The Landon Myth and the Landon Campaign Tactics
Alf Landon faces a difficult bid for genuine statesmanship claims amid talk of a folksy front porch appeal. Critics question the budget balancing claim and note federal funds boosted Kansas finances since his governorship while pointing to opinions that his wealth and favored background shape his narrative.
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Alfred Mossman Landon
Cleveland
Kansas
Landon
Packard
Alf Landon
Alf
The Elephant Forgets and Other 1940 Convention Notes
A Manchester Guardian correspondent calls the Republican convention dull and drab, noting contrasts with 1932. The piece cites party changes since 1932, Senator Steiner’s role, and irony in a Newark lecture on food delayed by indigestion.
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Manchester
England
Guardian
Revival of R. M. D. contests and school events in Lafayette
A son Charles Richard was born Monday at Home hospital Lafayette. The R. M. D. oratorical and athletic contests are revived. the 1921 meet will be in Rensselaer Saturday with rivalry for positions. A three act farce Dr Bellows Steam Bath will be performed by the Junior class on March 29. Here lies Jim Lake, passed away after an accident while driving.
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Charles Richard
Loyal Hoshaw
Home
Lafayette
R. M.D
Rensselaer
Dr. Bellows
Delphi Ice Plant to Begin Providing Ice Next Month
Delphi residents welcome news that the new Delphi Ice and Coal Co plant will start delivering ice in about a month. Directors include Edw Smock J L Hanna C O Julius John Hamling and G R Cushman. Fifty four Haynes cars passed through Saturday from Kokomoto Chicago with placards reading Haynes 50 created by Popular Demand.
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Delphi
Wll
Delphi Ice and Coal Co
Edw. Smock
J. L. Hanna
C. O. Julius
John Hamling
G. R. Cushman
Haynes
Kokomoto
Chicago
New Cafeteria Planned for Delphi Public Schools
A new cafeteria to serve Delphi Public Schools will open soon as township and city schools consolidate next year. William Wingard, a Carrollton Township trustee, uncovered mastodon bones while plowing and donated the relics to the city library.
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Delphi
William Wingard
Carrollton Township
Wingard
Knights of Columbus Picnic At Falling Springs Draws Crowd
The Knights of Columbus picnic in Falling Springs attracted many from Carroll county with boating bathing games and a large basket dinner. A band concert was held on the public square Tuesday evening. A county meat packing regulation bill backed by farmers failed in Congress with Senators Watson and New voting against it. Subscribe for The Citizen.
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Falling Springs
Carroll County
Congress
Indiana
Watson
New
Education Before Verdun and This Man Landon Review Mix
The piece surveys Arnold Zweig’s Education Before Verdun highlighting its stark war portrayal. It also critiques Frederick Palmer’s This Man Landon as a hurried, imperfect biography of Kansas Governor Alf Landon with limited literary polish.
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Arnold Zweiger
Eric Sutton
Viking Press
Sergeant Grischa
Chicago Daily Tribune
Verdun
Arnold Zweig
Christian Science Monitor
Bertin
Grischa
N. Y. Herald Tribune
Mary Cochrane
Louvre
Metropolitan Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Landon
Frederick Palmer
Kansas
Palmer
Newton D. Baker
Col
Man Landon
Kreiner String Quartet to Open Columbia Concert Series
The Kreiner String Quartet led by Sylvan Shulman and Alan Shulman will open a weekly concert series on the Columbia network starting Sunday June 21 from 12:00 to 12:30 CST. Guest conductor Iturbe to appear with Ford Symphony Orchestra and Chorus directed by Victor Kolar. At Great Lakes Exposition Cleveland plans a large shell at Plaza Lake Front with 100 musicians under Rudolph Ringwall guiding daily concerts and matinees Sundays.
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Columbia
Kreiner
Sylvan Shulman
Jacques Larner
Edward Kreiner
Alan Shulman
Cleveland
Lake Front
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Rudolph Ringwall
Hans Kindler
Ernc Rapee
Frank Black
Frazer Harrison
Jose Iturbe
Great Lakes
Amgelo Vitalli
Old American system vs New Deal clash in political rhetoric
The piece contrasts Republican critiques of Roosevelt and McNutt policies with liberal defense of social security and economic reform. Senator Steiner laments party lines while Hoover and Steiner push for a return to the so called American system, framed as liberty and merit, opposing the New Deal.
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Roosevelt
McNutt
Steiner
Oregon
Hoover
Democrats of Indiana Honor Platform Promises
Indiana Democrats uphold their 1932 and 1934 platform pledges with honor and fidelity, earning respect from thousands in the party system. Opponents mock serious public problems with their platforms.
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Democrats
Indiana
Democrats of
Unfinished Divorce Causes Matrimonial Traffic Jam
Amusing feature from The AMERICAN WEEKLY about a beauty queen's unresolved divorce creating a comic social stir. The piece charts the chaotic effect on relationships, gossip, and local headlines as the story unfolds in Chicago society.
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American Weekly
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Opera, Pain, and Public Figures Speak in Turbulent Times
A collage of quotes from Roosevelt Heldt, Dr. Heldt, a psychologist, Prof. Shepard, William B. Seabrook, and Roy Stromberg reflects debates on pain management, public terror, rumor, and a proposed royal appearance. The remarks traverse medicine, psychology, media, and diplomacy in a single composite frame.
Political conventions and social tensions in early America
Irvin S. Cosby surveys political conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia noting wire service style hysteria, religious and ethnic tensions, and the Liberty League's role. He rails against bigoted demagoguery, laments wartime unity versus postwar divisions, and questions scientific vivisection as a moral issue.
Captain's Aboard Flag on U S Navy Vessels
The maritime practice notes no flag to indicate the captain is aboard a vessel. Some ships display an internal third substitute flag at the port mast or, on others, at the port fore, when the standard flag is not flown.
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United States
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