Roosevelt's Moral Stance Challenged by Public Officials Record
Westbrook Pegler discusses Franklin D Roosevelt's October 1929 state paper questioning public officials who are morally wrong or who benefit relatives through influence. He weighs the indictment versus conviction, mentions Willkie and public utility practice, and hints at potential grand jury action or rehabilitation of Roosevelt's reputation.
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Roosevelt
Endell Willkie
Willkie Wan
Hoowevell
Wall Street
Ex convict shoots family then kills self in Bogalusa
Bogalusa Louisiana July 9 Police Desk Clerk E C Toups said Jimmie Brock 41 shot and killed his former wife Mable Walker 35 her husband 45 and her mother Evie Morris ? then died by his own hand in a home crime after a family argument The victims were found in night clothes with shots from a 25 caliber. Brock a former Mississippi convict released from Parchman penitentiary recently had spent the night with the Walkers after arriving from New Orleans Two children of Brock and Mrs Walker escaped by fleeing to safety
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Bogalusa
E. C. Toups
Jimmie Brock
Toups
Brock
Mississippi
Mable Walker
HO Walker
Evie Morris
Lexie
Migs
Mississippi Parchman Penitentiary
New Orleans
Towpa
Walker
Four Army Planes Lost in Storm, Four Pilots Confirmed Dead
Goodfellow Field announced four Army aircraft reported missing after a seven aeroplane flight from Ellender Field Louisiana. All wrecks were found in a 66 mile storm area between Garden City and San Angelo Texas with four pilots reported dead and several others injured or unhurt.
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San Angelo
Tex
Goodfellow Field
Army
Eeler Field
Alemarciva
Garden City
Alexandria
Charlee W. Sinkule
Franca L. Sinkule
Peisant
Mick
Geoge P. Hopkins
Lorna Hopkins
Seattie
Wash Dept
Joklin D. Jackaan
Lorraine H. Jackson
New Britain
Comn
William D. Martin
Glories E. Martixt
Fors Smith
Ark
Robert Lee
J. W. Temple
Goodfellow Fiehd
Sterling City
Victor Thielham
Albany
William R. Kelly
Bruce Field
Ballinger
Mark Stapleton
Biggs Field
el Paso
Exler Field
Public Poll On Draft Urged By Two Congressmen
Rep. Smith of Wisconsin and Rep. Taylor of New York proposed a national public opinion poll on peace time military training. They would send 48 questions to states for a congressional vote to gauge what the public and GI Joes think. They oppose current postwar conscription and seek broader input before any action.
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Washington
Smith
Wisconsin
Taylor
New York
Erson
House Military Committee
Niagara Barrel Ride Sets Record Despite Police Threats
William Red Hill Jr. rode a seven mile Niagara River rapids journey in a red seven pound steel barrel to honor his late father. He completed the stunt in two hours setting a record while Niagara Parks Police warned of action. The injured rider hinted it would be his last barrel ride as the battered vessel was ruined.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
William
Red) Hil Jr
Niagara Parks Commission
Hill Sr
William Hill Sr
Hill
Joe F Hill
Queenstown
Charter offers peace says Stettinius before Senate
Edward R. Stettinius Jr testified that the United Nations charter provides a truly effective instrument for lasting peace. He stated the five major nations can work in unity under the charter as ratification moves forward amid San Francisco discussions.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
San Francisco
Senate
Connally
Texas
Truman
Stettinius
Committee
United Nations
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Nation Views Total Eclipse Across Nation
The eclipse dimmed skies from Idaho to Russia in an across the continent event. Totality lasted 28 seconds at Opheim Montana with clouds partly hindering early phase. Scientists from Wheaton College and Pomons College reported mixed results on photographs.
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Idaho
Montana
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Greenland
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Siberia
Opheim
Mont
Paul Sprague
Wheaton College
Boston
T. Whitney
Pomons College
Clairmont
Calif
Wolseley, Sask
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin- Franklin
University of Pennsylvania
Soldier Father of 13 Children Named Champion GI Dad
Port Huron dispatch reports Pfc Wilbert F Fleury attached to the GIs of the San Francisco postal section as the GI with the largest number of children. His wife Mrs Hilda Fleury notes a $352 monthly allotment and lists their 13 children from ages 18 months to 15.
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Port Huron
Midh
Armed Services
San Francisco
Pfc
Wilbert F. Fleury
Cpl
Chester J. Barrett
New Hampshire
War Department
Hilda Fleury
Mary
Phyliss
Joseph
Vivian
Yvonne
Charles
Daniel
Dennis
Suzanne
Lawrence
Paul
Pauline
Virgina
Berlin Deadlock Persists as Big Three Prepare
Allied dispute over Berlin’s government and control of food and fuel deepens. Averell Harriman arrives near Potsdam as Truman plans to stay in contact with Washington. U.S. and British forces demand authority over essential supplies to sustain their zones amid mounting military guard.
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Berlin
Averell Harriman
U.S
Moscow
White House
Truman
Potsdam
Petadam
Washington
Jasime Stalin
Churchill
Col
Frank Howley
United States Occupation
Truman Heads to Big Three Talks With Churchill and Stalin
President Truman sails from Newport News to Europe to join Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin for a Potsdam area meeting near Berlin. He travels with a staff including Secretary of State James F. Byrnes to discuss postwar arrangements.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Churchill
Stalin
Newport News
James F. Byrnes
Potsdam
Berlin
Cotton acreage in the United States falls sharply in 1945 harvest
Agriculture department estimates 18,355,000 acres in cultivation on July 1 down 2 million from last year and 3 percent below the ten year average. Texas accounts for about half the decline due to drought, with Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana also showing large cuts. American-Egyptian cotton plantings total 6,400 acres, far below 1925 and 10 year norms, hindered by weather and labor issues.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Texas
Mississippi River
Misouri
Arkansas
Louisane
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Soldier kills eight German prisoners at Utah POW camp
In Salina Utah on July 9 a US soldier Pfc Clarence Bertucci fired from a guard tower killing eight German POWs and wounding 20 others as inmates slept. Bertucci was placed under arrest after the incident and a board of inquiry investigated his motive amid family statements he may have broken under stress.
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Salina
Utah
Clarence Bertuccci
New Orleans
Arthur Ericsson
Ogden
Bertucci
Ericsson
Albert I. Carmeil
New Crleans
Mary Bertucci
Board of Inquiry
Erics
V. F. W. to Seek Greater Role in Louisiana Veterans Affairs
The Louisiana Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, meeting in annual encampment in New Orleans, adopts a resolution urging its commander to discuss with Gov. James H. Davis the VFW representation on the state veterans affairs commission. J. Bennett Johnson elected commander, succeeding J. W. Angers. Membership reaches 9,240 with 6,000 veterans of the present war. Alexandria auxiliaries win several trophies for membership gains, rehabilitation work, and publicity. Gretna student Paul Lehrmidt noted.
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New Orleans
Department of Louisana
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James H. Davis
Department of Veterans Affairs
J. Bennett Johnson
Shreveport
Louisiana Department
J. W. Angers
New Iberia
E. H Schill
Over- Star Service Committee
V. FW
Louisiama
Johnson Brown
Alexandria
Oreans
J. Milton Edwards
Zachary Taylor Auxiliary
Baton Rouge
Paul Lehrmidt
Gretna High School
U S U Boats In Japanese Waters
Chinese high command announced major victories against Japanese forces in China and Indo China. Southwest Kwangsi is cleared with several air bases recaptured including Tanchuk Tengyun Liuchow and Suichwan as Chinese troops press along the Hunan Kwangsi railroad. Japanese raiders on Amoy coast were driven back with heavy Chinese casualties reported.
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Spencer Moosa Chungking
South Guard Pass
Chennakwan
China
Indo-China
Dong Dang
Kwangsi
Liuchow
Hunan-Kwangsi
Hengyang
Lojung
Luchai
Kweiin
High Command
Tanchuk
U. S. Mth
Yungning
Nanning
Suichwan
Tengyun
West
Wuchow
Mosun
Strategic Highway Center
Saipin
Kweihsie
Amoy
Formosa
Hsiamen River
Fukien
Joseph Morton Believed Slain in Mauthausen Camp
German officials report American war correspondent Joseph Morton and nine other Americans were executed at Mauthausen concentration camp on January 24, ordered by Heinrich Himmler’s staff. Morton, captured after flying into Slovakia during a Czechoslovak uprising, was linked to a prisoner group aiding trapped airmen. Witnesses say interrogations included torture for others, while Morton endured without evident hardship.
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Denver
Colo
Boston
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Neb
Linz
Austria
Joseph Morton
Associated Press
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Mauthausen
Heinrich Himmier
Berlin
Bratislava
Morton
Standarten
Morton Executed by Germans in 1945 War Crime
Associated Press investigation indicates Joseph Morton, 34, AP war correspondent, was executed by German forces on January 24, 1945 after being captured in Slovakia. Morton gained renown for frontline reporting in the Mediterranean theater.
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Rome
Associated Press
Joseph Morton
A. P
Slovakia
Morton
Mediterranean
Dauntless Dottie Lost in Pacific
The B-29 Dauntless Dottie, first Tokyo strike leader, crashed after takeoff from Kwajalein returning to Hawaii. Eighteen of the 13 aboard died, including Pfe. Lowell B. Spivey of Windsor, North Carolina. Survivors were Sir John F. Neville Joliet Illinois S/Sgt. Charles S. McMurray Memphis Tennessee and S/Sgt. Glenn F. Gregory Waldron Indiana. Brig. Gen. Emmett Roscoe O Donnell led the wing. Lt. Col. Robert K. Morgan named the aircraft for his wife.
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Saipan
Deaniless Dottie
Tokyo
Pacific
Dottie
United States
Pfe
Lowell B. Spivey
Windsor
N. C
Sir John F. Neville
Joliet
Charles S. McMurray
East Waldorf Street
Memphis
Tenn
Glenn F. Gregory
Waldron
Ind
Kwajalein
Hawaii
Emmett Rosy) O'Donnell
Robert K. Morgan
Asheville
Andrew G. Mayse
Tulsa
Ohio
Infant Stolen From Marion Hospital Police Seek Clues
Six day old Jean Eileen Creviston, daughter of T/Sgt John L. Creviston and Mrs. Creviston, disappeared from the second floor nursery at City Hospital Marion between 6 39 and 7 p m. Police chief William Marks said investigators were at sea. The mother appealed for the return of her baby as the base near Columbus confirmed Sgt Creviston was on a three day pass in Cleveland.
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Marion
Ohio
Chief Way
Marion Society
Eolbim City Hospital
William BE. Marks
Jean Eileen Creviston
John L. Creviston
Margaret Bradbury
Jean Eileen
P. m
Roscoe D. Mezger
H. P. Mattox
Cue
Lockbourne Army Base
Columbus
Creviston
Cleveland
American Submarines Move Around Japan as Raids Continue
US submarines have moved into waters around Japan as thousands of daily air raids continue. Tokyo reported nearly 200 US aircraft including fighters bombers and SS bombers attacked targets across Japan. Propaganda described the raids as part of a broad invasion plan with heavier strikes to follow the rainy season.
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Japan
Tokyo
Nippon
Gorging Soldier Wows Atlanta Cafeteria Crowd
Diners witnessed Army eating wonder Chester J a 121 pounder devour seven fried chicken orders ten French fries nine glasses of orange juice two quarts of milk ten salads five egg salads two olives two iced coffees two watermelon slices five rolls five apple pies a la mode Salvatori reports a prior four week layoff and claims candy bars with ice cream eased hunger Fort Mij hospital notes his habit grew from onlookers’ attention and observation by Col Burgh and post surgeon
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Atlanta
Chester J
Southbridge
Salvatori
Col. Burgh
Buronet
Fort Mito
Observatio Wu Vato
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Niagara
Asociated Pressey
President Truman
Department of Veterans Commission
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Romania
Mihai
Plomka
Ieee
Dauntless Dottie
Page
Associated
Pras
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