GOP To Make Campaign Issue Of Soldier Vote
Washington Feb 10 Republican leaders sharpened the service vote issue with speeches at Lincoln dinners. Charles Halleck pledges a real ballot for soldiers, contrasting with federal schemes. Bricker Willkie and Dewey join Lincoln Day appearances to push the party line.
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GOP
Washington
Armed Services
Jeaders
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Republican Conoy
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Halleck
Senate-House
Senate
Martin
Mass
Lincoln
John Bricker
Ohio
National Press Club
Wendell L. Willkie
Tacoma
Wash
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Reblican Club
New York City
Bataan Relief Seeks Immediate Action and Aid
Dr W H Isley of New Mexico founded the Bataan relief group in the state and attracted delegates from several states. They urged sending ships and materiel to General MacArthur to bring home missing sons and husbands, voting to form a national body only if needed. The meeting rejected memorializing victims, focusing on rescue efforts rather than a memorial.
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President
War Relief Control Board
Civilian Tire Shortage Delays 1944 Supply Plans
Rubber Director Bradley Dewey warns civilians will receive 20 to 40 percent fewer tires in 1944. Essential military and industrial needs pressuring truck and bus hauling, with civilian production capped at about 1,000,000 monthly and 750,000 rationed. A reserve is kept for emergencies. He projects lean rationing through the first six months before any loosening.
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Washington
Joe Motorist
Bradley Dewey
Dewey
Youth dies from accidental rifle wound in Sylvia
Ray Cogbill Jr aged 12 died yesterday in a Sylvia hospital from a bullet wound said to be an accidental shooting while he was handling a .22 rifle Tuesday. Relatives reported no foul play suspected.
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Sylvia
Ray Cogbill, Jr
Railroad competition west of the Mississippi curbed by agreements
Washington, Feb. 10. Assistant Attorney General Wendell Berge told a senate subcommittee that western railroad agreements and practices have nearly ended competition west of the Mississippi, curtailed new services, and blocked rate cuts. He criticized the so called western agreement begun Dec 1, 1932, in effect until April 23, and noted pressure to take legal action. He cited Budd and Pullman actions on lightweight sleeping cars and described policy clashes affecting rail operations during wartime demands.
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Washington
Theissippi River
Wendell Berge
Senate
Berge
Mississippi
Aene
Department of Justice
Department
Justice Department
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company
Burlington
Pullman Company
Xxxit
Budd
Santa Fe
Pullman
Eles
Pee
Stee
Willkie Seeks Market Based Farm Policy
In Successful Farming March issue Wendell Willkie argues against complete government control and favors a program anchored in market forces. He lists steps to advance farm prices, stabilize markets, fund commodity loans, and expand nutrition distribution while promoting world cooperation for prosperous domestic agriculture.
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Willkie
Successful Farming Magazine
Willkie Carner
Child’s body recovered from Pittston cave in
In Pittston Pennsylvania on February 10 the body of 2 year old Jule Ann Fulmer was recovered after a cave in swallowed her while she walked along a residential street. Rescue workers removed tons of dirt and the coroner opened an investigation to determine liability. Officials announced mine mapping and a Pittston Mine Cave investigation to shore abandoned tunnels and prevent future collapses. The incident marked the first fatal cave in a string of cave ins that damaged homes and public buildings.
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Pittston
Jule Ann Fulmer
Pennsylvania
John R. Reilly
Jule Ann
Britain regrets bombing of Swedish Red Cross ship
London reports Britain will express regret to Sweden over a claimed attack by British planes on a Swedish Red Cross ship Wiril in the Aegean. Stockholm papers say the act may have been a mistake as Britain backs Greek aid, and驟 editorial notes concern over targeting Red Cross vessels.
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Britain
Red Cross
London
Stockholm
Sweden
Irig
Aegean Sea
Stockholms Tidningen
Wiril
Aegean
Promotions Given To 17 N C Men Serving in Army
The War Department announced the temporary promotion of 17 North Carolinians serving as army officers. Promotions include Major to lieutenant colonel William Franklin Gaffney and several first and second lieutenants across infantry and corps units. Also named are officers in the medical corps and dietitian roles.
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N.C
Washington
War Department
William Franklin Gaffney
IGD
Midwood Pil
Charlotte
J. & Hinton
Ridgecrest
Harry Jay Berry
Normandy Rd
Asheville
Turner Paul Messick
Carolina Ave
Burlington
Harry Stuart Hickman
Lenois
James Martin Parks
Maple St
Reidsville
Cornarl Bernard Vick
Chisholm St
Sanford
John Clyde Hanes
Belvedere Ave
Francis Graham Moffitt
Coats
Joseph Richardson Jester
Rt. 1
Edwin Earl Buckner
Sig. C
McAden St
Graham
Francis Lee Bryan
W. Main St
Marshall
Roy Clifton Moose
Kendener St
Mooresville
Charles Marvin Allen
Norwood
Worthy Berrman Murchison
Henry George Gores
Weaverville
Avery Cobb Low
Norther Boulevard
Wilmington
Frank Miller Nifong
Non-Salem
William Harrison Williams, Jr
Margret Elizabeth Tull
Dietitian
Ilmington
James Alan Bailey
Aus
Winston-Salem
Soldier Sought In Staying At Charlotte Hotel
Police and military authorities sought a companion of Pvt. Lee M. Riley of Webster City who stayed with him at the Selwyn hotel in Charlotte hours before Riley’s nude body was found. Riley died of strangulation. the companion used a false name at Bradley Field, Conn. and was picked up in Columbus, Ohio.
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Charlotte
Lee M. Riley
Webster City
Town
Riley
Selwyn
Bluenthenthal Field
Wilmington
Bardley Field
Conn
Case
Hadeen
Columbus
Ohio
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United States
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Ar Bird
Eton
Little Miss
Belk-Stevens CO
High Point
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