Ohio Voters Turn Out in Record Early Morning Rush
Chilly rain did not deter Ohio voters who lined up at polls opening at 6 30 a m to cast ballots. Secretary of State George M Neffner predicted a record 3 250 000 votes with farmers and urban voters alike supporting their chosen candidates from president to county coroner.
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Ohio
George M. Neffner
Roosevelt
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Springfield
Neffner
Supreme Court
Cooking School Opening Draws Crowd Despite Weather and Politics
The Messenger's Annual Cooking School opened at the high school auditorium attracting a large audience despite a presidential election and showers. Miss Sally Potter demonstrated practical home cooking with everyday dishes and quick, impressive prep. Attendees received groceries and gifts. sessions continue Wednesday through Friday at 2 p.m.
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Athens
Churchill pledges utmost aid to Greece in Balkan war
Churchill told the House of Commons Britain would provide utmost aid to Greece as Italy’s invasion stalls along the Balkan front. He cited 14 000 civilian and 300 military deaths from Axis air raids and warned of looming British campaigns in 1943 and 1944 amid growing U boat danger.
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Italy
Winston Churchill
Britain
Aegean
House of Commons
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Rome-Berlin
Balkan
Koritza
Albania
Groom-To-Be Killed in Ohio Crash Before Wedding
George De Bolt, 35, was killed and his fiancee Delores Holycross, 20, injured when their car skidded from Route 736 near Plain City while returning from Springfield. The couple, to be married today, lived in Plain City.
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George de Bolt
Delores Holycross
Plain City
Springfield
Speed Vote Count
The Messenger will relay national election results rapidly as AP organizes a vast reporting system. About 65 000 staff, 285 000 miles of wires, and extensive telephones and machines will compile 50 000 000 votes across 130 000 precincts into state then national totals for immediate distribution.
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Associated Press
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Plex
Washington
Ten Die When Transport Crashes Into Mountainside
A United Air Lines twin-engine aircraft crashed into the Wasatch Mountains 13 miles northeast of Salt Lake City. Ten people died including the pilot and co pilot. victims included Howard C. Muir and G L Stevenson. The firm noted no prior fatalities in 500 million miles. Radio beam failure is suspected.
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Utah
Wasatch Mountains
United Air Lines
Here
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Howard C. Muir
Detroit
G. L. Stevenson
Sacramento
Calif
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Stevenson
United Airlines
Stanley O. Halberg
S. W. Hall
Oakland
New Yorkers Vote Late As Polls Extend To 9 P.M
New Yorkers may vote tonight as late as Colorado Idaho Nevada Utah Wyoming and parts of the Midwest. With anticipated record turnout New York extends polls three hours from 6 to 9 p.m. EST. Western states close simultaneously, though local times differ.
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Idaho
Nevada
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Empire State
Akron Board Grants Use of School Buildings to Communists
The Akron Board of Education voted to continue permitting Communist meetings in school buildings despite counsel saying no obligation. This action follows prior practice and keeps meeting access open at district facilities.
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AKRON
Akron Board of Education
Approve Market Rules For Burley Tobacco
Washington approves marketing quota regulations for burley tobacco for the 1940-41 season. The rules mirror those in effect for flue cured tobacco, as announced by Secretary Wickard and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
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Wickard
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Election Argument at Steel Mill Ends in Hospital
An argument at a Cleveland steel mill escalated into violence. Ben Malloy aged 37 was wounded by a bullet in the thigh while Charles Wilson aged 28 received five stitches for a mouth laceration.
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Cleveland
Ben Malloy
Charles Wilson
Aged Civil War Cannon Stolen Near Mintonville Cemetery
A Civil War vintage grass cannon over a ton in weight was stolen from its moorings near the cemetery gate in Mintonville during the weekend. Police investigate possible leads and request public tips to recover the relic.
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Hamilton
Mintonville
Willkie Casts Early Ballot In New York
Wendell L Willkie voted at Public School 6 Madison Ave at 85th St New York at 9 42 am today. He answered Straight Republican when asked how he would vote and listed occupation as Lawyer. Mrs Willkie attended with gardenia in her dress. He waited in line briefly and left to cheers as New York uses lever voting machines.
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Wendell WL. Willkie
Madison Avenue
Willkie
A F Eiselstein Dies At Home In Pomeroy
A F Eiselstein age 74 a native of Chester and long time state highway department worker in Meigs County died at his Pom ery home. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm Finsterwald Funeral Home with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife two sons Fred and Raymond and sister Mrs Ella Miller Cardwell Montana.
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Fred
Columbus
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Ella Miller
Cardwell
Montana
John
Barbara Eiselstein
Forest Service Staff Changes Announced at Local Office
Mrs Nell Lash of the U S Forest Service transfers to Athens to serve as secretary to H A Giesen the local abstr actor. Jeannette Prater of Ironton moves to Columbus to become secretary to Frank R Crow forest supervisor for Wayne National Forest.
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Ironton
Columbus
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Medical Association’s New President Dies
Dr. Quitman Underwood Newell aged 54 died unexpectedly yesterday before his planned installation as president of the Southern Medical Association at the Louisville convention. The death occurred in St. Louis with the Louisville session set for tomorrow.
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Quitman Underwood Newell
Southern Medical Association
Louisville
Famed Seaman Rostron Dies at 71 in Southampton
Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, 71, retired Cunard Line commodore and Titanic savior captain of the Carpathia in 1912, died yesterday in Southampton England.
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England
Sir Arthur Henry Rostron
Cunard Line
Carpathia
Film urging after election unity shown in theatres
More than 18 000 theaters nationwide will show a short film after today’s election titled A Plea For National Unity. The industry committee prepared the message urging the nation to unite behind the elected president.
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Hollywood
United States
Legion Post Plans Armistice Observance Meeting
The K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the post home led by new commander E F Maurer. Important business concerns Armistice Day celebrations and refreshments will be served.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
E. F. Maurer
Umbrella Obscured Vision: Woman Killed Crossing Street
Mrs. Louisa Dames, 74, widow, was struck and killed by an automobile while crossing a rain slick street toward her church. The事故 happened in Cincinnati as her umbrella apparently blocked her view.
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Cincinnati
Louisa Dames
Ichurch
Greek Morale High in Face Of Air Attacks
Salonica Greece reports strong Greek morale amid Allied air raids and Italian advances. Italians bomb the city causing civilian casualties yet Greek anti aircraft batteries claim six planes shot down. I observed four captured airmen questioned, all youths with limited flight time.
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Ioannina
Jannina
Toannina
France
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Budapest
Albania
Beightler Plans Resignation as Ohio Highway Director
Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler, commander of Ohio National Guard troops in training at Camp Shelby, Miss, plans to resign as Ohio highway director. He is on leave since October 15 when the 37th Division was mobilized and reasons he cannot ask Gov. Bricker to run the department long under an acting director if troops remain on federal duty for over a year.
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Ohio Highway
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John W. Bricker
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Varying Temperature and Rain Forecast for Ohio Valley
Extended forecast predicts Rain in the upper Ohio Valley ending early Wednesday, another precipitation event Friday, with cooler than normal start, a warmer spell by Friday, and a colder end of the week.
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Columbus
Ohio Valley
First Precinct Reports Unanimous for FDR in NC
A tiny Vance County precinct reported all 24 votes for President Roosevelt in the first district to report in North Carolina during today’s general election.
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N. C
Vance County
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Demonstration Voters Support $339,000 School Bond
About 500 Huron public school children paraded yesterday to back approval of a 339000 bond issue for a new school, aiming for voter backing in today’s decision.
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Huron
Former Slave Ruth Hood Dies in Cincinnati at 103
Ruth Hood a 103 year old former slave and longtime Cincinnati resident died today in the city. She was among its oldest residents and witnessed vast changes in her lifetime. Authorities did not release further details.
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Cincinnati
Ruth Hood
Voters Cast Ballots in Rain in 1940 Presidential Election
Early returns show a broad turnout across New York Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Michigan Indiana Wisconsin and other states. New Hampshire's Little Sharon led with 24 for Willkie and 7 for Roosevelt as final totals awaited across the nation in a rain affected day.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
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Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
New England
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Roosevelt
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Hart
Landon
Alabama U Student Ends Marathon Roosevelt Speech
Edward Devlin a 19 year old University of Alabama freshman from Atlantic City completed a marathon campaign speech for President Roosevelt after 66 hours 15 minutes on the steps of the Alabama Union building. He began at 12:15 p.m. Saturday and planned to speak until noon but rain cut the event short.
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Tucsaloosa
Ala
Edward Devlin
Roosevelt
University of Alabama
Atlantic City
N. J
Alabama Union
Campaign thief steals 3000 campaign cards in Mt Vernon
During Has sel Smith's bid for state senator a thief took 3000 advertising cards from Smith's car. Smith offered to pay for distributing the cards with no questions asked.
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MT. Vernon, Ill
Hassel Smith
Smith
Blacklist Regulation Cited In Ohio Liquor Enforcement
The State Board of Liquor Control issued its first citation under the Blacklist Regulation prohibiting sales to chronic alcoholics or those failing to support dependents. A Nov. 8 hearing is set for Laura M. Detler of Lowell Washington County accused of selling to a blacklisted man. Secretary Ray Rauch says 85 to 90 people are on the ban roster.
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Columbus
State Board of Liquor Control
Laura M. Detler
Lowell
Washington County
Ray Rauch
Fire Truck and Auto Collision Injures Three in Fremont
A Fremont Fire Department ladder truck and a Detroit auto transporter collided at a downtown intersection. Three men including firefighters Harold Beck and William Howell and driver L. Hillyer of Flint were bruised and cut. The year old fire truck was demolished and four cars were thrown from the transport.
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Fremont Fire Department
Detroit
Ohio Power Co
Harold Beck
William Howell
L. Hillyer
Flint
Mich
Death Ends Six Year Sleep of Akron Girl
Akron. A seven year old girl Dorothy June Russell has died after a six year sleep following whooping cough and encephalitis. She had been fed by spoon in early life, then gradually wasted and was hospitalized Thursday in a vain feeding attempt.
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Akron
Dorothy June Russell
Cleveland Toll Rises to 96 With Driver Willie Pavlasek
Cleveland's 1940 traffic death toll climbed to 96 after the death of Willie Pavlasek, 43. He died yesterday, widening the grim tally in the city’s road casualty report.
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Cleveland
Willie Pavlasek
Messenger Election Party Returns Tonight in Athens
If you cannot attend the Messenger event, call 0244 0245 or 0246 for latest election returns. A large screen opposite The Messenger Building will display AP wire updates and Athens County Board of Elections results. First key returns expected after 7:30 p m for the presidential race. state and county totals will be slower.
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