War Department update on Thomas Sanderson missing in action
The Army Air Forces reports Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Sanderson was a crew member of a B 17 bomber on a May 29 mission to Continental Europe. During combat near Juterbog Germany southwest of Berlin the aircraft was damaged and left the formation. one parachute was seen, no further details available.
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Elmer T. Sanderson
Washington
Army Air Forces
War Department
Germany
Thomas E. Sanderson
Sanderson
England
Europe
Juterbog
Berlin
Primary Election Saturday July 22 Democratic primary to narrow offices
The 1944 Democratic primary will be held Saturday with polls 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the usual precinct site. Voters must pledge to support Democratic nominees. At 2 p.m. precinct convention will select a Democratic chairman for Whitewright precinct. Other notes mention local social items and letters from service members abroad.
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Whitewright
Roosevelt to Address Democratic Convention by Radio
President Roosevelt will speak to the Democratic National Convention by radio Thursday night with the location kept secret. The address is planned for 8 15 p m Central time and details about his movements remain under censorship. Some reports suggest overseas acceptance next days possibly from England.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Washington
British Press Association
Britain
Colorado Springs
J. Edgar Chenoweth
Rep
Colorado
England
Barker Named New Agriculture Teacher in Whitewright
O V Barker of Dodd City has been elected vocational agriculture teacher for Whitewright schools, replacing Rex Cruse who resigned for Ennis. A Sam Houston State College graduate with eight years of teaching, Barker will move to Whitewright soon with his wife, who grew up near Ely.
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O. V. Barker
Dodd City
Whitewright
Rex Cruse
Ennis
Barker
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Ector
Ely
Point Free Ration Status For Beef Cuts Decided
War Food Admin Marvin Jones prepares an order to make most beef steaks and roasts point free. The measure, set for Federal Register publication with an Aug 1 effective date, may shift to July 27 and could affect ham and pork loin classifications as well.
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Washington
War Food
Marvin Jones
Federal Register
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Reception Center At Camp Wolters To Be Inactivated
Camp Wolters will deactivate its reception center on August 15, ending service since November 1, 1941. The training unit for selectees with limited education will also close on that date, with shipments to the center discontinued July 31.
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Camp Wolters
Army
Texas
Earl Flegel
Flegel
200000 Workers Needed by War Manpower Commission
Austin and Texas readied for urgent wartime labor as 200000 workers are needed in essential industries. C E Belk of the War Manpower Commission urged doubled effort, noting reconversion plans must precede civilian production and that the war continues strongly. Belk warned against leaving war jobs and stressed recruiting urgency.
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Austin
Texas
C. E. Belk
War Manpower Commission
Belk
War Production Board
WPB
Official Ballot For July Primary
The Democratic primary ballot lists candidates for Congress Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General and many state and local offices. Voters select nominees such as Sam Rayburn Martin Jones Coke Stevenson Beauford Jester George H. Sheppard L. A. Woods Jesse James and others across multiple districts and offices.
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Congress
Sam Rayburn
G. C. Morris
George T. Balch
Martin Jones
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Herbert E. Mills
Alex M. Ferguson
Edward L. Carey Gene S. Porter Coke R. Stevenson
William F. Grimes W. J. Minton
John Lee Smith
Lee Satterwhite
William David Turner
Mat Davis
Jesse E. Martin
Fred Erisman
Grover Sellers
Supreme Court
Charles T. Rowland Gordon Simpson
Edgar E. Hunter
Court of Civil Appeals
Town Young
R. C. Slagle Jr
59Th District Court
W. C. Dowdy
Leroy Anderson
James T. Sparks
George Shields
M. B. Morgan
Grayson-Collin
Roger Q. Evans
Joe McCullough
Vernie Henderson
Jake J. Loy
S. V. Earnest
George Schumacher
G. P. Gafford
E. C. Looney
J. H
Hub) White
J.C. Buchanan
Olan R. van Zandt
J.S. Kane
Beaulah Howdeshell
R. M. Carter
Frank Trimm
E. P
Edgel
Jackson S. B
Ben) Vaughan
E. B. Martin
H. B. Everheart
Finis Alverson
Parachutist Survives B 29 Fall Near Enid
Joseph E. Claymore a 38 year old civilian flight engineer at the Oklahoma City air service command parachuted to safety after being accidentally thrown from a B 29 Superfortress during a routine high altitude flight near Enid Oklahoma. He delayed pulling the rip cord until he was certain he had reached breathable air.
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Oklahoma City
Joseph E. Claymore
Oklahoma City Air Service Command
Enid
Oklo
Clayton
Claymore
Speedy Victory And Lasting Peace Pledged by Gov Kerr
Governor Kerr of Oklahoma extols the Roosevelt Democrats at the Chicago convention pledging speedy victory and a just peace while blasting Republicans and Dewey as untested and disunited. He defends the Roosevelt era and warns of GOP failures under Coolidge and Hoover, calling the old guard ready to stampede liberalism.
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Gov
Kerr
Chicago
Ill
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Franklin Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Roosevelt
Dewey
GOP
Wendell Willkie
United States
Pearl Harbor
Coolidge
Hoover
Republican Party
Mr. Dewey
Tojo Resigns as Japan's Cabinet Promises War Effort
Tokyo announced that Premier Hideki Tojo and his entire Cabinet resigned amid a protracted war outlook. The move follows Tojo's relief as army chief of staff and signals a government overhaul to sustain total war. Emperor Hirohito may name a new premier, possibly Tojo again, to form a stronger cabinet.
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Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo Radio
Japan
Hirohito
Tojo
Army Chifef
United Press
Tokyo
United States
Shigetaro Shimada
Navy
Pacific
Texas Pupils Buy Large War Bond Sum
Texas schoolboys and girls purchased 20,980,846.92 dollars in war bonds and stamps during the past school year, per the Texas war finance committee. Reports from 175 counties show 1,278,861 participating students, with an estimated average of about 20 dollars per pupil.
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Dallas
Texas
War Finance Committee of Texas
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