01 Sep 1949
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Newspaper
Billings Herald
Location
Billings, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1949
Page
1
A Labor Day meditation praises the lunch box as abundance the leather jacket as living standard and the smile as the living expression of happiness freedom and faith. The piece contrasts American workers with conditions in other lands and thanks the nation for blessings to those who build it.
Elmo Roper, the public opinion expert, presents a statistical study indicating stronger Republican leanings among well to do voters in industrial areas who stayed away from polls, while lower income groups favor Democrats and turnout rises. In farm areas Democratic gains are noted, with split tickets revealing Democratic candidate preference. Roper warns the two party system risks erosion unless Republicans adopt a constructive program and nominate candidates aligned with a renewed platform.
John Tope chairman of the Young Republican federation outlines aims to recruit and train youth for party activity. He notes 2,400 clubs in 47 states and urges a platform reflecting progress and the American way while stressing unity with the party through local state and national voices.
A fragmentary newspaper snippet blends a joke about a wife running up bills with a cadence of Civil War era references. It mentions Jere Wheelwright and Charles Scribner's Guns from 1948 and a fleeting image of Stacey Harris with a Confederate unit in dense woods amid distant gunfire.
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