Willkie Trend Shapes 1940 Election Race
The Princeton Institute reports that as of October the Willkie trend gains in the popular vote threaten Roosevelt's lead in key states. If continued, 1940 could mirror 1888 when Harrison won electoral votes despite Cleveland's popular edge. Further Institute reports will follow before election day.
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Princeton
N. J
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
South
Can Willkie
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Institute
Tomato juice empire born in a kitchen in Evanston
In 1931 Evanston Illinois Mrs Snead turns tomato juice into a booming business. She cans and markets from a hot kitchen and her two sons sell on doorsteps then expand to a small factory. The strategy moves to dairies with 5000 quarts produced. The lesson highlights leveraging everyday skills with no capital.
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Evanston
Illinois
Snead
Dartmouth
Snead, Burweger & Moore
Janice Van Walter Sparks a Church Town Romance
Nineteen year old New York debutante Janice Van Walter falls for Bridgetown Iowa minister Terry Carlisle during his visit to officiate a wedding. As Jan pursues him through Elm Street Church life and a series of social encounters, Terry wrestles with duty and growing feelings, while town gossips and Dick Lamp watch a dramatic clash of romance and propriety unfold.
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Janice van Walter
New York
Bridgetown
Iowa
Terry Carlisle
Metropolis
Nora
Katie Sheffield
Terry
Jan
Mippy
Janice
Dick Lamp
Deacon Lamp
Elm Street
Vera
Dr. Carlisle
Miss van Walter
Jan Van Walter Frays Elm Street Church Calm
Jan Van Walter disrupts Terry Carlisle's Elm Street Church community causing fear and gossip among mothers and daughters while Jarvis Lamp and Selina Guthrie enforce old loyalties. Jan faces arrest for speeding and overparking as tension peaks at the Ladies Aid meeting and in daily life.
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Jan
Terrence Carlisle
van Walter
Terry
Bridgetown
Miss van Walter
Vera Cummings
Ladies Aid
Miss Selina Guthrie
Miss Guthrie
Jan van Walter
Terry's Church
Jarvis Lamp
Dr. Carlisle
Vera
Ladies Aid Meeting
Elm Street Church
Daily Paper
Lubbock’s Growth Fueled by Community Spirit on the South Plains
The piece traces Lubbock Texas rise from a cattle county town to a thriving city built by civic resolve. It highlights cotton wealth, Texas Tech College founding, hotel and bank investments, low taxes from public ownership of utilities, and a sustained Clean-up Campaign plus a loyal-bank rescue in 1931.
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Poland
Belgium
Holland
Norway
France
Britain
Germany
South Plains
West Texas
Lubbock
Texas
Caprock
Memphis
Dallas
Texas Technological College
Plainview
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Denver City
MacKenzie State Park
Lubbock National Bank
Lubbock National Building
W. Rodgers
C. C. Williamson
Carpenters’ Union
Shine Boys
National
Washington
Mr. Big
J. O. Jones
Mr. Jones
Today's Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Word Play
A combined word puzzle listing numerous clues with numbers for horizontal and vertical entries. Includes definitions for terms like Ocean canal builder Ferdinand and various short word clues, plus an answer to a previous puzzle.
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Ocean
Ferdinand
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the Globe
James B. Conant
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Dale Carnegie
Chapter
Carl Canfield
Carlisle
Miss Doolittle
Dick Samp
Selina Guthrie
By Louise Holmes
Trudie Spangler
God
Christian Science Monitor
Charles C. Munz
Tae
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