Governors and Lawyers Fare Better for Presidency Odds
The historical odds show governors and lawyers have better chances for party nomination and victory than other professions. Congress members are far less likely to secure nominations. vice presidents show mixed odds. The piece notes past patterns, noting examples like Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, and John Adams among governors and lawyers who reached the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Jan
Capitol Hill
Congress
George Washington
House
Warren G. Hard
James Elk
James A. Garfield
Ted
Garfield
Senate
White House
Theoore Roosevelt
Calvin Dodge
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Martin van Buren
Roosevelt
Coolidge
John C. Brekinridge
Supreme Court
Natchitoches Parish
Louisiana
Horace Greeley
Republican Party
Hughes
Supreme Bench
Woodrow Wilson
Car Destroyed by Fire in Kernstown
An automobile owned by John C. Clarke was destroyed by fire yesterday morning in Kernstown. The Rouss Fire Company responded to an alarm from a passing motorist. The cause could not be determined. Clarke was not in the car when the fire started.
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John C
Clarke
Kernstown
Rouss Fire Company
Noted Actress Eva Tanguay In Fight For Life
Hollywood reports Eva Tanguay 60 once the I-Don't-Care girl faces a grave illness. Dr. Wendell W. Starr says arthritis and anemia threaten recovery with only a 50-50 chance. She reportedly requires opiates for rest and eats regularly.
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Hollywood
Eva Tanguay
Wendell W. Starr
Three Days Cough Warning Promotes Creomulsion
An advertisement warns a persistent three days cough signals danger and promotes Creomulsion as the remedy. It claims Creomulsion reaches the problem, soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and loosens germs, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Democratic Clubs Meet February 11 in Waynesboro
Waynesboro Virginia January 30 1940 Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia plan a state wide Workers Conference in Waynesboro February 11 with ten minute talks on topics from women’s work to club publicity and a final round table led by Richard S. Wright Jr committee meetings at 10 am the conference at 1 pm an informal reception at 4 30 pm and a 6 30 pm banquet with Louis Spilman toastmaster
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Waynesboro
Robert Lane Anderson
Marion
Young Democratic Clubs of
Virginia
Workers Conference
Genevieve Dickinson
Roanoke
John W.ferguson
Halifax County
Cloyd Martin
Smythcount
Dan Stansbury
Alexandria
A. Guy Hope
Richmond
Elizabeth Pope Taylor
Prince William
John A. Currie
Watkins M. Abbitt
Appomatox County
R. C. L. Moncure
East Falls Church
The
Virginia Democrat
Charles F. Unruh
Westmoreland County
Richard S. Wright, Jr
Shenandoah County
Anderson
Louis Spilman
Virginia Skyline aims to boost park traffic for New York World’s Fair
Officials from the Virginia Skyline Company and Shenandoah Park concessionaires seek to route southern and midwestern visitors through the park to attend the World Fair in New York. A Gallup poll predicts 5.6 million southern visitors and 9.4 million from other regions, with potential for Winchester to gain tourism if routes align.
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Virginia
New York
Virginia Sky Line Company
Shenandoah National Park
George Gallup
Institute of Public Opinion
Gallup
Winchester
Wabash teen seeks retrial after burglary verdict
Ninteen-year-old Morris Price, who drew a two to five year sentence last week, has filed a petition for a new trial saying he spoke too softly for some jurors to hear.
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Wabash
Ind
Morris Price
Price
Insurgents Attack From Three Sides Near Barcelona
Insurgent armies advanced from Manresa toward Moya and Ila nars Del Val Las. They claimed control of Granollers environs and Arenys De Mar area as they pressed toward Madrid and Valencia. Franco sought rapid gains to press the campaign into Valencia and Madrid if Catalonia fell.
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Barcelona
Catalonia
Manresa
Moya
Granollers
Ilenars del Vallas
Mediterranean
Arenys de Mar
Franco
Valencia
Madrid
Nules
University City
Quick-Thinking Driver Foils Cargo Heist in Montreal
Two gunmen seized a truck driven by Noel Audette and ordered a route to theft. Audette set the emergency brake, smoke billowed, the robbers fled in alarm, and he resumed driving with a $700 cargo of tobacco and candy intact.
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Montreal
Noel Audette
Audette
Boy helps start car in wild reverse push
In El Reno, Ira Mayo pushes his car to start it after it stalls. He directs his five year old son Jackie to keep the accelerator pressed as the car rolls in reverse. The car crashes into a parked vehicle. Jackie exits with bright eyes and shouts, We started. What do we do now?
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el Reno
Okla
Ira Mayo
Jackie
Deputy Mistaken For Vicious Crook In Virginia Court
Berryville Virginia January 30 a local deputy summoned to testify at the Jim Pierce trial in Warrenton was mistaken for a dangerous criminal by an unidentified woman in the courtroom. She first said the deputy looked hard faced then praised the man on trial for Raleigh Elsen's murder as having a nice friendly face. The deputy remains puzzled at being mistaken for a hardened criminal.
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Berryville
Jim Pierce
Warrenton
Raleigh Elsen
Mrs. Margaret Frye 85 Dies Widow of Isaac Frye
Mrs. Margaret S. Frye age 85 widow of Isaac B. Frye died Sunday at her home in Rosenberger. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 1 30 PM from St. John s Lutheran church with Rev. Edwin Smith officiating. pallbearers are T S Cooper A C Smoke N C Williams C H Allomang C N Rosenberger and John Larrick. She is survived by son Guy I. Frye of Hayfield. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery following services.
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Margaret S. Frye
Isaac B. Frye
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Edwin Smith
T. S. Cooper
A. C. Smoke
N. C. Williams
C. H. Allamong
C. N. Rosenberger
John Larrick
John Larrick. Mrs. Frye, Who Was the Widow of Isaac B. Frye
Rosenberger
Daniel and
Manda Larrick
Guy I. Frye
Hayfield
Mt. Williams
Winchester postoffice officers to be installed February 11
Post office clerks and carriers at Winchester plan joint ceremonies for officer installation on February 11 at 8 pm with a banquet. Speakers will include William Horner from Washington and Charles E. Fleming from Baltimore along with Mrs. Horner. Officers to be installed include Edward Snyder Herman Lee Floyd Wine Ruth McCann Ryland Conner George Jones Clay Manuel Everett Kline.
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Winchester
William Horner
Washington
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Charles E. Fleming
Baltimore
National Association of Letter Carriers
Horner
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Edward Snyder
Herman Lee
Floyd Wine
Ruth McCann
Ryland Conner
George Jones
Clay Manuel
Everett Kline
National Sick Benefit Association
H. Clay Manuel
Herman See
Theft Report From Chicago Salesman Left Shoes Missing
John Kurin a Chicago salesman reported to police that after unlocking the right front door of his car his samples were gone. He said the thieves would find all left shoes in the cases left behind.
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Chicago
John Kurinsky
Death of Mrs. Mary Ebert Ends 54 Year Marriage Ties
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ebert 82 dies after long illness at home near Stephenson Frederick county. Wife of M. P. Ebert longtime farmer and oldest member of Welltown Methodist Church. Survived by four grandchildren and one deceased daughter. Funeral tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. from the home with Rev. W. O. Talbert officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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M. P. Ebert
Mary Elizabeth Ebert
Frederick County
Stephenson
Ebert
John H
Camilla Baker Rutherford
William A
Elizabeth Foster Baker
Chamberlain Faces Heated Debate on Foreign Affairs
Parliament readies for a rousing session on foreign policy as Chamberlain prepares a report on Rome talks with Mussolini. The debate will cover Spain, Britain’s stance on Italy’s colonial demands, and tensions with France amid a Europe avoiding real war.
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Chamberlain
Mussolini
Rome
Britain
Italy
France
Europe
Blizzard Paralyzes Chicago Transport Amid Snowstorm
Chicago is hit by a blizzard halting air and rail travel as snowdrifts strand hundreds. City crews deploy over 150 plows and 1,500 workers to keep operations running while two Douglas Park elevated trains collide at California Avenue, injuring several passengers.
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Great Exchange
United Airlines
Moline
Ill
Chicago
Douglas Park
Siamese Plot Against Young King Quashed by Bangkok Arrests
Bangkok reports a wide crackdown on a plot to overthrow King Ananda Vora5siddhi, with over 50 high army officers retired or killed during arrests. The conspirators allegedly planned to restore Prajadhipok to the throne, while Ananda remains in Switzerland under a regency. Former King Prajadhipok questioned the seriousness of the scheme and plans to return to England.
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Ananda
Prajadhipok
Switzerland
Cairo
Siam
Bangkok
Mrs. Ida B. Brown Dies at 83 in Baltimore Area
Ida Bryson Brown widow of Frederick E. Brown died after brief illness at cousin Mrs. William R. Willis’s home 125 South Cameron Street. Born September 15 1856 in Winchester she lived in New York and Dayton Ohio before settling with relatives in Baltimore. Funeral at 3:30 Wednesday at the Willis residence with Rev Dr E T Clark and Rev Herman McKay officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Ida Bryson Brown
Frederick E. Brown
William R. Willis
South
Cameron Street
Brown
George and
Lavisia Slushman Willis
Winchester
Boonsboro
Angerona
Abbogast
Methodist Church
Rochester
N. Y
Shenandoah Valley
Johns- Manville Company
Dayton
Ohio
New York
Mount Hebron
Willis
South Cameron Street
The
Baptist Church
Ida Points Willis
Daniel C. Willis
John Hoover
Benjamin M. Neitzey
Washington, D. C
Fred E
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Herman McKay
Market Street Methodist Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Stewart Fawcett
J. M. Spurr
E. B. Sartelle
Joseph B. Hodgson
E. M. Humston
Neil Galloway
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June Valiant
Denver
E. T. McGinnis
Jim Mulcare
San Francisco
M. H. Stansbury
Los Angeles
Eugene Oppenheimer
Portland
Ore
Harry Griswold
New Hotpoint
Mervel
Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Andrew G. Briggs
Dist
Nat. Bank
P. O
DEPT
St. John’s Church
J. William Ebert
Hampton
Ann Roy
Betty
Nancy Ebert
Towson
Florida
Il Duce
Hitler
Id Duce
Lord Chatfield
Mid-West
California Avenue
Ridgeway
Roller Rink
Ridgeway, W. Va
Nip
Listes
Tangue
Voice
Fuenens
Honda
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply
N. Main St
Northern Virginia Power Company
C. I. Brumback
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