Peace May Bring Reorganization of Military Command
Washington dispatch notes post surrender changes in the Truman administration. Gen. George C. Marshall may retire with Eisenhower as potential chief of staff. Sec. of War Stimson also expected to consider retirement. prospective replacements include Eisenhower Parker McCloy Halsey Nimitz Spaatz Baker and others. Admiral King Hap Arnold possible retirements open higher ranks. Ickes to remain as long as desired with possible departure timing later.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Japan
Truman
Military High Command
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry L. Stimson
Congress
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Schram
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
John W. Snyder
Walter J. Cummings
Chicago
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Henry H
Hap) Arnold
Army Air Forces
Carl Spaatz
Ira C. Baker
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
College Extension Program Expanding Meetings Announced
Ben L. Morrison director of rural education at East Central State College announced expansion of extension instruction with meetings set for Holdenville on September 4 and Coalgate on September 10. County superintendents in eleven counties are invited to form classes as the college continues its in service training for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Coalgate
Ben L. Morrison
East Central State College
East Jesse Well To Be Tested Soon
This week will show the promise of a deep production well as W A Delaney tests East Jesse oil in the East Jesse pool. Delaney’s No 1 Woods in Coal county has pipe set and may be drilled Tuesday or Wednesday. Other Delaney activity includes No 4 Kendall and No 1 Jack Bruner locations in 22-6-8 with multiple rigs and ongoing drilling nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Delaney
Jesse Ool
Woods
Coal County
McLish
Pontotee
Ashland
Haney
Francis
Hughes County
Delaney
Rogers Scott
Kendall
Jack Bruner
Athletics
Pfc Buchanan to Spend 30 Day Furlough in Ada
Pfc Carl Buchanan arrived last week to spend a 30 day furlough in Ada. He has served overseas 11 months and will report back to duty in Oklahoma City as an MP. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C A Buchanan of Ada and husband of Mrs Pauline Buchanan of 305 West Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Carl Buchanan
Ada
Oklahoma City
Pfc
C. A. Buchanan
Pauline Buchanan
West Sixth
East Central State college adds equipment across departments
East Central State college reports extensive equipment upgrades over three years. Biology and physics labs received thousands in gear, the chemistry stock grows, and new facilities rise in industrial arts and home economics. The athletics pool and stage for entertainment expand, plus a growing film library supports visual education.
Dormitory Rooms Available for Students at Local College
Several rooms remain in Knight Hall for women and Fentem Hall for men at thirty dollars a month for room and board. The top floor of Fentem is reserved for married couples with meals included at sixty dollars monthly. Reservations are encouraged while rooms last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight Hall
Fentem Hall
College
East Central Expands Training with New Instructors and Library
The college adds qualified instructors with CAA ratings to broaden aeronautics courses. New equipment enhances student training, and other departments receive gear over time. A new campus library building will benefit all departments, complementing a growing reference collection.
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East Central
Horace Mann Offers Violin Classes for Beginners
Horace Mann College will offer violin lessons in 1945 conducted by Helen Collins Harman. The college provides violins, tests aptitude, and limits classes to four beginners per group by age. A dollar monthly fee covers two lessons per week, making violin study accessible without buying an instrument.
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Horace Mann
Helen Collins Harman
Two Oklahomans On Houston Crew In
The navy disclosed that 92 officers and men from the cruiser Houston, held as prisoners in Calcutta, India, have been liberated. Among the released is Ensign John Marshall of Tulsa, Oklahoma, with two Chinese mess attendants among the earlier POWs. Campbell Rollin Lee, Jr., USN, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, is listed among the liberated crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Houston
Calcutta
India
John Marshall
Tulsa
Okla
Cherokee Strip celebration marks pioneer heritage in Enid
Northwest Oklahoma residents plan a three day Cher okee outlet anniversary event in Enid starting Sept 13 with religious services, parades, and a chuck wagon feast. The Cherokee Strip association expects higher attendance due to gasoline rationing relief.
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Emid
Okla
Northwest Oklahoma
Cherokee Outlet
Cherokee Strip
Enid
Land Office
Jesse Chisholm
Plainsmen Stadium
Chisholm Trail
Old Settlers
Old Fiddlers Center
Freak Eaton
Perkins
Rolla Goodnight
Guthrie
Rock Corral
Texas
Chisholm
Cherokee Strin Association
Sailor Pleads for Home Over Overseas Duty
A letter from See Ance Good to his parents describes longing for home from a Pacific island base. He notes disappointment over being sent to Japan after 24 months overseas and laments life away from civilized society, expressing a strong desire to return home even at the risk of further deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ance Good
J. A. Good
West Eighth
Japan
Norman Legion Confers New Commander At Post 72
H. G. Hamilton elected post commander of Norman Howard American Legion Post 72. Twenty delegates will attend the Oklahoma State Legion convention in Oklahoma City on Monday. Other officers and delegates from the post include Joe Roper R. B. Evans W. H. Mundy J. W. Sweatt D. R. Pike Street Davis Harold Constan Henry Dew Charles Rhoades Stewart Linscheid and many attendees such as Val Crawford and Edward N. Scheiberling national commander scheduled to speak at 8 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G
Hi) Hamilton
Norman Howard American Legion
Harold Constant
Henry Dew
Charles Rhoades
Stewart Linscheid
Val Crawford
H. G. Hamilton
Joe Hensley
Clyde Bonar
W. H. Mundy
Clyde Bailey
L. T. Ryan
D. R. Pike
W. W. Ferguson
Bud Kaiser
Claude Dorsey
Morgan Bohn
L. W. Rotier
J. O. Vernon
Carl Coleman
Edward N. Scheiberling
The
American Legion
Pendergast suit ends as Oklahoma Employment Commission keeps chief
District Judge Clarence Mills dismissed Harry E. Pendergast injunction to block removal as executive director of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The commission, in a separate action after the suit, voted to retain Pendergast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendergast
Oklahoma City
Clarence Mills
Harry E. Pendergast
The
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Hershel Lee Advances to Ship's Cook Third Class
Hershel Lee of Harden City was advanced to ship's cook third class while serving with the Service Force of the Pacific fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel Lee
Harden City
Nanking Surrender Set For Thursday
American trained Chinese sixth army units will fly to Nanking for the formal surrender of Japanese forces in the China theater scheduled for Thursday. The move, delayed by bad weather, followed the junction of Yen Hsi-Shan’s forces from Shansi and Fu Tso-Yi’s from inner Mongolia at Tatung. Also reported were peaceful recoveries of towns including Paoching in Hunan once an American air base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Koosa
Chungking
Sixth Army
Burma
Nanking
China Theater
High Command
Yen Hsi-Shan
Shansi
Fu Tso-Yi
Inner
Suiyuen
Tatung
Paoching
Hunan
Jap Grads of U S Universities Bob Up After Landings
Army press corps at Yokosuka notes a Harvard graduate and University of California alumnus among locals. Masaru Fujimoto, class of 1939 UC, reports Tokyo papers plan to cover American occupation while English news feeds stay scarce. He recalls Japan’s surrender news and cautious public reaction with a few suicides near the palace.
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Hal Boyle
Fourth Marine Regiment
Yokosuka
Japan
Harvard
Yokosuka Naval Base
University of California
Masaru Fujimoto
Tokyo
Mainichi
Tokyo Papers
Domei Agency
Fujimoto
U. C
News of
America
Zimmerman Soldiers Visiting Parents
The two sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Zimmerman of 1031 East Eighth are home together for the first time in over three Pfe. Harry Zimmerman arrived in Ada on August 8 after service in the ETO with the 808 Tank Destroyer Battalion of the Third army. He took part in three major campaigns and is to report to Camp Chaffee, Arkansas after a 30 day furlough. Rev. M. John Zimmerman Jr. arrived in Ada from Norfolk, Va where he is stationed at the Atlantic Fleet Weather Central after sea duty aboard the U S S Albemarle in the South Atlantic Caribbean and Pacific. He will return to Norfolk about September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Zimmerman
East Eighth
Pfe
Harry Zimmerman
Ada
Eto
808
Third Army
Ems River
Pfc
Zimmerman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Norfolk
Infant Donnie Evans Dies After Local Hospital Stay
Donnie Floyd Evans two days old son of Mr and Mrs C F Evans of 601 West First died at a local meagec Tuesday at 7 funeral services held Tuesday at 3 30 p m from Criswell Funeral Home with Rev Kessin ger officiating burial in Rosedale cemetery
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Donnie Floyd Evans
C. F. Evans
West First
Criswell Funeral Home
Rev. Kessinger
Rosedale Cemetery
Truscott Wins DSM for Leadership in Italy and Africa
Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott of Charlottesville Virginia and former Eufaula Oklahoma teacher receives the Distinguished Service Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster for his actions in Europe. Citations praise his planning in Italy and his role in the Port Lyautey landing against heavy opposition.
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Washington
Lucian K. Truscott
Eufaula, Okla
War Department
Europe
Truscott
Fifth Army
Italy
Port Lyautey
Charlottesville
Eufaul
Local Dove Season Spurs Hunters Amid Gasoline Ease
Open season on doves has brought local hunters into fields across Pontotoc County. Reported plentiful flocks. some hunters claim quick limits, while high temperatures and late afternoon drives influence hunting methods.
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Pontotoc County
John Dryden Receives Promotion to Staff Sergeant
John E. Dryden, 27, is promoted from private first class to staff sergeant for outstanding service on Okinawa with the 7th Division. A squad leader, he previously worked in California before joining the service. his wife Elmira and two sons Paul and Gary live in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Dryden
Okinawa Shima
Sgt. Dryden
California
Elmira
Paul
Gary
Ada
S-Sgt Lacy Returns to New Assignment in Europe
S-Sgt Lawrence W. Lacy returns to a new post with the Third Air Force in Tampa Florida after 30 months overseas. He spent 10 months with the Ninth Air Force in Cairo and a week in the Holy Land. He later served near London and with the First Allied Airborne Army before sailing back to the United States. His wife E Jith Fuller taught in Irving and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W. Lacy
Third Air Force
Tampa
Fla
Sgt
Lacy
Ninth Air Force
Cairo
Egypt
Holy Land
Alexandria
Sidi Bishr
Ninth AA
Great Boom Predicted By U S Chamber Economist
Dr. Emerson Schmidt, head of the chamber’s economic research, told the Senate Finance Committee that a great boom is pending in the United States due to unprecedented liquid assets. He warned against federal funding to raise unemployment benefits and urged maintaining state systems to avoid inflation and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Emerson Schmidt
Chamber
Economic Research Department
Senate Finance Committee
Schmidt
Nation's Holiday Death Toll Jumps
The Associated Press reports America's first peacetime Labor Day since 1941 ended with tragedy as 352 deaths were tallied. Auto accidents led the rise, with 204 killed, while 58 drownings and 90 other fatalities occurred. Illinois recorded the highest toll with 36 deaths across traffic, drowning, and miscellaneous causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
America
Illinois
Midshipman Heatley Commissioned Ensign in New York Ceremony
Midshipman Paul F Heatley son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Heatley of Fitzhugh was among men commissioned as ensigns USNR in ceremonies at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine New York City
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Paul F. Heatley
Edgar Heatley
Fitzhugh
USNR
Saint John the Divine
New York
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