Allied Push in New Guinea and Churchill Plans World Peace
Allied forces press the eastern New Guinea advance as U S airmen strike enemy airdromes and ground troops push to widen airfield sites. Churchill in the British House of Commons outlines a future world organization to deter future wars and hints at Polish territorial shifts and German land gains as possible counterpoints.
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Atrop
New Guinea
Indies
Philippines
U. S
General MacArthur
Navy
Winston Churchill
Britain
House of Commons
Churchill
Poland
Threats of a South Rebel Vote in Texas Electors
Long rumored southern challenge to the New Deal gains form in Texas where the regular Texas Democratic organization directs its presidential electors to vote for the party nominee only if the national convention rejects segregation and supports primary reforms.
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Texas
Democratic
Supreme Court
Texas Democratic Party
North Carolina
Republcan
House of Representatives
House
Allied drive tightens in Italy as German resistance falters
Allied forces under Gen Clark's Fifth Army and the British Eighth Army push toward Rome with heavy bomber support and rear-area bombardments of German defenses. Meanwhile thousands of workers walk out in Detroit plants as CIO unions clash with Parke Davis and Co over labor disputes, halting critical medical production.
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Fifth Army
Anzio
Liri
Italy
Rome
Europe
Underground
U. S
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler
Detroit
Mich
CIO Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
Parke, Davis and Company
AFL
UAW
War Labor Board
Food supply outlook and rationing prospects
Federal agencies report on the general food situation citing possible restoration of rationing for point free meats to assure more equal distribution. Fresh fruit availability rises for apples peaches pears and cherries while canned vegetables may tighten. Eggs remain plentiful due to record spring production. Military demand for large caliber ammunition has surged amid invasion expectations.
Government Backed Rail Rates Reevaluated in 1940 Postwar Shift
Government grants of land rights to railroads during 1850 to 1870 carried 50 percent rate reductions for passengers and freight. Amended in 1940 to cover only military goods and personnel, charges to abolish the reduced rates faced a House vote of 236 to 16. End of reductions would lift wartime rail revenue by over 250 million and 20 million peacetime, while private shipping rates would be scaled to reflect higher government income.
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Congress
House
Popular Novelist Harold Bell Wright Dies at 72 in California
Noted author and former minister Harold Bell Wright died at age 72 in La Jolla California. His best known works include The Shepherd of the Hills The Calling of Dan Matthews The Winning of Barbara Worth When a Man's a Man The Recreation of Bryan Kent Helen of the Old House and The Eyes of the World.
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Harold Bell Wright
la Jolla
Calif
Mr. Wright
Record Citrus Harvest Sets History in Rio Grande Valley
The Texas grapefruit and orange crops reached record highs this year with grapefruit at 17,539,081 boxes and oranges at 3,354,350 boxes. The combined value was estimated at $53,469,000 by the Rio Grande Valley citrus exchange general manager.
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Texas
Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange
War Production Board reports farm machinery program lag improving
WPB data show the 671 million dollar farm machinery and spare parts plan for year ending June 30 was 13 percent behind on May 1. Accelerated production could cut the shortfall to about 10 percent as combines face September quotas.
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War Production Board
WPB
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Congress Investigates Ward Seizure and War Powers
A congressional subcommittee reviewed the seizure of Montgomery Ward and its Chicago mail order plants. Attorney General Francis Biddle argued the move could be justified by wartime emergency powers if not warranted by statute, noting potential congressional correction or legislative changes to curb abuses.
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Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Francis Biddle
Congress
Pacific
Brewster
Chance Vought Company
Goodyear Company
Brewster Company
Philadelphia
U. S
Navy
New York
Private Papers reveal Churchill White House encounter ordeal
Excerpts recall a Sunday dawn in 1943 when a War Dept aide rushed to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with military news for Roosevelt who then sent the消息 to Churchill. Churchill asks the youth about taking his daughter out, then dismisses the moment with humor. Other anecdotes feature Gurkha parachutes, an Albuquerque quip, and stage memories of Barrymore and Jane Cowl.
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Churchill
Pennsylvania Avenue
FDR
Mr. Churchill
England
White House
Sally
Reuben
John Barrymore
Hamlet
Jane Cowl
Barrymore
Quiet maneuvering shapes 1943 GOP Chicago battle
Dewey and Stassen forces explore cooperation before the Chicago convention. A Stassen withdrawal scenario is discussed to block a possible deadlock. The piece notes Pew backing Roberts and Roosevelt allies preferring Dewey, plus Brewster and Vought plant fate in naval war production and a Pearl Harbor anniversary alert.
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Dewey
Stassen
Chicago
Warren
California
Minnesota
Owen D. Roberts
Willkie
Pennsylvania
Joe Pew
Justice Roberts
Roosevelt
Roberts
Supreme Court
Pearl Harbor
Teapot Dome
Uncle Sam as international Santa Claus in wartime policy
Western Newspaper Union reports Uncle Sam's postwar generosity dwarfs World War I aid. From Canada oil development to Iceland and North Africa airfields, vast investments may be donated after the conflict. The piece stresses workers and producers as essential soldiers and critiques strikes during wartime. It highlights women entering industry, Coolidge’s wartime stance, tax policy lessons, rural opportunity, and farm productivity. It closes urging action over intent.
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Uncle Sam
Butler
Canada
Iceland
Africa
Near East
Santa Claus
Merry Old Uncle Sam
Family Economic Bureau
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Boston
United States
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Detroit, Mich
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Harper’s
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Rusty Hatch
Gloria King
Park Central
Martin
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Elizabeth Arden
FDA
Westport
Mary Nolan
Imogene Wilson
Follies
Belmont Track
OPA
Fred Allen
Beaverbrook
London Standard
Mountbatten
Frank Owen
Owen
The
India Times
Ward
Midway Island
Bossy
Carpenter
J. A. Pierson
Sheffield
India
Chep
Albuquerque
Wright A Patterson
Washington, D. C
Stanley Arnold
Cleveland
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
Merry
Harold Burton
Ohio
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