Whitmire Rites Set After Sudden Death at Work
L A Whitmire longtime plant employee dies suddenly at his Shenandoah area job last Friday. He leaves a widow Mrs Dove and eight children, plus four siblings. Funeral Friday at Seven Day Adventist Church with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery following removal to his daughter’s home.
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Elizabeth Estepemie
Whitmire
Seven Day Adventist
Virginia Smith Whitmire
Dove
D. W
Timberville
G. R
Emma Reach
Minerva Whitmire
Cumberland
Gininek
Seven Day Adventist Church
Virginia Ave
P. W. Manuel
Tecumer
C. M. Grusbeck
Mount Hebron Cemetery
James Funeral Home
J. O. Dore
North
Cameron Street
Lord Moyne Dies Of Wounds In Middle East Attack
Lord Moyne British resident in the Middle East died from wounds after an assassination in Cairo. Prime Minister Churchill said motive and authorship were unknown while Moyne’s duties focused on Palestine relations between Britain and Egypt. A state funeral was planned and Free British officials arrived to investigate. Prisoners spoke Hebrew and claimed innocence.
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Cairro
Min
Middle East
Yestern
Moyne
Great Britain
Egypt
W. Churchill
London
Palestines
Farouk
Palestine
Dewey Campaign Aides Plan Early New York Voting Trip
Mrs. Dewey with her two sons Thomas Jr and John will vote at 108 East 48th Street around 12 20 PM then join a hotel suite to await returns with close aides. Dewey's children stay in Albany with grandmother Mrs George E Dewey.
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Dewey
Thomas, Jr
John
Governor’s Mansion
New York City
108 &E. 48Th Street
Albany
George E. Dewey
Charine Dewey
Boston
Harvard University
Ration Calendar Update on Stamp Validity and Limits
The Associated Press reports continuation of indefinite validity for multiple food stamps. Meats fats and processed foods stamps remain active with specified A8 ZB and A5 P5 ranges. Sugar stamps cover five pounds each, with home canning stamp 40 through Feb 28 1945. Gasoline and fuel oil coupons vary by region and season.
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Associated Press
Por Complete Coverage Local Coverage From The Star
The Star provides comprehensive coverage of local events national and world news with up to date reporting across sections. Readers receive concise briefs on important happenings and timely updates from city to international developments.
Wounded in Holland Pfc Lawrence Brill Wounded
Pfc Lawrence Brill son of Mr and Mrs O M Brill Route No 3 Winchester was wounded in action in October He is 19 and attached to the Infantry overseas since August.
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Lawrence Brill
O. M. Brill
Winchester
Pic. Brill
Turnips Grow Big at Star Office Visit
Mrs Gertie Leatherman of 23 East Leicester Street brought a 7-pound turnip weighing 23 1 2 inches around to the Star Office. She grew it in her Victory Garden on Stuart Perry's farm near town. The 12 roots anchored it firmly in the ground. One of these vegetables could feed a small family.
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Gertie Leatherman
East
Leicester Street
Stuart Perry
Town
Voting results and turnout in Roosevelt Willkie race
Polls closed at 6 01 PM with partial returns from smaller precincts and delayed tallies from heavier locations. No ballot challenges or disorders were reported and the Star could not broadcast returns due to manpower shortages though staff will continue tabulating city and county results tonight.
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Roosevelt
Willkie
Sarah Zane
Star
Votes and amendments shape Virginia election day
Record votes show Republican leaders optimistic about winning in several House races while Democratic leaders forecast a Roosevelt victory and a large seven race margin. The campaign centers on a $10 million literary fund amendment and a State pardon board proposal with capital punishment reprieve powers. Governor Darden backs the literary fund plan and possible uses for excess funds, drawing school and labor opposition.
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Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
House
General Assembly
Gov. Darden
Virginia
Answers to the Daily Quiz Correct on Page Four
The page provides quiz answers: no parties in Washington's first election, Denmark and Norway, railroad Chicago Burling ton Quincy, wide edge forward, Frances Perkins Secretary of Labor in Roosevelt era, mistaken statement, New York State, Majolica, Evangeline, McKinley. The quiz asks if flowering quince fruit is edible and notes the flowering Japanese quince can be used for jelly and to perfume chests.
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George Washington
Denmark
Norway
Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Frances Perkins
F. D. Roosevelt
Cape Cod Town Votes Dewey Over Roosevelt in Local Result
Mashpee Massachusetts reports a GOP tilt with 89 votes for Dewey and 81 for Roosevelt in a town that has never backed a Democratic president. The 1940 population was 4.
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Mashpee
Mass
Cape Cod
Dewey
Roosevelt
First Kansas returns favor Dewey topeka vote totals
In incomplete unofficial returns from 28 of 2750 Kansas precincts Dewey leads Roosevelt 1434 to 1097. The tallies come from larger towns where observers announce results as counted.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Dewey
Roosevelt
Balloting in War Time Shapes United States Vote
Balloting in major war centers like Baltimore and Norfolk showed heavy turnout as campaign ends with calls for a huge vote. Roosevelt and Dewey urged victory and postwar peace, while themes of change and unity shape the election day atmosphere. Senate treaty ratification may hinge on today’s choices.
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Ham
Baltimore
Norfolk
Dewey
Roosevelt
America
CIO
George E. Dewey
Owosso
Mich
Albany
New York City
Park
New York
Town Hall
Hyde Park
John Feettiger
Johnny
John W. Bricker
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Army
Congress
Germany
Japan
Coal mining man-hours per ton by coal type
For Pennsylvania anthracite the average is about 2.3 man-hours per ton. Nationally for bituminous coal and lignite the average is about 1.35 hours per ton, varying by state from 0.6 to 5.32 hours.
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Pennsylvania
Election Briefs From Baltimore and Benton Harbor
Reporting from Baltimore, a skunk was the first election casualty at Sudbrook Methodist Church as light turnout was noted. In Benton Harbor, Oscar Mott, the last Civil War veteran there, voted for Gov. Dewey and the Republican ticket, recalling a lifetime of Republican support while recalling Lincoln. An onlookers’ voting questions about Dewey’s policies were asked at the polling site.
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Baltimore
Sudbrook Methodist Church
Benton Harbor
Mich
Oscar Mott
Sherman
Atlanta
Thomas FE
Dewey
First Christian Church
Mott
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Dewey
Truman votes early in Independence general election
Senator Harry S. Truman, Democratic vice presidential nominee, cast ballot No. 102 at 9:35 a.m. in Independence Missouri. He arrived with wife Bess from Kansas City and voted at the Memorial Building in Blue Township 7th Precinct.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Kansas City
Memorial Building
Blue Township
Baseball Commissioner Lan Cleared to Vote By Doctor
Chicago reports that Baseball Commissioner K. M. Lan was allowed to leave St. Luke's Hospital to vote in the Presidential election only with his physician's consent.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
St. Luke's Hospital
Voting Heavy at Dewey's Home Town
In Owosso Michigan voters queued in light rain at 7 a.m. at all polling places. Officials called it the greatest voting rush in the city’s history as voters showed familiarity with the long ballots on voting machines.
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Owosso
Mich
Thomas E. Dewey
Bricker Votes With Mrs Bricker In Busy East Side Booth
Gov John W Bricker and Mrs Bricker cast ballots in Precinct B Ward 6 East Side Columbus. A voter remarked it was a good Republican day as Bricker grinned and noted it was a fine sunny morning.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Bricker
German News Agency to Stay Open All Night
The official German news agency DNB said it would remain open all night for European subscribers. It appears DNB planned to comment on the United States election.
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London
DNB
United States
Richmond News Leader Reference Room Opens For Questions
Richmond Va November 7 Librarians at the News Leader reference room were patiently answering questions today as readers sought help with local history and newspaper archives.
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Richmond
Richmond News Leader Reference Room
Voter ballots missing as Pittsylvania county polls open
In Pittsylvania county Virginia voters found no ballots at 53 precincts because ballots were not printed. The issue prevented voting on the two state constitutional amendments during today’s election.
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Danville
Pittsylvania County
Oldest Palm Beach voter backs Roosevelt in 1944
West Palm Beach Florida November 7 Mrs Lucretia Hanong aged 103 cast a ballot for President Roosevelt and said she would vote for him again in four years if he runs. The remark reflects continued support from a centenarian voter in Palm Beach County.
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West Palm Beach
Fia
Palm Beach County
Lucretia Hanong
Roosevelt
Ninety-year-old voter carried to Rochester booth
In Rochester New York on Election Day 1942 Mrs Elizabeth D Allen aged ninety was wheeled in a chair to a voting booth to cast her ballot for Governor Dewey. She recalled switching from the Democrats after Grover Cleveland’s election.
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Rochester
N. Y
Elizabeth D. Allen
Dewey
Grover Cleveland
Rain prep aids Randolph County voters in Missouri
Democratic party workers in Randolph County prepare for rain by having farm wagons ready to transport rural voters if dirt roads become muddy. It was not raining at the moment.
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Moberly
Democratic Party
Randolph County
Allied Forces Push Into Vosges Corridor as German Resistance Hardens
Allied and German forces clash across the Vosges sector with French troops seizing three villages east of Baccarat and Americans advancing toward Saales and Ste Marie passes. First Army fights near the Roer amid stubborn German resistance as air attacks intensify. In Holland, last German units south of the Maas are mopped up and Walcheren Island falls to Allied forces with Middelburg and Veere claimed by British and Canadian troops.
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Arnhem
Berlin
Vosges
Meurthe River
Baccarat
St. Die
Schirmeck
Saales
Supreme Headquarters
St. Remy
Hurtgen
Vienack
Schmidt
Aachen
Hurtgen Forest
Cologne
Maas
Holland
Meuse
Moedijk
Witlemstad
Empel
Middelburg
West Virginia miners split loyalties in wartime vote split
Charleston reports a wartime voting scene as about one third of West Virginia miners joined others in choosing between a fourth term for President Roosevelt and Republican nominee Governor Thomas E Dewey. District leaders backed Dewey while miners faced loyalty questions amid the wartime political climate.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Texans Vote In Record Numbers Across State
Reports from Texas indicate a voting surge with large turnout statewide. Early unofficial returns show Democratic presidential electors leading in Harris County with 736 votes to 151 for Republicans and 308 for the Texas Regulars. Voters lined up in unprecedented numbers.
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Dallas
Harris County
Houston Chronicle
Texas
Berryville High to Host Friday Night Jamboree
Berryville School plans a Friday 8:00 jamboree at Berryville High School. Sponsored by the S C A the program will feature a Ministrel Show and other acts with free dancing afterward. Reserved seats cost 50 cents while general admission is 25 and 35 cents.
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Berryville High School
Steelman Resigns as U S Conciliation Service Chief
Dr John R Steelman resigns from the U S conciliation service with a $96000 salary, effective November 25, announcing the move before election returns. Labor Secretary Perkins received his resignation letter July 1, a well kept secret in Washington. Steelman played a central role in major labor disputes with John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
New Deal
U. S. Conciliation Service
Steelman
Perkins
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
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