Oregon Republicans in Convention Choose Delegates
Oregon Republicans instructed three delegates to back a candidate in the primaries as both senatorial seats were contested. Rufus C. McNary and Guy Coragn faced rivals for the regular and McNary terms while Timots and Alabama groups planned delegate selections. A Mississippi Republican slate announced its own delegation to Chicago.
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Umbia Republicans
Oregon
Rufus C. Republican
Asid ‘Guy Coragn
Arendbcat
Sender Chaise
McNary
McNery
Hickman
Fromer
1 War, Labor Board
Ad Cordon
Charies
Sprague
Timots
South Carolina
I Am An American Day Observance Urges Civic Duty
A Taylor county and nationwide church and civic group message calls for I Am An American Day to reinforce good citizenship amid invasion fears. It urges unity with United Nations ideals, Four Freedoms, and active civic participation in peace and war, stressing responsibility at home to counter juvenile delinquency and protect democratic privileges.
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Taylor County
United Nations
Wes Seah
Eee Ieee
Frontiers of American Culture review notes Adams tone
The review discusses James Truslow Adams Frontiers of American Culture published by Scribners at $2.50. It praises the approachable tone, aims to reassess culture and adult education, and highlights Adams’ conservative fairness. It traces themes from Franklin's Junto to the American Philosophical Society and notes the book’s broad cultural reach.
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James Truslows
Scribners
Alten James Truslow Adams
Fee
Mr. Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Fuller Brush
Adams
Franklin
American Philosophical Society
Pranklin Institute
University of Pennsylvania
America
Philadelphia
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
W.c-T.u
Ife
Future of adult education hinges on its adequacy
Mr. Adams asserts that the future may depend on how adequate adult education proves itself, with a nod to evolving institutions like the old Chautauqua, modern radio, and various cultural and educational carriers.
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Old Chautauqua
Modern Radio
Sears, Roebuck
Rotary
the Grange
Adams
Fred Allen to Leave Air Again After June 25
Fred Allen plans another radio vacation from CB8 after June 25 due to health issues, with uncertainty about retirement or a longer absence. The piece notes last season he returned in December because of high blood pressure and mentions television seminar discussions and current NBC CBS radio listings.
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C. E. Butterfield
New York
Fred Allen
CB8
Fred
Allen
Radio Executives Club of
James L. Fly
FCC
Niles Trammel
NBC
Alfred N. Goldsmith
West Virginia Athletes Enter 27th Track Championship
West Virginia schoolboy athletes arrive in Charleston for the 27th annual state track and field championships at Charleston High School. Fred Gall of Charleston and Harold McKibben of Parkersburg headline the IC-4A meet entries, with Art Smith guiding the West Virginia contingent. The field includes 150 plus competitors from northern sectional meets in Wheeling Clarksburg and Martinsburg with events beginning tomorrow.
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Park
Fred Gall
Charleston
Harold “McKibben
Parkersburg
Philadelphia
Art Smith
McKibben
West Virginia
Charleston High School
Sedition Trial Sparks Verbal Clash in Los Angeles Case
The trial on sedition faced a mistrial bid after Rogge accused defendant Jones of reading from a defense brief filed by attorney James J. Laughlin. Laughlin protested and claimed the defense brief was properly supplied, while describing the situation as defamatory blaming Jones for seeking information.
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Pis
M Arthur Landing At Dawn On Dutch New Guinea Coast
Allied forces landed at dawn on Wednesday and by nightfall had extended eight miles along the coast and occupied a southern island. The operation faced no opposition and caught the enemy off guard. The airfield capture promises air coverage over Dutch New Guinea and surrounding areas.
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M’ Arthur
Insoemanai
Whkde
Dutch New, Guinea
Allied advance heavy fire at beachhead in toeia fighting
Field reports show U S troops under mortar fire after landing with minimal casualties while Japanese losses near three dozen killed. Allied air bases consider Liberator strikes as Libyan reconnaissance notes mention Romanians and Germans among enemy totals and a German commander Boehme reported as a prisoner near Chersones lighthouse.
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Toeia
Woundes
Hares
New Gerhen
Ageels
Birinzov
Chersonne
Boehme
Jist
WWII era labor strife interrupts rail and mining output
Workers walkouts halt production at Pallmanndard Car Co in Bessemer and cause widespread stoppages as about 1,200 join a coal mine strike in Birmingham. In Tennessee, 3,000 AF of L members and iron workers protest near Clinton, with some returning to work.
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Wbout Tratt Board
Pers Usinn
Giraiezham
Pallmanndard Car Co
Bessemer
Birminglass
International Brotherhood of Structural, Bidge and Ornamental Workers
AFS
Clinton
Tenn
Desperate German Retreat Along Black Sea Cliff
A vivid battlefield scene shows German forces near Sevastopol under fire by the Red Army. The coastline is littered with beached rafts and a burning landing barge packed with casualties, while the sea and horizon hold a distant Romania as the outcome looms.
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Black Sea
Belndus
Sevastopol
Romania
Imm Drods
Red Army
Destruction Around Abbey After Allied Bombing
A correspondent describes Nazi sabotage delaying Allied advance along highway No 7 and the abbey area with bridges blown, rails ripped, and town littered with booby traps. Bombing on Feb 15 and Mar 15 left the monastery a ruin except the northwestern wall and chapel area. Molten cratered grounds and scattered German equipment mark the devastated abbey precincts.
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Dutour
St. Benedict
Forces advance toward Santa Olivia on Hitler line
U.S. forces push toward Santa Olivia, a strong point on the Hitler line near the Liri valley. Maticello sits at the heart of the area as defenses guard the edge of the valley. No Gift is a noted jewelry source.
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U.S
Santa
Olivia
Maticello
Liri
Skaggs & Co
Allied and Axis actions span Balkans and Ploesti raid
In wartime notes, Allied advances near a junction at two miles from a town are reported along with German attempts to destroy dumps at Gaeta. Bombers hit Ploesti refineries and Belgrade, Nis yards, and Turnu Severin in Romania. Nearly 13 of 100 German fighters at Ploesti were shot down, as air forces press war across the Balkans.
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Mark W. Clark
Tickey
Naples
Gaeta
Balkans
Ploesti
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Nis
Romania
Turnu-Severin
Henry Aldrich comedy at Opera House delights crowd
Weave Opera House presents Henry and Dizzy in a Henry Aldrich film parody. Jimmy Lydon and Charles Smith navigate comical misadventures with Mary Anderson as the trio’s lively mischief unfolds to a humorous finale.
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Paramount
Hollywood
Henry Aldrich
Henry
Dizzy
Jimmy Lydon
Henry Alditch
Charles Smith
Dizay
Mary Anderson
Ann Corio to Head Film Cast at Opera House
Ann Corio, the ravishing star of The Sultan's Daughter, headlines Monogram comedy drama at the Opera House tonight. The title role offers her chances to reveal eastward costumes and display the charms that have attracted audiences for years.
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Charles Butterworth
Tim
Irene Rygend
Edward Norris
Fortunio Bonanova
Jack Larue
Freddie Fisher
At Deceptional
Gene Oliver
Crispin Martagad
Joccah J. Greene
Ann Corio
Panama Hattie at the Strand Tonight
MGM musical Panama Hattie stars Ann Sothern and Red Skelton at the Strand Theatre. The film blends elaborate numbers with a lively romance between Sothern and Dan Dailey Jr while Rags Ragland and Ben Blue portray sailors adding comic antics.
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Tov
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Ann Sothern
Red Skelton
Strand Theatre
Miss Sothern
Dan Dailey, Jr
Skelton
Ragland
Ben Blue
Dixie Directs Stellar Cast in The Lodger Prima Facie
Producer Robert Bassler assembles six stars Merle Oberon George Sanders Laird Cregar Sir Cedric Hardwicke Sara Allgood Aubrey Mather for The Lodger and assigns them to John Braham, signaling a high profile film project with renowned talent engaged for the production.
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Robert Bassler
Merle Oberon
George Sanders
Laird Cregar
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Sara Allgood
Aubrey Mather
John Braham
Director Bragg Reveals Unique Method For Actor Performance
Fragmentary text mentions Bragg, a director of The Theatre of Vienna, and references to Hitler era, Pax, Mrs Lowndes, and a terrifying study of Jack the Ripper. The readable parts hint at a discussion of a director’s technique to elicit performance. No clear outcome or dates.
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Hollywood
Bragg
O ‘Theatre of
Vienna
Terefor Recu
Pax
Ie Lowndes
Jack the Ripper
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