Shriners Welcome Oasis Temple Guests Amid Parades and Service
The article highlights Shriners gatherings as colorful events with real service behind parading. It notes Shrine-aided hospitals aid crippled children nationwide and praises generosity. It also discusses North Carolina delegates shifting support to John W. Davis and the limits of horse trading in the 1944 race.
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Oasis Temple
North Carolina
John W. Davis
McAdoo
South Carolina
Roosevelt
New York
William Gibbs McAdoo
al Smith
Bedlam at mass sedition trial in Washington
The piece laments Judge Edward C. Eicher amid the mass sedition trial of 29 defendants. It notes the DOJ leads the case, praises the judge’s fairness, warns against contempt charges, and comments on Allied prisoner exchanges and political delegate instructions at the Democratic convention.
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Edward C. Eicher
Washington
Department of Justice
Eicher
Lobbyists and McDonald Debate Campaign Funding
A discussion questions Major Cherry's campaign financing by lobbyists. It notes Professor McDonald's own lobbying history in Washington and asks whether it's proper for a lobbyist to run for Governor against a non lobbyist incumbent. The passage defends lobbying as a broad profession with honorable members.
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McDonald
Major Cherry
General Assembly
Congress
Legislative Assembly
Sons and Daughters of
I Will
Legislative
Washington
Dr. McDonald
Allies advance in Italy marked by costly gains near Cassino
Allied progress south of Rome showcases joint combat by Americans, British, Poles, French, Australians, Moroccans and others. The campaign is costly with expected casualty lists as the offensive continues.
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Cassino
Rome
United Nations
Not Uncle Joe All right
The dialogue mocks a misattribution about Uncle Joe Cannon and a five cent cigar, referencing Vice President Marshal. It notes public reaction to a yesterday event and defends the OPA as on the right track promoting such a smoke, urging younger generations to focus on their own era.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
America
Marshal
Uncle Joe
OPA
High Point Shrine Visitors Share Positive Impressions
Dr D A Morris of Durham praises High Point Main Street while visiting for Shrine ceremonies. Charlotte city manager Robert W Flack calls the city clean and friendly. FBI official Reid W Thompson notes a favorable impression of the town for newcomers.
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High Point
D. A. Morris
Durham
Robert W. Flack
Charlotte
Reid W. Thompson
Federal
B Bureau of Investigation
Night assault at El Alamein reshapes Gustav line tactics
Allied planners recount General Alexander’s use of darkness for surprise, detailing the Liri river thrust near Cassino and a three-pronged approach that leveraged limited Luftwaffe presence. The piece notes subdued front-line communiques, strong naval gun support, and the broader impact on wartime casualties, mobility, and morale.
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Gustav Line
Alexander
el Alamein
Egypt
United Nations
Liri River
Cassino
Rome
Liri
Cassino-Rome
Gustav
Anzio
War Time battle roars as Cannon pushes daylight shift
Rep Clarence Cannon of Elsberry Mo leads a campaign against Daylight Saving time becoming standard time. The House Appropriations chair has made the issue his project, gathering significant mail despite mixed congressional support.
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Olean
N. Y
Leesburg
Sacramento
Caiif
Cannon
California
Rep. Cannon
Clarence Cannon
Elsberry
Stephens College
Columbia
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Winchell On Broadway Mel Diamond Files From Italy
Mel Diamond in Italy reports on war frontline life with a mix of humor and grim detail. He notes transports attacked, censorship banter, and the press clash with a sultry new correspondent. The piece blends theater references with real combat moods and a lingering sense of a long war ahead.
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Walter
Sicily
Luftwaffe
Rita Hume
American Southwest
C Rompin
Scriveners
Bob Veremillion
Robert
Villa Virtue
Ernie Pyle
Sexu
Sally
Pine Grove
Bing Crosby
Mussolini Canal
Crosby
Naples
Broadway
Via Roma
Bernadette
Alhambra
Jennifer Jones
Fifth Army
Beachhead
Paestum
Mel Diamond
Italy
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R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
Ite
Associated Pres
Associated Preas
Iocal
N. C
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Bedlam
Associated Press
Barcelona
D. C. MacRae
High Point Municipal Court
L. ¥. Ballentyne
Shrine Organ
Noble M. F. McNeill
Shrine
A. L. Stevens
Horace Haworth
Red Cross
White House
George Dixon
Navy
Porrestal News
Christian Science Monitor
Washington Reporting
Paul Mallon
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
Jack Stinnett
Private
Breger Abroad
By Lt
Dave Breger
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