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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1948
Page
4
Harman W. Nichols reports on presidential hopefuls facing social duties and extravagant campaign staging. Dewey courts big orchestras and $1000-a-day HQs while Stassen touts novel slogans and oversized badges, with piecing remarks about Bellevue-Stratford dinners and staff chants.
Philadelphia report details the 1943 Republican platform stressing western demands including the return of oil-rich tidelands to states California and Texas. The platform backs water power development, soil conservation, irrigation, and representation in the administration, while delaying territorial statehood and finally adding a tidelands plank after a close committee vote.
President Truman plans to peek in on the Republican national convention using radio and television to follow later Philadelphia stages, after previously relying on newspaper accounts. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said Truman will likely use media to monitor the event.
The Guard club of Walkerville sponsors a humage sale Friday and Saturday at 117 East Park. Call Mildred Lavelle 6909 Ruby Pengelly 2-3448 or Rose Martin 2-3590 to donate articles.
Philadelphia June 23 Edward Martin senator withdraws from the presidential race in favor of Governor Dewey after a breakfast meeting with Governor Duff and other Pennsylvania leaders. The move follows a split in the Pennsylvania delegation over Dewey and includes remarks from Grundy and other party figures.
A dense list of crossword style clues covering across and down entries. Includes hints like Great quantity, Hawaiian greeting, Magician, Native of Arabia, and island of Napoleon's exile, with numerous missing letters and compact prompt style.
Western delegates at the Republican national convention draw attention from leading candidates as Colorado Utah Idaho Montana Wyoming and New Mexico hold 65 votes. Dewey Stassen Taft Milliken Millikin Allott and Dickey vie for first ballot support while efforts to keep factions united continue across the mountain states.
The Duplicate Bridge club met Friday with an average score of 40. Winners were Mrs Marion Berry and Mrs Pauline Goodman with 61, Mrs Ruth Veitch and Mrs Adeline Dubie with 47, and Mrs I E Senigstad and Mrs Fred Mueller with 46. Reservations for next Friday's session at 1 pm at 215 North Main Street may be made by calling 2151.
June 22 reports from the Republican convention note a clinic in Convention Hall serving eight non hospital attendees mainly with headaches and hangovers. Henry Clay and Betsy Ross appear among attendees. Dewey staffer Clay and Miss Ross at GOP HQ. Vandenberg boosters distributed teaser badges with the phrase The Bell Tolled Two. Darkhorse Vandenberg occupies the same hotel suite as 1940 Wendell Willkie. The big three Dewey Stassen and Taft miss opening, Wagener couple split on candidates, Wagener backing Stassen then Vandenberg, Earl Warren mentioned. Singer James Mellon draws autograph-seeking women delegates.
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