Battle for Senate Control Shapes 1928 Election
The article notes a high stakes fight for Senate control between Democrats and Republicans, with four pivotal states in play West Virginia Kentucky Oklahoma and Wyoming. It details potential committee shifts and the impact on leadership in various Senate posts including Wagner Maybank Aiken Thomas Capper McKellar Gurney Tydings Connally Vandenberg Johnson Haynes and others. It also mentions the chance of new faces among at least ten freshmen and the broader link to industrial and agricultural power blocs.
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United States Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
Democratic
Senate
East
Midwest
West Virginia
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Wyoming
C. Wayland Brooks
Illinois
Joe Ball
Minnesota
North
Sen
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Senator Maybank
South Carolina
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Elmer Thomas
Capper
Kansas
Bridges
New Hampshire
McKellar
Tennessee
Gurney
South Dakota
Tydings
Maryland
Millikan
Colorado
George
Georgia
Vandenberg
Michigan
Connally
Texas
Tobey
Johnson
White
Maine
Wiley
Wisconsin
McCarran
Nevada
Taft
Ohio
Thomas
Utah
Sanger
North Dakota
O’mahoney
Hatch
New Mexico
Revercomb
Chavez
Brooks
Hayden
Arizona
Aiken
Ferguson
Walkie Talkie Boom Signals Change in Daily Life
The FCC nears licensing walkie talkies and production surges. Licenses may curb misuse, but casual chatter could flood homes and boats, while families face new privacy risks. A Babe Ruth stamp idea and post office woes also surface amid broader foreign debt and political jests.
House committee shakeups loom with dozens of new members
In the house shifts loom with at least 47 new members. Cooley of North Carolina would become ranking Democrat on the agricultural committee after John Flannagan’s retirement. Education and labor would see Gerald Lands of Indiana or Clare E. Hoffman of Michigan as successor. On armed services, Dewey Short of Missouri becomes ranking Republican after Walter G. Andrews retires.
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Cooley
North Carolina
House Agricultural Committee
John Flannagan
Virginia
Fred Hartley
New Jersey
Gerald Landis
Indiana
Clare E. Hoffman
Michigan
Armed Services
Dewey Short
Missouri
Walter G. Andrews
New York
Private power lobbyists abandon dam era fight
Private power lobbyists appear to have given up opposing actual power production by massive government built hydro plants. They acknowledge only government can finance large dams such as Bonneville Hoover Grand Coulee and those in the TVA system.
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Bonneville
Hoover
Grand Coulee
TVA
Labor unions target many seats in 1948 elections
Labor and politics push unions into campaigns as CIO-PAC focuses on 123 congressional contests while AFL political education concentrates in 158 districts won with under 60 percent. Labor batting average tops .550 in prior elections.
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Cio-Pac
AFL League For Political Education
Labor
Pure Family Love and the Ideal Home
Nadine Carter reviews Kathleen Norris with a contrast between idealized homes in her books and a reader's divorced reality. The letter urges that true happiness comes from a cultivated home atmosphere guided by parents, especially mothers, shaping loyal citizens.
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Nadine Carter
Pennsylvania
America
Snoring Ruling Finds No Malice in Noise Complaint
In Los Angeles deputy city prosecutor Byron Gentry ruled that loud snoring in an apartment does not constitute malice. The Carrs sued over a neighbor's snoring causing a disturbance of peace, and the ruling resolved the dispute without finding intent to disturb.
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Los Angeles
Byron Gentry
Wilson E. Carr
Gentry
Actress Susan Perry to star in Bogart film Knock on Any Door
Inez Gerhard reports Humphrey Bogart picks Susan Perry, a former cover girl, to play Candy Toxton in his first independent feature. Perry aims for stardom while previously Gail Robbins moves from musicals to drama in Race Street supporting Raft Bendix Maxwell.
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Humphrey Bogart
Susan Perry
Candy Toxton
Gail Robbins
Hollywood
Ben Bernie
Race Street
George Raft
William Bendix
Marilyn Maxwell
Dick Powell shifts from romantic lead to tough guy roles
The article notes Dick Powell moving away from typecasting as a romantic tenor into tough guy parts and then returning on Cavalcade of America as the Voice of History in Gettysburg. It mentions Laraine Day and Robert Montgomery in dramatizations of historic events and plans to present more in the series that brings history to life.
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Dick Powell
Gettysburg
Laraine Day
Robert Montgomery
British actor Leo Genn breaks bar council rule barrier
Leo Genn, co star of Rosalind Russell in The Velvet Touch, became the first British lawyer granted permission by the English bar council to hold other jobs. Once a London attorney, he pursued acting and remains a council member.
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Rosalind Russell
Bar Council
Genn
London
William Bendix switches to acting in 1936
William Bendix left a grocery store job in 1936 to pursue acting. Marjorie Bennett is noted for her shrill scream in Warner Bros. June Bride, but she did not actually scream here. Bette Davis, the film’s star, performs a notable scream, being an expert at it.
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Sally
Hitler
U. S
Congress
William Bendix
Marjorie Bennett
Warner Bros
June Bride
Bette Davis
Anderson Solt discuss Joan of Arc seating like baseball
Maxwell Anderson and Andrew Solt mentored on Joan of Arc inquiries to the Congressional Library. The reply used a baseball analogy to describe seating dignitaries at a 15th century religious trial. Roy Acuff plans Tennessee campaign then returns to Columbia for Home in San Antonio. Gene AutryCooperation with forest rangers leads to 20000 fire prevention posters featuring his face and signature.
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Maxwell Anderson
Andrew Solt
Joan of Arc
Ingrid Bergman
Congressional Library
Joan
Meee
Tennessee
Roy Acuff
Columbia
San Antono
Gene Autry
Forest Rangers
TV stars swap products in new sponsor move
Bob Hope now sells soap and My Friend Irma promotes toothpaste. John Dall from Hope reveals his real name is H Tread well Vanderwald for publicity. Screen Guild Players open Oct 7 with James Stewart in Northside 777. Dorothy Lamour’s sarong for Sakete French is sewn with nana and gold sequins totaling 40 000. Edgar Kennedy’s daughter Coleen aims for film stardom.
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Bob Hope
Irma
Bob
John Dall
Hope
H. Treadwell Vanderwald
Screen Guild
James Stewart
Dorothy Lamour
Columbia
Dgar Kennedy
Coleen
Yoked dress pattern for juniors with V yoke trim
A clever yoked dress for juniors features a V trim at the yoke and hipline with optional short or push up sleeves. Pattern No 8299 covers sizes 11 through 18 and lists size 12 with a cap sleeve and fabric requirements of 4% yards in 35 or 39 inch widths.
Rural Homemaking Hints On Wasdays And Simple Closures
Practical tips from a home crafts column. Wear oilcloth aprons to stay dry on wash days, and craft a matching bag for clothespins. Serve baked apples a la mode with vanilla ice cream. Keep a small saucer for spoon rests while making jellies. Store playthings in a fabric shoe bag beside a convalescent bed. Use a sponge to absorb leftover starch for easy reusing. Do not lay rugs on weak floorboards without a pad or newspapers underneath.
When a Piano Key Fails Itself
A single unresponsive key in a piano may be caused by a small object blocking the string. Inspect the instrument to locate any obstruction before calling a repairman. Remove the object carefully and test the key again to confirm restoration.
Kansas Farmers Rely on Foreign Trade Says State Dept
A United States State Department report notes that over 150 000 farms in Kansas grow crops for export and benefit from foreign trade. Cuba is highlighted as a key purchaser with U S exports of wheat flour rising from 2 935 000 in 1933 to 5 383 000 in 1938 under reciprocal trade agreements, an increase of about 83 percent.
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Kansas
United States State Department
Cuba
United States
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