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September 27, 1944

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Headlines from September 27, 1944

DEWEY DECLARES ROOSEVELT SEEKS TO SOW DISUNITY; Says in Tulsa That President Incites Group Clashes for Political Purposes PARDON OF BROWDER HIT Governor Pledges to Clean Out Red, Machine Appointees -- Sapulpa Greets Mrs. Dewey DEWEY CONTINUES ROOSEVELT ATTACK

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Dewey s from train at Tulsa and Vinita, Okla and Monett, Mo; charges Roosevelt seeks pol pain from group clashes; alleges Browder was pardoned to aid campaign; Mrs Dewey hon by former neighbors at Sapulpa, Okla; Repub Sens hail Dewey Okla City s; Sens Truman and Mead comment

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Notable Births

Angélica María

1944AngĂ©lica MarĂ­a, American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress[†]

Angélica María Hartman Ortiz, also known as "La Novia de México", is a Mexican singer and actress. She debuted as a child actress in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema in films such as Pecado (1951), Una mujer decente (1951) y Mi esposa y la otra (1954). During the 1960s, she became a teen idol in Mexico thanks to her telenovelas and films, along with her musical career with compositions by Armando Manzanero that made her known as a rock and roll and pop ballad singer. Her hits include the Hot Latin Tracks top 40-singles "El hombre de mi vida", "Reina y cenicienta", "Prohibido" and "El taconazo".

Gary Sutherland

1944Gary Sutherland, American baseball player and scout[†]

Gary Lynn Sutherland, nicknamed "Sudsy", was an American professional baseball middle infielder. He player 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1966 to 1978 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals. He played college baseball at the University of Southern California.

Notable Deaths

Aimee Semple McPherson

1944Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (born 1890)[†]

Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson, also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian-born American Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the Foursquare Church. McPherson pioneered the use of broadcast mass media for wider dissemination of both religious services and appeals for donations, using radio to draw both audience and revenue with the growing appeal of popular entertainment and incorporating stage techniques into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple, an early megachurch.

Historical Events

1944World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.[†]

The Kassel Mission on 27 September 1944 was also known as the air battle over the Seulingswald. The mission aimed to destroy the factories in Kassel of the engineering works of Henschel & Sohn which built tracked armoured vehicles and their associated infrastructure. See bombing of Kassel in World War II.