Record turnout seen in presidential election in 1948
Heavy voting across industrial centers favors Truman as union support boosts Democratic turnout. Early returns show Dewey leading in Harris County Texas while nationwide cities report brisk polls. Truman votes in Independence Missouri as states report high turnout and potential record totals.
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Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Houston Chronicle
Harris County
Texas
Dewey
Kentucky
John Neal
Clintonville
Rockies
Washington
Hart
N. H
Harry S. Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
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South Salem
N. Y
Baltimore
Columbus
Akron
Philadelphia
Newark
New York City
Buffalo
Rochester
Schenectady
New England
Independence
Big Ballot Draws Large Ohio Voter Turnout
Voters across Ohio line up despite threatening skies to cast ballots for national, state, and local offices. In Cincinnati and Hamilton County early voting shows heavy turnout. Summit County Akron tallies a high vote, and Columbus reports strong participation as statewide turnout could reach three to four million.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio
Akron
Summit County
Frank Marsh
Board of Elections
Toledo
Youngstown
Dayton
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Tarry S. Truman
Missouri
White House
Henry A. Wallace
Iowa
Rail rate rise blocked. hearings set for November
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected an immediate eight per cent freight rate increase proposed by railroads and scheduled hearings for November 30 on a 13 per cent long term rate rise. The ICC also weighed an eight per cent interim increase as evidence, after shippers urged a full hearing before any rise. Gallup and newspaper polls show Dewey leading Truman in the presidential race with Dewey ahead in Illinois and Pennsylvania trends.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Truman
Dewey
Wallace
Thurmond
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Chicago Sun- Times
Boston Herald
Massachusetts
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Castle County
Delaware
Wilmington
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Daily News
New York Daily News
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Chicago Sun-Times
Middletown Voting Expected to Hit 85 Percent Record
Middletown officials forecast a record turnout in today’s election, with about 35 percent of 15 146 eligible voters already voting by noon and weather-friendly conditions likely to push participation to 85 percent. Officials expect 12 875 ballots cast in 12 hours, far above the 12 346 total in 1944, as long lines and many contests slow tabulation this evening.
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Middletown
Journal
Journal Election Service Opens Tonight With Teletype and Phones
The News Journal presents an election service starting at 7 p m in the Greathouse store window via an Associated Press teletype and at 8 30 p m by telephone from the Journal building. It will post state and national returns, with a display board in Middletown and a bulletin board for telegraph stories as edited. Five telephone lines will relay results and residents are asked to specify contests when calling for totals on 13 races.
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News-Journal
Associated Press
C. E. Greathouse
Journal
Middletown
Driver Found Dead in Auto on Route 25
A motorist found Le W. Foster 55 of Columbus dead in a car parked on Route 25 east of Morrow about 9 a m. Coroner H M Williams said Foster, who worked for National Distillers Grain Products Division, likely suffered a heart attack last night and died.
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Morrow
le W. Foster
Renwick Rd
Columbus
National Distillers Corporation
H. M. Williams
Warren County
Gubernatorial Party Tie Seen Breaking In Balloting
Washington AP reports a 24 24 governor split as 32 state races unfold with 100 candidates. Democrats and Republicans expect decisive wins in Maine Indiana Ohio Illinois Michigan and more as returns shape party control of 18 Republican and 14 Democratic chairs.
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Washington
Maine
National Committee
Dewey Leads First Returns From Small New Hampshire Town
Hart's Location New Hampshire reports 11 votes for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and 1 for Truman as the first returns of the day. The town, with 13 registered voters in an 18 person community, cast ballots in the private home of the town treasurer by oil lamp light while railroad workers headed to work. A pair of New York absentee voters were challenged for residency.
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Hart
N. H
White Mountain
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bsentee
New York
Ham Rothemund
George Morey
Alice Burke
Oscar McComber
Clare Luce Jewels Stolen in Midtown Robbery
Clare Boothe Luce and her husband Henry R. Luce reported jewelry worth 20000 dollars stolen from their Waldorf Astoria suite early yesterday. An 18000 dollar 18 carat diamond ring was taken and a door was found open twice with no clue to the thiefs identity or method of entry.
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New York
Clare Boothe Luce
Midtown
Connecticut
Henry R. Luce
Waldorf- Astoria
Luces
Thomas for Dewey predicts Dewey victory in campaign speech
Norman Thomas Socialist candidate for president predicts Gov. Dewey will win the election. He said yesterday in a Princeton campaign speech that he wished Dewey well for the sake of the United States and for mankind.
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Princeton, N. J
Norman Thomas
Dewey
Thomas
United States
Communists Call for Quick Surrender of Chiang Troops in Manchuria
In Nanking AP reports Chinese Communists urge rapid surrender of Chiang Kai-shek forces in Manchuria as fighting ends in Mukden. Red forces take the prize of the civil war while casualties are not disclosed. Mao declares plans to control all of China.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Manchuria
China
Mukden
Red
U.S
Chiang
Wong Wen-Hao
iPrice
Shanghai
Committee of Northeast
Mao Te-Tung
Chinese Communist Party
Europe
Bucharest
Communist International Information Bureau
Mao
Plane Crash Toll Rising As C 47 Breaks Up In Air
Investigators examine wreckage after a C 47 transport from Sheppard Field Wichita Falls broke apart in heavy rain over Muldrow Oklahoma. All 11 aboard died and bodies were recovered. Witness Tom Morgan described seeing the plane disintegrate and a parachute collapse.
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Muldrow
Okla
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Tex
Oklahoma
Camp Chaffee
Fort Smith
Ark
Tom Morgan
States to Watch For Early Election Clues
West Virginia and Maryland signal early presidential trends with strong recent results. The piece notes Senate races across 11 states, highlighting party control stakes and pivotal gubernatorial battles in Indiana Ohio Illinois Washington Montana Tennessee. It also mentions Kansas debates over repealing its long-standing prohibition statute.
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West Virginia
Maryland
New York
Arizona
New Mexico
Idaho
Kentucky
Minnesota
Montana
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Tennessee
Illinois
Iowa
Colorado
Indiana
Ohio
Washington
Kansas
Truman Leads in Two Florida Precincts Vote Totals
In Brown's Farm precinct only eight registered voters cast ballots with four for President Truman and two for J Strom Thurmond. Fuller Warren won two votes for Florida governor and Dwight Rogers received seven votes in the 6th congressional district.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Brown
Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
Fuller Warren
Florida
Dwight Rogers
6Th
Seven votes for Truman at Cataloochee precinct
The Cataloochee precinct near the Smoky Mountains National Park reported seven votes for President Truman and none for Governor Dewey with only seven people registered.
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Waynesville
N. C
Cataloochee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Truman
Thomas F. Dewey
Democrats Hold Early Lead In Battle For Congress
Dems show an early, inconclusive edge as nationwide voting opens for the 81st Congress. Republicans insist on retaining leadership in both chambers, while results hinge on 435 House seats and 32 Senate seats.
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Washington
House
Senate
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
South
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
John L. McClellan
Ark
Republians
America Laabor
American Labor Party
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