Campaign Clash Heightens as Roosevelt Hits Back
The campaign heated as Roosevelt allies in Newark and Pittsburgh attacked Dewey and Truman. Ickes faulted Dewey’s pledge to win by any means while Luce assailed Roosevelt supporters as Nazi or Marxist in concept. Dewey pressed postwar readjustment questions in St Louis and New York, challenging the deals of the WPA and army staffing. Bricker spoke in Santa Ana backing reconversion and civilian output as plans for victory.
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Phe
Geor Dewey
Truman
Roosevelt
Dewey
Ickes
Booth Luce
Blican
Newark
Luce
CIO
Karl Marx
Pittsburgh
De‘wey
New York
St. Louis
America
Wruman
Vice Press
John W. Bricker
Santa Ana
Calif
Bricker
Japan
San Calif
Doan's Pills Promote Kidney Waste Flush
Backache and leg pains may signal kidney trouble. Doan's Pills have helped many for over 40 years by flushing poison waste from the blood through the kidneys. Get Doan's Pills.
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Beckeche
Nature
Doan
Night on the Wharf Sparks Love and Wary Confession
Anne and Russell share a moonlit pier moment as she admits lingering feelings for him while wary of Dan. Russell declares love and asks Anne to marry him, but she cautions that tomorrow may bring doubt. The scene hints at jealousy, gossip, and an unsettled future as they walk away together.
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Anne
Russell
Talbot
Dan
Dwight
Dwight Raynor
Anne Darling
Laura
Belgian refugee tale tests American restraint on Germans
Hal Boyle reports from Belgium near the German frontier where civilians question American restraint amid Nazi brutality. A Lardinois family recounts their escape from a 1940 Nazi air attack, the death of the father, and a warning that Americans are too easy on the Germans, a sentiment heard near Aubel and along the border.
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AEF
Belgium
Hitler
Lardinois
Aubel
Joseph Lardinois
Jean
Marthe
Marie Jose
Brussels
Liege
Madame Lardinois
Jose
Insane Veterans Death Benefits Compared Across Wars
Washington reports that World War I insane veterans often amassed estates from $10,000 to $50,000 due to a $57.50 monthly life-insurance payment that continued regardless of hospitalization or dependents. In this war, disability pensions replace such life insurance, and estates for insane veterans are generally smaller unless dependents exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans Administration
Sam
Rev Moffett to Be Heard at First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian church of Decatur hosts Rev Harry Moffett from November 1 to 8 for a series of services at 7 30 each evening. Moffett is pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Columbia Missouri and a noted Southern Presbyterian minister. He previously lived in Huntsville and Birmingham where his father served as pastor. He is a Davidson College and Union Theological Seminary graduate.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Decatur
Harry Moffett
Moffett
Southern Presbyterian Church
Missouri Capital City
Columbia Folk
University of Missouri
Stevens College
North Alabama
Huntsville
First Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Vine Street
Rev. Moffett
Davidson College
North Carolina
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Virginia
Tire ruling eases tire stockpiling for dealers under OPA order
The amendment allows qualified tire dealers to obtain up to 100 tires of size 7.50 or smaller and 100 tires of size 8.25 or larger directly from the manufacturer or a factory branch without transferring certificates. Norman G. Olsen says the change speeds tire delivery, builds inventories, and keeps quotas unchanged while easing shortages for truck operators.
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Norman G. Olsen
OPA
Olsen
VA Guardianships Grow for Veterans Surviving Spouses and Children
Edward Odom of the VA notes guardianship service favors banks or trust companies to manage pensions for insane veterans, their beneficiaries, or minor children. The program, started in 1926, now covers about 79,057 beneficiaries, up from 25,000 in 1944, with surplus funds invested when present.
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Edward Odom
Odom
Nine Birmingham gas operators face hearings on suspensions
Nine Birmingham gasoline filling iron operators and six out of six stations were suspended for ten to ninety days after administrative hearings led by Hon. Daniel Bell. Prosecutor Kingman-Shelburne reported penalties for listed operators and firms, with several cases dismissed or settled by bans on sales or probation.
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Birmingham
Daniel Bell
Office of Price Administration
Kingman — Shelburne
R. C. Fulford
South First Avenue
Cahaba Road
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Arthur Duke
Georgia Road
Officers Elected by Junior Board at Central Methodist Church
At a called meeting last night the junior board of stewards elected officers for the coming church year. Chair man Otto Nebrig vice chair man James Wade secretary Henry Howell treasurer Holland Cook. The secretary and treasurer were elected for a second straight year. Navy combat vessels and harbors in invasion areas are serviced by more than 50 types of eye craft with specific jobs.
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Central Methodist Church
Otto Nebrig
James Wade
Henry Howell
Holland Cook
Navy
Birthday Party Honors Vest Grandchildren
A birthday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vest celebrated Tolo Bears and James Vest on their 16th and 18th birthdays. Guests included Leon Wynn Marie Wynn Lois Nichelson Louise Parker Brandon Sparkman Buddy Bullard Arbry Bullard James Sybert Margaret Opal Morris Carl Morris Wilson Sandlin Husett Self Sonny West Orval Sparkman Hugh Townson Sue Nicholson Wilman Hartsel Roy Bullard and the hostess. Many gifts were received.
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Dean Vest
Tolo Bears
James Vest
Leon Wynn
Marie Wynn
Lois
Floyd Nichelson
Louise Parker
Brandon Sparkman
Plan Box Supper At Trinity School
The public is invited to a box supper at Trinity School at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20. A popularity contest features Sara Bolton seventh grade, Lauren Price eighth grade, Willodean Terry ninth grade, Vera Sevilla tenth grade, and Claudean Lamon eleventh and twelfth grades. The zircon is noted as the heaviest gem stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity School
Sara Bolton
Lauren Price
Willodean Terry
Vera Sevilla
Claudean Lamon
Eisenhower to delegate most French authority to De Gaulle
Washington reports that General Dwight D. Eisenhower is expected to transfer formal authority over nearly all metropolitan France to General Charles de Gaulle. He will designate non fighting zones as interior areas, leaving only combat zones ports and key rail lines under military control.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
de Gaulle
France
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
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