Taft Skips Wisconsin Primary in 1948 GOP Contest
Senator Taft will not contest the Wisconsin presidential preference primary, leaving a field that includes Dewey Stassen MacArthur and possibly Eisenhower. Wisconsin’s system allows any name on the ballot, and MacArthur’s camp aims to claim delegates. past polling shows Dewey leading with 321 votes to Stassen 286 and MacArthur 157. Taft is expected to announce a formal 1948 bid this Friday.
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Washington
Taft
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur
Japan
Wendell L. Willkie
Dewey
Stassen
Willkie
New Yorker
Republican Party
Columbus
Beauty Course Proposed To Fight Delinquency
In San Francisco juvenile delinquent girls in California would receive free beauty treatments under a plan by the United Association of Registered Cosmetologists. The group adopted a resolution to cooperate with probation officers in a beauty therapy program to curb delinquency. President Monte Weeks said a similar measure would be offered at the national convention in Chicago on September 27.
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San Francisco
California
United Association of Registered Cosmetologists
Monte Weeks
Association
Chicago
Policewoman Arrests Alimony Debtor Husband in Cleveland
Cleveland policewoman Betty Anthony arrested her own ex-husband for failure to support their four children. After more than a year of searching when alimony payments stopped, she used her position to take him into custody.
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Cleveland
U.P
Betty Anthony
Scout Cookies Ready Monday for delivery by Friday
Girl Scout cookie orders are being taken in large numbers with deliveries set for Monday. The board, led by vice president Mrs. R F Gwyn, also discussed national staff visits training plans and the upcoming National Convention in Long Beach California.
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Dorsey Smith
Girl Scout Board
Smith
R. F. Gwyn
J. G. Eckel
Long Beach
Cal
Gwyn
O. M. Oliver
Ruth Minton
Margaret Chesmore
Ivalee Hobden
I. L. Peffley
First
Christman
Pantex
O. Dale Smith
D. C. Hannum
R. H. Kelly
Dangerous School Buses Protested in Georgia
Atlanta reports about 80 percent of Georgia school buses serving 186 825 children fail to meet National Committee on Safety Education standards. A third bus accident in three weeks prompted protests over overloaded buses and faulty brakes injuring children and adults.
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Atlanta
U.P
Georgia
National Committee On Safety Education
Justice Triumphs In Walton County Case of Mistaken Identities
Walton County Officer C J Sorrells captured a man believed to be John Henry Ransom for a 1945 shooting. The suspect turned out to be John Henry Shellman, 75, mistaken identity and a mix up in dates. Shellman admitted the act happened but corrected the year to 1909.
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Monrof. Ga
Walton County
C. J. Sorrells
Sorrells
John Henry Ransom
Macon, Ga
Will Sims
Macon
Sims
John Henry Shellman
Shellman
Cowboy Receives Etiquette Lesson At Houston Cafe
A 26 year old cowboy from Eagle Pass angered a Houston cafe owner by criticizing chili. The owner splashed the chili into the cowboy’s face, leaving a forehead cut. The cowboy claimed he only wanted to leave the scene.
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Houston
Eagle Pass
Plumbing Ad for Roy Hill Plumbing at 1311 W 15th
Local plumbing service Roy Hill Plumbing advertises at 1311 West 15th with phone line 8450. Service details not provided in the readable text.
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ROY Hill Plumbing
W. 15Th
Rhone
Zhdanov accuses US of world bases and Germany split plan
Andrei Zhdanov, Soviet delegate, charges the United States with forming world bases and seeking to partition Germany in a policy of preparation for new military adventures. He claims Washington betrays wartime pledges and uses the Marshall Plan to subjugate Europe while Russia seeks a unified demilitarized Germany. The speech notes US industrial growth and export emphasis.
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Rome
U.P
Andrei Zhdanov
United States
Germany
Unita
Italian Communist Party
Zhdanov
Poland
Russia
America
Roosevelt
Communist Party
Ussr
Europe
Japan
Soviet Union
Pres sure cookers on farms far outnumber towns five to one
The article notes a large disparity in utility adoption, stating that five times as many farms use pres sure cookers as towns. This highlights rural equipment usage patterns and regional differences in household technology adoption.
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Conay Shel
POLK
Nichols Paint Store
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Wrona
Amarillo Venetian Blind Co
Taylor
L. Boykin
Pennsylvania
Woroline
ACME
Venetian Blind CO
Beverley-Bauman Lbr. CO
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
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