Dewey Campaign Train Tour Stirring Pennsylvania GOP
Gov. Tom Dewey traveled from New York with Mrs. Dewey and others to a Republican governors conference in St. Louis. The trip sparked speculation of a campaign purpose as reporters, labor leaders, and critics observed a staged train, private cars, and a growing labor wing within the party.
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Pittsburgh
Tom Dewey
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
Injunctions Issued Against OPA Violators in Federal Action
Judge Ben Dawkins issued three preliminary and twelve permanent injunctions against fifteen OPA violators. Named preliminaries include C. V. Sanders Inc Anthony Ditta and Southern Casket Co. The order targets ceiling price violations and failure to file March 1942 records. Permanent injunctions name multiple grocery operators led by Christian Grocery Lapietra Grocery Gentry Grocery Sav Mor Grocery Imperial Food Ray s Prices Luffey Grocery and Scalia Gro.
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Ben Dawkins
OPA
C. V. Sanders, Inc
Anthony Ditta
Tony Ditta
Orel B. Medlock
Negro Woman
Southern Casket Company
Sanders
Ditta
Federal
R. G. Christian
Christian Grocery
Tony Lapietra
Lapietra Grocery and Market
E. H. Gentry
Gentry Grocery
Tom and
Ann Spatafora
Sav-Mor Grocery
Ola Mae Passman
Imperial Food Store
Calquet
Ray's Prices
Zina Luffey
Luffey Grocery
Frank J. Scalia
Scalia Gro
Roy Bailey Killed in Action in France July 11 1944
Mr and Mrs EF Bailey of 3809 Dick Taylor Street learn their son Pfc Roy L Bailey 20 was killed in action in France on July 11 1944 He attended Ouachita Parish High School and served in the 314th Infantry Prior to service he worked for the Mississippi Pacific Railroad He is survived by both parents two sisters Miss Try Jean Bailey and Mrs Velma Petty a brother Gary Petty and other relatives in Monroe.
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EF. R. Bailey
Dick Taylor Street
Pfc
Roy L. Bailey
France
Ouachita Parish
314Th Infantry
Bailey
Miss¢s Pacific Railroad
Try Jeaniley
Velma ‘Retty
Gary Petty
Monroe
German Baltic siege leader defects as Russians advance
German radio reports Gen. George Lindemann deserts to the Russians, claiming the Baltic front commander led 16th and 18th armies with 20 to 30 divisions trapped by a Russian Baltic plunge. The Polish agency says Warsaw’s underground seized the Prudential Building and post office as fighting rages across the city.
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London
George Lindemann
Baltic Front
Baltic Sea
Polish Telegraph Agency
Bor
Warsaw
Prudential
Zoliborz
Louisiana official ticket lists 35 candidates for Sept primary
The secretary of state sent the 35 name slate to printers for the September 12 Democratic primary. Incumbents seek reelection in Congress and Senate races with no opposition in two districts. The list includes U.S. senator candidates Charles S. Gerth Griffin Hawkins John Overton and E A Stephens and multiple congressional district contenders.
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John H. Overton
E. A. Stephens
J. Aubrey Gainnie
F. Edward Hebert
Milton J. Montifue
Milton J. Burg
William Dane
Allen H. Johness
Paul H. Maloney
Alexander E. Rainold
James M. Thompson
Henry Vosbein
Robert F. DeRouen
James Domengeaux
Louis J. Michot
Robert L. Mouton
A. O. Rappelet
Overton Brooks
George Thornton Shaw
Franz Joseph Baddock
H. Alva Brumfield
George M. Lester
James H. Morrison
Murphy J. Sylvest
Wilford Leroy Thompson
Henry D. Larcade Jr
Paul C. Reed
Public Service Commission
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Wade O. Martin
Vincent A. Rodrigue
Fourth Supreme Court
Carey J. Ellis
Frank W. Hawthorne
Frank Voelker
Purge Ordered in German Army After July 20 Plot
The German radio reported Hitler approved a purge to cleanse the army of July 20 traitors. A court of honor will investigate generals involved, including Marshal Von Rundstedt, deposed commander in France, and Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the high command.
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London
Hitler
DNB
Marshal von Rundstedt
France
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Biddle Orders Probe Of Transit Walkout
Attorney General Biddle ordered an immediate investigation of the Philadelphia Transit System strike to check for federal law violations. Henry A. Schweinhaut will supervise with Gerald A. Gleeson and Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes, focusing on Smith Connally act violations as authorities seek to restore service amid roaming striker threats.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Biddle
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Schweinhaut
Gerald A. Gleeson
Uni
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Secretary of War
Nazis May Leave France Says Washington Report
Washington sources suggest a general German withdrawal from France before the end of the fighting season. Authorities note the political impact in Germany and the potential for collapse of resistance if a large retreat occurs within two months. Some fear a last stand in the west if eastern front developments allow.
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Washington
France
Germany
Germans in Rennes Dont Know They Are Defeated
Hal Boyle writes from beneath an American Sherman near Rennes Brittany Aug 3 describing stubborn German troops in a siege ring outside Rennes while Allied forces threaten the ancient city. The piece notes Secretary of War Stimson announcing Rennes fall and details the tense front with Lt Col William Bailey and NEC correspondent John MacVane present.
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Hal Boyle
Rennes
Brittany
Stimson
Washington
John MacVane
NEC
Jim Rugg
Redondo Beach
Calif
Brest
William
Wild Bill) Bailey
Baltimore and Ohio
Polish premier opens talks with Polish committee in Moscow
In Moscow Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk meets with Stalin after a 2 1/2 hour talk and plans further discussions with the Polish committee of national liberation. Western diplomats express cautious optimism while the Soviet press backs unification under the committee.
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Moscow
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Committee of National Liberation
Joseph Stalin
Mikolajczyk
Stalin
War and the Working Class
Poland
Pole
Kremlin
Tadeusz Romer
Grabsky
Romer
Izvestia
National Committee
Woman accused of shooting Salinas youth in Carmel valley society case
A 38 year old Carmel valley socialite faces arraignment on a murder charge in the death of 19 year old Jay Lovett. Indictment followed testimony by Carmel residents and ranch workers about events surrounding the slaying near Mrs Frances Andrews home. The District Attorney cites jealousy as the motive.
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Salinas
Calif
Carmel Valley Society
Frances Andrews
Monterey County
Carmel
Jay Lovett
Nancy,Linde
San Francisco
Jay
Frances
Andrews
L. W. Lovett
California
47 000 Japanese to face death in Pacific fighting
United States reports two traps trapping more than 7 000 Japanese on Guam north plateau and about 40 000 in British New Guinea jungles with death or surrender likely. MacArthur cites heavy casualties, 602 more Japanese dead, total 3 870 since July 12 breakout. Allied forces press advance toward sea and entrapped Nipponese.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
British New Guinea
Sepik River
Aitape
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Tinian
1200 Bombers Raid Germany In Major Allied Offensive
More than 1,200 United States heavy bombers attacked targets across Germany including the Peenemunde rocket works and Kiel port facilities. About 1,000 fighters accompanied the force, forming a 2,200-strong armada that also struck Anklam, Rostock, and an oil refinery at Bremen. Weather cleared across Europe aiding operations as British and American planes sortie from Italy and Britain on rail yards near Portes Les Valence and bridges near Nice.
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Anklam
Stetting
Rostock
Baltic
Berlin
Kiel
Bremen
Peenemunde
Italy
Britain
France
Europe
Germany
Portes Les Valence
Nice
Nine Tennessee solons reelected in primary returns
Tennessee returns show nine incumbents renominated in the state’s primaries. Rep Jim McCord traded his seat for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Albert Gore won in the Fourth district with over two to one against W. H. Turner.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Jim McCord
McCord
Rex Manning
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Albert Gore
Congress
Roosevelt
W. H. Turner
Gore
26 Governors Charge F D R Uncooperative
In St Louis the 2% Republican governors say Roosevelt fed clashes with states caused costly misunderstandings and pledge to work with Dewey if elected. They call for wartime policy coordination tax cuts and streamlined labor welfare while criticizing federal power grabs and urging broader cabinet representation. Dewey stays to meet leaders before Pawling trip.
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ST. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
United States
Pawling
N. Y
Amity officials host talk on postwar unity among Britain Russia United States
Leaders from Britain Russia and the United States said cordial wartime relations should continue after the war in Europe. Lt Gen L G Rudenko urged amicable problem solving at a dinner during a tour of war plants in Louisiana. William L Batt of the War Production Board echoed forward looking cooperation.
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Lake Charles
Britain
Russia
United States
Europe
L. G. Rudenko
Stalingrad
William L. Batt
War Production Board
Americans Near St Nazaire Advance In Brittany
Allied officers said Lt Gen Omar Bradley’s forces sliced toward St Nazaire by Brittany wedge and drove in multiple directions. dispatches placed Rennes within reach, with 43 miles to St Nazaire and Nantes, while Evi an and Dinan areas saw rapid German retreat as Stimson announced Rennes capture.
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Gladwin Hill
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
St. Nazaire
Breton
Brittany
Rennes
U. S
Loire
Nantes
Mauron
Brest
Caen
Miles C. Dempsey
Villers-Bocage
France
Evian
Dinan
St. Malo
Bain-De-Bretagne
Loire River
Pipriac
United States
Stimson
Washington
War Department
St. Meen le Bretagne
Broons
St Meen
St. Meen
Berlin
High Command
Allies Push Toward Florence as Bridges Are Destroyed
The Eighth Army advances toward Florence with South African and New Zealand troops pressing the German retreat. Five of six Arno bridges within the city are reported destroyed while Allied forces brace for an imminent entry into the historic Tuscan capital.
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Rome
Eighth
Florence
Arno
New Zealand
B. C. Freyberg
Crete
Ger
Americans Take Myitkyina Major Japanese Base in Burma
Allied forces have captured Myitkyina in northern Burma after a bloody siege begun May 17. About 3,000 Japanese casualties were reported as U S Chinese and Imperial troops secured two airfields and key transport junctions linking toward China.
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Myitkyina
Burma
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Alles
Irrawaddy River
Yunnan
China
Mississippi backs F D R as electors pledge
Jackson Mississippi August 4 with indications that Democratic electors nominated by the state party will pledge votes to Roosevelt and Truman before that time. A B Friend of Sardis called the executive committee to meet Gov. Thomas L Bailey in Jackson next Wednesday. If electors do not pledge the governor and other officials will ensure a slate pledged to the president appears on the November ballot.
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Jackson
Miss
Roosevelt
Truman
A. B. Friend
Sardis
Mississippi For Democracy Club
Thomas L. Bailey
Friend
Bailey
Coast Guard Birthday Observed By New Orleans
New Orleans marked the 154th anniversary of the coast guard with informal fairs and gatherings of coast guardsmen and SPARS. Capt. W. K. Scammell said there was no let-up in shore activities in connection with the celebrations.
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Coast Guard
New Orleans
Coast
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Pegler
Dawkins
Roy Bailey
Silesia
Vistula River
Pourth
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F.D.R
Tuscan
Lynn Heinzerling
India
Joseph W. Stilwell
Frank Merrill
Mississippi
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