Nebraska Ballot Walks and Shifting Support in 1940s
Nebraska voters showed movement among Dewey, Willkie, and Willife across 1940 and 1944 contests. Dewey carried the state in 1940 with all 14 Nebraska votes on the first ballot, then lost support by the second and fifth ballots as Willkie andWillife gained, while Dewey won later national results by large margins.
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Nebraska
Stassen
Willife
Wisconsin
Dewey
Vandenberg
Tait
Willkie
Jamestown Man Indicted in Murder Trial
Jamestown resident Robert P. Stewart indicted by the grand jury on a first degree manslaughter count connected to the February 27 fatal shooting of Rolland J. Prick. Arraignment set for Thursday with no bail request. Stewart in Chau tauqua County Jail and reportedly signed a statement admitting the shooting.
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Mayville
Robert P. Stewart
Jamestown
Rolland J. Prick
Erie
Dist. Atty
Sidney T. Hewes
Stewart
Yeay
Chautaiuqua County
Hewes
Frick
Frink
Michael D. Lombardo
Divisional Ball at State Armory delights Cory social scene
Knights Templar Fifth Division of Pennsylvania hosted their first annual Divisional Ball at the State Armory drawing attendees from Cory. Mayor W Brecken urged Credit Exchange leaders to back a campaign against city peddling nuisance.
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Cory
State Armory
Knights Templar
Pennsylvania
W. Brecken
Corry Credit Exchange
Corryite to Teach in Africa Mission School
Miss Anna Kwapiniski of Corry joins three other young volunteers to teach at Solusi Mission School in South Africa. A Washington Missionary College alumna, she will study the native language while teaching English and vernacular courses to train local youth to carry the Gospel to Africa's dark-skinned peoples.
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Anna Kwapiniski
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of
Corry
South Africa
Solusi
Miss Kwapinsiki
Washington Missionary College
Mission School
Kwapinski
Africa
Prisoner Jackson Near Death as Guards Rescue Suicide Attempt
Warden Sherman reports inmate Jackson was revived by jail attendants after an attempted self harm. Jackson was moved to a different cell where continuous watch will be maintained. An examination of Jackson is planned soon as security concerns persist.
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Sherman
Jackson
Nebraska Primary Votes Seen Shaped by Wisconsin Results
Nebraska voters brace for the Republican presidential primary as Wisconsin results loom one week earlier. Taft and Stassen figure in the race with Taft favored by state party leaders. Nebraska delegates are not legally bound, making the vote a popularity contest.
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Nebraska
Nebraday
Wisconsin
Stassen
Minnesota
Taft
Ohio
Dewey
Pat
Erie Prisoner in Suicide Attempt at County Jail
A 26 year old inmate Joseph Jackson at Erie county prison attempted death by strangling using a belt. He is charged with assault and battery and has been in a cell pending a court term. Warden Warren Sherman noted Jackson stretched on the floor with a belt around his neck.
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Erie
Erie County
Court House
Warren Jay Sherman
Joseph Jackson
Criminal
Jackson
Sherman
Richard Whalen
Obituary: Isaac F. Cohen Former NY City Counsel Dies
Isaac F. Cohen a former Erie resident who became assistant corporation counsel of New York City died Saturday at Lenox Hill Hospital New York at age 70. His career spanned city and county officials and he was noted for addressing long standing problems.
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Isaac F. Cohen
Erie
City of
New York
Lenox Hill, Hospital
How's Your Genius Memory Quiz From Classifieds
The passage presents a playful quiz with ten questions on taxes royalty abdication draft numbers DAR canal water links, presidential spouses, film stars ages, World Series games, and a military leader who offered presidency. It invites readers to turn to Classified Page for correct answers.
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Michael
Romania
U.S
Sac Eeds Society
Swoz
Lou Henry
Clark Gable
Greta Garbo
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