Fourth Term Debate Persists Over FDR Candidacy
The piece argues Republicans push third and fourth term talk against Franklin D Roosevelt, noting focus should be on fitness and leadership for the times. It cites Howard Spangler and contrasts with Washington and Jefferson, urging attention to real issues beyond term counts.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Frank Walker
Roosevelt
Howard Spangler
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Huntington
Mr. Roosevelt
Debate over Japanese invasion threat to Australia stirs U S doubt
The text outlines divergent views in Washington and Australia on a potential Japanese invasion of Australia. It cites Australian claims of 200,000 Nipponese forces, Navy Secretary Knox downplaying shipping limits, an Allied spokesman about a fleet near New Guinea, and War Secretary Stimson pledging more planes and supplies to General MacArthur. It notes anxiety over a possible high pressure advertising campaign and Australia’s push for more U S air power while Allied commands maintain the strategy to strike at Hit-ler.
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Australia
Washington
Knox
Truk
New Guinea
United Nations
Stimson
MacArthur
United States
Allied High Command
Impatient Beckley seeks U S district attorney pick
The Beckley bar grows restless over the delay in naming a U S district attorney to replace L A Via of Huntington. Rumors focus on Charleston lawyer W A Thornhill, with Kilgore's office silent, raising questions of regional favoritism and the influence of Charleston and Kanawha county.
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U. S
L. A. Via
Huntington
Beckley
Kilgore
W. A. Thornhill
Washington
Associated Press
Via
Charleston
The
Register
Ben Moore
W. H. (Piggy) McGinnis
U. S. Marshall
Thornhill
Kanawha County
Raleigh County
Smith
Kanawha
Raleigh
U.S
Allies push to crush Nazi leader then target Japan
The text argues for concentrating effort first on defeating the Nazi regime and then applying full heat to Japan. It notes the danger of Japan's position and the need to divert strength to the Southwest Pacific, where the current role appears to be mainly an aggressive holding operation.
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Ler
Japan
Southwest
Pacific
What is standard living and the sub standard debate
The piece questions the vague use of standard and sub standard living definitions. It challenges the lack of a concrete stationary point or formula from authorities like the War Labor Board or John L. Lewis to determine what constitutes standard living and what lies below it.
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The
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
Alaska to Panama Highway Could Open After War
A wartime driven road project aims to link Alaska with the Panama Canal, with surface progress varying across countries. By 1944 a continuous route may be finished, enabling driving from Alaska through Mexico Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Panama, spurred by military needs and private firms. The highway promises faster inter American trade and contact among Central American nations, despite rough surfacing and logistical hurdles.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Panama Canal
Alaska
Canal
U. S
Rio Grande
Mexico
Costa Rica-Panama
United States Army
Central America
México
Oaxaca
Mexico City
Guatemala
Honduras
Panama
el Salvador
Suchiate
Mexico-Guatemala
Vera Cruz
United States
Spchiate
Nicaragua
Landa Meets Don at the Island Hacienda
Landa and Jim Blair arrive on the island where Don and his father O'Shannessey greet them. Landa's hope clashes with her fear as news arrives that her father is gravely ill. The group tours the hacienda while locals prepare for a wedding, and O'Shannessey warns the ceremony may be disrupted by the father’s condition.
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Landa
Jim
Don
Jim Blair
Captain Estrada
Ichael
Maria
Father
O’shannessey
Men O' War In the News
James C. Bird of Beckley promoted to chief warrant officer in the U S Army Air Force while stationed in the Middle East. Lieutenant H Montgomery Tully Jr, home on furlough from the U S Army, recently completed officer candidate school at Camp Davis North Carolina and will depart for Camp Callan California before returning overseas.
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Raleigh
Register
Middle East
James C. Bird
J. E. Bird
Beckley
United States Army Air Force
Leutenant H. Montgomery Tully, JR
Oak Hill
Charleston
United States Army
South Pacific
Camp Davis
North Carolina
Tully
Camp Callan
California
Democracy Works Watch for Fireworks in Party Mood
A reflective editorial argues that American voters swing parties by mood and fears, tracing shifts from Roosevelt to Taft to Hoover and Harding. It warns party machines may scuttle ideals as ideologies tilt, noting tensed Republican and Democratic factions and urging vigilance as citizen sentiment shapes policy.
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National Committee
Gov. Bricker
Harry Daugherty
Harding
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Republican National Central Committee
Teddy
Army air force officer and sergeant noted in defense postings
Phillip Bsharah a Beckley native and Woodrow Wilson alum received a commission as second lieutenant and wings at La Junta advanced flying school and is on furlough at home. G Quentin Ewing, son of Edmund residents, has been promoted to sergeant and stationed at Stuttgart air base in Stuttgart Arkansas after serving at Lockbourne Ohio.
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Army Air Force
Phillip Bsharah
Andrew Bsharah
Beckley
la Junta
Colorado
Bsharah
Woodrow Wilson High School
G. Quentin Ewing
George E. Ewing
Edmund
Stuttgart Air Base
Stuttgart
Arkansas
Sergeant Ewing
Army Air Base
Lockburne
Ohio
Two Raleigh County youths to new army posts
Edward Mitchell of East Beckley is sent to the air force command medical unit at Kearns Field Utah. Eugene L. Colcord Jr. of Montreal is assigned to the tank destroyer RTC at Camp Hood Texas.
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Raleigh County
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Edward Mitchell
East Beckley
Air Force Command, Medical
Kearns Field
Utah
Eugene L. Colcord, Jr
Montreal
RTC
Camp Hood
Texas
Fleming brothers serve in wartime U S Army links
Private Carlos Fleming of Piney View has moved from Fort Thomas reception center to the anti aircraft division at Camp Callan California after induction. His wife Muriel Combs and sister Josephine O Neal also live in Piney View. His brother Corporal Harry Andrew Fleming remains abroad at Trinidad Island since May 1940. their parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Fleming of Terry.
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Carlos Fleming
Piney View
United States Army
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Camp Callan
California
Muriel Combs
Josephine O'Neal
Fleming
Harry Andrew Fleming
Trinidad Island
George Fleming
Terry
House rules panel backs deserter nationality bill
The house rules committee approved a bill allowing wartime deserters from the armed forces to regain their nationality and return to the front.
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House Rules Committee
Battle for Tunis and Bizerte Looms in Bloodiest War Day
Rommel’s battered Axis force clings to Tunisian hills as Allied planners force a final stand. Hitler orders a stand and corset of defenses around Tunisia while Italian and German tensions rise. The looming struggle signals heavy casualties before possible surrender. Sicily and Italy become critical objectives as the Axis fights to delay the Allied push.
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Rommel
Tunis
Bizerte
Tunisia
Italy
Hitél
Fuehrer
Sicily
Africa
Axis
Hitler
Duce A Tosti
Swann to Graduate From Radio Tech School in April
Private First Class Arnold H. Swann of the United States Army Air Corps will graduate from radio technical school on April 21. He has served six months and is stationed in Chicago. Swann was formerly employed by Electro-Metallurgical at Alloy. His wife Doris Lee Ellison of Whipple and his brother Harry Swann of Montgomery traveled to Chicago on April 14 to attend the graduation.
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Register
Oak Hill
Arnold H. Swann
United States Army Air Corps
Radio Technical School
Ben
Chicago
Swann
Alloy
Doris Lee Ellison
Whipple
Harry Swann
Montegomery
Life Expectancy Gap From 1868 to Modern Day
The article notes the average American life span in 1868 was about 40 years, versus about 64 years now, highlighting a substantial increase in longevity over time.
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