Vote Indifference Threatens 1944 Election Turnout
A 1944 editorial warns that voter turnout could dip to about 40 million from 50 million in 1940 as millions of Americans, including service members and relocated workers, may skip the vote. It urges civic action, highlights the Nonpartisan Association for Franchise Education led by Henry J. Kaiser, and calls for broad community involvement to defend free government and ensure a decisive November election.
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Gallup
Nonpartisan Association For Franchise Education
Henry J. Kaiser
Italy
Germany
France
Congress
Dumbarton Oaks Delegates Visit New York Weekend
The Dumbarton Oaks conference delegates left Washington on their first weekend to explore New York sights. They attended theater with tickets on the house and enjoyed nightlife, while the secrecy surrounding the talks continues to bother observers.
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Dumbarton Oaks
New York
Washington
German Aid Promised to Finland Through War Bonds
The article notes Finland remained in the war in return for German support. A German contribution arrived as two oak leaves attached to the Iron Cross awarded to Baron Mannerheim, the Finnish president. It suggests Finns might feel disappointed as Hitler loses men and resources, making any aid significant.
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Finland
Germany
Hitler
Baron Mannerheim
Washington Calling Politics Cannot Be Mixed With Food Policy
Washington columnist Marquis Childs argues that postwar food policy faces shortages in fats sugar and proteins while rations and prices influence farmer incentives. He warns against tying politics to rationing decisions and notes Europe’s demand and US storage issues could worsen if policy misjudges timing.
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Washington
DY Marquis Childs
Europe
Normandy
War Food Administration
America
WFA
UNRRA
England
Duchess of Windsor Earned Place On Best-Dressed List
Ruth Millett notes the Duchess of Windsor built her standing as a fashion icon through a life dedicated to clothes. Wallis Simpson dismisses the idea of hating the best-dressed label, but Millett argues the title requires a full time wardrobe devotion and public display of style.
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Duchess of Windsor
Ruth Millett
Wallie Simpson
Nassau
New York
New Medium Helikopter Plans Face Experimental Phase
Transportation leaders vow to pursue helicopter use through air dispersion trials in the twenties and thirties while facing ongoing global conflicts. Quotes from Agnew E. Larsen and Lt Gen Kurt Dittmar reflect wartime rhetoric about perseverance and aggression as Allied advances loom in Europe and Russia. Chester Bowles notes outstanding wartime record yet upcoming hard problems.
Editorial Attacks on Roosevelt Share Mocking Tone
A guest editorial recalls criticism of President Roosevelt over his Pearl Harbor visit and notes two South Dakota politicians Mundt and Christopherson now traveling to England to assist war efforts. It portrays their overseas trip as self serving and mocks their prior comments while urging restraint.
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A. Wells
Webster Journal
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Nimitz
General MacArthur
Army
Navy
Ash
Fred Christopherson
Sioux Falls
Karl Mundt
England
Britain
Hope
Betty Grable
Ernie Pyle Ends War Duty With Personal Farewell
In a Paris dispatch Ernie Pyle announces his departure from war reporting after 29 months overseas and about 700000 words. He cites being overwhelmed, hopes for rest, and notes admiration for General Omar Bradley while acknowledging the war may continue beyond Germany.
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Ernie Pyle
Paris
Europe
America
Tell
Eve
Pacific
New Mexico
Transportation Corps
Army
Landscape And Sky In Touring Battlefields
Globe trotting reporter Roger Greene recalls touring battlefields with the British East of Seine. He notes two crucial sights: landscape signaling shell bursts and the sky signaling enemy planes. He shares memories of peaceful French villages turning deadly under fire and describes liberation scenes with cheering villagers and British tanks bypassing German garrisons.
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Roger Greene
Seine
Jerry
Danny Daniel
Governor C A D Exit Puzzle Pictured in Idaho Daily
A fragmented afternoon paper features a word puzzle with the Idaho governor C A D in a horizontal clue set. The page shows numerous numbered entries for terms including minerals, plants, and titles, typical of a cross word puzzle page from a regional newspaper.
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Idaho
C. A
Crossword Clue Fragments Hint at 19th Century Puzzle
A garbled OCR style list shows clues and numbers like 19 Antecedents 21 Brazilian macaw 23 Legal point 25 Redacts 27 Lariat 31 Epic poetry 32 Bushmen 34 Belongs to it 35 Row 37 Engine 38 Volcanio on Martinique 41 Symbol for ruthenium 42 Poker stake 43 Proceed 46 Ocean 48 Drone bee 50 Lower case qnb.) $2 Any 54 Steamship.
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Volcanio
Martinique
Ocean
Arsene Lupin Returns to Screen Under Hays Code Sanction
Universal's Arsene Lupin stars George Korvin and Elia Raines with John Barrymore and Warren William. The film ends with Lupin arrested but smiling as a taxi drives off, hinting at an escape by his henchman en route to Scotland Yard. Korvin, a Hungary-born actor, rises from Broadway to Hollywood after a stint as a news photographer in Spain.
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Erskine Johnson
NEA
Arsene Lupin
Debonair Robin Hood
Universal
Hollywood
George Korvin
Elia Raines
John Barrymore
Warren William
Arsene
Law
Scotland Yard
Young Korvin
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Charles Boyer
Cary Grant
Broadway
C. K. Feldman
Gezu Ky
United Sttes
Ship
Spain
Madrid
Louvre
Virgin
Carrol
Gane
J. Gretal Naish
Naish
Sahara
Ganemard
Korvin
Togi
Jong
Alaint
Ration Calendar and Stamp Validity Updates
Office of Price Administration warns stamps must remain attached when presenting for commodities and to destroy expired stamps. Meat and fat stamps are valid indefinitely in ranges Red Stamps Hook Four Aa through Z and AS through G5. Blue Stamps Hook Four Ag through Z8 and A5 through L5 valid indefinitely G1 through L5 valid Sept 1 indefinitely. Each pound of waste fat yields two meat ration points. Sugar stamps 30 through 33 valid for five pounds indefinitely with stamp 40 valid for five pounds for home canning through Feb 28, 1945.
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Office of Price Administration
Gasoline and fuel oil coupons recalled and school notes
The notice lists gasoline 12-A coupons valid through Sept 21 for three patrons and five gallon limits, plus fuel oil coupons for all areas through Sept 90 and mentions May usage. It also references price ceiling reporting to a panel and regular meetings. ST. LAWRENCE SCHOOL REPORT notes Sept 4 start, teachers listed, and dorm supervision details.
Thad Phibbs Finds Joy In Summer Horseshoes
Thad Phibbs believes enjoyment grows with effort. He works at the War Plant and recovers by pitching horseshoes with friends on summer evenings. He says relief feels earned, prompting reflection on how hard days heighten appreciation for simple pleasures.
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Thad Phibbs
Thad Anya
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DOPR
AA Spruce
Omar Welson Bradley
Order of St. Christopher
U.S
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Nova Scotia
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Slic
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Wil Flint
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