First Reports Eye Close to Find Trend of Balloting
Early returns from Kansas and other states show Roosevelt leading in the south while Landon leads narrowly in New England. In Kansas 115 precincts reported Roosevelt 2342 to Landon 1641 with 0 in Kansas City. Reports from North Carolina Florida Alabama Texas indicate Democratic gains as New York Chicago and other metros foresee record voting. Weather affected turnout in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South
Alf M Landon
New England
Roosevelt
Landon
North Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Texas
Midwest
New York
Chicago
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Intermittent Showers as Cold Wave Hits Deep South
The U S Weather Bureau reports a northwest cold wave entering Louisiana and Mississippi with a small craft warning for the coast. Temperatures fall to 28 to 36 in north Louisiana, 26 to 32 in northeast Mississippi, and 32 to 38 in the south interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tupelo
Boy 10 Beats Odds After Severe Skull Injury
Benedict Ram, 10, survived a October 8 crash near Independence Wisconsin after skull surgery that replaced four and a half inches of bone leaving his brain exposed. He calmly played his accordion at Community hospital as doctors deemed recovery unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Benedict Ram
Community Hospital
Benedict
Independence
N. S. Simon
Butey
Early election returns from multiple states show Roosevelt and Landon contest
Across Kansas City Topeka Fairmont Dothan Henderson Tallahassee Pointe Aux Barques Carrollton and St Louis early tallies show Roosevelt holding some leads while Landon gains in others. Notable results include Topeka precincts London 1853 Roosevelt 142. Fairmont first five precincts Roosevelt 399 Landon 300. Pointe Aux Barques Landon 8 Roosevelt 6. Carrollton first precinct Roosevelt 500 Landon 40. Missouri totals show Springfield Roosevelt 420 Landon 358 and Poplar Bluff Landon 126 Roosevelt 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Carrollton
Carroll County
Georgia
Landon
Hoover
ST. Louts
Missouri
Popular Bluff
Fourth Ward
Springfield
Strikers Call Tie-Up Of All U S Ships Coast Wide
Pacific coast general maritime strike leaders on November 3 4 urged a complete tie up of American ships aiming to extend the blockade to Atlantic and Gulf ports. They ordered crews to walk off at any U S port and urged sitdowns on other ships to tighten the blockade nationwide. Admiral Hamlet postponed a federal hearing as union reps bolted, while labor officials push resumption talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Gulf
Joint Committee
United States
Federal Maritime Commission
Harry G. Hamlet
Edward F. McGrady
Shirley Temple Guarded by Dog and Alarm System
Shirley Temple now protected by a German shepherd added to her home safeguards. Her mother Mrs. George Temple bought the dog after the owner claimed it had been trained to bite. Bodyguard John Griffith remains with the child actress during waking hours and adjacent to her room. The house features burglar alarms with invisible rays and electrical systems to illuminate all lights if intruders are detected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Shirley Temple
George Temple
John Griffith
Presidential Candidates Vote With Family In Hyde Park
President Roosevelt and eight family members vote in Hyde Park's first election district. The president, in a gray suit with a monkey design tie, walks with Franklin Jr to the booth as photographers film the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Harold Oliver
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Franklin, Jr
Andrew Jackson
Franklin
James Roosevelt, Sr
Franklin D
Home Town Welcome For Landon Before Ballot Casting
Governor Alf M. Landon and family received a hometown greeting in Independence Kansas as he cast a Republican ballot three blocks from his home. aides emphasized confidence in victory pledging to return government to the people cut waste balance the budget and pursue peace through neutrality and wartime profit removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kan
Alf M. Landon
America
White Frame House
Kansas
United States
Landon
Voting Light in Louisiana During Presidential Balloting
Baton Rouge voters showed tepid interest with sectional showers as they chose a president and ratified or rejected 35 state constitutional amendments. The fight split between Huey P Long advocates and opponents led by James A. Noe and Gerald L. K. Smith, with Republicans making last minute appeals for the London-Knox ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P Long
James A. Noe
Gerald L. K. Smith
Long
Sister Emma Durham Dies At 88 In London
Emma Durham formerly nurse to Alfred Lord Tennyson died in London at age 88. Friends say she requested the poet write In Memoriam as a tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Emma Durham
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Tennyson
Boxes Vie for First Returns in New Hampshire Town
Millsfield New Hampshire voters cast five for Governor Landon and two for President Roosevelt in a lamplight tarpaper town hall. The small town claimed the nation’s earliest returns, beating New Ashford Massachusetts by minutes as Somerset Vermont’s early results followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millsfield
N. H
New Hampshire
New Ashford
Mass
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Somerset, Vt
Kansas to elect Landon successor in governor race
Kansas voters go to the polls to choose a successor to Governor Alf M. Landon. Republican Will G. West, a McPherson stockman and secretary to Landon and Clyde M. Reed, contends with Democrat Walter A. Huxman, a Hutchinson attorney, for the governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Will G. West
Landon
Clyde M. Reed
West
McPherson
Walter A. Huxman
Hutchinson
British King Promises Peace Efforts in Europe
In London on November 3 King Edward pledged Britain to do all in its power to further appeasement in Europe. He spoke from the throne in the House of Lords wearing gold-edged crimson velvet robes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Europe
House of Lords
Simpson News: Flowers at Cumberland Terrace as Parliament Opens
London dispatch reports Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson did not attend parliament opening. Before King Edward spoke, a four foot high basket of white chrysanthemums and pink red blossoms was delivered to her Cumberland Terrace home. A royal warrant van later brought soft drinks to the Simpson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Cumberland Terrace
Simpson
42-year-old monarch appeals for peace in troubled Europe
The 42-year-old bachelor monarch made a significant plea for peace to the bristling armed camps of troubled Europe. The new sovereign opened the first session of his reign with a call for harmony and negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Europe
Lettuce Workers End Long Strike in Salinas Area
Salinas and Watsonville members of the Fruit and Vegetable Workers union voted 613 for returning to work and 342 against, ending a two month strike marked by clashes with police and tear gas. Terms mirror those proposed by Edward Vandeleur, with preferential hiring not guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Calif
Salina
Fruit and Vegetable Workers
Watsonville
A. S. Doss
Edward Vandeleur
California State Federation of Labor
Teeth lost in game mailed to Mobile High official
A Mobile high school player lost an upper bridge with four teeth during a Saturday night game against Phillips High in Birmingham. The teeth were mailed to Mobile High Athletic director after park staff found them on the field and the superintendent forwarded them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
Phillips High
Mobile High
Legion Field
Quadruplets Born In Missouri Cabin Die Two
Mrs. Pearl Bridges gave birth to a boy and three girls in a log cabin five miles northwest of Senath Missouri. Two infants died and two remained in serious condition as Dr. Speidel battled to save them. Heavy rain and poor roads hampered early attempts to reach the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senath
Pearl Bridges
Missouri
Here
Frederick William Speidel
Browder Calls Campaign For President Successful
Earl Browder assessed his Communist ticket bid as the most successful and satisfactory entry. He said the reception nationwide was unusually hospitable and attributed it to speeches with direct application to immediate major polities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Earl Browder
Weather snarled voting as snow hits parts of nation
Snow sleet and rain disrupted polling across many states. Nebraska and western Iowa faced storms, Chicago expected worsening, and Indiana Wisconsin Michigan Missouri and eastern Minnesota faced colder conditions. Roads iced in Utah and North Dakota, while warmth lingered in the east and south with showers in Florida and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nebraska
Iowa
Chicago
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Utah
Dakota
Dakotas
Broadway
Seaboard
Ohio Valley
Florida
Georgia
Rocky Mountains
Voteless DC Citizens Reflect on Election Day
In Washington a city of 600000 people sees no local vote and no ballot box as the White House gates open to visitors. Guards allow a tour while residents acknowledge they lack a say in national leadership. The piece surveys political life and citizen access on election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
District of Columbia
Banker F Daniel O Bryan Dies at 65 in Sulphur Pine
Town of 600, Lake Charles Louisiana reports F Daniel O Bryan 65 longtime director of the First National bank died at his Sulphur Pine home. He served in Spanish American War and is survived by widow two daughters Mrs. T J Bird of Lake Charles and Miss Maud O Bryan of New Orleans and two sons Carl H O Bryan of Lafayette and F Q O Bryan of Sulphur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
F. Daniel O'Bryan
First National Bank
Sulphur Pine
T. J. Bird
Maud O’bryan
New Oreleans
Carl H. O'Bryan
Lafayette
F. Q. O'Bryan
Sulphur
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kansas City
Associated Press
Democratic
Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Alfred Mossman Landon
William Franklin Knox
Memphis
Tenn
Dothan
Houston County
Henderson
N. C
Nutbush
Vance County
Tallahassee
Fla
Dawkins Pond
Brown
Everglades
Palm Beach County
Pointe Aux Barques
Mich
Lake Huron
Alf Landon
Montgomery
Houston
U. S
Thomas G. Plant
Employers’ Committee
Hugh Wagnon
Millsfield, N. H
Wally
Jonesboro, Ark
Browder
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!