Roosevelt Parade In New York Draws Huge Crowds And Protests
President Franklin D Roosevelt rode through Manhattan amid cheering crowds and police barriers. Thousands of Negro supporters greeted him on Seventh Avenue while C I C unionists waved signs. The president spent afternoon preparing for a Foreign Policy address with Eleanor at Greenwich Village.
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Seventh Avenue
Garment District
C.I.C
Roosevelt
Wagner
Broadway
B-25 Factory Faces Soldier March at Kansas City Plant
Servicemen gathered near the 12th and Baltimore area about mid afternoon, planning to march on the $¢ factory, the sole B-25 Mitchell bomber producer. Maj. J. L. Hodgin, head of the local military police, urged dispersal noting only three pickets were on duty as night shifts did not operate Saturdays.
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12Th & Baltimore
Kansas City
Kas
J. L. Hodgin
Battle over ballots and mining unions in West Virginia
Ballots postmarked by October 27 will be counted as heavy outlines show a strong Roosevelt tilt among voters. Union factions in Northern and Southern West Virginia split on guidance from district leaders, with some pledging Dewey support and others aligning with the CIO PAC. Campaign stops by Meadows, Dawson, Blizzard and local officials roll through Morgantown, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Williamson, and Wyoming counties as political maneuvering intensifies.
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E.W.T
Roosevelt
West Virginia
UALW
Cincinnati
William Blizzard
District 17
Logan
Lnion
Dewey
Blizzard
Williamson
C.I.0
U.M.W.A
Meadows
Dawson
Charleston
Mason County
Wherry R.nebo
Wyoming
Mingo
Boone
Clay Counties
Panhandle
Fairmont
Morgantown
Senator Hill
D.-Ala
Hill
Montgomery
Kanawha County
Roane
McDowell
Reply To Beckley Newspapers Editorial October 19 1944
A county judge answers a Beckley Newspapers Corporation attack on Clarence W Meadows seeking to defend his fitness for governor. The letter defends legal authority, denounces defamation, and asserts readiness to issue warrants for state law violations while separating politics from duty.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Justices of the Peace
Clarence W. Meadows
West Virginia
Soviet Drive Near Budapest Intensifies As Eastern Front News
An Associated Press correspondent reports fierce fighting north of the Rominter Heide with Russian artillery hammering German lines. Moscow remains silent on the Prussian drive toward East Prussia while noting the Soviet capture of 140 Hungarian towns along the Danube and Tisza regions, signaling major gains as Hungary’s plains near Budapest unfold.
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Berkus
Moscow
Hungary
Budapest
East Prussia
Associated Press
Baja
Danube
Csongrad
Tisza
Dewey and Bricker economy praised in campaign stop
A Kentucky governor candidate Willis spoke after a two week tour through Chico Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware. He cited Dewey and Bricker as examples of fiscal restraint highlighting deficits under Roosevelt and surpluses in New York and Ohio. Willis urged voters to embrace liberty and oppose government overreach ahead of November 7.
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Thomas F. Dewey
New York State
New York Times
Dewey
New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Bricker
Ohio
Witliz
Tauat
Willis
Kentucky
Beckie
Chico
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Logan
Floyd M. Sayre
Raleigh County
Republican Executive Committee
Criminal Court
Pleteen
Willkie Brother Hopeful on Dewey Liberalism Shift
H Fred Willkie of Louisvilles Seasram and Sons Distilling Co. says within 24 hours of Wendell Willkies death the former candidate would have favored Dewey if he had shifted liberal, especially on foreign policy. He notes pressure from Wendell Willkie was moving Dewey toward liberalism and cites Drew Pearsons claim Wendell Willkie favored Roosevelt on foreign policy.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Campaign fundraising totals reported by committees to date
Three reports of amounts pledged by time show committees contributing to the drive in its third week. Mercantile board $86.50, Special Gifts $1,710, Kiwanis $25, Rotary $50, Public Schools $595.85, Mine Management $81, Navy Mother's Club $48.
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Special Gifts
Kiwanis Wiib
Rotary Club
Public ‘Schools
Mine ‘Management
Navy Mother's Club
Roosevelt Defends War Warnings and Allied Unity
In October 1944 President Roosevelt rebukes critics who say he failed to warn the nation about looming danger. He asserts firm plans against Nazi conspirators, vows punishment for German leaders, and stresses America and Allies must win and maintain enduring peace. He contends Republicans opposed key wartime measures in past votes.
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Pageboy
Roosevelt
America
Germany
Dewey
American
Precure
Coungress
Seler
Republican Post-Herald
Court House
Harry Anderson
Raleigh County
Roosevelt cites isolationist leaders as GOP fears in 1940 race
Roosevelt accuses Republicans of courting isolationist lawmakers like Nye and Johnson, claiming they would gain top roles if Republicans win. He blasts Democratic foes and warns voters of a future shaped by these figures, while urging support for his administration's foreign policy. He also notes ongoing war events in Europe and the Pacific as context for the election.
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Pearl Harbor
von Lint
Congress
Viecomine
Gerald B. Nye
Forview Relations Committee
North Dakota
Appropriations Committee
Joseph W. Martin
House
Ma. Roosevelt
Lave Ing
Committee On Rules
Hamilton
Roosevelt
McCormick - Patterson - Hearst Gannett Press
Hiram Johnson
German Colonel Surrenders as Nazi Troops Capitulate
Propaganda ministry notes unofficial prisoner estimates near 19 000 after American forces issued unconditional surrender to Aachen ten days earlier. Casualties from the all-out assault and house-to-house rooting out of Nazis are officially described as light. Colonel Gerhardt Wilck, a professional officer, stages a dramatic capitulation with his troops.
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Propaganda Ministry
Aachen
Gerhardt Wilck
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