Oklahoma Victory Boosts Democrats In Roosevelt Era
Democrats rally behind the Roosevelt administration as William G. Sigler defeats Republican Clark to win the vacancy in Oklahoma's second district. The race is seen as a confidence vote in national leadership, with weather blamed for low rural turnout and debate over broader party momentum.
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Oklahhowan
Oklahoma
Nations
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Roosevelt
William G. Sigler
Clark
Byal
Stigler
Jack Nichols
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Gugler
Ed N. Moore
Roosevelt renominated by acclamation possible says Rayburn
A Wall Street era political briefing reports President Roosevelt may secure the Democratic nomination with at least 604 of 1176 convention votes. House Speaker Rayburn predicts acclamation unless Roosevelt declines. Labor party factions in New York clash over support, while Dewey leads Republican delegates favoring his nomination. Bricker campaigns in Kansas urging farming policy kept out of politics as Mayors in Kansas City vote again. Bank of China plans expansion with new offices in San Francisco and Havana.
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Los Angeles
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Colorado
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New York
Roosevelt
Labor Party
New York State
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Mbinck
Dewey
Bricker
John W. Bricker
Onis
Kansas
Wichita
Kansas City
Bank OF China
Jime Bank of China
San Francisco
United States
Havana
Chugking
Wday
Dies committee assails CIO political action unit
The Dies Committee released a 200 page report attacking the CIOs political action committee and its leaders as promoters of a covert Communist campaign to subvert Congress. It singles out Sidney Hillman and others, claims coercion of CIO members to fund the effort, and asserts the group would raise about 2 million dollars in elections this year.
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Pelitical Action Committee
Phrir
Sidney Hulman
Rar Browder
Dies Committee
Hillman
Political Action Committee
Lee Pross
I. O
Karry Bridges
C. LO. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Joseph Currin
National Maritime Union of America
Communist-Kent
Communist Party of the
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Curran
Curvais
Communist Party
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Philip Murray
Murray
Ullman
Church Given Children’s Garden at Travis Park
Mr and Mrs H A Willlie donated a children s garden for Travis Park Methodist Church. The Wittliff Children s Garden will sit atop the church s education building on Travis Street with a fireproof stair from ground to roof. A sheltered south area will have a plastic panel enclosure in winter and a small kitchenette for sandwiches or luncheons. Equipment includes tables chairs sand piles modeling tables gym sets swings hopscotch courts and a film screen with nursery gear for toddlers. Wittliff presides over Champion Pecan Machinery Co.
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H. A. Willie
Wittliff
Children’s Education
Travis Street
Witliff
Champ Ipion Pecan Machinery Company
Resolution Takes Slap At Bolters
Austin March 29. A Democrat executive committee member said he prepared a resolution condemning officeholders elected as Democrats for speaking in support of Republican candidates. The measure aims to curb organized campaigning by the Texas delegation at Chicago to restore two thirds nominating rule and a new appointment of convention voting strength. Houston chairman George Butler and Governor Stevenson favored the change. Consideration of possible committee action on pay by armed forces members for absences was noted. Plans for the national campaign in Texas were presented.
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Robert E. Hannegan
Stigier
Oklahoma
Clark
Austin
Cecit, Louel
Rotan
Alnne Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
Chicago
George Butler
Houston
Stevenson
I Driscoll Favors Fourth Term in Democratic Meeting
Mrs. Clara Driscoll a Corpus Christi Democrat backs Franklin D Roosevelt for a fourth term saying he can lead the nation. She urges women to help secure victory and promote San Antonio as site for the state convention. 1344 officers elected include President Mrs. Alice Sewell and several vice presidents, secretaries, and a governing board.
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Clara Driscoll
National Committee
Corpus Christi
Driscoll
Alamo City
W. B. Heaslet
Roosevelt
Alice Sewell
Ira Green
N. H. Snyder
Gus Souhneider
Heaslet
George Stableford
John Thrawle
Mary Santee Hanson
Rena Maverick Green
Lucy Trent
N. H. Hawkins
Ralph Gibbs
Phoenix Papers On Borrowing Basis
Phoenix papers operate on a newsprint borrowing basis under War Production Board authorization to publish on a restricted schedule through the month end. The Arizona Republic, four pages with no ads except legal notices, used its allotted ration early and faces suspension Thursday and Friday without relief. The Gazette planned an afternoon edition before both papers suspend until Saturday when a new quarter allotment arrives.
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Ariz
War Production Board
Tiay
Arizona Republic
Arizona
The
Republic
Japs Still Refuse Prisoner Supplies
Washington March 29 UPI The Red Cross disclosed no definite plan from the Japs for moving into Japanese war prisoner and civilian interment camps. About 1500 tons of American relief supplies have piled in warehouses at Vladivostok since fall with further substantial amounts ready in this country for immediate shipment as soon as Japan begins accepting the supplies already in Vladivostok.
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Washington
UPI
Vlastivostok
Russia
Vladivostok
Red Cross
Uniform charge bond set in San Antonio case
A bond of 500 dollars was set on a uniform charge for Howard Widen Coulson, 1, of Los Angeles, after he appeared Wednesday before Acting Commissioner Aly Knight. Read as a Washington-era note, the case references a USO deuce and involves charges tied to wearing insignia at an air serps display.
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Howard Widen Coulson
Los Angeles
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Knight
Coulson
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Austin Hosts State Democratic Convention May 23
The state Democratic convention will be held in Austin on May 23 after a state executive committee meeting in Austin on Wednesday. Mrs Ailes Sewell requested a San Antonio venue. Mayor Minermann planned to attend but learned the committee had voted and would not go. Delegates for the presidential nominating convention in Chicago will be chosen at the May 1 session, the first of two state conventions this year.
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Annouing
Ailes Sewell
San Antonio
Minermann
Chicago
War Worker Father of 30 Children
Houston report says Ira Knapp, a wartime shipyard worker, disclosed under group life policy he is father of 30 children, 19 alive, with 18 boys and 12 girls. He notes six sons in the army, four with 1-A status, oldest 38, youngest unspecified, and three marriages yielding 21 grandchildren. He is described as an ordained minister and wartime worker with a fibies.
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Brown Shipbuilding Company
Ira Knapp
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