Thought For Today by Arthur C. Benson
The June 15 1944 Charleston Gazette prints a Thought For Today by Arthur C Benson defining religion as the power that guides a person to choose the lofty and noble over easy and selfish. It asserts religion gives courage to timorous hearts and joy to clouded spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Gazette
Democratic Newanaper
Daily Gazette Company
Tah City of
New
West Virginia
Deana
Peng Ornday
Political Bedfellows in the Republican Campaign
A sweeping critique of GOP unity reveals how dissident ex-Democrats and isolationists like Gerald Smith and Colonel McCormick threaten party cohesion. The piece warns of Fascist elements seeking control, resisting reform, and predicting a platform crafted by the Old Guard that denies progress while courting veterans and the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Smith
Smith
Huey Long
McCormick
Willkie
Republican Party
John L. Lewis
Democratic Party
Roosevelts
Dewey
Nberal
Old Guard
Pearl Harbor
America
Looking Ahead at D-Day Leadership and Confidence
General George Marshall, on the eve of D-day, rests confident in a plan executed to precision. The piece argues Allied command operates with method and initiative, surpassing German efficiency and adaptability, signaling trust in a well-run invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George ©. Marshall
New Factors Shift War After France Invasion
Samuel Grafton argues against arithmetical war views and notes the invasion of France creates fresh factors. It halves German soldier value, boosts guerrilla and saboteur roles, and forces Quislings and Germans toward a decisive showdown shaping revolutionary tensions.
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AIS
France
Notheing
Nerve
Hitler
Germany
Stalingrad
Washington Merry-Go-Round satire on D-Day missteps and DC intrigue
The piece riffs on war office disarray as G2 moves offices on D-Day. It mocks intelligence, notes Roosevelt and Irish policies, and lampoons Navy politics and a dentists parity bill. It mentions Adm Nimitz, Gen Marshall, and Rep Rivers amid Washington chatter.
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Adm
Nimitz
King
Naval Operations
Marshall
Dewey
Hoover
George
Vivien Kel Jems
Argentina
Centrals
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Fistly
Georgi
Washington
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Bureau of Medicine, Surgery and
Icentistry
Naval Medicine
American Society of Dentists
South Carolina
Rep. Rivers
Matty
Secretary of the Navy
Ross McIntire
Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Magnuson
Lasseer
Maryland
Senate
Capturing Monte Cave Castle by Co G in Italy
In Italy June 3 the 1st Battalion Co G stormed Monte Cave in the Alban hills to clear the castle and open the flank. Lt J C Williamson and Lt Robert Epsiecen led platoons under heavy mortar fire as staff sergeants Don Adams Henry Stokes and Jack Line guided soldiers over the six foot wall. Infantry from Snyder Texas Chicago Pittsburgh and Brooklyn pressed the charge, with Logan Levinson Archer and others completing the breakthrough after a brutal, smoke filled assault inland of Rome.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Rome
AEF
Italy
Monte Cave
Alban Hills
Fender
J. C. Williamson
Snyder
Tex
Robert Epsiecen
Chicago
Don Adams
Henry D. Stokes
Jack 3
Line
Adams
Stokes
James Archer
Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Archer
Logan
Levinson
John Logan
Pittsburgh
Pfc
Solomon Levinson
Brooklyn
Ming
Co. G
Crossing the Channel to Normandy Beachhead on LST Convoy
A wireless dispatch recalls riding an LST toward Normandy with armored reconnaissance troops. The convoy ran about one third back, ensuring ships on all sides. Each LST tow carried a steel pontoon dock and a rhino motor pontoon. Several ships broke cables and lost pontoons. Coast Guard tugs recovered some. The narrator lost a rhino on the last night and isn’t sure it was recovered.
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Drew Pearson Ashington
War Department
Pentagon
Military Intelligence
Ins House
Roosevelt
Eire
Cherbourg
W. S
Irish Sea
England
Channel
Wales
Normandy
Special Coast Guard
Colummna
Sleepy courage and peril in a convoy crossing
Ernie Pyle recalls a convoy ordeal off the Belgian coast. Engines falter, wind drifts ships toward shore, rumors spread of a cable axman, and men fear mines. A drugged seasickness pill misfires, leaving soldiers exhausted yet determined as the invasion looms.
Q and A column from The Gazette Informa tion Bureau
The reader quiz prompts cover patent history to landscape design, fever vectors, lunar phases, art and medicine links, fashion material needs, legal tender meaning, Rouen cathedral, naval eagle orientation, ice cream gelatin, Queen Caroline's philanthropy, Ozark geography, Bede on eloquence, Payaya tree growth, the National Leprosarium, the Museum of the Recorded Word, and the lunch wagon’s 1872 Providence origin.
No Mink Coats for Railroads Says Milwaukee Journal
The Milwaukee Journal notes US railroads have reduced wartime debt while delaying dividends. It cites the Illinois Central debt drop to 292.52 million from 83.278 million in 1927, with 90.759 million total reduction and 72.597 million since 1940. President Bevo of IC warns paying dividends now would be like buying a mink coat while owing the butcher.
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Sinois Central
Bevo
Milwaukee Journal
Gracious Lady and Union Ties Stir Controversy
A critical column argues Mrs Roosevelt uses female workers to push unionism and political aims. It alleges she favors general union action, blames bosses, and accuses her of backing a fourth term through labor groups. The piece attacks the broader labor movement and names figures linked to alleged graft and front organizations.
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York
George Spelvin
Georgette
Americas
UPCWA
United Office and Professional Workers of America
CIO
Lewis Merrill
Merrill
Henry Wallace
Hitler
Russia
New York
Spervins
Cherbourg
Fragmented Diction on Army Discipline and Threats
The passage mocks army discipline and implies harsh punishment for a single offender to deter others. It questions consequences of violent acts, likening them to threats of hanging and ridicule of a soldier's behavior amid dances, music, and labor, while vowing no further barrage of Maltese.
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Charleston Gazette Informaton Bureau
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H. F. Bosetburg
New Jersey
Flint
Metcalf
John Singer Sargent
Sargent
United States
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Rouen
Naval Office
Wes
Caroline
Thomas Lee
Stratford-on-the Potomac
Ross
London
George II
East India Company
Stratford
Ozark Region
Ozark Plateau
Mainy
Missouri
Arkansas
Imnois
Oklahoma
Kansas
Bede
U. S. Marine Hospital
Carville
Iberville County
Louisiana
U. S. Public Health Service
Museum of the
John H Finley
New York Times
Providence
Rhode Island
Walter Scott
Westminster Street
Westbrook
Pegler
Boss
Baering
Arthur
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