Eight Democrats Vying for 1939 Presidential Nomination
The article profiles eight leading contenders including Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, who chairs crime investigations and has broad delegate support. It notes Barkley from Kentucky as favorite son, McMahon of Connecticut on atomic energy, Stevenson of Illinois as a prominent vote-getter, Humphrey of Minnesota, and Thimphrey of Minnesota. It references their backgrounds, campaigns, and positions within the party.
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Scotland
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Adlai Stevenson
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Democrats seek strong civil rights plank with key leaders
The piece profiles Sen Richard Russell as a 34 year Senate veteran and Georgia governor, long noted for opposition to civil rights measures, and contrasts him with Sen Kerr a 36 year old millionaire who rose from Ada Oklahoma to governorship and Senate, plus Averell Harriman a longtime banker and diplomat active in foreign policy and the Fair Deal era.
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Humphrey
Senate
Russell
Armed Services Committee
Capitol Hill
MacArthur
Georgia
Sen
Robert 8. Kerr
Ada
Okla
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Harry $. Truman
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Wl Averell Warriman
New Deal
Fair Deal
Rusisia
Stalin
Demos Meet in Chicago Next Week to Pick Candidate
Democrats plan a Chicago gathering next week to choose their first candidate for president. The note traces party evolution from Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans to modern Democrats and Republicans, with history of conventions and party shifts. Kansas sends 14 votes with three pledged full votes to Kerr or Harriman supporters, all subject to the unit rule.
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Carl V. Rice
Kansas City
Uring
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Hutchinson
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Harold Irwin
Wichita
Averell Harriman
Scholarship for Social Work Degree to Tola Girl
Miss Mary Margaret Reynolds formerly of Tola received a $2,400 scholarship to pursue a Master of Social Work at the University of Kansas for 1952 53. The New York State Department of Mental Hygiene selected 145 scholarship recipients from over a hundred applicants as honor students. Reynolds has worked as a social worker at Creedmoor State Hospital Queens Village N Y since beginning graduate study in social work.
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University of Kansas
New York State Department of Mental Hygiene
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Creedmew State Hospital
Queen's Village
N.Y
Scouts to Host Ice Cream Social by Community Building
Scout Troop 55 sponsored by the Cristian Church will hold an ice cream social at the Community Building starting at 6:30 pm Thursday. Ice cream, homemade cake and coffee will be served.
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Cristian Church
Chiropractors to Meet for Noon Lunch Meeting
The Douglas County Chiropractic Sakers will hold its regular business meeting at a noon luncheon on Thursday at the Castle Tea room.
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Douglas County Chiropractic Sakers
Castle Tea Room
Ide Democrat Delegates 0 Convention in Chicago
Twenty Kansas delegates head to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with four votes each from six districts. Eight at large delegates carry half votes. slate includes Charles Rooney Topeka and Tally W. Daniel Clifton for First District and others across six districts with names and cities listed.
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Kansas
Chicago
Spihting Stone
Salina County Agent Pence resigns to lead Wheat Association
Charles W. Pence, Saline County agricultural agent since 1948, announced on Wednesday his resignation effective August 4 as he becomes director of the Kanexis Wheat Improvement Association.
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Salina
Charles W. Pence
Saline County
Kanexis Wheat Improvement Association
Fined for Drunkenness in County Court
Kansas City man Narry Glenn Neal was fined 35 dollars and costs in county court on Tuesday for drunkenness. He was jailed for failure to pay the fine.
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Narry Glenn Neal
Kansas City
May Southerners Again Bolt Party
The Democratic fight over civil rights and party loyalty heats up as Southern delegates from Texas and Mississippi contest convention seats in Chicago. A split over the national ticket and platform could push Southern States Rights activists to bolt the party again.
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Washington
National Committee
Chicago
Texas
Mississippi
Texa
Regulars Split Over Civil Rights in Southern Delegations
In two Southern states, regulars and proadministration loyalists clash over civil rights policy. Regulars oppose the administration’s program and advocate state handling of racial issues, reserving the right to back a third party ticket if the presidential contest pivots.
Mississippi Loyalists Endorse Russell and Gage Favor Texan Rayburn
Mississippi 18 vote delegation backs Russell of Georgia for the candidacy while a Texan poll shows Rayburn as first ballot favorite among Texas uninstructed Republicans. The loyalist group avoids a bolt, favors party unity and seeks to work civil rights within the party.
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Mississippi
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Russell
Georgia
Texa
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Sen
Kefauver
603 Requests for New TV Stations Rise
Washington reports 603 bids for new television stations as FCC receipts surge nationwide. Applications move through a priority system prioritizing areas without current TV service and whether a contest exists.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC authorizes IMS-18 new stations in 11 communities
The FCC began authorizing new stations late last Friday, the first batch since communities including Denver were approved. The action marks a broader rollout of station licenses across multiple regions, signaling expansion in the multicast channel lineup.
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