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The Coolidge examiner., 1944-06-30

I ed States, he says, although the
| natives are funny looking people" "
| Shoemaker was born in Tucson,
Arizona, December 10, 1924 and
came to Coolidge district at the
age of IL to make his home. He is
c. u. H. S. graduate, class of
'43, the youngest of three brothers
in service and the first to go over
seas.
PFC. WESLEY MCINTYRE,
U. S. marine corps, was here on
weekend leave from San Diego,
California. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Mcintyre, who is making
her home near him on the coast
There was a family dinner at the
home of his mother, Mrs. L. l.. Nc
Intyre, at which his brother and
sister, their families and friends
were present.
ELViN &. BROWN, F &C, was
here on weekend leave from San
Diego to visit his family and his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Brown.
Brown, who was employed as a
master mechanic at McIntyre's
Garage before he entered service,
accompanied the McIntyre's here
from the coast and returned with
them.
PVT. HEREL n. BlCkFORD
wrote his sister, Mrs. Joe Millwee,
on his birthday, June 9th, from a
hospital in India, Don't expect too
many letters, as | haven't been
feeling well for the past week and
yesterday the props went out from
under me-" They believe he has
maleria, Bickford says. One year
ago from the day he wrote, Bick-
ford recalls that he was sitting at
the table with all the family around
celebrating his birthday. To-day /
have a liquid diet! can't COM
plain-there's a hell of lot of the
boys that has it lot rougher than
me-" Bickford asks to be remem-
bered to all his friends and wants
them to know they should not ex-
pect much mail for awhile.
CPL. CARL p. WIETING was
one of a large class of aerial gun
ners graduated recently from Harl-
ingen Army Air Fields AAF train
ing command aerial gunnery school,
Harlingen, Texas, and is among the
qualified "sharpshooters of the
sky" He received a pair of gun
ner's wings as well as a promo
ton in grade at brief graduation
exercises, according to word re-
ceived from there. Unless retained
at Harlingen as an instructor, he
will join an aerial combat team.
Wieting arrived home Thursday,
June22, on is day furlough to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Wieting. His father was Washing
ton state, and Carl left Saturday
for the coast to meet him in Los
Angeles. They will return here
Sunday, where Carl will spend the
remainder of his leave.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-06-30
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

mander of four-engined battle
craft. His training will be as COM
plete and thorough as the AAF can
make it," the communique stated.
Upon completion of the course at
Maxwell Field he will receive fur
ther training within the AAF
training command. He is the eld-
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Shoemaker.
NAPOLEON (NAPPY) PlSANO,
apprentice seaman, writes from
San Diego to give us his address
and tell us that things are happen
ing so fast he has to step on it to
keep up" Nappy, as he is known
to Coolidge friends, was employed
at Geo. Y. Wah Grocery four years
and as a mail dispatcher at Cool
idge Post Office for Is months be-
fore enlistment. He has BROTH
er, Ray Pisano, PM &c, also serv-
ing in the U. S. Navy.
PVT. EDGAR SHOEMAKER has
arrived safely at an overseas des-
tination in North Africa, according
to a letter received this week by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Shoemaker, Sr. He cannot real
ize yet, that he is out of the Unit
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-06-30
EDWIN ELLEQGE

PVT. EDWIN ELLEDGE was
named one of six alternates by U.
S. Senator Ernest Mcfarland in his
appointments to West Point from
young Arizonians now in active
service, according to word receiv-
ed this week. Zachary T. Adding
ton, Jr.. Phoenix and Harry F.
Ames, Douglas, both overseas were
the senators appointees. These
appointments entitle both principals
and alternates to attend army and
navy preparatory schools, respec-
lively before qualifying for en-
trance to West Point or Annapolis.
Elledge, son of Charles Elledge,
chief carpenters mate, Sea Bees,
and Mrs. Elledge, was here on fur
Tough from Camp Shelby, Mississip-
pi last week. He left Saturday to
report for duty.
1T. DAN c. SHOEMAKER is
among those now beginning nine
weeks pilot training course on
four engine Liberator bombers at
Maxwell Field, Alabama, according
to word received from there today.
He was hand picked by army air
forces experts as having those
qualities needed to become a COM
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-06-30
GORDON LANeFoRp, MN &c, 1

GORDON LANGFoRD, MN 2/c,
arrived home Friday night from
Seattle, Washington, after seven
months spent in the South Pacific
theater of operations. He is here
on 3O-day leave to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Langford and
family. His brother, George Lang
for, MN 1/C, is serving at present
in the South Pacific. Both the
boys were born in Texas and have
been residents of Coolidge since
1898. They enlisted together in
November of 1941, received. their
basic training at San Diego, were
assigned to the same destroyer on
which they were at sea together
for II months before Gordon was
transferred to another ship. They
recently missed seeing each other
when Gordon's ship pulled out of
foreign port as Georges ship
was pulling in.
SIDNEY &. GORDON, NC, IS
back in the States to recuperate
from a recent emergency append
ectomy, according to word received
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Gordon, this week. Young Gordon
was four days at sea before they
got him into Dutch Harbor, where
the operation was performed He
has been for the past four months
in the Aleutians. He will not be
able to come home, Gordon writes,
as he is only in the States to con-
valesce.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-06-30

Harry Shelter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Cunningham, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Langford and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Havens, Mrs. Darlene Kenne-
dy, Mrs. Josephine Oden, Dan
Neese and Clint Skrla, all of Cool
idge; Mr. and Mrs. Phil Neese and
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-06-30

daughter Sandra of Miami; Mr..
and Mrs. George Cullumber and
son Kent of Phoenix; Mr.. and Mrs.
Delbert Bershears of Casa Grande;
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Schultz and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fiscel of Flor
ence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-06-30
Service Man
Honored While
Home On Furlough

Pvt. Alvin Skrla, home on fur
Tough after completing his basic
Evening star., 1944-10-29

servers as a deciding factor in the No
vember election, may be determined by
the soldier vote. The balloting here will
be close, although State party leaders,
Republican and Democratic, still pub
licly claim 1t for their national tickets
by 100000 votes. What the soldier vote
will be is an unknown quantity; the only
thing sure about it is that it will not be
counted until November 20, Is days after
the election.
The State registration figures, some
oficial and others estimates by county
election boards, show there are 4,600,00o
qualified voters names on the registry
lists, as compared with 5,014,00o At the
time Of the 1910 presidential contest.
The 1914 enrolment gives the Repub.
licans 2,66l 900 voters and the Demo-
Gratis 1,842,000. These figures include
all soldiers who we're registered when
they left home, but do not include those
now old enough to vote who were under
age when they went to camp or those
who were not registered then.
The Dewey trend in Pennsylvania
continues, there being signs of shift
of wavering voters to his candidacy,
particularly since the President began
his radio political speeches. The situ-
alton has given Republican leaders a
confidence they lacked two weeks ago
and resulted in jittery Democratic
to Philadelphia for his Shibe Park
speech The Democrats stfll have
Park speech. The Democrats still have
hope of getting him to speak at Pitts
burgh.
Evening star., 1944-10-29
President Gains in Michigan
BJ w. A. M1rkIdud

DETROIT. Mich. Oct 28.-Only the
drive by Vice President Henry A. Wal
lace which ended today kept the Michi-
gan campaign out Of the doldrums this
week. No apparent change in the at
titude of Michigan voters has developed
in the 10 days since record registrations,
particularly in the Democratic Detroit
area. took the State out of the safe
for Dewey" classification. Today Re-
publican leaders admit that Michigan
is doubtful" 1t probably is leaning
toward Roosevelt s ,.
Gov. Harry F. Kelly, Republican seek
ing reelection to second two-year
term, continues to place major empha-
sis on the election of Gov. Dewey,
largely ignoring State issues. In the
absence of Democratic landslide the
entire Republican State ticket is certain
to be victorious.
The result of the presidential race
depends in large degree on the success
of the CIO Political Action Committee
in getting out the vote in the Demo-
cratic industrial communities. If the
job is comparable TO that of getting
the potential voters registered, a Roose-
velt victory is Indicated
Republicans believe that in the out
State vote they can overcome 100000
Roosevelt majority in Wayne County
but not much more than that. The
Roosevelt majority in Wayne four years
ago was 175.000. He lost the State by
1000.
Evening star., 1944-10-29
Ball Detection May Prove
An Aid to Dewey Campaign
Stassen Backers Redouble Efforts After Minnesota
Senator Turns From COP Candidate
as Others Have Shifted Loyalties
By J. A. O'Leary.
Star Staff Correspondent.

against the party ticket in presidential
election is quite different matter.
Senator Ball stressed his preference
for the Presidents stand on foreign
policy, particularly world organization
for peace, in announcing his decision
early in the week to support Mr.. Roose-
velt. In later speech. however, he also
took issue with Gov. Deweys stand on
taxation and regrouping of labor func-
tions of Government.
With his present term continuing until
1948, the effect of Senator Balls bolt on
his own political future is likely to de-
pend not only on who wins this presi-
dental election, but on the outcome of
the momentous issues that will be pre-
sented to Congress in the four years
that lie ahead
Evening star., 1944-10-29
Dewey Gains in Minnesota
BIZ I. II. Masters.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Oct. %
Punch drunk from bombardment of
political blows by three Democratic ma
tional figures and the Republican
presidential standard bearer himself,
plus resounding blow from Senator
Joseph Ball'ss announcement that
Roosevelt is his man for President,
Minnesotans gasped for breath as the
week closed, still wavering on the bor-
derline between Roosevelt and Dewey.
But 1t was Thomas E. Dewey's round
by shade.
The Republican nominee for Presi-
dent undoubtedly influenced some un-
decided voters. More certain, he did
Z good job selling himself to state
COP party men when he packed $4,000
Evening star., 1944-10-29

taken The Democratic margin in the Free State and in
Delaware is reported very slim.
Illinois, Ohio. Indiana and Minnesota still con-
sdered in the Dewey camp though in do the OBJ
servers predict any tremendous majority
Oklahoma remains doubtful although there Is some
speculation to how many ant-New Deal Democrats
and Independent voters turn Dewey whose
have pleased in that Southwestern State.
Colorado Republicans confident number of
speeches have been Cancelled and attention
ing to State issues New Jersey also finds the Repub-
icans cheerful their edge apparently increases. Mis-
souri, reported moving deeper into the Dewey camp but
out in Oregon trend away is noted. The State
tinues doubtful New Mexican voters who among
the Baaan prisoners many friends and relatives
thusiasc the Philippine this factor
may gain the President many votes.
Republican trend Is noted in PENNSYLVANIA where
Republican registration exceeds the Democratic by
cut back in registration of several hundred thousand
over 1910 unexplained Whether this loss is from
party or from both is not disclosed
Evening star., 1944-10-29
New York Status Puzzles
BIZ Michael Dorneu

new Ork Status Puzzles
By Michael Dorney.
NEW YORK. N. Y, Oct. 28.-The
gamblers reinstated President Roosevelt
as 2-to-l favorite to take New York
States Al electoral votes last week, but
the reasoning behind the move was
somewhat puzzle to political observers.
The News poll, for example, showed
Gov. Dewey still holding an edge
throughout the State. Independent re-
ports indicated tight race almost
everywhere. But nevertheless the odds
shift went through-and there was
plenty of money available.
Two factors may have entered into
the price-making first, the indicated
heavy soldier vote, which may 60 we'll
above the 100000 originally estimated
on the basis Of some 100000 war ballot
applications. Second, the obvious en-
thusiasm for the President as shown by
the crowds that turned out for his tour
of New York City.
Odds on the national race held be-
tween 3 to l and 1712 to 5 in the New
1oih Slty OookS, DuC SO lar as cOulQ De
determined the Albany betting ring
wasn't committing itself heavily as yet.
Republicans, nevertheless, still main
tanned an optimistic attitude. National
Chairman Herbert Brownell continued
to emphasize that his reports showed
groundswell of Dewey sentiment sweep
ing the country
Complicating the political picture as
the week ended was Gov. Deweys call
Friday for special session of the
Legislature to decide whether vot-
ing hours should be heightened in
New York City. Now fixed at am. to 7
pm. the hours may be extended to 9
pm. If the Legislature follows precedent
for heavy registration years.
Evening star., 1944-10-29
Missouri COP Gaining
BU James F. Kino.

BY James r. King.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 28-Campaign
developments of the past week have
solidifled the gains made by Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey in Missouri to such
an extent that he now is definitely con-
sidered to lead in this important pivotal
State
Entrance of Gov. John w. Bricker of
Ohio, the vice presidential nominee,
into the western section for a swing
through the heavily Republican Ozark
districts, has added thousands of votes
to the Republican national ticket.
Bricker was popular throughout that
area before the Chicago convention.
His tour, which included two major
speeches and several rear-platform
talks, reached some of the localities
where the Republicans expect to make
sensational gains.
Reports from all these sections show
that the COP upsurge will be more than
sufficient to offset anything the CIO
Political Action Committee can do for
Roosevelt in the big labor centers
around st. Louis and Kansas City.
Campaign strategy outlined by the
Dewey managers has sent some of the
Missouri Representatives like Dewey
Short into their own districts for in
tense speaking tours.
This is not based on any fear that the
men will not be reelected but is de-
signed to whip up enthusiasm so that
the voters will pour out in great num-
bers to the polls.
The Republican workers are counting
heavily on the strong sentiment in the
rural sections to march" on election
day. Evidence OF that program has been
observed in virtually every section of the
State on recent surveys made by COM
petent observers.
Senator Harry S. Truman, the Roose-
velt running mate, has become liability
to the New Deal ticket in his home
State. At the outset of the campaign his
presence on the ticket was considered to
have neither a favorable nor an un-
favorable effect. In the last two weeks
discussions of Roosevelt's health have
had an important effect. Many Mis-
sourians who have taken Truman for
United States Senator, and would have
voted for him as just another Vice Presi-
dent, are, showing marked reluctance to
vote him into q position where he might
become the Chief Executive at any
time.
Republican speakers have revived the
Pendergast machine connections with
more force in the closing drive. 1t has
become almost as effective again as it
was several years when the State arose
to smite the Kansas City machine from
its powerful place in Missouri affairs.
If the drive against the New Deal con-
tinues ct It's present pace in Missouri
Continued On Page Ca, Column d
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- LEANING E;l LEANING
- REPUBLICAN E DEMOCRATIC
NJ DOUBTFUL

The semifnal week of the campaign for the presi-
dency finds the outcome of the election November
still in doubt and observers frankly puzzled in their
efforts to arrive at conclusions
Most important change in the week was reaction
in New York where those who inclined to wager and
plenty OF bets were reported had heightened the odds on
President Roosevelt to carry the to to based on
heavy registration in New York City However the most
extensive poll in the State continues Dewey in the
lead by small margin. Puzzng observers is the prob
able effect of special call the Legislature to meet
Monday to increase the voting hours in New York CITY
and keep the polls open until 9 pm
Michigan where heavy registration in Wayne
County has served to diminish Republican optimism is
CONSIDERED IN doubtful status experts seek weigh
the effect OF the influx of voters many of whom come
from normally Republican in the State.
In Maryland, failure of soldier voters to mark their
ballots properly may nvalidate 80 per Federal
ballots but court decision being sought before action is
Evening star., 1944-10-29
Chicago Warm to Dewey
By Charles N. Wheeler

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 2S-With Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Tom Dewey climax
ing the national battle in the Midwest
here this week. both camps are loudly
predicting victory one week from Tues
day in Illinois.
Despite the popularity of Roosevelt
in Chicago, the Dewey forces have
good reason to feel cockt, as the greet
ing accorded Dewey was the largest and
widest given a Republican candidate
for President since the turn of the
century.
More than half million persons lined
the streets on his short trip from the
train to the hotel, and thousands were
unable to gain access to the stadium
which housed 10000, to hear his speech.
Newspaper polls inagurated early in
the week bear out the consensus of
seasoned political observers as to down.
state, where Dewey is indicated much
stronger than was Willkie, who carried
that area in 1910 by 126,993 but lost
the Safe to Roosevelt by virtue of the
222,687 plurality given the President in
Cook (Chicago) County.
Unless the Presidents last-minute ap-
peal, coupled with the war victories,
turns back the Dewey wave downstate
and his chances of rolling up a COM
paratively good vote in Cook County,
Illinois, the experts still believe, will
choose the Republican electors.
There remains, however, one impor-
tant unpredictable factor-the soldier
vote. Possibly close to 100000 of these
absentee ballots may be recorded, a
sufficient number to swing the election
either way if the voting should be
fairly close.
And, so, the best that can be said
10 days before the balloting, Illinois is
doubtful. but seemingly veering to
Dewey and Bricker.
Dewey Trend in Pennsylvania
By Charles G. Miller.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 2s.-The
Pennsylvania electoral vote, considered
hv MANY ~ fha Sfsfa,s y@oJ{fiasI .h
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(See PEACE. Page C-39
Evening star., 1944-10-29

cheering fans into Minneapolis Audi
torium, with another thousand or two
in an overflow crowd. Newspapers
over the State are still cheering his
one-two-three blows which they said
did damage to the Democratic cause
in Minnesota.
In the other corner, during the week,
were Vice President Wallace, Presi-
dent Roosevelt's running mate, Senator
Harry Truman, and Secretary of Agri-
culture Claude Wickard, but Dewey did
more good for his side than the three
others put together.
Undoubtedly Senator Joseph Ball
moved some independents into the
Roosevelt camp but whether Dewey's
speech more than offset this-Repub-
licans said it did-isnt easily deter
mined Balls vote in the last election
must indicate his party was not en-
tirely responsible for all ballots cast
for him.
The situation in North and South
Dakota and Nebraska. if anything,
would show an even greater trend to-
ward Dewey.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-10
Dewey

Continued from Page One)
gins. He views the most import
ant OF these problems as:
]. Winning the war.
2. Winning the peace, by which
is meant the drafting OF a peace
treaty that will be approved by
the vast majority OF the American
people-which is another way OF
saying a peace treaty that will be
ratified overwhelmingly by the Sen.
ate OF the United States in the
constitutional manner.
3. Saving our system OF gov
eminent or preserving the Ameri.
can way OF life, by which is meant
rescuing the great American insti-
tutions OF private initiative, free
enterprise and the capitalistic
system itself from government
reorganization and socialzation.
Governor Dewey also would like
to see the American judiciary re-
stored to a higher plane. He be-
lieves President Roosevelt has
! cred the calibre OF the federal
judiciary by political appointment.
He would like to see men, who rise
TO eminence at the bar-famous
civil and criminal trial lawyers
named to the federal bench.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-10
Calendar Of Social Events


TODAY
Ypsan Chapter Of
ing 80, Masonic Temple lodge
Club dinner meeting $780, OF Charles K
Lodge number t67 Pythia X
Hall third will be
Council 80 cafeteria lunch with leaders
O'Clock; leaders meeting 6;i5. Charles McKenny Hall
Lutheran Altar Guild 3:45 at Lutheran Church
United Spanish War Veterans o'clock GAR. Hall.
Ypslan Choristers Club Ypant High 750 Yps
lanu High School music
three. Sarkweaher troop 11 John:
troop 49, 315 John 16 Harriet troop
3,45 Central % o'clock, Sarkweather
25. o'clock Central
Roosevelt troop 81 Chamber
49, = Baptist Church 30. Willow Run,
Ross School troop 81, 80.
TUESDAY
Phoenix Lodge number IS F. and A NJ regular
$780, Masonic Temple lodge
Degree Honor executive meeting 80 with Mrs
Sisters Club. o'clock
then TO home OF Mrs Clifford Boyd
Federation Clubs dinner
A, Charles McKenny Hall.
Red sewing knitting five WEIGH Hall o'clock
surgical dressings $50 TO 9 o'clock
Loyal Order OF Moose, s o'clock. Moose Hall.
Ypsianu Home Association o'clock, with Mrs George
Princes OF Syracuse. 1880 Knights OF Pythias Hall.
Auxiliary Veterans OF Foreign Wars Veterans Hall
g. Installation OF officers and initiation.
Jacksonville 30: Kiwans Woodruff School
81 $780, School Assembly OF God
troop So. $780, Sea Ship PAS. 80; Willow
School troop So 7:3O Ypslanu District Committee
Charles McKenny Hall 100.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-10
Peacocks Too Proud
For Small Audience

Chicago. Apr. 10--INS-An apol-
ogy for the tempersmental conduct
OF the prima donna peacocks al
Chieago's Brookfield Zoo was Of
fered today by Robert Bean, Jr.
assistant director.
Because OF the intermittent rains,
there was only a handful OF visitors
at the 700 instead OF the usual big
Easter crowd. The peacocks took
disdainful look at the small audi
ence OF peacock fans and refused 10
go into their act which displays
their gorgeouscolored plumage.
One of the fowls made a half
hearted attempt TO strut and began
spreading his rainbow-hued tail. bu,
looked again at the small audience
and quit cold.
"They are very vain" said Bean.
land they delight in nothing more
than showing their finery to big
appreciative crowds, but they go IN
TO a blue funk II only a few are
around 10 gaze al them"