Election Frauds Detailed In The Ladies Home Journal
An article by Tom Sweeney and Robert Cruies McManus discusses how entrenched political machines can nullify honest ballots. It cites Sweeney’s 1946 West Virginia Senate loss to Harley Kilgore, alleged irregularities, and the danger of phony registrations, urging reforms to protect democracy.
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September
Ladies’ Home Journal
Tom Sweeney
West Virginia
United States Senate
Robert Cruies McManus
America
Sweeney
United Sates Senate
Harley M. Kilgore
Kilgore
Furth
Pendergast
Roosevelt
Aes City
Bendergast
Judek Truman
Senate
Truman
Raw Wilde Tonight At Paw Paw Explains Citizen Action
The piece urges readers to engage before election day by pressuring papers to cover precincts, organizing neighbor checks on registration laws, identifying election officials, and protesting unqualified appointments. It calls for mature photographers to document lineups at polls and for the public to demand an honest ballot with gathered evidence and affidavits.
Radio rights clash as atheists push for time
Committee debates ensuring equal opportunity after complaints from radio and religious groups that FCC rulings are vague. Harness cited risk of religious programs being forced offline if stations cannot provide rebuttals without risking licenses. The case centers on Robert Harold Scott seeking revocation of KWQ San Jose KFRC San Francisco and KPO San Francisco licenses for denying atheist talk time. Eyeplant serves as a seasonal dish idea with green beans corn and dessert notes included.
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Harness
FCC
Commission
Robert Harold Scott
Palo Alto
Calif
KWQ
San Jose
KPO
KFRC
San Francisco
Scott
Hac
Orton urges human relations in tech age at Marshall
Orton addressed the graduating class in a downtown theatre urging humanity to bring human engineering into control of power from material engineering. He emphasized science depends on the scientist and the medical field relies on its practitioners, and warned against worshipping devices while praising the mind’s understanding. He noted seven Cum Laude and four Summa Cum Laude graduates in the capped and gowned class.
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Hou
Orton
A A Conference Opens Football For 1948 Tonight
The All-America Football Conference opens with two games in Brooklyn and Chicago as new owners and coaches debut. Brooklyn Dodgers face the New York Yankees while the Rockets host the Los Angeles Dons at Soldier Field. Cleveland Browns end exhibition play against the Baltimore Colts in Toledo. Eight exhibitions draw 195,687 fans.
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Ben Phlegar
New York
Brooklyn
Dodgers
New York Yankees
Chicago
Mammoth Soldier Field
Rockets
Los Angeles Dons
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Colts
Toledo
Ohio
Carl Voyles
Jimmy Phelan
Los Angeles
Ed McKeever
University of San Francisco
Bob Chappins
Michigan
Hank Feldberg
Army
Dan Edwards
Georgia
Lecree Strohmeyer
Notre Dame
Ray Ruffel
James McCarthy
Zyesy Czarobski
Second Day Of Scrimmage On Tap For Mountaineers
West Virginia University football begins a second scrimmage amid heat. Duke Dudley DeGroott leads newcomers and holdovers in initial practice with 11 on offense and 11 on defense including Keith Allen, Bill Garland, Ervin Queen, John Bove, Mario Cavatassi, Angus Lyons, Frank Kazmierski, Jimmy Priester, Charley Becca, Jack Morton, Pete Zinaioh, and others. Injuries include Frank Reno with stitches and minor cuts to Zinaich and Alva Richmond. Butch Knabe noted recovering from influenza. Also contains unrelated food tips and animal life facts.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Dudley DeGrooqt
Keith Allen
Bill Garland
Ervin Queen
John Bove
Mario Cavatassi
Angus Lyons
Frank Kazmierski
Jimmy Priester
Charley Becca
Jack Morton
Pete Zinaioh
Lawrence Clearell
Seymour Miller
Dick Hoffman
Charles Rolfe
Dave Richards
John Obbitt
Russ Lopez
Russ Combs
Jimmy Devonshire
Bob
Louis Birurakis
Frank Reno
Zinaich
Alva Richmond
Sam Morris
Butch Knabe
Wheeling
Garretts Snuff Show To Appear Here Tonight
Garretts Snuff Varieties led by Jack Pennington Sonny Haley Honolulu Johnny Sorrell and Lonnie Love perform hillbilly ballads and comedy at Grafton Junior High auditorium sponsored by American Snuff and benefiting the fire equipment fund. The act has appeared on multiple stations and earned honors including an NBC coast to coast broadcast trip to New York City.
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Grafton Junior High
Garrett's Snuff Varieties
American Snuff Company
WCHS
Charleston
KRLD
Dallas
Texas
WWL
New Orleans
WBT
Charlotte
WSM
Nashville
Jack Pennington
Sonny Haley
Honolulu
Johnny Sorrell
Lonnie Love
Mid-South
New York City
NBC
Grafton
Milk price changes announced for homogenized milk
The Victor Lucas dairy plans to sell homogenized milk and notes current prices at 20 cents per quart. Harrison and Marion counties shift prices up two cents next week, while Taylor County was mistakenly included in earlier notices. Imperial Ice Cream indicates prices in Clarksburg will be 24 cents per quart for homogenized and 23 cents for pasteurized milk.
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Marion
Harrison
Dairymen Cooperative Sales Agency
Victor Lucas Dairy
Harrison County
Marion County
Darres
Taylor County
Imperial Ice Cream
Clarksburg
Cooking snap beans in drippings
Instructions for preparing young snap beans in a heavy skillet using 2 tablespoons of drippings for 4 cups of beans, 1 teaspoon salt, cooking covered and stirred until tender in 20 to 25 minutes, with notes on very young beans. Also notes New York State clothing production exceeding 1.5 billion dollars in a normal year, about half the national output.
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Ran Wilde
Paw Paw Pavilion
Fairmont
Wilde
Camilla Lane
New York
New York State
Swimming underwater uses flippers for propulsion and steering
The text notes that swimming underwater uses flippers for propulsion and feet extended behind for steering. It then shifts to a historical statistic stating that between 1840 and 1850 more than 200,000 immigrants annually entered New York harbor.
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Sk Benguin
New York Harbor
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Marshall
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Williamson Heater Co
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Lawson
Bryant
Buy At Home Domestic Furnace CO
Coole’s Novelty Store
W. Main St
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Gabout
Hfe
Court Sunoco Station
Court House
Telephone
J. P. Floyd
Garrett
U. S
Asa Bushnell
Scott’s Used Furniture
Dange Offer
Ran. Wilde
Frank Yankovic
West Main Street
Chevrolet
Erven
Fisher
Tygarts
Beech Street
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