Comment on Iowa election and candidates across the state
The column urges voting Republican, praising Lt. Gov. Robert Blue for governor and Gov. Hickenlooper and Senator Gillette in national issues. It notes Rep. Henry C. Talle should win in the Second District and Sen. Frank Byers in Linn County. It weighs CIO-PAC influence and urges broad voter turnout beyond PAC supporters.
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Linn County
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Public speaks as 44 million vote in pivotal election
The Associated Press notes Roosevelt versus Dewey as 44 to 50 million Americans vote Tuesday. Roosevelt fairs among Hyde Park visits while Dewey plans New York City turnout. 1,114 candidates compete for governorships, senators, and representatives amid a tight Senate and House race. The silent vote and service vote shape outcomes with women voters expected to reach 60 percent.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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New York City
Mrs. Dewey
Four Polls Show Roosevelt Edging Dewey Nationwide
Four of five national polls put Franklin D. Roosevelt ahead of Thomas E. Dewey. Gallup totals show Roosevelt 51.5 percent to Dewey 48.5 in civilian votes and 18 states with 165 electoral votes for Roosevelt while 10 states with 85 votes favor Dewey. The pivotal 20 states hold 281 electoral votes where neither leads by more than 3 percent. Fortune places Roosevelt at 53.6 percent to 46.4 percent. A secret ballot poll by Fortune accompanies the figures.
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Allies Hit Singapore in Major B 29 Raid Hints Invasion
American B 29 Superfortresses blasted the Singapore naval base and dry dock in a daylight raid signaling preparations for a Southeast Asia invasion. The attacks targeted a large dry dock, a repair ship, and other vital points while other raids pressed from Sumatra to Rangoon and Vinh as Tokyo reported reconnaissance over Honshu and warned of further air strikes.
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Absentee Ballot Deadline Tonight in Linn County
The Cedar Rapids office reports a midnight Monday deadline for war and absentee ballots. Auditor Otto F. Hanzlik will gather ballots at the post office and transport them to precincts Tuesday for recording after poll results. Ballots arriving Tuesday will not be counted.
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Carnegie and Vanderpool Wed in Tulsa Secondees
Dale Carnegie author of How to Win Friends and Influence People and his secretary Dorothy Price Vanderpool married in Tulsa on Sunday in their second marriages.
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Keep Scorecard on the Election
The Gazette backs a tally sheet on its back page offering four sets of Roosevelt and Dewey returns. By Tuesday midnight, absent an extraordinary closeness, a trend should emerge indicating a winner as returns flow in.
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Weather forecasts boost Cedar Rapids election turnout
Mostly cloudy with light rain and rising temperatures expected in Cedar Rapids as voters await the presidential election. Weekend showers left .75 inch in the city by 2 30 pm as forecasters predict mild statewide conditions and a generally fair national outlook for Election Day.
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Jap Relief Vessel Quits Russian Port
Tokyo radio announced the Hakusan Maru has departed the Russian port of Nakhodka with relief goods for American prisoners and internees held by Japan. The broadcast said the ship would reach Kobe on Honshu island Friday.
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Medal for Albrecht Awarded Bronze Star
The War Department announced Monday that the Bronze Star medal is awarded to George Albrecht of Iowa City Iowa for his service in World War II, per an official U S Army report from Washington.
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George Albrecht
Iowa City
Fierce Nazi Blow Dents Yank Lines
Allied forces report heavy fighting across Holland and Belgium as German counterattacks push near Aachen and Vossenack while Maas river crossings tighten. American infantry advance near Schmidt and Bergstein with air support, and Allied casualties and prisoner tallies rise through a broad west Holland offensive.
Leyte Yanks Rout Death by Own Action in Ormoc Fight
American forces push toward Ormoc in Leyte campaign, with 24th Division advancing unopposed two miles toward Ormoc as 96th Division troops break into Japanese positions west of Dagami. Pinamopoan secured, Jap reinforcements trapped. coastal corridor and Ormoc bay tight for retreat. American artillery and air power inflict heavy Japanese losses as 67 to 94 enemy aircraft are reported destroyed in Cebu and Negros airbase raids.
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George Wildeboer Killed in Action in France
George Wildeboer Jr. 22 an infantryman was killed in action in France on September 28 per a war department notice to his father at 272 Twenty first Street NW. He trained at Camp Claiborne Louisiana and Camp Howze Texas before serving in England then France. Surviving besides his father are three brothers Pvt Phillip Wildeboer now in the north Aleutians Bruno Wildeboer seaman 1/c in the Southwest Pacific and Pvt John Wildeboer El Paso Texas a sister Mrs Gretchen Biretz of Parkersburg Ia and two step brothers Pfc Raymond D Mizner Camp Crowder Mo and Cpl Lloyd B Mizner with an armored division in Germany.
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Stalin Calls for Armed UN to Secure Postwar Peace
Stalin declares the Soviet Union, United States, and Great Britain must form a new armed organization to preserve peace and deter future wars. He praises the France invasion, cites massive German losses, and says victory over Berlin is near.
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Fumes from Café Cause Narrow Escape in Cedar Rapids
Two people nearly suffocated by cyanide gas fumes from a cafe fumigation entered the Lincoln cafe area at First street SW. Cedar Rapids residents Rock Lubin and his niece Charley Retabaugh were hospitalized, treated, and later discharged to recover at home as rain fell Monday.
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