Roosevelt wins 54.7 percent of vote in 1940 election
Final figures from 46 states show Franklin D. Roosevelt with 27,241,939 votes and a 4,914,713 plurality over Wendell Willkie as the nation set a record with 49,808,624 ballots cast. Willkie set a record for Republican popular votes. minor parties total 239,459. Electoral vote 449 to 82.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Woodrow Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes
Willkie
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Norman ‘Thomas
Roger W. Babson
Prohibition
Earl R. Browder
John W. Aiken
Socialist-Labor
Alf M. Landon
Hoover
Congress
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Michigan
North
South Dakota
Vermont
Landon
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
North Carolina
Mississippi
Southearth
Jess
South Carolina
Government Wheat Loans Top $192 Million in 1900s
The Commodity Credit Corporation reported wheat loans through December 10 totalled 192,057,989 dollars on 265,909,733 bushels. Storage and loan figures show major states Kansas and Missouri housing substantial amounts, with year-ago storage at 163,311,402 bushels valued at 114,329,540 dollars.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Kansas
Missouri
Receivership Sought for St Joseph Insurance Firm
In St Joseph on December 1 AP reporting five policyholders filed in circuit court for the appointment of a receiver for the American Union Life Insurance Co. The firm serves more than four thousand policyholders and faces the suit as a major move to restructure its operations.
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Joseph
American Union Life Insurance Co
St. Joseph
Duce Seeks Hitler Aid in Rumored Axis Meeting
Berlin whispers of a Mussolini Hitler encounter spark talk of Italy’s crisis and possible German help. Rome reports censorship-driven defeatism. Italy’s Fascists mobilize to crush dissent while Britain’s war effort presses on. Hitler’s choice hinges on Italy’s value as a war asset versus risk to German oil and supply lines.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Duce
Brenner Pass
II Duce
Italy
Rome
England
Egypt
Greece
Balkans
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Germany
Danube
Lorient
France
Norway
North Sea
English Channel
Protest Over Ford Defense Contract Award Stirs Labor Debate
Sidney Hillman protested a $2,000,000 Ford defense contract for 1,500 high speed midget cars and other autos, citing lack of Wagner Act labor compliance. War Dept officials say Knudsen cleared the project yet the contract remains unsigned. Hillman’s labor division fears the award violates defense work labor laws and Walsh Healey wage standards. A labor board decision on Ford was partly upheld by the Sixth Circuit, with orders related to anti union pamphlets and alleged interference with collective bargaining.
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Washington
Sidney Hillman
Defense Commission
Ford Motor Co
Hillman
War Department
William S. Knudsen
Ford Company
Ford
Department
Robert P. Patterson
M. Brandwell
New York
Labor Division
National Defense Commission
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Hillman aides challenge Ford engine award claim
Associates of Hillman say the War Department justified a $122 million Ford award for airplane engines due to no alternative facilities and speed. Hillman aides contend the $2 million auto award could have been sourced from multiple manufacturers.
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Supreme Court
Hillman
War Department
Ford
Department Store Sales Rise 3 Percent Over Last Year
The Federal Reserve Board reports department store sales for the week ending December 7 were 3 percent higher than the same week in the previous year. For the week ending November 30 sales were 6 percent above last year, and the four weeks ending December 7 averaged 7 percent higher. District gains included St Louis and Kansas City at 6 percent.
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U. S
Amarillo
Tex
Cheyenne
Columbia
Concordia
Kas
Denver
Des Moines
Dodge City
Edmonton
Alta
Ft. Smith
Ark
Ft Worth
Goodland
Huron, S. D
Kansas City
Little Rock, Ark
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Montgery, Ala
New Orleans
New York
North Platte
Oklahoma City
Omaha, Neb
Phoenix, Ariz
Portland, Ore
Rapid City
S. D
St. Joseph
St. Louis San Francisco
Springfield
Tulsa, Oklo
Washington
Wichita, Kas
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
St. Louis
Knudsen cites 30% defense output shortfall
New York dispatch reports defense commissioner William Knudsen stating aircraft output runs 30 percent behind July forecasts for 1941. He urged industry and labor to speed production, warned of national peril, and urged all to buy into wartime mobilization while detailing orders for planes engines guns shells tanks and other materiel.
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New York
William Knudsen
National Manufacturers Association
Knudsen
Kausen
Hotel Subsidy Parallels Hospital Support, Physician Says
A physician, resident of the city, argues that subsidies funded St. Mary’s hospital and that hotels often rely on community aid. He notes the hospital’s loans and gifts, the city’s $27,000 expansion aid, and says many industries receive subsidies. He questions a new hotel project if it fails, asking who will provide a substitute and warning of long losses without help.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Jacob Moerschel
Contaminated Water Sparks Typhoid Immunization Drive
Rochester began typhoid vaccination for its 300000 residents as sewage contaminated Genesee river water entered taps. Health officials rushed vaccine from Albany to immunize 46000 people while the city boiled all tap water. An open hearing tied the contamination to a valve being opened by a water crew chief. Public eating places, hotels and hospitals faced strain.
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Rochester
N.Y
New York
State Health Department
Albany
City Health Bureau
Genesee River
Harold W. Leahy
Health Bureau
Deposit Dilemma Sparks Personal Crisis Note
A fragment cites a dispute over returning William Berber jeh's deposit amid a broader stance against subsidizing a hotel. The writer frames the issue as a personal crisis and questions the fairness of the reversal if others oppose funding.
Boiled Water Demands and Strong Beverage Purchases Rise
Demands for boiled water were noted as essential while requests for carbonated beverages and brewery products remained heavy. The snippet reflects a period of high priority for basic hydration and preferred drink offerings.
Khaki Term at U B C In Full Swing
President L S Klinck promised a khaki term at the University of British Columbia and the forecast is being realized. The Vancouver campus is filled with uniforms as military training takes precedence over all sports.
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Vancouver
B.C
L. S. Klinck
University of British Columbia
Eclipses Begin on Distinct Sides of Celestial Bodies
A concise rule notes solar eclipses start on the sun’s west side while lunar eclipses begin on the moon’s east side, illustrating how alignment and orbital geometry govern eclipse onset.
St Francis Said to Create First Christmas Crib
The first crèche or Christmas crib is attributed to St Francis and now appears in many homes during Yuletide.
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