Texas Supreme Court weighs Roosevelt electors ballot challenge
In Austin on June 13 the Texas Supreme Court heard pro Roosevelt forces contesting to place their electors on the July 22 Democratic primary ballot. The petition claims electors are state officers and must be decided by statewide vote, while the state Democratic committee had rejected a ballot with electors pledged to the national ticket.
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Austin
Tex
C. C. Renfro
Dallas
Clint C. Small
State Supreme Court
Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
Alvin J. Wirtz
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Parishes Debated Tax Bills And Public Notices
Louisiana Senate divided over a proposed constitutional amendment to raise parish school ad valorem taxes from three to five mills. Debates included postwar building funding estimates and a recommendation for reconsideration of votes. House actions covered liquor control measures, state superintendent election debates, and funding for teacher salaries.
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Senate
Gilbert Hennigan
Fields
Tugwell
Davis
Louisiana
James H. Davis
W. T. McCain
Grant
Education Committee
Norman Bauer
State Board of Education
Doris Holland
St. Helena
W. L. Hair
Franklin
Ambrose Smith
Orleans
House
State Board of Tax Appeals
Bonnie Baker
Baton Rouge
Judiciary
B” Committee
Earl Long
Joe Cawthorn
Woodrow Overton
East Feliciana
Zola
Drayton Boucher
Springhill
Lessley Gardiner
Opelousas
Oscar Guidry
Church Point
Lloyd Hendrick
Shreveport
Brooks Oliver
Bastrop
Clyde St. Amant
Gonzales
Sen
Grove Sifford
Alexandria
Mississippi River Transit Commission
New Orleans
William Gruber
R. L. Gay
Zwolle
Senate Finance Committee
Gay
Vernon Parish
Convention Shapes The Presidential Candidacy Debate
The article notes a heavy political climate at the national level as Chairman Sidney Hillman of the CIO Political Action Committee appears before the Senate campaign expenditures committee to discuss PAC activities and their impact on the presidential race.
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National Front
Sidney Hillman
C. I. O. Political Action Committee
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Pacific War Update From Front
Navy reports 18 Japanese ships sunk in Pacific actions including a large tanker a transport and 16 cargo ships. Fifth Air Force daylight raid on Palau destroys 20 enemy planes on ground with 15 fighters shot down in night interception. Liberator losses and crashes noted near Dublin Island Truk and Nauru amid broader raids on Truk Ponape Nauru and Ocean Islands.
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Dutch New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Washington
Navy
Pacific
Fifth Army Air Force
Palau Islands
Dublin Island
Truk
13Th Air Force
Seventh Army Air Force
Param
Etem
Dublon
Moen Islands
Truk Group
Ponape
Nauru
Ocean Islands
Marshall Group
Allied Planes Press German Transport Network in RAF Night Offensive
Allied night raids over western Germany and occupied France focused on transport hubs and railway centers from Arras to Mezin and Caen. The RAF reported heavy bomber losses with 23 bombers lost over France and 17 over Germany, while Mosquito aircraft intensified disruption behind German lines. German planes over Britain were minimal, and Allied fighters claimed several air victories.
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Germany
Luftwaffe
Normandy
England
London
Arrasn Amiens
Cambraia
Flanders
Poitiers
France
Caen
Great Panzee
Forest de Grimbosq
Mezidon
Seine
Caudebec
Dunkerque
Gelsenkirchen
Cologne
Britain
Roosevelt clan profits and personal gain in the White House
A critical reflection on wealth within the Roosevelt circle. The piece asserts that Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Mrs. Roosevelt profited from office through high salaries, journalism and speaking fees. It notes relatives like Forbes Morgan and Harry Hopkins also prospered, while public servants fell ill and stayed in government hospitals.
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Roosevelt
White House
Forbes Morgan
Democratic National Committee
Harry Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Harold Ickes
William Jennings Bryan
State Department
Ickes
Washington
Sharks found edible and tasty says state fisheries board
Native prejudice aside, the state board of fisheries reports shark meat is edible. Kippered or lightly smoked shark resembles salmon and fresh shark steaks are likened to halibut. Mussels and eels along the Carolina coast gain interest from commercial fishers for their flavor and use.
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Charleston
State Board of Fisheries
Carolina
O Daniel faces smear charge in Texas political clash
Senate and campaign finance disputes swirl as Sen W Lee O Daniel questions a planned anti administration newspaper financing probe. He cites over 100000 dollars from subscribers, calling it a smear campaign while Texas Democrats weigh electors and court actions. Byrd and Wicker discussed coalition possibilities though details remain unsettled.
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Associated Press
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Lone Star
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
O’daniel
United States
Washington
O'Daniel
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Chicago
Texas Supreme Court
John Ww.wicker
Ohio
Yrd
Allied fighting widens push toward Philippines and China
Allied forces of Nimitz MacArthur and Chinese troops press a broad Pacific and Asian campaign. Carrier and land air units strike Guam Saipan Tinian Palau Biak and Truk while Rabaul is bombed. Dutch New Guinea battles cost 6705 Japanese. Kohima victory and Myitkyina advance in Burma. Changsha under heavy three sided assault near Hankow Canton railway.
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Associated Press
Philippines
China
Nimitz - MacArthur
Palau
Marianas
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Guam
Tinian
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Truk
MacArthur
Biak
Bougainville
Dutch New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Roosevelt
Pacific
India
Burma
Kohima
Myitkyina
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Generals Eisenhower and staff visit Isigny in France
The officers traveled from the landing strip to American headquarters where a sergeant offered hot water and towels. After lunch they entered Isigny, now in flames, saluted by a French policeman with the four stars on the car. Civilians cheered as the high ranking visitors rode through the town. They then departed by amphibious craft back to the ship.
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Eisenhower
Isigny
France
Churchill and Eisenhower Tour Allied Front in France
Churchill visits France for the first time in four years amid Allied attacks on German positions. Eisenhower and his party tour American sectors around Cherbourg and Isigny, inspecting dugouts and emplacements as French civilians greet them. The group sails back to Britain aboard an American destroyer.
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Churchill
France
Britain
Eisenhower
Seine
Cherbourg
Grady Godfrey
la Grance
Bradley
River Stages Alter Route for Fast Return to England
A brief note shows a river stage change affecting a swift journey back to England in the afternoon.
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England
Allies press drive in Normandy with large inland advance
Allied forces push deep into Normandy with the U S Second Division breaking past Cerisy forest toward St Lo, while American First and 29th divisions fight near Cherbourg and Carentan. Germans report heavy losses as air and naval forces support the assault and Caen remains a hard fought target.
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Carentan
Ponte Abbe
Ste. Mere Eglise
Berlin
Normandy
St. Lo
Cerisy Forest
Cherbourg
82Nd
101St
France
Marcks
Supreme Headquarters
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Caen
Orne River
Woodlands
English Channel
Montebourg
Paris
Rommel
Point Au Bault
Avranches
Forest de Grimbosq
Seine
Uiles
Deaths J W Reagan Baskin La and Mrs Sadie Kelso Evans
James Washington Reagan 42 died at his Baskin home Monday with funeral in Baskin Baptist Church officiated by Rev J H Keys and interment in Baskin Cemetery. Survived by wife two daughters a brother six sisters and parents. Also funeral held for Sadie Kelso Evans 27 in D Lo Miss with burial nearby. she survived by husband and one son and three brothers among others.
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Baskin
James Washington Reagan
Baptist Church
J. H. Keys
First National Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Reagan
Tommie Jean
Bobbie Dean Reagan
Pfc
Shepard Reagan
Randolph Field
Mary Reagan
West Monroe
W. L. Weems
J. E. King
George Brewer
Beaumont
Tex
Thomas Temple
Columbus
Moden Reagan
F. W. Reagan
Sadie Kelso Evans
New Orleans
D'Lo
Miss
Baily
Hughes
D'Lo Baptist Church
L. O. Evans
Lee O. Evans
W. D. Neely
John McNeil
Knoxville
Tenn
John
George Kelso
Charles F. Kelso
United States Navy
Finland’s War Weariness Shapes Likely Finnish Stand
The discourse notes Finnish resistance remains fierce but ineffective against Russian heavy artillery. Since 1939’s siege of Leningrad, Finns have rebounded yet may resist German overrule, with German divisions in Finland seen as lax. British dispatches hinting at a government shift toward peacemakers are deemed plausible.
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Gulf of Bothnia
Leningrad
Finland
Sweden
Government to release more government stocks for civilian use
The War Food Administration plans immediate release of 550000 rice pockets 10 pounds each to civilian trade and industrial users in southern states and high‑industry areas. Also 300000 cases evaporated milk and 14500 cases tomato paste and puree are set for immediate release to fish packers and domestic buyers.
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War Food Administration
Earl D. Dixon
Office of Distribution
WFA
United States
Dixon
Leopold Taken to Germany as Security Measure
Belgian authorities in London said they learned the Germans moved King Leopold from Brussels to Germany for security after the Allied Normandy landings. Leopold has been confined to his palace under heavy guard, charged as technically commander in chief of the Belgian army and a potential rallying point for resistance.
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London
Leopold
Brussels
Germany
Normandy
Fifth War Loan drive opens as Roosevelt touts victory plan
Texarkana reports the Fifth War Loan campaign kicking into high gear with President Roosevelt urging unspent bonds to back the effort. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau warns the cost by year end will reach 295 billion dollars while noting a 57 billion shortfall to meet target. Roosevelt cites reduced Japanese shipping and German setbacks as momentum grows worldwide.
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Texarkana
Roosevelt
Tokyo
United Nations
Germany
Pacific
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Texas
Arkansas
Morgenthau
Nazis in Italy and enemy demolitions report
Allied air forces swept the area from Anzio northward as mines were cleared from the coast. RAF bombers struck Hungary near Komarom to hit oil refineries, starting large fires as tactical aircraft targeted transports and withdrawal routes. The Mediterranean air force conducted about 1100 sorties.
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Anzio
Hungary
Komarom
Budapest
Mediterranean Air Force
Government seeks earth fill inspectors for War Department
A Civil Service Commission representative will visit room 302 at the post office building on June 13 and 14 to appoint junior inspectors for levee embankment work with the War Department. Applicants should have experience in levee highway airport earth fill or other dirt work or engineering work. Full qualification details salary and placement will be provided.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Secretary
Post Office
War Department
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