Democrats Lose Grip On Congress As Republicans Gain
Early returns show Republicans expanding gains in Congress and governors races. Democrats hold 219 House seats with a net loss of 41, Republicans 206 seats, a 41 seat gain. Minor parties win 17 seats, Democrats 13, Progressives 1. Idaho and Wyoming still uncertain. Chandler’s Senate win prompts fraud allegations from a Kentucky Republican official.
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House
Idaho
Wyoming
Rep
J. William Ditter
Pennsylvania
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Philadelphia
A. B
Happy) Chandler
D-Ky
Richard J. Colbert
Co. F. Hume
Kentucky
Senate
Harlan County
Rommel's Army Fleeing in Wild Disorder in North Africa
The Associated Press reports a catastrophic Axis defeat in North Africa as Rommel's forces retreat in disarray. Italian communications admit heavy losses and chaotic withdrawal, signaling a major turning point in the campaign.
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Rommel
Bricker Signals War Era Legislature Start in January
Gov. John W. Bricker outlined a wartime Ohio Legislature agenda for January focusing on the war effort. He pledged to pay a $6,000,000 school debt to halt interest and noted six House races remained undecided. The Dems held a 93- GOP edge in the House, with 56 Senate seats to the Republicans 38, and one independent race between Murray and Rankin shaping the chamber.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Martin L. Davey
Senate
Murray
D-Mont
Wellington D. Rankin
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Kenneth S. Wherry
la Follette
Wisconsin
Canton Police Search For Murder Suspect
Canton police hunted Leonard Mason 37 on first degree murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed Mrs. Bert Minesinger 45 and wounded his wife 25 and father-in-law John Prince 52 with two shotgun blasts through a window. Detectives cite witnesses who said Mason vowed to kill them and himself if family affairs were not left alone.
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Canton
Leonard Mason
Bert Minesinger
Mary
John Prince
Norman Vannalman
Mason
New Sheriff Charges Himself With Murder
CORTEZ Colorado. Sheriff Jim Baker of Montezuma County asked that murder charges be filed against him after fatally wounding Pat Garcia Saturday night during an arrest attempt. Baker, elected Tuesday, seeks a district court hearing to clear himself.
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Colo
Jim Baker
Montezuma County
Baker
Colorado County
Pat Garcia
Death toll grows in Cleveland infant illness case
Infant victims of an intestinal malady that began October 1 in Cleveland rose to 21, with eleven babies still under treatment yesterday.
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Cleveland
Census Bureau Sees War Impact on Population
Dr. Philip M. Hauser, assistant director of the Bureau of Census, says war will leave population scars with the lowest marriage and birth rates in U.S. history. He argues fertility will fall, shaping a surplus of marriageable women and a distorted internal population distribution.
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Chicago
Philip M. Hauser
Bureau of Census
American Journal of Sociology
The
University of Chicago
Hauser
May Is Re-Elected by Narrowest of Margins
Louisville Kentucky reports show Rep A J May won re election by the narrowest margin in the Seventh District while Sen A B Chandler was returned to a full six year term. May’s comeback as chair of the House Military Affairs Committee faced opposition from United Mine Workers and their president John L Lewis.
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Jack) May
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A. B
Happy) Chandler
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May
Congress
House
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Ohio Soldiers Hold Vital Pacific Islands Stepping Stones
Maj. Gen. Robert Beightler says the 37th Division, with many Ohioans, has been holding key Pacific islands seen as critical stepping stones after Hawaii and Australia. He shared the info with Maj. Harry H. Kerr at Camp Perry, noting islands like New Zealand, the New Hebrides, the Fijis, New Caledonia, part of New Guinea and the Samoas.
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CAP To Give Courier Service in Cleveland War Effort
The Ohio Wing Civil Air Patrol plans an airplane courier service in the Cleveland area to transport aerial and personnel for war industries starting next week. Major Earle L. Johnson, national CAP commander, and Major George A. Stone joined Captain Kent H. Smith in announcing the plan. The service aims to aid the war effort, not compete with common carriers, by providing transportation where none is available to meet demand for speed.
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Ohio
Civil Air Patrol
War Industres
Earle L. Johnson
Army Air Corps
CAP
George A. Stone
Columbus
Kent H. Smith
Ohio Wing
Johnson
Bricker Era Starts as Republicans Win Clean Control in Ohio
The 95th General Assembly will begin with 111 Republicans and 25 Democrats in the House and 28 Republicans and five Democrats in the Senate. Gov Bricker leads a party with absolute legislative power for the next two years as election turnout marks the era.
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Columbus
Ohio
95Th General Assembly
John W. Bricker
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Senate
House
Bricker
John McSweeney
Pre-Tax Liquor Sales Set All Time Record
Ohio liquor stores posted a five million dollar week as tax-conscious shoppers avoided new federal taxes. Sales reached about 5 049 000 dollars, up 1 906 541 from the prior seven-day Christmas week 1941 record.
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Columbus
Ohio
Missing Yank Fler Returns In New Plane
Pilot Lieut. James Miller of Salinas California, listed as missing, returned to base in an abandoned fighter on a New Guinea beach. He rode the native boy as a seat cushion to operate the takeoff, and bought the boy a red belt as thanks. A separate item notes Common Pleas Judge Charles Bell, elected to the Ohio Supreme Court, was sued for divorce by Florence H. Bell on charges of gross neglect.
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New Guinea
James Miller
Salinas
Calif
Boong
Miller
Cincinnati
Common Pleas
Charles Bell
Ohio Supreme Court
Florence H. Bell
City Council Approves Small Salary Increases
Cincinnati city council approved pay raises for municipal workers earning under $5,000 yearly. Several city employees had struck last week seeking higher wages amid the dispute over compensation.
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Cincinnati
Allied victory in Egypt boosts hope for end of North Africa fight
London dispatch notes Allied gains in Egypt and the destruction of Axis tanks and much of Rommel’s air force. It warns of hard fighting ahead as British forces under Alexander pursue retreating Axis columns toward silence of Mediterranean dominance and potential Italian collapse.
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Yugoslav Hostages Executed by Germans in Two Towns
London reports say German forces executed 322 Yugoslav hostages in two northwestern towns last month in reprisal for a blown military train. A Reuters dispatch from Zurich cited Yugoslav exile officials noting five Mozirje youths were shot for refusing to join the German army and their parents deported.
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Yugoslavia
Reuters
Zurich
Mozirje
George M. Cohan Dies After Year of Illness
George M. Cohan aged 64 a beloved figure in American show business died at home after a year long illness and three hours after slipping into a coma The Yankee Doodle Dandee creator producer and songwriter left a lasting mark on Broadway and American culture
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George M. Cohan
Yankee Doodle Dandee
America
Soldier Morale Best When Fighting Says Brig. Gen. Conelly
Brig. Gen. Ludwig S. Conelly states soldiers show highest morale when fighting or preparing to fight. The 59 year old commander of Ohio troops, stationed near the Solomons, rests at his Bedford area home between assignments in Cleveland suburb.
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Ludwig S. Conelly
South Pacific
Solomons
Bedford
Rommel’s Africa defeat sparks Allied offensives in Egypt
British forces pursue Rommel across the Egyptian desert as Axis losses reach thousands killed or captured. Cripps says further Allied offensives will aid the Russians, with Smuts calling it a potential war turning point. Axis retreats acknowledged by Italian and Berlin outlets as Allied air power dominates.
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Erwin Rommel
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Union of South Africa
Hitler
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Rommel
Airmen Describe Axis Destruction and Allied Advances
Airmen report scenes of utter destruction on retreat routes and describe trucks halted and dust trails as bombers struck enemy lines. 7000 American troops arrive in Egypt with training specialists as Allied gains expand in Guadalcanal New Guinea and Stalingrad, with Red Army repelling German assaults.
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Papua
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Stalingrad
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Red Army
Nalchik
Perilous Sinking Off Coast Adds 31 Lives Lost
A United States merchant ship was torpedoed off the north coast of South America late in September and sank 90 seconds after the attack. Thirty-one crewmen perished, 19 survivors were rescued. Survivors blamed the heavy loss on the absence of an abandon ship order as the vessel listed and water flooded the decks.
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Gallia County Woman Dies in Blazing Home
Mrs. Emma Neal, 65, died from burns after a fire destroyed her son Paul’s home near Mercerville. He was slightly burned while attempting to rescue her.
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Gallipolis
Emma Neal
Paul
Mercerville
Dems Hold Slight Majority in Congress After Election
Post election analysis shows Democrats hold 218 House seats and 56 Senate members. Republicans and Anti New Deal Democrats could unite to shape legislation. Key issues include war conduct, social reforms, Office of Price Administration, and a compulsory military training provision for 18 and 19 year olds.
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C ‘Igel
Washington
New Deal
Senate
House
Office of Price Administration
Duration Contract Signed by Ford and CIO Union
Ford Motor Company and the United Automotive Workers union sign a duration contract described as the first of its kind for a major industry. The agreement continues the prior Ford union pact with amendments and remains in effect for the duration of the war, except for wages and other economic matters.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Ford Union
To Hear Report on Finances of County
A survey of Atheny County finances will be presented at a meeting of the Tax Committee and the district council of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce at 8 o clock tonight in the courthouse court room. County officials have been invited to attend, announced by Mr. A B Roe, tax committee chairman.
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Tax Committee
The
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
A. B. Roe
Moulders Walkout Halts Foundry Work at Cleveland
About 700 AFL moulders at John Harsch Bronze and Foundry Co. walked out in protest of the discharge of a worker who fought a foreman. Union representative George Haas led the action.
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Cleveland
AFL
John Harsch Bronze & Foundry Co
George Haas
Two Boys Blamed for Blazing Three Acre Scrap Yard
Akron fire destroyed a three acre yard piled 20 feet high with old tires. Scrap rubber valued at $10,000, government property from a salvage drive, was stored at B. F. Goodrich Co. yards. Two youths were blamed for the blaze.
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B. F. Goodrich Co
Workman Killed by Block Thrown from Saw
Harry L. Miller, 56, was killed yesterday in Alliance when a block thrown by a circular saw struck him. The accident occurred at his workplace, and authorities investigated the incident. Miller reportedly worked as a maintenance technician for the local factory.
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Harry L. Miller
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