Veteran Senator Wheeler Defeated by Erickson in Montana
The piece reflects on the obit uary of a long career for Senator Wheeler after his 1946 defeat by Leif Erickson in Montana. It recalls Wheeler’s rise, loyalty from President Truman, and a career marked by strong personality and isolationist stances, with praise from some detractors for integrity and legislative skill.
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Wheeler
WNDU
Tye Street
Naw
Washington
D.C
Truman
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Leif Erickson
Harry Truman
Interstate Commerce Committee
Harold McGrath
Senate Radio Gallery
Sen
George Norris
Kenneth Wherry
Norris
Ellison
Cotton Kid
Henry Ashurst
Senate
New Mexico
Ashurst
William King
Utah
Lynn Frazer
North Dakota
Jerry O'Connell
Erickson
Jerry
O'Connell
Standard
Senator Wheeler
Ashuret
Labrador in the cab finds Bridges in Washington satire
The scene unfolds during OPA sessions as Senator Styles Bridges and Mrs Bridges ride home through a rainstorm. A damp Labrador leaps into their cab, disturbing Bridges in a public moment. A corpulent woman declares herself a registered Democrat as the pet snuggles.
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Senate
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
OPA
Bridges
Washington
Senator Bridges
Schwellenbach Yearns for West
Rumor says Labor Secretary Schwellenbach desires a Puget Sound posting, amid pressure for changes in the labor department. The Washington state figure once carried every county in 1934 when running for Senate, with enduring popularity echoed by his brother Edgar’s rise to the state Supreme Court.
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Labor
Schwellenbach
Potomac
Puget Sound
Labor Department
United States Senate
Lew Schwellenbach
Edgar Schwellenbach
Supreme Court
Senator in for Happy Returns
A Washington Post reader recalls a misread phrase about senator wives and rising prices. The note cites Mrs Glen Taylor buying groceries for a large family, joking that an 18 year old baby was meant to be 18-day old. The writer also mentions receiving cigars for radio correspondents.
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Washington Post
Glen Taylor
Radio Correspondents Gallery
Peace Talks Liberalized at Paris Peace Conference
Smaller nations win right to discuss any question on the peace treaty drafts for Germanys former satellites at Paris. Molotov's compromise allows thorough discussion to mold a sound postwar settlement amid Allied debates.
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Germany
Russia
Greece
Yugoslavia
Ukraine
Molotov
Farm Plan Stresses Local Aid in 1947 Conservation
The 1947 agricultural conservation program increases local responsibility for soil and water protection. About 300 million dollars authorized by Congress will support soil building, erosion control, and grass seed harvest with most funds guiding farmer and committee plans from an approved list.
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Department of Agriculture
Congress
Davidson
ACP
Needlework patterns White Swan design embroidery crochet
Unusual white swan motif set among pink and white water lilies for pillowcases doilies or runners. Use satin stitch for the swan buttonhole outlines for lilies and green fills for lily pads. Transfers color chart sketches and instructions offered for 20 cents per pattern number 5148.
Fragmented OCR snippets mix in a historical sigh
A collage of quips and dialogue scenes appears with lines about angina, pacifists, a peace pommerence, and a father asking a child about praying for a baby sister. The tone hints at humor and old timey newspaper miscellany.
High Altitude Flights Few Have Reached Forty Thousand Feet
Global air travel records note under one hundred flights above 40,000 feet with Boeing test pilots responsible for about a third of these pioneering journeys.
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Boeing
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Edith Nourse Rogers
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Hudson
Gill
U. S
National Service Life Insurance
Garssons
War Department
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Garsson Munitions Empire
Mead
Dem
May
Combine War
Washington, D. C
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Geneva
Switzerland
IRCC
Carole Ann Wilson
Malcolm Reid
Victoria
England
Dave Davidson
Field Service
Brewing Circle
South Wells St
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Father
Tommy
May Rogers
Mantly
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