Voters forecast heavy turnout in Iowa city races
Reports from four polling places indicate near record turnout in Washington with many early votes before noon. Voters expect a close senatorial race and a veterans World War I bonus measure to drive participation, while county races for sheriff recorder clerk of court and county attorney also boost interest. A sticker issue led to removing one name from ballots for hospital board write ins.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
Thomis Kh. Dewey
Dewey
New York City
Henry A. Wallace
South Salem
N. Y
J. Strom Thurmond
Edgefield
S. C
Record Iowa vote seen as polls open statewide
Early reports from Des Moines Ottumwa Marshalltown and Keokuk indicate heavy turnout as polls opened for Iowa elections. Voters queued in Ottumwa for the first time in years amid a soldiers bonus referendum and a tight Wilson Gillette Senate race.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Dodge
Keokuk
Wapello County
Everett Orman
George Wilson
Guy Gillette
Wilson
Census Bureau
Collision near Brighton injures no one
Cars driven by R E Brown of Route two Washington and Don ald Statler of Brighton collided near Brighton early Monday. Deput y Sheriff R.
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R E. Brown
Route Two
Washington
Donald Statler
Brighton
Plan Services For Lana Shalla
Funeral services for Lana Kay Shalla six year old Washington county polio victim will be Wednesday at 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Dr George Kerr in charge. Burial will be in Eb n Grove Cemetery. Lana died Monday morning November 1 at 12:02 at University Hospital Iowa City. She was born August 2 1942 in Washington daughter of Dwane and Olive Clanin Shalla Route one Riverside eight and one half miles north of Washington. Survived by parents one brother Larry at home paternal grandfather Charles Shalla of Brighton maternal grandparents Edward Clanin Peoria IL and Mrs Joan Coakley Southfield MA maternal great grandparents Mrs and Mrs John Shaila of Washington and Mr and Mrs Jo n Coakley of Smithfield MA.
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Lana Kay Shalla
Washington County
Jones Funeral Home
George Kerr
Ebn Grove
Lana Kas
Univers'te Hospital
Iowa City
Dewey Heads to Vote and Await Results in New York
Gov. Thomas E Dewey votes at Public School 18 in New York City with Mrs Dewey and their sons Tom and Johnny present. After casting ballots they return to the Roosevelt Hotel to monitor returns with family, staff, and GOP advisers.
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New York
Thomas BE. Dewey
White House
Dewey
New York City
Tom
Johnny
George M. Dewey
Owosso, Mich
GOP
America
United States
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Weather report for Des Moines shows cooler, cloudy conditions
Des Moines forecasts generally fair and cooler tonight with southeast and extreme eastern areas turning cooler. Expect increasing cloudiness tomorrow with highs near 62 to 68 and tonight's low around 48.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Illini Name Believed to Originate from State Tribe
The University of Illinois football team reportedly took its nickname Illini from the tribe of Indians after whom the state was named.
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University of Illinois
Illini
Fog blamed heavy crash investigation by W. Fillmore
W Fillmore, who investigated the crash, cited heavy fog yesterday morning as the primary cause.
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W. Fillmore
Iowa Vote of 1 200 000 Forecast Goes to Polls
Iowans voted under cloudy skies with no rain expected and a turnout forecast of at least 1.2 million as residents of the state went to polls.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Employment Office Reports October Job Placements
The article details October activity at the Washington County Employment Office with 225 receptions, 24 new applications (8 women), 70 interviewed, 36 employers visited, 51 orders and 63 openings. Seventy people were interviewed. 34 found jobs, including 7 farm roles. Nonfarm placements favored women and veterans. total placements rose vs last year despite fewer applications.
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Washington County
Jereh
Funeral Services Held for Alfred Borders in Crawfordsville
Funeral services for Alfred Borders were held Sunday afternoon at the Crawfordsville Methodist church with Rev. Clifford Ott presiding. Burial followed in the Crawfordsville Cemetery. Pallbearers named were John McNeil Glen Cherryholmes Harry White and Chester Cherryholmes.
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Alfred Borders
Crawfordsville Methodist Church
Cliford Ott
Crawfordsville
John McNeil
Glen Cherryholmes
Harry White
Chester Cherryholmes
Seventeen Dead In Three Planes
United Press reports that 17 people died in three plane crashes across Texas and Oklahoma. At Camp Chaffee Arkansas 11 air force personnel perished when the transport exploded in a thunderstorm near Muldrow Oklahoma. Four bodies were recovered from a private plane wreck near Roaring Springs Texas, including R G Rapp president of Denver Producing and Refining Co.
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United Press
Texas
Oklahoma
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Muldrow
Oklo
R. G. Rapp
Denver Producing and Refining Co
Roaring Springs
Tex
Chiang Calls Cabinet as Ministers Quit in Crisis
Shanghai dispatch reports Chiang Kai Shek to convene emergency cabinet as resignations by Wong Wen Hao and Wang Yun Wu reflect failed currency reform and economic strain. Mukden fell to Communist forces with main troops marching south. American staff in Nanking confirmed safety.
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Manchuria
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wong Wen-Hao
Wang Yun-Wu
Legislative Yuan
Chiang
The
Yuan
Angus Ward
Mukden
Ecommunists
Yingkow
City Employes Granted Monthly Wage Increases
City council at the city hall approved a wage increase of 10 per month for salaried employees. New salaries include City clerk 120 per month, chief of police LYU, patrol officers 170, fire truck drivers 175, and street commissioner 190. Hourly workers receive five cent raises. others get the 10 per month raise through a separate resolution.
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Ecouncil
Accident Victims Former Clinton Residents Remembered
Mr and Mrs Elgar R Lewis former residents of Washington and DeWitt were killed in a fog bound collision on highway 30 west of Clinton as their car struck a truck. Their nephew Jackie T Boudewyns was seriously injured in the crash.
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Elgar R. Lewis
Clinton
Washington
Lewis
Armour’s
DeWitt
Highway 30
Jackie T. Boudewyns
Oklahoma National Guard plane crashes near Temple
An Oklahoma National Guard B-26 on a search mission for a plane wreck near Roaring Springs crashed near Temple Oklahoma, killing its two occupants during a severe electric and thunder storm.
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Oklahoma National Guard
Roaring Springs
Temple
Okla
Voting Surge Florida New Hampshire Michigan Show Dewey Leads
Early returns from Hart's Location New Hampshire and Pointe Aux Barques Michigan give Dewey the lead with Dewey and Truman among top White House contenders. Voters flocked nationwide in good weather, heavy turnout reported in cities like Chicago and Missouri's Kansas City and St. Louis.
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South
Chicago
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Organized Labor
Hart
N. H
Deweyly
Ruman
Michigan
Pointe Aux Barques
Dewey
Brown
Fla
Truman
Thurmond
Defendant’s Answer Is Filed in Car Crash Case
In Jarrell D. Carpenter vs. K R Noonan, the defendant filed an answer and counter claim seeking $1,000. He denies key allegations, says he signalled for a left turn at the time of the October 10 crash five miles west of Washington on highway 92, and seeks $300 car damages and $70 for medical costs and injuries. Attorneys Livingston and Day represent the defendant.
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Court House
Jarrell D. Carpenter
Kk. R. Noonan
Washington
Highway 92
Livingston
Day
Postponed Junior High Football Game at Case Field
Ft Madison officials postponed the junior high football game at Case Field scheduled for Monday due to poor travel conditions. The decision was made yesterday citing safety concerns for travel.
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Case Field
Ft. Madison
Forts
Voters Pass Judgment On 80th Congress In Election
The nation elects 32 senators and 452 representatives amid charges of campaign spending and vote fraud. Republicans favored to win the House. Democrats could gain control only with Truman and a favorable Senate outcome. Key races in ten states may determine control, with Dewey as presidential favorite and Senate contests in Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, and others watched closely.
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Robert D. Bue
John Gwynne
Waterlor
Rollo Bergeson
Senate
House of Representatives
U.S
House
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Colorado
Kentucky
Minnesota
Montana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Wyoming
West Virginia
Y M C A Adds Lifeguard and Extra Swim Sessions
Joel Strait is hired as a lifeguard at the Washington Y M C A. New swimming sessions begin at once in the Y pool. Three new classes boost the schedule with second through sixth graders swimming Mondays and Wednesdays four to five p m and high school students on Thursdays during the same hours. The additions do not affect existing classes.
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Joel Strait
Washington Y.M.C.A
Indian visitor bathes at Madison fountain
An Indian visitor in Madison entered a downtown drinking fountain and took a bath. Police explained city baths are private and he was released after a lecture.
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Madison
Wis
Habit Is Strong Burglar Turnover Nets Quick Return
John Turner repeatedly violates parole and returns to burglary charges within days. He was sentenced to a reformatory for burglary, released on parole, and six days after parole ended he was jailed again on burglary charges.
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Boston
John Turner
Reformatory
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