Cartoons hang in White House hall depecting Truman era politics
The cartoons, gathered from Truman's Missouri days, line the hall outside the White House office. They spoofed figures such as Wallace Byrnes and Garner and humorously noted his aging. A 1951 birthday joke shows Secret Service peering from beneath the table as Truman quips about his age.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Missouri
Henry Wallace
James F. Byrnes
Jimmy
John Nance Gardner
Harry Truman
John Garner
Mr. Roosevelt
Stark
Senator
Milligan
President Truman
Secret Service
Weirton Steel seeks continuance in WPB falsification case
Weirton Steel Co asks for and secures a continuance until July 26 on charges of falsifying statements to obtain War Production Board priorities and misusing war scarce materials. Attorneys petitioned Federal District Judge W. E. Baker, who granted the delay to allow defense preparation.
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Weirton
W. Va
INS
Weirton Steel Company
War Production Board
Steel Company
W. E. Baker
Truman Charts U.S. Path to World Peace and UN Charter
President Truman urged full backing for ratifying the United Nations charter and the world court to secure long term peace. He said winning the war against Japan remains essential and the world must lead to lasting harmony. He planned to present the UN charter to the Senate on return and meet Stalin and Churchill near Berlin to set groundwork for a peace treaty. He also planned talks with 1936 Republican nominee Alf Landon.
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Japan
San Francisco
United Nations
World Court
Senate
Washington
Marshal Stalin
Soviet
Russia
Churchill
Britain
Berlin
al Landon
Powerful Fleet Probes Balikpapan and Beaufort Gain
Allied reports say a powerful fleet prowled Balikpapan with imminent invasion and landing attempts. Melbourne radio claimed Beaufort captured in a 15 mile advance from Weston as Aussie artillery shelled Japanese positions beyond Beaufort. Oil production resumed on Tarkan Island with a pumping station reopened.
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Melbourne
Beaufort
Weston
American Broadcasting Company
Tarkan Island
Born2us ?Astern
Chinese troops storm Liuchow suburb in major push
Chinese forces drive into Liuchow suburb destroying enemy supply lines and firing warehouses and barracks. Chiang Kai-shek predicts American equipped troops will be ready for a final mainland battle against Japan. he says allied landings on the China coast would be welcomed and warns direct strikes on home islands could be met on the mainland.
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Kwei
Chiang Kai-shek
China East
Vandenberg Urges Senate Charter Backing for Peace Pact
Senator Vandenberg argues for ratifying the San Francisco charter to secure world peace and U S sovereignty. He says the pact creates a framework for peaceful dispute resolution among 50 nations, avoiding a world government while ensuring vigilance against aggression. He notes no illusion about imperfections but calls the experiment essential for a safer world.
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Senate
San Francisco
Vandenberg
Deaths of the Day Dindinger Funeral Time
Funeral services for Norman Clyde Dindinger of Wampum set for Sunday at 2 30 pm at Marshall funeral home with Rev K T Yahn officiating. Surviving relatives include three sisters and three brothers, interment Clinton cemetery.
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Norman Clyde Dindinger
Wampum
Marshall Funeral Home
K. T. Yahn
Mr. Dindinger
Jacob Dindinger
Eleetha Powell Dindinger
Slippery Rock Township
Lastik Products Company
Wampum Methodist Church
Ella Bowen
L. A Black
New Castle
R. D
Mabel Pierce
Charles C Dindinger
Pittsburgh
Frank T. Dindinger
Monaca
Gilbert L Dindinger
Ana Cegielka
Veraps
Chuartes Street
Poland
John Bobet
SS. Philip and Jamies Church
Thomas New Castle
Ingatius
Michael
Europe
SS. Philip and James Church
Vincent Stancelewski
J R New Opera
East Long
Barbara Moose
Wiliam Moose
13Th Street
Bessemer
Cunningham Funeral Home
Besemer
Rev FE Cheter Crabb
Dolores Luksette
Mary Maramont
Mildred Benison
Yolanda Merlino
Judith Swanson
Jance Vervilli Ardeth
Dorma Lee Annderrson
Wesfield Cemetery
Bessie Howard
Erie
Henry Sumnes
Helen Clark
Ruth Leasure
CWO
Walter Kirscher
William F Clark
Harry
Norman
William Howard
Westfield
Garrison Finish to Seventh War Loan Drive Planned Here
War bond drive features music motion pictures and an old fashioned personal appeal by the Flying Squadron. Each bond sold includes a ticket to the Here's Your Infantry show at Taggart Stadium on July 4. William A. Francis submits a letter to Judge W. Walter Braham arguing bonds are a safe asset tied to government security and long term value.
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Garrison
Flying Squadron
William A. Francis
W. Walter Braham
Lawrence County War Finance
Judge Braham
Insurance Companies
Paia
Guy Parlor
Miu
Pripapal
Bern
Tunis
Tim
Bank Amv
Othe
United States
Setera
Ms Governent
Yanks Mop Up Jap Pockets on Northern Luzon
Allied forces push through Caravat valley and clear pockets of Japanese resistance in northern Luzon. Campaign reports note a junction of Sith wirborne and suth divisions in the valley core with Mindanao area advances and air support. Fighter bombers strike numerous targets as about 110 tons of bombs are dropped.
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Luzon
Caravat
Sith Wirborne
Suth
Ves Duyo
Mindanas
Davin
Red Cross Nurses Aides to Convene at New Castle Hospital
New Castle hospital meeting rooms host Red Cross nurses aides this evening with Jameson Memorial aides as guests. Dr David Perry will discuss Tuberculosis and films by the Lawrence County Tuberculosis Society. Hostesses from both hospitals will serve a dainty lunch.
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Dorothy Ann Schneitzinger
Carlisle Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Miss Schneitzinger
New Kensington
John and
Manilla Taylor Schneitzinger
Highland U. Po Diec
Harry
Edgewood Arsenal
Esther Fulkerson
Maria Schneitzinger
Elsie Bowser
Punxsitawney
D L. Ferguson
Castle View Burial Park
Joseph B Levde
New Cide Hospital
Red Cross
New Castle Hospital
Jameson
David Perry
Lawrence County
P R R Employees to Receive Extra Pay on Sundays and Holidays
Pennsylv ania Rail Road maintenance of equipment staff will get time and a half for Sunday and holiday work starting July 1 under a new agreement approved by the National Railway Labor Panel. The holidays listed include Christmas New Year Washingtons Birthday Memorial Day July 4 Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day.
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Paul D. Reese
Brotherhood of Railroad Shop Crafts of America
Pernavivatia System
National Railway
Washington
Japanese Fleet at Ocean Depths and Key War Plants
Readable excerpts describe a near complete Japanese fleet sunk and the strategic importance of facilities along Honshu. Mentioned sites include Kyushu industrial hubs and arsenals near Osaka and Nobeoka, with references to factories and chemical plants supporting military production.
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Kyushu
Ita
Oxkayama
Osaka
Honshu
Fragmented OCR Note on Military Operations and Targets
Fragmented text mentions military targets, units, and operations in a congested area. It lists alleged acts by adversaries and references to military positions and timing. The readable portions imply a report on combat activity and strategic targets without coherent details.
Unclear OCR Note on Pedestrian Traffic And Street Safety
Fragmentary report stumbles through garbled text about pedestrians on streets and traffic enforcement. Names and places are unreadable, leaving only hints of a discussion on safety and patrols without coherent details.
Vague note hints at names and dates in uncertain text
The readable fragments mention Myrtle P and Ary Hse along with scattered letters and numbers, but no coherent event or context emerges from the OCR fragment. No clear actions, locations, or dates are identifiable.
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Theodore Pagley
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DR. S. Meyer
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Eugene A. Mayfield Agency
L. Johnson Building
Yy W.C. A. Auditorium
Howard Blanchard
Esther Krempels
Kay Rates
Jor Proctor
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