Warren Alters Speech in Dewey Campaign Clash
Renewed talk on Willkie's role and Warren decline to deliver a Dewey address surfaced as Warren said the RNC drafted a speech denouncing the CIO PAC but he altered it before a national radio broadcast. Truman prepared to open his VP campaign in Lamar, Missouri.
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Associated Press
Wendell L. Willkie
California
Earl Warren
Dewey
Republican National Committee
Willkie
Republican Central
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Reblican National Committee
Sidney Hillman
Aho
CIO
Political Action Committee
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O'Mahoney
D.wyo
Warren
Flags unfurled at Lublin monument to Red Army fighters
Flags from America Britain Russia and Poland flew at Lublin during the unveiling of a monument to Red Army fighters marking a first since Germany's 1939 conquest.
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Moscow
Poland
Russia
Lublin
Cotton consumption stays above nineteen pounds per person
Over the last twenty years US cotton use has not dropped below 19.5 pounds per capita annually, indicating steady demand and stable supply dynamics in the domestic market.
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United States
Decatur Transit Adds Buses For Wider City Service
The Decatur transit system adds two buses and expands routes on the North-East and South-West lines starting Sunday September 3 on a 45 day trial. North-East extends service to 11 p.m. weekdays and introduces fixed schedules with 13 to 30 minute intervals. South-West adds 30 minutes late night service and 17 to 30 minute intervals. Rerouting on multiple streets and suspending some connections aims to improve overall travel. Goodyear special bus runs nightly at 11:15.
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Decatur Transit
W. J. Williams
Goodyear
Johnston Street
Second Avenue
Family visits and social rounds in Morgan County
W. E. Vincent of San Antonio Texas spent a week with his brother and sister Mr and Mrs G C Vincent. Mrs Harold Waugh and Mrs Vincent and W E Vincent visited Mrs W R Jones and family in Sheffield. Cadet Robert Ryan honored at Mollie Jo Bowing home party with games and doughnuts. Locals L E Vincent Birmingham and Gene Wilborn Hartselle spent weekends with Vincents and Peck family. Frankie Johnson Union visited sister Mrs Paul Bowling and Aunt Mrs Ethel Johnson.
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San Antonio
Texas
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Harold Waugh
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Sheffield
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Alex Dunn
Bruce Dunn
Talladega
Robert Ryan
Turner Field
Albany
Mollie Jo
Paul
Winnie
June McDaniel
Albert Fowler
Betty Scur‘lock
R. C. Ryan
Mary Hamilton
Jean Matthews
Lula Fowler
Plane Output Reaches Goal and WPB Foreshadows Disbanding
The Aircraft Production Board, created to ease a bottleneck in warplane output, is slated for dissolution as Charles E. Wilson departs. Production nears 68,000 planes this year with a rate of 100,000 annually. Wilson says the bottleneck is broken and WPB will discontinue the emergency aircraft unit. Reports say L R Boulware plans to resign, per Krug, but no comment from Krug or Boulware. August output near target with 7,800 vs 8,200 planned.
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Washington
Aircraft Production Board
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
J. A. Krug
WPB
Wilson
War Agency
L.R. Boulware
Krug
Boulware
Truman to be named Democratic VP candidate in Lamar
In Lamar Missouri crowds await Sen. Truman as Democrats announce his selection as the vice presidential candidate. Sen. Connally will introduce him with a brief speech followed by Truman’s campaign kickoff. The town of 3,000 has seen intense activity during the two weeks leading up to the announcement.
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Lamar
Truman
Barton County
Harry S. Truman
Sen
Connally
D-Tex
New Superfortresses Near Schedule Says Official
An official says the new B-29 Superfortresses are close to schedule, indicating continued progress in wartime production and delivery timelines.
Maryland State Flower: Black Eyed Susan
The Black Eyed Susan is designated as Maryland's official state flower. It symbolizes the state's natural heritage and is celebrated in seasonal displays and cultural references across Maryland communities.
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Maryland
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