GOP to Inject Vigor of Youth in 1944 Campaign
The piece profiles Herbert Brownell Jr. as Republican national chairman design to stress youth in the 1944 race against Truman and Brink. It notes Dewey’s and Brownell’s campaign tone, predicts attacks on straight party bosses, labor influence, and the role of CIO and unions. It references supporting figures like Senator Jim Watson and Pendergast’s past, and discusses map-based military planning backing the wartime politics.
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WNU
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Potomac
Republican
Washington
Dewey
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Herbert Brawnell
National Committee
Connecticut Avenue
Brownell
Harrison Spangler
His
State University
Yale
Yale Law Journal
New York
State Republican Committee
Chicago
Nominaton
Albany
Pep
Taft
Jim Watson
Indiana
Joe Cannon
Jim
Mr.Bricker
Democratic Party
Bricker
Middle West
Pendergast
Truman
CIO
Wallace
Sydney Hillman
Lewis
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
UMW
Europe
Road repairs expected for vast wartime highway network
War agencies project extensive postwar road rebuilding as 34 000 miles need upgrades. Farm lenders extend credit to discharged veterans lacking funds. Non institutional farms may apply for rationed food allotments to feed seasonal workers for up to 60 days.
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Office of War Information
Public Roads Administration
National Interregional Highway Committee
Novel Dewey Campaign Tactics Emphasize Organization
Western Newspaper Union notes a novel Dewey campaign strategy focusing on quiet preparation and statewide organization. Roosevelt’s approach centers on war and peace leadership, with political moves anticipated around Bretton Woods, a pre peace conference, and possible European talks. Dewey builds a broad, disciplined network of state delegations and committeemen, avoiding daily campaign rhetoric while aiming to secure key battleground states.
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Dewey Washington
Dewey
Roosevelt
Pacific
Philippines
Japan
MacArthur
Manila
Europe
Bretton Woods
Congress
Hull
Wagner
White House
Chicago
Taan
Bricker
Albany
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Springfield
St. Louis
Missouri
Harold Keller
Commerce
Mechanical Wizards Do Army's Toughest Job in Normandy
Ernie Pyle profiles ordnance evacuation crews known as The Diesel Boys in Normandy. Sgt. Milton Radcliff and Sgt. Vann Jones command M-19 wreckers and drivers like Grover Anderson cope with tight French roads, long hours, and the constant risk as they retrieve crippled tanks and guns. The unit’s courage and camaraderie shine amid hedgerows, shelling, and the scent of death as they race to the front.
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Normandy
Ordnance Branch
Ordnance
England
Milton Radcliff
Newark
Ohio
Radcliff
Vann Jones
Birmingham
Ala
France
Sergeant Jones
Big Wreckers
Dallas Hudgens
Stonewall
Corp
Grover Anderson
Anniston
Anderson
Carentan
Purple Heart Corner
Soldiers Clean and Refurbish Rifles in Field Shop
In a makeshift yard beside a shop truck a dozen soldiers in grease stained coveralls sort rusty rifles. The medium ordnance unit collects and repairs damaged arms daily, turning back about a hundred rifles to the division ready for use.
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Medium Ordnance Company
Vanity Table From Old Mirror and Odds and Ends
Instructions describe turning an old dresser mirror into a vanity table using orange crates or boxes, curtain fabric, hooks, wire, hinges, and basic fasteners. The piece hides uneven edges with curtains and a skirt. It notes a booklet from a homemaking series and offers Book 6 copy for 15 cents via mail order.
Mange and Scab of Animals Eradication Programs Prove Cure
Government backed efforts show mange, known as scabies, affects horses, cattle, hogs and sheep with losses per hog of about $2.00 and dockage up to $1.50. Treatment centers on medicated oils, lime sulfur, and dipping vats to kill mites, with instructions on equipment, application, and supplies through Fidelity Laboratories.
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United States
U. S
Bureau of Animal Industry
Fidelity
Fidelity Laboratories, Inc
Chicago 9
Ill
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Baukhage
British Information Service
Bankhag
Ule
Psa
Western Newspaper Union
Idaho
North Dakota
Maryland
Tydings
Ernie Pyle
Brother Anderson
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Bedford Hills
Ee Varaya
DR. BE
Ol News
Tarari
Tata
Soretone
Poster
D. Snell, Inc
Jog Chemists
McKesson & Robbing, Loc
Bridgeport
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