Democrats Plot Platform And Vice Presidential Problems
Democrats debated platform content and vice presidential choices as Republicans prepared to mobilize 26 governors for Dewey's presidential bid. House leader McCormack said a plank on cooperation and peace would anchor the platform while Wallace’s renomination remained unsettled. Governor Sparks urged unity behind a single candidate, hinting Barkley as a strong pick. A Republican governors conference was planned for Kansas City on Aug 23, with Dewey and Bricker as nominees. Utah to Oklahoma announced congressional and state races, highlighting Minnesotan Thye for renomination and Ren for governor on the Farmer-Labor slate.
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Democrats
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Chicago
Wallace
White House
Roosevelt
Walllace
China
Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Aiden Barkley
Kentucky
C. A. Bottolfsen
Idaho
Kansas City
Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
CIO
Maurice J. Tobin
Boston
Francis X. Hurley
Tobin
Joseph A. Salerno
Ins
Utah
Washington
Michigan
New Hampshire
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Edward J. Thye
John C. Peterson
Byron G. Ren
Detroit , Lakes
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Soviets Close In On East Prussia and Baltic Ports
Soviet forces push within 12 miles of Riga and 20 miles of Daugavpils with Wilno frontline breakthroughs. Rail hub Landwarow falls as vanguards approach Kaunas, while reports claim German civilians being evacuated from East Prussia. Moscow hints at a Minsk-like trap, and a note recalls an 1815 English letter mentioning tea.
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Latvia
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Wilno
Landwarow
Red Army
East Prussia
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Free Trusses Offered To Rupture Patients In Kansas City
Kansas City readers with ruptures may receive a free $3.50 Truss for home testing from the Physician's Appliance Co. The offer includes thousands of $4.50 trusses with a free measurement service at 6399 Koch Blog 2906 Main St. Due to wartime material shortages the company may withdraw the free truss offer, so write now for details.
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Physician's Appliance Co
Koch
Main St
F D R Open to Fourth Term If Drafted
President Roosevelt said he would accept another term if the convention drafted him and the people elected him, citing twelve years as president and commander in chief. He spoke to Hannegan, revealing a desire to return to civil life but would forego if needed. Wallace, in China talks, avoided commenting on the 1944 political scenario.
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Hudson River
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Wallace
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Witness relates Ringling Circus fire in Hartford
Carl P. Boger of Hagerstown describes being at the Ringling Brothers circus in Hartford when a sudden smoke puff preceded a fast blaze. He and a friend helped evacuate children as the tent collapsed and many victims were rushed to hospitals. He recalls a mass of burned bodies near the entrance.
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Boger
Massachusetts
Service update from the front and home letters
A Chesapeake Bay area home is noted as being in Alaska with a young officer sending 20 hours of daylight reports. Messages from Cpl. Glen Holder in France to Mrs. Holder on June 22 confirm he is safe and well, reflecting a former member's letters.
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Alaska
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France
Captain Thomson Killed on Saipan
Captain Paul Thomson Jr United States Marine Corps was killed on Saipan according to a War Department report received by Mrs Paul Thomson of Winchester The 24 year old son of Paul Thomson late owner of the New Orleans Item and grandson of Mrs A P Thomson of Summit Paint attended Virginia Military Institute and had served in various Pacific theaters He is survived by his mother a sister Mrs Harry Byrd Jr and two brothers James USMC and Bigelow
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Harry F. Byrd
Winchester
James
Bigelow
Pacific
Pvt Taylor Heard On Radio From England Invasion Tale
Pvt Allen S Taylor of Hagers town shared wartime experiences on the Coca Cola program over the Blue Network describing the Normandy invasion. He landed with a parachute unit on the first day, was wounded in the arm, and is recovering in an English hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Carl J Taylor of Maugansville road and his wife and infant daughter live in Blue Ridge Summit.
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France
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Taylor
England
Hagerstown
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Fort Bragg
Company B
National Guard
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Blue Ridge Summit
Constance Brown
St Louis Goal Of New Yank Offensive
Allied action southwest of Caen sees advances of one to two miles with German resistance stiffening on Cherbourg front. German radio claims La Haye du Puits retaken as British and Canadian forces pressure toward Caen while weather slows the Caen push. Canadian troops clear Odeon river area to Orne junction. British hold Hill 112 near Esquay as heavy fighting near the Odon and Orne rivers continues with tanks reported knocked out on the Caen front.
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Orne
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Fairchild Head Says Hitler Planned Invasion Of U S
Senate hearing reveals J Carlton Ward Jr of Fairchild Engine testified Hitler planned to invade the United States via Mexico after a feint through Newfoundland. He said plans existed in 1940 and were shown to him by diplomatic sources in Paris before France fell. Ward urged postwar military readiness as essential for lasting peace.
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Hitler
United States
England
J. Carlton Ward, Jr
Fairchild Engine and Aircraft Corporation
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Ward
Paris
France
State Department
Germany
Decline In Draft Quotas Reported By State Director
Maryland's monthly draft quotas have declined to near the number of replacements needed for casualties illness and other causes Colonel Henry C Stanwood said today The August call will be about 25 percent of the peak month and for months has been about half the high figure The director noted all services are near full strength and estimated about 1200 youths reach 18 monthly in Maryland with deferments and prior enlistments filling much of the quota The remainder comes from 18 26 year olds with occupational deferments 26 29 nonessential workers and 30 38 nonessential to industry or vital service
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Free Speech Rights Confused By Ruling
The Seventh Circuit held Reliance Manufacturing officials in Huntington West Virginia and AFL International Ladies Garment Workers Union violated a decree by distributing propaganda before a union election. Advertisements bore the slogan Rely on Reliance with some supervisors adding Vote No, challenging employees' organizational rights.
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Chicago
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Huntington
W. Va
AFL International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Reliance
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