Primary elections shape fights across four states
Roosevelt era coverage outlines Missouri Kansas Virginia West Virginia contests. In Missouri Senator Bennett Clark faces renomination rivals Willis Meredith and Joseph Davis with backers of New Deal. Kansas governor Huxman unopposed. Winrod leads Republican senatorial field amid Nazi-accusations. Virginia and West Virginia races similarly feature New Deal vs anti New Deal dynamics with several representatives facing opposition as primary campaigns heat up.
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Washington
Missouri
Bennett Champ Clark
Willis H. Meredith
Joseph T. Davis
Henry 8. Caulfield
Ray E. White
Kansas
George McGill
Roosevelt
Walter A. Huxman
Gerald B. Winrod
Clyde Reed
Dallas Knapp
J. C. Fisher
W. P. Lambertson
House
Virginia
Howard W. Smith
New Dealer
William E. Dodd, Jr
Norman R. Hamilton
Colgate Darden
W. Bruce Shafer
West Virginia
Robert L. Ramsey
Andrew Edmiston
George W. Johnson
Two Generals' Views Differ In Mock War Clash
At Desoto National Forest Mississippi on August 2 a drill pits two generals against each other in a simulated battle. Major General Henry D declared the blue corps will fight hard despite heavy odds while Albert H Blanding of the brown force treats the exercise as a business problem to train troops under war conditions.
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Third Army
Desoto National Forest
Miss
Henry D. of
Macon
Blue” Corps
Albert H. Blanding
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Brown
Man drives into boy then shoots himself in New Orleans
Police report John L. Gordon, a 41 year old salesman, struck Leonard Rousell, 7, with his car, breaking the boy’s kneecap. Gordon carried the child to a hospital, spoke with his wife, then went upstairs and fired two shots. the motive and outcome are under investigation by Dr. Potts and local authorities.
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New Orleans
John L. Gordon
Leonard Rousell
Robert H. Potts
Gordon
Mexican Army to Receive Steel Helmets Purchase
Mexico City reports the army will be equipped with 0.000 steel helmets bought through a defense procurement. Details specify the purchase timeline and origin of the supplier, with officials outlining the strategic aim to bolster frontline protection.
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Mexico City
Dewey Names Three in New York Policy Racket Case
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey identified former District Attorney William C. Dodge and two magistrates Harlon Capshaw and Francis Irwin as having been bribed or intimidated in the Dutch Schultz policy conspiracy. The disclosure followed Davis's guilty plea and testimony indicating fear for his life as prosecutors press for a star witness in the case.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
William C. Dodge
Dutch Schultz
Dodge
Dewey
Harlon Capshaw
Francis Irwin
Tammay’ Hall
Davis
J. Richard “Dixie
Schultz
James J. Hines
Tammany
Hines
Dixie Davis
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Registration Books To Close August Thirteenth
Ouachita parish voters in the four year cycle near 10 000 registered with about 8 000 more needed to reach prior totals. Parish registrar Miss Lillian Collins says registration closes August 13 to participate in the September primaries.
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Ouachita Parish
Lillian Collins
Miss Collins
Oua
Collins
Flashes In The News: Church Bulletin Warning Drivers
Suburban Pittsburgh church bulletin humorously cautions drivers with the line Drivers our church pews do not skid into ditches. The lighthearted note emphasizes safe driving near the worship site.
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Pittsburgh
Child pulls tooth then nose incident at home
In Denver a six year old Carol Kidder pulled her tooth and found it up her nose requiring hospital care for the second extraction. In New York Mrs Ellen Galski, mother of five, spent three hours in jail and ten dollars after attempting to spread a newspaper on a Coney Island beach where newspapers are barred.
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Denver
Carol Kidder
Carol
New York
Ellen Galski
Coney Island
Galski
James Finegan
Iowa Governor Tests States Rights Over Maytag Labor Case
Newton Iowa August reports Governor Kraschel under martial law closed the Maytag hearing of the National Labor Relations Board to speed a settlement. He warned federal officials to seek no hearings in the military district without Iowa approval and challenged the principle of states rights. The dispute began after C I O workers rejected a ten percent wage cut three months ago.
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Newton
Nelson G. Kraschel
National Labor Relations Board
Maytag
Des Moines
Labor Board
Iowa
Shor
Maytag Company
Washington
Sailor Wounded by Swordfish Encounter at Sea
Coast guard reports a fisherman was seriously hurt when a swordfish rammed his dory 165 miles east-southeast of Boston. The Cayuga was dispatched to the scene after word arrived last night.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Cayuga
Guard
Tradier
Evelyn C. Fields
Daring Women End Perilous River Voyage
Two Michigan schoolteachers Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter completed a 666 mile trip down the Colorado from Green River Utah to Lake Mead Boulder Dam in 43 days. Led by Norman Nevills, they traveled with five men including Wilbur Gibson Emery Kolb Del Reed and Loren Bell. They ended the journey after a Boulder Dam launch met the group at Lake Mead.
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Boulder City
Michigan
Christopher Columbus
Lake Mead
Colorado
Norman D. Nevills
Mexican Hat
Utah
Wilbur C. Gibson
San Francisco
Emery Kolb
del Reed
Loren Bell
Lee's Ferry
Troops Not To Be Used In Memphis
Nashville dispatch reports the Memphis voting day troop patrol plan was dropped. National Guard units held in Tennessee shift to rapid training in south Mississippi. About 600 guardsmen at Jackson and Nashville await final governor approval before moving.
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Tennessee National Guard
Jackson
E. H. Crump
Memphis
Shelby County
Gordon Browning
Browning
Crump
South
Mississippi
National Guard
Tennessee
R. O. Smith
Nashville
Birmingham
Smith
Browning Faces Federal Injunction In Tennessee Campaign
A federal injunction barred Governor Browning from using State troops as he leaves to continue his campaign toward Memphis. District Judge John D. Martin signed the restraining order served just before Browning spoke to a crowd estimated 5 500 to 15 000. Browning denounced the move as tyrannical while Judge Martin authorized a deputy marshal force to deter an invasion.
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Browning
Memphis
Shelby County
E. H. Crump
John D. Martin
Martinete
Caloiel R. H. Bond
117Th Infantry
Jackson
Fairgrounds
Third Army
Mississipp
Shelby
Electric rate cut benefits West Monroe and Shreveport area
The Louisiana Public Service Commission announced a roughly 15 percent cut in domestic electric rates for 185 towns served by Louisiana Power and Light. The change, effective August 1, reduces yearly bills by two to three months for the average consumer and includes adjustments to monthly minimums. Towns listed include Hasamond Amite Ponchatoula Independence Kentwood Donaldsonville Napoleonville De La Place Lutcher Bastrop Monroe Tallulah Gibsland Ch oe ville Ferriday and Algiers.
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Shreveport
Lousiana Power and Light Company
Louisiana Public Service Commission
N. Fussell
Algiers
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Hasamond
Amite
Ponchatoula
Independence
Kentwood
Donaldsonville
Napoleonville
de la Place
Lutcher
Bastrop
Monroe
Tallulah
Gibsland
Ch Oeville
Ferriday
Japan Unable to Hold Ground in Yangtze Flooding
Chinese troops along the Yangtze cut dikes above Kiukieng flooding vast farm land to slow the Japanese advance toward Nanking. The breach, reported near Kiukiang, sits 115 miles downstream from Hankow and was named a major halt along the Longhai railway.
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Shanghai
Yangtee
Kiukieng
Mankew
China
Kiukiang
Hankew
Langhai
Police quell Swiss Fascists clash in Zurich crowd
A dozen people were injured as police clashed with members of the National Front in Zurich. Officers used night sticks after demonstrators refused to disperse, with many front supporters, including women, fighting back. The fighting began before midnight and extended into the early hours.
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Zurich
Switzerland
National Front
Frontista
Dieleting de
Minor quake rattles New York metro area
A slight earthquake was felt in the New York metropolitan region during the night, the second tremor in the area within a week, with scattered reports of shaking near several neighborhoods and continued uncertainty about aftershocks.
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New York
Wes
Soviet Attack Repulsed In Siberian Frontier Clash
Tokyo reports a large Soviet assault along the Manchoukuo border was repulsed. Jakarta communiques say Russians bombarded villages near Changkufeng as tanks artillery and aircraft engaged in a weekend battle. Both nations deem the situation exceptionally serious as fighting continues with claims from both sides.
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Tokyo
Newes
Siberia Manchoukuoan
Changkufeng
Iowa
Fuebettie
Ruete
Siberia
Japan
Manchoukws
War Office
Kentucky Race Nearing Close in Roosevelt Influence Bid
About 200000 Kentucky voters eligible for Saturday ballet in a campaign fight between Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley and Governor A. B. Chandler. Barkley emphasizes facts and figures, while Chandler campaigns despite illness, amid a federal investigation and national interest in presidential impact on Kentucky voters.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Senate
Alben Barkley
A. 5
Chandler
Barkley
A Mae
Othin
Sonny Boy
West
81 Year Old Dad Proud Of Record In Baby Naming
Washington August 2 1946 George Boarman 81 and his wife 21 welcomed a newborn son named Bert Boarman. The couple reported the event as a milestone and celebrated the child’s arrival with simple joy.
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Washington
George Boerman
Boarman
Bert
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Roadhouse
Waycross
J. C. Nelson
Marvey Nelson
O. E F. Blalock
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