Wadsworth backs Dewey on strong military postwar plan
Albany reports Rep James W Wadsworth Jr says he and Gov Dewey agree not to repeat postwar military cuts. He recalls 1920 22 navy and army reductions and warns against fortifying Pacific islands. He praises Dewey for forthright admin and says Republicans have a good chance to carry New York. He notes Lewis opposition would unsettle foes.
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N. Y
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Dewey
United States
Wadsworth
Senate Military Affeira Committee
Pacific
Congress
New York
Ballyhoo
Washington
John L. Lewis
Penny Hineorkers Union
Y Lewis
Id Jas
Pugh to Leave Journal-World for Health and Colorado
Ted Pugh longtime J-W linotyper and head machinist operator leaves the Journal-World after 24 years. He will move with his family to Colorado for several months then seek western business opportunities, hoping health improves in the mountain air. His son Robert Sr. is an aviation cadet at Majors Field Greenville Texas. home on 632 Tennessee Street sold to Mr and Mrs J G Jeffries.
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Robert
Ted) Pugh
Journal-World
Colorado
Pugh
Ensign Griffith Commissioned at Coast Guard Academy
Ensign Ensida Smith Griffith, formerly of Lawrence, was commissioned at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, on July 12. Griffith joined the SPARS in 1942 in Los Angeles, California, and is the daughter of the late William A. Griffith, a landscape artist and former University of Kansas Fine Arts professor from 1900 to 1920.
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SPARS
Ensida Smith Griffith
Lawrence
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Genn
Ensign Griffith
Los Angeles
Calif
William A. Griffith
University of Kansas
Jacobs brothers run stadium concessions at Demo convention
The Jacobs brothers Charley Marvin and Lou manage beer soft drink and food sales at the stadium for the Democratic convention. They boast 125000 bottles of soft drinks 50000 ice 50000 sandwiches and 20000 ice bars while facing crowd control and vendor management challenges.
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Chicago
Jacobs
Kelly
Jacobs Brothers
Cherney
Marvin
Lou
Scharle
Charley
Coney Island
F Law
Jersey City Ball Park
St. Paul
Minn
Npa
Low
Rock Island Express Plunges From Tracks Near Dalhart
A westbound Rock Island Golden State Limited derailed seven miles east of Dalhart Texas injuring a passenger. Five coaches and sleeping cars left the rails after the locomotive and two cars cleared in the split rail wreck. Ambulance driver Odell Walker found no one with noticeable injuries. initial report came from passenger C Yates McDaniel reportedly with the Australian bureau of the Associated Press.
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Dalhart
Tex
Rock Island Railroad
Golden State Limited
Here Hout
Flve
Odell Walker
Delhart
C. Yates McDaniel
The
Associated Press
Farm Hands Earn More in Kansas July Report
Topeka July 19 Reports from federal state agricultural statistician H L Callins show Kansas farm hands earning more money than since 1924. Based on a July 1 compilation the hired man earns an average of 96.75 dollars monthly without board and 74.50 with board, compared with 85 and 62. The figures reflect rising farm labor income in the state.
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Topeka
H. L. Cal_lins
Kansas
Bronze Star Awarded to Kansas Man Lt. Comdr Louis Hird
Lt. Comdr Louis R. Hird USN received the Bronze Star for meritorious service in the South Pacific. He supervised and directed the expansion of communications as the ship’s officer during nine months in active duty, contributing to improved wartime operations.
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Troy
Louis R. Hird
Usn
Biel Orce
van Green Mitcell
U. She” Fe
Hird
South Pacific
German Timing Error Breaks Allied Normandy Line
British and Allied forces report a critical timing error by German aviation on Monday night over Normandy. German planes reportedly crossed the front at an inopportune moment, allowing Allied troops to exploit the shift and gain an advantage. Admiral W. FP Halsey signs a citation noting the misstep and its impact on the battle.
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W. Fp, Halsey
London
Normandy
War Leaflets Urge Germans Open Orne River Line
UP reports Col John W. Sherwood announces arrival of 100 prisoners and notes leaflets urging Germans to open the Orne river line while workers at Topeka hospital prepare for July actions.
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Amerisant
Fou
Orne River
Topeka
John W. Sherwood
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