Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1948 — Page 2

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President Truman Elected With Less Than Majority Vote New York. Dec. 7 — (I’Pl — President Truman was elected with less than a majority of the total popular vo"e cast in the Nov. 2 election. United Press tabulations showed today. The tabulation, with the official count from 42 states and unofficial from six. showed a total popular vote of 45.6.52.679. Os these. Mr. Truman received 24.1)59.191 votes, or 2x2.115 fewer than half the vote already tabulated. The president, however, had a plurality'of 2.135.129 votes over Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, whose popular vote was 21.921,065. Other presidential candidates polled theso votes-: Gov. J. Strom Thurmond. States' Rights Democrat. 1.169.240. Henry A. Wallace. Progressive. 1.148,797. Norman Thomas. Socialist, 139,109. No Damage Is Caused By Grass Fire Here \ grass fire on Mercer avenue along the Erie railroad was put out by the Decatur lire department at 4:30 p in. Monday. No damage was reported.

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PUBLIC HEALTH cCont. From Page One)- , desirous of obtaining a qualified ’ [ nurse for the place atid each year the appropriation has been made I available for salary, mileage and , j office expense. It is not likely that an office will ' ! be found in the court house for the nurse, the commissioners stated.

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Pell Legion Posts !On Veterans' Bonus Ask Indiana Posts Fill Questionnaire Indianapolis. Dec. 7.—(l’P)— Indiana's 479 American Legion posts were asked today to submit their ideas about a World War II veterans' bonus bill. i Members of the Indiana department's bonus study commission said questionnaires were sent to all Hoosier legion posts. The letters . asked post commanders to call i special meetings to fill out the questionnaires The commission, headed by state legion commander Joseph Lutes. | said a new question would be 1 brought up: should widows, children and dependent parents of servicemen killed in the war also receive a bonus Commission members said legionnaires would not be asked if they favor such payments. but only how much should I he paid. The questionnaires polled legion 1 members on such questions as | eligibility, length of residence in, the state, payments for domestic' i and foreign service and penalties) for fraudulant claims. The commission met here Sun-1 day and yesterday to decide about, the questionnaires. Another meet-] ing was scheduled for "late this' shop at Button’s. Open evenings until Christmas. Visit our store day or night.

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[Two Juveniles Are Put On Probation I Two juveniles charged with stealing manhole covers and an electric transformer were beginning their time on probation today. The youths were fined $lO each in juvenile court Saturday and placed on probation for two year terms. i tine of the boys, who lives in t Willshire, 0.. will be in the charge 1 of a probation officer there. The other, a Decatur resident, will be responsible to C. H. Muselman, 1 county probation officer. Three oth1 ers. originally implicated in the ] thefts, were released last week. m mill" to compile the results and ■ map legion bonus recommenda- . ti ms for the 1949 general assent- > b’.y. Legion brass said results of the poll would be turned over to Gov.- > elect Henry F. Schricker. -! Commission .members include ■ Robert Gaskill, Fort Wayne, chair■lman of the Legion's legislative . I committee; Henry E. Siebenmark. | South Bend, and Harold E. Morris, i Gary. CLEANING DAYS 4 14 TILL CHRISTMAS ■ SUITS I I SHEETS I CLEANERS Phone I ft |

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