Leaders Meet In Washington This Week
Western and Southern Democratic blocs plan protests before Saturdays convention site vote and possible new chairman selection. Nebraskans led by James C. Quigley bring 13 states to oppose Hopkins and Wickard appointments while targeting Farm Credit directors Rowinson and Alton. Southern governors seek reduced freight rates and OPA patronage relief, with a White House luncheon arranged to present complaints to President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Democratic National Organization
Frank C. Walker
James C. Quigley
Nebrasme
Democratic National Headquarters
Harry L. Hopkins
Agriculture
Wickard
A. G. Black
Farm Credit Administration
Quigley
Frank L. Rowinson
Kearney
Neb
Jess Alton
Mondamin
Iowa
Farm Credit
Luther Bonham
Fairbury
J. E. Gatens
Denison
Town
Robinson
Alton
Ben F. Jensen
Farmers' Union
OPA
White House
Roosevelt
National Committee
Kennedy Calls Income Tax Form Scandalous
Former U S ambassador to England Joseph P Kennedy criticizes the federal income tax form as muddled and scandalous. He says it erodes public faith in leaders and government and should be revised into plain language readable by the average person.
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Boston
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
England
The
Boston Globe
Congress Debates Soldier Pay and Ballot Measures
Washington reports top billing for service members in Capitol Hill actions this week with mustering-out pay and soldiers vote legislation. Debates on a potential $700 discharge bonus clash with veteran groups over impact on other claims, while a heated fight looms on whether states or the federal government should oversee voting for about 10 million service members.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
House
House Military Committee
Senate
American Legion
Rep. Lemke
R-N.d
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Congress
Military Committee
Peru to Deport Axis Plotters of New Year's Coup
Peru announces it has detained and will deport conspirators including Germans and Japanese who plotted anti Jewish outbreaks and a pro Nazi coup on New Year's Eve 1943. The government says some others were told to leave, with attempts to provoke disorder in Lima and provinces and to use Radio Internacional for coded information.
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Peru
Lima
la Prensa
Radio Internacional Broadcasting
Fifth Colum
Negotiated Peace Haunts Pacific War
Elton C. Fay reports that U S commanders fear a negotiated peace with Japan haunting the Pacific war. Halsey Edson MacArthur and Nimitz warn that public sentiment and war weariness could tempt peace talks, while Roosevelt signals possible demobilization after Europe is settled. The piece contemplates future pressure to avoid repeating a costly conflict.
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Elton C. Fay
Associated Press
Japan
America
William F. Halsey
Tokyo
Meritt A. Edson
General MacArthur
Nimitz
Far East
Europe
United States
England
Pacific
Marine's Call Spares His Father Suspense
James Cotton, a Marine, phoned from distance to report his ship had been sunk ten days earlier but that he and the crew were safe and he would serve on a new vessel. His father Walter Cotton, a lawyer, noted the ex post facto nature of the report and said the timing spared him ten days of suspense.
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Bergdoll
U. S. District Court
Philadelphia
Maryland
Germany
United States
Grover Bergdoll
Harrison, Ark
James Cotton
Ajong
Walter Cotton
Officers Promoted from Second to First Lieutenants
The War Department announced yesterday the promotion of Thomas H. Romp of 2330 Sixth Avenue and Edward J. Schilling of 1925 Second Avenue Watervliet from second to first lieutenants.
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Thomas H. Romp
Sixth Avenue
Edward J. Schilling
Second Avenue
Watervliet
War Department
Youths Confess to Blazing Statewide Crime Trail
Two New York men Joseph Vito Angello and Bernard Berman confessed to a statewide crime spree including a Buffalo tavern holdup and the fatal shooting of its manager Michael Martis. They face first degree murder robbery and assault charges and will be arraigned in city court.
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John A. Kenny
Syracuse
Joseph Angello
Buffalo
Bernard Berman
Bronx
New York
Utica
Albany
Leo J. Hagerty
Thomas V. Meegan
New York State
Joseph Vito Angello
The
Hagerty
Belgium
Mary’s
Michael Martis
William E. Rapp
Ronald E. Bushman
Cleveland
Federal Fiscal Policy Criticized by Hanes at NY Club
John W. Hanes former undersecretary of the Treasury told a luncheon marking the 28th anniversary of the Women's National Republican Club that the nation faces morally unsound federal fiscal policy and that labor has been used as a pawn by political ambition. He urged honest financing and a truthfully explained war cost to restore trust and move toward a fair peace-time economy.
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New York
Pearl Harbor
Hanes
U. S. Lines
Woman Harshly Repels Thief With Hatpin
Mrs Louise Cloen says a young thief tried to grab her purse under a viaduct on Friday night. She produced a hatpin and jabbed him in the chest, forcing him to flee empty handed.
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Louise Cloen
Cohoes Prepares 1944 Budget Amid Wage Dispute
City officials anticipate presenting the 1944 municipal budget at the February 1 Common Council meeting as wage increases are sought by police fire public works and City Hall staff. Also noted are reappointments to local boards and church and social notices along with two obituaries for local residents.
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Cohoes
Department of Public Safety
Department Rok Public Works
Board of Boa
Henry Ederle Killed in Auto Crash
Henry Ederle father of Gertrude Ederle the English Channel swimmer was killed Friday night in a car wreck. His car struck a lamp post and weighed 215 pounds prompting police to spend an hour freeing the body from the wreckage.
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New York
INS
Henry Ederle
Gertrude Ederle
Ederle
Latham Women Plan Clam Chowder Sale and Sewing Work
The Women's Auxiliary of the new Episcopal Church in Latham hosts a clam chowder sale February 25 at the Swatling homestead and calls for volunteers to sew hospital pajamas in Newtonville. Weekly meetings at 10 a.m. in the Newtonville Town Hall support Red Cross work rooms. Mrs. Clyde Orrell chairs. The Ten Ten party at Mrs. Tracy Hotchkiss’s home on London Road featured sewing and plans for a Dresden quilt and all-day group session next week at Mrs. Hotchkiss’s, starting at 10 a.m. The Smilin’ Thru Club reports letters from service members overseas praising care packages sent for Christmas. 35 boxes were sent to Latham boys. A group meeting today at Latham School will work on project books and purchase new song books. Mrs. R. E. Sidebotham leads.
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Episcopal Church
Swatling
Red Cross
Newtonville
Clyde Orrell
Tracy Hotchkiss
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Calvary Church
London Road
Fred Boh
Pfe
Harry J. Wimburs
Tech
Stanley V. Lupian
Edwin Butz
Robert Butz
Pacific
Latham
Foxholes
New Guinea
Latham Boys
Latham School
R. E. Sidebotham
Cohoes Nurses Group To Elect January 31
The Alumnae Association of the Cohoes Hospital Nurses Training School will elect officers at 8 p.m. Monday January 31 in the Nurses Home. Miss Margaret A Haley presides. a nominating committee will present a slate. After the session a social period with refreshments hosted by Mrs. Prudence Crawford follows.
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Cohoes Hospital
Margaret A. Haley
Minnie Gillen
Minnie Morrissey
Margaret Dandowand
Prudence Crawford
War Loan Appeal Under Way in Cohoes Campaign
Cohoes launches Fourth War Loan drive with an executive committee meeting to finalize plans. Edwin T. Laughlin chairs the effort, with Mayor Rudolph L Rouier honored and Charles M. Gildea leading the women’s division. A city hall orthopedic clinic and a week child welfare clinic are scheduled, led by Dr. E B Wilson and Dr. M J Keough respectively.
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Lembers
Cohoes
Campair
Edwin T. Laughlin
Rudolph L Rouier
Honoran
E. Z. Panderi
Charles M. Gildea
E. B. Wilson
State Health Department
Irene Hayes
M. J. Keough
Sally Cummings
S .Mary Lynch
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