Taft machine and Dewey clash at Chicago convention
Drew Pearson reports on the 1952 Republican convention dynamics in Chicago. Dewey supporters clash with Eisenhower backers while Taft's organization compiles five delegate indexes including doctors and district maps. Henry Ford II entertains wavering delegates aboard a yacht off Michigan Boulevard.
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FEPC Debate Point From A Letter Writer
A Montgomery Advertiser correspondent signing as E M Hydrick raises a question about FEPC. He argues that if law can compel an employer to hire, it might also decide who shall be employed, a poser FEPC supporters may resist answering.
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Congress approves $3000 non taxable pay rise for lawmakers
President Truman signed a law allowing each congressman to deduct the first 3000 of remuneration as a cost of living allowance. The measure creates a tax exemption for lawmakers while others pay taxes, a move the writer criticizes as an unfair privilege.
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Traffic Signal Confusion At Crosswalks In Town
Residents discuss how pedestrians ignore signals and cross on red or green with many unsure about which light applies to their direction. The piece urges clarity on when it is safe to cross and how to teach universal understanding of traffic signals.
Uncommitted Alabama Delegate Marvin Mosteller Draws Attention
The piece notes Marvin Mosteller, an Alabama delegate with one vote, who has risen in political interest by staying uncommitted between Taft and Eisenhower. It questions whether his position results from forethought or sudden attention from Republican leaders and suggests his situation is oddly captivating given his lone vote.
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Marvin Mosteller
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Taft
Eisenhower
Loneliness and love lift Ike campaign antics and chatter
The piece discusses how being loved and needed sustains people, then shifts to coverage of Eisenhower’s campaign in Chicago. It notes delegates arrival, hotel deposits, security checks, and a web of backstage activity including endorsements, celebrity visitors, and GOP maneuvering ahead of the convention.
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Vitamins Offer Acne Relief Through Injections
The article notes vitamins may improve acne in youths, with a study giving a mixed vitamin solution by muscle weekly for eight months to forty patients. Younger patients showed faster responses, and few relapses occurred after stopping vitamins, while oral administration was less effective.
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Horses in America From Ancient Times to Modern Introduction
The text notes horses existed in America in ancient times, then died out and did not reappear until humans introduced them again in later periods. It contrasts natural extinction with later human-mediated reintroduction.
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As Pegler Sees It on the Republican Convention
Pegler laments the 1940s style convention as a corrupt, crowd driven process. He argues Eisenhower and MacArthur speeches reveal moral faults, while Taft is marginalized. He warns the two party system may be obsolete and calls for constitutional method over machine politics.
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Harmony revival and community notices in Lawrence County
Rev J W Henderson fills his Harmony appointment as revival services begin at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm led by Bro Goebel Phillips. Local families visit and attend. many residents listed with sick list notes and Sunday school updates. Also a 1642 Tasman discovery and political musings conclude the page.
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Junior Stricklin
Arley Heaps
Clarence Gillespie
Mary Heaps
Wall Mills
Alex Mills
Edward
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John Henson
Ernest Mills
W. M.briley
Roy Mills
Tennessee
Steve Cole
Goebel Phillips
Decatur
Paul Long
Tom Cartee
Emmett Hollis
Katie Hill
Ronald Thrasher
Ite
Lavonia
Ike Romances Elephant And Teaches Him To Salute
Chicago writer HAL BOYLE reports casual talk in July 1952 about Dwight D. Eisenhower’s rising front in the presidential race. Observers joke Ike has romanced the Republican elephant and even taught it to salute as Taft supporters waver and talk of unity grows.
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