Roosevelt leads as Newsweek shifts poll from Dewey edge
The piece argues Newsweek’s poll of 118 political writers now favors Roosevelt but shows a possible shift to Dewey in key states. It notes campaigns intensify with Dewey pressing in New York and Pennsylvania while Roosevelt campaigns more openly, and compares Dewey’s bid to the Browns in a World Series, stressing late swing potential.
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The
New York Times
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F. Sinatra
Waldorf
James Braddock
Pat Harrington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Vth Avenue
Allan Jones
Irene Hervey
Renee DeMarco
Armando
al Schmid
Guadalcanal
Met
Salem Musical Academy
North Carolina
Onyx
CAPITOL SQUARE SKILLED WORKER NUMBERS DECLINE SLIGHTLY
State Labor Department reports September payrolls show a 0.5 percent drop in workers and 0.9 percent rise in total wages from August. Average hours climbed 0.5 percent to 42.1 per week. Printing and publishing led high wages at 89.5 cents per hour. pulp mills at 88.2 cents. Average weekly wage for 726,009 employees was $29.21 and the hourly wage 69.4 cents. Governor Broughton plans more campaigning with dates in North Carolina Illinois Minnesota and West Virginia.
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Minnesota
West Virginia
Chicago
School bus efficiency praised amid cost comparisons
Lynn Nisbet lauded the state's school bus operation for safety and efficiency while noting per pupil costs of 7 compared with 20 in other states. Judges urged thorough inspection and honest reporting by Guilford officials. Governor-nominee Gregg Cherry boosted farm price hopes at the second congressional district rally in Wilson, drawing a big Democratic crowd.
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Federal workers could sway 1940 voting power in wartime analysis
Washington Post columnist Kluttz reports that about 2.9 million federal workers and their families might control five to twelve million votes if they voted as a bloc, though in seven states their numbers exceed Roosevelt-Willkie margins in 1940. He notes nine more states where federal workers could tip a close result, excluding the Solid South.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Utah
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Federal workforce shifts by state since 1940 show regional gains
Jack Stinnett notes Georgia Texas North and South Carolina Alabama Florida and Virginia lead in percentage increases of federal workers since 1940. California has the largest numerical rise with 220 000. War and Navy departments account for 7 of 18 new jobs and total civilian workers near 2 000 000 under Stimson and Knox era Republicans.
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Texas
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South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Virginia
Tey
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Roosevelt
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Civil Service
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Navy
Knox
On Broadway Magic and Vivid Nightlife Echoes
Fabled nightlife and Broadway gossip pace the page with Forties style. Notables like F Sinatra mingle with crowds outside the Waldorf and Armando's while theater folk and editors trade juicier tales. Portraits of stars, clubs, and captions sketch a city alight after dark.
Irving Berlin Honored For Wartime Efforts And Philanthropy
A patriotic call to recognize Irving Berlin as a national laureate for wartime contributions. The article notes his This Is the Army musical raised 850000 for Army Emergency Relief and has earned about 10000000 overall, with overseas production costs halved yet still delivering tangible support to troops.
Irving Berlin as national symbol and charity benefactor
By George Sokolsky salutes Irving Berlin as a self made immigrant who gave music to America and donated song proceeds to war relief and youth charities. Berlin’s earnings from This Is the Army and other works funded Navy Red Cross and British charities totaling hundreds of thousands, with a call for a Congressional Medal recognizing his service to country.
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Dewey
Malcolm Meacher
March of Time
Margaret Halsey
Miami
Brazil
Hoagy Carmichael
Ballet Russe
Don Ross
Chiago
Warner's
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N. Y. University
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Clare Luce
F. Sinatra
America
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Herbert Bayard Swope
Theodore Roosevelt
Gene Tunney
Ted
al Smith
East Side
New York
Irving
Bowery
Mike
Alexander
Amere
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Angels of Mercy
Red Cross
Navy Relief
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Berlin
From Behind the News Washington on Allied Fronts
The article analyzes Allied pressure on Nazi lines in Holland, Aachen, Metz, and around Antwerp, noting limited attacks and expected major fall push. It cites German ports Brest Le Havre Bordeaux damages and supplies, plus morale, oil shortages, and air inferiority as key constraints. The piece also updates progress of Russian moves in the Baltic, the Po valley, and Italian fronts.
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Metz
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le Havre
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Antwerp
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Our march to Berlin1 through Poland and Crete
The speaker asserts a planned Soviet Allied push toward Berlin, noting a central route via East Prussia and the Vistula line. He cites weather, winter conditions, and uncertain division counts, but claims enough force to launch a grand assault soon and push through winter toward victory.
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