United States presidential vote by state and party in 1940
AP compiled official presidential vote by state and party for the November 5 election. Nebraska and Rhode Island are unofficial. Democratic totals include New York American Labor Party votes. Republican totals include Independent Democratic and Jeffersonian votes in certain states.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Rhode Island
New York
Roosevelt
Georgia
South Carolina
Willkie
Union Party
Lemke
Volunteers Fill 45th Draft Board Call In Oklahoma
Pontotoc county draft officials report rising volunteer interest for the January 3 call to fill the 45th division. District 2 lists 19 volunteers and 19 draftees preliminaries complete. district 1 shows 24 volunteers, six lacking only blood tests, and 14 draftees finished. A Texas visit by a registrant’s brother preceded the volunteer turnabout, avoiding prosecution as the youth chose to enlist.
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Pontotoc County
45Th Draft Board
Oklahoma
45Th
Selective Service
Texas
United States Army
Oklahoma City Communist Convictions Sharpen State Law Reach
Assistant Oklahoma county attorney John Eberle says the Shaw verdict clears the way to arrest and prosecute any known communist or sympathizer under the criminal syndicalism act. Shaw was convicted for writings by Marx, Lenin and Stalin. Wood faces similar charges for a bookstore operation. The cases may be appealed as the law’s crisis-era reach is debated.
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Oklahoma City
John Eberle
Oklahoma County
Alan Shaw
Oklahoma
Eberle
Shaw
Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Robert Wood
Wood
Shaw’s
Stanley Belden
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Oakland
Cal
Benjamin Cardoza
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Belden
Woo
Holmes
Final Returns On Election Totaling Almost 50 Millions
Final official and unofficial returns show Franklin D. Roosevelt winning a third term with 27,241,939 votes to Willkie's 22,327,226 amid a 49,808,624 total national popular vote. Minor parties polled 239,459 votes with Roosevelt carrying 46 states. electors meet to formalize the result.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Associated Press
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Wendell L. Willkie
Norman Thomas
Roger W. Babson
Prohibition
Earl R. Browder
John W. Aiken
Socialist Labor
Roosevelt
Willkie
FDR
New York State
Georgia
South Carolina
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
LaFollette
Texas
Wyoming
Kansas
Michigan
North Carolina
Texas Insurance Commissioner Dies in Coleman Hospital
Walter C. Woodward state life insurance commissioner and former state senator died in a Coleman hospital after a long illness. Appointed to the post in 1939 by Governor O Daniel he later ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 1934 against William McCraw serving as McCraw's runoff opponent.
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Coleman
Tex
Walter C. Woodward
Woodward
O’daniel
Senate
William McCraw
McCraw
Greater returns for amount in vested
A trade ad notes higher yields for vested investments in Ada as investors seek better value. The listing promotes enhanced returns on allocations, urging readers to explore options and compare rates offered by local financial firms.
45th Division Mail Big Affair at Fort Sill
Wives and sweethearts of 45th division trainees at Fort Sill work overtime with postmen. Eight enlisted men handle mail for thirteen men, with 350 to 7000 letters daily. If laid end to end for a month the mail would stretch about 20 miles, requiring 33 trucks for convoy. The mobile post office operates continuously, delivering twice daily and dispatching thrice daily.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Rock Island trains collide in siding crash injuring sixteen
In Wapello Iowa sixteen people were injured last night when northbound Rock Island train No 61 crashed into the rear of southbound train No 64 as the latter pulled into a siding to pass. Two seriously hurt. Emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Wapello
Rock Island
State Senator and Hospital Head Clash Over Release Details
Oklahoma City December reports say Jesse Taylor of Woodward was released from eastern Oklahoma hospital at Winita on parole. He alleges Dr. F. M. Adams promised discharge if he resigns, a claim denied by Adams who says only welfare advice was given.
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Oklahoma City
Jesse Taylor
Woodward
Liberty
Oklahoma
Winita
Taylor
F. M. Adams
Adams
H. G. Taylor
Miami
Texas
Capitol
Phillips
E. W. Smartt
State Board of Affairs
Dr. Adams
Jesse
Smartt
Gov
Campaign Launched to Protect Army Men From Disease
The army and the U S public health service with state and municipal authorities began a nationwide drive to shield soldiers from venereal diseases. Maj Bascom Johnson of New York says Lawton Oklahoma offers a model showing the campaign can curb prostitution and protect civilians, with calls to strengthen state laws and city ordinances.
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Oklahoma City
Army
United States Public Health Service
Maj
Bascom Johnson
New York
American Social Hygiene Association
Oklahoma
Grady Mathews
Fort Sill
Johnson
Lawton
Public Health Service
Indian Found Slain At Atoka Tuesday
Silas Peters 48 a Caney Indian was found shot on Katy railroad tracks near Atoka Oklahoma. Sheriff Shoemake said Peters likely was murdered and placed on the tracks to die. a companion is in custody for investigation as crew observed them nearby. No charges filed yet.
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Atoka
Okla
Silas Peters
Katy
John Shoemake
Peters
Shoemake
Silas
Steamer Bic Island Bombed Off Ireland
A message picked up by MacKay radio reports the steamer Bic Island being bombed by enemy aircraft about 340 miles west by south of Tory Island off Ireland. The British vessel of 2450 tons was last listed sailing from Montreal to Liverpool around Oct 2.
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New York
MacKay Radio Today
Tory Island
Ireland
New York Maritime Register
Montreal
Liverpool
Pure Oil adds three wells in Cumberland pool near Red River dam
Pure Oil announces completion of three new producing wells in the Cumberland pool near the Red River dam. Wells No. 3 Little 101, No. 1 Crissman-104, and No. 4 Little-100 are the twelfth to fourteenth producers in the field with rates of 579, 200, and 130 barrels per hour. A six inch pipeline will connect the Cumberland tank farm to the Texas pipeline pump station at Armstrong once weather permits.
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Tulsa
Pure Oil Company
Cumberland Pool
Red River Dam
Cumberland
Crissman-104
NEC
Newsec
Pure Oil
Cumberland Tank Farm
Texas Pipeline
Armstrong
Campaign Failure Haunts 1930s Fruit Fly Cleanup
A 1930s government bid to stamp out the Mediterranean fruit fly cost $6 million and later grew into a $12 million dispute. Florida growers seek refunds after alleged over spraying and property damage. Hearings by a joint Senate-House claims panel hear charges of negligence and wastefulness against the Agriculture Department and its 6,000 inspectors.
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Orlando
Fla
Congressional
Senate
House Claims Committee
Department of Agriculture
A. E. Pickard
Wilmon Newell
University of Florida
Agriculture Department
Pacific Coast
Florida
Bank Robbery Report Allegedly Involving Decoy Money
Evansville police investigate a report from farmer Nathan Taylor who claimed $106 was taken from his account while he was inside a bank. Sgt. Frank Freihaut promised to attempt recovery before December 25.
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Evansville
Ind
Nathan Taylor
Frank Freihaut
Solons Weigh Super Committee to Tie Spending and Revenue
Washington reports lawmakers discuss creating a joint super committee to coordinate non-defense spending and revenues. Representative Woodrum seeks Roosevelt cooperation to form a group reviewing the fiscal picture and recommending revenue needs. Senator Harrison supports a joint panel to avoid friction between chambers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Woodrum
D.va
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Ways and Means and
Appropriations Committees
Joint
Congressional Committee
Harrison
D.-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Sentry’s Firing At Auto Commended At Fort Devens
At Fort Devens Massachusetts a sentry who discharged his rifle to halt an automobile injuring a young woman was commended by his superiors. Louise DeRocher a 25 year old Nashua New Hampshire resident was struck in the neck by a ricocheted bullet but suffered only a minor wound. Army officials said the car ignored a stop warning and entered the fort while a bus passenger check was underway. The statement praised strict adherence to credentials and noted the sentry’s actions as proper.
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Fort Devens
Mass
Louise DeRocher
Nashua
N. H
Twin John Plezz Walkers Baffle Draft Board
Okfuskee county draft board in Okemah Oklahoma faces a logjam as two twin brothers named John Plezz Walker, both 22, answered questionnaires for the same registrant. One is in a Weutumka CCC camp, the other a school bus driver. Chief Clerk Osman Kezer misidentified them until he used addresses to separate the twins. He hopes the mixup is resolved before they move.
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Okemah
Okla
Okfuskee County
John Plezz Walker
Wetumka
Kezer
Death of B. L. Rice at age 85 in Oakman
B L Rice 85 died at Oakman Monday morning. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p m at Oakman Cemetery with burial there. Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Survived by two nieces including Mrs Pearl Shockey and two nephews.
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B. L. Rice
Oakman
Criswell Funeral Home
Pearl Shockey
Car and truck collision on icy road injures county official
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sanders county child welfare director was injured Saturday morning when her car skidded on an icy pavement four miles east of Ada and hit a truck. She received treatment at Valley View hospital for an injured knee sprained ankle and skinned nose and was dismissed. The truck was driven by Jack McNutt.
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Mary Elizabeth Sanders
Ada
Warner For Central Defense Authority
Milo J. Warner national commander of the American Legion urged that the national defense program be placed under a national advisory commission. He called for fast defense buildup and cooperation with military forces on procurement aid to Britain and other defense needs. He warned that shore defense requires readiness to stop aggressors before they reach U S shores.
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Tulsa
Milo J. Warner
American Legion
National Advisory Commission
Britain
Legion
Texas Farmers Show Low Delinquency On Farm Loans
A Texas state advisory committee reported at a quarterly FSA meeting that 1 000 Texas farmers had a delinquency rate of only 1.1 percent on farm security administration loan installments over three years. The Oklahoma delegation said 500 Oklahoma farmers were delinquent at 1 percent.
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Dallas
Texas
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Oklahoma
Packers Report Gain in Business This Winter
John Holmes president of Swift and Company announced earnings reached 11,183,484 dollars for the year or 1.89 dollars per share the best since 1936. He credited the national defense program with boosting demand for packing house commodities especially wool and hides improving values.
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Chicago
John Holmes
Swift and Company
Holmes
Stanford Rose Bowl team rejects Pacific coast conference payout
Stanford President Ray Lyman Wilbur announced the Rose Bowl squad would not participate in the conference $50 vacation pay plan. The team resumes practice for the New Year battle with Nebraska after the holiday break, with players eligible to prove they gave up Christmas jobs to train.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Nebraska
Hoover backs Bridges deportation in FBI briefing
J Edgar Hoover said in an interview that FBI investigations convinced him labor leader Harry Bridges should be deported. He plans to submit a 3000 word report to Attorney General Jackson with evidence the communist party aims to overthrow the U S government.
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J. Edgar Favors Bridges
Miami Beach
Fla
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Harry Bridges
Jackson
Communist Party
United States
State Gets Sum To Aid In Fight On Forest Fires
The U S forest service allocated 16506 to Oklahoma under the Clarke McNary act to reimburse fire prevention costs for 1941. The report shows 1013 fires on protected lands, 4091 on unprotected lands, burning 102272 and 4091045 acres respectively, with total damages estimated at 175125 and 4091045 dollars.
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Washington
U. S. Forest Service
Oklahoma
Forest Service
Textbook Board Seeks Aid in Textbook Adoptions Case
Oklahoma City reports the state textbook commission will meet Monday to seek the attorney general's help defending the adoptions in a federal suit. Chairman Raymond Brunk said the panel will also vote to hire R. Roberts of Wewoka as special counsel. The suit, brought by textbook companies, aims to validate the adoptions made last summer and names the commission as defendant. All members except state superintendent A. L. Crable approve the adoptions, and Brunk noted Crable was recently cleared of related charges in a Pontotoc county suit.
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Oklahoma City
Commigetion
Attorney General
Raymond Brunk
Commission
R. Roberts
Wewoka
Comepanies
Brunk
A. L. Crable
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Crable
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City Reports One Highway Fatality in 1940
A 1940 total of 446 traffic deaths in Oklahoma is reported for December 17, down 14 from 1939 for the same period. One death added today brings the monthly count to eleven, with last December recording thirty eight fatalities in the first seventeen days.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Drops in Oil Output in Oklahoma and Kansas
Tulsa oil output fell by 35 275 barrels daily to 384 450 for the past week. Kansas production rose by 15 950 barrels per day to 199 050.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa World
Kansas
Miniature driving course tests drivers on a traffic maze
A device uses a tiny car navigating a full scale like network of streets intersections and highways. As the driver uses the controls the miniature car traverses the course while a scoreboard records faults.
Car registrations rise in 1940 nine month period
During the first nine months of 1940, 2 001 278 new passenger cars were registered in 43 states and the District of Columbia compared with 1 549 738 in the same states in the 1939 period.
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District of Columbia
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Ark
Aine
Utah
Ernest M. Hill
United Press
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Ada News
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Anacostia
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Auto
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