Fish Rodeo Planned at McClellan Lake
On June 23 1948 the Top O Texas Sportsmen's Club will host a fish rodeo at Lake McClellan a government reservation. Prizes total at least 5000 with tagged fish released after tagging for eligibility. Club membership 1 includes family, daily permits 25 cents, lake located 27 miles southeast of Pampa along McClellan Creek on US Route 66.
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McClellan Lake
Bert Howell
Howell
Faust Bee
Top
Texas Sportsmen's Club
Lake McClellan
McClellan Creek
Pampa
Ama- Fillo
Amarillo
Texas
Tickling Kitty on the Convention Trail in Philadelphia
The narrator and Charm travel to Philadelphia for a national convention. They describe lines, hotel waits, and social events, noting Philadelphians’ dress, local hospitality, and Charm’s influence. They plan to visit Dewey headquarters seeking an invitation to more events.
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San Ued
Page 1
Pennsylvania Station
Thearda
Philadelphia
Charlie Leeds
Charles
New York
Westport
Charm
Benjamin Franklin
Kenneth Bradley
Sen
Ray Baldwin
Connecticut
Panama
New
Dewey
Dewey Reception at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
The writer describes a chaotic reception for Governor and Mrs. Dewey at the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia. A crush near the receiving line, observations on attendees including African Americans, a meeting with editor Roy Howard, and chats with Senator Bricker and his wife mark a late night stay with hotel fuse failures and a service elevator mishap.
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Mrs. Dewey
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Mr. Dewey
God Knows
Dewey
Charm
Cleveland News
Roy Howard
Senator Bricker
Anita Brennaman
Anita
Republican convention outlines 1948 platform in Philadelphia
The 1948 GOP platform pledges global cooperation for peace and calls for bold action on the presidential campaign. Delegates prepare to formalize the program as Truman faces a potential summer special session. Street lighting programs cited as reducing late night traffic deaths by over 50 percent.
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Ai LA
Eurmia
Sune
America
Congress
Massachusetts
White House
Truman
Westport
Philadelphia
Inner-Aid Medicine Promises Quick Body Cleanse
An advertisement claims INNER AID, a blend of 12 herbs, cleanses the bowels and stomach, relieves gas, liver and kidney sluggishness, and ends headaches and rheumatic pains after three days. It touts cured pimples and an overall transformation and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
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Dick Taner
Bueau
John J. Slaughter
Hardman Vertical
Amarillo — Pleinview
Lubbock
Herrison
Georgia
Tyler
Department of Agriculture
Dallas
Aim
China
Kwitcherrimkin
Reid
John B. Sexton and Co
Sexton
Reid’s
Trai
Southwestern Tile & Supply CO
TONI
Betas
Borger
Sreiney Drug Stores
Clovis
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Plainview, Texas
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