Charleroi Mail, The (Newspaper) - November 8, 1944, Charleroi, Pennsylvania Good Evening The really best dinners are made up of the things the doctor told you not to THE CHARLEROI MAIL ESTABLISHED JUNE NINETEEN HUNDRED The Weather Cloudy with moderate tempe ture tonight and light rain VOLUME 133 WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 8. 1944 FOUR 01 ROOSEVELT WINNER IN FOURTH TERM WASHINGTON COUNTY VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Justice Howard Hughes Alone Breaks Popular Trend Of Latest Recapitulation Of County's Precincts Shows STRENGTH OF GOP TICKET IS IMPROVED all the Democratic party made a clean sweep in Washington County yesterday in the presidential reports from all of 'the county's 185 precincts this The final unofficial count shows that President Roosevelt carried the ty by a plurality of The county's favorite judicial Justice Howard W. Hughes was de- by a plurality bis Democratic Charles Alvin Jones votes to for In 86 which comprise the Second Legislative ents W. J. Lane and Russell both defeated cans Alden Shannon and Jack about two to The final PRESIDENT Roosevelt Dewey U. S. SENATOR Davis STATE SUPREME COURT Jones Hughes CONGRESS Morgan Koedel STATE TREASURER Hlack Baird SUPREME COURT Ross Rhodes James Graff AUDITOR GENERAL Wagner Walkins GENERAL ASSEMBLY Lane Reese Shannon Ellenberger ONE VOTE LEAD AT CROSSROADS Howard Hughes Carries First Precinct Of Fallowfield President Roosevelt had a one vote margin over Governor Thomas Dewey at the First final returns showed Roosevelt gathered 253 Dewey 262. Justice Howard W. Hughes had a comfortable lead there over opponent Charles Alvin Jones of. 275 to 219 For the Republican also showed a slight Gilbert of ed 250 votes against 241 for Dr. E. Jack Charleroi's war hero candidate led the ticket at for General He received 263 Alden his running 233 while Democrats W. J. Lane had 245 and Russell Reese 233. ROOSEVELT FAVORED IN MONONGAHELA VOTE Monongahela gave President Roosevelt a majority of 710 votes in the balloting figures being president and Thomas E. THIRD ARMY IN NEW ATTACK IN EASTERN FRANCE Advances Mile As First Army Battles Hard At By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Editor The United States Third Army opened a new attack between Metz ancl Nancy in Eastern France advancing up to a mile in the first few while in the Aachen area inside Germany the First went into the third day of a furious and inconclusive battle for the town of forces in Hungary mered closer to besieged Budapest and landed on a island in the Danube river four miles below the as well as taking suburban on the east bank of also four miles from the The Allied Eighth Army in Italy advanced along the Adriatic to within four miles of In the American carrier craft smashed 440 Japanese planes and sank or damaged 30 enemy ships in attacks on the Manila area and Southern Luzon on Saturday and Gen. Douglas MacArthur's in- vasion forces on Leyte Island in the Central Philippines were engaged in battle with elements of four Japanese In Europe of the 12th Corps went into action in the Nancy sector after an hour's ar- tillery capturing at least four and making several ings on the Seille a tributary of the In the Aachen area on the western approaches to a German drove the Americans out of the hamlet of midway between ack and The Doughboys held firmly to high ground 500 yards to the To Column 1'lraxrt Mileage Form Now Replaces Tire Record With renewal of melons out of the procedure for renewing rations again becomes ly in view of the fact that there is a relationship between the Each time supplemental rations are renewed the stub from ration renewal must company the sent to the ration This stub is known as the Mileage Rationing Record and takes the place of the old Tire tion Delay in receiving supplemental tions will be avoided by the applicant he or she will be sure that the ad- dress the Mileage ing Record is up to date and that the postal zone number is also Unofficial Vote In Charleroi DEWEY CARRIES MARTIN DISTRICT Nov. Edward Martin's home com- munity at East Washington gave Gov. Thomas E. Dewey a substantial majority over President following the lead its first Complete figures for the governor's community gave 866 votes and Roosevelt 213. There were 774 straight Republican ballots ancl 115 straight Democratic Lt Col. W. A. Son Of Local VFW Builds Bases 1 3 I 6 Total Franklin D. Thomas E. 32G STATES Frank J. Myers 228 J. 372 JUDGE OF THE SUPREME Charles Alvin Howard W. REPRESENTATIVE IN Thomas E. 222 Gilbert E. 334 STATE Ramsey S. 222 Edgar W. 334 JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR F. Clair 241 213 328 Chester H. 215 198 305 317 Arthur H. 333 280 231 158 J. Frank 270 229 158 AUDITOR G. Harold 2-40 211 317 341 G. Harold 322 279 235 1G4 REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL W. J. 231 215 324 334 Russell E. 195 195 297 30C Alden W. 325 271 232 134 Jack 349 287 257 186 288 204 UIO 208 270 203 28-1 212 1U8 280 270 211 279 328 240 307 251 288 275 320 238 315 241 328 305 231 229 317 235 1972 102 Mh 435- no 315 173 282 203 324 151 318 148 327 307 1GO 149 338 145 320 305 149 179 370- 402- 125- 407- 121- 408- 394- 122- 112- 411- 115- 1809 Vote In Charleroi Shows Majority For Democrats COUNTRY CLUBS OF COUNTY PLAN FOR COOPERATION Held To fect Programs Arid Events For 1945 Anticipating an impetus in ties next year and the post-war Washington County's three country clubs were represented by officials at a recent meeting held at Monongahela Valley Country when plans for close-knit cooperation and unification of programs and events were with optimistic pre- dictions for a record post-war venation and Washington and Mon Valley clubs sent officers and board members to the meeting and today that their efforts had been most successful in working out tual harmony and all-around President Jack Clark and Dr. non Eagye represented To Official In Italy Writes Father Of Booby-Trapped Nazi J. D. 221 McKean junior vice commander of Arden vert Post No. and a Norse Company has his son's word for it that ing is a dangerous hobby G. lake in any war Mr. son should know for he is Lt. Col. William A. who is with the Army Air Forte Engineer Command in and is in charge of engineer battalion building bases for tt Con home is in N. where his Margaret and their twin are awaiting his return when Hitler throws in his tered Colonel formerly of has been overseas for many and his letter to his given only in part is He thanked his father for ing his membership in the where Dad is an wrote am proud to know that now I am a veteran in that further don't know how successful I be in getting you a Nazi When the Natia ROYS BUILD SHACK IN TREE IT CATCHES AFIRE The local fire department ed out last ih answer to a call from Box Third St. and Crest where found a afire at The old built each year by the youngsters in one of the huge trees of the somehow caught and was completely A similar alarm was sent in at about the same time last when the youngsters attempted heat the shack they had with thei same Roosevelt Leads Race For Supreme Court Judge Close The Democrats carried Charleroi yesterday in general with Democratic candidate for leading the ticket with votes over who cured The total vote cast here as first and 567. Howard Republican date for Supreme received the largest Republican in he trailed The vote was Hughes 1630. For United States the vote was State Treasurer showed the ing- 1291. Court balloting 1229. For Auditor received 1858 against his op- 1260. The vote Assembly was closer with the two Democratic candidates It and 1403. Other candidates for U. S. State Superior Court and Auditor General on the Industrial Government and Prohibition received very small about a dozen at DUNLEVY BOROUGH FIRST REPORTING was the first river borough to report its returns last night and gave Roosevelt a nice majority over Dewey for The vote showed a total of 138 lots cast and was divided as President Roosevelt Dewey U. S. Myers Davis State Supreme Jonte es Morgan State Black Baird Superior Ross James Graff Auditor Wagner eral Lane Reese Shannon Ellenberger 23. PISH AND Served every Sam's 528 McKean SUPER PARTY Every Wednesday in the Slovak Seventh St. and McKean RADIO SHOW See them in Cooper and Cowboy Clark and Company al Polish Third 9. Admission 2fc 45c. S o'clock p. m. BELLE VERNON IN DEMOCRATIC COLUMN Belle its returns in. WM in the Democratic the vote being two to For U. S. Supreme State Superior Auditor 229. DONORA GOES ALONG WITH PRES. ROOSEVELT Of the approximately ity President Roosevelt will receive in Washington Donora ed him President velt polled votes and Governor Thomas E. Dewey 988. Seen This Morning BARBER SHOPS CLOSED All Day Armistice Open Fri day evening until 9 130t6' GET YOUR PERMANENTS finger waves and poos at formerly Ann 468 Isabella North 4IZ-J. Operated by Sim peon Daily 9 to Saturdays 9 to 9. Evenings by appointment COUNCIL WILL ACCEPT SPEERS DREDGING CHECK Approve Officer For Regular Discuss Safety In Auditorium Charleroi council 1 a to ihc foue and decided he should re- from the uniform regular James Charles Leo Schoener Robert Hoehl were with Wood The with Speers borough over of on Creek uas with under of its check as a share in the Public of the boro since the inception the Teen Age approved at old rental fixed by but those who rent ii in the future must pay the borough for work expended by the street force in putting up and taking down the borough been getting about but the cost the hourly rate Thai is went on in council last night so far as were con- But there were routine matters ancl complaints by The tion night fever seemed to have every one of the usual extended everything was over by Full on the THE ROUTINE W. C. of McKean a property owner at 224 and 22G McKean lodged a complaint about traffic and light conditions which was placed in the hands of the Street Committee for Herman 1216 Lookout described conditions in his residence vicinity the worst nue in and declared was litter and unfavorable the for relief in view of the fact that his daughter had gone into the street to play and had been that there was a garbage situation and that conditions has reached such a pass that garbage waa being clumped made the Schwartz that the matter be put in the hands of the Street hearing the Tax Col- ordered commissions for month of October in tho amount of The ambulance report was read and an added item of tlie withholding totalling to lo Paite HOGHES CARRY SPEERS VOTE President Roo evelt today held a Alight edge in the balloting in Speers rating 175 votes of the 339 Dewey was given 157 For U. S. State Supreme Hughes gave gan 175 and 146. The State Treasurer's vote went 165 for and 153 for Ross and Rhodes gained the edge for Superior Court Ross ting 16D and Rhodes 1GS. James wa- given and Graff Auditor General had 152. Lane and Ellenberger led the General Assembly Lane receiving Ellenberger 165. Reese got 145 and Shannon 140. TWILIGHT GIVES LEAD TO DEWEY returns were in early ancl y ve a lead to the Republican The vote U. S. State Supreme Jones Morgan State Superior James Auditor General 55. CARD PARTY St. Jerome's Thursday Nov. at 8 Admission 25c. BIG SUPER PARTY At Italian Corner Eighth St and Lookout every Thursday night Something CALL MRS. 8HEPARD Loved overseas want your Wallet size 10 in. to p. Nov. last day to assure arrival in ters by 131 Democrats Mafu Gains In Both House HUGHES LEADS IN FIGHT FOR SUPREME COURT Roosevelt Leads In As Do Most Democratic Candidates President Wins Or Is 34 States With Total 0 Electoral Dewey In 14 States MANY GOVERNORSHIP UNDEC Nov. Roosevelt to hold a narrow lead in the count industrial county offset rural made by Gov. E. in day's but the U- S. race even closer and contents for five statewide were nip mid- .In unofficial returns from 815ti of the 8208 56 of counties vote Roosevelt 979. Senator Francis J. James J. R. The President piled up early lead in where his plurality was a drop from margin over Wendell in 1940. Allegheny County and Philadelphia gave Mr. Roosevelt a lead the rural vote was unable to entirely Completed from the region gave Mr. Roosevelt a Although upwards of ballots were still to be counted weeks from ical said any margin from that in Roosevelt's Throughout the pre dawn tallying Dewey continued to whittle Mr. Roo e Tit H 2. GLARE LUCE WINNER IN CONGRESS FIGHT Nov. still glamour girl from the Fourth said today it was too bad about Margaret Con her Democratic then 1 at her victory over New Deal the wasn't running Misa Mrs. Luce said in hei was against the Deal up here the Mrs. received and Miss Connors had The re elected coiner of countless political arrived at at 1 A. HEAR FIRST PROTEST AGAINST FIFTH TERM Nov. after Gov. Thomas E. Dewey conceded his defeat the first protest against a fifth term for President Roosevelt was forwarded to Chairman Robert E. Hannegan of the Democratic National Committee by a four-time FDR The protest was sent by Charles L. promotion manager for radio station an ardent ad- of Mr. Andrews de- clared he would renege on an- other term because he believes 16 years in office is enough for any man even though he be a Democrat of un- impeachable of President conceded tod Gov. Thomas K. Dewey as si mounting from a also guarantees numerical control and bolstered the I strength in the The count of the ballot in wartime election in 80 and at 11 A. K Press tabulation following popular vote in t Roosevelt Dewey That about C6 the expected vote and if the age continues the local m figure beyo expectations of all p The vote in 1940 J 221. The President had won or was in 34 st tes with a total of 407. Dewey had or was 1 in 14 states with a total elector of 124. The returns in mid day House had been t The breakdown Democrats 204 Republicans 145 American Labor Party T Progressive 1 Contests Undecided 84 At the 17 cane had been elected to the Senat breakdown 73 Republicans Undecided contests 18. Der led in and in 19 Senate holdovers who did the polls Demoer Republicans Progressive 1. At A. M. 13 governo had been The Democrats 7 6 Undecided contests 18. Den leading in 8 and Republicans in Democratic numerical supe in i he Senate was not in Tuesday's To Finer 3. V OIL RAIL YARDS ARE BOMBE Nov. 8 350 Flying Fortresses and Lib attacked the Leuna synthetic oi at Merseburg and rail yai Rheine in a renewal winter bombing campaign i More than 850 and escorted Pot and unusually in proportion to the the bomber but it was i that the Germans threw sor against u raiding fori the area last REPUBLICANS CONT STATE LEGISLATURE Nov. I Nearly complete fro civilian showed toda while failing to Pennsylvania for their candidate at the polls control of both branc the State Gets Eye View Jap Light Tank On Guair North Charleroi Soldier Hai One Real Story To Tell Folks Back Home Pfc. John son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. 515 North will have at least one story to tell the folks when he gets back It is a account of what the bottom of a Jap light tank looks one rolled almost half its length up a palm which was taking But luckily the tree and the tank had to back off. I a lot of o It was so close was right ii And it was a hot spot for shak. A man lying right next was struck by one of the bulle the machine a member of til 77th was at on the island of when the tank sortie took curred right in the middle of tl eat fight that bis on thf now liberated Washchyshak first spotted 11 from his position Mw ft 1
