Minority delegates gain equal vote at Texas Democrats convention
The Texas Democratic delegation to Chicago faced a credentials dispute as a minority group sent pro Roosevelt delegates and won equal voting rights. The article also notes a four year retro on RAF raids, Italian resistance vows, rationing words from Mrs. Nesbitt, and reflections on postwar policy.
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Chicago
Roosevelt’s Fourth Term Strategy Frames Democratic Convention
Paul Mallon analyzes how the Office of Price Administration cotton price boost and party maneuvering shape the 1944 convention. He notes Roosevelt’s conciliatory approach toward both sides of the party, the Barkley intrigue for vice president, Wallace’s liability, and the disciplined delegate selection aimed at a fourth term victory.
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Hillmans
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Max Gardner
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Byrd
Unusual GIs in Normandy Mention Brinck and Sanders
In Normandy Captain John Jackson known as Brinck leads German generals to surrender using his German skills and Ninth Division staff role. Pfc Ivan Sanders, the famed Fixit of the Ninth, repairs pens radios razors and more while avoiding cleaning up. A Red Cross contact from Indiana recalls college days and notes his transfer here on D plus one.
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Southern revolt threat urged by southern voters
A Princeton Institute survey shows over six in ten southern opiners favor a two party system. Southerners want more attention from Washington and say the South would benefit from a second party, potentially named Southern Democratic Party or Jeffersonian Party.
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Hosa Ceubenssssidrte
Sasasseecees
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Virginia
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Screen Actor Horizontal and Vertical Word Puzzle
Crossword style clues list with two grids labeled horizontal and vertical. Includes numbered entries for names actions and objects across entertainment terms and general vocabulary. Answers span film industry terms and common words crossing letters.
Harris Sells Half Of Store Building
Roger W Harris Hardware announces sale of the north half of his 120 by 140 foot building to Sam Elkins of Texas M & M Company. The hardware store will occupy only the south or corner half after modernization to a first class stone building. Elkins says the Texas M & M Company will use no half of the building.
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Roger W. Harris
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