Townsend era stirs GOP ranks as probe looms
In Washington the Townsend group dominates headlines as the House prepares to appoint a committee to probe Townsend activity and spending. Many members fear re election losses amid a Democratic wave and Townsend rhetoric. The clash signals tight control by Townsend supporters and suspicion among rivals.
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Associated Press Service
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Gnal Committee
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House
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Hobby Horses Win for This Fireman
Fireman James B Mulqueen owns eight Thoroughbreds at Enginehouse No 11 and trains them for racetrack and show. Tremaine Comet, a 5 year old bay mare, won three ribbons at the National Western Horse Show. Mulqueen notes his horses have yet to win stakes but he hopes for success with four colts despite a tight budget. The piece links his hobby to a political climate around Townsend organization scrutiny during upcoming primary elections.
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Denver
James B. Mulqueen
House Committee
Townsend
Congress
New Naval Aide Named at White House
Commander Paul H. Bastedo of Buffalo New York named as naval aide to the White House after Captain Wilson Brown was reassigned to active service. Bastedo takes up duties at the executive mansion following Brown’s departure.
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White House
Qtew
White Hlouse
Paul H. Bastedo
Truffalo
N.Y
Bastedo
Wilson Brown
Executive Mansion
Treasury plans 1.808 billion March financing in cash
Secretary Morgenthau announced the Treasury's March 15 financing will total 1.808 billion dollars. Of this 800 million is new cash borrowed for government costs, with 1.25 billion in cash to raise 300 million in new money and 450 million to pay maturing bills. Also noted, every French navy sailor will receive 1 gallons of wine weekly.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Too Many Deer in Minnesota Area
Northern Minnesota reports an overabundant deer population with 2000 deer in Itasca State Park. W8S Feeney and state game officials note unsatisfactory density of one per 10 acres. Superior National Forest surveys show about 16 deer per section across thousands of square miles.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
S. Feeney
Biological Survey
Itasca State Park
Feeney
Gustav Swenson
Superior National Forest
Kano
Nigeria
Free Convention Is Republican Aim
The article outlines a plan by old-line Republican leaders to keep the presidential nomination open at the convention. It notes a bloc of uninstructed delegates in the east and Midwest, aiming to let a final canvass decide. It mentions Hoover, Landon, Borah, Knox, Vandenberg, and Dickingan in varying positions, with Borah opposing uninstructed delegates and Knox showing some readiness to contest in primaries.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
Old Guard
Herbert Hoover
Landon
Elasi
Colonel Knox
Knox
Borah
Debates over Unpledged Delegates In 1932 Democratic Party
In February 1992, a lively exchange among Democratic leaders discussed unpledged delegates and the party’s future. Shouse argued for unfettered delegates while Roosevelt warned it would empower a few to pick a candidate. Roy Thompson reports a near miss incident in Marion D C involving a train collision.
Political maneuvering shapes 1936 GOP nomination race
The passage outlines a fractious sequence within the Republican Party as Borah and Knox vie for delegates, with possible fallback on Landon. It notes defranchise of common voters, old guard influence, and a series of strategic alignments evolving from current circumstances toward successive action.
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Borah
Knox
Deleestes
Landon
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