Women Play Big Role in Dixie Revolt
Southern women depart to ignite a Dixie revolt ahead of the November election opposing the New Deal. Mississippi leaders like Miss Hazel Brannon predict electors will back a "good Democrat" over the convention nominee if race or tax positions hurt states' rights. The movement expresses anger at CIO influence and northern political fears, with electors pledging to speak for a Democratic alternative.
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U S Army Unit Themes and Miscellany Briefly Noted
A compact listing assembles varied terms from military insignia and coinage to scattered word fragments. It hints at a puzzle or glossary style page with references to divisions, symbols, and miscellaneous linguistic bits.
Dixie revolt grows as platform shifts on race and poll tax
Miss Brannon notes the platform committee softened the racial and poll tax debate but the South remains unhappy. She says the Dixie revolt stems from longstanding policies that created strife and ill feeling, criticizing the administration for labor factors obstructing the war program.
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Platform Committee
Slain German Said to Be Hitler Double
Swiss paper Berger Tagwacht claims a man named Berger, reported by Berlin to have died in the alleged attack on Adolf Hitler, was Hitler’s lookalike. The article says Berger resembled the Fuehrer and was named a collaborator by the secret service.
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New York
Berger Tagwacht
Berger
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Fuehrer
OWI
Secret Service
Hint of Flight by Hitler Planes Set for Flight
NBC reported a four engine long range transport plane, capable of 10 000 miles, stationed at a secret German airbase for Hitler at hand. The broadcaster suggested Hitler may be preparing to flee the country or ready for an emergency. The craft reportedly last year flew nonstop to Japan.
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New York
NBC
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Japan
Non-Road Coupon Distribution Begun
OPA has started distribution of E-2 and R-2 non-highway gasoline ration coupons to farmers and other non highway users. They will be valid alongside B-1 and R-1 coupons now circulating. E stamps cover one gallon and R stamps five. Coupons apply to bulk purchases only and cannot be used for gasoline delivered into a vehicle’s fuel tank.
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Washington
OPA
Edgar A Guest The Poet of the People
The poem presents Edgar A Guest reflecting on a weary summer day beneath a lovely old elm. The speaker feels undone and languid as he sits at his desk waiting for a breeze while the tree, like him, appears motionless and exhausted in the sun.
Pawn shops busy in wartime Portland economy
In Portland Oregon pawn shops report a 50 percent rise in business over prewar levels as wartime salaries and employment grow. Patrons pawn a wide range of items from luggage to glass eyes while clothing pawns show frequent use.
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Portland, Ore
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Portland
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