Capper Heads GOP Landslide in Kansas Defeats McGill
In Kansas on November 4 1942 Arthur Capper aged 77 led a Republican landslide for the U S Senate and carried the state with 201 317 votes to 140 824 over George McGill He helped Andrew Schoeppel win the governorship and kept all six Kansas congressional districts in Republican hands with substantial margins.
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Topeka
Kan
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Senator Capper
George McGill
Wichita
Capper
McGill
Andrew Schoeppel
Ness City
Payne Ratner
Schoeppel
William H. Burke
Little River
Ratner
Burke
Drake
Dem
Rees
Houston
Hope
Alexander
Carlson
Carlson, Repn
Strnad
Brooded Over Love Affairs Affects Murder Appeal
Mrs Juanita Barr argues her mental state nullifies responsibility in the slaying of Blanche Woodall a 27 year old night club dancer in Dallas The appeal contests grand jury testimony limits and charges on aggravated assault and accidental homicide while prosecutors say the record shows no such doubt.
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Austin
Juanita Barr
Blanche Woodall
Court of Criminal Appeals
Maury Hughes
Eddie Barr
Dallas
Woodall
C. A. Pippen
Oil Man Ed Moore Wins Senate Seat in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma voters elected Ed H. Moore a 71-year-old anti-New Deal Republican to the U S Senate to replace Josh Lee while Robert S Kerr won the governorship. Kerr defeated William J Otten as precincts reported results from Oklahoma City. In Congress Jack Nichols led in the 2nd district race by 188 votes over E O Clark with 305 of 331 precincts counted. Democratic candidates were favored in most other House races.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
William J. Otten
Lee
Moore
Otten
Senate
Jack Nichols
Eufaula
Congress
E. O. Clark
Stigler
Nichols
Clark
House Aviation Committee
Ross Rizley
Guyman
Northwest Eighth
Fullus Cox
Boise City
Roland Paul Stewart
Antlers
Wilburn Cartwright
Frank D. McSherry
McAlester
Little Dixie
Jed Johnson
J. L. Hart
Chickasha
Belmont Nurse Mrs Matson Visits Amarillo Ill Relative
Mrs Jack Matson of Belmont Kansas former Northwest Texas Hospital superintendent is in Amarillo visiting. She came to see Miss Virginia Corbin who is critically ill at the hospital.
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Jack Matson
Belmont
Kans
Jessie Wilson
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Virginia Corbin
Wainwright in Prison Camp Reported in Tokyo Broadcasts
Tokyo Radio claimed Lieut. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright and Lieut. Gen. A. E. Percival were held in a Japanese prisoner camp at Taiyuan in Shanxi. The Times and Advertiser published letters of thanks from the generals and other former colonial governors.
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United Press
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Bataan
A. E. Percival
Malay Peninsula
Tokyo Radio
Taiyuan
Shansi
China
Tientsin
Japan Times and Advertiser
Wainwright
Percival
Ando
Gen. Wainwright
Times and Advertiser
Japanese Times and Advertiser
Gen. Percival
Thomas Clinton Thomas
Singapore
Mark Young
Hong Kong
K. TI. Spitz
Sumatra
Johnson Pulls Ahead In Colorado Senate Race
Denver Nov 4 UPI unauthoritative counts show U S Senator Edwin C Johnson leading re election efforts with 154 350 votes to 151 940 for Governor Ralph L Carr based on 1432 of 1669 precincts Carr refuses to concede while Republican Eugene D Millikin capture the Senate two year term and Colorado's four House members appear reelected as Republicans sweep the slate
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Denver
U. S
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Johnson
Ralph L. Carr
Carr
Eugene D. Millikin
Senate
Congress
School Principals Meet to Plan Gasoline Registration
Amarillo principals to meet at 4 30 this afternoon to finalize plans for gasoline rationing registration set for Thursday Friday and Saturday next week. Registration to occur mainly in the afternoon and on Saturday with no early school dismissal. CAMP ROBERTS CALIF UP Earleen Deaton 18, touted as Uncle Sam s first woman barber at an army camp, says she has received at least 18 marriage proposals since starting to cut hair at the Camp Roberts barber shop averaging three proposals a week.
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Amarillo
Camp Roberts
Cal
Earleen Deaton
Uncle Sam
Birth Control Amendment Defeated in Massachusetts
Massachusetts voters rejected a birth control amendment that would allow doctors to give contraceptive advice to married persons as a health measure. Early returns showed a no majority of 91 585, reflecting statewide opposition amid national debates. About 120 000 blind persons are noted in the United States.
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Boston
Navy
U.P
Massachusetts
United States
Brown Concedes Defeat to Ferguson in Michigan Race
U S Senator Prentiss M Brown conceded defeat to Republican rival Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson of Detroit and sent congratulations to the winner as results confirmed Ferguson's victory in the Michigan race.
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ST. Ignace
Mich
U. S
Prentiss M. Brown
New Deal
Homer Ferguson
Detroit
Hoover Says Enemies Can Get No Comfort From Election
Former President Herbert Hoover declares that enemies can gain no comfort from the election. He cites vigorous platforms from Republican Democratic and Labor candidates and calls for more efficient prosecution of the war amid protest for stronger wartime organization.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Freedom and resilience in war time rhetoric
A quotation emphasizes that belief in freedom strengthens resolve as free institutions endure amid desperate warfare, bolstering confidence for all who defend liberty.
FASTEETH Assertion Aids Denture Confidence
An ad promotes FASTEETH an alkaline powder to keep dentures secure and comfortable. It claims the product prevents slipping and odor without souring the plates and recommends purchasing at drug stores.
Reads Note to His Wife Kills Self
Donald Patrick Frye 34, president of Frye Aircraft Company Aviation School, killed himself in a Dallas hotel room while reading a death by own action note to his wife. Justice of the Peace W L Sterrett recorded death by own action. gun and telephone in Frye's hands. Jack Frye of Kansas City, president of T W A Airlines, notified.
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Dallas
Justice of Peace
W. L. Sterrett
Donald Patrick Frye
Frye Aircraft Company Aviation School
Justice Sterrett
Frye
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