Dewey and Taft Lead As Nationwide Returns Move
Early returns show Dewey leading in New York and the nation with Taft ahead in Ohio and Missouri. Oklahoma's Monroney tops Alexander while Lausche stays ahead in Ohio governor's race. California sees Warren and Nixon leading, and Utah's Thomas trails Bennett as polls report from 1,500-plus precincts.
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Missouri
Donnell
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
Hennings
Oklahoma
Senate
Mike Monroney
Bill Alexander
Ohio
Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Frank
Lehman
Joe R. Hanley
Hanley
Dewey
California
Earl Warren
James Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Utah
Elbert D. Thomas
Wallace F. Bennett
National Association of Manufacturers
Most Wanted Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Dallas Robbery
Edgar Fred Whiteaker once top of the FBI Southwest list was convicted for a $600 Dallas drug store robbery on Jan 17 and sentenced to 25 years. He escaped from Dallas County jail with help from his wife Madge, who remains jailed awaiting trial as the Whiteakers were captured in Cincinnati four months later.
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Dallas
Edgar Fred Whiteaker
FBI
Whiteaker
Madge
Whiteakers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Reno
Texas City
Tony
Austin
Kern
J. J Klevenhagen
Harris County Grand Jury
Milwaukee
Wis
Houston
Vallone
Carlino
Baylor Assets Set At 25 Millions In Texas
Baylor University assets in three cities total over 25 million dollars an increase of three million from last year. President W R White reported to the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Fort Worth. Enrollments total 5,920 with 5,182 in Waco, 241 dental in Dallas, 154 nursing in Dallas, and 343 medical in Houston. Buildings valued at 18.5 million and endowment near 5 million.
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Fort Worth
INS
W. R. White
Baylor University
Texas Baptists
Waco
Dallas
Houston
Baylor
White
The
Baptists
Plane Crash Kills Two San Antonians
Bodies of two San Antonio men were found in the wreckage of a plane that crashed near Sabinas Mexico. The victims were identified as Ramon Lopez and Felipe Gloria the pilot. The plane had been rented in San Antonio on Monday. Captain Irwin L Baile of Ellington Air Force Base led the air search.
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San Antonio
Sabinas
Mexico
Ellington Air Force Base
Ramon Lopez
Felipe Gloria
Irwin L Baile
Ellington
Fifth Air Rescue Squadron
Planes Begin Goodwill Flight to Old Mexico
Thirteen planes took off Tuesday on an air jaunt sponsored by the Jacksonville Aero Club to Mexico. About 75 planes are expected as Florida Georgia and Alabama fliers join en route. The group will land in New Orleans Wednesday and spend four days in Mexico City to improve relations between Mexico and the involved states.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mexico
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Jacksonville Aero Club
New Orleans
Mexico City
Iron Age predicts metal shortages worsen with defense push
The magazine Iron Age warned that shortages of steel and nonferrous metals will grow more acute in coming months as defense and essential civilian programs intensify. It noted these programs will absorb about a third of all steel production within a few months.
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New York
INS
Iron Age
South Texas Exposition Opens With Parade in Kingsville
The South Texas Fair and Exposition opened under sunny skies with 10 000 spectators. A downtown parade featured many floats and 11 bands, followed by opening ceremonies. Kiwanis peers honored international president Don Murdock and district governor Hugh Sandlin as tours of King Ranch and livestock judging began. The collegiate rodeo launches Thursday with a top all around college cowboy to win a King Ranch Quarter horse prize.
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South Texas Fair and Exposition
Don Murdock
Winnipeg
Canada
Hugh Sandlin
Hendonville
Oklo
King Ranch
West Germany and Soviet Zone Agree Electricity Truce
Berlin reports a tentative electricity truce between West Germany and the Soviet Zone. The Soviet Zone would deliver 20 000 kilowatts daily to West Berlin while West Germany would supply an equal amount to the Soviet Zone. Radio Berlin will receive power from West Berlin again after a cutoff in November.
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Berlin
West Germany
Foorces
West Berlin
Radio
Rogers Defeats GOPer Guill In Tight State Race
Texas election returns show a light general vote with results favoring Democrats. Shivers led Currie while Dicker carried Dallas County amid party lines shifting. Reed won the primaries. Becktworth Teague Lucas Mahon held leads in several congressional contests as polling sites faced minor disruptions.
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Texas
Thomas
John Ben Shepperd
Austin
Hanna
San Antonio
Shivers
Ralph Currie
Dallas
W. Lee (Pappy) O’daniel
Alexander Boynton
Texas Election Bureau
O’daniel- Boynton
O’daniel
Dicker
Dallas County
Dallas News
Dallas Times-Herald
Reid
Louis Bergman
State Liquor Commission
Lindley Beckworth
R. E. Kennedy
Kilgore
Olin
Tiger) Teague
College Station
Mose R. Blumrosen
Corsicana
Lucas
Grapevine
Harold Neely
Fort Worth
George Mahon
Colorado City
M. D. Temple
Lubbock
Postponed Hair Cut Costs Woman's Life
In Chicago on November 7 Mrs Dollie Baker aged 58 died after her waist long hair caught in a washing machine wringer. Her husband Harry age 59 found her body. Head injuries and blood loss were blamed. She had planned to cut her hair but did not get around to it.
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Chicago
Dollie Baker
Harry
Gillespie County voters elect two county officials
Gillespie County voters in heavy turnout elected two new county officials and two precinct officials in Tuesday’s general election. Complete results show Victor H. Sageviel as county judge and Milton C. Durst as tax assessor and collector. The sheriff’s race was close with Hugo Klerner edging incumbent Robert Loth by 22 votes.
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Fredericksburg
ANS
Gillespie County
Victor H. Sageviel
Henry Hirsch
Milton C. Durst
Joe O. Weinheimer
William Petmecky
Robert Loth
Hugo Klerner
Klerner
Loth
Emil Dietrich
Eugene Kramer
Herman Duecker
Arnold Markwortt
Reubin Nixon
Emil Fritz
Felix Pfiester
Hugo Weinheimer
Felix Heber
Willie Kothe
W. M. Kasper
William Craig
West Germany Signs Bulgarian Trade Pact for 11 Million
FRANKFURT, Nov. 7. A $11,000,000 West German Bulgarian trade agreement was approved by the allied high commission. Negotiated last June, it runs until March 31, 1951. This is the second Western ally approved economic agreement with a Soviet satellite nation this year, following Poland's $38,000,000 one year pact in June.
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Frankurt
Allied High Commission
Poland
West Germany
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