Allies Drive to Smash Nazi Pockets Berlin Battle Rages
Allied forces launch multiple offensives from the Elbe to the Alps as Berlin becomes the focal point of a coordinated push. Red armies encircle Hitler's last industrial stronghold while guerrilla actions in the Philippines and Italy pressure remaining Axis defenses. Petain returns to face trial as postwar talks at San Francisco move toward a global security framework.
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Adolf Hitler
Berlin
U. S
Warsaw
Vienna
Hitler
Elbe
Mulde
Stettin
Baltic
K. O
Bavarian Alps
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Italy
Alps
Mussolini
Happy Chandler Appointed Commissioner of Baseball
Happy Chandler, a Kentucky native and Harvard and Kentucky law graduate, became commissioner of organized baseball succeeding Judge Landis. A former state legislator and governor, Chandler played and coached sports before politics and quickly infused energy into the role, even pausing a Washington game to finish his appointment duties.
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Albert B
Happy) Cho
Landis
Harvard
Kentucky University
Kentucky
Chandler
Happy
S. Senate
Alben Barkley
Washington, D. C
Cordell Hull
Wallace's War Surplus Role And Wheat Stock Outlook
The commerce department under Henry A. Wallace will dispose of surplus war goods including machinery textiles and hardware while aiming to maximize government returns. Wheat stocks in the U S Canada Argentina and Australia are projected around 950 million bushels for July 1, with U S surplus potentially 350 to 375 million, and freight car shortages threaten export and aid programs.
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Department of Commerce
Treasury
Surplus Property Board
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce Department
Wallace
U. S
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington Digest on San Francisco Peace Parley
Washington commentary from a San Francisco correspondent on the world peace conference, highlighting the venue, hopes for a successful outcome, and the role of the United States led by President Truman. It notes the balance of power among the big nations, the need for flexible agreements, and a veteran president briefing troops with an emphasis on inclusivity and resilience.
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Calif
Golden Gate
Seine
Paris
Quai d’Orsay
Farm real estate sales hit record first quarter in 1944
The American Bankers Association reports continued large volume in 1944 farm real estate sales with the first quarter the highest on record. Fewer farms are offered for sale, but demand is rising as insurance companies banks and estates have largely sold holdings and will no longer influence market activity.
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American Bankers Association
Troop Rail Movements From Pearl Harbor Reach 38.5 Million
The Association of American Railroads reports about 38.5 million troops were carried by rail in organized movements from Pearl Harbor to the end of February 1945. The figure excludes millions traveling in smaller groups and those on furloughs.
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Pearl Harbor
Association of American Railroads
Shoes shortages force tighter OPA stamp limits
The OPA narrowed shoe stamps adding two for veterans and one for babies to curb stamp use amid scarce footwear. They reversed on expanding children's rationing and pledged 150 million pairs of leather shoes for all, but dealers report few reaching shelves. The shortage is worsened by a drop in steer supply as stockers curb feeding due to price controls.
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Henri Petain
France
Verdun
Petain
de Gaulle
OPA
United Nations
Russia
Britain
Stettinius
Molotov
Eden
Washington
Vandenberg
Senate
Harry Truman
White House
Truman
Cordell Hull
James Byrnes
Congress
United States
Army Discharges Limited by Availability and Training Rules
Army plans call for selective discharge of some veterans with five years of service while restrictions on 18 year olds in combat persist. Discharges depend on unit availability and earlier volunteers from the 1940 expansion. War department reports POWs in the U S logged over 44 million in work in early 1945, supplying millions of man days on army posts and for private contractors.
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Army
Congress
Continental
United States
War Department
Barbs and snippets from postwar headlines abroad
The Berlin correspondent reports Max Schmeling, once heavyweight champ, now a welterweight after Nazi era treatment. Other notes claim postwar immigration, shortages, and economic strains including a top foreign office spokesman's remark on American bankruptcy and missing garbage cans.
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Max Schmeling
Berlin
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Ilocos Sur
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China
Assembly of the
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Weimar
Happy Czar
Washington Digest
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California
Drake’s Bay
Cermeno
Manila
San Francisco Bay
Portola
Praesidio
Here
G.I
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Army Pictorial
Hollywood
G.i.s
G.l.s
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America
Foreign Office
Atter
San Angelo
A. H. Denis, Jr
van Court
Tex
Smith's Garage
Alamo St
San Antonio
Texas
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Alliance Price Systems
Moore Bldg
Daily Mail
Athern Ozarks Realty Company
Clinton
Ark
Crockett
Carl Christy Box
Missouri Ranch
Columbia
Mabel CO
Commerce Saline
Kansas City
Missouri
Victor
Geo. Noel
Eads, Cole
Lewis Barber College
Adana Cooksey
Calder Terrace
Beaumont
Hereford
T. M. Neal
Wharton, Tex
Aurex Houston Co
Bankers Mortgage
Houston
Mazanec
R.O.P
Anton Mazanec
Waco
Real Estate—Bus
Excelsior Springs
Makel Company
Commerce Bldg
RC Tei Ey Mead
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Ohydria E. Pinkhamis
WNU
Rds
RTA
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