Western states vote to pick candidates for five House seats
Voters in Arizona Nevada and Utah head to polls for congressional nominations two governorship races and state offices. Arizona features a seven man gubernatorial race with Harless and Garvey as leading contenders while Bourdon and Brockett contend for the Republican governorship. Nevada nominates for the lame duck seat with Russell unopposed. Utah voters choose two House seats the governor and other state posts with Bracken Lee and Mabey vying for Republican nods.
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Arizona
Richard F. Harless
Dan E. Garvey
William R. Bourdon
Bruce Brockett
North
Nevada
Congress
Walter Russell
Utah
Bracken Lee
Rendell N. Mabey
Secod
W. Ter K. Granger
William A. Dawson
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The strain that breaks modern men
HAL BOYLE argues strain, not wartime danger, wears down men and causes nervous breakdowns. He traces shell shock to combat fatigue and broader peacetime fragility, noting fear, boredom, and personal strain as core factors. The piece questions military and medical labels while highlighting civilian pressures.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Tong
Nomean Y
Sis
Absences Mark Dutch Deputies in Queen Juliana Ceremony
Four communist deputies were absent from Queen Juliana's investiture due to illness, travel, or vacation, with the party insisting their absence was not a protest. Dean Frank T. Storkton and Gerald Pearson of the University of Kansas extension division began a five day field trip through Salina McPherson Hutchinson and Wichita this morning.
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Juliana
Frank T. Storkton
Gerald Pearson
University of Kansas Extension Division
Salina
McPherson
Hutchinson
Wichita
Peace Fatigue and Muddled Minds in Postwar Life
A fragmented report notes terms like “tention” and “eurhat fietnrue” for fear and boredom, linking them to a postwar culture. It mentions bartered housewives, exhausted bus drivers, and an old lady clinging to a pocketbook amid crowds, all described under the umbrella of “peace fatigue” as a social strain.
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Beret
Iowa Leads Nation in Meat Output in 1947 Survey
Iowa topped U S meat animal production and dressed meat output in 1947, with 14 5 percent of total meat animal production and 10 1 percent of dressed meat. The state led in meat on farms with 21 percent, and ranked high in cattle calves pork lamb and veal while the seven western states accounted for 40 percent of U S meat animal output. Separately Dutch Communists explained their MPs absence in Amsterdam.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa
U. S
Stowa
West North Central
Town
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Missour
Regatta highlights Kansas battles on Sept 7 at Marquette
A crowd of 20,000 witnessed boats from Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri race near Marquette Kansas. Winners included Harry D. Boa witch Manhattan C M Simpson Glenn Eicher Springfield Mo H A Graves Hu son and Lee Reed Wichita. Bales of pitch and cakum were burned to light the first lighthouse at Boston Harbor in 1673.
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Marquette
Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Harry D. Boawitch
Manhattan
C. M. Simpson
Glenn Eicher
Springfield
H. A. Graves
Hu!son
Lee Reed
Wichita
United States
Boston Harbor
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Jayhawker
Sime
Outlaw Fury
Seay Saony
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Ores Ae Son
Liberty Mehughachnol
ATLAS
World Bent
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Dutch Communist Party
Rose
Chs
Mercury
Bill Bodin, Inc
New Hampshire
Fisman
Peoney's
Gripper
Roy
Commonwealth Theater
Granada
NTR ES
Mickey Rooney
ROG Rogts
Ioneers of
Smiley Burnette
Scotland Yard
U. S. Secret Service
Pete Smith
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