No Padding For U. S. Armed Forces Says Truman
President Truman declared there will be no padding in the armed forces and that no one will be kept in service longer than necessary. He noted that future military needs are uncertain and referenced General MacArthur’s revised estimates for occupation forces in Japan and Korea.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Korea
MacArthur
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Army
Navy
America
Navy plans 1000-ship peacetime fleet after war
Navy Secretary Forrestal urges postwar control of seas and skies with a 300-ship active fleet including 11 battleships and 21 carriers plus 906 submarines. He testifies before the house naval committee as Vinson and Walsh outline 1,079 combat ships and 558,000 sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
James V. Forrestal
House Naval Committee
Forrestal
King
Fleet Adm
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Vinson
David Walsh
Dmass
Senate Naval Committee
High Schoolers Face Delayed Induction Until Graduation
Washington reports new draft postponement rules for high school students and college enrollees. Boys who entered high school before 18 and pursue continuous satisfactory study may seek postponement until graduation or age 20. College students who enrolled before 18 may defer to finish the current term.
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Washington
Selective Service
Freedom sets pace in 1946 Woods county war chest drive
FREEDON Okla Sept 19 Freedom became the first Woods county town to complete its 1946 war Chest quota Chairman John Hinton turned in $465 collected in under an hour at a rodeo Freedom had a $400 quota in the drive which does not officially open until Oct 1.
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Freedon
Okla
Woods County
John Hinton
Freedom
Oklahoma Woman Accepts Speech Instructor Post at Syracuse
Martha Ann Jones of McAlester and a graduate of Oklahoma College for Women has accepted an instructor in speech at Syracuse University in Syracuse New York.
Ad Valorem Taxes Not Due This Year Until November 1
County Treasurer Sam Dew notes ad valorem taxes for this year are not due until November 1. The legislature shifted tax deadlines with the rolls due November 1. Taxpayers have November and December for the first half, and until January 1 to avoid delinquency. The second half may be paid by April 1 if the first half is paid on time. The old quarterly installments were eliminated in favor of half payments. In recent years many taxpayers paid the full amount in one payment.
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Sam Dew
Dr Burwell to Be Speaker at Ada Chamber Luncheon
Dr A L Burwell chemical engineer for the Oklahoma Geological Survey will be the principal speaker at the regular Thursday noon luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce in Ada. Lowrey Harrell will be master of ceremonies and plans for the Sixth Annual Oklahoma Mineral Industries conference in Ada in November will be discussed.
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A. L. Burwell
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Chamber of Commerce
Lowrey Harrell
Chamber of Commerce Mineral Resources Committee
Burwell
Ada
Oklahoma Mineral Industries
Oil Strike Spreads as CIO Pushes 30 Percent Demand
The Associated Press reports a large scale oil industry strike expanding with new workers joining the walkouts. CIO and United Union demand a 30 percent wage increase, threatening to shut refineries from Port Arthur to Nederland and signaling broader industry disruption including Chicago area plants and major steel mills.
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Associated Press
CIO On Workers International Union
O. A. Knight
Chicago
Gary
Ind
Detroit
CIO United Automobiles
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Texas
Texas Co
Port Arthur
Pure Oil Company
Nederland
Tex
Houston
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
12 Year Old Joe Will Stay In U S
Tulsa reports twelve year old Joseph Eugene Peremba, a Polish refugee who rode in a soldier’s duffle bag, is en route to Camp Swift Texas to visit the men he slept with in European foxholes. He traveled with Corporal Leroy C Ritchey who intends to adopt him.
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Tulsa
Okla
Joseph Eugene Peremba
United States
Camp Swift
Tex
Leroy C. Ritchey
Frankhausen
Germany
Ritchey
38Th Field Artillery
Joe
Newark
St. Louis
Plans Underway for 18th Junior Senior Press Meeting
Clement E. Trout, head of the Oklahoma A&M journalism department, announced that the 18th annual junior senior college press association meeting is being planned in Stillwater. The exact date has not been set.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma A&m College
Clement E. Trout
Three B-29s Fly Nonstop From Japan to Washington
Three B-29 Superfortresses flown by high ranking air force crews crossed Canada non stop from Japan to Washington on schedule for a 6 000 mile flight. They averaged better than 300 mph and carried 12 men each to rotate duties. General Barney M. Giles reported mid route with details on crew and combat records.
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Washington
Sapporo
Hokkaido Islands
Japan
Egypt
Australia
Army Air Forces
Barney M. Giles
Watson Lake
Yukon Territory
Canada
White Horse
General Giles
Air Force
James T. Seaver, Jr
Bronxville
N. Y
Beverly K. Martin
Milwaukee
Ore
Glenn E. Whatley
Canton
Tex
Giles
United States
Duluth
Minn
Green Bay
Wis
Lansing
Detroit
Mich
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Army
National Aeronautics Association
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
FAI
Norbla Gas Test Near Gaar Corner In Pontotoc County
Norbla Oil and British American Oil Prod company No 1 Gaar near Gaar Corner in Pontotoc county drills to 2 564 feet with pipe in the Trenton lime at 1 350 feet and electric log hints possible production in three zones. Ashland No 1 Haney south of Francis drills beyond 4 234 feet.
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Pontotoc County
Norbla Oil
British American Oil
Gaar
Gaar Corner
Trenton
Ashland
Haney
Francis
Two Road Mishaps In County On Tuesday
Highway Patrolman Harvey Hawkins investigated two accidents in Pontotoc County on Tuesday. The first, about 11 30 am three miles north of Stonewall, involved Jim H Godby driving a truck who signaled to turn left then pulled left and struck Allen B Welch in Tupelo. No injuries were reported. The second, at 510 pm one mile north of the city, involved Emery Simms driving a 1941 Ford who tried to pass a wagon and hit its left wheel breaking an axle. Mrs John Gray was injured and taken to hospital. Simms suffered a deep cut above his left eye and was treated at Valley View hospital.
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Harvey Hawkins
Pontotoc County
Stonewall
Jim H. Godby
Tennessee
Allen B. Welch
Tupelo
Hawkins
Welch
England
J. G. Welch
North Broad- Emery Simms
West Thirteenth
John Gray
Route 3
Ada
Gray
Simms
Valley View Hospital
Meeting Planned for Grady County Pioneers
Plans completed for a Grady County Pioneers meeting to be held here on September 29. Ada News Classified Ads note greater returns for invested amounts in local notices.
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Chickasha
Grady County
Ada News
Senate confirms Burton to Supreme Court
The Senate unanimously confirmed Senator Harold R. Burton of Ohio to be a Supreme Court justice. Chairman McCarran moved to suspend the rule, approving the nomination in less than 24 hours after submission.
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Senate
Burton
Supreme Court
Washington
Harold R. Burton
Ohio
McCarran
D-Nev
Judiciary Committee
Acheson Says U S Sets Policy on Japan Occupation
Acting Secretary Acheson told reporters the United States, not MacArthur, sets policy for Japan. He said occupation forces are policy instruments, not policy determinants, as Washington debates troop levels and postwar aims. The piece also notes Truman’s nominations of Burton, Patterson, and Symington and the mixed reactions from Republicans and Democrats.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
White House
War Department
State Department
Mac-Arthur
Truman
Byrnes
State
War Departments
Senate
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Robert P. Patterson
Henry L. Stimson
W. Stuart Symington
Burton
Taft
Roosevelt
Stimson
Frank Knox
Patterson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Putnam County
New York
Senators Ball
R-Minn
Hatch
D-Nm
Hill
D-Ala
Harlan F. Stone
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Japanese War Criminal List Grows Longer
Tokyo reports General MacArthur’s HQ will issue a lengthy list of suspected war criminals while Japanese sources foresee a cabinet purge led by Prince Fumimaro Konoye. Higashi-Kuni defends government action but editors face censorship. Asahi and Nippon Times faced publication bans.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Higashi- Kuni
Prince M Higashi-Kuni
Prince Fumimearo Konoye
Toshishiro Obata
Taketora Ogata
Black Dragon” Society
Prince Higashi-Kuni
Higashi-Kuni
Japan
Konoye
Low-Flying Plane From Perrin Menaces Oklahoma College of Women
The state highway patrol identified the low-flying aviator near Oklahoma College for Women as from Perrin field Sherman Texas by the twin motor craft. The pilot’s name was not released and Col C W Mills said he would be dealt with appropriately. He reportedly flew at times to the second story of buildings disturbing classes.
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Chickasha
State Highway Patrol
Oklahoma College For Women
Perrin Field
Sherman
Texas
Col. C. W. Mills
Perrin
Government Setting Peacetime Barriers Up Against Inflation
The government lays peacetime price controls to curb inflation as reconversion starts. OPA bans passing rising manufacturing costs to buyers for new washers and refrigerators. Bowles eyes stricter ceilings on lumber and building materials. Builders foresee 500000 new homes next year and 1,000,000 by 1948 amid planned low cost housing for families.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
OPA
Truman
Surplus Property Board
Office of Economic Stabilization
Brookings Institution
Chester Bowles
Joseph E. Merrion
National Association of Home Builders
Truman Supporters Fight For Measure
Senate debate over unemployment pay heated as Truman forces pressed to extend more weekly benefits and oppose immediate return of the U S employment service to the states. The outcome favored by opponents seemed likely on both questions. the House had not yet debated the measure.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
U. S
House
Schwellenbach Takes Center Stage in Detroit Labor Strife
Labor Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach uses new authority to address Detroit labor trouble. He assigns Edgar L. Warren to study strikes for possible government intervention and considers convening key principals in a labor management conference. Warren flew in from Chicago to review the situation.
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Washington
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Detroit
U. S. Conciliation Service
Edgar L. Warren
Warren
Chicago
Michigan
Schwellenbach
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Dr. Burwell
Adam News
Sinclair Refining Co
Sinclair
Toledo
Midwest Refining
Indiana
Ilinois
Wiscosin
Kentucky
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
Pole
Col
Walter L. J. Baylor
Wake Island
Edmonton
Alberta
Selfridge Field
Norbla
Symington
U.S
Atcheson
Robert E. Hannegan
Frank J. Lausche
Higashi
Nippon Times
Asahi
Higashi Cooperative
Tojo
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