Two-Party Harmony Preview Of Philadelphia Conventions
Democrats and Republicans plan conventions in Philadelphia with bipartisan housing, transport, and venue work. Each party receives 250000 from the city. GOP led by Walter Hallanan, Democrats by William Neale Roach. Conventions run June 21 for Republicans and July 12 for Democrats with about 30 000 to 35 000 attendees each and 1596 delegates and alternates for the Democrats and 1094 delegates for the Republicans. They will deploy 100 writers photographers and media personnel at Philadelphia Convention Hall seating 13106.
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Douglas Larsen
Philadelphia
NEA
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
William Neale Roach
Democratic National Committee
Bellevue - Stratford
Party conventions vie for votes in heated Philadelphia
The article describes crowded convention scenes with Republicans and Democrats aiming to nominate candidates in Philadelphia. It notes the 103 ballots for nomination, party hopes for cool weather, and the aging hall’s limited cooling system amid intense overhead lighting.
Philadelphia Delegates Con vention Hall Preparations Revealed
Details of the 1956 Democratic and Republican conventions at Philadelphia s Convention Hall include attendance estimates of 30 000 to 35 000 per party with about 250 000 cost per day per party, a 60 water dispensers system, a complete post office, 15 doctors in a 15 doctor first aid room, acoustical hall upgrades, a 50 piece orchestra, James Melton and Gladys Swarthout performances, 22 badge types, 10 entrances, and strict crowd control with no on floor banners.
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James Melton
Gladys Swarthout
Stamp honoring Will Rogers sparks Claremore clash
Claremore residents clash with a stamp firm's cachet showing Fort Worth on a Will Rogers memorial envelope. Bob Love, head of the Claremore memorial, says he was asked for pictures of Claremore’s memorial, but the cachet misplaces the coliseum. Citizens demand correct attribution for their famous son.
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Will Rogers
Claremore
Okla
Beverly Hills
Fort Worth
Texas
Rogers
Bob Love
Claremore Memorial
Will
Better Canning Job Means Better Food
Alabama canning season prompts guidance from Lavada Curtis on preserving taste and nutrition. The tips cover waterbath canning of peeled tomatoes, berry canning in berry juice with sugar, peeling peaches by blanching or lye, and using ascorbic and citric acids to prevent frozen peach discoloration.
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Alabama
Lavada Curtis
API Extension
UNESCO Rehabilitates Four Italian Libraries After War
UNESCO funds rehabilitation of four historic Italian libraries in Rome and Florence. The archives of Biblioteca Hertziana, German Archaeological Institute Library, Prussian Historical Institute, and German Art Historical Institute Library will be cleaned cataloged and made accessible to scholars again.
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Paris
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Biblioteca Hertziana
German Archeeological Institute
Prussian Historical Institute
Rome
Geran Art Historical Institute
Florence
U S Leads Russia In Synthetic Fuels
An American expert, Dr. V T Komarewski, says the United States is far ahead of Russia in developing synthetic fuels. He notes decades of progress and asserts U S superiority in making synthetic petroleum from natural gas or coal, citing his long study at the Hiiners Institute of Technology.
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Chicago
Pao
United States
Russia
Sescet
V.T. Komarewski
Komarewsky
Hiiners Institute of Technology
Juby the poet jockey in a barroom tale
A first sighting of Judy known as Juby, a bard who rhymes when he talks, and his self described jockey life. The narrator recalls meeting him at Harry's Bar on East 10th Street and later encounters in which Judy taunts the narrator about labor while puffing rhymes and plans for a Jumbo production.
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Judy
Harry
East 10Th Street
Juby
Dogzerel
Billy Rose
Yle
Lexington Avenue
Jubey
Twain
Toby
Union
Harry's
Han
Fragmented verse and banter in a 1908 Bitty piece
The text shows playful dialogue and invented alley slang as characters talk of poems and praise, with a note of copyright from 1908. Subtext hints at a stage or classroom exchange about creating verse and editing.
Mount Walaleak’s Crater Records Noted as Wettest Spot
A fragment notes Mount Walaleak in Hawai i having temperatures around 5.5 inches and rainfall over four feet, suggesting it may be the wettest location. The text is incomplete but points to extreme precipitation measurements and a unique geographic claim.
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Walaleak
Hawai
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