Unconditional Surrender as Allied War Policy
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes Allied demand for unconditional surrender in Europe and the Pacific. He argues the Allies must dictate terms to destroy Nazism and militarism, but vows not to return to barbarism and to aid defeated nations toward usable citizenship.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hitler
Europe
Hull
United States
America
Britain
Russia
Finland
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Germany
Japan
D-day
Pirates Sell Babe Phelps To Phillies In 1944 Trade
The Associated Press notes a previous exchange where the Pittsburgh Pirates sent catcher Babe Phelps to the Philadelphia Phillies. Historical box scores recap notable player moves and games from multiple dates, including tense pitching duels and notable knockouts across several cities.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Babe Phelps
Philadelphia Phillies
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Indians
Yankees
Challedon
Johnstown
Indianapolis
Bob Garner
Louisville
Johnny Danson
New Orleans
Freddie Dawson
Chicago
Charley Parham
San Diego
Calif
Charley Burley
Minneapolis
al Gilbert
Washington
San Francisco
Jimmy Collina
Sgt
Mareild Tidwell
Just Like Grandma Used to Bake Rye
John Robin, a signal corps officer in the Solomons, recalls a letter about cake with a Tulsa woman named as the best coffee cake maker by a young medical officer. The tale links grandmother to baking fame. Krakatoa exploded with a 50 mile high eruption in 1883, ejecting 4.5 cubic miles of material, with dust observed 30 miles downwind later.
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Rye
Cole
John Robin
Signal Corps
Solomons
Robin
Tulsa
Oklo
Krakatoa
Dutch East Indies
Lanier Tops National Pitchers with Five-Game Win Streak
Max Lanier, the so called Hard Luck Guy of 1943, leads majors with a five game win streak for the St. Louis Cardinals. He owns a 6 run and 30 hit in 45 innings rate while defeating Brooklyn 7 2 last night.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Max Lanier
St. Louis Cardinals
Hank Borowy
Yankees
Chunky
Southpaw
Denton
N. C
New York
Brooklyn
Lanier
Walker Cooper
Yankee Stadium
Altho
Pittsburgh
Carolina Curver
Chicago
Cincinnati
Dodgers
St. Louis Brownies
Wynn
Washington
Bob Muncrief
Luke Sewell
Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Pinky Higgins
Hal
Bodo Newsom
Philadelphia
Boston
Tex Hughson
Cleveland
Mel Ott
Ducky Medwick
New York Giants
Charley Schanz
Phils
Pepper and Hill Seen Safe From Southern Challenge
Washington observers say Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida and Sen. Lister Hill of Alabama have silenced southern anti-New Deal threats for the November elections. The races focused on New Deal loyalty, with Pepper and Hill portrayed as steadfast administration backers amid bitter campaigns and possible runoffs.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Claude Pepper
Florida
Lister Hill
Alabama
Pepper
Hill
South
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Democratic Party
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Political Announcements for 1944 Democratic Primaries
The Star lists candidates subject to the 1944 Democratic Primary Elections and subsequent July 25 Preferential and August 8 Runoff. Circuit Clerk nominees Cecil Weaver and J. P. Pinkey Byers join County Judge Fred A. Luck. Representatives No. 1 Arthur C. Anderson and H. W. Timberlake. No. 2 W. W. Compton and L. J. Bryson are named.
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Star
Cecil Weaver
J. P. (Pinkey) Byers
Washington hears FTC on jeep claims after war
The Federal Trade Commission resumes hearings in Washington to decide which manufacturer may claim to produce Jeeps after the war. The case centers on rights to convey that a company makes the durable military vehicle and the potential commercial release of Jeeps postwar.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Old Time Baseball and Boxing Bits From May Roundup
A compact sports digest notes a return to classic small-ball style with slugging gives way to bunts and smart baserunning. Mentions boxing prospect Willie Pep, Cubs equipment talks, a national soccer cup final pairing Brooklyn Hispanos vs Pittsburgh Morgan Strassers, and Cuban rookie Tomas de la Cruz with 21 wins in Syracuse last season and 1.99 ERA.
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New York
Yankees
Detroit
Trosky
Beau Jack
Willie Pep
Lou Viscusi
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Phaliis
Brooklyn Hispanos
Pittsburgh Morgan Strassers
Jose Aja
Nelson Rockefeller
South America
Princeton
McCoy
Asa Bushnell
Tiger
Central Athletic Office
Tomas de la Cruz
Reds
Tom
Albany
Syracuse
E.R
Shorts and Shells Actor Paul Robeson Leads Theater Guild Title
Paul Robeson and the Othello Oklahoma team won a Central Park softball game with three crucial hits. The performance secured the theater guild title as the All America squad from Rutgers in 1918.
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Paul Robeson
Rutgers
Central Park
Theater Guild
Othello
Oklahoma
Sailors at Jacksonville center plan AA level all-station team
At the Jacksonville Florida naval air technical training center players consider joining with the main station to form an all-station team this summer. A class AA level club could be fielded. Billy Conn has been transferred from Wright Field Ohio to a southern base.
Jeep name dispute sparks FTC hearings during war
Editorial notes intense public scrutiny of the FTC over wartime spending and witnesses while probing who coined the jeep term. It cites Army refining the vehicle at Aberdeen proving grounds and doubts a single company owns civilian jeep rights. Observers question if postwar jeeps will diverge from the military model.
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FTC
Army
Navy
Aberdeen
Joe
Ring Found Reveals Family Tragedy From 1915
In Onaga Kansas a man named Donald Berges found his grandmother’s wedding ring, worn the day Mrs. Joan Berges died when a tornado struck the Berges home twenty nine years ago. The discovery reconnects family history with a long ago disaster.
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Onaga
Kas
Berges
Joan Berges
Donald Berges
Brazos River Flood Water Dominates Texas Flow
Ninety percent of Brazos River flow in Texas is flood water, highlighting severe flooding conditions along the historic basin.
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Brazos River
Texas
Pensive Seeks Preakness Victory Against 6 Challengers
Maryland’s Pensive faces six rivals in the 54th Preakness at Pimlico as the Derby winner bids to claim the race’s rich purse. Platter and Stir Up join the field, with jockeys like Johnny Longden and Eddie Arcaro among the notable figures. Post time 3 05 p m with NBC coverage. expected crowd around 35 000.
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Donald Sanders
Baltimore
Warren Wright
Hyperion
Louisville
Pimlico
Maryland
NBC
Pensive
Johnny Longden
John D. Hertz
Widener
Bert Mulholland
Eddie Arcaro
Stimulus
Whirlaway
George Woolf
A.C Ernst
Alerter
A. J
Whitey
Abel
Gramps
Bostonian
Ethel D. Jacobs
Stymie
Hirsch Jacobs
Widh Guy Bit
Bobanet
Balimorean
Bruce Livie
Nick Jemas
Jack Westrope
Gay Bit
Platter
Arkansas Bar Association elects leaders at Hot Springs meeting
Little Rock lawyer E Henry named president of the Arkansas Bar Association at the annual convention. J C Barrett of Jonesboro becomes president. J D Head of Texarkana named vice president. Terr Marshall reelected secretary and treasurer. Four recommendations aim to create a state commissions system for uniform laws and draft legislation, and to adjust tax rules for non resident estates. Speakers include Col Juli C Hyer and Dean E M Morgan.
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Hot Springs
E. Henry
Little Rock
Arkansas Barsociation
Joe C. Barett
Jonesboro
J. D
Texarkana
Terr Marshall
Arkansas
Juli C. Hyer
Eighth Service Command
Las
Dean E. M. Morgan
Harvard Law School
Wallace Townsend
Associations Committee
No Doubt It's Listed As Clean Getaway
A thief fled in a vehicle in Knoxville after a rapid escape, crashing the car into a pole at an intersection. One detective chased the suspect and recovered a personal item during the pursuit.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Petaway
Fire Truck Fire in Latham Kas Py Lathe Incident
A fire at Latham Kas Py Lathe involved a fire truck catching fire. Firemen managed to save a large whistle amid the blaze as the issue drew attention to equipment safety at the scene.
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Latham
Kas
Tragic Drowning Near Glenwood Reported
May 13 in Glenwood a year old Robert Kuhns drowned in the Caddo River while swimming with a companion. Survivors include his father Frank H. Kuhns and a brother.
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Glenwood
Robert Kuhns
Caddo River
Frank H. Kuhns
Cotton futures edge higher after small mill price fixes
Market report from New York on May 13 notes scale up liquidation in cotton trading with futures up 10 to 30 cents per bale. May to Mch contracts show gains, with highs and lows listed and Middling spot at 21.50 up 1. N-nominal.
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New York
Mining for a Diamond Helena Montana
Miss Nan Schubert lost a valuable diamond ring in Lake Helena last summer. Friends returned eight months later when water was low and, after six hours of digging, washed mud through a bed screen. From the last shoveful the diamond sparkled.
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Helena
Mont
Nan Schubert
Lake Helena
Freinds
Deteriorating Mental Powers of Gandhi Reported
Intimates say Mohandas K. Gandhi’s physical condition worsened and mental powers faded toward a coma like state while at a seaside retreat. A Bombay medical bulletin noted exhaustion decreasing but anemia unchanged and Gandhi unable to grasp aloud news, as observers voice deep concern amid government efforts to release him from custody in Poona.
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Relman Morin
Gandhi's
Poona
Madeline Slade
Sle
New Plastic Skins a Pig
Hercules Powder Company reports a process to coat pig carcasses with a plastic layer that can be stripped off to remove bristles. The plastic is remelted and reused, improving pork processing. The note mentions Dublin’s Asheled as an ancient name reference.
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Del
M— Toug
Hercules Powder Company
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