Allied plans near completion for invasion of northwestern Europe
General George C. Marshall disclosed that Allied preparations for a northwestern Europe invasion and broader war aims against Germany and Japan are virtually complete. He stated that victory is certain, and noted that second front plans were laid out as early as the Casablanca conference.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Germany
European
Europe
George C. Marshall
Japan
Army
Casablanca
Rayburn Urges Enduring Peace Through Victory in War Bond Rally
Texas congressman Sam Rayburn spoke at a war bond rally in Ardmore, announcing Italy’s exit from the war and declaring the aim to destroy weapon factories in Germany Italy and Japan. He urged continuing the war to victory and enforcing a lasting peace, noting civil conflict could follow if peace is shallow.
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Ardmore
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Italy
Germany
Japan
Oklahoma
Washington
Rayburn
Oklahoma War Bond Drive Sparks County Enthusiasm
Countywide push for the Third War Loan opens with enthusiasm as Ada banks and local lenders offer bonds at regular hours. Statewide, Governor Kerr proclaims Back to the Attack Day and notes a $100 million state quota alongside rapid increases in 1942 and 1943 income. The plan allocates $10 million for an initial purchase and channels funds from state investment to war bonds.
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First National Bank
Ada
Oklahoma State Bank
First State Bank
Allen
Case State Bank
Tonewall
Home Federal , Savings and Loan Association
Kada
C. R. Anthony Co
East Central State College
McSwain Theatre
Case State
Stonewall
First State
Stonewall Bank
Allen Bank
Oklahoma City
Olahoma
Kerr
Oklahoma
State School Land Commission
State Funding Bond Commission
New Guinea
Tropics
Cpl
Henry Chum
Washington, D. C
Peths
U.S. Treasury Department
Planes Drop Field Public Safety Items in New Guinea Move
Allied headquarters report field artillery dropped by parachute with American paratroops at Nadzab airport now fire on Japanese targets in the Markham valley toward Lae. Australian infantry near Singana plantation repelled a Japanese rally. operations around Lae proceed with little opposition as U S paratroops maneuver toward the city.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Nadzab
Markham Valley
Lae
Singana Plantation
New Guinea
Huon Gulf
Busu River
Aalahang
U. S
Houston Fire Toll Reaches Fifty Dead in Gulf Hotel Blaze
Houston records 50 fatalities from the Gulf hotel fire after two more deaths in hospitals. Forty four perished inside the doomed three story building while others remain in critical condition or hospitalized. Firefighters report the sole fire escape became engulfed as flames spread rapidly.
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Houston
Tex
Gulf Hotel
Stalino Falls To Russians Near Donets Basin
The Red army claims capture of Stalino amid fierce defense by Germans as Moscow reports advances across the Donets basin. Rail lines to Mariupol severed and Donets to Dnieper line cut, signaling a major setback for Nazi forces. Russians claim heavy Soviet losses on both sides and large-scale destruction of German war matériel.
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London
Stalino
Donets
Pod
Ukraine
Red Army
Mariupol
Sea of Azov
Red Star
Dnieperopetrovsk
Russia
Moscow
Kuban
Crimea
Taganrog
Armistice Allowing Italian Surrender Ends Major War Step
Allied and Italian leaders announced Italy’s unconditional surrender in World War II. Eisenhower said troops would halt fighting immediately and Italians who aid ejecting Germans would receive UN support. Badoglio proclaimed the armistice and urged Italians to cease hostilities while opposing attacks from other quarters.
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North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Italy
Russia
United States
Britain
Eisenhower
Sicily
Hitler
United Nations
Pietro Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
Casablanca
Tunisia
United Kingdom
Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics
Badoglio
Messina
Rome
Pessimist Blues: Death in a Drug Store Waiter Tale
Larkin Tate died while waiting for a pharmacist to finish washing dishes after taking a prescription at a drug store. The piece humorously notes life's complexities as a CPA cannot solve it.
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Larkin Tate
Pontoroc Countians Leave For Service
Eight men are to be inducted into the U S Army and depart Friday with one more leaving Saturday for Fort Sill per Board No 2 secretary Jack Lloyd. Five others receive U S Navy assignments. Friday departures include James D. Graham Kenneth T Laughlin Martin Soref Jack Loman Donald G Wycoff Eugene D Golden Jr Howard W Fleet and Walter L Wilson. Albert Sanservino leaves Saturday. Navy assignments go to Thomas Clarence Wilson John Daniel Hayes Edward Grady Stanley Forrest Ward Bridwell and A J McFarlin.
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U. S. Army
Fort Sill
Jack Lloyd
Giddings Named to War Labor Board Seat
George H. Giddings former district judge was appointed today as a representative of the public on the eighth district national war labor board serving Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana.
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Giddings
NLRB
Oklahoma City
George H. Giddings
Eighth District
National War Labor Board
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Italy Surrenders as World Reacts Quietly
In Washington on September 8, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill received news of Italy capitulating with restrained remarks. Eisenhower’s role was highlighted as the story’s source while Hull and Early kept statements limited. Capitol Hill leaders expressed enthusiasm for a final UN victory despite subdued White House reactions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Churchill
Great Britain
Italy
Stephen Early
General Eisenhower
Quebec
Hull
United Nations
Capitol Hill
Germans Say Two Big Allied Convoys Sail to Italy
Berlin broadcast reports two large convoys totaling about 200 freighters and transports moving off Italy. The dispatch says American troops may be aboard to carry through another mainland landing, with notable American and British shipping activity observed north of Sicily and west of Calabria.
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London
Therman International Information Bureau
Italy
Berlin
Associated Press
Sicily
Nethern
Calabria
Greater returns for amount in classified vested Ada News
A Local Ada News item reports higher returns for an amount invested in a vested classified scheme. Officials note improved yields and orderly processing for account holders. Further details on rates and eligibility are expected in upcoming notices.
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Ada News
Problems To Be Faced By The Associated Press
Questions arise from the Italian surrender. What happens to the Italian fleet split between Pola and Spezia, and will Germans retreat from the Po valley? What about 25 to 30 garrison divisions in the Balkans and France and 250 000 Italian workers? How will surrender impact Hitler’s Balkan satellites morale and Corsica’s status? Will German units in southern and central Italy return to Germany?
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Pola
Adriatic
Spezia
Balkans
France
Hitler
Balkan
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Croatia
Italy
Germany
Corsica
North
Africa
Enrollment uptick seen in Ada schools Tuesday
School enrollment rose slightly with Ada Junior high adding three students while Ada high school held steady. Totals for five grade schools at the end of Tuesday were Hayes 241, Willard 231, Irving 310, Glenwood 234, and Washington 312.
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Rex O. Morrison
Ada Junior High
Ada High Hool
Hayes
Willard
Irving
Glenwood
Washington
McAdoo Hinshaw divorce filing cites cruelty
Ellen McAdoo Hinshaw 28 granddaughter of Woodrow Wilson and daughter of the late Senator William Gibbs McAdoo filed suit for divorce from Alfred Hinshaw musician. She charges cruelty in Los Angeles on September 8.
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Los Angeles
Ellen McAdoo Hinshaw
Pident Wood
W Wilson
William Gibbs McAdoo
Alfred Hinshaw
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