Eiffel Tower Finds Fortitude and Fatigue on Paris Visit
Paris dispatch recalls Hal Boyle climbing to the Eiffel Tower summit after German forces left. Observers note the tower’s wartime use, scratched names on steel, and the mix of French and American spectators at the top amid lingering danger and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hal Boyle
Eiffel Tower
Heinrich Schulte
Max Helmer
Erhard Klimpt
Alexandre Eiffel
Egypt
Empire State
Chrysler
Manhattan
Paul Picard
Nicky Johnson
Kenmore
N. Y
Pvt. C. W. Seibert
Newport
Pfc
Arthur Cain
Lynn
Mass
Jeanette
Noelle
Ohio
Seibert
Cain
George Fronval
Paris Newspean
Fronvail
Niagara Falls
Ada Soldier S Sgt Robert S German Jr Killed in Action
S Sgt Robert S German Jr reported wounded in France July 27 is now confirmed killed in action. He served overseas since February and participated in the first invasion of France on D Day. He was in the infantry and saw extensive action from landing to his death. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert S German of 18 East Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bob) S. German, Jr
France
War Department
German
Robert S. German
East Main
Ada
New York University Names Football Line Coach
Ross J. Cher of Hartsdale New York has been appointed line coach for the NYU football team. The announcement adds a new member to the university coaching staff as the season approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ross J. Cher
Hartsdale, N. Y
New York University
Republicans Prep For Greeting Of Their Nominee
Oklahoma Republicans plan a large welcome for their presidential nominee Dewey with Brownell in town to finalize events. Democrats advertise a nationwide meet every issue and Barkley will speak in Tulsa while Truman cannot attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horrisco Associated
Oklahoma
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Roosevelt
Dewey
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Barkley
Harrington Wimberly
Alben W. Barkley
Harry S. Truman
Robert 4. Kerr
Kerr
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Wimberly
Oklahoma War Casualties List From Four Theaters
Oklahoma soldiers were listed as wounded in four war theaters Asiatic-Pacific European Mediterranean. Names include Maurice Lester of Pond Creek and Frank Bishop Jr of Norman among others with home towns across Oklahoma.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Asiatic—Prec
Hydro
Jimmie Deere
Pelo Deere
Wewoka
Connie H. Dorsey
Chickasha
L. C. Gourley
Seminole
Melvin L. Hill
Bertha M. Hill
Oklahoma City
James I. Johnston
Drumright
Eddie O. Levandowski
Frances Levandowski
Harrah
Arthur W. Pickell
Arthur L. Pickell
Perkins
Charles K. Qualls
Grace M. Qualls
Richard L. Robertson
Robert L. Sivley
Charlie B. Sivley
Jones
Oklahoma County
Isham E. Stumbaugh
Inzy K. Stumbaugh
Fairfax
Alexander Thomas
Sally Burgess
Coweta
John K. Tubbs
Maggie H. Tubbs
Lawtor
Freddie J. van Meter
Catoosa
Earl E. West
Etta West
Blackwell
John E. Williams
Sarah Williams
Cushing
Mediterranean
Tommy D. Dickson
Ethel Dickson
Werley J. Dunagan
Erda E. Dimmagen
Maysville
Henry H. Greenwood
Jackson Greenwood
Stonewall
Pontotec County
Robert A. Gray
Marry E. Gray
Morris
Odis E. Lane
Returning Sergeant Has Plenty to Tell
Staff Sgt. Harry D. Cromer aerial gunner on a Flying Fortress survived a May 21, 1943 crash into the North Sea and 14 German bullet wounds. He was rescued after six hours by a German vessel and later operated on by an American medical corps major in a prison camp hospital. Cromer, en route from Göteborg to the United States on the Gripsholm, is due in New York around Sept. 25. His parents in Miami, Oklahoma, were alerted by the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimberly
Oklahoma
Brownell
Dewey
Sapulpa
Tulsa
Grven
U. S
W. J. Otjen
Enid
Kerr
Elmer Thomas
Medicine Park
Otjen
Thomas
Otten
State Federation of Labor
Ada
Atoka
Wagener
E. H. Moore
Josh Lee
Washington
Miami
Okla
Harry D. Cromer
North Sea
Albert D. Cromer
War Department
Goteberg
Sweden
United States
Gripsholm
New York
Cromer
Fatal Fire Burns Nash-Finch Worker in Tulsa
In Tulsa on September 11 P Leon Fanning age 23 died from burns received last Saturday when gas escaped and exploded at Nash-Finch Wholesale Grocery Company warehouse. He worked for the firm and the blast caused fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
P— Leon Fanning
Nash-Finch Wholesale Grocery Company
Oklahoma Ballot Law Praised by Gov Kerr
Governor Kerr lauds Oklahoma ballot law aiding servicemen and families to vote, noting 42,383 soldier ballots filed by Sept 6 with expectations of 50 60 thousand total. He urges support for petitions and highlights 5 percent Old Age Assistance raise to about 28 dollars monthly. He also shares a personal note about a friend’s marriage proposal and references a sensitive advisory about character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.K
Oklahoma
State Election Board
Secretary of the
America
Cupid
Prices for furniture and textiles after the war
Prices for furniture mattresses and household cloth items should stay near present levels with a general five percent rise already applied. Vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, and electrical appliances may cost more as production shifts back to civilian goods. ODDS AND ENDS note Concord grapes lack price controls for home eating while wine grapes prices fall, and anti-freeze supply looks adequate though special types may be scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevick Nea
Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
Paris Will Appeal Ruling He Violated Hatch Legislation
Oklahoma highway commissioner France Paris says he will appeal a civil service ruling that he violated the Hatch act by aiding a victory dinner for the state Democratic party. He calls the charge technical and notes he never resigned as state Democratic chairman when taking the highway post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
France
Paris
Civil Service Commission
State Democratic Party
Washington
State Democratic Central Committee
Oklahoma City
Frank
Highway Commission
Democratic Party
Sue Ruble
Hatch
Reinject Gas to Rejuvenate 22-Year-Old Pool in Arkansas
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission announced plans to reinject natural gas to revive a Blossom sand oil pool in the Stephens field spanning Columbia, Nevada and Ouachita counties. Ohio Oil Co, owner of 125 wells, received a permit for secondary recovery. observers will watch results as a field-wide repressure unit is contemplated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Ark
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
Stephens
Columbia
Nevada
Ouachita
Ohio Oil Company
Millard Click Wounded in Action in China
Millard H. Click, 29, brother of Hugh Click of 911 East Beverly, is seriously wounded according to a telegram from the war department. A master sergeant and crew chief of a Fortress bomber, he served overseas for over 22 months with postings in Australia, India, and China. He was wounded August 25 and was farming near Okemah before enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard H. Click
Hugh Click
East
Beverly
War Department
Click
Austra
India
China
Okemah
Paratrooper Scarves From Abandoned Parachutes
In France hundreds of American officers and enlisted men wear silk scarves made from discarded parachutes. Soldiers wrap mottled green bands around their necks, with some choosing white or orange options. The tree camouflage design is the favorite even among French observers.
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France
Plankton Boosts Fish Growth Says Du Pont Officials
Wilmington reports plankton thrives when chemical plant fertilizers enter lakes and ponds. Du Pont officials say fertilized plankton makes fish bigger tastier more abundant and better tasting than those feeding on ordinary plankton.
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Wilmington
Del
du Pont
Rail Line Seeks Depot Abandonment for Crowder Station
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission heard the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway seek permission to abandon its depot at Crowder Pittsburg County and replace it with a pagoda style station as the new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
The
Corporation Commission Today
Missouri-Kansas and Texas Railway
Crowder
Pittsburg
New Chemical Puts More Values Into Future Stockings
A new chemical treatment adds friction to textile fibers and yields non running stockings, wrinkle resistant suits, and shrink resistant woolens. Tested on cotton, wool, and rayon, it strengthens short cotton fiber by up to 50 percent and embeds a soft plastic inside fibers without surface change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
American Chemical Society
Donald H. Powers
Boston
Monsanto Chemical Company
Textile Research
Dexter Reynolds
Elmer Rossin
War Mobilizer Byrnes Warns On Postwar Unemployment
James Marlow reports from Washington that War Mobilizer Byrnes urged Roosevelt the unemployment fear after victory in Europe is exaggerated. He outlined two postwar plant fates, with 4 to 5 million jobless in Germany’s wake and 1.9 to 2 million soldiers returning home, creating a persistent peacetime job challenge. The piece notes shifting production and new job opportunities in service and retail sectors as war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Europe
Germany
Japan
Dewey Holds Midwest Talks En Route to Pacific Coast
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey arrives in Des Moines for meetings with farm labor and political leaders amid talk of a major Midwest campaign swing. He and Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper discuss Iowa’s strong Republican potential as absentee ballots rise and strategy centers on Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thomas E. Dewey
Owosso
Mich
Pacific Coast
North Western Station
B. B. Hickenlooper
Ames
Iowa
Dewey
Middle West
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Seattle
Indiana
Illinois
Louisville
Albany
Kalamazoo
Niles
Dewey Board of Strategy
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Midwest
Valentine
Nebr
Sam R. McKelvie
OPA Rent Rules Expanded for Improvements and Services
Washington reports that revised OPA rent regulations take effect tomorrow allowing landlords to petition for rent increases to cover improvements in housing such as enhanced services furniture furnishings or equipment. Previously only major proven improvements like remodeling could trigger adjustments according to the OPA.
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Washington
OPA
Captain Mac Retires After 34 Years at A. and M.
Sgt. Maj. Michael M. McDonald known as Captain Mac retires from Oklahoma A. and M. college after 34 years in the military department. He will be 90 in November. He joined the army 66 years ago and fought in the Indian wars, the Spanish American war, and the Philippine insurrection. He helped train men who fought in World War I and in the present global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Stillwater
Okla
Michael M. McDonald
Oklahoma
McCasland Buys Leases In Oklahoma Purchase
T. H. McCasland bought oil and gas leases totaling 640 acres in Comanche county for two dollars an acre at a state school land commission meeting. In a second lease, C. A. Daniels paid two dollars and nineteen cents an acre for 400 acres in Pittsburg county.
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McCasland
Oklahoma City
T. H. McCasland
Comanche County
State School Land Commission
C. A. Daniels
Pittsburg
President orders plant taken over by army
President Roosevelt directed the army to take over and operate the Twentieth Century Brass Works Inc a Minneapolis plant where bronze bushing production halted by a CIO union stoppage. The White House said the action followed advice from War Labor Board chairman William H Davis.
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Army
Washington
Roosevelt
Twentieth Century Brass Works, Inc
Minneapolis, Minn
CIO
White House
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
First Sgt Cahill Heads Billeting Office in Britain Depot
First Sgt John B Cahill is appointed head of the billeting section at the largest air service command depot in Britain. He takes charge as the billet chief overseeing lodging for personnel and related housing operations at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Cahill
Air Service Command
Britain
Fruit Prices Rise Prompt Ample Seasonal Jars
The article urges preserving abundant fruit stores despite some prices seeming uncanny. It highlights market instincts and consumer caution as supply remains steady and prices fluctuate.
Ada Schools Show First Week Enrollment Rise of 101
Ada city schools report an overall enrollment increase of 101 students by the end of the first week. Hayes school leads the gain in the southeast. Glenwood and Irving ward schools decline. Total system enrollment climbs from 2,297 to 2,388, excluding Horace Mann trainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada City
Supt. Rex ©. Morrison
Hayes
Glenwood
Irving Ward
Hays
Washington
Willard
Irving
Napier
Morrison
Horace Mann
East Central College
Paratroop Wings Earned by Sgt Hugh Steed
Sgt Hugh Steed of 705 West Seventh earned the right to wear Wings and Boots of the U S Army Paratroops after four weeks of jump training and completing five jumps.
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Hugh Steed
West Seventh
United States Army
Soldier Lovelis Transferred From New Mexico to Utah
Pfc. William A. Lovelis moves from Carlsbad Army Air Field New Mexico to Keams Utah. His wife Aliie Bird of Lula and his father Princiss M. Lovelis live near Centrahoma.
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William A. Lovelis
Carlsbad Army Air Field
Carlsbad
N. M
Keans
Utah
Aliie Bird
Lula
Princiss M. Lovelis
Centrahoma
WAC Private Montgom ery reassigned to Love Field unit
WAC Private Martha E Montgomery transferred from the third WAC Training Center at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia to the WAC detachment at Love Field Dallas Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAC
Martha E. Montgomery
Fort Oglethrope
Love Field
Dallas
Tex
Wounded But Not Helpless Soldier Beats Tanks With Bazooka
Pvt. Dewey Hanson of the 93rd division crawled 17 hours after severe wounding in a Normandy hedgerow then destroyed a Tiger and a Panther tanks with a bazooka. He was later moved to McCloskey hospital where his wife is listed as living in Broken Bow Oklahoma. Another arrival was S/Sgt. Floyd M. Chadwick of the 36th division wounded near Velletri Italy. his wife lives in California.
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California
Chickasha
Oklo
Velletri
Italy
Anti German Tide In Balkans Sweeps Pavelic Out
The anti German tide in the Balkans reported by United Nations radio at Algiers has arrested Ante Pavelic the Croat dictator and handed him to Marshal Tito's partisans in a move described as weakening Nazi strength in southeast Europe. Yugoslav partisans reported advances toward Zagreb and near the Bulgarian frontier as Red Army units push into Transylvania.
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London
Balkans
Hitler
Europe
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Ante Pavelic
Quisling
Croatia
Tito
Zajecar
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Pavelic
Greece
Hungary
Moscow
Red Army
Translyvania
Angora Goat Shearer Runs Through County
Judge Orel Busby reports W. I. Weir of Jacksboro Texas is shearing Angora goats at his 4 H ranch near Allen. He will remain about three more days as several local owners seek a shearer and Weir may be the only one in the area during this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orel Busby
W. I. Weir
Jacksboro
Texas
Allen
Weir
Busby
Widow of Slain Man Wins Point
The widow of Alva Shanks wins a point as the state pardon and parole board reconsiders its recommendation to parole Legus Brown from a life term at McAlester. Brown was acquitted of four killings but convicted in the Shanks axe murder.
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Tulsa
Alva Shanks
Legus Brown
Bixby
State Pardon and Parole Board
Brown
McAlester
Postwar Era Faces Challenge from Obscure Visitor
A wary nation braces for possible covert influence as a discreet postwar speaker arrives at the back door, stirring concerns about hidden agendas and private diplomacy impacting public policy.
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A local classified notices section reports higher yields for investments tied to vested accounts. The Ada News highlights increased returns for readers who move funds into secured or prefunded plans, noting prudent timing and increased rates.
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Ada News
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Frenval
George
Demos
Barkley, Otten
Mitchell
Commission
Harry B. Mitchell
Millard Click
Steed
Lovelis
Union
Balkan
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