Victory Bond Drive Gets Underway Here
Comanche county launches the Victory Loan campaign with early purchases totaling 15,373. Series E bonds led at 14,133, with funds from American National Bank, City National Bank, post office and Fort Si finance division. Officials plan house-to-house surveys and mobilize 1,000 volunteers to meet a 1,526,000 quota, contrasting last summer’s drive and listing town by town targets.
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Comanche County
Drive
W. EB
Curtee) Tomlinson
American National Bank
City National Bank
Post Office
Fort Si Finance Division
Fort SI
Fort Sil
Meney
Tomlinson
Ne.w
S. FE
Price
Joan
Cache
Guy Wald
Chattanooga
F. C. Minton
Blain
Richard Ledes
Faxon
W. C. Capshaw
Fletcher
Fred Burch
Geronimo
Lucretia Dixon
Indiahoma
A. B. Moore
Medicina Park
EB. A. Hillary
Sterling
Rodney Turney
Paving Contract To Be Awarded By City Council
City councilmen meet this afternoon in Tecess session to award a paving contract for district 43. Four bids opened Tuesday night, with two under the engineer's 79192.24 estimate. Low bid from a well known firm had not previously submitted Lawton project bids. Other bids listed include K Howard Co Oklahoma City 78343.58 and Layman Construction Tulsa 75982.06. Proposals referred to the adjournment committee for recommendation. Also approved was the reappointment of City Attorney Godlave. Lions Club urged a civic project plan to expand convention facilities. Duane Huscher asked to use own funds to supplement 800 insurance for a 40 by 50 foot concrete shop at the Lawton airport after a previous fire.
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Tecess
Columbia
Dearborn
Standard Parting Co
MLA
Oltinger Broz. Olem
Lawton
Godlave
le Richardson
Lions Club
Fred Bentley
Lions
Antizena Ga
Pinta Now
Coeanchmin
Duane Huscher
U's
Bob Sheppard Dies In Fort Worth On Tuesday
Bob Sheppard, 62, a Fort Worth oil man and brother of the late Sim Sheppard, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital Fort Worth. He was unmarried. His sister-in-law, Mrs. Sim Sheppard of 1003 D, said she did not know details of his death, only that he had a major operation recently.
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Bob Sheppard
Sim Sheppard
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Fort Worth
Tex
Sheppard
Japan's Fleet To Be Divided Among Allied Powers
Secretary Byrnes announced that Russia Britain China and the United States would share equally in the division of Japan's remaining fleet. The split includes 88 destroyers and several coastal ships, with major vessels to be destroyed. A test method for atomic bomb effects on naval units was discussed but not decided.
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Washington
Byrnes
Russia
Britain
China
United States
Byraes
City Advised Of USO Closing In Lawton
Lawton city officials were advised that the Douglass USO club on East Arlington will close next month and the Fourth and B clubs may be sold. A Federal Works Agency officer urged a definite city decision by Nov 15 on purchasing the Douglass and Fourth and B properties, with study to follow at Monday night council meeting with the Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawton Uso
USO
R. E. Glenn
Fort Worth
Tex. 1
R. Singleton
Federal Works
East Arlington
City of
Lawton
Douglass
Singleton
Negro Recreation
Usc-Y
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Glenn
Yeernation
Fourth and B
Truman Seeks Wage Rises Amid Stable Prices
CIO accuses Congress of aiming to crush labor unions and undermine collective bargaining as House Military Affairs backs anti union and anti political action measures. The bill, a redraw of the Smith Connally act, would curb union political activity, expose unions and corporations to fines, and suspend bargaining rights under contract violations. President Truman confronts Capitol Hill over jobless pay liberalization and a broad employment bill, signaling a major rift.
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Dean W. Dittmer
United Press
Washington
Organized Labor
Congress
House
CIO
House Military Affairs
Chet Holifield
Calif
House Military Affaira Committee
CIO Pac
Michate
J. Bradley
Losile CG. Ahrens
Chinese Reds Push Ahead In Civil War
Chinese Communist forces operating south of the Manchurian border in the civil war have reportedly captured two coastal cities and cut the Peiping Mukun railway at Shanhaikwan and Peitaiho. U S marines ashore at Chinwangtao were caught between opposing forces as negotiations falter.
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George Wang Dult
Press Star
China
Peiping-Mukden
Shanhaikwan
Chinwangtao
Peitaiho
U. S
Governmnt
Chieng Kai-Shek
Central
Russia to Join Far East Advisory Commission
President Truman said Stalin’s recent communication suggests Russia will send a representative to the far eastern advisory commission soon. He noted details for Russia’s participation and a compromise on control machinery for Japan remain to be worked out, but the intention to join appears certain.
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Washington
Truman
Josef Stalin
Russia
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
Stalin
U. S
Averell Herriman Inscheelk
Japan
Commission
Nond
Ghosts and Goblins Roam Lawton Area Tonight
Lawton prepares for peacetime Halloween amid warnings from officials to watch children and prevent vandalism. Residents expect visitors in costumes, merchants brace for possible window damage, and police will be vigilant from six to 60. Authorities urge cooperation to ensure a safe celebration.
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Lawton Area
al Santa
Weill
Grenac
Witnesses Tell Of Jap Killings in Manila Trials
Mariana Del Rosario testified in Manila that Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita's troops slaughtered men women and children during their February siege. She said burial crews collected and buried more than 9 000 victims with some mutilated as records were defended as correct.
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Manila
Mariana del Rosario
Manila City
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tiger of Malaya
del Rosario
United States
Labor Is Warned Against Too Great Pay Demands
President Truman urged reasonable wage increases tied to price controls and warned workers against pushing for excessive pay. He outlined three wage boost categories allowed with potential price relief, stressing industry can absorb some gains and that adjustments should avoid deflation and unemployment.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
Truman
Jatoy
Benett
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Truman Auld
Labor-Management Conference
Leaders React To Truman Wage Price Policy Speech
Industrial leaders largely withheld comment on President Truman's plan to control wages and prices during reconversion. Labor leaders praised some aspects yet objected to lacking wage increase limits, while major employers offered little immediate response amid ongoing strikes and idled 261,000 workers.
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United
Truman
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Rea ‘Gard
Detroit
CIO
United Automeablie Workers
Washington
Philip Murray
Mureny
Morrow
AFL
Willam Green
International Association of Machinists
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ira Mosher
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
J. F. Lincoln
Cleveland
Lincoln
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Chattanpoge
Elgin
DOD
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Congréss
Chu Teh
Eight Route Army of China
Manchuria
U. S. Seventh Fleet
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