The Troy Record masthead and Associated Press notice
The Troy Record presents its masthead with publisher David B. Plum and editor Dwight Marvin. The paper lists the Tux Record Company as owners, with Frank L. York as treasurer and Phono Troy 6100 as the secretary. The Associated Press is credited for news dispatches and exclusive rights to published material.
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Tux Record Company
David B. Plum
EH Bem
Frank L. York
Treasure! Blames
Phono Troy
Associated Press
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Barkley resigns Senate leadership over Roosevelt veto
The article recalls Senator Alben Barkley’s historic resignation as Senate majority leader in protest of President Roosevelt’s veto of a new tax measure. It stresses the potential political fallout, calls for Congress to override the veto, and notes Barkley’s long loyalty to the President before breaking with his leadership. It also touches on war-time anxieties, public health notes on a disease and vaccine hopes for troops and civilians.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
Barkley
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Senator Barkley
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Kansas City
St. Louis
United States Medical Center
Springfield
Lewis Taylor
Louis Krawczyk
New York
War- Resisters
Evan Thomas
War Resisters
Norman Thomas
Lew
Klein
Taylor
Murphy
Bennett
Director of Prisons
Alcatraz
Health Service
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Las Vegas
New Mexican National Guard
Philippines
Sage Charley Michelson
U. S. Agriculture
California
U. S
Commodity Credit
Utah
New Typhus Vaccine Shows Promise Against Smallpox
Allied Medical Congress at Algiers reports a serum effective against smallpox and typhus. Col Jean Laigret of the French Arms Medical Service notes encouraging results after tests on 6,000 Europeans, with no deaths during eighteen months to two years.
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Allied Medical Congress
Algiers
Jean Laigret
French Arms Medical Service
Lai- Bret
Serbia
Churchill Maps Yugoslavia Aid Split Between Tito and Mihailovich
Prime Minister Churchill outlined Britain’s stance in Yugoslavia, backing Tito’s Partisans with arms and supplies while avoiding full support for Mihailovich. He noted Tito’s growing strength of about 250 000 fighters and 14 German divisions engaged, with Mihailovich criticized for double-dealing and limited impact.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Mihailovich
Peter
Britain
Soviet Union
Balkan
Tito
Great Britain
Allied Air Campaign Moves to Cripple German Aircraft Plants
Across several days American and British air forces launched massive raids on German aircraft plants and airfields in places like Brunswick Hanover Leipzig and Stuttgart. More than 8000 tons of bombs were dropped in weekend strikes as Churchill warned of heavier blows to come. The campaign aims to erode Luftwaffe strength before a planned invasion of Hitler's Europe.
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Germany
Leipzig
Stuttgart
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Carl .4. Spaatz
Brunswick
Hanover
Luftwaffe
Churchill
Great Britain
Hitler
Britain
France
England
Allied air power targets Luftwaffe as war turn intensifies
The article notes Europe faces major decisive action as Allied forces pound the Luftwaffe in the air and at German factories and airfields. Objectives show a heavy, unprecedented strike, with plans for a forthcoming grand Allied assault underpinned by strong published estimates and optimism for final victory.
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Europe
Luftwaffe
Germany
Handling Franco Without Gloves
Attorney General Biddle denounces Franco's Falangist Spain as the Spanish prototype of Naziism, declaring Falangism incompatible with U S well being. He cites de naturalization against Isidro Conde Fernandez and warns against Pan Hispani dad and fascist expansion in Latin America. The piece blends wartime rhetoric with commentary on Tokyo, Russia, and a Victory Garden slogan.
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Francis Biddle
Spain
Biddle
Department of Justice
Isidro Conde Fernandez
Falange
Francisco Franco
Mr. Biddle
United States
Franco
Falangist
Italy
Germany
State Department
Falangists
Japanese War Leadership Shaken After Truk Raid
The Japanese Army and Navy chiefs are relieved and Premier Tojo takes over the army post as cabinet reshuffle signals pressure over Pacific losses. Tokyo reports heavy ship losses while omitting some landings, and Domei warns the war enters its decisive phase with calls to rally Nippon and wipe the United States from the earth.
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Truk
Japan
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Tojo
Tokyo
Navy Department
Eniwetok Atoll
Domei
Nippon
United States
Two Blunders in World War II Italy and Allied Politics
A wartime letter to The Record argues two major missteps by Allied forces in Italy. It claims failure to seize political opportunities after Sicily and Calabria, enabling Nazi suppression and hindering Italian revolts. The writer notes Italy’s tough terrain and fortified houses complicate frontal attacks and urges new tactics.
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Italy
Sicily
Calabria
Mussolini
Naples
Badoglio
Hitler
Milan
Turin
Piedmont
Quinine leaks and Republican split loom in Kentucky
The piece links dangerous quinine smuggling and U.S. war needs with a GOP feud in Kentucky. Governor Willis and Louisville chairman Todd clash over Senate rival Barkley while party unity frays amid isolationist tensions and looming 1944 contests.
Roosevelt veto of tax bill sparks constitutional crisis
An editorial views President Roosevelt s veto as a major misstep delaying wartime unity. It argues his action strains party cohesion, risks anti administration opposition, and mirrors Wilson in 1918. It warns even loyal supporters urged him to sign or explain objections, noting inconsistencies and self serving provisions.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Wilson
Jr. Wilson
Capitol Hill
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