Election crossovers and party-shifted outcomes in 1944 politics
The text notes major split voting in Massachusetts where Roosevelt won the state while Saltonstall clinched the Senate seat, with over 200,000 voters splitting ballots among Harvard, Curley, Dever, and Lodge. It references Smith's 1928 impact and Eisenhower's expected cross-party influence in 1946 campaigns and Senate races across several states.
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Ana
Ohio
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Leverett Saltonstall
Senate
Harvard College
James Michael Curley
Paul A. Dever
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Alfred B. Smith
Frankily D. Roosevelt
New York
Smith
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Tres
Stevenson
Gov
Lausche
Missouri
W. Stuart Sym
Dig
Rural road work eyed for Curry to join highway
An October 13 1932 note reports plans to authorize improvement of the Curry south stretch to link with the West Spring Creek to Gorry Spartansboro highway in the next rural road program. It also notes support from Mrs Helen Schluraff of the Erie County board in Concord Township.
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Curry
Lindsey ‘Hollow
West Spring Creek
Gorry-Spartansboro
State Highway Department
Helen Schluraff
Erie County
Concord Township
Knights of Columbus launches drive for 1 million members
In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Order of the Knights of Columbus announced a push to reach one million members by next June. H Pat Beaver deputy supreme knight for Pennsylvania said the group now has 849,942 members in the United States and Canada. Other speakers included Matti Cole Joseph Casey and Rev Paul Goader.
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Pyamwen
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Order of the Knights of Columbus
Easton Pennsylvania
H. Pat Beaver
du Bois
Milllon
United States
Canada
Matti Cole
Hugzleton
Joseph Casey
Pittsburgh
Titusville Man Killed in Farm Plum Picking Fall
Titusville resident John Paul Gorsich, 74, died after a ladder broke while he picked plums on his Breedtown farm. He fell about six feet, breaking his neck, and was pronounced dead at Titusville Hospital. Survived by two sons William and Edward. he had lived on the farm four years.
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Titusville
Falls
John Paul Gorsich
Breedtown
William
Edward Gorsich
Titusvillé
Gor
Hreedtown
Two Erie Men Drown After Boat Capsize in Bay
Clement Whitman and Vernon Brown, both of Erie, died when their boat capsized 400 yards off Chestnut Street at 6 45 p m as they tried to free a rock entanglement. Nearby fishermen watched the sudden tragedy in rare calm conditions. George Heldman of Eric appeared nearest the wreck.
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ERIE
Clement Whitman
Vernon Brown
Chestnut Street
George Heldman
Eric
Fishermen vanish after boat overturns on Walnut Street
Heldman told Police Sgt. John Lampe he heard cries for help and saw a small outboard motor boat roll over. He reached the scene but found no sign of fire as violent splashing ceased and a hand waved then disappeared. Witnesses say two men had been fishing all day.
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Heldman
John Lampe
Lampe
Tony Straib
Walnut Street
Voters Split Across Parties In Postwar Elections
The record shows widespread ticket splitting as voters chose presidential or gubernatorial candidates from one party while backing senators from the other. Examples include 1948 Maine and Wisconsin patterns, with several states electing governors of one party while the president came from the opposite party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Truman
Dela Ware
Dewey
Colorado
Edwin ©. Johnson
Senate
Towa
Gillette
Thinois
Paul Douglas
Ilinois
Sen
Dirksen
Minois
Oregon
Cordon
South Dakota
Mundt
South
Connecticut
Delaware
Indiana
Michigan
Rd Towa
Minnesota
Wish
Washington
Wisconsin
North Dakota
How's Your IQ Quiz From a Classified Page
Readers are invited to test their intelligence with a 10 question quiz. It promises scoring categories from Genius to Four and notes monthly averages and memory changes, then directs to Classified Page for answers.
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Chicago
Inez August
The
American Party
Musici
Hawaii
U. S. House of Representatives
Ohio
Milk dealers and farmers accused of price deal in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh officials allege that milk dealers and farmers conspired to raise milk prices. Albert D. Brandon cites a Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission filing stating the commission may consider the implied deal. The hearing noted requests to boost milk price by one cent per quart with home delivery in the Pittsburgh area costing 24 cents. No distributions cost figures were presented at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission
Albert D. Brandon
Brandon
Civil Court Term Nearing End in Erie
The October term of civil court recessed Saturday with officials predicting an early end. Sessions resumed at the Erie County Courthouse and only a handful of verdicts have been handed down as the list of trials shrinks from 66 to under 20 due to settlements and continuances. Court sessions likely to conclude early this week.
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Erie
Erie County
Penguins and boating mishap tied to bay incident
An unidentified witness described two men rowing to shore and returning to fish while attempting to free an anchor from rocks at the bay bottom. A penguin note from the National Geographic Society adds a remark on mating confusion among penguins.
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Welch Hall
Perry F. Haines
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rosarius
Proletariat
Kentucky
Hood
Bailla
LTT
Berney
Keystone State
Corry
UAL VC VM Lala
UTZ Key and Sewing Machine
Spring St
Toosen
Ata
Winnie Seal
W. F. Rickers
Allen Street
CAR & Home
Davis Radio
North Center Street
Moloney
Wolverine
Powell Loan and Finance Co
Powell Loan and Finance
N. Center St
Martin Motor Sales
West South St
Stahl Jewelry Company
National Geograph Society
Alacaps
Phoenix
Ran
Clothes
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