Gas Rationing End Sends More Traffic Onto State Roads
Oklahoma City report shows September traffic counts rising with rationing ended. Auto counters recorded 1.7 million vehicles compared to 899,670 a year earlier and 1.48 million in September 1941 prewar. Counts near Shawnee, Chandler, Vinita, Perry and Davis show varied increases and declines across US highways and state routes as postwar conditions take effect.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Edmond
Shawnee
McAlester
Chandler
Vinita
Vinila
Tulsa
Keystone
Perry
Davis
First Shipment of Japanese Ashes Reaches U S
2nd Lt Roy Carter describes 1 091 jars weighing 15 to 85 pounds each containing earthen ashes from prisoners of war. Most were American but many were Dutch Italian and one Norwegian. Jars carry victim names in Japanese with dates and causes of death. Ashes of non Americans kept in Manila cemetery while British remains stay in Japan.
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Roy Carter
Port Huron
Mich
Carter
Philippines
East Indies
Ma‘aya
Jong Afo
Japan
United States
Manila
Quisling Rise and Fall in Norway Under Nazi Rule
Vidkun Quisling, born July 18 1887 in Telemark, rose from peasant roots to a military career and politics. He led the National Unity party, failed to win seats, and fell into obscurity until Norway fell under German occupation, where he lived under Nazi authority without ever holding real power.
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Larly Rise
Telemark
Quisling
Petrograd
Helsinki
International
Ukraine
Crimea
Russia
Norwray
Farmers’ Party
Nasional Samling
Norway
Puppet Leader’s Fate Tied to German War Effort Collapse
The text notes the Nazi regime’s internal administration and Gestapo obstruction to power. In October 1942 the exiled Norwegian government sentenced him to death in London for his puppet role, but his downfall followed the collapse of German military strength last spring.
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Gestapo
London
French Assembly Lineup Clearing for New Constitution
Final returns from Sundays election across France Corsica and Algeria show the communists 152 seats the socialists 151 including two minor offshoots the independent Socialists and republican Socialists eight seats and the new Mouvement Republicain Populaire 136 with 506 seats total still to be counted. The assembly aims to draft a new constitution replacing the 1875 charter and will convene on November 6. Both the socialist bloc and the MRPP support General De Gaulle.
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Paris
France
Corsicar
Algiers
Communists
Constituent Assembly
Socialists
New Movement Republican Populaire Party
Socialist Party
Independent Socialists
Republican Socialists
M. R. BP
de Gaulle
Gerald L. K. Smith To Speak at Oakland High
Gerald L. K. Smith, barred by San Francisco schools, won a permit to address an Oakland high school on Saturday October 27. SF board opposed meetings in city auditoriums after a heated session, while Oakland Superintendent Dr. W. R. Odell confirmed the arrangement under school code guidance.
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San Francisco
Gerald L. K. Smith
San Francisco Board of Education
Oakland
San Francisco Board
Smith
American First Party
W. R. Odell
Ready Shoe Retailers See End of Rationing Approaching
NEW YORK Oct 24 Shoe retailers report readiness for rationing termination as soon as it ends. L E Langston executive vice president of the National Shoe Retailers association says retailers are in best shape now for the lift possibly Oct 28 or Nov 1. He warns customers not to rush purchases and notes that higher quality, better workmanship, and newer styles will reach stores month by month as supplies normalize.
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New York
L. E. Langston
National Shoe Retailers Association
Washington
Langston
Episcopal Women Continue Meeting at Churchwomen's Conference
Episcopal women finish an intensive three day conference with sessions led by Missouri educational secretary Mrs. Edward G. Lasar. Discussions cover missions world‑wide church, combating sectarianism, and improving organizational goals. Evenings include dinner at the Aldridge hotel and a Parish house party by St. Luke's Guild. Final day features Holy Communion and a luncheon at First Methodist.
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Episcopal Churches of
Edward G. Lasar
Missouri
Aldridge
St. Luke's Guild
First Methodist Church
Wickersham Reconsiders Jewish Home in Palestine
Rep. Wickersham of Oklahoma says his views shifted after a Europe Near East tour. He no longer urges Jewish immigration to Palestine without consulting Jews and Arabs, citing potential impact on Jews and broader peace and trade.
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Washington
Wickersham
D-Oklo
Palestine
Europe
Near East
Lions Rummage Sale To Open Thursday
The Lions Club rummage sale for health benefits to underprivileged children starts Thursday at 10 AM in the vacant building at 125 East Main next to Pander traft's Cafe. It runs through Friday and Saturday with doors open until 4 PM. Donations of old clothing are welcome through Saturday. proceeds fund dental care for school children in need. Roy Harp chairs the Lions committee. saleswomen are wives of Ada Lions, fed by Mrs. I. L. Cummings.
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Lions Club
East Main
Pandertraft
Ada Lions
I. L. Cummings
Lions Committee
Roy Harp
Lions
Suppressed Desires at Ada Faculty Fun Night
Oak Hills country club hosts a costumed pep night by Ada faculty with a male quintet and numerous disguises. Teachers portray suppressed desires through theatrical roles and comic scenes, including a mock wedding and various themed costumes.
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Finis Morrison
Oak Hills Country Club
Morrison
Garrett
Lawrence Reynolds
Burke Standridge
Renfro Herndon
Spence McClain
Thomas Weaver
Jessie Belle DeMoss
Doyle McKay
Lettie Robey
Daisy Moore
Hayes
Rex
Ruth Hager
Tessie Bagtey
Jewel Arnold
Josephine Goddard
Fannye Stalcup
Velma Lee Grimes
Birdie Aik
Retha Anderson
A. R. Wallace
Oscar Cantwell
Ann George
Grace Payne
Ton
Lorrie Care
Nurse
Cowboy
Associated Press
Premature Blast Kills Lt Kennedy and Pilot Willy
Navy disclose that a four engined radio controlled flying bomb exploded over England, killing Lt Joseph P Kennedy Jr and Lt Wilford Willy during a 1944 mission to reach a buzz bomb site in Normandy. Each man was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Kennedy was the son of the former ambassador to England. Willy left a widow and three children.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr
Wilford A Willy
Navy
England
Normany
Kennedy
Willy
Mrs Truman Resumes Spanish Study at White House
Mrs Harry S Truman has started a Monday Spanish class in the White House formal tea room from 11 to 12 39 with blackboard and chalk. Organizer Mrs Clarence Norton Goodwin says the class includes the wives of Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and other officials and dignitaries. Ramon Ramos, a Cuban, teaches the beginners class, after previously studying in Mrs Goodwin's apartment.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
White House
Clarence Norton Goodwin
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold H. Burton
Robert P .Patterson
Tom Clark
Lister Hill
D-Ala
L. B Pearson
Jessie Sumner
R-Ia
Florence King
Ernest J. King
Goodwin
Ramon Ramos
No Sundown Curfew For Gl's In Reims
Paris reports Brig Gen O Thrasher American commander in Paris refused a sundown curfew for US troops after a communist mayor complained of violence between enlisted men and civilians. A compromise moved the curfew from midnight to 11 pm and called for enforcing liquor sales regulations to troops.
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Paris
O. Thrasher
Thrasher
Marcel Siere
U. S
Eisenhower
Flames Destroy Perrin Farm Home
A house occupied by Mr and Mrs S T Perrin Route 3 Ada was completely destroyed by fire Tuesday and nothing inside the house was saved Mrs Perrin was not at home and when Mr Perrin went to the house from work he saw smoke pouring out a window Fire spread over the entire house and all clothing and personal belongings were lost in the blaze.
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S. T. Perrin
Route 3
Ada
Fierce Winds Batter England Collapse TV Tower
A fierce windstorm raged across England with gusts near 100 mph, damaging bulldings and sea walls. A 200-foot television tower collapsed in London, killing six houses and sparing casualties, while Hastings saw an 89-year-old woman die in a collapsed home. In Los Angeles Dr. William C. Judd, 62, died at Sawtelle National Military Home after a lingering illness. his wife Winnie Ruth Judd remains jailed in Arizona for the trunk murders of two nurses.
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England
London
English Channel
Hastings
Los Angeles
William C. Judd
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona
Sawtelle
Foreign News Brevities Aboard War and World Events
London reports a British rations cut for troops at home in meat bacon and sugar short items. Moscow notes a call for Soviet cavalry to train bold horses and riders. Rome cites a Venice Giulia committee claim of 1 200 bodies found in a Bassovizza mine shaft. Jerusalem notes U S war correspondent Poulos to leave Palestine. Bucharest says Transylvania sails with 1 003 Jews to Palestine. Ottawa reports Chilean leader favors keeping atomic bomb secret with Allies. Manila strike by Filipino communications workers halts civilian links.
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London
J. J. Lawson
Rome
Rome Press
Venezia Giulia Committee of National Liberation
Bassovizza
Trieste
Manila Manila
Manila
Philippines Communication Wores
Court of Industrial Relations
Houston Port Tie Up Strands Rice Shipment Crisis
Houston port strikes disrupt facilities as 500 warehouse workers and 2,001 longshoremen walk out over wages. Port Director J R Wait warns of a $500000 loss if 300000 bushels of rice cannot be moved immediately. News notes Brazil’s Maj Gen Mascerenhas de Moreas visits Fort Sill and Rear Adm J J Clark, Cherokee born, arrives for a Navy Day parade in Oklahoma City.
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Houston
Tex
International Longshoremen's Association
AFL
J. R. Wait
Fort Sill
J. Batista Mascerenhas de Moreas
Italy
Gaelanoma
Admiral Clark
Oklahoma City
UpiRear Adm
Joseph James
Jocko” Clark
Pryor
Will Rogers Field
Russia Expands Influence as Germany Falls
The Moscow strategy seeks a postwar sphere from Stettin to the Adriatic, with eastern and central Europe under Soviet influence. Russia moves to fill the economic vacuum left by Germany, eyeing Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and the Balkans, while consolidating zones in the Mediterranean and Far East. The piece contrasts Soviet power with Hitler era economics and notes ongoing political tests in world order.
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Russia
Europe
Dewitt MacKenzie
Rossign Aftalen
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
Moscow
Stettin
Baltic
Adriatic
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Finland
Balkans
Greece
Turkey
Hussia
Germany
Reich
Budapest
Hitler
Ieantime Moscow Daily
Mediterranean
Middle East
Far East
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Poulos
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Transylvania
Constanta
Juan Antonio Rios
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Chile
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