UNRRA Considers Repatriation Help for Refugees
UNRRA evaluates ways to aid repatriation of refugees in the hemisphere including Western Europe and neutral nations. Experts discuss responsibilities for assisting intruded displaced persons and returning Germans to their homeland with regional delegations wavering on transport funding. The Italy relief debate shadows UNRRA plans with a potential $50 million cap for epidemic control, infant care, and transport of refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigrid Arneeal
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Canada
Argentina
Haven
United Nations
Germany
Dean Acheson
Italy
Acheson
United States
Dewey Aims Blow At Labor Record Of Administration
Governor Thomas E. Dewey sharpens the attack on the Roosevelt labor record as he campaigned on the west coast. In Seattle and Portland he vows to prove no one man is indispensable to government and outlines his critique of home front quarrels and strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Portland
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Ore
Seattle
New York
Civic Auditorium
State Supreme Court Opinions Oklahoma City Sept 19 cases
The Oklahoma City docket includes Johnson vs City of Muskogee affirmed on appeal. Harmon County Board of County Commissioners vs District Judge Keen and Bryant writ of prohibition granted. Batia Kincade habeas corpus appeal dismissed writ denied. Alexander et al v Pharaoh and Company. Harmon County ex rel Board of County Commissioners v Oklahoma Tax Commission attorney fees denied. Magnolia Pipeline Co v Black and State Industrial Commission original action award sustained on Industrial Commission review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
David E. Johnson
City of
Muskogee
Muskogee County
Board of County Commissioners
Harmon County
W. P. Keen
R. H. Bryant
Prohibition
Batia Kincade
Craig County
R. C. Alexander
State of Oklahoma
Board of County Commissioners of
Okahoma
Labor, Dewey Sees Labor Policy as White House Delay Critique
In a speech Dewey attacks the new deal arguing the White House and the war labor board stall wage and employment decisions. He proposes a Republican labor platform favoring union secretary appointment, centralization of labor functions, and ending privileges for any single group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
White House
War Labor Board
Germans Resist Nazi Evacuation Orders Near Rhineland
Thousands of German civilians refuse to evacuate the Cologne Aachen area as U S First Army spearheads push toward the Rhineland. Despite party orders under threat of death, many stay in their homes during the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
First Army
U. S
Elite Theater Fire Wounds Owner but No Refugees Hurt
A blaze destroyed the Elite theater in Tuttle on Sept 19. Owner H B Lord suffered minor burns while trying to extinguish the flames that started in the projection booth. all patrons escaped unharmed.
Congressional Medal Awarded Posthumously to Sgt McGill
Sgt Troy A. McGill of Oklahoma posthumously receives the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism on Los Negros island in the Admiralty group. He directed a defense against 200 enemy troops, then charged after his rifle failed, dying in hand to hand combat while helping hold the Momote airstrip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Troy A. McGill
Oklahoma
Los Negros Island
Admiralty
Department
McGill
Momote
Edna Mae McGill Crossman
WAC
Fort Myer
James H. McGill
P. A. McGill
Yard Craft Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Texas
John H. McGill
Knott St
Knoxville
Earle E. McGill
East Washington Street
Flora Ill
Fowler
Three Honest Schoolboys Return Found Navy Check
Three junior high students Eugene Westfall Gerald McCarres and Gene Jones found an endorsed Navy check worth seventy four dollars on Main Street beside the First National Bank. They turned it over to the sheriff's force after a quick search for the owner, who recovered the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Westfall
Gerald McCarres
Gene Jones
Sheriff's Office
Main Street
First National Bank
Walter Hughes
War Correspondents Captured by Germans Near Chaumont
United Press reporter P Edward W. Beattie and two other correspondents were captured by German forces near Chaumont on Sept 12. Beattie and the wounded journalist were taken to Germany, while the third correspondent was released and returned to the Third Army press camp. Names of the other two captives were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Third Army
Edward W. Beattie
United Press
Chaumont
Beattie
Germany
Third Army
Soviets Demand Full Punishment for Axis War Criminals
Moscow demands full punishment for Axis war criminals and warns neutral nations against asylum. In Romania Soviets arrest Antonescu and four German associates, including Karl Clodius. Russian papers cite a Minsk report detailing mass killings of Jews and inmates in camps by German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Romania
Marshal Ion Antonescu
Balkans
Red Army
Soviet
Russia
United States
Britain
Antonescu
Karl Clodius
Warsaw
Minsk
Sleeping sickness spreads among Pontotoc horses
Five new cases of sleeping sickness were reported by a local veterinarian who vaccinate horses in Ada area. Vaccination costs two to three dollars per horse and two shots are required. The disease spreads by flies, with cases near Francis and Pecan Grove and in Ada vicinity. Farmers group horses for vaccination to save costs.
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Francis
Pecan Grove
Ada
Pontotoc County
Germans occupy Copenhagen and Danish government centers
Copenhagen dispatches report German forces seized all government buildings including parliament and police stations across Denmark in a rapid operation before noon. A staged air raid alarm drew civilians to shelter while Nazis occupied key centers. The Free Danish Press service cited Gestapo headquarters as origin of the action three days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Parliament
Denmark
Free Danish Press Service
Gestapo
Secret Service
Greater returns for amount in Ads
A classified note from the Ada News announces higher value returns for advertisers investing more in ads. The notice emphasizes scaled benefits and longer-term exposure across local listings and services. It targets merchants seeking better reach in the Ada region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Sgt Ogden Completes 50 Missions Returns to States
S/Sgt C O Ogden 24 arrived in the United States after 144 months in England as a B 24 tail gunner. He completed 50 missions and heads to an army camp in California before furlough. He spoke to relatives in Ada from St Louis revealing a furlough in about two weeks. His grandmother and two aunts in Ada are named Leona Prewit Fred York and Walter York. He has served about 30 months in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Ogden
States
England
California
Ogden
Ada
St. Louis
Leona Prewit
Fred York
Walter York
First Letter From McGaha After He Was Taken Prisoner
Mrs. Joan McGaha received a letter from her husband S/Sgt. James H. McGaha now a prisoner of war of Germany. He reported two frozen feet and asked about their daughter Judith Ann and his family after being shot down with a B 17 Fortress crew. He had been missing in action April 29 and reported prisoner July 10. In Moscow talks September 14 to 19 between USSR Britain and Finland led to an armistice agreement signed September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan McGaha
James H. McGaha
Judith Ann
Ada
McGaha
Moscow
Soviet Union
Great Britain
United Nations
Finland
Dewey Special Train Crashes Near Castle Rock Washington
Governor Thomas E Dewey and Mrs Dewey were injured as the Dewey special train rear ended a regular Great Northern train north of Castle Rock Washington at 11 50 am The 13 car train was late from Seattle and hit a prior wreck site Several passengers were hurt and reporters in a press car were knocked down by the collision
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Thomas E. Dewey
Great Northern
Castle Rock
Wash
Dewey
Seattle
Paul Lockwood
E. A. Wells
Finland Signs Armistice With Russia And Britain
Moscow radio announced Finland signed an armistice with Russia and Britain with terms to be released later. The Finnish parliament reportedly approved the agreement early morning, while Stockholm sources said the key issue involves a 50 year lease of Porkkala naval base and potential Finnish operations against Germans in northern Finland.
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London
Moscow Radio
Finland
Russia
Britain
Soviet Information Office
Soviet Monitor
United Nations
Stockholm
Porkkala
Helsinki
Berlin Bombers Attack German Rail Hubs in 179th Raid
London reports around 700 Flying Fortresses hit Hamm and Soest as Allied air forces reinforce the invasion of Holland. Mosquitos carried two ton bombs on Berlin for the sixth raid this week while Bremerhaven endured a 420000 bomb fire assault. RAF fighters and intruders damaged German airfields. four British planes lost.
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London
Hamm
Pspest
Holland
Berlin- Cologne
Soest
Dortmund
Bremerhaven
Norway
Berlin
Navy air power claims success in pacific raids and future plans
The report notes the sinking or damaging of 173 surface craft and concentrated bombing against Panay Cebu Negros and Leyte. It quotes a commander stating aggressive action remains necessary and that naval aviation has achieved much, but ongoing development of new aircraft is essential to win the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panay
Cebu
Negros
Leyte
Invasion of Palau as Pattern for Philippine Action
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Artemus Gates says Palau invasion will guide future strikes on the Philippines. He notes Japan’s weak air response while U S forces operated near Luzon and Manila and cites 501 Japanese planes destroyed in the Sept 8 13 raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Artemus Gates
Philippine
Palau Island
Philippines
Air
WPB weighs two paths to resume home building after war
The War Production Board considers two plans for lumber and housing after Germany’s surrender. One would lift most controls except for war priorities, allowing builders to proceed subject to material limits. The other would retain some controls due to shortages, fearing price spikes and shortages in heating and plumbing supplies.
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Washington
Germany
War Production Board
WPB
Japan
OPA
Europe
Cobb Rules Welfare Workers May Aid In Selective Service
Attorney General Randell S. Cobb ruled that state welfare employees may use spare time to assist in the Selective Service medical survey program and receive pay from the federal government. He also held ice is not food and the State Health department cannot compel ice manufacturers to register or pay a registration fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Randell S. Cobb
State Welfare Commission
Cobb
State Health Department
Expansion At Mukden Fueled by Kwantung Faction
The 1931 Mukden incident triggered Japanese military expansion. Kwantung clique leaders used the railway explosion to seize Manchuria and push toward eastern Siberia while naval rivals eyed the Indies. The drive embodied an imperialist philosophy shared by Japan’s warrior factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Brines
Associated Press
Tokyo
Mukden
Manchuria
Kwantung
Japan
Siberia
Navy
Netherlands East Indies
Russians Recede From Riga Front as Kekava Falls
Baltic Germans fall back toward Riga as Kekava on the Daugava river is captured. Red Army artillery bombards positions at Waw across the Vistula barrier while German broadcasts claim bridges over the Vistula north of Warsaw. Soviet pressure on Warsaw grows as Rokossovsky tightens the siege.
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Ria
Kekava
Daugaa
Dvina
Red Army
Vistula
Warsaw
Rokossovsky
Son of Mihailovic Captured by Tito's Forces
A Yugoslav broadcast reported by U S government monitors said Marshal Tito's Partisans captured the son of Gen Draja Mihailovic in Valjevo Serbia, where he had been acting under German protection.
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New York
Tito
Draja Mihailovic
Mihailovic
Valjevo
U. S
Peacock's Auto Found in Pittsburg Kansas Search
The car of Wehman J. Peacock an Oklahoma City insurance adjuster missing since August 31 was found in Pittsburg Kansas parked in front of a hotel with his travel bag brief case and golf bag inside. Mrs. Ella Peacock said a man matching his description parked the car September 11 confirming the inquiry continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peacock
Pittsburg
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Wehman J. Peacock
Ella Peacock
Bed Demos to Organize Oklahoma Districts
Oklahoma City Sept 18 Democratic organization meetings will be held in each of eight congressional districts by Oct 2 to start the campaign. State Chairman Harrington Wimberly said dates will be set soon and plans include precinct organization and an intensive advertising drive to register voters and ensure turnout on election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DEMOS
Oklahoma City
Democratic
Harrington Wimberly
Executive Committee
Wimberly
US Ambassador Caffery Leaves Brazil for Washington
U S Ambassador Jefferson Caffery departed by plane for a Washington consultation after a brief visit to Brazil. A government spokesman denied Buenos Aires reports of a Brazilian political crisis as Caffery stressed Brazil's wartime role and its reception by Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Jefferson Caffery
Washington
Three Men to Join Audit of School Land Receiverships
Oklahoma City reports Governor Kerr requests a special audit. State Examiner and Inspector John Rogers will lead the team with three new staff members to scrutinize school land commission receiverships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
John Rogers
School Land Commission
Robert S. Kerr
Governor Kerr Day Named For Oklahoma Free State Fair
Muskogee reports that October 5 is designated Governor Kerr Day at the Oklahoma free state fair which opens October 1. The Governor accepted an invitation to attend.
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Muskogee
Governor Kerr
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Palau
Navy Department
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