Dark Horse contenders emerge for GOP chair at Washington meet
Washington August meeting for the 106 member Republican National Committee faces a crowded field with no clear favorite. West and Midwest figures such as Guy Gabrielson of New Jersey, Bert Howard of Nebraska, Harry Darby of Kansas City, Roy Dunn of Minnesota, Tom Colman of Wisconsin, Ralph Gates of Indiana, Arthur Summerfield of Michigan, and others including Walter Halloran Romney of Utah are listed as potential leaders.
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Washington
NEA
Republican National Committee
Shoreham Hotel
GOP
National Committee
Hugh Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Herb Brownell
Joe Martin
John Danaher
Connecticut
Sinclair Weeks
Massachusetts
Middle West
Guy George Gabrielson
New Jersey
Iowa
Harvard
New Jersey Assembly
Taft
Philadephia
Alfred E. Driscoll
A. T
Bert’ Howard
Nebraska
Dewey
Danaher
Scotts Bluff
Philadelphia
Kenneth Wherry
Howard
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas-Missouri
Kansas
Darby
Minnesota
Roy E. Dunn
Omaha
Scott
Dunn
Stassen
Pelican Rapids
Thomas E. Colman
The
Milwaukee Journal
Boss
Wisconsin
Ralph E. Gates
Indiana
Hoosier
Frank McHale
Michigan
Will Jenner
Gates
Homer Capehart
Charlie Halleck
Walter S. Hallanon Romney
Utah
Prison Cruelty Sparks Debate on Penology and Campaign Finance
A critic argues a North Carolina prison handcuffed prisoner to bars for days is a symptom of deeper penology failures. The piece urges rewards over punishment, criticizes media neglect of prison issues, and questions government funding of campaigns and party control while defending democratic freedoms.
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Susie Sharp
North Carolina
Scott
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Bronx
Lodge
America
Treasury funding for presidential campaigns urged by Senator Lodge
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts introduces a resolution proposing government financing of presidential campaigns to reduce private contributions. Critics warn funding increases campaign costs and favors. Prominent comments from Gov. Lausche and other figures reflect concerns about politics, truth, and foreign policy ties.
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U. S. Treasury
Lodge
Massachusetts
Churchill taunts Attlee in heated British exchange
Winston Churchill attacks Prime Minister Clement Attlee calling him small and a sheep in sheep's clothing. Attlee quickly retorts that Churchill lacks knowledge to back his strong language. The exchange highlights the heated postwar political rivalry in Britain.
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Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Britain
Attlee
Labor Party
Churchill
Longest Trail Witness Stands Out In Communist Trial
A reporter recalls the New York trial of 11 Communist leaders where a woman described as the tallest witness yet on the stand drew attention. The six month proceeding may last six more, with forecasts of a half year to go and hopes of a doorway prize for the 250th spectator entering the courtroom.
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New York
Height shoes boost self image in Brockton tale
In a Brockton Mass story Ben Stone sells height increasing shoes that add about two inches. The writer notes actors cowboys and a wide range of famous names use the product and explains the vanity and psychological benefits behind taller height. Stone says most buyers are average height men seeking balance with taller partners.
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America
Brockton
Mass
Ben Stone
Alexander the Great
Napoleon
Hitler
Stone
George Raft
Frank Sinatra
Bing Crosby
al Jolson
Billy Rose
Humphrey Bogart
Rudy Vallee
Dick Powell
Sonny
Hollywood
Broadway
Texas
Reflections on Summer Thoughts and Beauty in Hometown
The piece blends nostalgia and poetry with anecdotes from Hometown about hot days, a longing for cooler retreats at Green Park hotel, and a tale of Bunch Damon in beauty pageant lore. It links lotus-eater musings, biblical imagery, and a salvaged arc of Bunch’s life from awkward duckling to married physician.
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Green Park
Blowing Rock
Yadki
North Carolina
Venus de Milo
States
Atlantic City
Hometown
Bunch Damon
Ralph Mitch
Ralph
Bunch
Texas
Dope Trade and Disorder Squeeze Hawaii as Reds Target Winston Churchill Henry
Secret files in Washington reveal narcotics raids in Honolulu. Dope caches found in barricaded buildings as red strikes hit Waikiki and tourism collapses. Immigration issues and a high level line into Washington cited amid widespread disorder and shortages.
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Waikiki
Honolulu
Washington
Seiz
Winston Churchill Henry
Quotes on patriotism and public life from 0 various figures
A collection of quoted statements from public figures including Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and others. The remarks touch on military readiness, citizenship, war, treason, unity, marriage, race, and political mood.
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Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Sermon Echoes on Mountain Humility and True Practice
A reminiscence recalls a national figure's July sermon at an Episcopal church. The preacher urged genuine faith over mere form, citing Jesus at Gadara and urging hearers to live righteously wherever they are from hills to slums.
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Episcopal Church
Jesus
Gadara
John
Ruminant Puzzle: Horizontal and Vertical Word List
A crossword style clue list presents horizontal and vertical entries with hints like Answer to Previous Puzzle, Depicted the antelope, Italian in, and other terms including boat paddles, caravanserai, and Italian capitals.
Pertinent Lumber Becomes Fire Resistant Through Chemical Filling
A new method enables fire resistant wood by filling with chemicals. The text notes various historical facts about U S military spending, automobile licenses in England, college attendance among Declaration signers, kingfisher movement, and weed origins.
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Ohio
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