Train Derailment Kills Ten in Colfax California
At least ten people die and a score are injured when a 14 car section of the Southern Pacific Challenger derails near Colfax three miles west of town on the way to San Francisco. Army ambulances rush to Colfax and nearby hospitals take in servicemen and civilians.
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California
Colfax
Cal
U.ri
Southern Pacific Challenger
San Francisco
Here
Placer County
Francis G. West
Contra Costa
Martinez
Calif
Auburn
DeWitt General Hospital
Dick Wayland
Wayland
King Cole and Ulcer Pains Udga Ad Appears
Advertisers claim stomach and ulcer pains affect kings and commoners alike. The pitch promotes Udga Tablets with a money back guarantee and a demand to try the product for relief.
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King Cole
FDR Wins Delaware Narrowly While GOP Governor Is Re-elected
Delaware voters split their ticket with Franklin Roosevelt carrying the state by about 13 000 while Republican Governor elect Dewey is re elected and Democrat Philip A Traynor defeats incumbent Earle D Willey for the lone congressional seat Roosevelt 63836 to 53107 in unofficial returns from 243 of 250 precincts Traynor 62969 to Willey 57961.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Roosevelt
Congress
Dewey
Philip A. Traynor
Earle D. Willey
Drunken Party Scatters Bottles Across Liberal Cemetery
Peace officers in Liberal Kansas investigate a Sunday night drinking party held in the local cemetery. Revelers shattered bottles against tombstones and left scattered empties as authorities seek fingerprints from bottles found nearby.
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Liberal
Kansas
One Candidate Wins Lime Stone County Sheriff Race
GROESBECK November 8 In a campaign with no nominees Charlie Shreve a peace officer was elected sheriff of Lime stone County. He succeeds Sam Adkins who is now serving his second term.
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Groesbeck
U.P
Charlie Shreve
Limestone County
Sam Adkins
Mrs H L Knighton Visits Friends in Amarillo
Mrs. H. L. Knighton of Littlefield is visiting friends in Amarillo today while en route home from a vacation in Detroit and Washington, D. C.
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H. L. Knighton
Littlefield
Amarilo
Detroit
Washington, D. Cc
Shamrock Business Visitor in Amarillo Today
Maury Hicks of Shamrock and Syre Oklahoma travels to Amarillo as a business visitor for the day accompanying contact meetings and local engagements with regional firms.
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Shamrock
Maury Hicks
Shamrock and Syre
Okla
Amarillo
Davis Loses Senate Bid to Myers in Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia on November 8, 1938, Francis J. Myers, a Democratic congressman since 1938, led Republican Senator James J. Davis by 45,022 votes with 8,076 precincts reported. Davis, 71, faced criticism over isolationism and Pearl Harbor voting record as soldier ballots awaited counting.
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Philadelphia
James J. Davis
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Francis J. Myers
Congress
Myers
Davis
Pearl Harbor
Joseph F. Gufef
Courthouse Records District Court Divorces and Marriages
District Court entries list divorces for Robert and Maudie Calhoun Velma Dunn and Robert Dunn Betty Hodges and Fred Hodges R H Fleming and Mary Flem ing and other divorce actions. Marriage licenses granted for Hooks DeFries Prater Os borne Tranbarger Severin Hobbs Gregory Barker Hale Purnell Robison Sullivan Early and Williams.
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Robert Calhoun
Maudie L. Calhoun
Jesse Deger
Oleta W. Deger
Velma Dunn
Robert E. Dunn
Betty Ronnebeck Hodges
Fred Hodges
R. H. Fleming
Mary Lee Fleming
Robert Gale Hooks
Mary Frances DeFries
E. P. Prater
Christine Osborne
Jon T. Tranbarger
Barbara Severin
G. A. Hobbs
Mary Gregory
Matt Barker
Ina Belle Hale
Leon James Purnell
Evalyne Rosella Robison
Coen Sullivan, Jr
Dorothy Jean Dunn
Eugene F. Smith
Iince Lorene Turner
Olin D. Early
Margaret Williams
Amendment roll call and totals by district
Voting tallies listed for amendments No 1 No 2 and No 3 across districts including Democrats Republicans Regulars Socialists and Prohibitionists with final district and overall totals. End sums show Democrats 6117 Republicans 2618 Regulars 759 Socialists 9 Prohibitionists 7 America First 1.
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Assembly of God Church
Sanborn School
Glenwood School
Highland Park School
Sam Houston
West Entrance
Bushland School
Pleasant Valley
Masterson Ranch
America First
Political Action Committees Drive High Voter Turnout
The CIO political action committee and the national citizens political action committee were cited as strong factors in a large turnout. All sides credited the PACs with ensuring thousands of qualified voters cast ballots in the election.
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CIO Political Action Committee
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Stock market slips after election returns in New York
The stock market fell slightly today in a mild reaction to the election results. Observers expected a small setback if Roosevelt won, but viewed the dip as temporary and aligned with Wall Street expectations.
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New York
U.P
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Germans Bombard U S Lines With Propaganda Leaflets
Nazi forces in Germany bombarded American lines with propaganda leaflets praising Roosevelt and attacking Jews. The leaflets declared Jews govern and urged soldiers to vote for Roosevelt, reflecting wartime information battles after the U S presidential election.
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Germany
U. S
Roosevelt
Ball Praises Roosevelt Reelection Endorsement of War Policy
Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota welcomed Roosevelt's victory as broad support for his wartime leadership and for U S participation in a strong international peace organization. Ball said the win cuts across party lines and calls for national unity to pursue these goals.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph H. Ball
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
United States
Ball
Truck Driver Killed When Truck Overturns
C E Webb of Corpus Christi was killed when the truck he drove overturned six miles south of here. A companion was seriously injured. The crash occurred yesterday in Texas on November 8.
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Alice
Texas
C. E. Webb
Corpus Christi
Here
Two Precincts Lead Early In Potter County Vote
Two precincts in Potter County quickly reported results after polls closed. Precinct 12 at Bivins School with Ernest Archambeau as presiding judge telephoned at 7 05 p m, the first countywide report. Precinct 11 Wolflin School led in calling in by 8 00 p m with Lawrence Griffith presiding.
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Bivins School
Ernest Archambeau
Globe News
Archambeau
Wolflin School
Lawrence Griffith
Potter
Farley Urges Nation to Back Roosevelt Victory Policy
Former Postmaster General James A Farley calls upon the nation to support the Roosevelt administration to bring about a speedy victory in the war. Concurrently reports from Santa Monica say Joe E Brown's daughter Mary Elizabeth 14 shows improvement after a Sunday automobile crash. Also a discovery notes salt beds covering forty square miles in Nova Scotia.
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New York
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Santa Monica
Calif
Joe EB. Brown
Mary Elizabeth
Nova Scotia
Army and Navy Say Robomb Attacks on U S Are Possible
War and Navy Departments assess the chance of robot bomb attacks on the United States as possible but not imminent. Illinois votes shift toward Roosevelt with Scott Lucas returning to the Senate and a new Democratic representative, while Republican governors remain. Times Square erupts with a 500000 strong crowd before midnight as election celebrations are dispersed by rain.
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Army
Navy
U. S
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Lucas
Chicago
Illinois
Roosevelt
Scott W. Lucas
Senate
Times Square
New York
Damage suit filed against Panhandle Stages Shuttle Service
A district court suit seeks $9,279 from R. C. Clark and Panhandle Stages Shuttle Service after C. D. Smith, a minor, alleges injury when struck by a Panhandle bus driven by J. C. Williams on September 16, 1944. The petition is filed by Smith's father.
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C. D. Smith Et al
R. C. Clark
Panhandle Stages
Smith
Panhandle Sages
J. C. Williams
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