Demand for Pearl Harbor trials tied to Roosevelt foes
The author decries calls to try Admiral Kimmel and General Short now, arguing the push is political, aimed at damaging President Roosevelt by extracting information for enemies. The piece blames isolationist politicians and hints that trials would be used as campaign material during an election year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Kimmel
General Short
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Manchuria
Korea
China
Hitler
Japan
Britain
Europe
Kimmel
Short
Congress
Kimmel and Short
Baldwin
Jold
B.S. Morgan
FSA
Montsgomery
Ala
Starnes’ Primsry
Morgan
Lovesay
Vernon
Portland
Ore
Rufus Holman
Wayne Morse
Morse
PAC
Phoenix
Ariz
E. D. Banfield
ESA
Denver
J. Hy Woodat
Upper Darby
Ralph Picard
Cincineati
Indianapolis
De Gaulle the Soldier Leader with a Divided View
The piece argues Charles de Gaulle is a pure soldier with a rigid mind and insists on movement warfare. It praises his resolve while criticizing his arrogance and unwillingness to compromise. It notes Britain's, American, and Russian aid and suggests Ike must oversee liberating France, wary that de Gaulle may not cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
France
Collaboration
Russia
Eisenhower
I’d Rather Be Right and the Dewey Campaign Image
Samuel Grafton analyzes Gov. Dewey’s nomination bid describing his campaign as a blank slate approach. The piece portrays Dewey as a mirror for voters dreams, appealing to diverse groups with varied visions of national destiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Grafton
Dewey
Child
Chicago Tribune
War Leaves Rome In Wake Of Allied Breakthrough
Kenneth L. Dixon reports from Rome with the AEF noting a swift shift from combat to occupation. The Sth army’s pursuit of Germans through Tilaiy triggers massive logistics, civilians mob Grand and Excelsior hotels, and lobbyists mingle with American aid efforts. GIs celebrate Mussolini’s fall, while a lone German surrenders under pressure as truck drivers heckle him and march on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
AEF
Rome
Tune
Ferhans
Sth
Tilaiy
Grand
Excelsior
Washington
Town
Mussolini
War Production Board rift favors big firms over small
War Production Board ruling cuts government aid to companies under 512 million in cutbacks, sparing big war order recipients like General Motors and Du Pont while small firms face heavy impact. Jesse Jones meets with FDR over oil subsidies, and a mixed view on wartime promotions surfaces as officers like Lt Ted Binder earn praise for 26th missions over Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
War Production Board
Charley Wilson
Army
Navy
U. S
General Motors
du Pont
Bereichem Steel
Newport News
New York Ship
Curtiss-Wrigh
Standard Oil
New Jersi
Jesse Jones
White House
Texas
FDR
Jesse
Alben” Barkley
Whitet House
France
Senate
Gene Marshall
Lesters Hill
Kilgore
Wallaren
Thomas
Ulan
Johnson
Colorady
Jess
Arthur Unkee
Leman Brothers
E. F. Jeffe
Consolidated Edison
General Electric
Ted Binder
Bere’lin
Europe
Winter
Binder
London
Berlin
Chicago Daily News
Carral Binder
Intercepted Message About Liquor Books for WWII
A wartime intercepted message dated June 32 1944 notes reassurance about printer delays for new liquor books. It mentions avoiding worry and providing a personal touch, implying a workaround to official shortages. The fragment hints at ongoing home front logistics during 1944.
War's Grim Humor Across France Told by Wireless
A World War I memoir fragment recalls lighter moments amid danger in France. An army observer from Washington sleeps under an apple tree, then learns his pillow is a manure mound. Pvt Carl Wenham wakes to a dead German and two grenades beside him, prompting a rueful line about the day’s events and a new camp phrase.
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France
Calonels
Washington
Jalonel
Wee
Thar
Carl Wenham
RFD No. 2
Cooperstown
N.Y
Vonhorn
Iis
Death and Corpses In War Zone From World War II Field Dramas
Ernie Pyle recounts dragging a dead German soldier with comrades, the grim task underscored by taunts and a sense of inevitability as they near battlefield burials. He notes tight guard duties in bivouac areas and a late night warning from a sentry after a general falls into a trench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ask The Gazette Informa tion Bureau Q & A Highlights
Readers inquire through The Charleston Gazette Information Bureau about dogs used by the army life of 7 mill bettie Icelandic naming customs and the Everglades water supply The questions cover volcanic activity bombing Mauna Loa Icelandic surnames and the League of Nations building cost plus Berthoud Pass elevation and a new eye defect term anisikonia Answers provide serial tattooing details water sources and historical data with concise explanations.
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Pacific Coast
West
League of Nations
Geneva
C.E.D. A
Palais Des Nations
Nenet
Lefevre
Paris
Broggi
Rome
Flegenheimer
Vago
Budhapest
Berthoud Pass
Colorado
Congress Debates War Dress Purchases and Gold Reserves
A Dayton News summary notes Treasury gold reserves near 21.5 billion while currency circulates about 22 billion. Rep Hartley charges UNRRA bought 6 million seersucker dresses. Lea Crowley refutes, saying only 850,000 cotton dresses were distributed by the army as a wartime necessity. Crowley states UNRRA made no clothing purchases and will not until funds are allocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Tash
Wall Street
Hartley
New Jersey
UNRRA
Seersucker
Lea Crawley
Congressman Bloom
FEA
Congress
Dayton
Ohio
Long distance calls tie CIO PAC to White House and FSA
U S records show extensive calls from the CIO's Political Action Committee to top officials including the White House Mrs Roosevelt Vice President Wallace and FSA regional directors. Centered on Baldwin and Hillman the exchanges spanned Dec 5 1943 to May 31 last year with aims to back Roosevelt for a fourth term and Wallace for a second while pressuring farmers via the FSA and Justice Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Dics
Political Action Committee
CIO
White House
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Department of Justice
Farm Security Administration
FSA
C. B. Baldwin
Politics Action Committee
Washington
PAC
Mr. Wallace
House of Representives
Senate
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Cio
David Dubinsky
Communist Party
New York
American Labor Party
Baldwin
Wallace
Union Movement
Who's Who
State Department
Italy
Buenos Aitres
Clos Political Committee
Hillman
Tastian
David Niles
Nyhus
Boston
Niles
Jonathan Daniels
Hillman-Baldwin
C10
Martin Dies
Texas
Joe Starnes
Alabama
Dies
Starnes
Dies Committee
Department of Agriculturei
Bidd
Mordecai Ezekial
Baring Down on Political Planks and Names on Glass
A clipped political venting piece critiques Democratic strategy and candidate selection. The speaker mocks campaign optics, noting intrigue around a risky figure and a jab about repainting glass doors with new names to seem fresh.
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Mr. Dewey
Drew Pearson
Oliver Cromwell
Bob Hannegan
Jim
Mett
Edmiston
Chinn
Liquor Commission
Charleston
W. Va
War
Ernie Pyle
Ask
the Gazette
Haskin
Charleston Gazette Information Bureau
Eye St. N
Washington 2
D. C
Holcomb
Marine Corps
P.D
Union
South Africa
J.D. A
Elizabeth of
England
Princess of
Everglades
M.B. A
National Park Service
M.S.R. A
Java
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Iceland
G.H. A
Westbrook
Pegler
Washington Wenanan
Bee
Baering Down
Arthur
Bags” Baer
Copsright
IM4
Chicago
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