Stagecoach Riders Fooled Capital City Delegations
Jefferson City Jaycees completed a 140 mile ride along Highway 50 to Kansas City delivering a mayoral gift and drawing crowds at the national convention. The 1950 stagecoach run boosted Missouri capital publicity, with 8,000 delegates attending and plans for future Jaycee events like a horse show and Cole County Fair.
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Kanesas City
Kansas City
Arthur Wo Ellis
Ane Bartle
Kansans City
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Missouri
Senior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Gwo
Mitchell Stands Out as Labor's Big Plus in Eisenhower Cabinet
Mitchell, labor secretary, earned praise for reaching out to unions, speaking at conventions, and stressing that Republicans can be friends of labor. Despite broader cabinet criticism, his efforts helped shift labor sentiment toward Eisenhower, as Gallup data showed growing worker support for the president.
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White House
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Adlai Stevenson
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Mitchell
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Republican Party
Gallup
Eisenhower T O Stevenson
Harmonizing Republicans pick Mrs Hedges for ward committeewoman
Kansas City voters see Mrs Horace Hedges chosen by the Kansas City Republican organization as ward committeewoman. The pick emphasizes harmony in Missouri GOP, her youth appeal, party service, and ability to work with diverse groups alongside St Louis nominee B W Bromwich. Harry Gambrel’s loss is noted as a missed parallel.
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Kansas City
Muhmad
Horace Hedges
Hedges
Missouri
Harry Gambrel
Bromwich
Missour
Patitent Parties
Backfire risk grows as Donovan book aids Democrats
A Washington commentary argues Robert Donovan’s unauthorized White House biography of President Eisenhower risks harming Republicans by portraying the administration as indecisive and soft on Communism. It cites McCarthy trade stances, Oppenheimer disclosures, and Len Hall’s efforts to unify the party, warning the open-book approach could backfire politically.
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Eisenhower
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Arkansas
Senate
Republican Party
Len Hall
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Oppenheimer
U.S. Army
Hesoo
Congressional Investigating Committees
Executive Department
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Calypso in Trinidad Courtship Turns Commercialized Art
In Trinidad, Calypso singers move from improvised street performances to publishable, prewritten tunes. A music firm headed by Vital Angel aims to curb song theft while acknowledging calypsos’ shift toward commercial, film and radio use. The Guardian’s Charles Espinet notes that while the performers still improvise, much of today’s calypso is crafted in advance for broader appeal.
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Pont
Spain
Trinidad
Wau Font
Tiltke
Eiyte Dove Teers
Imuste
Etter
Bivu
Vital Angel
Olf
Kile May
Lord Ilyworth
Lord Creator
Bing
United States
Total Cost Radio
Cowboy” Jones
Attila the Hun
Teeth
Current
Charles
Espinet
Trinidad Guardian
Partis
Barkley’s Final Words Mention Plumber in Russia
Anthony Atkins of Hugo, Oklahoma remarks on Senator Athen W Barkley’s last words about preferring service to the Lord over power. He jokingly notes that if Russia has a good plumber, he did not encounter him, reflecting a rugged, humorous rural tone.
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Sen. Athen W. Barkley
Russia
Anthony Atkins
Hugo
Tucker's Wk Shun Unorthodox Practices In Management Of Economy
Washington 1956 era debates the Fed and government reliance on orthodox policy versus unorthodox methods. The piece contrasts FDR and Keynes era controls with Eisenhower and Humphrey opposition to a large public works plan, noting the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Vandenberg program in shaping postwar economic policy.
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Fed
Texas
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Keynes
England
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America
Roosevelt
Rairoads
Ugtis Nay Tucker
Ince Corporation
Herbert S Moorer
RRC
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Houston
Vandenberg
Hing Bunder
Eisenhower
Treasury
Humphrey
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