More than 10 000 Southern California housewives returned their sugar ration books to State Sugar Rationer Paul d Orr Barksdale. Accompanying letters urged use of the books for national defense, noting they have enough sugar and feel guilty keeping the entitlement.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern California
Paul d’Orr
Crow Indian Soldier Promises Quick Return to Battle
A Crow Indian wounded in the Pacific War sent a Red Cross message from Montana to his fellow tribesmen on the Crow reservation. He vows to be back fighting soon, but his name was withheld from publication.
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Henela
Mont
Pacific
Red Cross
Congress Rules Out More Major Taxes This Year
Congressional leaders rejected any further major tax legislation until after January. With the large revenue bill signed today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman George said no new tax measures would move before 1941. Morgenthau’s London trip may delay recommendations as Roosevelt plans to sign the second bill to curb living costs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the
Morgenthau
London
Congress
Asphalt paving finished on State Highway 13
Asphalt has been applied to all of the surface of state highway 13 between Ada and the Asher bridge. A little more work is to be done on the shoulders and then the highway will be first class in all respects. About 900 tons of asphalt were applied per mile and the last project was over 11 miles long. This end of the highway was laid last year.
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Ada
Asher Bridge
Earthquake Shakes California Coast Felt Across Southern California
An earthquake of moderate intensity was felt across Southern California at 9 24 am. It varied from a gentle inland tremor to a fairly sharp seacoast quake with Santa Monica and Long Beach hit hardest. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Allied bombers tighten grip as Pacific push stalls
Washington reports a wave of Allied air attacks from the Aleutians to the Solomons. Bombing campaigns against Japanese invasion bases and shipping blast key targets at Buin and Rekata Bay while MacArthur’s forces push in New Guinea. Authority notes naval air strength rising as strikes continue.
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John H. Wiggins
Washington
Pacific Battle Front
Aleutians
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Southwest Pacific
United States
Rekata Bay
Santa Isab
Buin
Bougainville Island
Navy
Pacific
Knox
North Pacific
Army
Kiska
Aleutian
MacArthur
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Owen Stanley
Army Recruiters Going to School
Oklahoma City October 21 The 109 officers and men on recruiting duty in Oklahoma will attend training after limited prior exposure to warfare with Major Eric T. Kelly announcing that staff in Oklahoma City and Tulsa will take regular classes while personnel at 14 sub stations across the state work by correspondence to gain instruction.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Eric T. Kelly
Tulsa
Kelly
PESSIMIST Newtark Hesitant On Moving From Farm
A resident named Newtark resisted moving to town even with gas rationing. Most men praise her, praising the ground she walks on if she has enough.
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