Behind the Scenes Move Toward Presidential Nominees in 1940
Editor notes that party conventions may reveal presidential nominees well before roll call. W R Ragsdale explains past patterns from 1924 to 1936, where Landon and Roosevelt secured early wins, Hoover and Smith secured on first ballots, and Roosevelt faced a rare convention fight in 1932.
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W. R. Ragsdale
Washington
Alf M. Landon
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Kansas City
Houston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Texas
California
Weather Forecast For Southeast States
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy skies with scattered showers across South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Florida. Tonight and Tuesday expect interior showers and coastal activity with isolated thunderstorms along the southwest coast. Winds along the coast remain light to moderate and southerly.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Roosevelt and King George meet amid calls for peaceful unity
The notes reflect Roosevelt's focus on international cooperation and the need for collective security. King George emphasizes allied unity and a disciplined approach to emerging global tensions, urging restraint and resolute friendship among nations.
Fragmented Historical Speech Maze Amid International Notes
Readers glimpsed a garbled excerpt discussing wartime policy and diplomacy. It references Queen Elizabeth, arms restraint, peace intentions, and mobilization in a broad, unclear wartime context, with scattered proper names and dates lost in OCR.
Kidnapings Espionage at Danzig Seeps into Talks
The Free City of Danzig faces a new case as Polish inspector Jan Henryk Lipinski is arrested for allegedly seeking military information from German troopers and pressuring them to cross into Poland. London debates a fresh mutual assistance formula with Moscow while Halifax briefs Maisky and Strang heads to Russia. In Bombay, Indian states reel from widespread rejection.
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Associated Press
Free City of
Danzig
Free City
Britain
Soviet
Russia
Jan Henryk Lipinski
Poland
Warsaw
Marian Chodacki
London
Viscount Halifax
Ivan Maisky
Moscow
William Strang
Foreign Office
Latvia
Finland
Estonia
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Hugh Dalton
Bombay
Britons Pleased With Royal Reception in United States
London reports after four days of observation that King George VI and Queen Elizabeth received a proper welcome in the United States. Britons disliked some boisterous cheers and crude remarks about their appearance, while admiration for Roosevelt and the idea of a Hyde Park picnic lingered.
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London
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Jessie James
Union Pacific
Roosevelt
Capitol
A.wwailer
Mr. Roosevelt
Britain
Hitler
Mussolini
Hyde Park
Spooners
Royalty Back in Canada from U S
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth return to Canada after a visit with President Roosevelt at Hyde Park. They ride through the Hudson Valley, attend church, and swim with the Roosevelts before heading to Halifax to sail for London. Public displays praise and brief appearances mark the tour.
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Frank H. King
Royal
Hyde Park
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
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Canada
England
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Eal
Roosevelt
Hudson Valley
Roosevelt Estate
Mrs. Roosevelt
St. James Parish
Wargavanest Empire
United States
Henry St. George Tucker
Episcopal Church
Roosevelts
George
Elizabeth
Rensselaer
Albany
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Rouses Point
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Maritimes
Seaboard
Queen
Halifax
London
Europe
Washington
France
King George
New York
Senate economy bloc opens fire on administration policies
Washington June 12 the economy bloc attacks dollar devaluation and silver program. McNary plans a conference to oppose the house bill extending the president’s authority to reduce gold content and maintain the 2 billion stabilization fund. Pittman urges Morgenthau on silver prices as western mining fears potential changes. Congress presses tax revision and relief measures toward June 30 deadlines and a July adjournment.
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Washington
McNary
Pittman
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committee
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Byrnes
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United States
South
National Bank
Rivers Eyes Two Extra Georgia Assembly Sessions
Atlanta reports Governor E D Rivers plans two special sessions for the general assembly. A July session with restricted revenue measures and a second general session in October would address economy recommendations and broader legislation. Most likely date is July 10.
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Atlanta
E D. Rivers
General Assembly
E. D. Rivers
House
Assembly
Baptist ‘World Alliance
Mystery of Ruth Rubens Location Stirs Moscow
The American woman Ruth Marie Rubens, convicted of entering Russia without a passport, vanished after missing a return papers appointment at the U S embassy. Reported freed on Saturday after serving 18 months, her absence sparked speculation she may be aboard a Soviet ship to New York.
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Moscow
Ruth Marie Rubens
New York
Ellis Island
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