Admiral Says Hurt Feelings Caused Ouster
Admiral J C Richardson testifies that Secretary Knox relieved him as fleet commander in 1941 after Richardson said he had hurt the president. He recalls Knox telling him in Washington March 24, 1942 that “the last time you were here you hurt the president’s feelings.” The senate committee investigated the Pearl Harbor disaster.
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Washington
J. C. Richardson
Navy
Knox
Roosevelt
Knox Richardson
Senate House
Pearl Harbor
Richardson
Husband B. Kimmel
Celings
Ferguson
R-Mich
Aoulor
Leahy Testifies on Roosevelt War Comment at White House Lunch
Adm William D Leahy testified before the Bearl Sarbor Investigating Committee that he recalls no remark by President Roosevelt at a 180 White House luncheon suggesting the U S would not go to war if Japan attacked the Philippines He discussed to Knox his experiences and feelings about wartime communication and fleet decisions related to Pearl Harbor.
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Leahy
Washington
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
White House
Leashy
Ula Country
Japan
Philippines
Truman
Congressional
Bearl Marbor
Hard Freeze Threatens State Tonight Under Clear Skies
A hard freeze is forecast across the state with lows from 5 to 30 degrees in the southeast and 10 to 35 degrees in the Panhandle. Farmers are warned to protect livestock and manage perishables as frigid air follows a 73 degree high in Lawton. Some areas report light rain while Guymon records 21 degrees as the cold settles in.
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Lawton
McAlester
Guymon
Enid
Gage
Tulsa
Waynoka
Sue Lamphere Crowned Lawton-Hollis Homecoming Queen
Sue Lamphere, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Lamphere, will be crowned Lawton High School’s 1945 football queen during halftime of the homecoming game between Lawton Wolverines and Hollis Tigers in Roosevelt Stadium. Captain LeRay Montgomery will crown her with attendants Miss Jean Cameron and Miss Jeannine Johnson. escorting seniors Ray Gere Smith and Diele Aten. The event features a red and white throne, Wolverettes leadership, and band performances ahead of a 2:30 kickoff. Tickets available at local drugstores.
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Sue Lamphere
Bob Lamphere
Cherry
Lawton High School
Lawton Wolverines
Hollis’ Tigers
Sue
Wolverine F
Jean Cameron
Marvin Cameron
Arlington
Misa Jeannine Johnson
Eugene Johnson
North
LeRay Montgomery
Wawcomes
Triv Wnds
Ray Gere Smith
Diele Aten
Montgomery
Lawton
Earl's
Gilbert's
Jo" Johnston
Duncan
Wolverines
G. D. Stephens
Hollis
Altus
Bulldogs
Hollis Tigers
German Nazi Plot To Attack U S Charged At Nuremberg
Robert B. Jackson charged before the Nazi war crimes court that Germany and Japan planned attacks on the United States from the Atlantic and Pacific in 1940 to early 1941. In January 1939 Japan allegedly sent 10 assassins into Russia to try to kill Josef Stalin. The 20 Nazis pleaded not guilty as Hermann Goering attempted a speech before the tribunal.
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Frederick C. Oechsner
Elley
Dressy
Muernberg
Robert B. Jackson
Germany
Japan
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Russia
Josef Stalin
Hermann Goering
Geoffrey Lawrency
Jackson
Seo
Hereford Auction Dates Set by Southwest Oklahoma Cattlemen
February 20 1948 marks the seventh annual purebred Hereford sale planned by the Southwest Oklahoma Hereford Cattlemen association. The committee chaired by C B Price met in Lawton Chamber of Commerce rooms to outline show and sale plans at LO Ranch half a mile south of Lawton along major highways. Attendees included Herman Morton Troy Kinder K V Rhodes Troy Kelsey C D Cumptecl and Ted Warkentin with input from James Tracy Carnegie.
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Southwest Oklahoma Hereford Cattlemen's Association
Chamber of Commerce
C. B. Price
Herman Morton
Grandfield
Troy Kinder
Frederick
K. V. Rhodes
Hulen
Troy Kelsey
C. D. Cumptecl
Ted Warkentin
Lawton
James Tracy
Carnegie
LO Ranch
LO Hangers
National Aviation Clinic Urges Armed Forces Unification
Delegates at the national aviation clinic across American aviation unanimously back immediate unification of the armed forces under a defense secretary with undersecretaries for air and air power. They call disposal of surplus military airports for civil use and expansion of air transportation to include smaller cities with feeder service.
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Oklahoma City
National Aviation Clinic
Davy
Air Power
Armed Services
Congress
United States Air Transportation System
Two Preachers Ordained at Calvary Baptist Church
Members and guests at Calvary Baptist Church witnessed the ordination of C. W. Lasser Jy and Sgls. Bert York to the gospel ministry. Pastors and deacons from about 20 area churches attended as examiners and speakers, with revival services continuing nightly through the week.
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Calvary Baptist Church
C. W. Lasser
Cals Mission
Lawton
First Baptist
Santist
Squyres
Wi A. Will Coxson
J. S. Head
Walters
A. M. Brown
H. Tom Wiles
W. C. Wandell
Luther Church
CG. D. Farmer
Geronimo
New Salem
Calvary Church
Legion Demands Expanded Diplomatic Training and Oversight
The American Legion criticized the State Department and urged President Truman and Congress to create a thorough system to train and supervise diplomatic and consular staffs. Delegates adopted a foreign relations report at the 27th convention, insisting the U.S. must engage the world and aid those still bearing the scars of invasion.
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27Th
American Legion Convention
Legion
Tru Man
Congress
Legionnaires
Nine Ten Thousand Fish Placed in Lake Lawtonka Hatchery
Lawtonka’s medicine park hatchery reports 90 000 fish spawned this year and placed in Lake Lawtonka. Superintendent Arthur Manning notes a total of about 15 000 fish added from Jackson Creek, including crappie, perch and other species, with sizes up to seven inches.
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Lawter
Medicine Park
Lake Lawtonka
Arthur Manning
Jackson Creek
Manning
Jaockson
Moran Boat Landing School House
Headwaters
Lawton Area Joins Nation In Thanksgiving Observance
Lawton and Comanche county join the nation in a Thanksgiving observance featuring a full schedule of religious and social events. Veterans return to celebrations as wartime absences end and a reverent tone pervades the community observances. Tonight a union service at 7:10 at First Methodist Church will feature Rev. Yan Young’s sermon Why Be Thankful.
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Lawton
Nation
Comanche County
First Methodist Church
Yan Young
First Christian Church
Major reshuffle in U S defense command President Truman names new top leaders
President Truman announces a sweeping shake up in the army and navy. Eisenhower succeeds Marshall as army chief of staff and Spruance becomes Pacific fleet commander. King to retire as naval chief while Nimitz steps aside. McNarney to lead European forces. Truman notes merger views will be stated to Congress.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Truman
Defense Departments
Eisenhower
Marshall
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ernest J. King
Chester W. Mimitz
Joseph T. McNarney
Mediterranean
U.S
Germany
U. 3
Allied Control Council of
Spruance
Nimitz 4
Raymond A. Spruance
5Th Fleet
Nimitz
Bysehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Henry H. Arnold
Army Aar
King
Japan
Congress
Senate
Kansan
Bec
Boiler Explodes at Washington School Strikes Custodian
An explosion in the boiler room of Washington School at Eighth and Columbia injured custodian George Julian and caused dismissal for the day. Superintendent B C Swinney said the blast occurred when Julian lit a match to warm the building, throwing him into boiler pipes and causing head cuts and minor burns. The blast shattered boiler room windows. the heater will be overhauled during Thanksgiving holidays and school will resume next Monday.
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Tno
Washington School
Eighth
Columbia
George Julian
B. C. Swinney
Lawton School
Julian
Angus Hospital
Swinney
General Patch Seriously Ill With Pneumonia
Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch is seriously ill with pneumonia at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio. Brig. Gen. George C. Beach states Patch was admitted to hospital No. 14 and his condition is very serious.
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Patch
San Antonio
Tex
Alexander M. Patch
Termmeander
Fourth Army Headquarters
Brooke General Hospital
George C. Beach
Brooke Hospital Center
Bond Total Hiked By Big Purchase
Hope of Lawton reaching its 1 526 000 Victory Bond quota grows with a 10 000 allocation from Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp. Businessmen begin Friday to solicit bond sales in downtown Lawton while W E Curlee Tom Manon chairs the effort. City chairman E Naptune and committee met Tuesday to map canvassing plans.
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Lawton
Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp
South Fifth
W. E
Curlee
Tom Manon
E. ©. Naptune
Thousands Of Workers Stage Huge Walkout
A nationwide strike by CIO auto workers paralyzed General Motors with 30 percent wage demands. The stoppage affected 116 GM plants and involved about 325000 UAW members, while Montgomery Ward workers planned a one week walkout in 12 cities as demonstrations for arbitration continued.
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General Motors
Allen V. Dowling
United Press
Detroit
CIO Auto
General Motors Corporation
United Auto Workers Union
Staife
UAW
De Gaulle Forms Coalition Cabinet in Paris
Gen. De Gaulle forms a coalition ministry assigning five portfolios to the Communists including a new armaments post. Gaston Pelewski read the list as De Gaulle planned to present the cabinet to the constituent assembly Friday. The crisis stemmed from Communist demands for interior, war, or foreign affairs posts.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Eaid
Aad
Trial Of Top Japanese War Criminals To Start Dec 1
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen. Hideki Tojo and other wartime leaders will be tried in Tokyo by an American court starting around December 1. Chief prosecutor Joseph Keenan will join Gen. Douglas MacArthur in confirming trial dates and order, with multiple war crimes courts planned to operate concurrently.
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Earnest Hoblrecht
United Press
Tokyo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Hideko Tojo
Douglas MacArthur
Tojo
Alva G. Carpenter
MacArthur
Pearl*Harbor
Carpenter
Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
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Earl
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