Wilbur Peebles Sees GOP Convention as Smorgasbord
Chicago reporter Hal Boyle captures the Republican national gathering as a chaotic carnival of politics. He notes crowded Hilton headquarters, colorful chaos, and voters chasing candidates while leaders push a tense platform. He ponders Taft Eisenhower and others and the burden of the presidency.
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Hal Boyle
Chicago
Trellis Mae
Taft
Eisenhower
Warren
Stassen
MacArthur
United States
Elmer Wheeler's SUCCESS SECRETS
Article profiles Arthur L. Kramer Jr. 30, president of A Harris & Company Dallas noting his rise from floor manager to chief executive. His success rests on knowing the product, strong advertising, and open employee relations. A nine story annex expansion follows as sales and profits rise. The piece ends with a personal asides about a mail from a husband.
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A. L. Kramer, Jr
Kramer
A. Harris & Company
Dallas
Wonder Boy
Arthur L. Kramer, Jr
Quietest Fourth In Trinity Area
Trinity enjoyed the quietest Fourth in 35 years with no arrests over the weekend. R M Grantland, Trinity peace officer and Morgan county deputy, cited only one reported violation and a fast moving motorist who left town before stop. The Lama of Tibet note appears as unrelated content.
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Trinity
R. M. Grantland
Morgan County
Grantland
Hobby hours in Columbus shape lasting leisure
The average person has about 2 000 hours a year to follow a hobby says R Bruce Tom extension rural sociologist at Ohio State University A hobby is something you do because it makes a worthwhile difference in your life A fad is something you do because everyone else is doing it
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Columbus
R. Bruce
Tom
Ohio State University
Truman slams Congress over federal vacation rules
President Truman criticizes Congress for breaking faith with federal employees by barring leave accumulation and forcing use of annual vacation within six months or forfeiture. He notes his reluctant signing of the $6.27 billion independent offices bill funding VA AEC and other agencies.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Veterans Administration, Atomic Energy Commission
Parked Vehicle Collision Backs Up Decatur Street
At 10 45 P M Saturday a 1941 Plymouth struck a parked 1946 Ford half ton pickup in front of 503 East Wilson Avenue near Wilson and Ferry. Both vehicles suffered heavy right front fender damage. The Plymouth owner driver Plesant E Hames Decatur. Truck owner Dave Lee 503 East Wilson. Officers Louis Landers and Richard Hyde investigated.
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East Wilson Avenue
Wilsion
Ferry Street
Plesant E. Hames
Decature
Dave Lee
East Wilson
Louis L. Landers
Richard J. Hyde
Wilson Avenue
Wilson
Dairying Areas Serve Pacific Coast Valleys
Regions around Los Angeles and San Francisco are described as dairying zones within irrigated valleys along the Pacific Coast. The text notes the distribution of dairy activity between the two metropolitan areas and their surrounding farming belts.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
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