Roosevelt Declared President With Narrow Dewey Loss
Early returns show Franklin D Roosevelt winning the presidency with about 17 million votes to Dewey’s roughly 13.5 million and an electoral lead of 130 to 101 in the first tally. Dewey conceded about 2:00 am Wednesday as results from key states favored the incumbent. In Iowa the Republican ticket won. Kenlooper beat Gillette for Senate, Blue defeated Mitchell for Governor, and Cunningham won in the fifth district. Marion County totals list Roosevelt 6365 and Dewey 0 for president with other state races led by Democrats and Republicans in varied margins.
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Dewey
Senate
House
Congress
Iowa
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Gillette
Blue
Mitchell
Cunningham
Lynch
Washington
National
Marion Co
Roosevelt
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Ropes
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Supreme Court
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John W. Bricker
Harry S. Truman
United States
Ga Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Guy
Peter J. Kies
J. M. Grimes
Abel James V. Curran
JM Imes
Secretary of Agriculture
Aessi Harry D. Linn
Arch F. McGreevy
John M. Rank
Harry F. Garitt
Rug
Carl W. Reed
James M. Bell
The
William L. Bli
Oscar Hale
Frederic M. Miller
John A. Graham
William R. Hi
Gibson C. Holliday
Paul Cunningham
Ralph N. Lynch
Carl R. Orchies
Route Hunter
L. F. Bousquet
Russell Dyer
Earl L. Young
Jack B. Carpenter
Paul Applegate
Jim van Hemert
Lyle Christ
Sarah E. Hollingsworth
Bert McCoy
Leon N. Miller
R. V. Mater
F. M. Roberts
Ors
A. L. Dykstra
Arie H. Bogaard
Pella Mfg. Corp Commended for Excellent Work
Lt Melvin Lanphar of the District Industrial Incentive Office praised workers and supervisors at the Pella Manufacturing Corporation for producing high quality Navy garments. The ceremony at the plant featured four servicemen recounting Pacific battles, including Bowen and Greco, underscoring strong community support and factory contributions to the war effort.
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Pella Overall Company
Melvin F. Lanphar
Cine
District Industrial Tincentive Oise
Naveal Material
Chicago
Illinois
Lanphar
Navy
Jon L
M. Greco Bowen
Bowen
Edward Insley
Buck
Salerno Beach
Michael Greco
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan
Tinian Islands
Pacific
Hhe
Robert Fleming
Peila Mfg. Corp
Central Faculty Members to Attend Omaha Conference
Six professors from Central College including Sinnia Billups Alice Lammers Mason Olcott H W Pieten Boh Dritte Van Wie and G Wing will attend regional conferences of church related colleges in Omaha Nebraska on November 16. The theme The Church Related College and Post War Education will guide the talks with Williams CollegePres J P Baxter III to speak on The Liberal Arts in Post War Education and Syracuse University Dean Wm E Mosher on Citizenship. Both speakers represent commissions of the American Association of Colleges.
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Central College
Sinnia Billups
Alice Lammers
Mason Olcott
H. W. Pieten- Boh
Dritte van, Wie
Vy. G. Wing
Omaha
Nebraska
Pres. J. P. Baxter III
Williams College
Enrolling All School Children in Junior Red Cross
Broadcast planned for 7:00 PM on the Columbia network from Chico California. Miss Dena Ver Steeg leads a statewide effort to enroll every boy and girl in all local schools before November 1. Volunteers cover rural and urban schools. projects include sending goods to service members and aiding children in Allied countries, with letters of thanks from England describing worn rubber boots and moorlands near Whitby.
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Red Cross Chapter
Junior Red Cross
Columbia Broadcasting Chain
Vox Sop
Chico
California
Red Cross
Pella
England
Yorkshire Dales
Wellinstons
Tam
Whitby
Joan
Fryup
Esk
Dales
Hilda Tindall Pella
Ver Steeg
Red Cross offers messages to POWs and internees in Philippines
Dr. T G Fultz of the Pella Red Cross reports a new Red Cross service for families of U S prisoners of war and civilian internees in the Philippines. Messages use form 1616 and may be sent via air mail to home addresses in the United States when known, though civilian or Filipino recipients are not eligible.
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T. G. Fultz
Pella
Philippines
Home Service
Washington
D.C
Altho’ Red Cross
Chairm Home Service
Il. Keisker
Prairie Township and nearby areas urge drive contributions
War fund drive updates show Prairie Township contributing 1335 dollars and Summit Two Otley 616 dollars toward a 200,005 quota of 4166 dollars. The Defense Council thanks donors but notes many towns still far from targets. About 60 Lake Prairie families have not contributed. Summit figures incomplete. Districts are sorting names for personal calls to ensure no one is overlooked.
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Prairie Township
Summit Two
Otley
Defense Council
Lake Prair
Summit
T. Kempkes
Purl van Hemert
Pella
John F. Dykstra
Prescott W. Steenhoek
Ben Kuyk
Herman A. Veenstra
Elmer Nollen
Lake Prairie North
Gerrit H. Tysseling
Lake Prairie South
Porl van Hemert
Missing in action Vander Werf Son of Monroe Couple
Clarence Vander Werf, son of Mr and Mrs Dick Vander Werf of Monroe, is reported missing in action since October 10 in Italy. He served in the infantry and had been abroad about two months. His brother Harold is a pilot in the aviation corps in India. Friends extend sympathy to the family as they await word and hope he is safe.
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Clarence Vander Werf
Dick Vander Werf
Monroe
Italy
Iis
Harold
India
Vander Werf
Pella and District Set 469000 War Bond Goal
The Sixth War Loan Campaign opens November 20 across Iowa with Marion County and Pella District quotas at 971000 and 469000 dollars respectively. Pella district leaders plan a Nov 16 meeting at the Pella Legion, showing war pictures to spur bond sales. If each of about 1500 local families invests around 325 dollars the drive could reach 600000 dollars.
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Legion Hall
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
the Treasury
P. H. Kuyper
Pella
Otley
Des Moines
Marion County
Sth
Pella Legion
Therby
Stores to close Saturday for Armistice Day observance
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting officers and board members recommended Pella merchants close stores on Armistice Day to observe a holiday. Stores would open to serve town and rural shoppers, anticipating two days of purchases. The plan mirrors closures on Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year in many nearby towns.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pella
Towens
Male Quartet at Baptist Church Nov 23 24
The Youth Fellowship of the Baptist church arranged for the Male Quartet of Northwestern Seminary and Bible School of Minneapolis to sing two nights in November. The group previously performed at the Community Church of Sully. Local contacts were made and announcements completed for their visit. The public is invited to both evenings with Wells as soloist.
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F the Baptist Church
Northwestern Seminary
Bible School of
Minneapolis
Community Church of
Sully
Pella
Wells
Dr Campbell to Speak First on College Concert Series
Hendrix College professor Dr Robert J Campbell will headline Central College’s concert lecture series with talks on The What and Why of Culture and Planning a Home in a Modern Age. He will visit for three days, meet students, and lead public sessions in Douwstra Chapel on Thursday November 16. Tickets vary by season pass and individual admissions.
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AL Douwstra
Robert J. Camp
de. Campbell
Hendrix College
Conway
Arkansas
Tle
Central
Englis Engineer
Campbell
Tie
University of Chicago
Chaucer Laboratory
J. M. Manly
Hendrix
Central College
Missouri
Spain
Petit Jean Mountain
Dr. Campbell
Douwstra Chapel
Grone
Halloween Fire Patrols Prevent Major Property Damage
Police officers Rinehart and Bert Vande patrolled Pella on Halloween night and extinguished several small fires set on leaves near North Main and Mish School. They roused residents at the Kuyper home and other properties to prevent further danger, keeping potential damage to a minimum.
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Pella
Rinehart
Bert Vande
Ness
Disov
Lankelma
North Main
Henry B. Kuyper
Tie High
Major C. Claypool Wins Silver Star for Bravery
Cedar Rapids native Major Charles B. Claypool, former Pella High School coach in 1940, earned the Silver Star for landing on a Dutch New Guinea beach on April 22 under heavy fire to supervise beach operations and rapid troop unload. He resigned from the National Guard infantry reserves in 1940 to join Army Officer training at Fort Benning.
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Dutch New Guinea
Junior Class Play Tonight Promises Laughs and Seats Open
The Junior 88 presents a three act comedy titled Dont Keep Him Waiting directed by Miss Margaret Horn. The show starts at 8:00 PM with many seats available at Vander Linden's Rexall Drug Store and admission is one dollar.
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Junior 88
Margaret Horn
Vander Linden
Rexall Drug Store
Dutch New Waterway Sees 12500 Ships Pass Annual
The New Waterway, the famed Dutch canal linking Rotterdam with the North Sea, handles an average of 12,500 ships each year.
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Rotterdam
North Sea
Noted Lecturer Coming to Pella
Pella residents will hear Judge Fred Bale speak at the Pella High School Auditorium on Friday evening November 17. He will discuss war-time Cancers on the home front. Admission is free. See next week's Chronicle for details.
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Pella
Fred Bale
Pella High School
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Major C. Claypool
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