Democrats edge toward Truman nomination amid rifts
At the Chicago Stadium on July 20 the Democratic convention mobilizes around Franklin D. Roosevelt’s legacy and a third term push. The party lines split between supporters of Truman and defenses of Wallace, with leaders like Robert E. Haffigan urging a Mississippi-born push for the president, while Byrd and Byrnes maneuver to influence delegates amid protests and internal strife.
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Democrats Wrestle With Party Principles At Chicago Convention
A chaotic Chicago convention draft deals with peace, anti lynching, and white supremacy tensions. Leaders like Pepper and Wallace spar over Truman and Roosevelt support as factions clash on party direction and policy.
World News Bulletin Highlights and War Dispatches
News wires report Wallace rallying for renomination with Truman gaining cabinet backing. Roosevelt cabinet support hints at bid dynamics. Postmaster Walker says he backs Truman. Democrats debate a race clause granting minority voting rights. Japan's new joint premier candidates Koiso Yonji signal continued military control. Allied HQ reports Allied advances south of Caen with heavy action near Emirville and Frenchville. Belgian underground revolt mentioned. Eden hints at Churchill War Statement to Parliament on August 2.
Hospital board reports busy month at Corry Hospital
Corry Hospital directors met last evening to review a bustling month. Attendance included Messrs Elston Hawkins Trvitie Rainessle Smiley and Scheppner. Highlights show 202 patients admitted 17 days of treatment 38.4 daily census c deaths 20 births 31 major surgeries and 49 minor operations. Committee appointments were approved and repairs such as exterior painting nurses’ frame roof work were authorized. News cables for the elevator and a new X ray steroscopic shift device were ordered to improve facilities. Brickwork on the main building will start soon amid a nurse shortage echoed in the report
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Two Statesmen Ordered to Form a New Cabinet
Japan dismissed the Tojo government and named Gen. Kuniaki Koiso and Adm. Mitsumasa Yonai, both 64, to form a new cabinet as Tokyo seeks a stronger leadership amid war setbacks. The change follows Saipan loss and looming Marianas threats, with Nimitz shells pounding Guam as part of renewed Allied offensives in the Pacific.
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Barn Fire Destroys Farm Upon Lightning Strike
A large barn on the Findley Lake road near Golden's Corners, owned by Frank Hulett, burned down during a severe electrical storm. No livestock were in the barn, but farm equipment including grain drills, a line spreader, a corn harvester, two wagons, and timber stored inside were lost. Nearby resident Pindley Luke Iremer saved his home, though embers fell on the dwelling and a hose line broke.
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Reds Cut Bug River Defenses Moscow
July 20 The German army showed signs of breaking as seven fronts clashed along the Bug and near the Nieman. Russians reportedly reached Augustow near the Suwalki Gap, with fighting near Lwow in Poland and Bra amid the Lodz region, while Soviet forces pushed toward Latvia and Ostrov. The front stretched from Brest Litovsk to Daugavpils, with river lines and marshes shaping the battlefield as Red Army gains were announced from several sectors.
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Pre Induction Group Called for August 11
The Union City Corry draft board announced orders from State Selective Service to send a pre induction group to Erie for examination on August 12. The group, likely under thirty, will report at Union City board office at 9:00 a.m. Friday August 11 and proceed to Erie. Those qualifying for induction will await general service calls rather than Army or Navy assignments. A second group of 12 from the district will report for active duty on Tuesday the 25th.
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Mead Park Advance Plan Advances Charter Application
Official action at a recent meeting authorized the formal charter application for the Mead Park Association under city sponsorship to operate the park affairs on a permanent basis. Labor Day events include a park outing for local workers with several hundred expected. donations and funding for park improvements were reported and a treasury balance noted.
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Louis Sears
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William Mowery
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West Wayne Satreet
Treasuer Fedab
Stanley Nichols
U S Bombers Continue Raids On Heart Of Reich
Allied air assault over central and northern Germany intensifies with 2000 American based planes striking oil and aircraft targets near Leipzig and Munich Friedrichshafen. RAF Mosquitoes raid northern Bremen while Normandy air operations persist. night bombing yields two German planes shot down amid weather.
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Attempt On Hitler Life Report From Berlin
London reports the German News Agency says a bomb attempt injured Hitler lightly and slightly burned aides while Hitler, unharmed, resumed routine work. Reichsmarshal Goering rushed to the scene as generals Jodl Korten Buhle Bodenschatz Heusinger Scheerl and admirals Voss Von Putkammer were listed as slightly injured.
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Twelve Killed In Liberator Bomber Crash Near Touchet
A Liberator bomber from Walla Walla Army Field crashed yesterday near Touchet 17 miles west of Walla Walla, killing 12 crewmen. Col. David Wade announced the loss, witnesses reported the plane exploding in the air, and wreckage scattered over several miles. Near Touchet farmer Roy Dodd described seeing the troubled plane circling before it happened, with practice bombs jettisoned as it passed over the farm.
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Resistance of Nazis Eases on Italian Front Near Livorno
Allied reports say American forces reached the south banks of the Arno after a pursuit of German troops near Colle Salvetti, seven miles northwest of Livorno, with strong enemy positions falling as Polish units push from the west. German opposition was mainly sniping, as U S forces captured high ground south of the Arno and bombarded retreating Germans. The push advances toward Pisa’s southeast, while Polish units cut the coastal road at Tortorella Mare.
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Active Search for German War Prisoner in District
Authorities conduct widespread checks and searches in multiple towns seeking a German war prisoner named Frombie Gurr. Federal agents assist as rumors spread of his possible presence near Novi Rust.
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Prisoner Seen In Erie After Va Escape
Police report German prisoner Henry Tolze, 23, escaped from Camp Picket and was spotted near Erie. Investigators, Army and Navy officers, and military police search for outside help and assess potential court martial. Sightings included a man in a war prisoner uniform near a porch and a description matching Tolze seen at home. rail and road checks ongoing.
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Erie
Pennsylvania
Convention Chairman Sees Roosevelt Change as Secret Weapon Risk
Senator Samuel D. Jackson of Indiana addressed the Democratic convention in Chicago, warning that altering the presidency during wartime could empower Hitler and Tojo. He argued the ballot box must not be exploited as a weapon and urged voters to avoid interruption and delay, stressing the need for stable leadership and a united war effort.
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Allied forces push toward Caen amid heavy fighting
British armored formations under Lt Gen Montgomery push south from Caen area toward the Orne and Ay rivers, capturing villages as Americans clash near St Lo. German resistance remains strong around Trourn and Villers-Bocage while air support is limited.
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Zorry Dealer Named On Area Coal Group
A deputy administrator appointed Zorry dealer and two local figures to the Advisory Distribution Committee for coal supplies in District No. 3 of western Pennsylvania. The panel includes Roy B. Mulhie of Union Coal and Supply Co and Mir Hammond, among 23 members, to oversee pend or solid fuels distribution in the region.
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