Lausche Wins Ohio Governor Race After Narrow Start
Ohio swung Democratic as Lausche defeated Governor Herbert in a close race. Early returns placed Dewey ahead but Truman led statewide as Lausche gained momentum, with officials predicting a margin near 100,000. Herbert conceded at 1:10 a.m. after AP returns showed Lausche ahead.
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Herbert
Columbus
Ohio
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Thomas J. Herbert
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Bofeninda Senna Awn Fantha
Associated Press
Cleveland Plain Dealer
United Nations to consider Mexico peace appeal in plenary
The General Assembly, focusing mainly on the United States elections, scheduled a plenary session to act on Mexico's call for renewed peace efforts among big powers. The measure, approved by the political committee, is seen as a nonbinding statement of intent.
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Paris
United Nations
General Assembly
United States
Mexico
Assembly
Voice of America broadcasts on U S presidential election
New York dispatch reports Voice of America airs round the clock coverage of the U S presidential election. State Department spokesman notes programs explain the electoral college system and discuss campaign issues and candidates to a global audience.
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New York
Voice of America
U. S
State Department
Voice
Gallup Says Dem Strength Set Too Low
The Gallup Poll predicted a Dewey win but says Truman gained votes by recapturing Wallace backers and undecided voters. Gallup had forecast 49.5 for Dewey and 44.5 for Truman, noting Truman led by over 1.3 million in popular votes as undecided voters shifted.
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Gallup
West Virginia Holds Democratic Sweep In 1930s Returns
Charleston WV reports Fairmont Democrat Matthew Neely appears headed for the U S Senate with a 94 000 vote edge over Revercomb while Okey L Patteson extends his lead for governor and the Democratic machine claims all six congressional seats as returns rise from 2025 precincts.
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Charleston
W. Va
Matthew Mansfield Neely
Fairmont
U. S. Senate
Neely
Truman
West Virginia
Chapman Revercomb
WVA
Revercomb
Okey L. Patteson
Herbert S. Boreman
Parkersburg
GOP
Patteson
Bozeman
Ohio Valley Compact May Add Four States
Tennessee North Carolina and Alabama may join the eight state Ohio River Valley Compact as Hudson Biery of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission notes. A sub office of the U S Geological Survey is being set up to gather field data on flood control steam pollution navigation and other water matters.
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Cincinnati
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
Hudson Biery
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
U. S. Geological Survey
New York Theater Claim Ends Adler Shoes President Life
Arthur Adler, 55, of Norwalk Connecticut and president of Adler Shoes Company, died of a heart attack last night during a New York theater performance.
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New York
Arthur Adler
Norwalk, Conn
Adler Shoes Company
What If No Candidate Wins Majority in 1948 Election
The article explains constitutional procedures if no candidate gains a majority of the 531 electoral votes. The House would choose from the top three leaders Truman Dewey Thurmond, with each state casting one vote and a 25 vote majority required in 48 states. If still deadlocked, the Senate would select a vice president from Barkley and Warren.
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Washington
Truman
Gov. Dewey
House
Dewey
Gov. Thurmond
Senate
Barkley
Warren
Democratic House of Representatives
Democratic Senate
States Rights
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
South
Thurmond
Mr. Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Wallace
California
Connecticut
Maryland
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Democrats Win Majority of Governor Races Across Nation
Returns show Democrats securing at least 17 governor wins to eight for Republicans in 33 contests. Democrats gained in Ohio Illinois Connecticut Delaware Indiana Montana with Utah the sole Democratic loss. Unsettled races included Massachusetts Michigan New Mexico leading for Democrats while Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota New Hampshire Washington led for Republicans.
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Ohio
Illinois
Connecticut
Delaware
Indiana
Montana
Utah
Ilinois
Dwight H. Green
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
OPA
Chester Bowles
Ardent New Dealer
James C. Shannon
Henry F. Schricker
Hobart Creighton
Department of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Rhode Island
Arkansas
North Carolina
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Missouri
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Colorado
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Nevada
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Oklahoma
Virginia
Wyoming
Dewey
Maryland
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New York
Pennsylvania
Fatal Poisoning Trial To Be Resumed Today
Cincinnati report states Mrs. Mary Clay Watts a 43 year old widow faces murder charges for poisoning her daughter Barbara Ann eleven. The trial resumes today after a one day postponement caused by the election as two jurors remain to be selected in the case set from last May 15.
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Cincinnati
Mary Clay Watts
Barbara Ann
Coal Firm Official Dies at 79 in Canal Winchester
George E. Tethrick, 79, purchasing agent and store manager of Sunday Creek Coal Co. for 38 years, died at his Canal Winchester home. He had served as general manager of F. C. Stedman Co. in Athens for five years. Funeral services set for Friday.
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Columbus
George E. Tethrick
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Canal Winchester
F. C. Stedman Co
Athens
Roosevelt and Truman Each Carry Kewanee by 346 Votes
In Kewanee Illinois the late President Roosevelt won in 1944 by 346 votes and President Truman carried the city yesterday also by 346 votes, reflecting similar margins in a local voting report.
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Kewanee, Iill
Roosevelt
Kewanee
Truman
Conservationists to survey 47 Frontier farms tour
Columbus reporters say soil conservationists from the Friends of the Land invite the public to join a Sunday farm tour checking Rodman and Latham farms near Brownsville. The sites hosted The Second Frontier demonstration a year ago to show improvements.
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Columbus
Soil Conservationists
Friends of the Land
Rodman
Latham
Brownsville
Mayor Beckett Recall Fails in Hamilton Vote
Unofficial returns show the recall of Hamilton Mayor Edward Beckett failing by more than 1500 votes. The measure went 10,637 against and 9,101 in favor as a citizens committee had accused him of not living up to campaign promises.
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Hamilton
Edward Beckett
Citizens Committee
Beckett
One in six fit Cincinnati draft exam passed
Only one of six men tested at the district induction center through October 26 passed the draft examination, according to Army recruiting officials.
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Cincinnati
Army
Nothing Wrong With This Car
Sheriff deputies found a derelict car during a joy ride by three teenagers. The vehicle had no brakes no stoplight no windshield wiper no taillight no horn and very poor steering gear. The youths were taken into custody and released after their parents promised to junk the car.
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Columbus
Wavering Vote Totals Keep President Ahead In Topsy-Turvy Race
New York reports Dewey conceded the presidential race to Truman with a telegram of congratulations. In California, Truman surged ahead for the first time to secure its 25 electoral votes.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
James Hagerty
Dewey
San Francisco
California
Truman nears White House as Democrats seize Congress
Wavering totals in Illinois and Ohio kept Truman ahead in the presidential race as Democrats won Congress. Dewey pressed toward California with slivers in Indiana and Delaware, while Truman held thin margins in Illinois and Ohio awaiting final tallies. Dewey watched returns in New York.
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Illinois
Ohio
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Truman
White House
Election Day Closeness Leaves 27 States For Truman Lead
Early tabulations place Truman ahead in 27 states with 279 electoral votes at 10 am while Dewey leads in 17 states with 214. The tight race sparks talk of a possible House vote for president and Senate choice for VP if no majority emerges. Thurmond’s 38 electoral votes loom from Deep South states amid lingering doubt in several states.
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Truman
Dewey
Outcomes Split as Returns Pile Up In 1948 Election
Dewey aides express confidence while Warren calls the situation inconclusive after a long vote count. Truman rests in Independence, Missouri, amid uncertainty. Analysts weigh House dynamics with Thurmond and Wallace affecting key states and margins.
Truman Survives Close Election Amid Nationwide Pace
The article notes President Truman won by a narrow margin in New York and argues his vigorous campaign helped offset Dewey gains elsewhere. It highlights Truman’s 22 000 miles of travel and 272 speeches, portraying the race as one of the most intensive of modern times.
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Truman
Ohio
Dewey
Illinois
Kansas City
New York
Mr. Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Wallace
California
Connecticut
Nevada
Ohio election returns show statewide counts and official races
AP reports early returns from 106 662 of 135 868 units with Dewey leading Truman in popular vote and numerous statewide offices listed by party. It shows Lt Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Congress at Large and Supreme Court races with Republican and Democratic tallies.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Henry A. Wallace
Associated Press
Dewey
Truman
Wallace
Thurmond
Paul M. Herbert
George D. Nye
Edward J Hummel
Charles F. Sweeney
Roger W. Tracy
Joseph T. Ferguson
Don H. Ebright
Harry Armstrong
Hugh S. Jenkins
Herbert S. Duffy
George H. Bender
Stephen M. Young
Edward C. Turner
Charles H. Hubbell
Kingsley A. Taft
Robert M. Sohngren
Election results by district and statewide tallies
Tenth District results show Jenkins 25 181 and Canaday 18 569. Eleventh District Brehm 25 440 ahead of Allen 24 567. Fifteenth District Griffiths 25 470 ahead of Secrest 30 027. National totals list Dewey 1 417 971 and Truman 1 432 393. Governor race Herbert 1 218 229 and Lausche 1 375 482.
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Thomas A. Jenkins
Delmar A. Canaday
Walter E. Brehm
R-Inc
Joseph C. Allen
P. W. Griffiths
Inc
Robert T. Secrest
Democrats Clinch Control Of Congress In 1949 Return
Washington reports Democrats secured a House majority with 218 seats after breaking a 48 to 48 Senate tie. Projections show Democrats with about 54 Senate seats and 229 House seats, versus Republicans 42 and 205, with minor party counts and vacancies noted.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
GOP
American Labor Party
Leo Isacson
New York
Jackson Man Killed By Automobile in Fog
Ben Cantrill, 30, of Jackson Ohio, was struck and killed by a car in dense fog while examining damage to his parked truck on Route 35 one half mile east of Chillicothe. His lights reportedly failed just before the incident.
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Chillicothe
Ben Cantrill
Jackson
Ohio
Cantrill
Route 35
Here
Brains Scratch Over Democratic Ohio Victory
Ohio's Democratic sweep left party leaders puzzled and praising a dreamlike win. Democratic chairman Eugene Hanhart expressed disbelief while Republican chair Fred H. Johnson questioned explanations amid surprise results. Democratic Lt. Governor candidate George Nye had forecast a large Lausche lead and continued to run ahead of incumbent Paul Herbert as results came in.
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Ohio
Eugene H. Hanhart
Dover
Fred H. Johnson
George D. Nye
Waverly
Nye
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Lausche
Paul Herbert
Jtoday
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