Public Opinion Polls and Election Prospects in 1944
The Dallas News dropped Joe Belden’s Texas Poll citing inaccuracy and the Sun’s parallel critique. The piece argues polls are unreliable for forecasting votes and may influence outcomes. It projects Truman and Barkley winning, with Dewey blocked in key states, and predicts Wallace carrying Russia in a Democratic year.
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Dallas News
Joe Belden
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Truman
Barkley
White House
al Smith
Santa Claus
Dewey
Organized Labor
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Alabama
Mississippi
Henry Wallace
Russia
Cracks At The Crowd Satiric Tale Of Woes
A humorous vignette describes a person facing a string of misfortunes caused by Satan on a Saturday night. Attempts to fix a gas heater fail as repairs lag until Monday. A dead flashlight and no soda or smoking materials heighten tension while a power outage completes the set of trials. The piece ends with a caution about inviting a crowded visit from a relative with several children.
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Satan
Planning to Visit You and Bring Outlaws
A fragment mentions planning visits and bringing a group described as outlaws. It adds a detail about a mother buying a bottle of perfume for rheumatic father and notes he is spry when a perfumed girl is nearby. It also refers to Cousin Lucy and a troubled marriage.
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Father
Akron couple welcomes triplet of twins in 27 months
The 30 year old wife of a chemical plant worker in Akron gives birth to the third set of twins in 27 months. Parents Charles and Mrs Summers of Doyles Town report twins Charles and John each weighing four pounds born Sunday. The first two sets, Susan and Patricia born May 26 1946 and Michael and Paul born Sept 2 1947, were premature and healthy.
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Akron
Ohio
Chemical Company
People’s Hospital
Charles E. Summers
Doylestown
Summers
Charles
John
Susan
Patricia
Michael
Paul
Bailey Girl Quits Home Then Shoots Self
Virginia Lappin, 17, of Bailey, went to Bonham against her father's wishes and killed herself. Her body was found at the home of her brother in law and sister, Willie Stapp and wife, after she left a note saying she planned to shoot herself. Sheriff and Justice of the Peace ruled death by own action.
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Bonham
W. F. Keeton
Bailey
Virginia Lappin
W. E. Lappin
Willie Stapp
Keeton
Dick Wait
Keeting
Texas manufacturing gains 84 percent since 1940
Governor Beauford H. Jester announced Texas manufacturing employment rose 84 percent since 1940, reaching 389,500 workers. He cited all 18 major sectors increasing, with $8.5 billion in capital invested and a payroll of nearly $40 million per month.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Jester
Texas Employment Commission
Gov. Jester
Man's Need to Hunt Outsiders and Spouse in Edgar Guest Poem
A poem by Edgar A. Guest describes the male bee of hunting and camaraderie. It portrays husbands as needing time away with friends for hunting and games, while urging wives to understand and endure. The tone reflects mid-century domestic advice on marital balance and leisure.
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John Doe
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Joe E. Brown
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