Truman Clinches Democratic Veep Nomination at Convention
Harry S Truman, once an unknown, wins the Democratic vice presidential nomination on the second ballot at the Chicago convention. Official tally shows Truman 1,100 Wallace 66 Douglas 4 Absent 6, total 1,176 amid objections by Senator McKellar. Truman vows to aid the war effort and accepts with humility as Roosevelt seeks a fourth term.
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Wallace Leads Ist Ballot in Democratic Nominating Fight
At the Chicago convention Wallace led the first ballot with 42914 votes to Truman 31914 while other contenders like McNutt and Barkley trailed. Massachusetts and New York delegates challenged vote accuracy as polling continued, with shifts expected on subsequent ballots and no clear frontrunner emerging.
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Texas Democrats Split At Roosevelt Convention In South
Rival pro Roosevelt and regular delegates clashed on the Texas floor as rump delegates seized half of the 48 votes and occupied the section with a Texas pro Roosevelt placard. Walkout by many regulars foreshadows possible independent convention to oppose FDR in the election.
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Wallace declares support for Roosevelt Truman ticket
Vice President Wallace announced he would fully back the Roosevelt Truman ticket after learning Truman won the Democratic vice presidential nomination. He said the defeat did not derail liberalism and praised Roosevelt as the voice of liberalism in the western world. He pledged active support this fall and noted his remarks echoed his convention speech.
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Walker Outlines Somerset Recreation and Vacation Plan
Herbert Walker of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Recreational Activities spoke to the Somerset Rotary and Lions clubs about developing Somerset as a recreation and vacation center. He cited the industry as the fourth largest in the state, noting $415 million in 194? activity and $326 million four years earlier. He urged communities to advertise attractions and provide traveler accommodations while warning against overlong postwar planning.
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Engineman Fatally Struck by Express Near Narberth
Leonard G. Walden of Harrisburg, engineman on an east bound freight, was killed crossing Pennsylvania tracks at Narberth when a westbound express struck him. Earlier, 12 of 71 derailed cars snarled Huntingdon rail traffic, delaying schedules by hours.
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CIO Libel Suit Dismissed in Cleveland
Federal District Judge Paul Jones dismissed a $1,000,000 libel suit by officers of the National Maritime Union of America CIO against Beacon Journal Publishing Co of Akron Ohio. The court granted the Beacon Journal motion for dismissal for want of jurisdiction and noted interrogatories submitted to plaintiffs. The suit claimed NMU was injured by a Beacon Journal article about unloading ships in the South Pacific war theater.
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Heroic Miner To Receive Medal Of Honor In Finleyville
Mrs. Mary Mathies will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor at a Finleyville Presbyterian church ceremony for her son Sgt Archibald Mathies who died saving a crew during a Flying Fortress mission to Leipzig. Maj. Gen. Craig will present the award. Lt. Walter Truemper also earned the medal. A bronze memorial plaque was placed at the New Eagle mine site. Pittsburgh Coal Co renamed Mingo mine to Mathies mine.
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Robots Still Harass British
London reports a day and night barrage of German flying bombs increasing casualties. Home Security Minister Herbert Morrison urged mothers and children to flee danger zones as MPs criticized the government for delaying robot bomb development.
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Officer Dies after Army Bomber Crash in Pittsburgh
Capt. Hugh D. Wehrley aged 28 of Atlanta died in Mercy hospital from burns after the army attack bomber he piloted crashed and burned at Allegheny airport. The craft went down shortly after takeoff on a routine flight with firemen and soldiers lifting the burning fuselage to reach the pilot.
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Invasion of Guam Marks Pacific War Move
American forces established beachheads on Guam and landed inland against light Japanese resistance as Adm. Nimitz announced progress toward recapturing the base lost 31 months earlier. The operation involved heavy bombardment, naval gunfire, and carrier air support.
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Navy Manpower Survey Recommends Transfers for Combat
The Navy manpower survey board reports 85 000 officers and enlisted men on shore duty could be moved to combat zones or assigned at sea. It calls for reassignments of 2405 officers and 41 965 enlisted in 17 districts and 3204 WAVE officers and 41 965 WAVE Enlisted. The board says shore establishments are not overmanned but need adjustment to match new war needs as the Pacific fleet expands.
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Tot Killed by Truck on Lincoln Highway
Two year old Leon J. Menges was killed by a truck in Abbottstown in front of his home on the Lincoln highway. The incident occurred July 21 and involved local authorities investigating the death on the scene.
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Reports on Hitler Arrest Rumors Reach Ankara
NBC reporter Max Hill in Ankara said rumors spread that Adolf Hitler was arrested in Berlin or held under protective custody. He noted Turkish residents heard diplomatic reports confirming safeguarding measures for the German leader.
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Allied Forces Hold Caen Front After Heavy Counterattack
British and Canadian infantry cement positions below Caen to five miles and repelled a heavy German counterattack. St Martin de Fontenay and St Andre Sur Orne were captured as Montgomery’s forces advance near Monts and Troarn. Rain drenches halt air support and slow operations while American troops press toward Periers and Remilly Sur Lozon.
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Jungle Lines Held Firmly By Americans
Advanced Allied Headquarters in New Guinea reports American forces repelled a Japanese night probing attack in the Torriceli mountains foothills along the Driniumor river near Aitape. Japanese casualties reach 1,474 since July 10. Allied air strikes hit Timor Island and Manokwari, with Yap raids in the western Carolines and one Liberator lost.
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Blood Purge Rivaling 1934 Makers in Germany Reported
A London filed AP summary says a German officer claims a continuing revolt against Hitler as Nazi purges strike high command. Reports via Switzerland list Field Marshals von Brauchitsch Rundstedt List and Mannstein among those killed. widespread executions of generals are alleged after the failed attempt on Hitler. An underground Frankfurt broadcast claimed Stauffenberg’s move was only the first blow and more resistance would follow.
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Somerset Weather Report Notes Temperature and Rainfall
Weather data report notes daily observations by David Grove U S Weather Observer for the 5:30 p m to 5:30 a m period. The brief entry records temperature and rainfall with unclear figures and references to a prior year for comparison.
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Pleasant and cool weekend forecast for Mid-Atlantic
The forecast covers Maryland, eastern Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Pleasant and cool conditions are expected over the weekend with light winds and no significant precipitation anticipated.
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