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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1944

Page

4

GOP Plans Fourteen Major Broadcasts This Season

The Republican National Committee schedules fourteen network broadcasts with six by Gov. Dewey and two by running mate Bricker. Specific Dewey dates include September 7 Philadelphia 8 Louisville 18 Seattle 19 Portland 21 San Francisco 22 Los Angeles, as Democrats delay until September 23 for President Roosevelt’s Teamsters talk in Washington.

C. E. Butterfield NBC Edward Martin Pennsylvania Andrew F. Schoeppel Kansas Edward J. Thye Minnesota New York Republican National Committee Thomas E. Dewey John W. Bricker Democratic National Committee Roosevelt Brotherhood of Teamsters Washington Dewey Philadelphia Louisville Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Lucille Manners Abe Lyman Boston Blackie Nick Carter Helen Keller

American forces advance toward Saar after breaking Maginot area

No Panzer Heke thrust through St Dizier toward Commercy has reached within 58 miles of Germany’s Saar region. The advance crossed the Argonne and the Meuse, where General Pershing’s doughboys fought six weeks in 1918, and moved past key strongpoints of the Maginot line.

St. Dizier Commercy Germany Saar Argonne Forest Meuse John J. Pershing

Rest of My Life With You Faith Baldwin Chapter Twenty Seven

In this excerpt Judith recovers from a concussion as Dr. Matthew Norman reassesses her condition and a web of relationships unfolds. Treadway, the polo playboy, frets over Judith while Mary and Ella urge progress, and Matthew’s bond with Judith deepens through light banter and shared concern amid a winter siege of illness and sorrow.

Faith Baldwin Matthew Mat Norman Mr. Treadway Kate Treadway Mary Jimmy Angel Morrow Lynn Matthew Hockatin Matthew Norman Judith Treadway the Great Tose Ald Greenwich Ella Shel Dently Sam Morley Hilda Mathew Bill Aker

Peace in Hands of American People After War Ends

The piece argues that postwar readjustment requires a new American role in world affairs. It emphasizes expanding international trade to avoid disaster, reestablishing free markets, and linking domestic policy with global economics. The future rests on informed, wise action by the American people.

United States J. B. Condliffe University of California

Brazil on the March review in The Literary Guidepost

Morris L. Cooke's Brazil on the March is praised as the first clear account of Brazil's current path and its hemisphere impact. The piece notes Cooke's role with the American Technical Commission and highlights aims to aid Brazil toward self sufficiency and industrialization while avoiding neocolonial dynamics. It draws parallels to past Latin American booms and stresses a profitable partnership with the United States.

Brazil Morris Llewellyn Cooke Whittlesey Morris L. Cooke United States Mr. Cooke American Technical Commission State Department Office of Economic Welfare War Production Board Cooke Ion Axis King

Look and Learn By A. C. Gordon 3

The piece presents five questions with concise answers. The assassinated presidents are Lincoln Garfield and McKinley. The average tree age is estimated at 200 to 300 years. The shortest Bible verse is Jesus wept. The earth is not a perfect sphere as it is flattened at the poles. Massachusetts has the largest capital city, Boston.

United States Earth Lincoln Garfield McKinley Jesus Massachusetts Boston

War Credo From The Front Lines Echoes In Verdun

A wartime column reflects on Nazi defeat near Verdun and the push for unconditional surrender. It notes Allied resolve to outlaw war, with a Midwest reader stressing severe punishment for aggressors and honoring those lost in action.

Verdun Reich Hitler Germany United Nations Hull Cape

Eisenhower vows to carry war to Reich and calls for peace

President Eisenhower declared the battle will be carried decisively into the Reich and urged destruction of German military power. He warned that after a war’s “sacred soil,” constructive efforts would aid German peaceable people as Labor Day approaches. A Texas crowd heard a pledge against cashiering the commander in chief.

Eral Eisenhower Reich pauLie Ay OF Stehayeut Eia Detroit Senator Gonnally Texas Army Navy Thomas E. Dewey Edward, Martin Pennsylvania Andrew F. Schoeppel Kansas Edward J.thye Minnesota Dewey Bricker Republican National Philadelphia Washington Robert M. Gaylord National Association of Manufacturers House Campaign Expenses Committee NAM Sidney Hillman CIO Political Action Committee Hour Group Chicago Herbert Brownell, Jr Republican National Committee Ellis Amal Georgia Republican Party Brownell John B. Wilson Arnall

Allied drive through France outpaces 1940 blitz pace

The article compares Allied progress in France with Hitler’s 1940 blitz. It notes Cherbourg as a key port, German demolitions, and supply challenges. It contrasts tactical speeds, citing American armored advances from St Lo toward Sedan, British progress to Amiens, and wider mobility as demoralization grows. India’s irrigation system is mentioned.

Hitler Normandy Paris Eisenhower Cherbourg le Harre Brest St. Nazaire Rorlent France Adolf Hitler St. Lo Abbeville Sedan Avranches Nantes Chartres Amiens

American forces drive toward Verdun amid broad offensive

Allied troops push from the Sedan corridor toward the Meuse while Patton’s armor races 965 miles in under a day to Verdun. The northern push tightens around Calais and Dunkerque as Merauders hammer Brest and Canadian units close on Dieppe. Soviet-like reports note German forces pulled into retreats along the Seine and Somme fronts.

Brest Brittanny Montgomery Calais Dunkerque Berlin Seine Somme Vervins Rethel Ardennes Sedan Gap Meuse Maginot Line George 8. Patton Verdun Belgium Sedan

Germans advance near Italian frontier in retreating push

Allied columns push along mountains and paths from a devastated village to contact German outposts northwest of Lagae near the Italian frontier about 55 miles northwest of Nice. French forces mop up scattered enemy pickets at Pont Saint Esprit Bourg Saint Ande rs Vallon and Barjac as garrisons on Ratsonneau and Pomergues surrender off Marseille.

Villagze Lagae Nice Rhone Pont St. Esprit Bourg St. Anders Vallon Barjac France Ratsonneau Pomergues Marseille

Notable Allied Naval Landing in Varying Harbor Actions

The United States Navy cruiser morning August 29 landed 90 Marines in a small harbor between two islands where coastal guns delayed enemy resistance in Marseille. Demolitions were safely removed and land mines isolated from Bucharest. Romanian accounts claim soldiers avoided streets, preferring trucks, and praise Allied tank superiority with a boast about oil field supply needs.

Marseille

Red Army Strikes Through Bucharest Amid Fierce Resistance

Front dispatches report German forces in disorder as Soviet troops move west along the Bucharest Craiova line. Malinovsky showcases mechanized might with self propelled guns tanks and armored infantry rumbling into Bucharest amid a weary populace. A Red Star reporter notes aggressive river valley operations and a swift, decisive push through the city.

RED Army Bucharest Craiova Danube Malinovsky Red Star Alex- Exh

West Virginia Republican mayors meet on campaign matters

Patrol and cadets under Lt. Col Hubert H Stark guided West Virginia municipal Republican leaders who gathered in Charleston to discuss campaign topics with the party’s gubernatorial nominee. The event emphasized coordinated efforts in the gubernatorial race and related municipal issues.

West Virginia Hubert H. Stark Charleston

Charleston mayor outlines campaign plan in city notices

The report cites Mayor D Boone Dawson of Charleston addressing a city audience about a campaign plan. It notes a state chairman Jim Hf, Bluefield's involvement, and a promised 100 percent response to an invitation extended to city officials for discussion.

D. Boone Dawson Charleston Dawson Tampaign Plang Illiaa Oir Ae Jim Hf Ghote Bluefield

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