Dewey taft battle shifts amid Louisiana cautious caucus
The article details a split Republican convention scene with Dewey and Taft jockeying for delegates. It notes Vandenberg possible draft, Pennsylvania votes, and Stassen’s nominating path, plus Louisiana leaders delaying a first-ballot pledge awaiting a caucus.
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Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
John E. Jackson
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Girl Tossed From Cliff Now Better In Everett
Everett, Washington June 19 Four year old Mary Bernice Williams, who survived a night on a cliff side after being left for dead, appears slightly improved. Authorities report Wayne L Williams, the child’s father, faced a first degree murder holding charge for bludgeoning his wife Hallie Luile Williams to death and injuring the girl with a rock during a quarrel. The mother’s body and the injured child were found by sheriff’s deputies after Williams led them to the isolated site southwest of Everett. Prosecutor Phil Sheridan said formal murder information will be filed in superior court Monday. Mary Bernice remains hospitalized with skull fracture, fractured collarbone, shock, exposure and blood loss. doctors warn prognosis is uncertain.
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Wayne L. Williams
Hallie Lueile
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Tom Warnock
Phil Sheridan
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Tithe Keg A. & Patent Office
New York columnist Charles B. Driscoll shares brief portraits of public figures and friends from Sinclair Lewis to Fiorello La Guardia, noting personal warmth, humility, and life stories. He recalls interviews, friendships, and a poignant farewell from Father Flanagan. Morton Downey
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Charles B. Driscoll
Bonl Ease Itch Relief Promoted By Bond Pharmacy Co
An old advertisement touts Bonl Ease as a fast acting cure for crotch itch foot itch barber’s itch factory itch ring worm and other fungal itching. Originated by a dermatologist, the product promises immediate relief on contact and offers a money back guarantee if a druggist does not supply it.
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Bond Pharmacy Co
Little Rock
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Public figures and performers praised by commentator
A columnist lists top public entertainers and figures noting Arthur Hale as outstanding in voice and enunciation, John Barrymore as a peak actor, Huey Long as a highly objectionable politician, Lion Gordon as a famed painter who died by suicide, H B R Briggs as top editor, Cecil Scott as premier book editor, Wilfred Funk as a great word maker, and Ingrid Bergman as strikingly beautiful. The piece ends with a summer dessert tip of seedless grapes in a pear half with salad greens and cream cheese.
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John Barrymore
Huey Long
Lion Goredon
H. B. R. Briggs
Cecil Scott
New York
Wilfred Funk
Ingrid Bergman
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