G.O.P. Platform Gone Farther Than 1933 Says Lawrence
The piece reviews Republican platform aims for a postwar America, stressing a stern peace, return to constitutional government, and less Democratic control. It highlights Warren and Hoover messages, clashes with New Deal critics, and calls for international cooperation to prevent another world war. The article notes tensions within the party over two thirds vote for treaties and praises several progressive planks.
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Gov. Dewey
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the Tribune
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Senate
Association of Nations
League of Nations
No Good Hunter Fires at Lion If His Gun Is Not Big Enough
Robert Quillen criticizes timid planning and half measures in war and leadership. He compares past blunders, from poison gas to bombing, arguing bold, full-force action was needed. He warns that partial efforts leave a worse mess and future defeat, urging decisive preparation and execution.
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Lion
Air Force
Germany
Serenity and Courage From Humble Workers in Adams Talk
In this 1944 essay by George Matthew Adams, the author praises humble workers for their cheerful resilience. A flower seller and a blind match seller symbolize serene endurance amid hardship, while faith and prayer are shown as paths to a tranquil mind amid a troubling era.
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Matthew
Sea
Tiberias
Jesus
World production growth urged by Sorensen and Forrestal
Charles E. Sorensen of Willys-Overland Motors says postwar world rehabilitation and national needs require more American production capacity as young men will face greater opportunities than any prior generation. James Forrestal urges careful progress in creating an international organization to establish a lasting peace framework.
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Willys-Overland Motors
Secretary of the Navy
James Forrestal
Out of the Past Reflection on Happiness and Worry
A concise moral line about how a man ruins present joy by clinging to future fears. It suggests happiness is hindered by overthinking what may come and neglects the value of current contentment. The quote echoes Dryden in cautioning against self-imposed sorrow through speculation.
Liberal Tariff Plank Shines At GOP Convention
Raymond Moley lauds Alf Landon and a liberalized tariff stance as the convention adopts a foreign trade plank. The platform backs protective tariffs for domestic labor, promotes reciprocal bilateral trade agreements, and frames tariff policy as a nonpartisan national creed linked to McKinley Hull and the Good Neighbor idea.
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Buffalo
McKinley
Blaine
Hull
Alf Landon
Four Million Autos Reported Removed From Use
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes four million automobiles were taken out of use in the past two years, yet many of these vehicles were likely never parked or registered, suggesting a drift of phantom cars rather than a true decline in active automobiles.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Henry Wallace Learns Russian Chinese and Spanish
Henry Wallace amasses phrases in Russian Chinese and Spanish and reaches a level where he can be misunderstood in four languages.
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Omaha World-Herald
Henry Wallace
Dewey and Warren jockey for California carry in 1944 race
Dewey strategists pour money into California to boost a Warren ticket and win the state. The plan hinges on Dewey Warren as a ticket to counter isolationist charges while key California districts receive up to $1,000 each from GOP congressional committees.
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U.S.A
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Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Oklahoma
John D. Rockefeller
Alfred Sloan
General Motors
Mrs. Sloan
Jeremiah Milbank
Metropolitan Life
C. B. Goodspeed
Realignment debate shapes party labels in Chicago conventions
The analyst argues party labels misreflect core issues as Jeffersonian Democrats and Willkie Republicans find common ground with rival ideologies. He warns against new liberal or conservative strains, urging recognition that real conflict lies between big government and limited government, with emphasis on constitutional checks and balances.
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Byrd
Virginia
George
Georgia
Byrnes
South Carolina
South
Texas
Mississippi
Explore Your Mind Q Do Women Weigh Themselves Freely
Dr A E Wiggam answers questions on public weighing of women and vanity, virtue rewards, and cures for stupidity. He notes women may conceal weight, observes virtue brings inner rewards not worldly praise, cites Jesus and saints, and discusses inherited versus acquired stupidity with Quityur Kickin and self-confidence as remedies.
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Jesus
Hoover's Ambiguous Stand On Collaboration
Marquis W. Childs analyzes Herbert Hoover's convention speech, noting his step aside for a younger generation and tension between world cooperation and American nationalism. The piece contrasts Hoover's views with Roosevelt's Teheran diplomacy, Poland independence, and the looming Dewey-influenced Republican future.
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Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Re~publican Party
Leap Year Love Advice By Bugs Baer
Humor column urges persistence in romance during 1944 Leap Year. It notes June elimination, independence day, and ongoing chances to propose. The tone is flippant, urging women to act if men hesitate, framing love as a back-and-forth pursuit.
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