War is Hell and the War of Names in Mississippi
A wartime column critiques total war horrors while noting American bombings and civilian casualties. It contrasts allied and German actions, warns of future weapons, then condemns Rep Rankin’s anti-foreign name remarks, highlighting Francis Gabreski a 25 year old ace from Oil City and other diverse American heroes.
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England
Germany
Sherman
South
Eisenhower
Glenn Martin
John Rankin
Congress
Mississippi
House
Smiths
Joneses
Rankins
Rankin
Smith
Francis Gabreski
Oil City
United States Air Corps
Jones
Rickenbacker
Gabreski
Bong
Gentile
Mr. Rankin
Congressional Record
Hollywood
Cleopatra
California
New York Trust
East
Distrust G erman Robot Bomb Parts Report From Spain
The piece criticizes Russian sources including Tass for claiming Spain manufactures German robot bomb components. It notes Spain's denial, Britain's denial via Eden, and questions the reliability of both Moscow and London. It argues Spain and Franco have connections with Germany and Italy, and casts doubt on Spanish cooperation claims.
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Tass
Spain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Russia
Mr. Churchill
Franco
Germany
Hitler
Quintuplets publicity and fame tied to timing
The piece notes how Dionne quints sparked global attention every May while other quintuplet births in South America and Turkey received little press. It predicts public fascination will surge again with future births such as sextuplets.
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Cecille
Yvonne
Marie
Emilie
Annette
South America
Turkey
America
Constance Bennett
Hollywood
Movieland
War era views on jobs and social security reach locals
Lucille Hedrick notes lingering resentment among servicemen over women taking jobs during the war and fears for postwar job retention. Ruth Duffey cites a surge in inquiries about old age and survivors insurance application procedures at the social security board. Willa White Sell and J Hutchins praise June outreach by home demonstration agents with club visits and practical demonstrations.
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Lucille Hedrick
Social Security Board
Ruth Duffey
Voices From the Home Front and Beyond
A mix of quotations reports on farm labor attrition in training camps, Italy rounds of shelling on supply convoys, a seaside resort sighting, Chicago political weather, bicycle regulation steps, agency staffing gaps at the Family Service Bureau, and a call for sociology majors to fill vacancies.
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Mtly
J. R. Robbins
Haly
Shelltorn
Pvt
Orville Huar
Italy
Family Service Bureau
Margaret Briggs
Republican platform plank on social programs and self reliance
The passage outlines a Taft influenced plank favoring limited federal aid, returning public employment to the states with some federal support, and continuing health programs while avoiding broad socialized medicine. It frames a clash with the New Deal, emphasizing self reliance and opposition to widespread charity.
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Robert Taft
America
Labor Plank Draws A F L Critique Of New Deal Policy
By George Sokolsky the piece argues that 10 percent of Americans need help and that state responsibility is preferable to federal programs. It critiques New Deal labor policy, calls out bureaucratic decrees, wage freezing, and the push to create a labor front, and calls for restoring the Department of Labor under a single secretary.
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Washington
Bill Hutcheson
Carpenter's Union
A.F. of
John L. Lewis
A.F
Bill Green
L. Plank
Labor
Indus
Sidney Hillman
Department of Labor
A.F. of L
Sam Gompers
Reublicans
Mr. Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Secretary of Labor
Nye Holds Narrow Edge In North Dakota Senate Primary
In North Dakota the Senate primary yielded a tight unofficial count with Senator Gerald Nye leading Fargo attorney Lynn Stambaugh by a small margin as officials consider an August 1 official recount. Nye touted experience and future chairmanship on the appropriations panel, while Stambaugh aimed to challenge Nye on foreign policy and Nye's record. Gov. John Moses seeks the Democratic nomination in a traditionally Republican state.
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North Dakota
Pearl Harbor
Gerald P. Nye
Nye
Lynn A. Stambaugh
Fargo
The
American Legion
State Board
Concensus
Usher L. Burdick
Nonartisan League
William Langer
Stambaugh
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
John Moses
Moses poised to win governor seat amid Republican split
Moses is likely to secure the governorship with help from anti-Langer and regular Republican voters while Democratic support remains small in North Dakota. Analysts doubt Democratic crossovers in a presidential year as Moses aims to win Nye’s opposition base and attract a larger Republican faction.
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Moses
Congress
North Dakota
Stambaugh
Nye
Roosevelt
Hollywood on Broadway and the film world today
A broad survey of Hollywood’s reach, wealth, and culture. It notes Hollywood’s global fame, star salaries, fashion influence, overseas profits, the aging of the industry, and the social caste while contrasting glamour with insecurity and party life. It references industry figures, markets, and the postwar shift toward international prominence.
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Filmlandia
India
Movie Fanmag
America
Hollywood
Dorothy Parkered
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SKY Writers OF 1944
Willa Whitesell
J. ©. Hutchins
Anamerle
Arant
Ed Mit
Uecree
Chicago
Walter L. York
C. C. Stoker
George Sokolsky
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Rufus Holman
Ore
Vies
Jack Stinnett
Movieville
North Hollywood
Ivanhoe
Prospect Park
Holly Wood
Joe E. Brown
Rudolph Valentino
United States
Alabama
U. S
Private
Breger Abroad
By Lt
Dave Breger
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