Question Is Up 10 Midwestern Interest in Campaign
Special column by A. L. Shultz from Chicago analyzes midwestern concerns in the final campaign days. It recalls past nominations, the shift of power to prairie states, and the mix of eastern influence versus western autonomy in selecting a president.
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Middle West could decide 1936 election, says campaign note
A luncheon discussion highlights the middle west as pivotal in the 1936 race with Landon Knox favored by eastern supporters. The piece notes anticipated Roosevelt relief spending could sway farm belt voters, stressing the region’s future hinges on candidate appeal and policy, amid farm and drought aid contests. A separate report covers a car theft, 2025 New Hampshire Street, Chrysler missing tires radio and heater, found later southeast of town.
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Middle West
Don F. Carlos
New Hampshire Street
Sorority Rush Week Plays Out In Tea and Tension
Busy sororities launch last day of rush with pep talks and selective dinners. Rushees face invitations, split dates, and anxious hopes as pref dinners are issued and bids tallied. The tone hints at campus social stakes, chaperons, and the looming Friday finale of selection.
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Sorority Femmes
Rush week fashion and preps draw campus attention
The piece notes fall fashion in rush week at a sorority scene with members sticking to velvets and wools while some wear lighter frocks. Betty Ruth Smith of Wichita heads the Pan-Hellenic council, guiding rush operations. The A D Pi greeting system is likened to a clock and army drill, with observers noting its precision.
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G O P Drive in Missouri Curtis Says Landon and Knox to Speak
St Louis Sept 10 Republican National Committeeman Arthur M Curtis announced that Gov Alf Landon and Col Frank Knox will deliver major speeches in Missouri. He said Landon may wind up his campaign in St Louis and noted Missouri as a battleground state as the party reorganizes after Chicago.
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Knox
St. Louis
Alf M. Landon
Frank Knox
Republican National
Knox Begins Tour of South Dakota
Republican vice presidential nominee Col. Frank Knox continued his 22,000 mile campaign tour aboard a special train moving through South Dakota. He spoke in Aberdeen Redfield Wolsey Woonsocket Chamberlain Murdo MacKenzie and Rapid City planning an honorary Sioux welcome. He earlier addressed a St. Paul rally warning debt burden and global unrest following World War I.
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Frank Knox
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Redfield
Wolsey
Woonsocket
Chamberlain
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St. Paul City
United States
Sutton Held on DUI Charge After Indicted Collision
Pete Sutton was detained in Douglas County Jail on a DUI charge after a crash at Thirteenth and Massachusetts involving a vehicle driven by Mrs. James Malo of Hammond Indiana. His bond was set at 100 dollars. Former Pennsylvania governor Gif ford Pinchot arrived in Topeka for a conference.
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Pete Sutton
Sutton
James Malo
Hammond
Ind
Thirteenth
Massachusetts
Pennsylvanian Visitor Arrives for Conference with Landon
A Pennsylvanian arrived today for a conference with Governor Alf M. Landon. He declined to discuss the purpose of his visit until after the talks, marking his second visit since Kansan Landon was nominated for the presidency.
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Pennsylvania
Alf M. Lanadon
Landon
Youth Hitch Hikes to Legislature Seat in Texas
Canton, Tex. P Odis Weldon, 22, farm youth, thumbed his way to a Texas legislature seat. He toured his district sleeping roadside or in churches. Campaign cards were simply his name written on blank sides of discarded circulars and cards found along his route.
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Canton
Tex
Odis Weldon
Texas
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