Favorite Sons Hit List Shape 1948 GOP Convention
The article names ten potential favorite son candidates for the 1948 Republican convention from across states including Warren California Baldwin Connecticut Green Indiana Gates Kansas Eisenhower Massachusetts Saltonstall Michigan Stassen Minnesota Martin Pennsylvania Tennessee and notes shifts of delegates as candidates waver. It mentions Massachusetts preferring Lodge or Speaker Martin to Saltonstall and references post office routing and advertising rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Warren
Connecticut
Baldwin
Green
Indiana
Gates
Kansas
Eisenhower
Massachusets
Saltonstall
Michigan
Vandenberg
Minnesota
Stassen
Pennsylvania
Martin
Tennessee
Reece
Massachusetts
Lodge
Saltonstill
Reb
Halleck
Five years quest yields regional horseshoe champions
OE Shoop and Carl B King won the central Pennsylvania Tailroad horseshoe championship at a Pittsburgh tournament. Their victory earns them a chance to compete in trials at Altoona within nine weeks as part of the system wide event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quest
PennsylvanIa Railroad to relieve blocked Erie crossings
Pennsylvania Railroad officials pledged immediate freight and train operation changes to ease blocked crossings along the right of way near Wayne Street Erie. Mayor Gale Rosa and officials said a two week trial of the plan will proceed, with PUC oversight and switch duties reassigned to speed traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wayne Street
Gale Rosa
Pennsylvania
Commnigston
John B. Hetzel, Jr
PUC
Sth
Wayne Streets
Timmets
60Th
Favorite Sons Rule Early Ballots At Presidential Nominating Conventions
The piece discusses how multiple favorite sons likely populate early ballots at the Republican and Democratic conventions. It recalls Harding’s rise on the 10th ballot in 1920 and notes McAdoo Smith and Davis dynamics, then references 1940 favorite son candidates where names like Bridges Bushfield Capper and McNider appear amid delegate battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Ohio
Senate
Wood
Lowden
Minots
Hiram Johnson
California
John W. Davis
Ballo Hel
West Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdno
Goveror
Alfred B Smitty
New York
Davis
Smith
McAdoy
Cnossr
Fom
New Hampshire
Bridges
Maine
South Dakota
Bushfeld
Kansas
Capper
Ron
Pennsylvania
James
Prom Inna
Hanford McNider
Prom Ore Fon
Senator McNaty
Massachusetts
Joseph W. Marlin
Bushfield
Aft
Quiz questions and obituary notice from Union City
A set of trivia questions on subjects from history to music appears alongside an obituary for Clarence Mitchell 187, who died at his Market Street home after several months' illness. The item blends a quiz page tease with local death news in a brief classifieds style.
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Simplon
Holland
Moffat
Europe
Fist Postilar Conference of
Christian Youth
Navy Waves
Janes M. Curley
Boston
President Truman
Lille
Panama Canal Zone
Union City
Clarence Mitchell
Market Street
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Bridges, Capper, and Martin
McNider
Gary
Carter
the Medical Society of the Biase of Pennsylvania
John Limouni
Washington and
Norris Center Streets
Trait
Inter Shis
William Brock
Edward Schlee
Atlantic
Germany
Stinson
Leonard McElroy
Standard Automatic Products Company
Laoy
Stinson Airplane Co
Trunbuckles
George E. Young
Iocal
Postal ‘Telegraph
Elian Shafer
West Pleasant Street
Young
The
Nast Company
Northwestern Pennsylvania Rifle League
Corry Rod and Gun Club
Elreuit
Roy Rickerson
Journal
Dewey
Taft
I. Q
Lydia
Oman
Lydia E. Pinkham
Labor Day
Conneaur Lake Park
Hollywood
Tysiee Daily
Coteau Lake Bank
Peter Vacues
Rel Hardware
Gheystone
VanCise
Pinkham
Phillip
Bor
Alka Seltzer
Ation
Thermos
Wrisley
Widmann's
Prince Albert
Zippo
Half & Hale
Yietes
Colgate
CAL Rinex
Ingrams
Jaradola
Ladie
Mee
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