Truman as Roosevelt’s running mate and political lifer
Chicago reports how Truman pressed for war service in 1917 and, guided by Roosevelt, stayed in the Senate. The piece contrasts Truman’s gregarious, practical style with Wallace’s reserved manner, noting Truman’s long road from county bench to vice presidential nominee.
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U. S. Senate
Truman
Roosevelt
Victor
Henry Agard Wallace
America
Senate
Wallace
John Vance Garner
Col
Ed Halsey
Tom
Harry
Senator Wins Nomination On Second Ballot For Truman Support
The Missouri candidate secured the nomination on the second ballot with 42,914 votes to Truman’s 31,93. Wallace faced weak backing and Walker and other old line contenders were sidelined as South and liberal wings shaped the final ticket. Truman welcomed the outcome and pledged to lead on war policy while remaining a candidate for the vice presidency.
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Truman
Wallace
Burnet Maybank
South Carolina
Maypankc
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Washington
Senate
Hitler Aftermath Rumors Stir Berlin as Reich Leaders Crave Control
Reports from Berlin and Basel say Hitler remains unharmed after the July 20 assassination attempt while Nazi officials denounce traitors and antinazi elements. Claims say Himmler squads arrested 34 generals and many were executed as regular troops were disarmed in Munich.
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Ima
Robert Ley
Hitler
Ers
Berlin
Ley
Moscow
England
Germany
German Transocean Agency
Transocean
United Press
Basel
Himmler
Munich
Record June job placements hit new New York high
The U S Employment Service of the War Manpower Commission reports a record 108,669 placements in New York State for June. Farm placements rose to 33,235, driven by renewed efforts to fill peacetime gaps as workers shift roles and women return home.
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New York
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
New York State
Anna M. Rosenberg
Commission
Rosenberg
British Evacuees Reach Iran for Nazi Exchange
Trains carrying 414 British civilians and other evacuees delayed in France due to Allied bombings and partisan action finally pulled into Iran after proceeding to Lisbon. The group was to be exchanged for German nationals aboard the Swedish liner Drotningholm in Lisbon harbor.
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Iran
Spain
France
Lisbon
Red Cross Doughnut Club Organized Overseas
Red Cross workers overseas form a "doughnut club" with fifth army placement in Tals. Stanley Anderson from New York leads the effort, and members wear a purple doughnut insignia. Read as a wartime morale note about volunteers from multiple cities forming a unity group.
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Red Cross
Fifth Army
Tals
Stanley Anderson
Nesw
Bryn Mast
Betty Hichcock
St Louis
Pegey Robble
Providence
Stanley Donovan
Washington
Elsa Frame
Cathy, Pa
Carel Mast
Peoria
Allied Drive In Normandy Shows Narrow Front Variances
Rechecks by Supreme Command found minor changes in towns claimed in earlier reports. Maltot St Martin de Fontenay Noyers Monis Berigny remained under German control, with no effect on overall battle lines. Combat patrols reported small skirmishes, while terrain traffic hazards and weather limited movement. Allied air support was limited and Montgomery faced a fortified German screening five miles south of Caen.
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Monis
Bayeux-St. Lo
Berigny
Supreme Command
Montgomery
Orne
21St Army Group
Caen
Jackie Coogan’s Second Wife Granted Divorce Decree
Hollywood July 22 Flower Parry Coogan received final approval of an interlocutory decree of divorce from Jackie Coogan. Coogan, once a child star in silent films, was married to Miss Parry in Nevada on August 24. Betty Grable was mentioned as a former wife in the background.
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Hollywood
INS
Mackie Coogan
Flower Parry ‘Coogan
Coogan
Gnder
Qicht
Miss Parry
Nevada
Betty Grable
Iamet Axife
Britain Weighs changes to blackout rules for next winter
Home Security Minister Herbert Morrison said he is consulting with chiefs and other leaders on lifting or altering blackout regulations next winter. Morrison hopes to announce by August 43 when daylight saving ends.
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Britain
London
Herbert & Morrisan
Scridees
Morrison
State educator retiring after 17 years service
Athens July 22 127 Dr Chris the Harinagel head of State geologics and State Education Department official retires after 17 years of service. He has dedicated his career to state education and geological oversight.
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Athens
Chris the Harinagel
State Geologics
Will
Yedire
State Education Department
Southerners Weighing Third Party Path in Truman Nomination
Fragments indicate Southern politicians split over backing a third party or sticking with the Democratic ticket. Some argue for unity behind Senator Harry Truman as the preferred nominee, while others seek a regional alternative to preserve Dixie influence in the party.
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Wallace
Dixie
Virginia
Texas
Samara Erners
Heth Fort
South
Q Wallace
Harry
Truman
Missouri
Biden
Archbishop Spellman Visits Rome and Front Lines
Archbishop Spellman arrived in Rome and was received by Pope Pius XII. He plans to celebrate mass at American cemeteries in Salerno Cassino and Anzio and visit war fronts and hospitals with Maj Moran Col OKeefe. He will later tour Britain India and China.
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Rome
Spellman
New, York
Saint. Peters
St. Peter's
Hell
Britain
India
Chin
Praying Plaintiff Wins $5,000 Judgment in California
George Brandenburg, in a personal injury case in Sacramento, dropped to his knees and prayed before a Superior Court jury. The jury, after about 90 minutes, awarded Brandenburg $5,000 against Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Judge Gal M. Lemmons denied a defense motion for a mistrial due to the prayer incident.
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Sacramento
Calif
George Brandenburg
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Brandenburg
Gal M. Lemmons
Seven Soldiers Believed Drowned in Alaska Rescue Boat Sinks
Anchorate Alaska July 22 The Alaska department reports seven soldiers believed drowned after their skiff overturned during a salvage expedition near Valdez on June 1 The overturned boat has been found but no bodies have been recovered Names of the men were not disclosed.
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Anchorate
Alaska
Valdez Dam
Alaska Department
Wallace Vows Bold Move to Back Roosevelt Ticket
Wallace signals support for the Roosevelt ticket this fall. He says liberalism remains vital and would not view Truman’s defeat as a hit to liberalism. He emphasizes defending Roosevelt during wartime and in peace, then leaves for a walk after noting he needs exercise.
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Henry A. Ee
Roosevelt
Truman
Mae
Sherman
Seach
Wallace
Guam landings and bombings marked by Pacific tally
The report details continued landing of Yank troops on Guam in the Marianas, noting camouflaged defenses and beach barriers. Carrier planes set a Pacific record dropping 627 tons of bombs and 147 rockets. warships fired 1100 tons of shells. Nimitz cites new strikes by land based Liberators against Chichi Jima Haha Jima and other Bonin targets, while MacArthur’s forces sink or damage Nipponese ships off Dutch New Guinea and Timor.
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Guam
Marianas
Henry
Pacific
Nimitz
Saipan
Chichi, Jima
Haha Jima
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
James
Timor
Badoglio Sees German Revolt As Sign Hitler Lost War
In an interview from Rome on July 22, Marshal Pietro Badoglio argues Germany cannot halt Soviet offensives and lacks manpower for Italy and Normandy fighting. He suggests a German collapse may be near, notes German troops defend against a crisis of morale, and cites a symbolic telephone linked to Mussolini era dates in his study.
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Pietro Badoglin
Germany
Mussolini
L Diller
Satal
Geremminy I
Italy
Normandy
Worps
Badogio
Badoglio
Taly
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Medis
Tne
Nevelt
Basogno
Cafe Diletsiones
Dons Vila
Badorlio
Pisa
Vittorio
Vereto
Maiser
Reich
Hitler
Gestapo
Wallwich
Hiller
Diderdom
Ler
United Nations
Mid- the Times
Alliedigh Command
Wiler
Baltic Army Advances Reach Velikaya River Front
Ostrov captured on the northern end of Latvia with Maslennikov's Third Baltic Army driving toward the eastern border. Oskovo fell nine miles south of Pskov as forces crossed the Daugavpils Pskov railroad. A 30 mile front reached the Velikaya river at Kolomnitsa five miles from Latvia.
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Cena
Ivan I. Maslennikov
Ostrov
Jasti
Latvia
Oskovo
Pskov
Estoni
Masiennikova
Daugavpils
Velikaya
Kolomnitsa
Forces Closing On Florence In Italian Front Update
Allied headquarters report Fifth and Eighth Army divisions pressing toward Florence. The push includes fresh units rushing to stabilize lines after setbacks near Antona and Arno. In the upper Arno and Tiber valleys, operations yield prisoners and scattered gains as Poles and Indians aid the advance.
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Italy
Antona
Arno
Marines Save Dog Doomed as Biter
A four year old Doberman named Max faced execution after biting a child until Marines intervened. Sidney K. Backus of Webster temporarily halted the death sentence as officials review the case. Max’s fate looked grim until a canine corps decision offered a possible reprieve.
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Marines
Dog
Rochester
Max
U.S
Japanese leadership reshuffle shifts key posts during wartime
Shigemitsu remains foreign minister while taking an expanded portfolio of Greater East Asia affairs. Sugiyama is removed as Army chief of staff. Odachi becomes home affairs minister guiding evacuation plans for mass raids and defense of Tokyo. Mitsui industrialist named economy minister. Changes reflect Tojo era priorities.
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Sugiyama
Earibis
Japan
Mitsui: ‘Industrial-Commercial Combine
Tokyo
Odachi
Tojo
Submarines Trout and Tullibee Presumed Lost
Navy communique reports the submarines U S S Trout and U S S Tullibee overdue from patrol and presumed lost. High Commissioner Sayre gathers Philippine securities and funds moved to Corregidor with losses affecting banks mines and residents. Fenno who commanded the Trout earlier now holds a senior command role in the Navy.
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Philippine Commonwealth
Francis B. Sayre
Corregidor
Philippines
U. S. S Trout
Tullibee
Navy
Fenno
Disorderly wartime rhetoric and a death notices snippet clash
A fragmented wartime column argues that Nazi leadership faces possible collapse and calls for total Allied effort. The piece cites deriding Adolf Hitler and Himmler while praising Allied resolve, followed by a local obituary noting Mrs. Sara Connelly’s death and ninety-one descendants listed.
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NAS
Schenectady
Sara Connelly
Ration Check Policy Clarified by OPA
Washington July 22 The Office of Price Administration explains that ration checks drawn on a bank account should be charged to the depositor who rejected the check. The policy aims to reduce delay and losses and applies to checks drawn as oversights carelessness or negligence.
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OPA
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Ness
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