The Pittsburgh Press (August 4, 1944)
Nebraskan heads GOP campaign in Midwest
Chicago, Illinois (UP) –
Samuel R. McKelvie, 63-year-old cattle man from Lincoln, Nebraska, has been chosen Midwestern Republican National Chairman Brownell Jr., GOP leaders said today.
Mr. Brownell arrived today to hold organization conferences with party representatives of 10 Midwestern states.
Mr. McKelvie, former Governor of Nebraska, was a member from 1929 to 1931 of former President Hoover’s Federal Farm Board and for many years has been editor of the Nebraska Farmer.