Look Who's Tchk-tchk-tchking on Soldier Vote Rights
Duke Shoop reports that few uniformed voters in Britain, Italy, Burma, and the Pacific will use proxy voting. Governor Edge of New Jersey says primaries are useless as nationwide turnout falters, challenging the promise of the modern primary to curb political boss control.
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Congress
Duke Shoop
Alliance
London
British Isles
Italy
Burma
Pacific
Edge
New Jersey
Terrible Facts Warn Workers on War Effort Loyalty
The May 6 casualty tally shows 206277 161113 Army and 45114 Navy casualties with dead, wounded, missing, and prisoners. President Thomas of the CIO United Automobile Workers warns striking workers to uphold the war effort and reject factionalism to protect America’s cause.
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R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Thomas
The
Automobile Workers Union
Sinatra Named American Father of 1944 Plan
Report says Frank Sinatra is designated as American Father of 1944 in a plan described as a swoon worthy gesture. The source notes the designation as part of a promotional or ceremonial effort tied to wartime morale.
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Frank Sinatra
Rat Density in Cities Influences Pet Preferences
Statistics claim one rat per person in big cities while urbazlites show varied pet tastes. The remark highlights urban wildlife and resident attitudes toward pets in dense urban areas.
War reporting under fire a wartime promise of access
Edger Ansel Mowrer argues that wartime press coverage has never been more open. He details how Army and Navy PR offices, along with censors, allow reporters to travel with forces, observe operations, and publish informed images for the public. He notes occasional censorship but says overall access is unprecedented and the public deserves the truth.
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War Department
Edger Ansel Mowrer
Europe
Pacific
North
Africa
Italy
Sam
Army
Navy
London
Algiers
Naples
Armed Services
North Africa
Cairo
Alexander
Anzio
Labor news as empire of union bosses dominates U.S. politics
Westbrook Regier argues labor and union influence shapes national politics in an election year. He contends a small cadre of union bosses wield immense power through money, government backing, and court links, threatening citizens rights and democratic processes. He paints unions as a potential fifth column allied with the Democratic party and Roosevelt’s administration.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Republic
Wagner Wants To Play A Look Back At Nicknames Of Old Timers
Old timer Bugs Baer muses on baseball legends from 1880 to 1900. He recalls pitchers and infielders with colorful nicknames like Beauty Jake Beckley and Peekaboo Veach, lamenting the loss of that colorful nomenclature as the game modernizes.
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Honus Wagner
Babe Adamses
Dixie Walkers
Jiggs Donahue
Cotton Top Turner
Brickyard Kennedy
Beauty Jake Beckley
Jap Barbeau
Deacon White
Dad Clark
Egyptian Healy
Sandon Mertes
Topsy Hartzell
Sadie Hooke
Chippy McGarr
Kitty Bransfield
Parson Lewis
Hi Ladd
Tricky Nichols
Pink Hawley
Chicken Wolf
Foghorn Miller
War Sanders
Buster, Brown
Biddy McPhee
Bug Holliday
Bumpus Jones
Silver King
Piggy Ward
Stub Brown
Dasher Troy
Gerheardt
Duchesterbrook
Shorty Slagle
Tun
Bumpus
Jones
Gerhardt
Healy
Chicago
Peekaboo
Injustice Corrected on War Board Listening Claims
Washington May 31. The column clarifies Charles E Wilson did not use any listening device to hear a Baruch Forrestal Patterson conversation. Wilson had nothing to do with the incident and GE has not built such a device. The piece notes privacy concerns and outlines various listening methods and military secrecy. It also surveys Churchill versus Roosevelt policy differences and postwar power arrangements.
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Dre
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Wilson-Nelson
Army-Navy-Eberstadt
Wilson
Bernie Baruch
Patterson
Navy
Forrestal
WPB
General Electric
Hollywood
New York
Col. H. O. Bixby
U. S. Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Merger talk urges consolidation of armed services
The article examines calls to merge the Army Navy and other branches under a single secretary of armed services while noting historical caution about mergers. It discusses efficiency versus specialization, duplication in Congress, and differing needs between Army and Navy procurement and aircraft engines.
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War and Navy Departments
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Nebraska
Navy
House
War
Army
Navy Department
Marine Corps
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King Features
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