MacArthur as Presidential Candidate Legacy and Critics
The piece surveys Gen Douglas MacArthur as a possible 1944 presidential rival, noting backers from conservatives to totalitarians and media magnates. It questions his civilian qualifications, cites past misjudgments in the Philippines and North Africa, and discusses how his military aura fuels a speculative political bid.
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John McCarten
Fortune
American Mercury
Douglas MacArthur
Franklin Roosevelt
Dewey
Willkie
Bricker
MacArthur
America
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Gerald L. K. Smith
Father Coughlin
McCormick and
Hearst
Stimson
Philippines
Bor
Manila
England
Germany
Japan
Pacific
Australia
Boom
Vandenberg
Anaconda
United States
Chicago as a convention hub and campaign force
The piece reflects on Chicago’s emblematic role as a convention city for Republicans and Democrats, noting past lavish inducements, party successes and scandals tied to Chicago nominees, and the debate over whether the city’s climate and ambiance influence candidate choices amid a politically charged year. It weighs alternatives and urges calm deliberation over smoky hotel-room politics.
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New York Times
Chicago
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
Jesse Jones
Houston
Lincoln
Cleveland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philadelphia
William J. Bryan
Ore
San Frécisco
St Mary's Parish Hosts Tuesday Evening Party Event
St Mary's Carmelite Fathers and Brothers invite new parishioners and friends to a Tuesday evening party in St Mary's hall Joliet at 6:45 to 10. Date details include a Valentine B party on Sunday Feb 20 from 3 to 5:30 at St Mary's hall.
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Carmelite Fathers and Brothers
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Hall
Clinton
Ottawa
Joliet
St. 'S Hall
Half the world unaware of others' daily lives
A brief note observes that a portion of people remain ignorant of how the other half lives, hints at global disparities and hidden daily realities.
Spectator Joliet Illinois publication details
The text lists mailing and office information for The Spectator Joliet, Illinois, with October 1, 1940 as second class matter and a January 27, 1944 issue date, noting office address at 107-113 West Street Joliet and subscription rates 10 cents per month, single copy 5 cents, back copies 10 cents.
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the Spectator
Joliet
Illinois
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Woodruff
James B. McCann
Richard J. Coyne
North Joliet ST
St. Mary’s Party
Che Spectator
the People’s Newspaper
Sanssettee
William R. McCabe
Publis
the Spectator Publishing Mpany
Stella Binzer
Zer
Binzer Optometrist
Ben Franklin
Americ
Union National Bank and Trust CO
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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