Dewey Bricker Ticket Emerges From GOP Convention
At the Chicago GOP convention Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York won the presidential nomination by a 1056 to 1 vote with Ohio’s John W. Bricker named vice president. Wendell Willkie congratulated the nominee as Dewey vowed to end one man rule and pursue wartime unity and postwar cooperation without a World State. Dewey praised military leadership, pledged full employment, and supported organized international cooperation while avoiding postwar entanglements.
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Wisconsin
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Dewey
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Massachusetts
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U. S. Fleet
Robert A. Taft
Platform Committee
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
United States
Republican Party Platform Supports Dewey for Decisive Leadership
The 1944 Republican platform endorses Governor Dewey as a strong choice for wartime leadership. It pledges limited government, free enterprise, and support for farmers, industry, and labor while criticizing New Deal policy. Warren and Hoover speeches emphasize production, peace, and international cooperation amid party unity.
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Romance Highlights of Mr and Mrs Thom as Dewey
They met in Chicago in 1923 while music students at a summer course. Frances Hutt of Sherman Texas later married Dewey in New York after five years of study with Dewey practicing law and Hutt singing lead in a musical comedy.
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Thomas Dewey
Chicago
Albany to White House: Governors Turned Presidents
The New York gubernatorial office has long produced national leaders with four of its governors becoming presidents. Dewey is the seventh NY governor to be nominated for the national electorate after serving as Albany’s governor. Prior NY governors who reached the White House include Van Buren Cleveland Roosevelt and Roosevelt.
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White House
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Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Words and sovereignty in wartime rhetoric and policy
A columnist critiques postwar talk of sovereignty amid Dutch, British, French, and Spanish politics. He argues words mislead about real power, calls De Gaulle a politician, and stresses the need to move from rhetoric to facts. The piece ends noting the G I Bill and the primacy of work for national recovery.
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Weekend chair project with simple lumber and comfy design
A simple weekend plan builds two comfortable chairs from three stock lumber widths. No special workshop needed as yard or porch suffices. Features include straight cuts, nailed or screwed assembly, and a removable back for easy storage and transport.
How to Treat Pinkeye in Cattle
Guidance on pinkeye in cattle covers causes such as pasteurella bovis and staphylococci, symptoms like red swollen eyes and tearing, and preventive vaccination with Mixed Bacteria Formula No 1. Treatments include irrigating lids, using Pinkeye Liquid Fidelity with sulfathiazole and ephedrine, and digestive stimulants for affected cows. Vaccination, nutrition, and pasture turnout are advised, with drug supply through Fidelity Laboratories Illinois.
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