Negro Group Visits Whites in Vermont Vacation Program
Johnson Vermont July 20 A group of Harlem Negro children aged nine to twelve will spend two weeks living with white families in 22 towns as part of Rev A Ritchie Low s aggressive will program to improve racial and religious relations. Low said he spent ten days in Harlem last November meeting lawyers doctors soldiers store keepers and churchmen. He noted that no real opposition met the plan and suggested expanding to Jewish or Chinese children as well.
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New York
Harlem
Vermont
A. Ritchie Low
United Church of Johnson
Low
Newcastle
England
Aberdeen
Scotland
Montreal
Alliance Seminary
Nyack
N. Y
Japan faces cabinet changes amid war crisis and leadership shifts
The report outlines Tokyo's plan to form a new government with Gen. Kuniaki Koiso and Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai after imperial request. It notes Koiso and Yonai met at the imperial palace and that Marquis Koicho Kido is to select the next leader. The broadcast cites a critical war situation and aims to rally public support for rapid action against the United States and Britain.
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Koicho Kido
Koiso
Yonai
Tokyo
Kido
Federal Communications Commission
Kunjiaki Koiso
Mitsumasa Yonai
Chosen
Korea
Kuniaki Koiso
Imperial Palace
Ido
Critistty
Meryt
United States
Tojo
Britain
Domein
Reijirou Wakatsuki
Keisuke Okada
Koki Hirota
Fumimaro Konoye
Kijichiro Hiranuma
Gen Obuyuki Abe
Ado Mitsumasa Yonai
Privy Council
Yoshimachi Hari
Eee
Domei Agency
Federal Commun
Markets slip after late selling amid mixed rail guidance
New York stocks show selective gains early with fractions up to two points before late selling. Phelps Dodge 60,000‑share block at 22 7 8 helped deal volume near 1.4 million shares, while oats and butter markets hold steady or softer in Chicago trading.
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New York
Rails
Phelps Dodge
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
Markets at a Glance reports mixed stocks with rail gains in New York and steady bonds. Cotton shows irregular demand with mill hedging, while Chicago wheat stays steady amid hedge selling and rust notes. rye weak from low demand. hogs rise 15 to 25 cents with top at 14.00. cattle surge with slaughter steers and yearlings up to 17.55.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures slip as hedging offsets mill buying
Nervousness over the war situation prompted scattered liquidation in cotton futures today. Hedge selling met scale-down mill buying and local covering, leaving late trades 15 to 35 cents a bale lower with Oct at 21.42, Dec 21.20 and Mar 21.05.
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New York
Grain prices from Chicago on July 20
Cash wheat quotes at Chicago show No 1 red 1.57 1-4, No 2 red 1.57 1-4, No 2 tough red 1.56, sample red touch 1.35. Market readings reflect standard grain bidding and quality grades.
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Chicago
Japan Cabinet Apology and Call for Stronger Central Power
A war time statement and its revision report the Tojo government apologizing for limited power to frontline soldiers and 100 million Japanese citizens. The revised note says the cabinet must yield to a stronger central body to renew public spirit and drive total war effort. A Domei dispatch notes criticism of Tojo’s leadership and cites industry voices urging unified, rapid production.
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Ications Commission
Office of War Information
Tojo
Japan
Japanese Board of Information
Federal Communications Commission
Japan Steel Tube Corporation
Allied Blows Rain As Cabinet Falls
Japan throws out the Tojo government and calls on two 64 year old militarists to form a new cabinet tasked with halting the advancing Allied power as war turns.
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Cabinet
J. B Krueger
Associated Press
Japan
Tojo
Cattle and Hog Prices Mixed in Early Nashville Market Report
Federal state market news notes cattle receipts around 500 with subdued activity and an undertone near steady for fleshy slaughter steers and heifers. Various declines seen in low grade slaughter material, with calves 400 and hogs 900 traded. lambs steady with sheep at 50 lower and ewes and wethers 60 lb plus at 12.50 to 13.50.
Tojo ousted as Japan faces new government
Premier Hideki Tojo and his cabinet resign amid a crisis in Tokyo. Gen. Kuniaki Koiso and Adm. Mitsumasa Yonai are urged by Emperor Hirohito to form a new government as Japan battles the Marianas including Saipan and Guam. Allied advances press Guam while MacArthur reports Japanese attempts at breaking out of New Guinea trap. Chinese defenses at Hengyang and Canton–Hankow rail junction appear to near a climax as forces clash across multiple fronts.
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Nippon
Hideki Tojo
Tokyo
Kuniaki Koiso
Korea
Mitsumasa Yonai
Emperior Hirohito
Japan
Saipan
Guam
Nanon
Tojo
Koiso
Yonai
U. S
Marianas
Nimitz
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
New Guinea
Noemfoor Island
China
Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
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Chengshan
Hunan
Circus Returns to Florida After Hartford Fire Disaster
Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus arrives in Sarasota after a four day trip from Hartford where a tent fire killed 160 and injured 200. Wagons bear burn scars as workers unload amid cautious optimism the show will reopen this year.
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Sarasota
Fla
Florida
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Hartford
Burns
Garbage truck crews back at work in Oklahoma City
About 99 workers including drivers and helpers returned to their posts after quitting Tuesday. They seek a $1 per day pay raise and will present a petition to the city council next Tuesday. Leo Menten, head of the department, agreed to accompany the men before the council. City Manager C F Aurand had planned to declare the jobs vacant if idle conditions persisted.
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Oklahoma City
Leo Menten
C.F. Aurand
Local Briefs and Hospital Admissions in Decatur and Area
James Coutsas visits relatives in New Hampshire. Howard Mason Lemmond of Hartselle admitted to Decatur General hospital for treatment Wednesday. Mrs. Anna May Brown of Falkville and Miss Mary Edith Holmes of Falkville also admitted. Miss Louise Speegle of Hartselle III admitted Thursday morning. One red light case fined five dollars and two dollar bus stop parking fine. City council meeting canceled due to illness of Mayor Harrison. Ruby Elizabeth Flynn of Athens is a patient at Decatur General hospital. Two cases listed on city docket this morning.
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Howard Mason Lemmond
Hartselle
Decatur General Hospital
Anna May Brown
Falkville
Ruby Elizabeth Flynn
Athens
Mary Edith Holmes
Louise Speegle
Hartselle 3
Roosevelt Fourth Term Favored At Democratic Convention
The crowd urged Franklin D. Roosevelt’s renomination as delegates jeered and cheered over vice presidential choices. Kerr led a showy display calling for Dewey retirement while Pepper pressed for independent controls and Byrd supporters protested. The Oklahoma delegation announced Kerr’s nomination for vice president.
Democratic Chairman touts speed-up of White House plan
Robert E. Hannegan, Democratic National Chairman, says a faster schedule is in place to advance a presidential plan. He remarks on accelerating timelines and coordinating actions across party and government channels. The remarks address ongoing efforts ahead of anticipated votes and public statements.
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Chicago Stadium
Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegan
St. Louis
Roosevelt Era Aide Denounces GOP Youth Candidate
The speaker argues against changing wartime leadership, contending a young candidate lacks the needed wisdom and experience. He warns that replacing the president now would be a tragedy for a nation at war and emphasizes the current leader's wartime and peace principles. He denounces the GOP platform as weak and unwholesome.
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White House
Franklin D.roosevelt
America
Jackson
Roosevelt poised for fourth term nomination at convention
The report states Roosevelt would be nominated this afternoon at the national convention and accept by radio tonight possibly late. Exact timing not announced. It was unclear if the convention would proceed to Vice Presidential nominations tonight or Friday, with Hannegan hopeful but unsure.
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Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Thomas E. ‘Dewey
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Roosevelt
Truman
Ed Kelly
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Bennett Clark
Missouri
Claude Pepper
Florida
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Virginia
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Dewey
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Farley to Protest Roosevelt With Byrd Vote
James A. Farley plans to oppose a fourth Roosevelt term by backing Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia in the upcoming vote, signaling a major pportrotest against the administration.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Wallace and Truman vie as Walker backs Wallace gain Kansas support
Henry A Wallace resumes his comeback bid for renomination as Harry S Truman wins open backing from a Roosevelt cabinet member. Postmaster General Walker told reporters he supports Wallace as backers cheer 16 Kansas votes added to his column.
Jackson Takes Over Chairmanship Post
Senator Samuel D. Jackson of Indiana urged at the Chicago convention that wartime is no time to change administrations. He argued the ballot box must not become Hitler's weapon and pledged victory in November while defending Roosevelt and the current war leadership.
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Samuel D. Jackson
Indiana
Jackson
America
United States
Adolf Hitler
Goebbels
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
Soviet Drive Surges in Latvia and Ukraine Fronts
Soviet offensives under Gen Maslennikov push through Latvia near the border as 700 villages fall in two days. seven Russian armies seize 1 237 towns and villages. Marshal Konev’s Ukraine army crosses the Bug river near Sokal as air power targets Daugavpils Sedlers and Lwow destroying two German trains.
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Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Maslennikov
Ivan S. Konev
Ukraine
Bug River
Sokal
Daugavpils
Sedlers
Warsaw
Lwow
Citation for Phone Folks Honored by Army Signal Corps
Telephone workers in Decatur and 32 000 Southern Bell employees in nine states received a Certificate of Appreciation from Army Signal Officer F J Magee. The ceremony in Atlanta featured Hal S Dumas accepting on behalf of Southern Bell and staff praised for distinguished war contribution. A miniature replica and copies will be sent to all employees.
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Decatur
Army Signal Corps
Army-Navy
F.j.magee
Fourth Service Command
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
Hal S. Dumas
Southern Bell
South
Signal Corps
War Today: Mackenzie Sees Japan War at Narrow Defeat
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Nippon’s resources are badly battered and repair is unlikely. Japan fights hard on defense, but the path to finally defeating Hitler’s regime leads to an eventual Japanese surrender after the axis is broken.
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Nippon
Hitler
Japan
Jackson police union ban upheld by city board
The Jackson Civil Service Commission ruled that city police may not belong to unions, upholding a ban on union membership in government service. The decision followed appeals from 28 officers discharged June 20 after refusing to renounce their AFL local union. Reinstatement could be possible if they withdraw from the union by July 26.
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Jackson
Miss
Jackson Civil Service Commission
Walter A. Scott
AFL
Civil Service Commission
Government wins Ward case review decision
The U S Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld government contentions in the Montgomery Ward case that War Labor Board directives are not subject to court review reversing a District Court decision. Justice T Alan Goldsborough had previously refused the government's motion before the appeal.
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Washington
United States Court of Appeals
Montgomery Ward
War Labor Board
District Court
WLB
Employers
Court of Appeals
T. Alan Goldsborough
Barons sign catcher Rufus Jackson for Nashville games
Birmingham Barons sign catcher Rufus Jackson who is expected to report in Nashville tonight to play in one of the two games against the Nashville Vols, according to General Manager Paul Florence.
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Nashville
Tenn
Rufus Jackson
Birmingham Barons
Nashville Vols
Paul Florence
Barons
Freshness Trumps Color in Egg Selection
The article asserts that brown or white eggs taste equally good and emphasizes freshness as the key criterion when choosing eggs. It notes color is not a reliable indicator of quality, with freshness being far more important for flavor and quality.
Salad Greens Prep Guide
Crisp clean dry salad greens are washed thoroughly and dried by shaking in a towel. The guide stresses complete drying to prevent wilting and ensure better texture for serving.
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