Roosevelt Wins Fourth Term City Vote for Airport in Washington Iowa
In a special election linked to the general vote, Washington Iowa approved an airport plan by 1431 to 863. The tax proposal needed only a majority and cleared all four wards, with ward tallies: Ward 1 248 yes 139 no. Ward 2 382 yes 252 no. Ward 3 512 yes 270 no. Ward 4 294 yes 202 no. The measure authorized an annual tax up to 1.25 mills for airport acquisition and operation beginning this year.
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Iowa State Republicans Sweep 193? Election Victory
Des Moines reports Iowa appears to elect a full Republican delegation to Congress for the first time since 1928 with Dewey carrying the state in presidential totals. Hickenlooper seems set to win the Senate against Gillette and Lt. Gov. Blue leads for governor as Republicans sweep statewide offices.
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Roosevelt
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Richard Mitchell
Republicans Carry Washington County in tight late count
Washington county reported that Republicans held a lead near 2000 as midnight results showed 19 of 22 precincts counted. Dewey led Roosevelt in president tally with 39038 to 2656 while Hickenlooper led Gillette for senator and Blue led Mitchell for governor.
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Oskaloosa Trial Set for Nov 27 in Murder Case
Judge J G Patterson set the murder in the first degree case State of Iowa vs Glenn Wilson for Nov 27 in the district court with one jury ready. The trial, moved from Mahaska county, is expected to take about a week at Oskaloosa, with possible follow-on trials in Washington. A divorce petition was filed by James F Lutz against Adella Mae Lutz seeking a decree and asking a court to declare he is not the father of Allee Monroe Lutz born Sept 6, 1944. attorney L J Kehoe represents the plaintiff.
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Glenn Wilson
Washington
Mahaska County
Wilson
Oskaloosa
Washington County
James F. Lutz
Adella Mae
Wasson) Lutz
Kinross
Iowa
Armed Services
Mrs Amanda McNeal Dies At Home
Mrs Amanda V McNeal died at ten o clock this morning at 107 North Avenue D. She had not been well for three weeks but did not become seriously ill until yesterday. The body went to L A Jones funeral home and funeral plans are indefinite. She was born February 1 1881 and spent most of her life in Nebraska before moving to Iowa and marrying L A McNeal on August 20 1935 at Keola. Her home had been in Washington for 18 months and she formerly worked at the Union cafe. Surviving are her husband and four sons Floyd Henry Carl Richards and Merlin Harris.
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20 Additional Jurors Drawn for November Term
Names of 20 petit jurors were drawn at the courthouse to serve for the district court November term. Judge J G Patterson ordered extra jurors due to expected shortages from the original panel. Jurors report with others at 10 am Monday Nov 27.
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Laona Buenneke
Oregon
Mary Chambers
Doris Cherryholmes
Crawford
J. W. Chorpening
Cedar
Co. W. Davison
Nira
Northwest China Holds Major Shares of Livestock
Five northwest provinces are estimated to raise 25 percent of the nation s cattle 40 percent of sheep and 43 percent of camels according to agricultural statistics.
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Matson Family Ties Across States Mentioned
References to Nebraska and two brothers Albert Matson of Fremont and Henry Matson of Miller 5 D along with sister Mrs Ella Johnson of Seattle Washington appear in the obituary or notice text highlighting extended Matson family spread across multiple locations.
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Fremont, Nebr
Henry Matson
Miller, 5. D
Ella Johnson
Seattle, Wash
School Board Holds Heights Sale Hearing
Washington board of education discussed the sale of Heights school property on North Second avenue to Joseph Schmelzer of Wellman for a machine shop and foundry. Neighbors protested the plan, represented by L W Livingston. Kehoe represented Schmelzer. No action was taken, with a possible settlement hoped for.
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Roosevelt Leads Big Early Returns In 35 States Win Looms
New York November 8 1944 Roosevelt holds 398 electoral votes to Deweys 133 as returns come in from 35 states. Dewey concedes at 2:14 AM after leading in 13 states. popular vote stood 53.6 to 46.4 percent. Bricker congratulates Roosevelt. Democrats gain seats in the House defeating Hamilton Fish.
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Nevada
Election returns show Luce trailing Conners in New York
Early statewide results from New York precincts put Clare Booth Luce at 66 731 to Margaret Coners 70 772. Hamilton Fish Jr trails August W Bennett in early figures. Roosevelt leads Dewey in Minnesota and Texas counts, with Dewey and Roosevelt close in South Dakota.
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Margaret Coners
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August W. Bennett
American Labor
Precinct Returns Split Vote for Nevada Contest
Returns from 45 of Nevada’s 280 precincts show Dewey with 1438 votes and Roosevelt with 1350. The partial tally reflects early results in the presidential race as counties count more ballots. The outcome hinges on further precincts reporting and potential statewide shifts between candidates.
Franklin First Again In County Returns Timing
Franklin township led the county with the first returns after polls closed. Les Gates reported returns in under thirty minutes, a recurring lead for Franklin. Washington wards lagged, with three wards still unreported as midnight neared.
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Les Gates
Franklin
Washington
Blame Follows Slaying of Middle East Minister Moyne
In Cairo on November 7, Jewish extremists opposed to Britain's Palestine policy were blamed for the assassination of Lord Moyne the resident minister to the Middle East. Moyne died after being shot in the neck chest and abdomen as he entered his car outside his home in Cairo and died several hours later in a military hospital.
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Britain
Palestine
Lord Moyne
Middle East
Moyne
Martin Leads First District Votes In Des Moines Contest
Des Moines early returns show Republican Congressman Thomas E. Martin leading Democrat Williams across multiple counties. In the First District with 201 of 392 precincts reporting, Martin trails by several thousand votes overall as results from Cedar Des Moines Henry Iowa Jefferson Johnson Lee Louisa Muscatine Scott Van Buren Washington precincts roll in.
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Williams
Cedar
Martin
Des Moines
Henry—Martin
Iowa
Jefferson — Martin
Johnson Martin
Lee Martin
Louisa Martin
Muscatine
van Buren
Washington
Decorations at Republican HQ Trigger GOP Pride
Early today the front door of the Republican county headquarters on North Marion avenue was decorated with an old wooden toilet seat framing a picture of Governor Dewey. A segment of black crepe hung beneath. The act may have been a Democrat’s jealously motivated protest ahead of the county’s reported 2,000 vote Republican lead.
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Marion Avenue
Dewey
Japanese Submarines Sink Nine U S Trangen Ports
London dispatch reports a Tokyo communique stating Japanese submarines off the U S west coast sank nine American trange ports.
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Berlin
Tokyo
United States
Farmers toil for a penny an hour on grueling tasks
The article notes farmers work for a penny per hour using hard labor such as grinding with a grindstone, operating a corn sheller, or pumping water, highlighting the strenuous conditions of early agricultural labor.
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