Advance on the Western Front In Moselle Campaign
The 3rd Army advances between Metz and Nancy gaining several miles while German resistance remains fierce around Aachen. Maj Gen Marion S. Eddy leads the American Twelfth Army Corps pushing through forests near Nancy and countering camouflaged German tanks as they press to hold key points. The outcome suggests a hard, costly battle on the Western Front with Aachen still contested.
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Bees Sbie
Wien
Bute
Aschen Sod
Colorne Road
Twelfth Army Corp
Marion S. Eddy
Ignis
von Rundsted
Third Army
Moselle
Partoy
Nancy
Europe
Aachen
Hitler
Roosevelt Health Cloud Looms Over 1940 Election
The piece argues that Roosevelt’s age and health raise the risk of his reelection and boost the importance of a strong vice president. It notes a rare precedent with Andrew Jackson and questions who would lead if Roosevelt falters, mentioning Truman as a chosen alternative by Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Paol
Ic Acemory
Andrew Jackson
Sanger
United States
Sensior Trutsant
Senzior Trumas
Tify Hus
Mhonth
Froman
Missouri
Ross’ Pendernast
Kansas City
Pendergast
Senate
Truman
Washington
Politically unlikely candidate in sixties faces scrutiny
The piece argues that a man in his sixties, tied to Pendergast and a potential successor, is unthinkable as President. It notes voters would not accept a Trumanlike elder statesman or a too-old vice president, fearing age and the heavy political baggage.
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Pendergast
Truman
Didate
United States
Germany
Japan
Sighey Hillman
Roosevelt
Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty. Insurance Co
Chicago
Dewey
Sr. Hemper
United States Chamber of Commerce
Tve
Debating Armies and the League of Nations Ask for US Role
The piece discusses whether Congress or a United Nations style council should authorize American troops for rapid action against aggression. It cites Dumbarton Oaks proposals calling for ready air and ground contingents, noting war powers and Senate consent as essential yet debated constraints. It warns that immediate action risks war while delay hinders the league’s effectiveness.
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United States
Congress
Marion
Stanes
Security Council
International Peace Organization
Congression
Bis
Germany
Poland
France
Dumbarton Oaks
League
United States Senate
International Organization
Debts must be paid only from surplus revenues
The author dismisses a 100 year debt payoff plan as impractical and argues the national debt can only be retired from surpluses. Deficits must end, with high revenue and tight spending to create a surplus before debt reduction begins. Tax policy should avoid dampening earnings or stifling growth.
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Association of American Railroads
Reed
New York
John Smith
Het Cen
Weartime Baseball Proves Itself in 41st World Series
The article praises the 1940 World Series between the St Louis Cardinals and the St Louis Browns as a vindication of major league baseball during wartime. It notes record totals, strong crowds, and new stars, with performances by Ken O'Dea Mort Cooper and Denny Gatehouse highlighted amid dramatic play and strategic miscues.
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Competiton
Thomases
Murmaries Cassandras
St Louis
Browns
Steen
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Cardinal
Zatiifa
Christman
Cooper
Sanders
Ken O'Dea
Hitsy Moore
McQuinn
Denny Gatehouse
Farming In Prison Brings Large Canning Output to Connecticut
Hartford Courant reports the state prison cannery under Warden Ralph H. Walker produced over 150000 gallons of canned fruits and vegetables for state institutions next winter, with about 20000 more cans of apples and squash expected by season end. It argues farming offers productive, discipline forming work that aids prisoner rehabilitation beyond supplying meals.
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Connecticut State Prison
Ralph H. Walker
Teutonic Fury: Dutch resistance to German land expropriation
The Dutch balk at postwar settlement plans as Germany floods Western Holland’s arable land. Officials warn any act breaching sea walls would flood 46 percent of farmland and wreck 60 percent of the nation’s wealth. A proposed remedy includes transferring equal German land to Holland for 20 years and expelling German residents.
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Boston Globe
Germany
Holland
Netherlands
Anonymous Letters and Dewey Critique Stir The Record
A letter writer cohort seeks anonymity in their communications to The Record Newspapers while urging publication. The piece critiques Governor Dewey’s Sheridan Wyoming speech and contrasts Roosevelt era scandals with contemporary politics.
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Otho
Writers of Communications
Record
Willkie's late 1944 stance on Dewey race unclear
The article traces Wendell Willkie’s published letters and private dispatches from July to August 1944, showing he had not decided whether to back Governor Dewey or vote for Roosevelt. It notes Willkie remained noncommittal, awaiting Dewey’s statements on foreign policy before choosing a course.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
Wilkie
Dewey
Wion
Willkie
New York
Wendel Wilkie
Wil_kie
Roosevelt
Wiliki
Mr. Dewey
Louisiana Governor Davis defers bossing in reform push
Despite expectations, Louisiana’s Jimmie Davis governs with restraint, letting the Legislature debate tax exemption for new corporations and defeating the renewal after a partisan push. Davis tours the state with a band but stays out of political entanglements, boosting Democratic process and diminishing Huey Long’s lingering influence.
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Louisiana
Huey Long
Davis Podges
Senate
Davis
Sunshine’ Davis
Sunshine Jimmy
Shreveport
Kingfish
Huey
Jimmy “Minnow
Morrison
Washington
Congress
William Baldwin Shear
Louisiavia
George Shillito
Senate Campaign Expenses Committee
Dies Committee
Detroit
Shillito
CLO
Montana
Wheeler
North Dakota
Lanzer
Fair Enough on Labor and Union Power in Roosevelt Campaign
The speaker criticizes President Roosevelts labor policy accusing him of weakening workers by transferring power to union bosses including alleged criminals and Communists. He claims coer cion by unions, cites the Wagner Act and civil unrest in Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania, and blames Gov. Frank Murphy for failure to act. Continued on Page Fifteen.
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New York
Hoosevelt
Roosevelt
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
C. SO
John Ty. Lewis
Mr. Roosevelt
Henven
Frank Murphy
People
Pronunciation Debates and Variations in American Speech
A fragmented discussion surveys noRnay or noRnay usage and the word clinch. It contrasts clinch with clinched and elench, notes rhymes with bench or cinch, and covers the broad a versus a with dot pronunciation in American diction.
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Merviain-Welster
Boston
Websters
East
Richmond
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