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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1952
Page
8
A historical look shows most U.S. presidential candidates have either military or legal backgrounds. Since 1928 engineers aside, only five non military and non legal figures sought the White House, with Herbert Hoover the lone winner among them. The recurring general versus lawyer dynamic frames U.S. elections.
Grant defeated Horatio Seymour while in 1880 Winfield S. Hancock lost to James A. Garfield in a legal battle. Hoover is noted among presidents who did not wear stars or study law with rivals Gregly Blaine Cox and Al Smith. Andrew Johnson became 17th president after Lincoln's death and never sought the office. If Governor Stevenson wins, he would be No. 23.
Court citation in 1952 case No. 60037 commands Myrtle Burk to answer Joe Burk in a Grayson County district court divorce action filed October 20 1952. The summons sets an appearance deadline of December 1 1952 before judge in Sherman. Public notice appeared in Whitewright Sun. Coal ad follows with W E Rice contact number.
The piece tracks presidential backgrounds, noting 23 practicing attorneys as chiefs, with Theodore Roosevelt Harding and Truman having studied law but not practiced. It highlights generals like Washington Harrison Taylor and Grant as other presidents, and cites 21 lawyer versus lawyer elections since 1792. It summarizes a long history of lawyer versus general candidates shaping U.S. elections.
Economist Emerson P. Schmidt told the president's health commission that U S spending on medical services in 1951 totaled about 13.6 billion dollars, including government and individual outlays. He also noted the 1951 bill for alcoholic beverages tobacco and smoking supplies was about 13.2 billion dollars.
A compact tongue twister hints at the grocer friend the orator pride the fool trap and the dentist salvation in a playful linguistic pose.
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