Talmadge Narrowly Loses Georgia Governor Primary
Early returns show Eugene Talmadge trailing Ellis Arnall for the Democratic nomination with Arnall securing about 253 county units to Talmadge 157. Arnall led in the popular vote 154 331 to 113 951, while Russell ran strongly for Senate and Ramspeck led for reelection in a tight Fifth District race.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Talmadge
Evans County
Treasury
House of Representatives
Richard B. Russell
Washington
William D. Upshaw
Prohibition
Russell
Robert Ramspeck
Ramspeck
Jere Wells
John Gibson
Hugh Peterson
E. E. Cox
Frank Whelchel
Miss America Contest Opens With Army Supported Show
U S Army air trainees occupied Atlantic City hotels as 30 entrants faced three judging rounds talent charm and swimsuit in the second elimination contest. The audience cheered the selection of Miss Birmingham Lucille Duncan and Miss New York City Annyse Diane Sherman who won the talent prize with My Hero.
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Atlantic City
N. J
U. S. Army Air
Birmingham
Lucille Duncan
New York City
My Hero
Annyse Diane Sherman
Fire tears through Toronto hardware stores injuring nine firefighters
A three story hardware warehouse and a three story hardware store in north central Toronto burned last night. Damage is estimated between 400000 and 500000 dollars. Nine firemen were injured. The blaze origin is undetermined.
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Toronto
Mrs Luce to Address Connecticut G O P
Hartford Conn Sept 10 Mrs Clare Boothe Luce of Greenwich the author and seeker of a seat in Congress will sound the keynote of the Connecticut Republican campaign at the state convention opening tonight. Pre con vention indications were seven nominations with three after floor contests. Baldwin expected to win the gubernatorial nomination, Wilson opposed Baldwin after abandoning a Congressional bid. Pape the only declared candidate for lieutenant governor. Supporters hoped to place Rep William L Hadden in the second spot.
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Hartford
Conn
Clare Boothe Luce
Greenwich
Congress
Willl
Connecticut
Raymond E. Baldwin
Stratford
Jittle
War Prisoner Mail Censorship Tighter
Chicago reports new mail censorship rules for all U S prisoner of war and interned civilian correspondence. Postmaster Ernest J Kruetgen announced shipments will be forwarded to New York City for censorship, signaling a centralized review process.
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Chicago
United States
New York City
Ernest J. Kruetgen
Germans Feel the Pain of Bombing Said in Letter
A German woman, found on a fallen soldier near Duisburg, writes from inside Germany about Allied and German air raids. She describes Hamburg Essen Duisburg Coesfeld Castle and other cities as sad and heavily hit, noting civilians harmed and the morale shift as Germans at last face aerial destruction.
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Chicago Daily News, Inc
Moscow
Guernica
Europe
Germany
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Darfeld
Duisburg
Rhine
Willi Koch
Rhrer
Russia
Hamburg
Kaethe
Hubert
Meidrich
Coesfeld
Essen
Coesfeld Castle
Falls Illumination Shut Off During War
Niagara Falls illumination was discontinued for the remainder of the season. Officials of the Niagara Frontier Parks Commission said the display may be banned for the war's duration. Lights had been off last fall by Canadian officials, then restored this spring for tourism.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara Frontier Parks Commission
Yonkers Mayor Cleared of Bribery Attempt Charge
Yonkers mayor Dr. Benjamin F. Barnes was cleared of bribery charges in protection of organized gambling. Westchester DA Elbert T. Gallagher found no substantiation after submitting a report to Gov. Lehman. The accusation was raised by Horace M. Gray of the Yonkers City Manager League, who called it dirty politics.
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Yonkers
Benjamin F. Barnes
Elbert T. Gallagher
Westchester County
Herbert H. Lehman
Barnes
Horace M. Gray
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