a OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Week. Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. adhe Centre Democraf MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined. A Quick and Feonomical Belling Medium, VOLUME 59. NUMBER 45. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1940, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR ELT GIVEN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IN PRESIDENTIALCONTEST Man Is Killed Truckenmiller Death Is Termed Leads In 41 States; 472 Electoral Votes Entire State Democratic Ticket is Swept Into Office COUNTY REMAINS IN G. 0. P., COLUMN VanZ Zandt "Returned Congress by District; Haines Re-Elected Preside 0 smashed preced: nt four years 280 yh polling the largest accorded a tial candidate, shat i an- dramatic and i Tuesday, be - come the only nt of the ed States ever to » elected third te:m His was 10:30 o'clock ye to Vole ever tereg lant in eiection conceded term question or sues of a bombas: ic While Pres. der nt Re sev t's ular majority siderab { is € jection will as- proj rtions in the colleg Latest reports are that Roosevelt is sure of 41 states having an electoral vote of 72 Willkie is credited to date with 7 states having an electoral vote of 58. Only 265 electoral votes are re- quired for eleclion. Tabulations yesterday showed the President's popular vote at 23218. 802, and Willkie's at 19539805 the basis of present totals Roose- velt's popular vole represents 42 per cent of the total vote cast in the nation's greatest reliable Fortune poll } he would receive 355 popular vote The Gall i other of the leading C forecast the President's po atl 52 per cent. The final totals expected to show a Roosevelt jority of from five to six million votes According to radio reports of the vote count late Tuesday night and early Wednesday motning, Roose- velt took the lead early and main. tained it steadily. At 10 p. m. Tues- day he was leading in states with combined electoral vote of 377. At 10:30 p. m, he held an advantage in states with 403 electoral votes Py 11 p. m. the total had increased to 436. At 12:15 a. m he had a grasp on 450 electoral votes and 15 minutes later the total was 453 Throughout the night he consolid- ated his galing ag returns poured in, and picked yp some additional ones as various states swung from the Willkie to the Roosevelt column Before midnight, various news- papers and political leaders had con- ceded Mr. Roosevelt's re-election Shortly thereafter, residents of the Hyde Park area. where President Roosevelt was computing returns at his home. staged a torchlight parade to the Roosevelt home, The Presi- dent, speaking briefly to the crowd said they would find him “the same Franklin Roosevelt that you have known for a great many years” Willkie received the returns Tues- day night in a suite of rooms in a New York hotel. Despite the admit- ted trend toward Roosevelt showed by the incoming reports, he clung grimly to a dwindling hope of vic- {Continued on page four) R). S. Senator electoral On - eject on ¥ he predicted tha! are ma~ SEN. JOSEPH F. GUFFEY i shot wounds of the | —— ‘Santa To Visit Here | Friday, November 29 division of the mmeree, The retail ber of | nounced yesterday th twill make his ar mas visit to i | November 29 giving San in the Bald make enroute ta Is schedul anemo Eagle Valley '] brief be esc istmas Sunday Movies Are Defeated More State College Voters Than Two-t0-One Proposal Against Tw of Centre Count) : State College and Phii- turned numbs doan on movies in special baliok the general election, Tues boroughs ipsburg, Sunday taken al | ea, voted Aga Lricts East West The wording of the ballo's asked the voters’ ap- proval on the showing of motion ictures after 2 p. m. Bunday: the question on ist Ward 2nd Ward 3rd ward . Totals 748 Majority 112 Bunday movies were defeated Muncy, by a vote of 758 to 533; Jersey Shore, by a vote of 1538 to 665; In Lewisburg, by & vote of 1.- 080 to 575, and in Harrlsburg. Lock Haven will continue its Sunday mov. las, however, having renewed its ap- proval of them Tuesday. Another ballot on Sunday movies cannot be taken in the communities which voted on the question Tues. day, before 1045. A referendum is decisive for five years, according to State law. EE i — Shot Removed From Forehead Of Hunter of Run- Centre for gun~- forehead, re- Norman Lucas, aged 21, ville, wag treated at the County Hospital, Friday, ceived while hunting A number of the pellets penetrate ed the flesh of his forehead. Lucas was discharged from the institution after the shot had been removed G. HAROLD WAGNER | “THE CHAMP” FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT “ . we, of course, face difficult days in this country, but 1 think you will find me in the future the same Franklin Roosevelt you have known for a great many years.” Charles C. Pedestrian Is Killed By Car Steps Into Path of Vehicle g into tl the he path dighiway mile eas! before Calvin was inst Aries , of Oak Hall, tant] Page, who have alighted from an stepped into the highway { his machine truck by achile kull and bred front BT of was damaged and a ndow was broken. The Frye car ood im- mediately alter the accident Centre County Coroner Bheckler, of Milesburg, an that no inquest would be In the car with Frye at the lime were Gerald Strawcutter, of Punx- sutawney, RD. and other ngers Strawcutier iflered slight raticns about the righ: side of yi face and neck when (Continued on Page 4) . Auditor Generol the Qo aking wree Page, 39, Oak Hall, day, Hundreds Appear In Parade Here Many Prizes. Awarded in Col- orful Hallowe'en Cele- bration mummers had irsday night in and most varied 5 held here in vent was spon- sored by the retail division of the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce The judges awarded the first prize in the commercia] float group to the Electric pply Company, of Belle- fonte, and first prize in the indus- trian] float group went to Whiterock @uarr.e The three-division pa- by Captain Prederick © commander of the local uard unit wound up iope which was in town ! A 8O0W Electric Supply Company's float attractively decorated in red. white and blue bunting advertised General Electric products. On a throne on the float was Miss Ger- (Continued on page six) -— — Sug Guessed Wrong On Election; To Eat Crow Tonight | Edmund Blanchard, of West Linn street, Bellefonte, will sit down to a repast of roast crow tonight. He Ruessed wrong on the Presidential election. Bignchard and Elmer Rockey, steward at the Brooks-Doll Post American Legion home, made a bet with a crow dinner as the stake. The dinner is to be served tonight in the club rooms of the Legion home Rockey, who set out this morning with a gun to get the crow, declared that he was going to prepare and serve the bird himself. Decker Thanks Voter's, 1 take this opportunity to express | to the voters and workers of Cen- re County my appreciation for their support at the polis on Tues- November 5. Bincerely, JOHN W. DECKER. in Fall From Freight Train Cameron McKinley, Bellefonte, Jolted From Car Platform DIES ENROUTE TO COUNTY HOSPITAL vestigation, of the ment was vear-old Clintondale Pyis. station at Rockview, that a “suicide” ten by before Attempted to Craw he Is (Grade Crossing of Milesburg, findings. McKinley, 45, of lefonte, World of he D. Cameron Ye sville believing Cont ently bulldings he iil hed ang Lhe Grown between another oar His Ww Ruoe ang Ina sg depth a re Na arrival ¥ Hospital Centre VOTING othe Ceatre Cou | pp ECINCT Armistice Day To Be Observed Here 11th Peace Serv ice at Episco- pal Church; Public Ser- vice Planned { or tre Howard yt wp — i lip sburg, 1 Ww. lipsburg, 2 W. ili sburg, 3 W. hilipsburg..... ay will be fittingly ob nile hext Brinda Figs 1.810 Causch ¥ Pt Vee De. ot Vides on S and patriot | Parace w Shoe . Share Col. E. D..... 51 ats Col. Ww. D. ber Agionnalres tate Col. 1 11 Col. N. D.. ed to i oth al we Legion Home not {Unionville Boro. “ ; Post § 1 y 30 a m. The F wt will Boa Twp, N.. Troop B, 180th 4 . Q Field the Milesburg lenner Tw Ps vw Bo Band. The vin will be conducted Boggs Twp., by Father C. Warren Newman Boggs Twp., Ne The program Armistice 3 ray i y Monday, November 11. is anno Boggs Twp., WwW... as follows: Legionnaires. as weil as burnside Twp. organizations participating in the College Twp. ——— parade, will report not later than (Cyrtin Twp, N 10 a all in with 4 givi. . : hy : 3b, urs “hey : } eye Curtin Twp., 8. sions to which t are assigned, in | Ferguson Twp. N Ferguson Twp. E. Ferguson TwD, Ww the following orde First Division Comrade Herbert Gregg Twp, 1 Gregg TVD o- Beezer, Qrand Marshal. This (Continued on page three) Gregg Twp, W.. Haines Twp., E..: Haines Twp., W... Speed Trap Is Voted In Boro P Halfmoon Twp. . Harris Twp, E... Council Asks Motor Police To , ” Q F Harris Twp., W... Operate Snare For Howard TWP. Speeders Huston Twp. nn Liberty Twp., E.. Bellefonte Borough Council at a Liberty Twp., Ww. regular meeting Monday night voted M: rion Twp unanimously to ask the State Mo- a | pen tor Police to operate a speed trap Miles Twp, E.... in the borough, The move was taken Miles Twp., M.... when it was reported that speed Milos Twp, W..... signs posted in the borough are be- Patton Twp Li ing ignored. >: mid The vote was taken after a dis- Penn Twp. ms cussion in which other methods of Potter Twp. N.... controlling speed and punishing vi- Potter Twp., HOA olators were considered and discard. y y ed as futile. Borough “speedways” I otter Twp. i on which violations are most flag- Rush Twp, N...... Rush Twp, E...... Rush Twp, S.. Rush Twp, W..... rant were sald to be Allegheny Snow Sh'e Twp. E Cusic 780.87” RA Mad A are request. for Day unced M street, Bishop street, and High street Council unanimously voted to turn the town government over 0 | the Bellefonte Women of the Moose, | Wednesday, November §. Yesterday | Bellefonte was governed by a Mayor, | borough council, and other officials { from the Women of the Moose chap- (Continued on Page 4) Spring Twp., N. Spring Twp, S..... Spring | Taylor Twp, —c. Union TWD. « wc | STORES CLOSED ARMISTICE | Walker Twp, E... | Walker Twp., M.. Walker Twp, W... Worth Townshin DAY The retail division of the Belle fonte Chamber of Commerce has i requested all stores and business (places in Bellefonte to remain | { closed all day Monday, November | | in observance of Armistice Day. Totals ..... a. lonely farm home near Hublersburg early Friday morning, has been plac- ed on the records as a suicide, George Panrock and 85. R. Richardson, of the State Police sub- who were charge of the Investigation, revealed letter, allegedly writ. Truckenmiller a few believed to Through Train Halted on himself, has removed all doubt as to the nature of the death Attorney Musser W. Gettig, of Belle- fonte and Coroner Charles Sheckler, concur with the police There will be no inguest, the Coroner said last night. The note, postmarked at Hublers- burg on Thursday, October 11, some- time after 12 o'clock noon, ed to the Chester County Insurance Company headquarters at Truckenmiller insurance was about to set afire was carried with that company. Insurrnce officials, finding no poli- cies for the buildings described, turn - Unofficial Vote Cast In Snow Sh'e Twp W . 9870 10666 “Majorities . a—— LETTER REVEALS TRAGEDY PLANS Claim Vietim Fired Homes Before Shooting Self Motor Police announce - . that the I'wo youth, in a ed the note over to police, In the letter, police report, Truck- enmilier sald he had been depressed for a long the and that he was troubled In mind and spirit and didu’t want to go on living. He ex- pressed no desire to suffer a Slow death,” and outlined his intention to set fire to his sisters’ home at Clin- tondale; the home of his brother, Melvin, at Hublersburg, and to kill himself in hours have shot District the reference to a police explained that Truckenmiller had never been in good health. They did not reveal any reason the voulh may have had for wishing to set fire to the two homes, In regard to “slow death’ was mall- Mutual Police sald that early in the inves- tigation they learned Truckenmiller had written a note or letter, but that the letter did not come inte their possession until early this week, The insurance company had turned it appar- on the U. 8. UU. 8. President Senator Mate Treasurer (= 1aaes0oy (a—Aagnn > | “FuovK ey 381 226 114 126 220 113 147 314 991 red d 114 107 37 409 147 o™~ od 102 38 re h3 h4 228 69 172 70 51 127 148 48 bh3 OR 250 108 171 51 ab 156 120 74 184 |8 71 34 209 90 118 a7 9568 10637 796 [1068] | 863] 118 Suicide After Police Investigation BU LLEY IN After an In intensive five-day In# In which many branches far-flung State organization participated, made yesterday 15 ), of death of Paul Truckenmiller, 23- over to Lancaster police, who later gave it to State Police at Harrisburg. LL 8. 8 Smith, handwriting expert for the State Motor Police, was given amples of Truckenmiller's hand. willing to compare with the writing on the letter. While no official state- ment regarding the comparison has been released, police said there is no reason lo doubt the authenticity of the letter The police Investigation of the paralicled in thoroughness the investigation into the Gates murder here last May. Ace investigators, in. cluding photographers, arson special. ists, men trained specially in dia. gramming and conduweting minute examinations at the soenes of crimes, detectives, and other special- ists in crime work were rushed to Centre County immediately after the Hublersburg tragedy was discovered, Scores of carefully labeled packages contained bits of evidence gathered at the scene were preserved for pos- sible future need. Many pleces of evidence were examined in police laboratories in Harrisburg, it is re- ported. CAN® Centre County Anditor General Rep. In Congress General Assembly HPD) “U—sauimy ~UYRLIANY eranoaq) “pty un 330 126 SR 93 ao b2 52 219 71 155 66 49 113 144 50 47 95 234 109 169 62 93 110! 93 59 67 108 62 9669 10532 97568 10409 “909011356 9422111025 651] | 2266! 1608
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers