1944 Election Day Voters Pack Polls Across Nation
Early Tuesday across time zones voters packed lines under clear skies to decide between Dwight D Eisenhower and Adlai E Stevenson for president. Amid reports of record turnout in Texas Georgia and the South the outcome awaited the press associations tallying. First returns showed mixed signals with Millsfield New Hampshire voting Eisenhower heavy and Calalanche North Carolina giving Stevenson all seven votes.
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Gary Lyle C. Wilson Ashington
Dwight D.igner
Adlai E. Stevenson
Unitites
Millsfield
N. H
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Calalanche
N. C
Oklahoma City
GOP
Texas
Georgia
Sharon
Richard M. Nixon
California
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
United States
Maine
Fire destroys La Porte hall hours before handover
A fire at La Porte’s new $22,000 hall swept one end early Tuesday hours before a handover to school officials. Firemen fought the blaze for about an hour, causing an estimated $3,000 to $5,000 in damage from fire water and forced entry. Interior not finished. officials planned to occupy part of the building Tuesday as an investigation proceeds with architect and builders.
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la Porte
Uontrol
William A. Stabs Jr
Beiding
Aviuasl Gemage
Usitil
Lowell Lammers
The
Dalpes, Construction
Typhoon Threat Eyes U S Bastion and Convict Rebellions
A chaotic brief notes a typhoon battering the Pacific coast near California. It mentions fears of convict uprisings at a 20-seat penitentiary and a perilous plan to attack Fort Worth Fort. An Alcatraz inmate, Floyd Bill, linked to multiple escapes, is tied to a heist totaling 420000. A California institute is cited as the source of the chaotic report.
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Ralph Ways
Floyd Bill
Alcatrez
Ena
California Snite of Technology
City extends invitation as officials set time for hunt
City officials and councilmen, led by Manager C D Middleton, extend the annual invitation and set a later time for the hunt. Public Works plans ditch digging and water line work on West Texas Avenue during the fiscal year, with first actions this week.
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White
Goalée S
C. D. Middleton
Bexcity
Public Works di
C. W. Grantham
West Texas Avenue
Giesing West Main Protested by City Officials
R W Reynolds urged City Council to minimize West Main closure as the State Highway Department weighs a two month shutdown Merchants fear losses during year end Reynolds Maytag agent said rain could extend the closure City Manager C D Middleton and Dr George Bruce joined Reynolds in planning with highway officials to limit downtime
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State Highway Department
West Main
R. W. Reynolds
C. D. Middleton
Reynounds
George Bruce
Highway Department
Officer Suspended Over Jail Escape Tie Up
City Patrolman H H Steele was suspended for three days for carelessness linked to two prisoners escaping from Baytown jail Sunday night. Charles Davis, 34, and Edward Phillips, 22, remain at large. Davis released Phillips while Davis cleaned the cell. Phillips hid atop cells, then both escaped through attic openings into the sheriff’s office and out a side door. Both men were county prisoners, Davis on felony theft and Phillips on forgery charges.
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H H. Steele
Toe Baytown
H. EB. McKee
Charles Davis
Edward Phillips
Davis
Steele
Phillips
Sheriff's Department
Phillipg
Screaming Reds Fail To Drive Back Allies
In Korea on November 1 hundreds of Red forces attacked Heartbreak Ridge and Punchtown valley while Chinese and North Korean units pressed at Sniper Ridge. UN troops repulsed the assaults with heavy enemy losses as front lines near Heartbreak Ridge and Triangle quieted after days of bombardment and attacks.
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Robert Udice
Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Heartbreak
Sniver
Troops Fight Forest Fires Raging Across Illinois and Tennessee
United Press reports troops deployed to suppress forest and brush fires spreading through southern Illinois and northeastern Tennessee as record drought fuels danger. About 109 Scott Air Force Base personnel join local crews in Belleville area while Third Army sends Fort Bragg units to northwestern Tennessee to aid guardsmen and volunteers already battling encroaching flames.
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United Press
Mlinois
Tenariste
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Illinois
Civil Air Patrol
Third Army
Atlanta
Fort Bragg
N.C
Tennessee
Elizabeth Opens Parliament Says Britain To Return To Capitalism
Queen Elizabeth II opened her first session of parliament announcing Britain will turn toward capitalism. Prime Minister and cabinet plans were outlined as the speech detailed reforms and economic policy for the coming era. The event marked a significant pivot in postwar governance with anticipated parliamentary debate.
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Elizabeth
Britain
W.G. Landrey
London
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria
Commons
Koea
Korea
United Nations
United States
Winston Churchi
House of Lords
Mayor Calls Meeting on Civil Service
The revised Civil Service classification ordinance went into effect Tuesday as Mayor J. Ward called a special city council meeting for Monday to review Civil Service rules. Civil Service Director A. G Chaddick and Harold Murphy attended the Monday night session.
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J. A Ward
A. G Chaddick
Harold Murphy
Record Texas voters pack polls in close presidential race
Texans flocked to the polls with long lines at many precincts as observers called this the closest presidential election in Texas since 1928. Reports cited waits up to an hour and 39 minutes, with precincts in Dallas Fort Worth Houston and Austin sharing the surge in turnout and long lines. Officials expected about 1.8 million votes, while forecasts split on Eisenhower Stevenson outcomes.
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Thomas Maccabe
United Press
Texas
Dallas
Hilcrest High School
Arlington Heights
Fort Worth
Rusin
Election Briefs and Confident Voters Cast Ballots
Dwight D. Eisenhower voted in New York accompanied by Mrs. Eisenhower and greeted by a swarm of photographers. Adlai E. Stevenson voted in Illinois at a rural town hall saying the Democratic ticket is the best. Texas papers reported Eisenhower leading Stevenson in sample ballots in Harris and Tarrant counties. An unofficial early return showed Eisenhower 2,611 to Stevenson 1,125 nationwide. President Truman voted in Independence, Missouri, predicting a win for the eventual victor.
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Eisenhower
Repub-iean
Stevenson
New York
Columbia
University Campus
Truman
White House
Independence
Washington
Half Day
Wew York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Surburban
Hell
Gus Storep
Des Planes
Texas
Houston
Tiwo
Ballory
Adti Stevenson
Fort Worth Press
The
Houston Press
Scripps-Howard
Tarrant
Harris
Harris County
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Ihe
Bond Vote Squabble Over Property Ownership Cited
No major trouble at polls by noon Tuesday despite high emotion from the national election. A fight over bond voting rules surfaced as Precinct 99 barred voters without real estate ownership, conflicting with county guidance that ownership on the tax rolls suffices. Texas courts have ruled real estate ownership as unconstitutional for bond voting requirements. Also a ballot mishap at City Hall left some voters with three bond issues instead of four. County bonds on the ballot include a $15 million voting machines program, a $45 million city-county general hospital, $2 million for parks, and $5 million for highway rights of way.
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T. L. Satterwhite
Thad Felton’s
W. DB. Miller
Harris County
Tf Ge
Miller
George Chandler
Texas
Chandler
City Hall
Precinct
Tanion
Baytonians Turnout Sets Early Polls Record Across Precincts
Baytown voters streamed to the polls Tuesday for the presidential election, with more than 4 000 by noon and Baytown and nearby precincts projecting a high total. La Porte reported 758 ballots by noon, Crosby Precinct 97 had 251, Muffinan Precinct 58 had 36, and Precincts 99 and 100 traded totals of 821 and 756 respectively as turnout surged well ahead of 1948 figures.
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Baytown
United States
Cedar Bayou
Wooster
la Porte
le Porte
George Sharpe
Crosby
Muffinan
Tom
Wilkenfeld
Blind voter seeks assistance at polling place
A blind voter asked Eisenhower volunteers for help to cast her ballot. Her husband supported Stevenson, and she distrusted her ability to vote correctly. An Eisenhower worker advised she seek official election assistance at the polls.
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Eisenhower
Eio
GOP
Taking No Chances in Election Fights at Precinct 102
Election officials at the Mexican Recreation hall Precinct 102 are taking extra precautions to prevent clashes among partisan voters. Backers of Stevenson and Eisenhower face potential tensions as polling rules tighten and security measures are emphasized.
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VLE
Thomas Breen
Philadelphia
Mexican Recreation Hall
Stevenson
Eisenhower
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