Political parties bank on three voter blocs in 1944 race
Democratic strategists rely on women labor and colored voters to re elect F D R while both parties woo the new female bloc. The piece notes wartime shifts in turnout and the role of mothers and working women, with Clare Boothe Luce and others cited in convention roles. The article hints at the evolving influence of unions in mobilizing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bynes Teter Tucker
Chicago
Franklin Delt
White House
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
F.D.R
Re House
Clare Boothe Luce
Yanks In France See Pressure As Ceiling Prices Rise
Revised ceiling prices for Group 1 and 11 stores are posted in each outlet. The display lists counties and towns including Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenberg, McDowell, Mitchell, Montgomery, Richmond, Rockingham, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain,Transylvania, Wilkes, Yadkin and Yancey for shopper use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haces
Ade
Leones & Lee
Carolina Counties
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Catewba
Cherokee
Clay
Cleveland
Davidson
Devie
Forsyth
Gaston
Graham
Guilford
Haywood
Henderson
Iredell
Sean
Lande Liscaln
Mecca
Medison
McDowell
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery
Pelh
Rendleigh
Richmond
Rockingham
Rewes
Rutherford
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Traneyive
U Atange
Wilkes
Yadkin
Yancey
Factories, Unions Drive U S War Economy and Poll Trends
The era shows over fifty million in war plant work, up from thirty million four years earlier, with fourteen million in unions. William Green of the AFL puts eighty percent backing F D R while Sidney Hillman and Philip Murray push to boost that share further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
F.D.R. Sidney Hillman
Philip Murray
Political pressure and migration control in factory districts
The text describes aggressive organizing in factory districts with registration booths in plants to influence industrial migrants. It notes community ostracism for noncompliers and claims C.S.O. and Hillman-Murray activities face mixed success. It cites unions winning in favorable regions like Massachusetts and California but losing in Maine, Pennsylvania, and New York City, with polls hinting at a C.L.O. label.
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C.so
Hillman - Murray
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Oregon
Maine
Pennsylvania
New York City
Winning the War by Albert Leman
Analysis argues government rhetoric should warn of ongoing challenges in the Pacific and stress realistic wartime problems. Joint Chiefs of Staff and shipbuilders push back against public complacency that Germany is finished and Japan will fall quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Leman
Pacific
Joint Chiefs of Staff
War Action
Navy builds up to two and a half million tons of cargo ships
The article states Vice Admiral Emory Land adds 2 500 000 tons of cargo vessels to the 944 45 program, including 262 freighters and tankers. Ships are needed for the Pacific and Atlantic theatres as France’s campaign drains munitions and boosts rehabilitation needs.
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Japan
Saipan
Emory
Land
Pacific
Atlantic
France
War production demands loom in Orient conflict
The piece notes that the war in the Orient inflates demands on Allied production. It warns against past European surpluses and calls for expanded transport and cargo capacity from Alaska to New Zealand to sustain occupation forces and deter potential Japanese resistance.
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Orient
Donald Nelson
Armed Services
Ee Enterprises
Hirohito
Europe
Os Ae
UNRRA
Alaska
New Zealand
Racial Issue Divides Democrats In Chicago Platform Talks
A tense debate over race unsettles Democratic platform drafters in Chicago as hearings weigh a foreign policy plank and a proposed 1940 race equality provision. Supporters seek anti lynching and fair employment measures while southern opposition fears integration and white supremacy.
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Chicago
Hull
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign -Relations Committee
CIO
Philip Murray
Negro Organiza
South
Henry A. Wallace
Stutts Promoted for Service in England
C Howard Stutts husband of Mia Mellas Stutts of 807 Lindsay street has been promoted from staff sergeant to technical sergeant He serves in the air forces ground crew and has been overseas about six months in England community notes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Howard Stutts
Mia Mellas Stutts
Lindsay Street
England
Air Forces
Second Lt Walter Bradford Thomas Jr Returns to Duty
Second Lt. Walter Bradford Thomas Jr. resumes duty with the seventh tie ATC in Great Falls. He is the son of Mrs. Walter Thomas of 622 Colonial Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bradford Thomas, Jr
ATC
Great Falls
Walter Thomas
Colonial Drive
Election Ordered For Dayton Rubber Workers
The National Labor Relations Board ordered an election among employees at the Dayton Rubber plant in Waynesville North Carolina to determine if the United Rubber Workers of America CIO should represent them as bargaining agent. The voting session must be held within 30 days.
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Washington
Dayton Rubber
Waynesville
N. C
United Rubber Workers of America
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Half Of Boys Are Eating Choice Food In Normandy
American troops in Normandy enjoy better rations as B rations become common. About half the men eat B rations with chicken fricassee, baked sweet potatoes, cherry cobbler and white bread. Some front line soldiers receive fresh oranges, cigarettes, shaving items and candy, as policy shifts to deliver delicacies first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Normandy
France
Pooch Guards His Master After Army Service
G I Pooch, a three year old bulldog of Indianapolis, guarded his master Charles D Tucker after a year in the K 9 Corps. He had been trained as a sentry and was returned from Redwood California with orders that his services were no longer required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Army
G. I. Pooch
Charles D. Tucker
Redwood
Calif
Pooch
Tucker
Philadelphia man faces charges after home intrusion
Willis Robinson, 27, entered Dorothy Norris's Philadelphia home and threatened her brother with a knife before Norris struck him with a milk bottle. The item notes Champlain as founder of Quebec's first permanent settlement in 1608.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
Willis Robinson
Aries
Dorothy Norris
The
New World
Samuel Champlain
Peterson's Ointment Fame From Pile Relief
A Buffalo rele created an ointment forty years ago that gave quick cooling and soothing relief from piles. It became widely famous and Peterson's Ointment grew into a nationwide favorite. Ask for a 35c box or 60c tube with applicator, money back if not delighted.
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Buffalo Rele
Peterson
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