Prohibition Election Sparks national debate in 1932
Amid party clashes, voters express fatigue over crime linked to Prohibition. Articles discuss Hoover era policies, Roosevelts prospects, and key races in New York Illinois New Jersey Massachusetts. Prominent figures include Mrs McCormick Col Lewis and Governor Roosevelt with implications for election outcomes.
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Massachusetts
Moorer
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Wurattty
Gual
al Smith
Bhows
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Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
Muth AfeCormick
Demus Linmitton Lewis
Senate
Colonel Levis
Math McCormick
Debris Haunts Mount Hope Mine Rescue in Ohio
In Millfield Ohio on November 8 an explosion tore through a mine shaft injuring and entombing numerous miners. Nineteen men were rescued alive before dawn while at least six more were believed trapped under debris amid smoke and gas. Foreman Dean was credited with guiding ten trapped men to safety through a branched section of the mine.
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Poon
Asivenia
Gomo Ablo
Ajacera
Hinchel
Pennsylvania
Millfield
Ohic
Enmapong
Howard Davie
Floyd ‘Ayres
daniel“Norlan
James Renaldo
Fielding Willis
Dean
Democrat Takes Lead In Indiana District Race After Correction
In Muncie Indiana a counting error changed the margin in Indiana's Eighth District race. Claude Bell Democrat led ahead of Republican Albert H Vestal by 20 votes after an official tally from Raton was adjusted. Vestal appeared reelected by a slim margin before the correction, with unofficial returns later revised.
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Muncie
Ind
Ships Wrecked in Tyrrhenian Storm
Palermo reports a violent storm in the Tyrrhenian Sea causing heavy damage to ships. The sailing vessel Ranta Anza TL was lost with three crew, while the English freighter Beren Beny Trader and Italian ship Nuova Felice were stranded ashore. Regular passenger services were delayed.
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Tals
Tyrrhenian
Nears
Ahipe Ping
Sailig
Nailora
Beren Beny
Shipping Board Grants Jobs and Schedules Scrapping Work
The Shipping Board directs the Merchant Fleet Corporation to hire up to four hundred workers for imminent scrapping of four idle government ships, marking new employment prospects amid wartime efforts.
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Warlington
The
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Merchant Fleet Corporation
Advar
Bisl Woking
Atec
Abyssinia King Swamped in Fetes
Abyssinia reports Halle Selassia Crowned King of Kings and Rex of Ethiopia receiving more than ten hours of ceremonies daily after his coronation as crowds fill Addis Ababa with banquets and festivals. Dabei names and dates unclear.
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Addis
Halle
Rex
Ethiopia
Weather Forecast for North Texas and Plains
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies Thursday and Friday with mild temperatures. Highs near 79 degrees and overnight lows around 48. Light to moderate north to northwest winds. Showers possible in extreme northwest and far north regions, with warmer readings in western and southern areas.
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Marthowe Wareer
Pertion Tharenor
Texear Portis
Vridart
Fee
Perth
Mercury Forecast Low 48 Degrees Friday Morning
The weather bureau predicts Friday morning will dip to 48 degrees, six degrees below Thursday's low, with daytime highs near 72. Expect continuing slow warming into Friday as cloudiness from midweek unsettles weather. rainfall is not expected in the next 24 hours.
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J. H. Dntoe
Weather Bureau
Tarboe
Democrat Winner in Kentucky Race
Reports from 1653 precincts show Judge M. M. Jagan leading Senator J. XI Rabison by 28,981 votes for the long term starting March 4, 1081. Logan leads Rabison with 190,221 to 111,200 as results from Lowville and surrounding precincts come in.
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Lowwville
Kr. der
M. M. Jagan
United States
Senate
Bobbitt to join Citrus Mold Row
AUSTIN November reports that Attorney General Bob Bobbitt will join the Citrus Mold Row, aligning with fruit growers in the Rio Grande valley. The move follows his earlier filing with other citrus attorney generals in a Supreme Court case about a blue mold preventive patent.
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Bobbitt
Citrus Mold Row
Austix
Rio Grande Valley
Bobbile
Marrs to Attend Education Meet in Fort Worth
State Superintendent Marrs leaves Austin for Fort Worth to attend a meeting of the relocation commission and will speak at the opening of a new high school amid plans for education discussions.
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Marrs
Austin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Fort Worth
Terre Elocation Commission
Woods to Appoint Idle Relief Heads
Col Arthur Woods, chairman of the president's emergency employment committee, returned to bid leak away after a trip to New York, and prepared to appoint regional directors.
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Woods
Washington, D. C
INS
Arthur Woods
Préantint
New York
Vale
OnPoint
Cuban Navy Fund Bill in Congress Recited
Havana reports in brief that Congress is considering a Cuban Navy fund bill detailing expenditures for naval expansion and organization. The notice cites the ongoing military and maritime modernization program and associated budgetary items.
Hoover Loses House Rule John Garner Claims Speakership
Texans say majority control of the House will favor Democrats after the general election. John Garner minority leader predicts a three vote edge as he returns to Washington to seek the speakership. San Antonio visit drew hundreds of supporters and colleagues. Garner plans to resume party leadership December 1 and prepare for a capital battle.
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John Garner
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John M. Garnet
House
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Gazaus
San Antonio
Garner
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Gunter Hotel
Neil Campbell
Berne County
Tas
Fitzhugh
L. J Hart
San Antoniana
Congresaman Garney
Washington
Ausone
Baitie
Wanted Ads Describe Various Classified Offers
Venitifid tw spartmente at Quem Anak Court. One item listed for $50 monk with minimal details. Classification references and scattered phrases indicate a generic classified ad page with Studebaker Touring car in fine condition and a two story eight room home in Highland Park.
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Wighland Park
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Tague
Medal for World War flier at Bolling Field ceremony
Cant Farward V. Rickenbacker to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Hoover at Bolling Field in Washington. Leaders of the Army Air Corps and veterans of the Ninety-fourth Squadron assemble for the presentation and related ceremonies.
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Farward V.rickenbascker
America
Hoover
Bollingfield
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F. ‘Trubee Davison
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Fechet
Army Air Corps
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France
Wiso
Heiress to wed working student in California notice
A notice of intention to wed was filed yesterday by Marriet Green Suntington of Pasa ena California and engineer Albert Fr. Voerr. The couple are linked to Stanford University where he works as an undergraduate and drives an Ive Leach for spending money.
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Marriet Green Suntington
Pasaena
Calif
Griresa
Albert Fr. Voerr
Stanford University
Moody Sees Texas Least Low in Spirits
Governor Dan Moody says Texas appears least affected by the nationwide low mood as other states sag in public morale. He notes no signs of widespread melancholy in Texas towns despite national concern.
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Austin
Dan Moody
Wurzbach Wins Sixth Term in Texas District Race
Despite organized opposition Terr Mr Wurzbach will return to Congress for the sixth term by about 780 votes. Final returns show Wurzbach leading in Bexar Guadalupe Rendall and other counties with Nueces and Comal close. Dielmann strongest in Nueces. Overall district majority about 7569 with Bexar leading at 6291 and Wurzbach ahead 1591. Continued on page 14, column 6.
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San Patricio
Wilcon
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Besar
Maggie’s Aghast Jiggs Rebels Against Fate Comic
A fragmentary line from a humor feature highlights Jiggs’s long standing rebellion against his fate and promises continued laughs as Follow Barxerxc Ur Farner is billed as America’s foremost comic.
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Ur Farner
America
House Returns At Glance From 195 Seats in House
Associated Press survey lists 195 seats in the new House of Representatives with Republicans holding 317 seats and Democrats 280 in the current Congress. Minor parties show zero. The data indicates a strong majority requirement and notes names and parties of key contenders.
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Associated Press
House of Representatives
Fanner-Labers
Amendments Win by Majorities in Texas Election
Returns from 186 of 233 counties show constitutional amendment approval with high margins. Legislative salaries 15 425 for 40 373 against. Supreme court 8 401 for 145 077 against. University investment 70 4 for 92 Notable totals include Moss Sterling 114 100 in the governor race versus William B Talbot 32 048.
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Texas Tilection Bureau
Ghve
Supreme Court
University Wind Tox
Sterling
Wiliam B. Tal- Ibot
Indian Poet Harindranath Chatlopadsara Sentenced
Indian poet Harindranath Chatlopadsara was sentenced to one year with rigorous imprisonment for participating in a proscribed meeting and for his share of membership in an unlawful organization linked to the Indian National Congress.
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Rombay
Tata
Harindranth Chatlopadsara
Aid Sought in Hunt for Vote Robbers
Kansas City report states U S district attorney Vandeventer seeks reinforcements in the federal effort to track down the election day aborters. Medrick, Jackson county election board chair, is cited amid the investigation into vote tampering activities.
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Vandeventer
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Jackson County Election Board
Republicans One Short of Control in House Victory
Washington report notes Republicans stand at 257 seats with late returns, just shy of a majority. The partial results indicate a narrow margin that leaves control unsettled pending final counts and approvals.
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Washington, D. C
Democrats Ready to Contest Seats in Close Elections
The Democratic national committee announced it would not accept the unofficial results from closely contested races as final and would contest seats. This statement comes as Democrats prepare to challenge outcomes they deem disputed.
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Walmington
D.C
Democratic National Committee
Rouse
Minnesota Senate Race Shifts in G.O.P Dominance
Page 15 reports in St Paul a Republican Schall leads Democrat Elmer Hatfield for U.S. Senate as returns place early totals. Minneapolis Journal notes Democratic gains but Republican victory likely. National scene shows Senate balance hinging on Shipstead’s votes and Kentucky contest outcomes with House control still undecided.
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