The following were transcribed from Woodward County newspapers. The items were taken from an old Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society scrapbook and published in the Key Finder.

Woodward, OK, Dec. 5, 1942: HAS JOINED THE WAACS
(Special)..Miss Betsy Dahl, of the Osio community of Texas County has resigned a position in the office of the county sheriff to join the WAACS. She received the highest rating of all who took the examination at the same time with her.

Woodward, OK, Nov. 28, 1942: KILLED IN SOLOMONS
(Special)..Mrs. Maggie V. Chelsey of Isabella has received a telegram from the War Department stating that her son, Robert Chelsey, was killed when a torpedo struck the ship, on which he was a fireman second class, somewhere in the Solomons. He had been in the navy about 18 months.

Woodward, OK, Nov. 14, 1942: HELENA SOLDIER LIKES CUSTOMS IN AUSTRALIA
(Special)..It requires from three to six weeks for letters from the United States to reach men in uniform in Australia, according to a letter written from "Somewhere in Australia" by Sergt. Lawrence Rexroat to friends in Helena, his home town. Although no so thickly populated he thinks Australia is very much like America in the habits and doings of the people. He says there is plenty of wild game to hunt, including kangaroos, water buffalo, and wild boars.

Woodward, OK, Nov. 3, 1942: NURSES CALLED TO SERVICE
(Special)..Miss Dorothy Speyers, nurse at the Woodward Memorial Hospital, has been called for U. S. army duty at San Luis Obispo, Calif. She enlisted some time ago in the twelfth evacuation unit, which has organized at Oklahoma City and is comprised to a great extent of state doctors and nurses. Miss Speyers graduated last spring from the Clinton Charity Hospital.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 28, 1943: WOODWARD MAN IS MISSING IN ACTION
(Special)..That Pfc. Victor L. Starkey has been missing in action since September 11, presumably somewhere in Italy, is the information received by his father, J. M. Starkey of Guymon.

He was a member of the 45th Division and went through the Tunisian and Sicily campaigns and during the latter was at both Palermo and Messina. The last letter received from him was written September 4. A brother, Sgt. Dick Starkey, is with the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 28, 1943: FAIRVIEW SOLDIER KILLED
(Special)..Mr. and Mrs. John Crump of Fairview have been informed that their son, S/Sgt. Allan Crump, 26, has been killed in Action in the African theater. He had been in army services for about two and a half years. Until recently the family had lived in Seiling and young Crump was a native of Dewey county.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 20, 1943: BEAVER MAN KILLED
(Special)..William Armstrong of Beaver was killed in action in the North African war zone on September 12, according to word received from the war department by his mother, Mrs. Rosie Armstrong. The telegram announcing his death stated details were following in a letter.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 8, 1943: PIONEER NO MAN'S LAND RESIDENT IS DEAD AT 85
(Special)..Death of Juan C. Luhan, 85, has taken one of the earliest citizens of former No Man's Land, as he located in what is now Cimarron county in 1879, operating as a sheep man along the Oklahoman - New Mexico border, with a home in the Wheeless community. He was a native of Valencia, N. M. He is survived by his wife and four daughters. Two grandchildren are in the armed services, Sgt. John Epinosa in the southwest Pacific, and Consuelo Epinosa with the U. S. Marines.

Woodward, OK, Sept. 3, 1943: WOODWARD MAN'S BROTHER KILLED
(Special)..Charles E. Simpson, Santa Fe railway roadmaster clerk here, has been notified that his brother Floyd M. Simpson, was killed in action somewhere in the New Guinea area on August 5. He was a crew chief with the U. S. army air corps. No details accompany the notification. Prior to entering the service Floyd Simpson was located at Ajo, Ariz.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 18, 1943: SERGEANT IN HOSPITAL
(Special)..Mr. and Mrs. Ira McLaughlin of Sharon have been officially informed that their son, Sgt. Andrew McLaughlin, is in a north Africa base hospital with wounds received in the invasion of Sicily, that has brought him the award of the Purple Heart. He entered the army in January, 1941, being in an infantry division of the 45th.

Woodward, OK, Sept 30, 1943: WOODWARD MAN PROMOTED
(Special)..Harvey E. Jacobson, local traveling salesman prior to the war and coach-manager of the Woodward semi-professional baseball team, has been promoted to first lieutenant in the Jefferson Barracks station of the army air forces technical training command. Although married he enlisted soon after Pearl Harbor.

Woodward,OK, July 27, 1943: SISTERS ASSIGNED
(Special)..Miss Lucile and Ruth Wilson, sisters, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson of west of Laverne, have completed training as members of the hospital corps of the WAVES. The one finished basic training in Pennsylvania and has been assigned to Norfolk, VA., for duty, and the other finished in New York and has been assigned to San Diego.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 27, 1943: THREE ALFALFA COUNTY SOLDIERS MISSING
(Special)..Three Alfalfa county soldiers are reported killed or missing in action in the north Africa area. They include Virly Elmo Azbill, whose wife is now living with her parents in Fairview; Sgt. Lynn E. Gerber, whose wife is living in Driftwood, and Clifford Hare, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hare. Gerber's parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Gerber, living south of Kiowa.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 1, 1943: KENTON MAN PRISONER
(Special)..Mrs. Stella Goodson of Kenton has received notice from her son, T/Sgt. Felix Goodson, that he has been a prisoner of the Japs since the fall of Bataan. this was the first direct word from him since prior to the invasion of the Philippines, although the Red Cross had previously reported him in a Jap prison camp.

Woodward, OK, Sept. 28, 1943: WOODS COUNTY MAN HELD BY JAPANESE
(Special)..Mr. and Mrs. Harry Webb, living south of Hartner in Woods county, have been notified officially that their son, Capt. William Webb, is a prisoner of the Japanese in Camp No. 2 in the Phillipines.

They have received a letter from him through the Red Cross. Another son, Howard Webb, recently promoted to first lieutenant, si stationed in California.

Woodward, OK, Sept. 6, 1942: JET AREA SAILOR IS REPORTED KILLED
(Special)..Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Castle, living west of Jet, have been notified in a telegram from the nave department that their son, Vernon L. Castle, has been killed in action.

He attended Oklahoma A. and M. college until February, 1941, when he enlisted in the field music unit of the U. S. marines. He had received various efficiency medals for sharpshooter, expert rifle and pistol marksman and in chemical warfare. He was 22 years old.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 11, 1943: ARNETT COUPLE GETS DEAD SON'S MEDAL
(Special)..Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collar of Arnett received the Purple Heart and citation awarded posthumously to their son, Sgt. Osa J. Collar, who met death in the southern Pacific area on August 9, while fighting the Japs.

The citation reads that the award was made for "bravery above and beyond the line of duty." Collar was the first Arnett man and perhaps the first from Ellis County to die in action.

Woodward, OK, Sept. 17, 1942: TANGIER SOLDIERS WIDELY SCATTERED
(Special)..Scanning the lists of boys of that vicinity who have entered the service, Tangier finds that Otto Legg is in India, Brownie Quickel at Madison, Wis., and Earl Schmidt in Chicago, all in radio work; Clarence Semmel is at Seal Island, Wash.; Gordon Mott at Lubbock, Texas; Buster Quickel at Norman; George Van Winkle at Fort Sill; Merle Russell in Massachusetts; Clayton Williams in Mississippi; Walter Foster and Dannie Hurd in Louisiana.

Woodward, OK, Sept. 12, 1942:BURY EX-SOLDIER WHO SERVED FOR M'ARTHUR
(Special to The Eagle)..Funeral services were held yesterday at the South Persimmon Baptist church, south of Sharon, for Charles W. Adams, long time resident of the Sharon neighborhood. He was 59 years old, a native of Clay county, Missouri. He enlisted in the U. S. army in 1910 and served in the Hawaiian Islands and also in the Philippines under Douglas MacArthur, now commander in Australia. He served three years.

Woodward, OK. Oct. 31, 1942: LEARN SON ON GUADALCANAL
(Special to The Eagle)..Soldiers on Guadalcanal island do not have a change of clothes; they just wash them out in the river and put 'em back on. This is information that comes in a letter from George Wiggins, formerly of Helena, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wiggins. Their son is with a marine unit and enlisted the day following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 13, 1942: CIMARRON NURSE GETS U. S. ARMY COMMISSION
(Special)..Miss Lora Mae Sullenberger, Cimarron county health nurse who volunteered for foreign services with America's armed forces several weeks ago, has received her commission as a second lieutenant. She will join the 21st evacuation unit, now stationed in California. Upon completion of that unit the members will go to New York City to await further instructions. Her resignation as county health nurse at Boise City is effective November 1.

Woodward, OK, Sept. 15, 1942: TWO NURSES FROM PANHANDLE ENLIST
(Special)..Among the Oklahoma nurses, who have enlisted for foreign service in the all-Oklahoma unit, are tow who have been connected with health work in Cimarron county, Miss Essa Michel and Miss Ruby Miller. The former went to Boise City in 1936 as the first county health nurse after the organization of the Panhandle health unit. She is a graduate of the Guthrie hospital. Miss Miller was as Boise City also, at various times in connection with crippled children clinics.

Woodward, OK, Sept. 29, 1942: STATE SAILOR KILLED IN SINKING OF JARVIS
(Special)..Relatives at Vici and Camargo have been notified by the war department that William Foulk, of that vicinity of Dewey county, went down with the "Jarvis" when it was sunk during the Solomon islands battle.

He had been in the thick of the Pacific war zone since Pearl Harbor and was in Shanghai with the Japs took over that city.

Woodward, OK, Oct 10: WOMAN LIEUTENANT
(Special to The Eagle)..Miss Florence Marie Clark of Taloga is Dewey county's representative in the W. A. A. C. She has won her gold bars at Fort Des Moines and has been commissioned a second lieutenant. She has started her training for duty with a motor transport unit, to which she has been assigned. A graduate of the Taloga high school, she served three years as Dewey county treasurer assistant.

Woodward, OK, Oct. 10: FOUGHT AT DIEPPE
(Special)..Writing from somewhere in England, Ivan Behel of the Freedom community of Woods county states that he participated in the raid on Dieppe. His Hurricane fighter had seven battle scars when he returned to home base. On a second trip his plane got twenty-eight punctures.

Woodward, OK, Jan. 20, 1945: HUSBAND IN GERMANY
Mrs. Eugene Porter, route 4, and her small daughter have received word from Pvt. Porter that he is now (December 29, when the letter was dated) somewhere in Germany and is well. Mrs. Porter and her daughter are making their home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mathews for the duration. Private Porter is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Porter of Woodward. His address is: Pvt. Eugene R. Porter, 38585-816, Co. E., 47th Infantry, A. P. O. 9, % Postmaster, New York, NY

Woodward, OK, Sept. 10, 1943: SICILY DEATH REPORTED
The death in action in Sicily of Pvt. Elmer L. Bird, 22 of Mooreland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bird, is announced. Also, he was the nephew of three Woodward women, Mrs. Clara Forbes, Mrs. J. W. Kropf and Mrs. Russell Parsons.

He had been in the army for the past three years and participated in the Tunisian campaign. One brother, a marine, died in the service 11 years ago, and two brothers are in the service now.

Woodward, OK, Nov. 26, 1943: PARENTS RECEIVE AWARD TO SON KILLED IN WAR
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Elam, who reside in the Clear Lake vicinity, Beaver county, have been presented the Order of the Purple Heart on behalf of their son, Reford Elam, who died in action in the south Pacific area last sumer. The award came from the war department. Reford Elam was 22 years old, a graduate in 1939 of the Laverne highschool. A brother, Herschel Elam, is serving in the Navy.

Woodward, OK, Nov. 26,1943: PRISONER OF NAZIS
Official announcement has been received by J. M. Starkey of Guymon that his son, Pfc. Victor L. Starkey, is a prisoner of the Germans. He was first reported missing in action September 22 in north Africa. Information came through the National Red Cross.

Woodward,OK, Oct. 8, 1943: TWO STATE BROTHERS REPORTED WOUNDED
Two half brothers of the Kenton locality have been severely injured in battle in separate areas, according to announcement reaching the home town. Clyde T. Walker has been wounded and is hospitalized in England and his half brother, John Warner, was seriously injured in north Africa, without any additional word being received regarding him.

Woodward, OK, July 9, 1943: AMES MAN KILLED
John Schoonover of Ames has been notified by the war department that his son, Cpl. Thomas A. Schoonover, was killed in battle in the Alaskan area on May 29. He enlisted in the army in January, 1938, and had been stationed in Alaska since the start of World War II. The understanding is that Schoonover was a member of a landing party that was ambushed by the Jap machine gunners.

Woodward, OK, Aug. 2, 1943: WOODWARD SAILOR MISSING IN ACTION
Dr. Ebbie H. Wells, president of the Woodward Navy Mothers club, has been notified from Washington that her son, Kenneth Wells, has been missing in action since July 12. He was a pharmacists mate and had been in the navy six and a half years. The last known regarding him was that he was in the Kula Gulf battle, in the Guadalcanal area of the south Pacific.

WOODWARD SEAMAN IS MISSING IN ACTION
Pharmacist's mate Kenneth Wells, son of Dr. Ebbie H. Wells, president of the Woodward Navy Mothers club, has been missing in action since July 12, the war department stated Tuesday night.

Wells had been in the navy six and a half years. He was last known to be in the Kula gulf battle in the Guadalcanal area of the South Pacific.

Woodward, OK, July 26, 1943: HOOKER SOLDIER IS JAP PRISONER
Mrs. Nancy Miller of Hooker has received announcement from the war department and through the International Red Cross that her son, Pvt. Earl L. Miller, is a prisoner of the Japs somewhere in the Philippines.

Woodward, OK, Aug. 5, 1943: MAJOR COUNTY MAN IN ITALIAN HOSPITAL
Corp. Herman Noble of the Cheyenne valley locality of Major County is in an Italian hospital, a prisoner of the Germans, according to word received through the Red Cross by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Noble.

First reports received were that he was missing in action during the north African fighting. A letter from him states that wounds received in battle, making his capture possible, are healing.

Woodward, OK, Aug. 3, 1943: WOODS COUNTY MAN LOST IN PACIFIC
Mr. and MRs. Robert Evans of the Whitehorse community of Woods county have received information from the war department that their son, Chief Petty Officer Robert Evans, has been lost in battle in the South Pacific area. Fellow navy men were unable to recover his body. Evans was 32 years old.

Woodward, OK, Aug. 3, 1943: GAGE MAN WOUNDED
The war department has notified Mr. and Mrs. Harve Pierce of Gage that their son, Millard Pierce, was severely wounded in action on July 11 and that they would be notified later of his condition. However, no further word has been received. He was with the armed forces in the South Pacific area. He has two brothers in the service also.

Woodward, OK, Aug. 9, 1943: SPANISH WAR VETERAN, FARMER, DIES AT GAGE
The death is reported from Gage of 57-year-old George William Kane, Spanish-American war veteran. He served three years in the Eleventh United States cavalry, including one year in Cuba, during the Cuban revolt.

A native of Horton, Kansas, he made the trek with his parents to the Gage community in 1900, where they homesteaded a claim and where he had lived in the meantime.

Woodward, OK, July28, 1943: STATE INDIAN WOUNDED
Official announcement has come to Mrs. Lena Bull Tongue, Cheyenne Indian of the Canton community, that her son, Pvt. Harold S. Beard, was wounded in the fighting in north Africa on June 26 and that he is recuperating in a field hospital there. The announcement came in a telegram from the war department.

Woodward, OK, July 26, 1943: OKLAHOMA SAILOR WINS SILVER STAR
Roy McNabb of Helena, now stationed with the United States navy in Australian waters, has been awarded a silver star for gallantry in action, the only man in two ships' crews to be so honored. He was on the airplane tender Langley when it was sunk in on of the initial skirmishes with the Japs and was picked up by a tanker, which also was sunk soon afterward.

Woodward, OK, Dec. 23, 1943: CANTON MAN INFORMED OF BROTHER'S DEATH
Word has been received by Con Leis of Canton that his brother, Sgt.Willie Leis, died in a north African hospital December 8. No particulars of any nature accompanied the notice.

Woodward, OK, Dec 23, 1943: ALFALFA COUNTY MAN KILLED, ANOTHER LOST
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gerber of Burlington have been notified that their son, Sgt. Lynn E. Gerber, was killed in actin in southern Italy September 11.

Mrs. Ethel Russell of Cherokee recently received information that her son, William L. Russell, is missing in action in the south Pacific area. He ranked as petty officer, an aviation radioman. He enlisted in the navy at San Diego two years ago and later was assigned to the Pacific squadron.

Woodward, OK, Dec. 22, 1943: FARTHER, SON TO GO TO ARMY TOGETHER
Milas Thompson of this vicinity is 36 years old and his son, Roy Lee Thompson is 18. They have just left Woodward together for induction in the U. S. army. The father explains that he was married at 17 and his bride was 14. They have four sons, whose ages are 15, 16, 17, and 18 respectively. Prior to departing for the army Milas Thompson leased an 800-acre farm south of Woodward and he is confident that his wife, now 33, and three younger boys will get by nicely until he and Lee get back home.

Woodward, OK, Aug. 26, 1943: WOODS COUNTY MAN DIES IN SICILY
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Janney of the Heman vicinity of Woods county have been notified that their son, Pvt. Cecil Janney, has died from wounds received in action on July 14, at the time of the invasion of Sicily. He was a member of the old Woods county national guard troop and was called into active service three years ago with the guard. He was with the 45th division.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Leatherman of Waynoka have been informed that their son, T/Sgt. Fred D. Randall is missing in action since August 1. Mrs. Leatherman received a letter from him recently from Cairo, written July 23. He had been in action over Italy.