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The Gazette and Daily, York, Wednesday Morning, November 8, 1944 Secoai Cw Matter Pott Offico tat York, under act of March 197. Cpl. Frank Lichtenberger, sta- FDR Neighbors II Rhode Island Goes Democratic Providence, R. Nov. 7 (P) The entire Democratic ticket in Rhode Island swept into office tonight by overwhelming pluralities.

Republican candidate for governor, Norman D. MacLeod and State Senator Charles T. Algren and Charles A. Curran, Republican candidates for the House of Representatives, conceded "victory to their opponents shortly after 11 o'clock and "pledged their full cooperation in any way possible." With 260 of 261 voting districts reported, President Roosevelt, who led by a plurality of 44,706, ported 158,814 votes against 114,108 for his Republican opponent, Governor Dewey. Rhode Island voters returned Governor J.

Howard McGrath for a third term and U. S. Reps. Aime J. Forand and John E.

Fogarty, Democrats. Gov. McGrath received 163.531 votes as against 109,187 for Republican Norman D. MacLeod. Forand polled 79,848 as compared with 50,247 votes for Curran, Republican, and 94 for Charles R.

Napier, Constitutional Government nominee, in the First Congressional district. In the Second Congressional district U. S. Rep. Fogarty, Democrat, received 78,893 votes as against 59,438 for State Senator Algren in 133 of 134 voting districts.

More than 25,000 service ballots have yet to be counted but because of the large pluralities, political observers said they would have no bearing on the outcome. Counting of the service ballots will start Dec. 5 and according to State Board of Election officials probably will not be completed until Dec. 17. Hannegan Hails FDR Election New York, Nov.

7 (Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan at 11:45 P. M. (EWT) tonight claimed the reelection of President Roosevelt. Hannegan's statement: "The overwhelming victory of President Roosevelt means national unity on a program of international collaboration for permanent peace.

"The citizens of this country have shown that they are overwhelmingly of mind to get on with the war, win it, plan for the peace and at the same time, to go forward with the program that will secure jobs for our people, including returning veterans. "In this campaign, the President and his fellow candidates of the Democratic party, have kept faithfully to those three issues. "We Democrats are gratified, of course, by the result. But from the beginning, we have looked on this election as a contest transcending party. The stakes were bigger than those of partisan politics.

They were the fulfillme-it of America's hope and America's destiny in the years ahead of us." Tobin Ahead For Mass. Governor Boston, Nov. 7 (Pi President Roosevelt maintained a lead tonight over his Republican oppon mendini a 1.riav fnrlrmoh of hie home, 1486 East Philadelphia street. Nurse Cadet Dorothy Ellen Moul spent the week-end at the home of her parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Phares Moul, Spring Grove. She is a patient at the Philadelphia General hospital. Paul L. Yohn, son of Harry C.

Yohn, Dillsburg, R. D. 1, is receiving his initial naval indoctrination at the U. S. Naval Training Center.

Great Lakes, 111. Paul Willam POSEY, Seaman 2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Posey, Woodbine R. D.

1, who enlisted in the Navy May 27, and received his boot training at Bainbridge, Md. After a nine-day leave, he returned to Norfolk, Va. He graduated in the class of 1941 at Lower Chanceford High school. Pvt. John W.

STRAYER, husband of Helen E. Strayer, 1815 Andrew street, and son of M. L-Strayer 28 South Sumner stree. who will be serving with armed forces two years on Nov. 13.

After six months of training at Fort Belvoir, Pvt. Strayer left for overseas to Africa, later to Italy and at present is serving in France. He is assigned to the Engineer battalion of the Seventh Army. He has already seen 17 months of foreign service. Private John Strayer and his brother-in-law, Seaman First Class Harry J.

Clark, who is also serving overseas, haven't met for the past two years. Seaman Clark is the husband of Virginia Landis, 372 East Philadelphia street. Pvt. Strayer is the father of a two-year-old son. Earl Martin Strayer.

Before his induction he was employed at the Medusa Portland Cement company. Pf Ernest R. SMELTZER, husband of Mrs. Sara Mann Smeltzer, and son of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Smeltzer, who was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Smeltzer was inducted into the Army May 1, and was sent overseas in October. He took part in the Italian campaign and in the invasion of Southern France, and was awarded the Good Conduct medal the Purple Heart for wounds received while in Italy. He received basic training at Camp Wheeler, and before induction was employed by the McKay Chain company.

1 Sgt. Miles, top, and Pfe. Ray JONES, sons of Mr. and Mrs. D.

E. Jones, Craley, who recently met in England, according to information in a letter sent to their parents. They were able to get in touch with each other through the services of the Red Cross. The brothers, formerly teachers in the Lower Windsor Township schools, had not seen each other for some time. Pfe.

Harold L. BOIINERT, who has recently arrived in France, according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Harold L. Bohnert, Shrewsbury. He is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Leon Bohnert. Prior to his induction he was employed by the American Insular company at New Freedom. Gerald Robert (Jerry) FORT-NEY, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Fortney, 221 Green street, who is'eceiving his boot training at Bainbridge, Md. He was inducted into the Navy Oct. 25, 1944. Prior to his induction he was employed by the York Motor Express company. Seaman Fortney is a former carrier of The Gazette and Daily and- attended the William Penn Senior High school.

Sgt. Charlotte Ruth Kurtz, of the WAC. daughter of Mrs. Charlotte A. Kurtz, 1409 First avenue, Elmwood.

reported recently to Fort McDowell, army transportation corps installations, for duty with ti 108th WAC Detachment. Sgt. Kurtz, a graduate of the William Penn high school and the Thompson business college was employed as a clerk-typist by General Electric Company before her enlistment in September, 1942. Roosevelt says reports are not bad. Likes prospect of Rep.

Luce's defeat. Appears before torchlight-carrying throng. Hyde Park, N. Nov. 7 UP) President Roosevelt told torch-bearing Hyde Park neighbors tonight that "it looks very much like I'll have to be coming up here on the train from Washington for another four years." Smiling, the Chief Executive told a procession which had marched into his estate: "The reports coming in are not so bad and I can't concede anything yet.

"It looks very much like I'll have to be coming up here on the train from Washington for another four years." The President came out on the porch of his home, wearing the brown hat and Navy cape that accompanied him through all of his fourth term campaign. He smiled broadly while his neighbors sang "We Love Our President." A fife and bugle corps played "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here." "The State of New York seems to be going pretty well," the President told the crowd, "but its much too early to say anything definite yet. It looks like another hour before we can say anything about the pivotal states." In an obvious reference to Rep. Clare Boothe Luce (R. one of Mr.

Roosevelt's sharpest Congressional critics, the President said, "My friend (Margaret Connors, Mrs. Luce's opponent) seems to be winning." He said he hoped the outcome of the race would follow his sentimentsthe defeat of Mrs. Luce and declared: "That would prove a mighty good thing for the country. That's a rough thing to say about a lady." Mr. Rooscevelt said reports were still too inclusive to tell how Rep.

Hamilton Fish (R. N. is doing in his re-election bid, but said, "it looks good for his opponent As I said yesterday: there's more than one way to get rid of a congressman." Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican nominee for president, in early scattered returns from Minnesota. During the campaign both the Republican and the new, combination Democratic Farmer -Labor parties concentrated on the presidential contest.

The state has eleven electoral votes. Returns from 217 of 3,703 percincts gave Roosevelt Dewey 49,195. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, former last spring, had a complete slate of candidates in the field, headed by Byron Allen, their nominee for governor. Allen, a former Iowan, followed Vice President Wallace into the Democratic party several years ago. The Republican candidate for governor was Gov.

Edward J. Thye, who succeeded Gov. Harold Stassen in 1943 when Stassen resigned to join the Navy. The state's nine Republicans congressmen all were candidates for re-election. Photo by The Gaict street outside thm o'clock to watcn King was still: all during the evening.

SGT. JACK T. LaMOTTE One Casualty Listed Yesterday Red Lion Marine Sergeant Jack T. LaMotte reported wounded for third time. Has been in South Pacific for year and a half.

Marine Sgt. Jack T. LaMotte, son of Marquis LaMotte, Red Lion, was wounded for the third time on Guam, July 16, according to notification received Monday by his father. The wounds were described as shrapnel injuries to his nose. Sgt.

LaMotte, who holds the Purple Heart award, was twice "previously wounded in the Marshall Islands. The first time shrapnel lodged in. the back of the neck, and the second time he was bayoneted. He has been in the Marines for eight years. He served for a time aboard the Wichita as gunner, and has been in the Southern Pacific theater for a year and a half.

the basis of returns from one sixth of the State's 1852 precincts. The figures for 331 precincts were: Roosevelt, Dewey, 123.420. At the same time 201 precincts, including 96 in Boston, gave Boston's Mayor Maurice J. Tobin, Democratic nominee for Governor, 64,514 votes to 54,648 for Republican Horace T. Cahill.

The Boston precincts gave Tobin 38,795 to for Cahill. President Roosevelt's greatest strength was in the city precincts. Lynn gave him 26,647 to 19,519 for Dewey on the basis of a quick, unofficial count. In 1940 Roosevelt carried Lynn 26,507 to 20,617 for Willkie. Dewey, however, carried Brockton, the first Massachusetts city to report complete returns, by to 14,434.

Willkie carried Brockton by 705 votes in 1940. Governor Leverett Saltonstall, Republican nominee for U. S. Senate, maintained an early lead over his Democratic opponent, John H. Corcoran, leading him in 57 precincts by 13,450 to 3,475.

Farmer-Labor Democratic Unity Helps Roosevelt Minneapolis, Nov. 7 (President Roosevelt tonight led Gov. pic ture above shows crowd on King; The group began to gather about 9 ent, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, on WATCHING RETURNS The (iazette and Dailv aoout midnight.

At time )sevelt's victory were heard Premsent Koosev.