Wallace Given White House Opportunity
Washington report details how President Roosevelt favored Henry Wallace for a fourth term by naming him as potential Secretary of Commerce and backing a Wallace rise to the Democratic nomination. The piece explains internal party dynamics with Jesse Jones and Harold Ickes, Truman’s eventual selection, and the contested running mate process amid opposition from the party leadership.
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Washington
Ens
Rooosevelt
Henry Axard Wallace
Conmerce
Jesse Jones
Wallace
Murch
Jones
Senate
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
U. S. Political Action Committee
Sen
Harry S. Truman
Hillman
Truman
Robert E. Hannegan
Frank C. Walker
China
White House
Bannegan
Hannegan
Roosecent
Kimwell
Ickes
Justice Douglas
Truman-Douglas
Chicago
SGT Gilbert J White Died of Wounds in Belgium
Sergeant Gilbert J White born to Mr and Mrs Joseph G White of 724 Third Avenue died Jan 2 in a Belgian hospital from wounds in action. A 1937 Lans ingburg High School graduate, he attended Troy Business College and worked at Watervliet Arsenal before enlisting on April 14 1932. He trained at Camp Chaffee and Camp Cook and went overseas Feb 5 1944 with General Patton's Third Army, taking part in the invasion of France. He is survived by his wife Virginia Nelson, his parents and a 3 month old daughter Virginia Marie.
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Gilbert J. White
Virginia Nelson
Brooklyn
Joseph G. White
Third Avenue
Belgium
War Department
Sergeant White
Lansingburg High School
Troy Business College
Watervliet , Arsenal
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Camp Cook
Cal
White
General Patton
Third Army
France
Virginia Marie
Ministers Group Plans Council To Aid Veterans
The Methodist Ministers Association of Troy plans to aid returning service members by cooperating with the U S Employment Service rehabilitation center. They will appoint a representative and form an adult education council to run seminars on reintegration and church support.
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Plans Council
Methodist Ministers’ Association of
Troy
CAL
Seymour A. Smith
R. Pi
U.S
Missing Pfc John J Bates Reported MIA in Belgium
Pfc John J Bates missing in action since December 31 in Belgium according to a War Department telegram to his father John C Bates of 659 Fifth Avenue It is his second casualty telegram to the family George Bates another son serving in France with paratroopers was wounded in December but has recovered and returned to action Bates was born in Troy and attended Catholic Central High School he previously worked for Belkr Manning Corp He enlisted at 38 and went overseas last September He has two sisters Louise and Mary Bates.
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John J. Bates
Belgium
War Department
John C. Bates
Fifth Avenue
George Bates
France
Bates
Troy
Catholic Central High School
Belkr-Manning Corp
Hentered
Louise
Mary Bates
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Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
Sherman Mint
Pearl Harbor
Sidney
Peerless
Navy
Peercrest Coats
Ton Lamb
London
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