Convention Observations from Philadelphia 1948
Editorial remarks on the first days of the 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. The writer notes television coverage, weather, crowd dynamics, delegation voting practices, rising Taft and Dewey influence, and Truman sentiment. Delegates, officials, and figures like Harold Lloyd and Carroll Reece are mentioned amid city transport strains and convention atmosphere.
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Philadelphia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Stassen
Taft
Dewey
Vandenburg
Ramblings on the Republican convention in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia writer recounts camping in Fairmount Park and attending a session of the Republican convention. He notes scarce tickets, hopes to enter for the nomination, and praises the Coulter hotel in Germantown and its staff. He observes many Iowans among those unable to gain entry.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Penn Square
Iowa
Donald S. Lambert
Sam Lambert
Dallas
Texas
Southwest Photo-Arts Institute
Republican Conventions Sparks Hustle at Bellevue Gathering
The convention draws large crowds at hotel lobbies as Dewey Stassen and Taft campaign hubs operate at Bellevue Stratford and Benjamin Franklin hotels. Dewey reportedly shakes hands with about 6,000 attendees while Iowa headquarters is split between multiple sites.
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Iowa
Dewey and
Stassen
Bellevue-Stratford
Dewey
Bellevue
Taft
Benjamin Franklin Hotel
Ohio
Ben Franklin
Cherries Vanish From A. K. Stoutner Farm Weathers Loss
Mrs. John Wehr reports a cherry crop theft on the Jay Darbys farm near West Chester in Dutch Creek township. The family planned a Monday harvest but found no fruit at the ripening site a quarter mile from the house, leaving seven mouths to feed and plans for pies and jars undone.
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John Wehr
Dutch Creek Township
Jay Darbys
A. K. Stoutner
West Chester
Darbys
Republicans Hold Informal Meeting at Philadelphia Convention
The narrative details delegates and alternates on the fourth floor,现场 observers in the gallery, and remarks by Walter Meek about supporting Michigan Senator for president. It describes opening session speeches by Bernard Samuel, Duff, and Carroll Reece, mixed with music and remarks on Republican change. It also mentions local community scenes including vacation church classes and garden bouquet observations.
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Philadelphia
Franklin
Iowa
Michigan
Council Bluffs
Ralph Shannon
David Stewart
Sioux City
Curtis Wood
Cedar Rapids
Bernard Samuel
Duff
Pennsylvania
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Family visit and rainfall report in Missouri
Walter Weeks and daughter Dorothy of Belleflower with Roger Weeks of Mineola visited their brother Dewey Weeks. The Missouri area saw about ten inches of rain in two weeks. Mrs. Charles Morris and Gordon Morris returned from Decatur after the death of Mrs. Morris father W H Sper. A large crowd gathered at the Washington National Bank corner to watch a boiler being moved through a sidewalk opening to the base.
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Belleflower
Roger Weeks
Mineola
Dewey Weeks
Mrs. Weeks
Missouri
Charles Morris
Gordon
Deccatur
Washington National Bank
Cubs Beat Troop A 8 to 4 at Green Field
The Washington Cubs rout Troop A 8 to 4 in a single game card at Green Field behind Lyle Ross seven inning six hit pitching. Reed collection four hits and Dawson three of four sparked the Cubs as Edmonson yielded 13 hits. Troop A briefly surged to within four runs but could not overtake the leaders.
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Washington Cubs
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Greenfield
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Reed
Dawson
Art Edmondson
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Troop Nine
Green
Putman
Livingston
DeLong
Scranton
Browning
Ross
Patterson
Hyde
Buckwalter
A. Edmondson
Dunbar
Murphy
Clark
Little
W. Edmondson
Zihlman Denney Vows Held At Wayland Mennonite Church
Maxine Ann Zihlman and H Robert Denney exchanged marriage vows at Wayland Mennonite Church before about 150 guests. Rev. E S Mullett officiated the candlelight ceremony with music by Mrs. E B Witting and solo by Wesley Pritchard. The couple will reside in Waterloo where Denney will be a Youth Assistant County Agent.
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John Zihlman
Wayland
H. Robert Denney
Homer Denney
Redding
Iowa
Wayland Mennonite Church
E. S. Mullett
E. B. Witting
Wesley Pritchard
New London
Allen Wenger
Olive Boller
Donald Meyer
George F. Boller
Robert Zihlman
Jean Miller
Keota
Martha Siegrist
West Point
Wisconsin
Waterloo
Denney
Eight Drown In Oskaloosa Flood
In western Oklahoma floods following overnight rains up to 11 inches, eight bodies were found near Hyde by Caddo Cooperative workers. Three people were reported missing from a Greyhound bus stranded with about 100 cars on U S Highway 66. Rescue teams planned to begin once boats could be dispatched as communications remained down.
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Federal Weather Bureau
State Highway Patrol
Hyde
Okla
Caddo Co-operative Sileetric¢ Co
Charles Dawson
Greyhound
Little Dear Creek
Dawson
U. S. Highway 66
Electric Company
Storm Displaces Hundreds in Kingfisher Rescue Efforts
A violent night storm forced 100 residents from Kingfisher Oklahoma homes. The Red Cross sent disaster crews as six bodies were recovered from a car with a California license plate.
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California
Red Cross
Kingfisher
Oklo
Linen Shower For Prospective Bride
A small group of girls gathered at Mrs. Morton Carr home for a pre nuptial linen shower honoring Geraldine Crone. Miss Crone will marry Richard Weeks on Sunday evening June 27. Guests enjoyed games and visits before refreshments.
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Morton Carr
Geraldine Crone
Miss Crone
Richard Weeks
Crone
Sea of Darkness: The Western Atlantic Before Columbus
The article notes the Western Atlantic was long called the Sea of Darkness prior to Columbus's voyage, reflecting historical maps and explorers' naming conventions. It discusses how term usage signaled unknown routes, dangers, and mythic seas encountered by early mariners seeking new routes and lands.
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