Roosevelt keeps coal mines under government control
President Roosevelt orders continued government operation of coal mines to meet war needs as less than half of miners return to work. War Labor Board calls for UMW to sign a new contract with terms shaping return to private management. The move sparks demand from operators for miners to resume work.
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Roosevelt
United Mine Workers Tober
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Ground Action at Mubo Heavily Probed By Jap Forces
Allied and Japanese forces fought near Mubo New Guinea with Japanese casualties reaching about 200 in four days of attacks aimed at testing Allied lines around Mubo and the nearby bases at Salamaua and Lag. Allied air raids on Salamaua and Woody Island supported ground fighting in the swampy area north of Mubo.
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Germans Report Russians Launch Heavy Attacks
London June 25. Ger many says a new Red Army attack penetrated main lines southwest of Velikie Luki but a counterattack eliminated the Soviet gain. The Russian communique notes local actions near Belgorod and Smolensk fronts with trench raids and repulsed scouts.
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Gregory elected president of 944 North Texas Baptist Ement
Gregory of Bonham was elected president of the 944 North Texas Baptist Assembly by delegates at the 23rd meeting in progress at Lake. He succeeds H. L. White of Sherman. Officers include Rev. Ragle of Ervay Street in Dallas vice president Billie Barnett Bonham treasurer M B Hutchison Sherman bass manager and Rev Johnston Sherman. Board members include Rev Lloyd Lester and Rev Hollis Epton among others from Dallas Sherman Denison and Fort Worth.
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Dallas
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L. R. Lamb
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Y Nelson
Earl Allen
E. W. Marshall
Coulton
Lloyd Lester
Hollis Epton
Sville
John Whitt
Eriion
T. J
Italian police arrest over a thousand in Mediterranean sweep
Italian police arrested more than 1,000 persons in a night sweep seeking possible omunists. They aimed to curb threats tied to Germany and Italy and potential Allied moves in the Mediterranean, with notes of Sardinia and the Dodecanese islands.
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Don
U.P
Germany
Weather Texas Warmth Continues With Showers East
The forecast indicates continued warm room and tonight with a chance of showers in the middle and east portions this afternoon. An isolated shower or two is possible in the extreme east section.
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Texas
Flood Woes From North and East Hit Kansas and Missouri
A traveler from Bondan recalls historic downpours surpassing prior storms, noting the Mississippi River nearly over topping the levee and Kansas City rains far heavier than Texas. Trains moved slowly as people tested flood waters knee deep across tracks, echoing Noah’s ark imagery.
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Bondan
Mississippi
Texas
Kansas City
Mr. Noah
Census Shows 8579 Students In Fannin County For 1943 44
The 1943 44 census lists 8579 students in Fannin County schools, a drop of about 400 from last year. Common districts total 4244 pupils: 3864 white and 380 black. Independent districts enroll 4335: 3701 white and 634 black, with Bunhall and Riverley the largest by group totals.
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Fannin County
Curlee Cummings
Bunhall
Riverley
Edhube
First Class Graduates At San Marcos Army Air Field
Six thousand visitors witnessed the first navigator graduates at San Marcos Army Air Field. Lt. Austin Adams of Brockton Massachusetts led the class, the field ranks as one of the nation’s three largest navigation schools. Construction began less than a year ago.
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San Marcos
Tex
A.ri
San Marcos Army Air Field
Austin Adams
Brockton
Mass
Nazis Upgrade Air Defenses Amid Intensifying Allied Raids
British air circles report Nazi Germany bolstering an aerial defense line over Wester Germany as Allied bombings press deeper. Officials note tens of thousands of Allied aircraft have attacked, with a hardened effort to shield key targets and hinder air intrusion.
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London
Onty
Wester Germany
Renchis
Third Performance Added to Os Rodeo Schedule
Denne Bales president of the Fannin Counts Riding Club announced a third performance for the July 4 amateur rodeo. The extra show will be Saturday night after the downtown parade to attract more spectators who cannot attend Sunday events. Open to amateur performers from North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
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Denne Bales
Bales
Texas
Oklahoma
Bules
Brereton Is Defended By MacArthur
A historical account notes defense of General Brereton by General MacArthur amid wartime debates. The text references the Philippines context and calls into question actions and outcomes related to Brereton’s leadership.
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Brereton
MacArthur
Missouri Senator Calls for Impeachment of Jesse Jones
Senator Bennett C Clark in the Senate charged that Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones should be impeached for indecent lobbying. Clark claimed Jones tried to influence lawmakers against a bill to halt use of government subsidies in retail food pricing.
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Washington
Bennett C Clark
Senate
Jesse Jones
United States Senate
Clark
Jones
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report
June 25 cattle and calves sold with prices and trends. W P Cattle 500 head and calves 200 head reported. Steady to slow for feeders and yearlings, fat cows and cutters listed. Top butchers 1410, good butchers 14. Packing sows 13 down.
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Fort Worth
Roosevelt Vetoes Connally Smith Antistrike Measure
Vice President Roosevelt vetoed the Connally Smith anti strike bill on the final day to become law without his signature. The measure imposed fines and jail terms for those instigating strikes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Connally Smith
Wiese
Conditions In Detroit Are Near Normal
Fragmentary notes describe Detroit conditions approaching normal levels with scattered garbled phrases about weather and local concerns. The readable bits reference residents, streets, and unspecified events, but lack clear dates or entities to identify a full story.
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Detroit
Wind Damages Dodd City With Heavy Downpour
High winds and heavy rain struck Dodd City on Thursday causing broken glass, doors blown off hinges, and debris across streets. Doud City to Widen roads were downed, farmland flooded, and drainage ditches filled as showers continued in parts of the region.
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Eests
Doud City
Widen
Trenton
Axis airdrome raid adds to Mediterranean offensive
Allied air forces launched a wide Mediterranean strike including 300 American bombers against an Axis airbase in Greece and heavy raids on Wuppertal. Liberators hit Salonika with 256000 pounds of bombs as British and American planes pounded Sardinia and Sicily. Over 12 German fighters were shot down and Axis police reported mass arrests amid invasion fears.
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Sardinia
Europe
Greece
Germany
Ruhr
Wup- Pertal
Mediterranean
Salonika
Africa
Catania
Sicily
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Archbishop Defends Allied Air Attacks in Letter
The Archbishop of York writes defending Allied bombing as a lesser evil. He argues suspension would cost more lives and delay liberation of many victims of Nazi terror. He cites Warsaw Rotterdam Belgrade as targets already bombed and urges continued aerial campaigns to end mass killings.
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Neces
Bemove
Chrison
Ger- Maroa
Italan
Germany
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Belgrade
Manny
Committee Finds No Evidence Riots Motivated in Mug Day Detroit
The governor's four man fact finding committee said no evidence linked Mug Day race rioting to juvenile or external instigation. They recommended further inquiry and awaited a formal jur y investigation into the unrest in Detroit during June.
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Detroit
Harry F. Kelly
Mugday
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