OWI Estimates End of Jap War Could Take Years After German Defeat
The Office of War Information projects crushing Japan would require 18 months to two years post German defeat. It notes potential morale shifts, Japan’s production gains, and shipping, air power, and base access constraints that could prolong the conflict despite UN advantages.
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Germany
Washington
Japan
Office of War Information
Owi
United States
United Nations
War
Navy Departments
Forest Economic Administration
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Atlantic
Pacific
China
Allies to Turn More Home Rule to Italy
In London and Washington plans to reshape Italy toward broader home rule advance under Roosevelt and Churchill. Brig Gen William O Dwyer, American on the Allied commission for Italy, is expected to return soon to implement a gradual shift from military control to civilian administration in the former enemy nation.
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Washington
Italy
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
William O’dwyer
Allied Commission For
O’dwyer
Quebec
Hyde Park
N. Y
Europe
Rome
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Compromise Plan Emerges for German Postwar Economy
The Allied Advisory Commission may set up an industrial control body to run Germany’s postwar production as a compromise between agricultural and full industrial dissolution. The plan aims to keep some production alive under occupation and consider reparations, with Russia Britain and the United States on the commission.
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Alex H. Singleton
London
Germany
Tripower
European Advisory Com
Allied Industrial Control Commission
Europe
United Nations
Russia
France
Netherlands
Japan
European Advisory Commission
United States
Britain
Manchester Guardian
Injured in Wreck of Buses South of Shawnee
A Tuesday bus collision two miles south of Shawnee left 19 people in hospitals in Shawnee and Ada. The Denco line bus from Shawnee to Ada and a Norman city bus were involved. Driver Pete Roland suffered non serious injuries and could be moved to Ada later. W A Burton of Norman had back injuries. Names of injured riders include Fannie E. Sanders and her grandson Charles Ogden, plus Mrs Sadie Keith and others treated and dismissed. Airman Marion Raven was injured en route to Olney after navy induction.
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Shawnee
Shawnee City Hospital
Naval Air Station Hospital
Denco
Ada
Norman City
Pete Roland
W. A. Burton
Norman
B. D. Denton
Denco Bus Lines
Denton
Fannie E. Sanders
Asher
Susie Sales
Hazel Roycroft
Byars
Marion F. Raven
Olney
Navy
Oklahoma City
Ralph Brace
Johnny L. Hogue
Camp Shelby
Miss
Shawnee Shore Patrol
Japs Started Too Late Chennault Says of Campaign
Kunming Sept 26 U S 14th air force commander Clare L Chennault said Japan moved air units and troops from Manchuria to seal internal lines of communication in China but underestimated aerial opposition He argued the Japanese started too late and may not capture Kweilin or Liuchow without reducing Paoking on the Chinese right flank.
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Kungming
Clare L. Chennault
China
Japan
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Manchuria
North China
Kweilin
14Th Air Force
Chennault
Liuchow
Paoking
British Drive Reaches River
Allied forces drive east of Nijmegen and reach the Maas as Arnhem falls to German counterattacks. British Second Army pushes toward Boxmeer and Oss, linking with Canadian forces toward Turnhout and Antwerp while American airlift reinforces Holland.
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James M. Long
London
Holland
Maas
Germany
Arnhem
Upper Rhine
Second Army
Belgium
Nijmegen
Kleve
Associated Press
Meuse
Reich
Boxmeer
Gen
Wessem
Dilsen
Dilson
Red Devil
Lower Rhine
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Oss
Eindhoven
First Army
Arendonck
Turnhout
Antwerp
Berlin
Veghel
Luftwaffe
Middle Holland
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Aachen
Belfort
Nancy
Epinal
Metz
France
Nazis Retake Italian Peak in Apennine Fighting
Allied dispatches report a German counter attack driving Americans from part of Monte La Fine Hill Mass 20 miles south of Bologna. Fifth Army also recaptured Monte Beni and Monte Freddi while Northeastern action saw Monte Acuto and Monte Pratolungo taken. British forces seized Bocconi near Forli as Brazilians and Americans pressed enemy positions in rugged terrain.
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Nolan Norgaard
Rome
Fifth Army
Monte la Fine
Bologna
Eighth Army
Rubicon
Po Valley
Bellaria
Rimini
Ravenna
Albert Kesselring
Apennines
Gothic Line
Firenzuela
Monte Beni
Monte Freddi
Monte Acuto
Monte Pratolungo
Imola
Bocconi
Forli
Karlsruhe
Frankfurt
Rhine
Metz
Luxembourg
Europe
Paratrooper Phil Kennamer Killed in Action in France
Tulsa dispatch reports U S Army Paratrooper Phil Kennamer, son of Federal Judge Franklin E. Kennamer, was killed in action in France on August 15. Kennamer had gained notoriety in the 1943 Thanksgiving shooting case involving John F. Gorrell, which drew national attention during a long trial and clemency campaign. He had testified at a conspiracy trial in 1943 and previously served a parole on a manslaughter sentence.
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Tulsa
France
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
War Department
Franklin E. Kennamer
Gorrel
Kennamer
Oklahoma
King
Edward PD. Bu
Five Tons of Ore and Materials Equal One Ton of Scrap Metal
A note states five tons of iron ore coke limestone and other materials are to equal one ton of scrap metals. This ratio outlines material equivalence for scrapyard processing.
Kerr says Kennamer release justified by parole board
Governor Kerr declared paratrooper Phil Kennamer’s release from prison and a 25 year manslaughter sentence justified. He said Kennamer had earned the confidence of the pardon and parole board by enlisting, joining Oklahoma’s sons who gave their lives for freedom.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Phil Kennamer
France
Pardon and Parole Board
Oklahoma
Kerr
Tulsa
Flood Damage In Thatcher Arizona Tops $600000
Floods in Thatcher Arizona caused damage exceeding 600000 as four miles of Southern Pacific railroad tracks washed out during three days of heavy rain. The event disrupted regional business and farming activities as cleanup began.
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Thatcher
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Drizzling Rain Dampens Oklahoma Statewide
Oklahoma City reports drizzling rain across most of the state with heavier amounts forecast. Waynoka leads observed totals at 2.08 inches while several towns log modest figures such as Enid 0.80 and Clinton 0.63 inches.
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Oklahoma City
Waynoka
Altus
Chickasha
Frederick
Lawton
Alva
Boise City
Clinton
Elk City
el Reno
Enid
Geary
Guthrie
Guyman
Woodward
Bartlesville
Muskogee
Okmulgee
Ponca City
Tulsa
Vinita
Ada
Finns Reach River as Germans Retire in Lapland
Helsinki reports Finnish troops have reached the Ijo river north of Oulu, pressing on behind retreating German forces in Lapland. The Germans blew a bridge, forcing Finns to build anew before advancing. Seven German divisions are believed in north Finland. Under the Finnish Soviet armistice, Finns must evict them with or without Soviet help.
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Stockholm
Lapland
Ijo
Oulu
Helsinki
Finland
Kemi
Average Pair Of Shoes Contains Steel Components
A typical men's shoe assembly includes roughly 100 steel parts such as eyelets nails and lace tips.
Langevin Reinstated as Paris Science Director
Paul Langevin, Nobel laureate in chemistry, returns to his post as director of the School of Physics and Chemistry in Paris after four years of Nazi persecution.
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Langevin
Paris
Paul Langevin
U S Bombers Hit Railyards in Western Germany
More than 1,100 American heavy bombers attacked Kassel Ludwigshafen Cologne and Mainz railyards and plants in western Germany with about 700 escorts. Targets included a tank factory at Kassel and the Oppau oil and chemical plant at Ludwigshafen.
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London
Kassel
Ludwigshafen
Cologne
Mainz
Germany
U. S
Oppau
Atoka Soldier Joins Jungle Scout Training
Second Lt. William E. Cole from Oklahoma City and Tom J. Rounsaville of Atoka joined 46 other American and Filipino soldiers in Sixth Army jungle fighter training. They will become Alamo scouts operating behind Japanese lines under Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger. Allies air battle yields many German losses as RAF and US fighters strike German targets.
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Dutch New Guinea
William E. Cole
Oklahoma City
Tom J. Rounsaville
Atoka
Okla
Sixth Army
Walter Krueger
Alamo
Hubert Zemke
Missoula
Mont
France
Holland
Karlsruhe
Air Ministry
Last British Airborne Division Withdrawn From Arnhem
Supreme Headquarters reports Britain's 1st Airborne Division, decimated after nine days at Arnhem, withdrawn to the south bank of the Rhine. Many wounded left as prisoners. exact counts withheld. The retreat followed failed Montgomery operations and bad weather hindered reinforcement efforts.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Britain
Arnhem
First Airborne
Siegfried Line
PESSIMIST Luke Soles Keeps Books at Penitentiary
A quotation notes that common sense is overrated and claims Luke Soles, once planning a brief return, is now employed in maintaining ledgers at the penitentiary. The line frames Soles as a long term inmate accountant.
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Luke Soles
Th’ Penitentiary
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