MacArthur Expected to Keynote GOP Convention
The article recalls how a strong keynote speech can influence a convention outcome. It cites General Douglas MacArthur as a potential pivotal speaker, comparing his possible impact to William Jennings Bryan's famed cross of gold speech at the 1896 Democratic convention.
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Will Gen. MacArthur
William J. Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Richard P. Bland
Missouri
Silver Dick
Bland-Allison
Bland
Bryan
Vention
MacArthur
Should Painting Be Limited to Authorized Practitioners
French artist Andre Lhote argues gifted amateurs spoil the market for lifelong professionals and urges an international body to decide who is a true artist. He mentions Churchill and Hitler as famous amateurs, then questions Grandma Moses as amateur or professional.
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Andre Lhote
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Grandma Moses
Ivins Music School Pupils Present Final Recital
Fifteen years ago Kenosha News notes pupils from Ivins Music School will perform a final recital at the Woman's club with listed performers including Margaret Willems Ann Jucius Eunice Snowhook Fred Baker Myrtle Hawley and Ellsworth Riel.
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Ivins’ Music School
Woman's Club
Margaret Willems
Ann Jucius
Eugenie Snowhook
Fred Baker
Myrtle Hawley
Ellsworth Riel
West Berlin morale and resolve fray amid postwar pressure
Frankfurt dispatch reports two million West Berliners weakening under Allied policy and economic strain after the Bonn Peace Agreement. Rumors of East Zone police takeovers rise as officials warn that America may not fight to defend Berlin, risking a larger drift toward Communist control in western Germany.
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Germany
Bonn
West Germany
Berlin
German East Volkspolizei
People’s Police
West Berlin
Ernst Reuter
Dr. Reuter
America
Russia
Europe
Western
Old World
West
Why the Democrats Meet Second By John Gunther
The piece explains why the Democratic convention delays after the Republicans, noting psychological edges of being second and predicting Kefauver as strongestDemocratic candidate unless Adlai Stevenson or others draft. It surveys key voter pools women labor farmers and potential rival candidates, ending with tomorrow's focus on the Republican Party.
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Guy Gabrielson
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
Truman
Duke of Wellington
Stevenson
Sen
Paul Douglas
Douglas
Jimmy Roosevelt
California
Eisenhower
Harriman
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Dick Russell
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Vinson
Sam Rayburn
Bob Taft
Taft
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Russell
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Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
You
Drug promises relief for motion sickness in seasickness study
Dr Edwin P. Jordan reviews motion sickness findings and the drug dramamine. In a trial with 1300 soldiers traveling to Germany, half received dramamine and half a placebo. the drug prevented seasickness in all but two of 134 men and relieved symptoms in 34 more.
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Canada
Germany
Sunrise Prayers Mark 136th Congregational Meeting
Pittsfield Massachusetts reports the First Congregational church held its 136th annual sunrise praying service. Eighty-year-old Miss Mary E. Wellington has missed only one of the services in 63 years, highlighting a long tradition of devotion.
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Pittsfield
Mass
U.P
First Congregational Church
Mary E. Wellington
Aureomycin discovery and historical trivia
Aureomycin was derived from a mold discovered by B. M. Dugger of Pearl River New York. The Confederate flag carried 13 stars to symbolize hoped for member states though only 11 seceded. The US eagle ten dollar coin appeared from 1795 and ended in 1934. The moon’s first photograph was taken by John W. Draper in 1840. Free city mail delivery began in 1863 and expanded to rural areas in 1896.
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B. M. Dugger
Pearl River
N. Y
Confederacy
United States
John W. Draper
Week End in Country Hazards and No Health
Henry McLemore lampoons summer week ends at friends’ country homes. He mocks crowded schedules, endless outdoor activities, noisy frogs, insect swarms, long drives, and costly outdoor barbecues, urging readers toward urban travel contrasts.
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New Canaan
Conn
We the Women By Unkind for Wife to Make His Parents Unwelcome
A mother in law recounts a daughter in law who kept her husband’s parents from visiting or seeing their grandchildren after the son’s death. The letter argues such coldness robs the elderly couple of love and keeps them from the family they lost.
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Madagascar
Thorpe Morris Rank Tops Among Modern Athletes
A review of past Olympics highlights Jim Thorpe as the greatest all around athlete with wins in pentathlon and decathlon events in Stockholm. It notes Morris's decathlon record and discusses scoring changes and historical context, with references to other nations’ champions and upcoming Q&A.
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Morris
Jim Thorpe
Jim
Sweden
Olympic Committee
James Bausch
United States
Stockholm
Glenn Morris
Great Britain
New Zealand
Italy
J. E. Lovelock
Sittin Starin and Rockin Club Gains Noted Members
A Stamford Connecticut note reports the Sit tin Starin and Rockin Club growing from a casual idea two years ago to a group with members ranging from Supreme Court Justices to cops and housewives. Members rock to ease worries at 580 Main Street and free memberships are offered by mail.
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Henry Lee
Thomas Edward Saxe Jr
Sittin
Starin
Rockin’ Club
Supreme Court
Quotes on morals and culture spark debate in Congress
A string of remarks from political figures and a comedian highlights views on morality, provincialism, youth, and wartime contracting. Rep J Edgar Chenoweth and Rep Arthur Klein critique national morals while Rep Thomas Lane argues for fair government contracts. Mack Sennett cites fashion, and Joe E Lewis injects humor.
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Thomas J. Lane
D., Mass
How to Ask to Speak to a Girl by Phone
A teaching note on proper telephone etiquette shows a caller should identify themselves and request the person by name. It contrasts proper practice with a common mistake of asking for the girl without introducing who is calling.
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Jim Smith
Toy Soldiers Fill Room Winnipeg Army Grower Father and Son Pair
A Winnipeg father Arthur E. Hopkins and his son Grant have built a vast display of 1,590 toy soldiers. The collection features replicas from armies around the world, formed from a hobby sparked a decade ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
U.P
Canada
Arthur E. Hopkins
Grant
New England’s Only Competing Woman Weightlifter
Cranston Rhode Island 21 year old Lee Lombari who began weight lifting after a back injury from a riding accident lifts 80 pounds in the press and 120 pounds in the clean and jerk as New England’s sole female competitor.
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Boston
U.P
New England
Lee Lombari
Cranston, R. I
City fixes duck pond light to protect nesting
The Salt Lake City commission moved a street lamp away from the Tracy aviary pond in Liberty Park to reduce disturbance to duck nests. The light is now placed in the middle of the next block to shield the birds.
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Salt Lake City
Tracy Aviary
Liberty Park
City Commission
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