Solon Defends Marines Against Truman Propaganda Charge
In a Sept 5 1942 letter to Rep Rup McDonough Truman defends the Marine Corps as the Navy’s police force, calls its “propaganda machine” nearly equal to Stalin’s, and says Marines stay with the Navy and Army as long as he is president. Senate figures condemn the tone as insulting.
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Washington
Truman
wWa- Fine Corps
Stalin
Mr. Truman
Congressman McDonough
Marine Corps
Navy
Army
Chief of
Naval Operations
Harry
McDonough
Okinawa
Wake Island
Keres
Clifton B. Cates
Key West
Fla
Newport
Defense
Forrestal
Virginia Court Orders University to Admit Negro Students
A three judge federal panel directed the University of Virginia to admit Black students to its graduate schools and law departments. The injunction grants required only minimal steps and applies across the university’s graduate programs.
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Virginia C
Lottesville
Federstaay
Universiy
Virgin
Iis Graduate School
Tas
Wool price surge alarms wool buyers and makers
Heavy world demand drives Australian wool prices up sharply. Sydney auctions show 40 to 50 percent higher fleece values than last June, pushing next spring suit costs up about five dollars, while global buyers including Russians and Europeans intensify competition. American mills eye stockpiles as governments plan for military needs amid dwindling world wool stocks.
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New
York
Sydney
Andy
Washington
U. S
Syd Iney
Gradford
England
IGE
United Kingdom
Wool Disposals
I T
Oklahoma Board Approves Two Building Bids
The Oklahoma state board of affairs approved two bids for new buildings at state institutions. Manhattan Construction Co. of Murkogat bid $116,432 for a gymnasium at the Muskogee School for the Blind, below the estimate, and W. L. Scott of Sulphur bid $560,810 for an employees dormitory at Western State Hospital Supply to house 200 in five four-winged sections.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Affairs
Manhattan Construction Co
Murkogat
Muskogee School For
N. Employes
Western State Hospital
W. L. Scott
Whitaker State Home
Pryor
Labor Day Quiet Observance Reported in Lis
Post holiday atmosphere remains calm with police dispatches for drunkenness and rowdy behavior. Workers weary from Labor Day toil report mild showers and lingering fatigue as schools reopen and training resumes amid cautious mood and continued clean up.
Frontline Combat Courage in Korea by World War I Veterans
World War II veterans in Korea bear a cruel test of endurance and sanity. The article highlights Capt. Earl W. Buchanan and Maj. Harry K. Hauge as examples, recounting Buchanan’s escape from a German prison camp and Hauge’s football fame before rejoining combat with the 78th division. It argues these aging veterans form the backbone of the American army defending against North Korean advances as the UN coalition strengthens.
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Korea
U.S
Pearl Harbor
United Nations
Earl W. Buchanan
Newport, VI
Harry K. Hauge
Lexington
Ky Buchanan
Iman
Buchanan
Odessa
Harry Hauge
Hauge
South
University of Kentucky
Kenterky
Wehhich
Taegu
Buchanas
Soil and Winter Pasture Seed Plans Featured at Barnyard Gate
The Barnyard Gate details soil testing to guide fall crops and recommends sampling methods for up to four or five years. It lists winter seed crops such as De Soto Oats Tenkow Barley and Wichita Wheat, plus rye grass and vetch. It notes the Marketing Administration assists in buying winter cover crops and urges seed applications to the PMA office. Hairy vetch is favored for permanent pasture and adds nitrogen while aiding Bermuda grass. one acre of top dressing with hop clover black medic or white Dutch is suggested. Crimson clover and fescue seed plots are highlighted as promising but seed shortages limit large plantings.
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Oklahoma
Coal County
Fon Withe Marketing Administration
PMA
Bermuda
Cairo
Coalgate
Former Resident Ferris Killed in Texas Automobile Crash
Ouida Lee Ferris, 19, formerly of Ada, died last Thursday in an automobile crash near La Mesa Texas. Funeral and burial followed in Lawton. A sister, Mrs Landis of Ada, reports she had visited Lawton often since moving from Ada. A stray reference notes her May visit last year. A separate item mentions a four-foot-long radiation detector prototype aiding atomic researchers by increasing safety from radiation exposure.
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Ouida Lee Ferris
Ada
la Mesa
Tex
Lawton
Mra EL. Landis
Aes
Red Starred Bomber Down Over Korea Clash
The United States said a bomber bearing a red star from Russia was shot down while attacking United Nations forces off Korea. Officials noted the incident near the 38th parallel and that one Soviet officer was recovered. formal notifications were sent to the UN and Britain as diplomacy weighed any protests.
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Washington
United States
Red Star
Russia
United Nations
Korea
White House
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
Navy Matthews
Mit
Estent
Warin
U. N
Lake Success
N. Y
Austin
Frees
Michael J. McDermott
State Department
Mostow
Department
U.N
Trygve Lie
Gladwin Jebb
Britain
Security Council
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Brother of Adan Killed in Korea
A brother of Aubrey Harris, manager of the Aldridge hotel, was killed in Korea. Mr and Mrs Harris have gone to Newsome Texas to be with his mother. The report notes uncertainty about which brother died, with more than one believed to be serving in the far east.
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Aubrey Harris
Aldridge
Harris
Newsome
Texas
Hig
Far East
Will Contest Has About Everything Will
In Los Angeles on September 6, William F Money a 59 year old retired telephone pioneer died September 30 leaving an 18000 estate to his fiancee Thelma F Johnson for care of three siamese cats two black cats and a Spitz dog and for her to live in his Arcadia home Thelma is to care for the pets during their lives His son William J Money 31 and daughter Mildred Petersen 96 challenge the will claiming a prior will was destroyed two days before his death While the case proceeds a pet home cares for the animals
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Los Angeles
William F. Money
Money
Contest Money
Thelma F. Johnson
William J. Money
Mildred | Petersen
Car Train Collision Kills Man Near Broken Bow Oklahoma
Oklahoma toll rises as a driver, Julius Billy, 30, of Big Springs, dies after a car collides with a freight train east of Broken Bow. He was ejected and later removed from the wreck. Another fatal crash near Holdenville claims Betty Paulin Highmoor, WW, in an out of control vehicle on highway 270.
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Oklahoma
Broken Bow
Julius Billy
Bigings Common
Ailee
Billy
King
Earler
Betty Paulin
Highmoor
Holdenvilly
Threat to United Nations Rim Along 45 Miles
North Korea breached the northeastern wing of the warfront threatening the UN 45 mile front on the north. Allied troops reported gains elsewhere as Marines and infantry pushed near Yongsan Taegu and Kyongju while rugged terrain and rain hampered supply air drops.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Pohang
Sea of Japan
Pusan
Moscow
Allias
U. S
Yongsan
Taegu
Nakton River
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Maxzan
Jack MacBeth
U.S. First
Kasan
Kyongju
Yongchon
Taepu
Ase
Tout
Tabu
Hubert Rt. Gay
Becaue
Bem Price
Price
A. U.S. 8Th Army Communi
Aay
New C of C Manager Bailey Takes Post in Ada
Ada welcomes Ron Bailey as the Chamber of Commerce manager after his move from Parsons Kansas. The 33 year old civic leader arrives with a record of promoting projects and will host a barbecue dinner Monday night as the chamber serves county units of the 4th Division. Bailey is a Oklahoma public schools graduate who studied at Oklahoma University and comes with strong recommendations.
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Ron Bailey
Ada
Chamber of Commerce
4Sth
Bailey
Parsons
Kansas
Kansan
Sooner
Oklahoma Ci Public Schools
Oklahoma University
Chamber of Commerce Committee of Selection
Porch Light drive fuels Ada unit fund drive
Ada residents and merchants raised 2573.40 to provide 1291.70 per unit for two National Guard units based at Camp Polk. Jaycees and Ada merchants led the Ford Light campaign, with checks presented by Joe Bob Gale to Commanding Officers Craig McBroom and Lt dve Love as money continues arriving by mail. A receiving board of enlisted men will oversee spending for soldier comfort items.
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Ada
National Guard
Ou Craig McBroom
180Th Infantry
Dve Love
Viet Field Artillery
Joe Bob Gale
Jurdor Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Camp Polk
New Library Hour Schedule Listed by Ada Public Library
Ada Public Library announces new winter hours starting Tuesday September 3. The library will be open Mondays and Saturdays with varied timing, including 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on some days and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on others, and will be closed on Labor Day per Miss Haral Whaley.
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Varias
Cnd
Ada Pubiie
Haral Whaley
Pact deputies urge full capacity arms production
London reports that Atlantic pact deputies urged governments to start full capacity arms production to equip armies facing aggression threats. After a Saturday session of pact options, U S Chairman Charles M. Spofford said urgent output of 40 to 50 high priority items could begin within weeks using existing facilities.
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London
English Channel Swimmers Fight Harsh Sea
English Channel defeats two swimmers in France as cold, choppy conditions hinder attempts. Jem Abu Egyptian lifeguard and Murat Gui er Turkish swimmer both fail on their second tries to reach from England to France. Dr Alain Bernhard of France also makes a second attempt but withdraws after intense cold.
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France
Wech
Jem Abu
Jema
Phoebe
England
Murat Guier
Bia
Alain Bernhard
Australia
Nestasia
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English Channel
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