New Jersey Fires Hawkes Into U S Senate Victory
New Jersey voters elected Republican Albert W. Hawkes to the United States Senate, defeating Democratic incumbent William H. Smathers amid intra party strife with Mayor Hague and Governor Edison. Hawkes led with 636,446 votes to Smathers 552,028, with Hague failing to deliver the anticipated margin in Hudson County.
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Albert W. Hawkes
United States Senate
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Roosevelt
Frank Hague
Hawkes
Smathers
Hague
Persey City
Democratic National Committee
Hudson County
Charles Edison
Edison
Edison- Hawkes
Essex
William H. Stuphin
James C. Auchincloss
Rumson
Senate
United States Chamber of Commerce
War Labor Board
Axis Falls Back as Allied Forces Press At Alamein
Allied forces, led by Lieut. Gen. Bernard Montgomery, push Rommel’s retreating Axis troops west of Alamein as British tanks reopen a three mile gap and engage in heavy desert combat. Air power harasses retreating units while Allied bombers renew pressure along the front.
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Rommel
Bernard Montgomery
Alamein
Sidi Abd el Rahman
Women Join Congress as War Effort Shapes New House
Mrs Luce wins Connecticut seat in 78th Congress joining Mary Norton and four other Republicans. Edith Nourse Rogers Jessie Sumner Frances Bolton and Margaret Smith are reelected or return to House. Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt and Inez Peel lose in Michigan and Pennsylvania races. Veronica Boland unopposed to finish term.
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Massachusetts
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Illinois
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Ohio
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Maine
Michigan
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Inez Peel
Pennsylvania
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Pat Boland
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At Large Race Leads Democrats in Early NYC Totals
New York early tally shows Democratic at large candidates ahead for the first time since polls closed. With 694 upstate districts未reported, GOP could gain two seats and tie the state delegation 22–22.
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G.O.P
Upstate
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Charles A. Mazzicata
Flora D. Johnson
Matthew J. Merritt
Miss Stanley
Erie County
Muzzicato
Manhattan
Johnson
Syracuse
Merritt
Congress
Caroline O'Day
Vito Marcantonio
Manhattan American Laborite
Norris Reflects On Campaign Loss And Future Plans
Senator Norris described his Nebraska campaign as a failure and said nothing he did mattered much. He noted supporters showed doubt on election eve and believes May’s stay affected the outcome. Norris recalled past Democratic shifts and hinted age will influence his future plans.
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Norris
Washington
Wherry
May
Foster May
Terry Carpenter
Roosevelt
Dorothy Thompson Loses Library in Fire at Home
Dorothy Thompson, noted columnist, lost about one third of her library in a fire at her 48th Street home. Many first editions were destroyed and the origin of the blaze remained undetermined.
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Dorothy Thompson
New York
48Th Street
Warren to be California governor after big win
Attorney General Earl Warren, a Republican, will be the next California governor, building a wide margin over incumbent Culbert Olson as Warren carried most populous counties and 9,709 of 14,494 precincts. He pledged nonpartisan aides and a Capitol move to Sacramento while backing wartime and postwar planning. The Hot Cargo labor referendum appeared set for adoption.
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Earl Warren
California
Culbert L. Olson
Warren
Olson
Sacramento
West Coast
Charles Kramer
Angeles
Norris Poulson
Will Rogers, Jr
Texas
Leland M. Ford
Santa Monica
Hinshaw
Pasadena
J. Q. Donovan
E. V
Izac
San Diego
James B
WPB Halts Civilian Safety Razor Blade Production
The Production Board halted civilian safety razor and blade manufacture and restricts razors to military, export, and lend lease needs. Straight razor production will end Jan 1 while blades next year total about 2.75 billion, a 20 percent drop from 1941 but 12 percent above 1940. The move aims to free steel and boost war production.
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WPB
Washington
U S Bombers Pace Drive in New Guinea
American and Australian forces press the New Guinea campaign as Kokoda nears Christmas expectations. A-20 Havocs, Airacobras, and Kittyhawks clear the Owen Stanley Range, while Guadalcanal advances boost Allied momentum. Japanese withdrawals prompt strategic reevaluation as artillery and air units push along the Buna corridor. Mount Austen and Kavos dominate the sea frontier at the island’s center.
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Chicago Daily News, Inc
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New Guinea
Kokoda
Port Moresby
Owen Stanley
Douglas MacArthur
Milne Bay
Buna
Guadalcanal
Matanikau River
Owen Stanleys
Tenaru
Matanikau
Mount Austen
Kavo
Agnes Crawford LaFargeville widow dies at 80
Mrs Agnes Crawford 80 of LaFargeville native of Canada and resident 58 years died yesterday at the House of the Good Samaritan. She was the widow of Edward Crawford. Funeral will be from the LaFargeville Methodist Church Thursday at 2 PM with burial in LaFargeville Cemetery.
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Agnes Crawford
Lafargeville
Watertown
Canada
House of the Good Samaritan
Edward Crawford
Dual Thanksgiving Day Marks Heroic Rescue Memory
Harry D. Parkin of Los Angeles observes a second Thanksgiving on November 4 as he recalls Lieutenant Robert S. MacCormack who saved him near Consenvoye France in World War I. Parkin has sent a yearly letter thanking the Brooklyn sergeant for his wartime heroism, and this year's missive arrived on schedule.
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Harry D. Parkin
Los Angeles
Calif
Parkin
Sergt
Robert S. MacCormack
Brooklyn
Consenvoye
France
MacCormack
Republicans Gain 3 Seats In Assembly
New York results show Republicans picked up three Assembly seats while Democrats lost a Manhattan Senate seat. In the Assembly GOP gains moved control to 90 59, with 87 62 earlier. Senate held 30 21. Primary races included Coudert beating Finkelstein. several incumbents defeated in Erie Monroe Sullivan Richmond and New York counties.
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Tammany
John L. Buckley
Lester Baum
American Labor Party
G.O.P
Senate
Frederic R. Coudert
Jerry Finkelstein
Coudert
Richmond
Rockland
Rae L. Egbert
Robert S. Bainbridge
Bainbridge
Robert E. Johnson
Erie
Monroe
Sullivan
Kings
Queens
Fred Hammer
Erie County
William J. Butler
Prospero V. Viggiano
James J. Dooling
John J. Lamula
Nelson E. Owen
Thomas F. Riley
Albert V. Maniscaleo
S. Robert Molinari
James G.lyons
Ronald Albee
Walter E. Cooke
David E. Pitcher
Francis E. Dorn
William F. Bowe
Samuel Rabin
Henry J. Latham
Martin elected Governor of Pennsylvania as GOP sweeps
Edward Martin, a 63 year old retired major general, won the Pennsylvania governorship as Republicans captured statewide offices. The party also gained the state House majority and held a near-equal Senate result, with a solid turnout across 67 counties led by wins in Philadelphia and other regions. Martin carried 63 counties while Ross won Allegheny County and Pittsburgh.
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Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Senate
Congress
Martin
F. Clair Ross
Ross
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Washington, Pa
Army Commission
Clergyman Made Official in Russia
Moscow reports that Nikolai metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia was named by the Supreme Soviet to a state committee of 10 members to report on German atrocities and damages in Russia. It is the first time in 25 years since the Bolshevik revolution that a high ranking clergyman joined the official Soviet state body.
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Russia
Moscow
Nikolai
Kiev
Galicia
Supreme Soviet
Dewey Rated Fourth Youngest Governor of New York State
New York November 4 Dewey,Thomas E. elected governor stands as the fourth youngest in state history. The three younger men include Daniel D. Tompkins 33 at taking office in 1807 later VP, William H. Seward elected 1839 later Secretary of State, and Washington Hunt who was 40 in 1851. Dewey was 40 as of March 24.
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New York State
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Daniel D. Wompkins
United States
William H. Seward
Washington Hunt
Hunt
War Marriages Work or Wait The Reader's Digest
A collection item highlights the question of wartime marriages with expert opinions and guidance. The November issue features a consultant’s advice on war marriages, Woollcott on Irving Berlin, an Army observer's notes on Japan, and a physician’s conversion story.
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Alexander Woollcott
Irving Berlin
America
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