West Virginiaavia ad options and June 26 1944 column note
Page Six advertorial fragment mentions subscriptions and metered postages, with a June 26 1944 date and a “First to West Virginia” note. The column includes a Thought For Today attributed to Mother Coray and a Charles Dickens quote about honor and ends. The readable text also references The Associates and Cherlester, W. Vs. but lacks clear article context.
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Tha Postoffics
Cherlester
West Virginia
Doom and World Order Debates Shape Wartime Outlook
A wartime column argues Japan's defeat is near as Pacific strength climbs and island by passing accelerates bombing of the home islands. It compares postwar plans to a Nazi pattern, questions leadership changes, and explains platform planks offer symbolic unity while real policy requires action.
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Japan
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Seth
Samuel Grafton
War and Crusade Ideals in Civilizational Struggle
The author argues war is lowest and highest form of activity, justified by defending homes and institutions and aiding other nations. It reframes modern conflict as a sacred crusade, comparing it to historical Holy Land efforts and asserting civilization fights to preserve its life and restore cherished ideals.
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Earth
Holy Land
Jerusalem
North of Rome From the AEF in Italy
Kenneth L. Dixon profiles Allied advance toward Rome in June 1944. Pvt Thomas Weber of Cincinnati, exhausted after days of marching, jokes about a three day pass while locals like Anthony Parentt of Cleveland trace their family roots in Italy. Fellow Ohioan Pio Romolo Ditoretti continues a long hike toward Perugia as Luftwaffe rearguard moves collide with Allied air power and expressway disruption.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
AEF
Italy
the Valdier
Rome
Pvt
Thomas Weber
Cincinnati
Weber
Anthony Parentt
Cleveland
Naples
Pio Romolo Ditoretti
Ohio
Stuebenville
Duoretti
Perugia
Appenines
Russia
Denmark
The Dewey portrait: next president talk and tweaks
Washington Merry-Go-Round profiles Tom Dewey on the eve of a defining week. The piece notes his calm poised demeanor, public speaking lessons, polling habits, and personal life at Pawling New York, with references to allies and past actions under Hoover and Lehman era probes.
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Drew Pearson
Hicago
Dewey
N. Y
Hoover
Lowell Thomas
Richard Borden
New York University
George Gallup
Gallup
Wilixie
Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Pawling
Ted
Christ Church
Quaker Hill
Joe Pew
Sun 671 Co
Kendall
Seaman
Delaware River
Lehman Jury
Jude William F. Bleakley
Chicago
Haod-Carriers’ Union
George Medalic
U.S
Medalie
T.E.D
Tom Dewey
New York
Philip McCook
Frank Mr. Dewey
St. Matthew's
St. Timothy's Church
New York City
Columbia
Sapulpa, Okla, Kiwanis Club
George White
Albany
Lehman
la Guardia
Ferdinand Pecora
Pecora
PoliticosThe
GOP
Intercepted Message From 104 War Pipnt Era
A brief intercepted note dated June 26 104 or 194? addressed to Al hints at women seeking leisure during wartime labor shifts. The fragmentary text contrasts past desires for enjoyment with current attitudes, suggesting social or cultural tensions around gender roles.
Barneville town spared as soldiers meet wary crowd
In Barneville Normandy a town square gathers a crowd of about 260 locals as American soldiers and a French officer question a local woman about Germans in the area. A German eyes appear at a window but no shelling occurred and residents nod at peaceful wishes.
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Arneville
Normandy
Barneville
Paris
See
Eau de Vie Brings Franco American Bond After Prisoner Action
Ernie Pyle recounts a chaotic scene of captured German soldiers, grateful French townsfolk, and cautious locals after Allied forces coordinated relief. A farmer boasts courage while a doctor pleads for medical supplies, as villagers toast with eau de vie and the crowd shows wary joy amid lingering danger.
Ask The Gazette Q and A From The Haskin Service
A reader asks why sailors wear earrings and if colored pictures existed of Edward VII’s coronation. The Navy says wearing earrings is not widespread. color photos of the coronation were hand colored and from 1902 era. Additional Qs cover French phones, the Strobe drum system, moth balls in gasoline, and other trivia with concise answers.
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BR. M. A
Navy Department
South Pacific
Edward VII
England
Readers Forum on University Politics and Aquatics
A reader criticizes politicization at the state university, recalling a long-ago board era and defending the institution from political meddling. The letter mentions travel, expenses, and board service, framing university governance as for the university’s good, with a closing jab at Governor and German rocket rhetoric.
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Ing
DeWitt Gallaher
Tobin family salaries and labor politics stir union debate
A labor-baiting spy reports on the Tobin family linked to the Teamsters, detailing salaries of Dan Tobin and relatives at 7000 dollars weekly and ten thousand dollars a year for Frank and Fred, plus roles in statistics and politics. The note critiques economic inequality, liberal ideals, and loyalty to the Atlantic charter while tracing family influence across unions and related businesses.
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York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Teamsters
Tobin
Suhe
Dan Tobin
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Frank Tobin
Statistical
Fran
United States
Entertainment
International
U. S
Fred Tobin
Teamsters’ Legislative Bureau
Mlsa
Joey Tobin
Father
Joe
Matt Woll
Engravers’ Union
Labor ‘League
Tobins
Ed Tobin
Matt Wolk
upion+insurance
Baering Down By Arthur Baer Reflects GOP Rejuvenation
The piece notes a confident Chicago mood as the Republican party appears renewed with younger, more alert leaders and key resignations. It recalls 1920s energy, hints at Wendell Willkie’s potential impact, and questions whether the current GOP is a new reform or an old guard reshuffle, observed by Damon Bunyon and the author.
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Damon Bunyon
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Daddy
Atlanta Jeurpa
Eau de Vie
Ernie Pyle
France
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Ask
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Haskin Service
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Raphael
Venezuela
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Chauncey Jone
Bristol
New Haven
Florida
California
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Old Sweet Spring
Our State University
Noth
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Arthur “Bage’ Baer
Republican Party
Willkie
Michigan Boulevard
Wendell Will Ly
Harding
House
K Street
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