Polls Open as Parties Lean on Roosevelt Era Trends
Voting began early in 47 states as Republicans and Democrats traded predictions on control of Congress and state governments. Campaign leaders urged turnout while noting possible irregularities in California New York and Pennsylvania as Maine’s Senate result highlighted a volatile election landscape.
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California
New York
Delaware
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Henry P. Fitcher
G. O. P. Committee
Fletcher
Congress
Republican Party
Republican
Farley
Repubicans
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House
Farmer-Laborite
Farmer-Laborites
Maine
Hale
Louis J. Brann
Upton Sinclair
Frank F. Merriam
Raymond L. Haight
Sinclair
Merriam
Senate Campaign Committee
Reed-Guffey
Townsend-Adams
Hyde Park
N. Y
Hoover
Republican Club
Summit
New Jersey
1936 Election Forecasts Roosevelts Wave Across States
Democrats predict Senate gains in Ohio New Jersey Maryland West Virginia Missouri Indiana while Republicans defend key seats in Pennsylvania Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut Michigan and California. Campaigns center on New Deal politics with figures like Olson Reed Lehman and La Follette shaping the race.
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California
West Coast
Floyd B. Olsen
Minnesota
Kansas
Florida
South Dakota
Idaho
West Virginia
Wyoming
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Repubiicans
Congress
Farley
Senate
Ohio
Maryland
New Jersey
Missouri
Indiana
Fletcher
Pennsylvania
Vermont
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Michigan
Hiram W. Johnson
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Henrik Shipstead
Farmer- Laborite
Upton Sinclair
David A. Reed
Joseph F. Guffey
Sinclair
McAdoo
Reed
Democratic High Command
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer- Labor
Martin A. Nelson
John 8. Regan
Nevada
Montana
Democratic Organization
Joseph O'Mahoney
Vincent Carter
Burton K. Wheeler
D-Mont
Geo. C. Bourquin
Key Pittman
New
George W. Malone
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Robert Moses
Lehman
James Roosevelt
James M. Curley
Boston
Gaspar G. Bacon
Joseph Bly
Curley
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Caroline O'Day
Curtis Dall
Natalie Couch
Peter G. Gerry
Felix Hebert
Fess
Vic Donahey
Arthur R. Robinson
Sherman Minton
McNutt
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A. G. Schmedeman
Howard T. Greene
la Follette
John B. Callahan
John B Chapple
Hatfield
Rush PD
Holt
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Harry S. Truman
Roscoe Patterson
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Frank A. Picard
Frederic Walcott
Francis T. Maloney
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Fred ©. Martin
Robert G. Simmons
Edward K. Burke
A. Harry Moore
Hamilton F Kean
Walsh
Copeland
Johnson
Renateur Byrd
Virginia
Connally
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Trammer
W C T U Head To Be Renamed and Democratic Candidates
The article lists Democratic governorship hopefuls Bibb Graves of Alabama J M Futrell of Arkansas Eugene Talmadge of Georgia Olin Johnson of South Carolina and James V Allred of Texas. It notes sixty one Democrats and five Republicans had no opposition for House seats.
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Mississippi
Bibb Graves
Alabama
J. M. Futrell
Arkansas
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Olin D. Johnson
South Carolina
James V. Allred
Texas
House
FERA Extends Aid To 2455 NC Students In 193?
FERA distributes funds to 2455 North Carolina students across colleges and schools, listing institutions and aid amounts by numbers and names. In Grove City, Pennsylvania a hunter shoots an albino all white squirrel, Don Vernon credited.
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FERA
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Grove City
Don Vernon
Parade Violence Leaves Four Dead In Klein Township
A Democratic parade in Klein township escalated when gunfire from the Bruno homes killed four people and wounded many others. Investigators found multiple firearms at Bruno and allied residences, with arrests made as crowds gathered amid political faction clashes and school conflicts.
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Democratic Party
Bruno
Paul
Frank Fiorilla
Kaylayres
John Golosky
McAdoo
William Forte
McAdoo Heights
Andrew Kitishion
Lofty
David L. Lawrence
Lieut
Edward Griffin
Joseph Bruno
Alice McBride
Kelayres
Baners
Charles Drevye
Paul Bruno
Andrew Kitrishion
Dominick Perna
John Saladago
John Lengo
Edward Veshueer
Charles Calement
William Jacoby
Jennie McAloose
Irene Condor
Salvadore Salvadario
Mmss
Freda Defrank
Mary Devorak
Mary Sacco
Maurice Ensair
Daniel Stetbler
Kalayres
J H Bruno
Tamaqua
Elveda
Antionette Billing
Fred
James
Della Bruno
Della Stracka
Julia Leshko
East McAdoo
Alexander @ocker
Eva
Peter Russo
Republican Organization
Klein Township
Washington
David Lawrence
Homer
Cummings
George H. Earle
United States
Austria
Charles J. Margiott
William A. Gehnader
Gifford Pinchot
Schuylkill County
Kelyres
Two-Year-Old Falls 100-Foot Embankment Near Pittsburgh
Witnesses summoned an ambulance after two year old Elliott Beck slipped and fell into a 100 foot embankment. He regained consciousness as the ambulance arrived and began to ambulate away. He was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment of a few bruises.
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Pittsburgh
Hiliott Beck
Elliott
Berlin butter merchant covers wagons with real lawns
A Berlin butter merchant clad his delivery wagons with real lawn turf to keep the interior cool and preserve the butter during transport.
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Berlin
Destroyers collide during U S fleet maneuvers off Mexican coast
Two destroyers Ellis and McFarland collided 200 miles off Magdalena Bay during a night attack drill. McFarland suffered a water-filled fireroom, Ellis had a forward hull puncture. No serious injuries reported. An accompanying naval airplane was lost but its pilot survived. Planes from the mishap landed on the carrier Lexington. The fleet, returning from the Atlantic, continues maneuvers en route to San Diego for repairs.
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Los Angeles
United States
Atlantic
Ellis
McFarland
Magdalena Bay
Mexican
San Diego
Thomas P. Jeter
Navy
Robert Goldwaite
Charles L. Westhoffer
Lexington
Norv
Panama Canal
Omaha to tax bicycles for permanent wheel plates
The Omaha city council voted to impose a ten cent bicycle tax to fund license plates affixed to wheels. Police supported the measure as a theft deterrent and identification method.
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Omaha
Neb
Japanese deny fortification claims in Pacific mandate regions
Tokyo officials rejected suspicions that Japan was fortifying former German colonies in the Pacific under a mandate. They asserted obedience to the mandate and denied barring ships or expanding naval bases, while noting control of Marshall, Caroline, and other island groups. The Geneva incident and inspections by international bodies were referenced in inquiries.
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Aign
Japan
O Ing
Equatorial Pacific
of Nations
Pan
Amones
Pacific
Marshall
Caroline
Ladrone Pelew
Foreign Office
Elers
Geneva
Nobubumi Ito
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Ban on free candy for children sparks gambling claim
Chicago November 6 The wholesale confectioners association bans offering free candy to children saying the practice fosters a gambling instinct.
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Chicago
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