President Roosevelt Builds Lead as Delegates Fill GOP Ballots
In California and New Jersey Democrats back Roosevelt for a fourth term while Republicans shift allegiances. Dewey paths split with Bricker backers amid delegate contests across states, with Roosevelt projected to exceed the nomination threshold on first ballots as Downey pursues Senate bids in California and New Jersey.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
California
New Jersey
Roosevelt
York
Earl Warren
Dewey
Walter E. Edge
New York
Montana
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Comdr
Harold
EF. Stassen
Simeon S. Willis
Kentucky
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Douglas MacArthur
Leverett Konstall
Massachusetts
Alan
Delaware
Oklahoma
Sheridan Downey
Downey
Washington
Elmer H. Wene
Night Pursuit on Arctic Lake Ends in Suspense
Colin tracks a killer as Blair helps uncover ties between Dove and Dave’s school. Suspense grows as Colin spies Jonathan and Dove carrying cans toward a remote building, while Blair flies to Winnipeg with a dangerous secret looming over Nate and Blair’s loyalties.
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Doye
Solin
Wolverine
Dove
Father
Dave
Learmonth
Winnipeg
Doveé
Alec
Willows
Dr. Benedict
Jonathan
Tom Gill
King Features Gyodicate Ine
Republican Nomination Fight for Barbour Seat
The contest for W Warren Barbour's seat includes H Alexander Smith who resigned to run and is opposed by Andrew O Wittreich, leader of the Dewey slate, as Arthur Walsh returns to private life after a temporary fill.
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Cratic
W. Warren Barbour
Arthur Walsh
H. Alexander Smith
Andrew O. Wittreich
Dewey
New Montgomery Chapter Forming for War Days Group
A Montgomery unit of an organization for parents with children in the armed forces will be organized here tomorrow night. Local sponsors Robert V. Mullen a newspaper pressman and D W W Fuller a court reporter said the Montgomery chapter will be the first in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Robert V. Mullen
D. W. W. Fuller
Alabama
Learys from a War Correspondent Notebook in Burma
War front diary by William F. Boni describes isolated jungle duty with Stilwell’s forces in North Burma. Radio crews of Mouse Patrol relay BBC updates from Russia Italy and the China Burma India theater while members trade banter about meals and homestate rivals Texas and Kansas.
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William F. Boni
Hal Boyle
Stilwell
Burma
BBC News
Russia
Italy
Germany
Mouse Patrol
Ed F. Shotwell
Richmond Hill
N. Y
Pvt
Fred “Monks” Garlicks
Brooklyn
Race, unity, and a strange birds mystery in Decatur
A May 14, 1944 letter urges progress on racial harmony while warning of a looming race question threat. It notes tense public mood and calls for white and dark skinned peoples to understand each other. A second piece laments a secret Wheeler Lake conference with white-uniformed visitors, speculating on German paratroopers or spies, and requesting reporters to identify the group and their origin.
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Milton Ader
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Ader
Air Forces
Texas
Kansas
Willard B. Patterson
New London
Charles E. Widner
Burns
Pat
Shorty
Carl Zittlow
West Degree
Wis
Ed Stephens
Birmingham
Ala
Sixth Terrace No
Apt. D
Moulton
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Darky
Earth
Henley H. Watson
Wheeler Lake
Bee Line Highway
Whiteside
Axis
Mystery in Decatur Prompts FBI Coast Guard Inquiry
A May 13 1944 Decatur Daily News urges Decatur residents to report a troubling matter. The editors hint at involving the FBI or U S Coast Guard, claiming reporters will investigate and solve the mystery without federal help.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Alabama
FBI
U.S. Coast Guard
Decatur Daily News
Hidden East Texas Oil Field Reclaimed by Geologists
Geologists once abandoned the rich oil field of east Texas as it lacked surface indicators seen in other fields. New surveys indicate beneath the surface lies significant oil potential prompting renewed exploration and drilling plans.
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East
Texas
St Joseph Aspirin Ad Claims Best Value
An advertisement urges readers to ask for St Joseph Aspirin claiming it is the fastest strongest and cheapest at 10¢. It markets the product as the world’s largest seller with the slogan demanding St Joseph Aspirin.
Austinville Baptist revival plans a week of training union
The Austinville Baptist church hosts a nightly revival at 8:00 this week led by Mrs. Eugene Dugger and Pastor C F Calvert. Programs include defense and home front topics with workshops and social activities. Other leaders are Miss Melba Call, Mrs. Will Spanabel, Omar Glass, Rev. C E Calvert, and Eugene Dugger.
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Austinville Baptist Church
Abies
Eugene Dugger
C.F. Calvert
Story Hour
Melba
Will Spanabel
Omar Glass
C. E. Calvert
No. 59 Local Train Serves wartime Southern South
A newspaper feature praises No. 59 as a local on the Southern Railway System. It highlights how the local train carries soldiers families mail and farm gear, aiding markets and industries. The piece calls No. 59 dependable and essential in wartime and future Victory.
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Southern Railway
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South
Southland
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