Royal Visit and Sparse North Carolina Voting Reported
British royalty to visit the United States is noted as part of a broader context. In North Carolina an extremely light voter turnout was reported by early afternoon with rain in coastal areas. Cities including Charlotte High Point Greensboro Durham Thomasville Lexington Raleigh New Bern Rocky Mount and others noted slow voting.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Charlotte
Highoint
Greensboro
Durham
Thomasville
Lexington
New Bern
Rocky Mount
Light Vote Forecast In High Point From Noon Ballot
Noon survey across 12 precincts showed 1 348 votes cast and predicted total under 8 000. Democrats led in most precincts though Republicans led in three and neared in two, with No 3 carrying heaviest turnout and No 4 the lightest. Balloting nationwide drew near record crowds on an off year for the New Deal.
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High Point
The
Enterprise
Cargo ship seen sinking off Belgian coast amid rebel activity
A Royal Air Force plane sighted a sinking cargo ship about five miles off Wandelaar lightship near the Belgian coast with Nadir and rebel auxiliaries nearby. A second insurgent vessel was reported nearby as British coast authorities were notified. The report ties to prior bombardment of Cantabria and captures near Emden by insurgent forces.
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London
Cromer
Royal Air Ree
Wandelaar
Iish
Norfolk Drome
Nastanding
Blankenh
Belgium
Philadelphia arrests follow chaotic voting day
Disorder and brawls at polling places sparked swift arrests in Pennsylvania. A Republican committeeman was arrested in Chester, charged with illegally assisting a voter as tensions rose during the election.
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Hiladelphia
Insylvania, O
Chester
End of warm spell as November weather turns cold
Round rains and falling temperatures ended a rare November spell in the South. Forecasters predicted near freezing temperatures for many areas by Wednesday morning with a drop of up to 40 degrees from springlike readings in the 70s. Frost and northerly winds continued, but a brief frigid spell was expected to be short-lived.
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Associated Press
South
Weather Bureau
Ers
Senators Mull Proposals on Campaign Finance Reform
Senator Sheppard said the senate campaign committee will draft recommendations to outlaw political federal funds. The plan would not ban WPA money in elections but seeks broader limits on campaign funding and related practices.
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Shington
Sheppard
Senate
Congress
Law Gov
Trial Delayed as Jurors Pickbed for York Slaying Case
In York on November 8, the trial of Robert Irwin, accused of murdering artist model Eleonor and two others, was postponed for one day. Three jurors passed tests, with nine more and two alternates to be selected to prepare for potential plea by the so called sculptor and to proceed against Irwin for the killings linked to the Gedeon home.
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York
Robert Irwin
Eledeon
Thursden
Samuel Lei
Leibowitz
Rosenblum
James Wallace
Irwin
Frank Byrnes
Gedeon
God
King George VI Accepts FDR Invitation for US Visit
King George VI informed the British Parliament that he and the Queen have accepted President Roosevelt’s invitation to visit the United States before the end of the Canadian tour. He called the invitation a display of Anglo American good will and hinted a possible voyage by the royal couple. The King also noted plans for a reciprocal invitation to France’s President Lebrun and spoke of peace efforts in Europe and Asia while indicating Britain will aid in settling the Far East conflict if requested. Some expect this to be the final session of Parliament before a possible general election.
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London
George VI
Parliament
Roosevelt
United States
House of Lords
United States of America
George
Albert Lebrun
France
Paris
Munich
Ministe Neville Chamberlain
Ado Hitler
Spain
Britain
Far East
President Roosevelt in Hyde Park Update
President Roosevelt in Hyde Park on November 8 is described as very active with a continued report expected on page two. The brief notes his ongoing activities and the anticipation of further details.
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Happy Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Slayings of Mother in Bellevue Hospital Case
Eva Koplachak, 17, in mannish clothes, is charged with killing her mother Christina Piatak after claiming the slaying at Bellevue psychiatric ward. Detective Kieran said Eva described shooting the woman five times and striking her with an iron shoe to end “her misery” following a history of mental illness and a Rockland state hospital release.
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New York
Eva Koplachak
Bellevue Hospital
Vincent Keran
Christina Piatak
Atx
Kieran
Eva
Rockland State Hospital
Winds on Winston Salem Tobacco Market Sets Record Day
Winston Salem leaf market processed 1 100 000 pounds of tobacco at an average near 27 50 per hundred boosting farmer payouts in 30 selling days to over 8 000 000 dollars. Supervisors say grade for grade sales were best of the season with strong demand for heavier leaf and wrappers from distant buyers.
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Winston-Salem
James T. Booth
Dee
Thad Johnson
A. W. Reid
Rich Mabe
D. B. Thomas
A. M. Payne
M. A. Sizemore
Chilton & Norman
H. C. Bell
Nance & Bennett
Taylor & H
D. F. Dezern
Russell Hill
Pardue & Boger
G. H. Mabe
R. L. Burrow
D. C. Taylor
J. W. George
Neal & Lewis
Smith & Benson
Robert Joyce
Ruby Neal
F. O. Brewton
White & G
EB. R. Nelson
W. 8. Simmons
C. D. Smith
J. C. Satterwhite
Heath & Booth
W. N. Sparger
F. C. Shoaf
A. Flinchum
Moore & Wortmoreland
Nazis Attack U. S. Stand In South America
Berlin's foreign office organ denounces U S efforts to sway South American nations against Germany and accuses Sumner Welles of stirring anti German fear. It says Washington will use the Monroe Doctrine to protect nations but threats peace by pitting continents against each other for influence.
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Berlin
German Foreign Office
United States
Germany
Deutsche _Diplomatisch - Politische Korrespondens
Sumner Welles
South America
Welles
New World
Western Hemisphere
Foreign Office
Korrespondent
Europe
Paris Sees French Action on Refugees After Diplomat Shooting
Paris reports suggest France may tighten German Jewish refugee immigration in response to Herschel Grynszpan 17 shooting Ernst Vom Rath at the German embassy. Authorities question Grynszpan for possible complicity as doctors attend Vom Rath, whose condition is grave.
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Paris
France
Herschel Grynszpan
Germany
Ernst Vom Rath
A Ladier
Hitler
Berlin
Brandt
George Magnus
Munich
Grynszpan
North Carolina votes in off year election as Reynolds faces Jonas
North Carolina voters choose a senator and 11 House members with about 1.5 thousand state and local officers on the ballot. Reynolds defends his record against Jonas as Democratic strength and constitutional democracy are at stake amid unsettled weather and varying regional polling times.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House of Representatives
R. Gregg Cherry
Jonas
Election party tonight at The Enterprise building
The Enterprise invites the public to hear nationwide and local results announced on an amplifying system at the front of The Enterprise building. The event begins around 7 o clock with results from High Point township and the sixth district to be announced as ballots are counted.
Silence Cloaks Probe in Wilmington Death Mystery
In Wilmington the death of Stella C. Hobbs 42 was investigated amid official silence. Solicitor Burney declined comment while questioning a local resident James Henderson. A bloody temple wound, a blood stained wrench and a crashed car suggested foul play or accident.
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Wilmington
Stella C. Hobbs
Jesse Hobbs
John J. Burney
James Henderson
Hobbs
Shubbery
Labor history repeats as CIO plans Pittsburgh federation
Washington reports that the CIO will meet in Pittsburgh next week to form a permanent organization to rival the AFL. The piece recalls Samuel Gompers and colleagues forming a craft unions federation in the same city on roughly the same date 457 years ago, a move that led to the AFL five years later. The Knights of Labor then united skilled and unskilled workers.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Federation of Craft Unions
AFL
Order of the Knights of Labor
Re-Trial Of Hines On Racket Charge Faces Long Delay
The re trial of James J. Hines a veteran Tammany district leader on conspiracy charges in the Dutch Schultz policy racket was postponed indefinitely. The case had been reset for November 14 after a mistrial on September 12 due to an unwar ranted question by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey.
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New York
James J. Hines
Tammany
Dutch Schultz
Thomas E. Dewey
Spanish Loyals Quicken Pace on Ebro Front
Government troops push through insurgent defenses toward Fraga on the Segre front after capturing Alcatraz Aytona and Seros southwest of Lerida. Insurgents claim 1000 government prisoners and 500 dead, while government reports report heavy Italian tanks and over 300 warplanes aiding the drive.
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Hendaye
France
Ebro
Spain
Fraga
Segre
Alcatraz
Aytona
Seros
Lerida
Zaragoza
Voting prospects across key states in 1946 elections
Washington reports a roundup of major gubernatorial and senatorial races. Key figures include Curley and Saltonstall in Massachusetts, Dewey and Ichman in New York, Jones and James in Pennsylvania, Taft and Bulkley in Ohio, La Follette and Heil in Wisconsin, Murthy in Michigan, Benson and Stassen in Minnesota, Lucas and Lyons in Illinois, Dickinson and Gillette in Iowa, McGill and Reed in Kansas, Downey and Bancroft in California, Sprague and Hess in Oregon, with other races pending across states.
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Washington
Massachusetts
James M. Curley
Leverett Saltonstall
New York
Thomas EF. Dewey
Herbert H. Ichman
John O'Connor
House Rules Committee
James H. Fay
Pennsylvania
Charles Alvin Jones
Arthur H. James
George H. Earle
James D. Davis
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Robert J. Bulkley
Charles Sawyer
John W. Bricker
Wisconsin
Phillip la Follette
Julius P. Heil
Harry Bolens
Rufus C. Holman
Willis KE. Mahoney
Vote on New Deal shapes fate of nation
America’s sovereign voters in a pivotal year election chose congressmen and state officials as part of a momentous nationwide contest. The mass turnout reflected broad public interest in the New Deal’s future direction and policy path.
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Associated Press
America
Harlan Election Shadowed by Gunfire and Guard Call
In Harlan Kentucky a pre election shooting led to 35 National Guard members being called out for an emergency. Six men remain jailed as authorities pursue charges in two shootings with no injuries. In Morehead former Rowan County attorney W E Proctor faces charges for shooting William Tackett who was wounded in the hip and hospitalized amid edu cation board tensions. Second Lt Fletcher Bowell said guards were deployed at Mayor L C Smith’s request following last night’s incident.
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Harlan
Harlan National Guard Company
Morehead
Kentucky
W. E. Proctor
Rowan County
William Tackett
Tackett
Board of Education
Fletcher Bowell
Harlan Guard
L. C. Smith
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Earl
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British Empire
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Lindsay C. Warren
John H. Kerr
Graham A. Barden
Carl T. Durham
Chapel Hill
Lewis E. Teague
Edward J. Woodhouse
John R. Jones
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Hines
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