Hitler assassination plot battles over truth and fate
The piece recounts Hitler facing a failed assassination attempt amid a web of conspirators and disinformation. It notes his escape, the German generals' unrest, and the broader threat to Nazi leadership while discussing Allied strategic weaknesses and Guam’s defense history.
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Hitler
Athens
Fuehrer
Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Germany
Reich
Berlin
Ludwig Beck
Germani
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Guam Invaded Announcement Marks Pacific Advance
The text notes the U S landings on Guam following weeks of bombardment and Saipan actions. It asserts Guam’s capture would soon lead to a prewar American Pacific possession and recalls Guam’s colonial history from Magellan to 1941 Japanese seizure.
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Japan
Pacific
Guam
Tokyo
Marianas
Philippines
Saipan
United States
Spain
Tinian
Germany
Central
Navy Department As
Naval Base
Wallace Jones feud flares anew at party convention
Political clash centers on charges from William LaVarre that Wallace promotes communistic aims in the Americas and imposes closed shop terms to favor the CIO. Sidney Hillman tied to the feud as Hillman’s candidate is quoted calling Wallace “first last and all the time.”
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Jones
Wallace
Sidney Hillman
Sir. Roosevelt
Wallace Jones
United States
LaVarre
Congressional Committee
American
Mr. Roosevelt
Hillman
Washington
Postwar Work for Civilian War Services
New York local War Councils coordinate civilian postwar efforts to ease dislocations from the war. Divisions of Civilian War Services, totaling 109 across the state, recruit workers and manage local health education welfare and business collaborations. Officials urge retaining and repurposing these structures after the war to strengthen communities and cut taxes.
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New York
Washington
New York State
War Council
Community Chest
Albany
Love Story of Wallace and Hillman Shapes Chicago Politics
A breezy portrait traces the months long romance between Henry Agard Wallace and Sidney Hillman and its influence on Chicago politics surrounding the vice presidential choice. It recalls Roosevelt’s the clash over Wallace as board chair of Economic Warfare and the attempt to abolish that board a year ago.
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Henry Agard Wallace
Sidney Hillman
Chicago
Roosevelt
Wallace
Board’ of Economic Warfare
Commierce
Jesse Jones
Leon P. Crowley
California
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Clare Lace
Fmn
Henry Wallace
Iworry
Cal- Hordia
Streen Star
Brooklyn
Frat Ballow Meery
Pennsylvania
Cabbinei
Biddle
Philadelphia
Frank Walker
Scranton
Carl Hatch
New Mexico
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Shestian
Hatch
Jack
Dempsey Fnally
Byrnes
Bob Kenny
Truman
Barkley
Connecticut Politico
Max Spelke
Sun
Congress
Clare Luce
VL OY. Callman
Springfeld
State Register
Wisconsin
J. M
Broughton
North Carolina
Ata
New York
Bob Hannegan
EA Harris
St. Louis
Handegan
Bob
Seventh Street
St Louis
Anny Perkins
Emma Guffey Miller
Jon Guffey
Raconteur
Alvert
Chow
Chinatown
San Francisco
Debated limits of wartime information in Title V voting law
The piece argues Congress should refine Title V to avoid overreach by War Department censorship of books for soldiers while voting is involved. It cites removed works like The Republic and a Holmes biography, urging clarity to prevent censorship beyond the law’s intent and noting reactions from publishers and officials.
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War Department
Department
the Republic
Charles A Beard
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Olympus
Army Forces Institute
New York
Army
Taft
Tate
Holmes
Navy
Roosevelt
Rooney Assigned to Cavalry Unit in War Photo Feature
Army officials assign Mickey Rooney to a cavalry unit as a leading man for horse cooling hour. A remarkable war photograph arrives showing engineers seated and idle during a quiet moment.
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Army
Mickey Rooney
Letters From Readers On Anonymity And Veteran Benefits
The Record prints reader letters on anonymity in columns with signed requests. A columnist notes Col William C Menninger urges public education on mental health and argues veterans deserve a monthly bonus tied to capability and circumstances. Legal and policy questions arise about disability ratings and taxation for households with working spouses.
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United States Army Nenure Psychiatric Division
William C. Menninger
Washington
Menninger
Senate Committee On
Democratic platform faults in war credit claim
The piece attacks the Democratic platform for claiming credit for the Army Navy and Air Forces as partisan achievements. It argues national war effort came from all Americans and warns against turning military success into party politics. It predicts a new independent Democratic movement forming from Chicago amid postwar realignments.
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Toanagts
Fim
Ifime
Washington
United States
Timanship
Democratz
Democratic Party
Navy Board Convenes To Probe Port Chicago Blast
A naval board of inquiry met near San Francisco to determine causes of the Port Chicago ammunition depot explosion that leveled products and damaged property valued at millions. Capt. M H Gass said no survivors could provide a definite cause, while rebuilding plans and improvements proceed with berthing and private contractors engaged.
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Naval Board of
Port Chicago
Here
MH. Gass
Ammunition Magazine
Cayshee
Navy
Beribees
Chicago Politics and the Roosevelt Dilemma at the Democratic Convention
The piece surveys Chicago figures and national players as Mayor Kelly hosts delegates, hints at a deal with Governor Green, and recalls past prosecutions of Kelly-Nash allies. It notes Roosevelt era strategies, Wallace and Byrnes dynamics, and reactions from Farley and others in a tense convention atmosphere.
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Ea Kelly
Kelly
Republian
Dwight Green
John
M. Hamilton
Stevens Hotel
Kentucky
Chandler
Ernest Cuneo
America
New Democratic Siggan
Hitler
Roosevelt
Joe Guffey
Wallace
White House
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Jimmy Byrnes
F. D. BR
Byrnes
Bymex
Bob Hannegan
Harry Truman
Missouri
Hannegan
Truman
Jim Farley
Seid Farley
Bark
Tey
Fragmented Chicago political critique at the Democratic convention
The piece mocks party insiders and machine politics in Chicago and nationwide. It targets Ed Keils Frank Hague Ed Flynn Jim Farley Mayor Kelly and Roosevelt era tactics, portraying a split within the Democratic machine and calling the leaders self important and manipulative.
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Chicago
Ed Keils
Frank Hague
Ed Flynn
Machine Democrats
Connecticut
Kansas City
South
Jim Farley
Thas
Kelly
Roosevelt
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