Watching the 1940 Republican Convention in Philadelphia
The piece portrays delegates in hotel and convention lobbies, banners and banners, and colorful figures like George Bender and Alf Landon. It notes cross party scenes with Dewey, Stassen, Taft, and Hoover era figures, praising democracy as uniquely American amid uproar and pageantry.
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Philadelphia
P. T. Barnum
George Bender
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
Taft
GOP
Congress
Bertha, Baur
Illinois
Dewey
Chestnut Street
Alf Landon
Kansas
Herbert Hoover
Stassen
Stassen Rooters
America
Europe
Sun Oil Company
Carpenters Union
Alice Longworth
Morris Cafritz
Governor Green
Senator Ferguson
Michigan
Decatur Daily Notes Campaigns and Local Issues
Local column traces Crusade for Children drive with June 28 door to door canvass in Decatur and leaders Marvin Eubanks and Bayne Vaughn. Mentions absentee ballot probe in Madison county, Civic auditorium plans, 81st Congress outlook, and flood relief funds approved by President Truman.
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Decatur
Marvin Eubanks
Bayne Vaughn
Decatur Daily
Crusade For Children
Truman
Pacific
Columbia
Madison County
Alabama
Annexation Push Aims to Expand Decatur City Lines
The Daily urges residents to annex adjoining areas to Decatur to create room for rapid growth and reach a target of 50 000 population. It praises voluntary annexation, warns of future building limits, and argues expansion now avoids later problems.
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Decatur
the Daily
Smoke-Filled Rooms Dictate Modern Presidential Routes
The piece condemns conventions driven by glamor and money with large delegate blocks traded like stock. It argues reform is needed as governors and candidates are sidelined by publicity costs, and hints a cabinet pick may come before the convention ends.
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District of Columbia
Warren
California
The
Stock Exchange
Senator Flanders leads breakfast as Leverone assails bigamy in candidates
Senator Ralph Flanders presides over a Washington spiritual breakfast of 200 delegates. Chicago banker Nathaniel Leverone asks women delegates if they want a bigamist in the White House, cites Nan Britton incident as a warning.
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Ralph Flanders
Washington
Chicago
Nathaniel Leverone
Leverne
White House
Nan Britton
Taxxicab Politics and Tailored Taxi News Delights
Enthusiastic delegates crowd taxis reading a special convention edition of Taxi News with Taft Dewey and Vandenberg views on drivers. A fictional item claims Vandenberg lost 7000 dollars to a cab and returned it. The piece weaves humor about Taft and Mrs Dewey in a noisy political cab scene in Philadelphia.
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Taft
Dewey
Vandenberg
Ohio
University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital
Politics
Ernest Arthur “Vandenberg Jr
Bob
Harry Truman
Philadelphia
Dewey Secures Nomination Behind Political Pros at Convention
Philadelphia reports that Thomas E. Dewey won the Republican Presidential nomination with key help from his brain trust Herbert Brownell Jr Edwin Jaeckle and J Russell Sprague all New York lawyers Their campaign operations in the Bellevue Stratford hotel controlled the 1 094 delegate votes and after a pivotal 7 30 P M conference Taft’s Ohio bloc shifted to Dewey leading to a unanimous third ballot victory.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Brownell Jr
J. Russel Sprague
Edwin Jaeckle
New York
Brownell
Sprague
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Dewey Forces
Bellevue- Stratford
Dewey Brain Trust
Jaeckle
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Ohio
Taft
Bricker
Taft Targeted as Taft Banner Falls in Lobby Scene
In Philadelphia John L. Lewis and Carpenters Union head Big Bill Hutchinson blocked Taft while nominating Joe Martin. Taft faced a tumultuous reception as his portrait with Little Eva the elephant stood nearby, a dramatic collapse overshadowing the moment.
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Job
Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
Big Bill Hutchinson
Carpenters Union
Bob Taft
Taft John L. Lewis
Taft
Joe Martin Taft
Eva
Philadelphia gears up for political week after show
The city will host the Elks convention next week then face Democrats and Henry Wallace. Locals express optimism about Philadelphia’s appetite for politicians and public figures.
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Philadelphia
Henry Wallace
Quaker City
A Gland That Works Magic Cretinism and Thyroid Health
A medical overview explains cretinism from thyroid deficiency in children, including causes, early signs, and the dramatic improvements possible with thyroid extract. It stresses early diagnosis and careful dosing, noting later-life issues if untreated, and recommends regular physician exams for early detection. Also a brief Q&A states eggs are safe for high blood pressure or bronchial conditions, providing protein iron and vitamins.
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E.J. B
Peatures Syndicate, Inc
Reversed color tradition for infants in parts of the U S
Tradition links pink to boys and blue to girls but certain regions in the United States reverse this color convention. The practice varies by locale and cultural norms influence baby clothing choices.
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United States
After Taft Dewey Roosevelt Era Ends in America
Pegler surveys a jubilant night in New York as Taft, Dewey and Roosevelt era shifts unfold. He recalls millions of federal jobs, a swollen national government and the dogs of reform, while naming figures like Hoover, Lepke Buchalter, Hillman and La Guardia in a sweeping, defiant panorama of political change and looming crisis.
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Philadelphia
New York State
Taft
Dewey
Empire State
Roosevelt
Treasury
Hawkshaws
John Edgar Hoover
F.'B. TL
Mr. Hoover
Tie
Harry S. Truman
Pendergast Purity League
Kansas City
Dillinger
Karpis
Bates
Middle- West
Congress
Hoover
Tom Dewey
United States
New Deal
Louis
Lepke
Buchalter
Mr. Dewey
Fiorello la Guardia
Sidney Hillman
la Guardia
Mr. Buchalter
Hillman
New York
Stork
el Morocco
Bill Devery
Roosevelt Boys
Johnny
Jim Farley
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
J. Edgar Hoover
Ed Flynn
Leon Henderson
Department of Justice
Washington
Europe
Interior
State Department
National Defense
Washington, D. C
Pegler
Home Sewers Buy 50 Million Dollars Worth of Patterns in 1948
In 1948 home sewists spent about 50 million dollars on sewing patterns reflecting strong consumer demand. The purchase volume indicates widespread interest in ready to sew garments and fashion trends among households.
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W. R. Shelton
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Nertheless
House
Mr. Truman
Decatur Country Club
Swer
King
Westbrook
Western Union
Decatur Delivery Service
Jones Coal Co
Loyd’s Core Act
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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