Roosevelt letter fuels Wallace renomination hopes
President Roosevelt said he would vote for Henry Wallace’s renomination if a delegate at the Democratic convention, while stressing the convention must decide. The letter, dated Hyde Park, signals support but stops short of dictating the outcome and sets off a battle among Wallace backers and Byrnes and Barkley supporters.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Samuel Jackson
Indiana
Wallace
Mr. Roosevelt
Senator Jackson
Washington
Henry Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Barkley
Jake More
Iowa
Texas Delegation Battle Delayed at Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Convention delayed ruling on the Texas contest as the 48 vote unrestricted Texas delegation led by anti-fourth termers won a place on the temporary roll. The credentials committee will hear the case after late-arriving Moody and Maybank factions prompted a postponement.
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Chicago
South
Texas
Dixie
Mississippi
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
National Committee
Maybank
South Carolina
Burnet Maybank
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Herman Jones
Austin
Dan Moody
Texas Democrats
Regular Democratic delegates seated temporarily at Roosevelt split convention
Texas regular convention delegates appear on the temporary roll of the National Democratic convention with a plan to seat them permanently, while the rump Roosevelt faction weighs its credentials before the credentials committee. Myron Blalock of Marshall urged temporary seating without prejudice, pointing to late arrivals and a Wednesday credentials hearing.
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Chicago
Texas
Myron Blalock
Marshall
Credentials Committee
Blalock
Race issue dominates Democratic convention platform fight
In Chicago on July 17 the race issue splits the Democratic party as organizations claiming 6.5 million members push for a voting rights plank. They demand unrestricted access north and south, opposing poll taxes and white primaries.
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Chicago
National Party
Absentee Voting Deadline Tonight for First Democratic Primary
The county extends polling hours with the County Clerk keeping the courthouse office open until midnight to accommodate voters. By last night 250 absentee ballots had been cast, compared with 438 in the previous off election year.
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Hubert Cole
RAF Attacks Over Berlin and France Hit Rail Lines
London reports that about 2,000 U. S. heavy bombers and fighters struck railways across France to disrupt enemy communications. Berlin later announced RAF raids on the German capital by Mosquito bombers met with heavy flak.
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London
U. S
France
Berlin
Roosevelt on Secret Trip
President Roosevelt says he will be away from Washington for several days in a letter to Samuel Jackson of Indiana about the Democratic vice presidential race. The message, dated July 14 from Hyde Park, N Y, was released tonight after Roosevelt had received callers in Washington the day prior.
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Washington
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Indiana
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Battleships Join Attack on Guam
U S Pacific fleet ships shelled Guam gun emplacements and other installations on July 15. The next day air groups attacked Rota Island airfield and barracks destroying a bridge. Additional air attacks damaged antiaircraft positions and radar on Guam. One dive bomber was lost.
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Associated Press
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Chester W. Nimitz
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Aitape
British New Guinea
Flores Island
Java
Timor
Red Army reaches Vydomlya crossroads near Brest Litovsk
Soviet forces drive toward East Prussia capturing more than 410 towns and villages as they push from Kaunas to Konigsberg. The front reports bold advances in Lithuania Latvia and along the Polish border with intensified air and ground assaults.
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Reich
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Germany
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Warsaw
Time for Time Again Against Chicago Fires
Washington scribe Edward Jamieson reports on Bascom N Timmons declaring his bid for vice president in 1944. He touts opposing the Chicago fire and Bretton Woods ideas, pledges decentralization, and promises to stay out of Washington if elected.
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Edward Jamieson
Washington Bureau of the News
Chicago
Bascom N Timmons
Washington
Amarillo Daily News
Texas
Johnstown
White House
Tim
Chinese banners in Burma mockery of Joe issued as souvenirs
American troops in Northern Burma are warned that Chinese soldiers there not only are friendly but also clever. Some Chinese have been making Japanese battle flags for sale to U.S. troops with banners bearing the crude slogan nuts to you Joe.
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Stilwell
Burma
U.P
Joe
Weather Outlook for Amapillo Vicinity and West Texas
Partly cloudy conditions expected Tuesday and Wednesday with continued high afternoon temperatures. West Texas sees widely scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. New Mexico also reports widely scattered showers and mountain thunderstorms with little temperature change. Daylight figures show sunrise at 6 48 A M and sunset at 9 P M.
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Amapillo
Texas
New Mexico
Yanks Dig Nazis Out of Holes in Bayonet Attack
Allied chronicles report fierce street fighting in St Lo and Evrecy as American forces drive toward Periers and sever the St Lo to Periers road. British and American units push from the east and south aided by air support, while Rommel shifts divisions to block the advances.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
St. Lo
Evrecy
Normandy
Periers
Remilly-Sur-Lozon
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Erwin Rommell
Lessay
Ay River
Via
Germany
Paris
Stalingrad
Cherbourg
Orne
Caen
Bernard L. Montgomery
Elbow Room
Boyers
Villers-Bocage
Noyers
Odon
Les Milleries
le Misnil
Vire River
le Mesnil Durand
Panhandle Wheat Yield Tops Historic Harvest Figures
Wheat production across the Texas Panhandle this year is the largest on record, likely 60 to 65 million bushels, driven by higher acreage and strong per acre yields in Ochiltree Hansford Spearman and Moore counties the crop faces weather risks and delayed vast piles on exposed ground.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas Panhandle
Ochiltree
Ochiltree County
Hansford
Oéby
Spearman
Grover
Sherman
Moore County
Directors of CC Will Meet at Noon Friday
The board of directors of the chamber of commerce will meet at noon Friday at the Amarillo Hotel. President John K. Boyce says a referendum on the question from the United States Chamber of Commerce will be discussed, asking if current transportation companies may own other transportation forms.
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John K. Boyce
United States Chamber of Commerce
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