First Complete Poll Puts FDR In Vote Lead
George Gallup reports after the convention that Franklin D. Roosevelt leads in 28 states with 286 electoral votes to Thomas E. Dewey's 245 in 20 states. New state surveys will track sentiment as the campaign develops with Pennsylvania Delaware and New Jersey recently tallied.
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Princeton
N. J
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Ing@tate
Institute
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Dewey
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Flectora
D.R. Dewey
Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Tennessee
Montana
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
Kentucky
West Virginia
Washington
California
Maryland
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Ode Island
Ew Hamp
Connecticut
Vermont
Oneness
Illinois
Ohio
Police Detect Odor Uncovers Ice Box Coil Leak
In Topeka Kansas officers responding to a home odor call traced the scent to a faulty coil in an electric ice box. The find halted the mystery odor with a practical nose for clues.
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Topeka
Kan
Evangelist Homer Hailey Leads Abilene Church Meetings
Abilene evangelist Homer Hailey of the Church of Christ conducts gospel meetings with Abilene’s Church of Christ on Mabel street and Santa Rita avenue. Choice L Bryant from Yuma leads singing. Meeting runs daily through Sept 10. Joe Sherman serves as local minister. Hailey, reared in Wilkes Arizona, has long ties to Abilene and Abilene Christian College.
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Homer Hailey
Abilene, Tex
Church of Christ
Mabel Street
Santa Rita Avenue
Choice L. Bryant
Yuma
Hailey
Wilkes, Ariz
Abilene
Bryant
Abilene (Texas
German prisoners expect quick end to war in Europe
Delayed World War II dispatch from Southern France reports German POWs largely doubt the Siegfried Line will hold and foresee victory within five to six weeks. A Toulon marine faction vows to keep fighting, while an officer from Coblenz laments German material shortages and shares a desire to go to America.
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Homer Bigart
U.S
Seventh Army
France
Germany
West Wall
Siegfried Line
Toulon
Coblentz
America
Disabled Vet Program Is Called Inadequate
Chicago August 23 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor declares the present rehabilitation program for disabled war veterans wholly inadequate and insufficient He cites insurance companies charging higher rates to cover factories that employ handicapped workers as a main obstacle to progress.
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Chicago
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Veterans of Foreign Wars
British School Children Help Issueration Books
British school children assist in distributing ration books amid wartime shortages. Teachers supervise students as they sort and deliver essentials to families, supporting civil defense and daily life during the rationing period.
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Britain
Arizona teacher endorses ASTP language method
Miss Helen Nicholson of the University of Arizona praises the ASTP intensive language classes as yielding excellent results. She suggests selective adaptation for regular curricula, plans smaller sections, added hearing and speaking emphasis, and potential use of native speakers and aural teaching aids once postwar materials become available.
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ASTP
Helen Nicholson
University of Arizona
Yale University
Miss Nicholson
Yale
New York
Chicago
Department of
Nicholson
Northwestern
Gypsy Fortuneteller Fined for Local Ordinance
Mrs. Dinah Marks a 24 year old fortuneteller in Kansas City was fined 15 for violating a city ordinance prohibiting fortune telling. She said she did not know of the ordinance.
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Kansas City
Dinah Marks
Military Cops In Paradise For A Day
Four MPs under Lt Col Hornbeak guard Mont St. Michel for 24 hours and enjoy the island’s sights. Sgt Harvey Ebert and team tour the fortress, shop for souvenirs, and dine on omelettes and veal before a return to duties. Lost in paradise ends as commander orders policing end.
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Mont St. Michel
France
Paradise
Shangri- la
Mack H. Hornbeak
Baton Rouge
Harvey Ebert
Long Beach
Calif
Paul Ritz
Mapleton
William J. Knopf
Philadelphia
Michael Manna
Grand Rue
Hotel Poulard
Henry the Fifth
Agincourt
Mont
Knopf
Dust Bowl
Ebert
Chamber Aviation Group To Attend Phoenix Meet
Chamber of Commerce aviation committee members led by Monte Mansfield plan to attend the House subcommittee on postwar aviation meeting in Phoenix tonight. Rep. A. L. Bulwinkle will conduct and report on municipal airports. A. L. Bone of American Airlines will speak at Rotary tomorrow before joining the session.
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Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Monte Mansfield
House of Representatives
Phoenix
C. E. Goyette
Arizona
Rotary
Don Young
American Airlines
Phil Martin
Douglas Robinson
George Grove
George Amos
Col
Albro
Homer Shantz
Ed Carmack
V-Day extras must be on regular quota
Washington reports that American newspapers must use only normal newsprint allotments for V-ray extras and armistice editions due to ongoing shortages. Publishers may carry over unused tonnage to subsequent quarters, but WPB warns special war news events will not justify extra allocations.
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Washington
Carroll Hanson
War Production Board
Hanson
WPB
Marshland Reclaimed at Wolverton Yields Crops
The King’s Wolverton marshland has been reclaimed and now hosts over 400 acres of wheat peas and potatoes thriving on the reclaimed soil.
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Wolverton
England
Prisoners of War Exhibition Held in London
A recent event in London showcased prisoners of war with displays and veterans speaking about experiences. Organizers highlighted historical significance and the wartime logistics behind POW camps.
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London
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