Michigan Voters Split Between Roosevelt and Dewey in Gallup Poll
A Gallup survey of Michigan civilians shows a shift away from Roosevelt since 1936 with 1940 results favoring Dewey. The poll contrasts 1936 Roosevelt at 59.2 percent to 1940 at 49.8 percent, while Dewey gains in New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. The article notes industrial Detroit as Democratic strength and emphasizes turnout. It also mentions the cannon-recast bells Maria Gloriosa and Emperor in Cologne.
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Frank D. Roosevelt
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Dewey
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
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New York
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Illinois
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Alarm Clocks in Demand as War Production Board Reports
The War Production Board estimates one third of American households would buy alarm clocks if available and 16 percent would buy radio tubes. The hardest items to obtain include wash boilers, lawn mowers, tea kettles, and carpet sweepers, according to WPB data. Dr. William Y. Elliott notes some simple items could be produced soon.
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Washington
War Production Board
William Y. Elliott
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Office of Civilian Requirements
Shortages Survey Shows High Household Demand Across Items
Survey estimates indicate large potential sales for alarm clocks radio tubes coffee makers can openers extension cards metal pot scourers and cutlery with tens of millions of households likely buyers. Mexico City plans its first Ice Palace to lure tourists.
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Mexico City
Boa constrictor draws crowds at Prescott liquor store
A boa constrictor found on a banana bunch ten inches long ten years ago grew to six and a half feet before dying, after serving as the attraction at a Prescott liquor store.
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Prescott
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Canada to Up Wheat Planting by 4 Million Acres in 1944
Canadian farmers plan to sow nearly 4,000,000 more acres of wheat in 1944 than in the previous year. The move aims to boost wartime grain production and supply for allied forces.
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Sears
Canada
Officer Now In England Signs Nomination Paper
Santa Fe New Mexico reports State Corporation Commissioner Robert Valdez has submitted for the Democratic nomination for U S representative. He has a nominating petition from England with a single signature from Lieutenant Laura Apodaca of Valdez' home county.
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Santa Fe, N. M
Robert Valdez
U. S
England
Laura Apodaca
Valdez
Hope ad libs off script in Princess and the Pirate scene
In Hollywood Bob Hope veered from the script during a scene in The Princess and the Pirate. He began with a garbled line swashbuckling and then quipped that Sam Goldwyn gave the part to a man who never buckled a swash.
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Bob Hope
Sam Goldwyn
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