Roosevelt Aims For 1944 Victory Amid Urban Party Defection
The piece reports steady ad hoc fourth term reports reaching the White House and national HQ on F D R's 1944 intrigue. Alfred E. Smith cites Dewey carrying New York State. urban voters and groups like Irish and colored citizens are described as hostile to the administration.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
White House
Andratio
F.D.R
Alfred E. Smith
Thomas E. Dewey
Empire State
Roosevelt
New York
Albany
Buffalo
Syracuse
Rochester
New York City
State
Wendell
Wall Street
Postwar Debates Shape France’s future government in exile
The piece surveys plans for a fourth republic after the war, noting French insistence on national autonomy in shaping a democratic order. It discusses protest rights, Gallup surveys in Paris, and the reluctance to accept Washington or London led blueprints, plus concerns over wartime lard surpluses and food preservation methods.
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America
Britain
Committee of National Liberation
Assembly
France
Chamber
Senate
Germany
Algiers
de Gaulle
Giraud
Philip
Gazier
Hauriou
Gallup
Paris
Geneva
Washington
London
Boston could spark another Tea Party in 1944 vote
Minority Leader Joe Martin warns Yankee land shows strong anti reg imo sentiment against the current regime. Rhode Island stands as the lone New England state with four electoral votes while Boston's bloc remains the pivotal swing. Roosevelt carried Massachusetts by 137 000 four years ago and could lose it.
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Boston
Joe Martin
Yankeeland
New England
F.D.R
Rhode Island
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Joe Guffey
Pennsylvania
Philadelpa
Pittsburgh
Keystone State
Winning the War by Albert Leman
As invasion nears a pivotal question emerges What will Frenchmen do The author notes uncertainty about the future of imprisoned countrymen and the fragmented resistance across ideologies and regions with limited reliable information from the continent The piece reflects on the mood as exiles head to Algiers for the Consultative Assembly and warns of broad unpredictability.
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Albert Leman
United States
Consultative Assembly
Algiers
Nations Represented At ILO Session In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on April 25 representatives from 29 nations joined a full dress debate on whether the International Labor Organization should remain an advisory body or gain enforcement power over social and labor issues. Debates centered on expanding ILO authority versus maintaining state sovereignty with speakers including Pedro A. Chapa and Robert J. Watt, who urged caution against overextending ILO responsibilities while supporting aims for full employment and better living standards.
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Philadelphia
International Labor Organization
ILO
Pedro A. Chapa
United States
Chapa
Robert J. Watt
U. S
Roosevelt
Agency For Action
Beasley
Australia
Maskless Faces in Elizabethan Stage Makeup Change
The English stage of Elizabethan times discarded the ancient mask as facial makeup. This shift reflects evolving conventions and audience expectations in early modern theater.
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Elizabeth
Hollywood Gossip Roundup on Garson, Waves, and Wags
Hollywood gossip column notes Greer Garson's possible new stage project with Samson Raphaelson after Mrs. Parkington. Mentions Ty Power, Ragnar Quale, Marilyn Maxwell, Jane Withers, and Andrea Leeds changing careers. Includes WAVES push for Bing Crosby and Jennifer Holt’s career moves.
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Harrison Carroll
King Features Syndicate
Greer Garson
Samson Raphaelson
Pleasant Valley
Greer
Raphaelson
Bette Davis
Paul Hreid
Marilyn Maxwell
David Street
Joan Davis
Jane Withers
John Miles
Bing Cros
Bob Hope Character Name in Goldwyn Pirate Comedy
The fragment notes Bob Hope’s role in a Goldwyn pirate comedy as Sylvester Crosby. It cites a line where a worn crooner with laryngitis criticizes another performer, implying comic rivalry and dental-tinged nautical humor typical of vintage studio props.
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Bob Hope
Sylvester Crosby
Hope
Hollywood Hi Jinks and Party Gossip Across Tinsel Town
Marlene Dietrich reports seeing Follow the Boys in rain while at Algerian hillside theater. Carmelita Geraghty hosts Colleen Moore Marion Nixon Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish party with Mildred Davis and Helen Ferguson. George Raft and Myrna Dell pair at the Mocambo. Dan Duryea may exhibit vegetables for the Texas horticultural society in Dallas on July 1. Hal McIntyre keeps a seven year diary. Budd Abbott renames his valley cafe Abbott's Backstage. Vivian Marshall recalls two camels lingering over Lana Turner photo with a sweater quip.
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Hollywood
Marlene Dietrich
Charles Feldman
Carmelita Geraghty
Colleen Moore
Marion Nixon
Mary Pickford
Helen Ferguson
Mildred Davis
Lillian Gish
George Raft
Myrna Dell
Mocambo
Texas Horticultural Society
Dan Duryea
Dallas
Hal McIntyre
Budd Abbott
Post Office Dispatches 20 Million Acreole Prisoners of War
British forces report destroying 042 enemy aircraft in air and on ground while suffering 2,885 losses. The post war tally includes 20,000,000 acreole prisoners of war sent from Dunkirk region.
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Dunkirk
Europe
States
Pony Forces
Fears Of Seizure Claims On Coal Mines Rise
Washington April 25. Fowler Harper solicitor for the interior department warns the 1945 appropriation bill hearings of millions of dollars in claims from the seizure of coal mines. C. J. Potter notes a coal shortage as output targets and demand are stated for bituminous and anthracite.
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Washington
House
Interior Department
Fowler Harper
Department
Committee On Hearings
Harper
C. J. Potter
Chaplain Wins Photo ID Contest At Naval Hospital
The Stethoscope, the hospital paper in Seattle, held a contest to identify a published photo of Betty Grable. The chaplain correctly identified the image, winning the competition.
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Seattle
Naval Hospital
The
Stethoscope
Betty Grable
Tromone Promises Youth Vitality For Middle Aged Men
A vintage advertisement touts Tromone as a medical formula of vitamins and hormones for men past youth. It claims middle aged users can regain youthlike vitality and zest, with dosing on the labeled directions and sales at Mann Drug and other druggists.
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Mann Drug and Druggists
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