Roosevelt Sure of Reelection Says Dewey Has No Chance
Chicago columnist Gene Howe argues Roosevelt will win in November. He cites strong war leadership, broad appeal, and nationwide radio presence as factors, while deeming Dewey ineffective with little personal following and few direct connections to voters. He predicts Roosevelt carries key states and wins comfortably.
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Roosevelt
New York State
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Oklahoma
Missouri
Army
Germany
Japan
United States
Worley Victory Is Landslide In Amarillo District
Worley of Shamrock Wied States Congressman was returned to office yesterday in a landslide over L Marr Bailey of Amarillo. Incomplete district returns show Worley 23 321 to Bailey 4 548 with his home county and Amarillo giving him dominant margins. County results list Worley leading in Hartley Hall Hemphill Donley Sherman Armstrong Hutchinson Randall Collingsworth Potter Oldham Lipscomb Motley PeColile and others as the district total neared final tallies. The dispatch notes a related item about Himmler’s purge in the army and lifts power to install loyalists under Hitler.
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Genre Worley
Shamrock
Wied
L. Marr Bailey
Amarillo
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Bailey
Bailey Rra
Vues
Tees
Waeler
Hall
Hartley
Ochiltree
Pallam
Donley
Sherman
Armstrong
Swisner
Marshal Goering
Hutchinson
Karl Doenitz Randall
Collingsworth
Air Force and Navy
Potter
Wees
Oldham
Four New Congressmen Likely Marine Spearheads on Guam
July 22 dispatch notes Allied military gains in Normandy overshadowed by a Nazi Junkers split. Turkey’s entry may shift war dynamics while internal Texas races show Patton and Pickett contest in District 3, with Gov. Stevenson poised for renomination and multiple statewide races headed to runoffs.
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Washington
Junkers
Turkey
Germany
Europe
Normandy
Caen
Hitler
Nat Patton
Crockett
Tom Pickett
Palestine
Richard M. Kleberg
Corpus Christi
John Lyle
Ed Gossett
Wichita Falls
George Moffett
Chillicothe
S. M. Russell
Stephenville
Clyde Garrett
Eastland
Coke R. Stevenson
Richard Critz
Supreme Court
Gordon Simpson
Tyler
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Lee Satterwhite
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Texas Election Bureau
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Smiley
Dickson
Hawkins
Butler
Shelton
Sheppard
Arnold
Hunter
McDonald
McNutt
Rogers
Woods
Two New Officials Elected in Potter County
In Potter County the Democratic primary yielded two new officials: Lon Sellars for county commissioner Precinct 1 and E F P Finch for chair of the Democratic executive committee. Incumbents winning re nomination posted variable margins while Lon Sellars led with 1674 votes to 1605 for W N Bill Thompson, and Finch led Fleming 2663 to 1738 for the committee chair.
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Lon Sellars
Potter County
E. F P. Finch
Democratic Executive Committee
Lewis
Pat) Meritt
J. D. Duke
Lon Sellers
W. N.bill Thompson
Haskell
S. Beaver
Frank Hoyt
B. M. Goff
Hoyt
Goff
Ernest O. Northcutt
Morris Browning
Bill Adams
M. I. Huddleston
Ray S. Daniel
E. C. Paxton
George Killian
G. L. Coffee
J. L. Minter
R. L. Buck
Jack Swann
Charlies W. Carder
Justice of the Peace
John P. McBride
Finch
Fleming
Hitler appeals as revolt spreads in Germany
London dispatch reports Moscow and Stockholm sources claiming martial law in Konigsberg East Prussia and street fighting as Nazi troops rush in Controversy swirls over army loyalty and possible rival regime led by Keitel while purges unfold across command networks in Germany.
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London
Moscow
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East Prussia
Ow! Today
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Aftontidningen
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OWI
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Stiil
Moscow Radio
Atlantic
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Marines Close In On Guam Harbor Stronghold
American Marines and Army troops pushed ashore at Apra Harbor Guam in the first night of invasion supplanting Japanese defenses. The 3rd Marine Division advanced five miles from Agana toward Cabras Island while Mount Alifan was captured, establishing a foothold for a harbor advance.
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Apra Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
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Piti
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Alifan
Agat
Provisional Marine
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77Th Infantry Division
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la Jolla
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Allen H. Turnage
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A. D. Bruce
Temple
Tex
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Tojo
Kuniaki Koiso
Koiso
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Fifth Fleet
Allies Backing Nazi Revolters
CBS reports the BBC statement on the German revolt expressing Allies favor a mass capitulation to end the war, endorsing the generals' judgment and welcoming capitulation from any capable party, per a New York dispatch dated July 22.
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New York
CBS
British Broadcasting Corporation
Europe
Germany
Regulars From Texas Win Fight for National Committee Seat
The Democratic National Committee seated Mrs. H. H. Weinert of Seguin as Texas national committeewoman, ending a factional split with the pro Roosevelt group. Mrs. Clara Driscoll of Corpus Christi, long Texas committeewoman, becomes honorary vice chairman. The decision followed subcommittee hearings where both sides spoke.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
H. H. Weinert
Seguin
Texas
Clara Driscoll
Corpus Christi
National Committee
Myron G. Blalock
Marshall
Weinert
Driscoll
Blalock
George Butler
Houston
Jesse Jones
State Democratic Executive Committee
Butler
Lone Star State
Austin
Butter ration values raised to sixteen points a pound
Price Administrator Chester Bowles raised the creamer y butter ration value to 16 points per pound effective Sunday, citing increased red stamp purchases. Farm butter remains eight points and processed butter four points, with no change to those rates. A recent notes clarification corrected a misreported furlough sighting involving Sgt Troy Blassingame and Emily Blassingame.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
War Food Administration
Weather Summary for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy for Sunday and Monday with warmer Sunday in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas sees scattered late afternoon thundershowers Sunday with lighter activity Monday. New Mexico notes widely scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in mountains tonight and Sunday afternoon. Yesterday’s high reached 63 with a 96 low and trace precipitation in 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Upset in Ochiltree Sheriff Race as Bill Lance Wins
Perryton's Bill Lance defeats 36 year incumbent J. F. Talley for Ochiltree County sheriff by 31 votes, 575 to 546. Close county treasurer race goes to Mrs. Arthur Slavin over Mrs. Sue Ragan 565 to 557. Other results include county commissioner races and the 18th District Congressional contest.
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Perryton
Panhandle
Ochiltree
Bill Lance
J. F. Talley
Lance
Talley
Arthur Slavin
Sue Ragan
George Jackson
Calvin Flowers
W G. Yeary
Clinton Horn
Eugene Worley
LaMarr Bailey
Germans Die in Droves In Attacks Near Caen
Allied dispatch from Normandy notes German forces attacked north of Esquay six miles southwest of Caen under heavy rain. British and Canadian units repelled tanks and infantry with machine gun crossfire, destroying 14 German tanks in recent actions near Le Bon Repos and St Martin De Fontenay. Front movement slowed to a minimum as Montgomery trials push toward Paris continued.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Caen
Normandy
Sharp Co
Associated Press
Roger D. Greene
Esquay
Hill 112
Odonome River
le Bon Repos
St Martin de Fontenay
Peters-St. Lo
Bernard L. Montgomery
Paris
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