Taft Targets Dewey in Fight for 1948 GOP Lead
Senator Robt Taft plans to curb Gov Thomas Dewey’s political edge as he tours the West Coast. The Ohio senator, a 1948 presidential prospect, will speak in California and then consider a presidential bid backed by a desire to challenge Dewey for the Republican nomination amid party rivalries. Dewey’s 1944 convention strength and 1940 ballots are recalled to frame the contest between Taft and Willkie.
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Washington
Robslert
Gav
Thomas F. Dewey
New York
Yat
S Crus
Calif
Qelober
Pacific
Meintanglus
Shorty
Ohio
Taft
Dewes
Dewey
Franklin D Roosevelt
Yall
Mey
Joh W. Bricker Howas
Willkie
Willie
Lola
Watts
Yalo
Indiana
Dwight UW. Eisenhower
Arthur Vans Denberg
R. Mirch
Harold BE. Stassen
Minnesota
Watt
Nest
Lloe
Dewees
Kanes
Tati
Scratching Dog Gets Relief From Rex Winters Powders
An owner testimony touts Rex Winters Dog Powders for a dog plagued by itching and raw skin. Weekly use reportedly calms irritation, restores energy, and reduces scratching. The ad also recommends Rex Hunters Medicated Dog Soap and Pine Oil Disinfectant, with a \(1.00\) price for economy box.
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Rex Winters
Rex Munters
Many Cities Eye Taxes On Entertainments Fees and Games
Columbus and other Ohio cities move to tax admissions and amusements as lawmakers pivot from state to local control. At least 26 cities weigh a three percent levy. Steubenville and Neighborsville plan specific collections. Newark balks over bingo. Toledo studies a separate amusements tax amid debates on legality and charter changes.
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Columbus
Gome
Rubenville
Tiffany Galion
Steubenville
Newark
Lane Ro
Masur J. BE
Neghoer
Ohio Chamber
Colmerce
Gora Mayor PLC
Flaherty
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Capitol
Fay
Cowie
Nowanehide Caireinnanh
AKO
Daston
Youngstown
Toledo
Honor James Payne On His Birthday
North Ridgevill residents gathered at home to honor James Payne on his seventy fourth birthday. Friends and neighbors surprised him with a small party as tables were set for a modest celebration.
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James Payne
North Ridgevill
Tamer Payne
Views On The News From Lima Peru Memoir Notes
A fragmented travel diary style note from Lima discusses currency exchanges, local prices, and travel freedoms for Americans. It contrasts official and street rates, mentions travelers’ checks, and reflects on local silver and gold sales, with social details about the writer’s wife’s party and guests from nearby towns.
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Lira
Peru
Lima
Our & Botton Gaginnett
Jan Gning
Braath
Arhile
Genuina
Uruguay
Nework Bankig Gun
Money Exchange
Joe Jones
Ed Smith
Rmapuel Gomez
Tame Magazine
Que
Hitchi
Ut S
U. S
Ean
Idoendonta
Fragmentary item hints at 1940s political intrigue at Columbia
The readable bits reference Henry Jookit and a plan to attend Columbia University for studies, alongside fragmentary notes about General Eisenhower officials and a McNaught Syndicate distribution. The text is highly garbled, offering no clear event, date, or coherent actors beyond these fragments.
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Dows
Yalling
Henry Jookit
Columbia University
Simé
Gen. Eisenhower
McNaught Syndicate
Yanks Acquitted On Rape Charge In Kobe Case
A general court martial acquitted two American soldiers of raping a Japanese woman in Kobe Japan. Deter Whaley of West Helena Arkansas and Adolph Jankaitis of Shenandoah Pennsylvania were freed after a second trial while Pvt James Taylor of Callaway Kentucky was sentenced to life imprisonment. Military police records show Taylor forced the woman to accompany him to a Kobe park after the others returned to quarters.
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Kobe
Japan
T . Deter Whaley
West Hriena
Ark
Adolph Jankaitis
Shenandoah
James Taylor
Callaway
Willness
Taylor
Various Phases Of USNR Program To Be Discussed
Officers and men of Unit 9 104 U S Naval Reserve will discuss the USNR program at the Y M C A Wednesday from 7 30 pm to 9 30 pm. The event invites interested men aged 17 to 38 to join the Lorain County unit. previous military experience not required.
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USNR
U.S. Naval Reserve
Ymlc.a
Naval Reserve
Lorain County
Stuffed Owls Free City Of Starlings
City pest officers Joseph Swisher and James Soules faced numerous complaints about starlings roosting on ledges wires and trees. To deter the birds officials placed stuffed owls along portions of the city but the aluminum woolen owls could not withstand Illinois weather, leaving the effort incomplete.
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Decatir
Joseph FR. Swisher
James A. Soules
Fond Ne
Fragmentary notice on local event timing and names
The readable lines reference an event with partial terms such as Haun and oily ath. Details are obscured, but indicate an observed timing fragment and participant names. The source text remains incomplete and ambiguous about the full context or specific outcomes.
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