Dewey foe in New England splits over 1948 delegates
A New England Republican leader says Governor Dewey will win no convention delegates in the region, while talk of a Saltonstall movement and Taft's rising profile shapes a contested path toward the 1948 Republican nomination. The piece notes Dewey’s westward publicity strategy and Taft’s concerted effort to build support amid diverse regional stances.
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New England
Willkie Hemo
Govenor Dewey
Dewey
Taft
Massachusetts
Joe Martin
House
Congress
Truman
Martin
New York
St. Louis
Mattingly
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Kem
Missouri
Oklahoma
Lew Wentz
Osl
Moore
Skelly
Wentz
Harold Stassen
California
Warren
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
Vandenberg
Roosevelt Family Turns to Farming
News analyst describes Moses Smith retiring from 140 acres on the Roosevelt Hyde Park estate. Eleanor Roosevelt and her son Elliott take over, shifting from general farming to Christmas tree cultivation as the estate is repurposed for commercial farming and scientific experiments in agronomy.
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Smith
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Eleanor Roosevelt
Elliott
Roosevelts
Monroe Doctrine Revival Shapes Inter American Defense Pact
In Petropolis Brazil August conference adopts mutual defense treaty for all American states and waters. The pact allows automatic military response to external attacks, voluntary aid within the hemisphere, and immediate consultations if attacks occur in or out of the security zone. The Monroe Doctrine doctrine is viewed as nearing its logical conclusion in the atomic era.
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James Monroe
United States
Petropolis
Brazil
North
South America
North Pole
South Pole
Americas
U. S
Record Heat Pushes Corn and Oats To New Highs
Heat waves grip the nation as corn and oats hit fresh records. September corn at 2.45 a bushel and oats at 1.08. Agriculture department lowers the expected corn crop to 2.437 billion bushels, down 223 million from August. Iowa and Illinois, key producers, see continued declines amid scorching, dry winds.
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Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Towa
Illinois
Headliners in Washington New York and Chicago News
In Washington John Samp son Kirby, 69, of Tennessee, was placed under observation after police nabbed him with a pistol in the capitol, declaring he had just been elected president. In New York Virginia Wal ton Brooks, 14, boasted of shooting an elephant and a lion on an African hunting trip, among other exotic creatures. In Chicago Mrs Anna Metzger, 47, retrieved a two inch sewing needle after years of leg pain. Henry Ford II announced a price hike on most Ford models and all trucks, effective immediately, as manufacturers push inflation. A University of Maryland snail timing study finds a predatory pace of 0.00363005 mph for snails, fast enough to threaten Chesapeake Bay oysters.
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Smith
Roosevelt
the Herald-Tribune
Washington
John Sampson Kirby
Tennessee
Capitol
United States
New York
Virginia Walton Brooks
Chicago
Anna Metzger
University of Maryland Fish and Wildlife Laboratory
Chesapeake Bay
Public doubts on national highway plan and Russia satire
A letter attacks a three billion dollar super-deep highway system linking 42 state capitals, urging a five-year moratorium. It also riffs on Elmer Twitchell’s speech What Does Russia Want and mocks spending to remove federal employees, joking about high costs and patriotic home life.
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Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works Agency
Washington, D. C
United States
Russia
Elmer Twitchell
Politburo
Molotov
Tragedy in the Forests and Fire Control Cuts
A neighbor supplies notes on massive forest fire losses across Alaska and the lower 48. The memo cites 35 million dollars in payroll losses and three quarters of a billion in wood products, blaming human-caused fires for nine of ten blazes and urging better prevention.
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Congress
Interior Department
America
Alaska
New Orleans
Minneapolis
First Victim of Inflation Warned Deflation Threat to Farmers
Federal Reserve Board researchers warn that deflation could hit farmers first if inflation reverses. A midyear agriculture study notes high food share of income, wide profit margins, and speculative price support may amplify price falls. Land values likely to decline as debt rises and prosperity falters.
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