Dewey Seeks Dominant Delegates as Delegation Totals Rise
The article details remaining state and territory selections for the Republican national convention in Chicago. Indiana Nevada Tennessee Puerto Rico and the Philippines vie for delegates, with Dewey aiming to secure 40 pledged or promised votes while major states Pennsylvania and California shift toward his camp. California delegates were released by Warren and urged not to back any candidate.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Indiana
Nevadion
Chicago
Caasenesas
Tennessee
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Thomas E. Dewey
New Yorker
Dewey
Pennsylvania
California
North Dakota
Farr Warren
Warren
Singing at Center Grove Ghureh Church Event
A public singing is planned at Center Grove Ghureh in East Morgan county on Saturday night inviting local residents to attend.
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Center Grove
Daily Crossword Puzzle Answers and Clues List
A reader supplied list of crossword clues with numbers and some garbled entries, including across and down hints, partial notes, and references to cryptograms and quotes. The page also shows yesterday’s cryptoquote and attribution to Plato via King Features Syndicate.
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Plato
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Inmates Embrace New Reading Program at Julia Tutwiler
Inmates at Julia Tutwiler prison for women in Montgomery Alabama warmly embrace a new education initiative. Aimed at eradicating illiteracy and preparing inmates for life after release, the program hires full time teacher Debbie Peebles to teach reading writing and crafts with assistance from garment factory supervisor Earl Beatty. 35 to 50 percent of Negro women and about eight percent of white women are illiterate.
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Montgomery
Ala
Julia Tutwiler
Josie Barefield
E. P. Russell
Wetumpka Women's Prison
Debbie Peebles
Elmore County
Russell
Earl Beatty
Miss Barefield
Poppy Sale Aids Disabled Veterans and Families
Mrs. H F Sherrod of the American Legion Auxiliary says poppy sales on May 27 nationwide fund welfare and rehabilitation for disabled veterans and their families. Volunteers handle collections to maximize impact, helping children left fatherless and supporting recovery efforts beyond government provisions.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
H. F. Sherrod
American Legion ‘Auxiliary
Legion
Auxiliary
Scholarship Offers Opportunity From Michigan School
Montgomery May 25. Dr E B Norton state school superintendent authorized to accept applications for a scholarship to the Michigan School of Mining and Technology.
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Montgomery
E. B. Norton
Michigan School of Mining and Technology
Family and visitors in Morgan County notes
The Morgan County items report Pvt. Samuel Sharp on an eleven day furlough from Camp Croft South Carolina visiting Hart selle and relatives. Local families including the Sivleys Allen Eubanks Williams Lemley Whitten and Johnsons are referenced with Sunday visits and weekend gatherings. An aside notes oysters pump over 15 gallons of water daily.
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Tim Sharp
Samuel Sharp
Hartselle 3
Camp Croft
South Carolina
Floyd Sivley
Leander Allen
Donald Eubanks
Henry Williams
M. C. Sharp
Hartseller
Jackie Faye
Sarah Joe Allen
Albert Lemley
Union
Mary
Edith Eubanks
Elgie Rose Freeze
Hartselle
A. L. Whitten
Lester Whitten
DeCatur
Homer Johnson
Johnnie Allen
FEPC wins partial congressional grant amid discrimination cases
FEPC chief Malcolm Ross testified that the committee seeks 585000 for 1945 operating costs as it files 60 public hearings on discrimination. Of 636 cases closed since July 1943, 630 were settled, with 11 field offices reporting rising monthly complaints, primarily from Black workers.
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Washington
President's Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
Congress
Ons
War Manpower Commission
Malcolm Ross
Ross
Sailor Honored at Family Dinner
A dinner Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Champion Somerville 1 in honor of their son Ray H Champion S F 3 c serving in the Navy. He spent a day leave with family and friends. Attendees included several Champion relatives and neighbors plus visitors Mr and Mrs Moore and others.
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W. H. Champion
Somerville
Ray__H._ Champion
S. F
Navy
S F
R. H. Champion
W. T. Nappier
Elzie Champion
John ‘Bracken
Donald Renee
St Joseph Aspirin Marketing Claim
The copy touts St Joseph Aspirin as the genuine pure aspirin and the world’s largest seller. It emphasizes safety and value with questions about paying more or accepting less and urges demand for the product.
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St. Joseph
The Average City Dweller Consumes Fresh Vegetables
The average city resident consumes 175 pounds of fresh vegetables per year.
Army shifts to big guns and heavy ammunition
Officials disclose a major pivot in Army supply plans toward heavy artillery. The program doubles or triples demand, reopening TNT lines and boosting powder, shell loading, and nylon bag production to field 155 millimeter howitzers, 68 inch guns, 240 mm weapons, and Long Tom rifles, with impact on ammonia and alcohol industries. The change follows combat lessons from Italy. The note ends with a stray line about the North West Mounted Police.
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Washington
Europe
Ier
Italy
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Lopez
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Winton
Donna Reed
Robert Walkker
Harre
Gene Akern
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Rim
Dillehay
Gran
Sait
Erne Oe
Hoag
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North West Mounted Police
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