Douglas Leads Early Returns in Illinois Senate Race
In Chicago the race shows Sen. Paul H. Douglas leading Meek with under 2,000 precincts reporting. Douglas declines immediate victory while Meek concedes and Douglas asks FBI monitoring of votes in DuPage Kane and McHenry counties amid alleged manipulation claims. All nine Democratic incumbents in Congress are re-elected.
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Chicago
Paul H. Douglas
Joseph T. Meek
Ceaeaes Eclecratic
Douglas
Sman
Meek
FBI
DuPage
Kane
McHenry
Northernlinois
Boone Country
Lydia Beardaley
McKeldin Re-elected In Maryland Vote
Maryland voters re-elected Governor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, the first Maryland governor to win a second term. He defeated Democrat H. C. Byrd as Democrats gained a 4-3 House delegation split and prepared to strengthen state legislative control. With 1,095 of 1,345 precincts reporting, McKeldin led Byrd by a wide margin in the governor’s race.
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Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Jean
Maryland
Edward D. E. Rollins
Bankroll Mystery Draws Oklahoma City Crowds
In Oklahoma City a crowd watched an aging man grope a sewer grate for a dime said to be a bank roll. Police arrived and learned the dropped money was bus fare, not cash, as a bystander offered a quarter to the distressed man.
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Oklahoma City
Flash Tornado Strikes Topsail Beach
Topsail Beach NC suffered a flash tornado that destroyed two dwellings and a store, with damage around $35,000. The twister hit a house washed into the sound by Hurricane Hazel, then damaged a store owned by J A Godwin before lifting off to sea. No injuries were reported.
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Topsail Beach
Hazel
J. A. Godwin
Carolina
Wrightsville
Light tobacco sales report across Eastern Middle and Old Belts
The Associated Press notes light sales and steady to lower prices across North Carolina's Eastern Middle and Old Belts. Old Belt demand weak especially for lower quality. prices down 1 to 4 dollars per 100 pounds. Monday sales: 7,193,210 pounds at 53.78 per 100, up 1.86. Eastern Belt: 6,770,714 pounds at 56.11, up 0.63. Middle Belt poorer quality offerings. leases down 1–2. Highest daily average Monday: 3,417,802 pounds at 54.29, up 1.73. Unrelated historical note about Formosa and China follows.
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North Carolina
Federal
Barkley Wins Six More Years in Kentucky Senate
Kentuckians reelect 76 year old Alben W Barkley to another six year Senate term. He extends his long public service career with 47 years as a governor and official, leading 74 944 vote margin with 78 percent of returns tabulated. Republican John Sherman Cooper concedes little. House results show Democrats winning five seats and one Republican.
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Louisville
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
Barkley
Veep
Commonwealth
John Sherman Cooper
U.S
House of Representatives
Mile length traced to Roman times says National Geographic Society
The mile was established for distance measurement in Roman times and derives from the Latin mille passuum meaning 1,000 paces.
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National Geographic Society
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