Republicans Count Wartime Votes Across Nation in 1942 Election
The Associated Press notes a strong wartime victory for Republicans led by Dewey in New York, with gains in Senate, governorships, and House seats. Republicans gained six Democratic Senate seats and won three governorships, while Democrats held 24 Senate seats and 18 governorships with multiple races still undecided. The article also mentions a massive new bell in India at a Buddhist temple weighing 1,700,000 pounds.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Senate
George Norris
Nebraska
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Iowa
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Oklahoma
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Connecticut
Djeddo
India
Election Returns Show Party Totals Across United States
AP tally through 11 15 AM ET lists Democrats with 13 Senate seats and 54 total in the chamber after holdovers and contests. Republicans hold 35 seats with 15 new picks, plus 1 progressive and 1 unknown. In House counts, Democrats lead with 182 seats to 167 for Republicans, 2 for Progressives, and 0 for Farmer-Laborists, with 7 vacancies.
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Senate
What Causes Epilepsy Booklet Offered Free
A booklet presenting opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy will be mailed free to readers who write to the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept G 1487. The offer emphasizes accessible information and gratis distribution while stocks last.
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Luce Wins Connecticut Seat as First Woman Congressman
Mrs Clare Booth Luce is elected Connecticut’s first woman congressman in the fourth district. A noted author and war correspondent she campaigned as a Republican and defeated three rivals by a margin of 8 072 votes promising a hard war not a soft one.
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Greenwich
Conn
U.P
Clare Booth Luce
Connecticut
Fourth District
Will Rogers Jr draws ahead in 16th District race
Santa Monica California November 4 Will Rogers Jr Democrat son of the late humorist forged ahead of incumbent Republican Representative Leland M Ford on the basis of complete unofficial returns from 304 of 654 precincts. The vote Rogers 27852 Ford 23261.
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Will Rogers, Jr
Leland M. Ford
Rogers
Ford
Utah Voters Reject Chain Store Levy
Utah voters rejected the chain store tax bill by better than a two to one margin in yesterday's general election. The proposed act would have required licenses for retail chains with ten or more Utah stores and imposed annual license taxes ranging from 50 to 500 dollars per store, with higher amounts for new stores opened after the effective date.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Drake Strait
South Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
Poultry Health Claim for Sulphurous Compound Feed Additive
An advertisement touts a sulphurous compound added to water or feed that supposedly destroys intestinal germs and worms, reduces blood sucking insects, and improves appetite health and egg production in fowls at low cost with money back if not satisfied.
Texans Vote Amid War Call as Primaries Dominate
Texas voters largely acknowledged the wartime focus with 168 counties reporting results. Key winners include Senator W. Lee O Daniel and Governor Coke R Stevenson with strong leads, while congressional races showed incomplete tallies in several districts. Republican turnout appeared light, notably in Bexar County where Paul Kilday led William A Turner five to one.
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Somerville People’s Unity Party
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Patton
Orr
Thomas
Kjerlang
Muse
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Gould
Kilday
Turner
Paul Kilday
Bexar County
William A. Turner
Marian Martin Pattern 9234 for 12 to 22 inch dolls
An affordable Marian Martin pattern 9234 offers doll clothes in sizes for 12 to 22 inch dolls. Order by sending sixteen cents and include size name address and pattern number. Pattern Book and War Time wardrobe tips featured in The Amarillo News Pattern Department notice.
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Marian Martin
Amarillo News
18Th St
New York
N. Y
Texans vote to retire deficit bond and curb state debt
Texans backed an amendment to retire the 30 million dollar general fund overdraft by bond issue and to avoid debt thereafter, a plan allied with business interests but opposed by the State Democratic Convention. Voters rejected paying military officers as school instructors and a large probate court expansion, while approving a 75 thousand dollar Tarleton College claim settlement and a 2 million dollar state office building proposal.
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Voting Was Too Heavy in Alameda Presinct
In Alameda Idaho on November 41 voters swarmed the poll hall causing the floor to sag two feet. Officials repaired the booth and regulated voting to prevent further strain. No injuries occurred and turnout remained heavy despite the mishap.
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Alameda
Idaho
Quick Cough Relief DIY Mixture From Home
Old home remedy promotes a simple syrup with sugar or honey mixed with Pinex to create a pint cough medicine. Claims quick action loosens phlegm soothes irritated membranes and eases breathing for better sleep. Money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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