Show 6 0 U 0 1 OR washington D 0 j JOE MARTIN BUSY republicans arent saying much about it but it is extremely noticeable that joseph W martin house minority leader is not playing a prominent role in the national campaign inside tact fact is that he is too busy trying to get reelected in his own district where he is opposed by edmund P talbot former mayor of fall river and a former a sheriff of the county talbot is of french canadian extraction a catholic and a spanish war veteran in the 1942 election the largest city in this congressional district fall fail river voted as follows joe martin received votes while the democratic nominee lomax received votes therefore e while the whole district went republican by I 1 fall river went democratic by almost already there Is a registration in a city which cast only about votes in 1942 outside of fall river if martin c can an be kept down to a lead democrats figure he can be licked martin led outside fall river in 1942 by but in many of the small towns there are powerful groups of yankee liberal intellectuals who are close to the willkie line talbot has made contact with the united nations groups in this area and they ore are working enthusiastically for him I 1 BIGGER AND BETTER BOMB army revealed whether they plan to use it yet but already perfected and tested a new flying bigger and faster than anything the nazis have ever seen fact is the new rib was tested in the Middle last month and whizzed through the air at more than miles an hour during performance for mance checks the bomb has been developed with the aid of the ford motor company whether it is in production or not is a military secret actually during the last war ford produced a heavy robot bomb of his own but find out how it would perform under front line conditions dit ions it has never been revealed but in the american part of world war I 1 one was partially inspired by gen hap arnold now commander of the U S army air corps arnold br brought ou g ht iz his s ade idea fo to the ie ford company asked ford to work out a motor to go with it ford rolled up his sleeves soon produced a two cylinder engine that worked well probably if world war I 1 had lasted another six months the rom would have M made de its appearance 24 years ear earlier lir NOTE the original american is still preserved in the ford laboratories in michigan TEXAS THINKS TWICE before roosevelt delivered his campaign speech at the teamsters dinner he had a private session with teamster pres dan tobin in which they discussed the political situation especially in texas the state that had been trying to make up its mind whether to have roosevelt electors or non roosevelt electors on the ballot did you hear bob Hann egans story about texas mr president asked tobin with those electors coming and going he says its on again oft off again gone again hannegan 1 11 roosevelt observed that he had done everything he could about texas but know what was the matter with the folks down there theres a fellow down there named garner who love you much replied tobin but I 1 dont think hes going to vote against the ticket and if texas does defeat you lose all the juiciest jobs in congress for the best committee chairmanships from the speaker down are chiefly held by texans I 1 dont think cut off their noses to spite their faces next day the texas supreme court voted to put the pro roosevelt electors on the ticket JAP WAR WA MAJOR JOB administration leaders arent talking about it put ut they are privately concerned about americas reaction to VE V E day they not only fear a possible slowdown of production and fighting spirit but also an unrestrained celebration on armistice day noisy street celebrations widespread drinking and any feeling that the war I 1 is s ov over e r will be most unpleasant for them the millions of families who have sons in the pacific still faced with the big job ob of f defeating stubborn japs there was strong sentiment within to suggest announcements that unrestrained irresponsible ble celebration would be out of place but elmer davis finally ded decided led against it no agency has the right to dictate to the people how they should receive the news davis feels at the same time owl will propose that radio and press c carry arry potent reminders that the war Is not over and that we are still faced with a major conflict in the pacific OW will point out that war effort mus must replace VE V E celebrations |