How the Delegates Voted on the First and Second Ballots at Philadelphia
The article lists state by state results from the Republican national convention showing votes for Dewey Taft Stassen Vandenberg and others on the first and second ballots. Totals after the second ballot show Dewey leading with 515 votes to Taft 274 and Stassen 149 with other names scattered.
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Philadelphia
Gov
Dewey
Alabama
Taft
Arizona
Stassen
Arkansas
California
Warren
Colorado
Connecticut
Baldwin
Delaware
Florida
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Z. W. Martin J
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
MacArthur
Wyoming
Alaska
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Missouri
Georgia
J. Martin
Vandenberg
Reece
A Martin
Peacetime draft measure signed and its exemptions
President Truman prepares to sign a peacetime draft bill affecting men 18 to 45, with 225000 draftees expected in the first year mainly into the Army. The act ends the National Guard exemption while 18 year olds can still escape by enlisting for 12 months or joining reserves after. Most 19 to 25 year olds may volunteer for 21 months. deferments include veterans, ministers, conscientious objectors, public officials, and students in certain cases.
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Army
Navy
Marines
National Guard
Armed Services
Jare
Truman
Montana General Retires in Great Falls Ceremony
Great Falls June 24 Marine Brig. Gen. John A. Bemis Belt has retired effective June 1. He and his family will spend the summer in Great Falls. A Belt High School graduate, Bemis joined the Marines August 3 1917 and served in World War II era campaigns in New Zealand Guadalcanal Guam Okinawa with the Fifth Marine Division in Japan. He received the Legion of Merit for artillery work in recapturing Guam.
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John A. Bemis
Belt
Bemis
Marines
New Zealand
Guadalcanal
Guam
Okinawa
Fifth Marine
Japan
Mrs Dewey Reacts To Victory At Convention
In Philadelphia on June 24 Mrs Thomas E Dewey waits in the Bellevue Stratford as Sen John Bricker reads Taft delegates. Governor Dewey enters the suite, hugs his wife, and they prepare to be presented to the convention amid the unfolding news of party victory.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Bellevue Stratford
Sen
John Bricker
Bricker
Robert Taft
New York
Governor Dewey
United States
They Called Off Both Fights Last Night
Convention Hall Philadelphia June 24 They called off both fights last night due to washouts in New York and a Philadelphia cloudburst. Harold Stassen briefly seconded Dewey for the presidency as the Republican convention mood shifted while rain and a double rainbow framed the dramatic session.
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Philadelphia
New York
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Harold &. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Stassen
United States
California
Heavy Rain Ravages Hamilton Crops Across Bitter Root
Hamilton reports continuing rain in the Bitter Root valley has ruined hundreds of tons of hay cut two weeks ago. County Agent George McConnell notes 2.50 inches fallen in June and says sprayers are stalled, threatening sacks of scab control and high cull percentages, while strawberries suffer damage. The Continental divide article appears as a separate note.
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Hamilton
George McConnell
McConnell
How to Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly in Race
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Dewey Accepts Nomination In Philadelphia Address
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey delivers the Republican nomination acceptance in Philadelphia calling for unity and a new spirit to secure freedom at home and abroad. He praises party candidates, pledges a united front, and urges building a just world order through peaceful means.
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America
Republican Party
Philadelphia
Jury convicts Elmer Leyton of first degree murder
Scottsbluff Neb June 24 a district court jury found Elmer Lawrence Leyton 44 Morrill irrigation ditch rider guilty of first degree murder for the April 22 slaying of Joe Graham 42 Morrill after four hours and 13 minutes of deliberation.
Dewey Calls Mother First Act After Convention Return
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, back in Philadelphia after the national Republican convention, telephoned his mother in Owosso Michigan from his hotel. He told a crowd that this was the reason for his delay before appearing on a balcony to address them, saying I gave her my love and I asked her how she was.
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Dewey
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Owosso
Mich
Dewey Pledged United America amid Crowd at Nomination
Sirens, horns, and cheers welcomed Governor Dewey and his wife as they arrived, with police and plainclothesmen forming a protective circle. The two-mile trip took 12 minutes as Dewey greeted thousands, while aides pushed through the press of the crowd. Dewey children Tom Jr. and John M. were present when their father was nominated.
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Dewey
Paul B. Lockwood
James C. Hagerty
Dewey Boys
Tom, Jr
John M
Labor Board Rules Union Violated Taft-Hartley Act
Washington June 24 A National Labor Relations board trial examiner ruled the National Maritime Union CIO violated the Taft Hartley Act by insisting on a union hiring hall in dealings with four Great Lakes shipping companies First ruling by a board agent on the hiring hall issue in the coast wise maritime dispute
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
National Maritime Union
CIO
Great Lakes
Bricker Touted as Republican Vice Presidential Pick
Dudley White of Norwalk Ohio said Senator John W Bricker of Ohio will be the GOP running mate at the Philadelphia convention. Bricker, Taft supporter and former Ohio governor, would accept and has prior experience as Dewey’s 1944 running mate. He arrives as Ohio delegation chair with 44 taft delegates.
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Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Senate
Dewey
Philadelphia
Dudley White
Norwalk
Ohio
United States
John W. Bricker
White
Robert A. Taft
Bricker
Taft
Senator Taft
Angler Contest Over Crocodile Record Claim
Natal fisherman dispute C N Venter of Pietermaritzburg claim of catching a 12 foot crocodile on a 12 card line as a river fight in the Umfolosi. A big game hunter counters by citing a 15 foot crocodile caught on an ordinary fishing line.
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C. N. Venter
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
Venter
Umfolosi
Waterfront workers end halt after union meeting
San Francisco reports waterfront employees return to work at noon after a Thursday morning stop-work that halted all waterfront activity since midnight. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union president Harry Bridges urged members to respect Judge George B Harris's court order postponing a scheduled strike for ten more days.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
George B. Harris
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