Hanley Defeats Haskell in New York lieutenant governor race
New York state election results show Joe R. Hanley winning the lieutenant governor post over Gen. William N. Haskell with 1,493,904 votes to 990,543 in Dem and 297,844 for the American Labor Party. Upstate districts favored Hanley while a split NYC vote narrowed his margin. Dewey praised Hanley’s win as support for the Republican administration.
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Albany
Joe R. Hanley
New York
William N. Haskell
American Labor Party
Dewey
Haskell
Roosevelt
New York City
Upstate
Hanley
A.L.P
A. LP
James A. Farley
Red Army advances near Perekop and Kherson
Soviet forces pushed beyond Perekop to within thirty miles of the Dnieper mouth port Kherson after seizing the crossing town of Kakhovka and taking Gornostievka 18 miles northeast of Kakhovka. German commentator Kurt Dietmar said retreat was necessary but worthwhile for battlefield control.
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London
Perekop
Crimea
Dnieper
Kakhovka
Moscow
Nogais Steppe
Kherson
Gornostiayevka
Kurt Dietmar
Associated Press
Democrats Seen Victors In Kentucky General Election
In Kentucky Democrat J Luter Donaldson led the ticket after an early GOP surge. Unofficial returns from 1000 of 4293 precincts show Donaldson 74736 to Willis 70060 with other Democratic statewide nominees posting similar margins. Many Democrats admitted Republicans gave a scare.
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Louisville
J. Luter Donaldson
Kentucky
Donaldson
Simeon S. Willis
Willis
Negro Elected New York Judge
Francis E. Rivers, a Black candidate, won election yesterday to the Manhattan City Court bench, after an appointment by Gov. Dewey months earlier. Rivers carried backing from the Republican Party and the American Labor Party, defeating Democrat Joseph T. Higgins by about 2000 votes. Higgins had resigned as internal revenue collector to run. The judgeship pays $17,500 annually.
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Francis E. Rivers
City Court of
Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
Rivers
American Labor Party
Joseph T. Higgins
Internal Revenue
Slaying Probe Stalemate In Poughkeepsie
Authorities reported a stalemate in the investigation of the slaying of Lucille Arence an Army cadet nurse found in Poughkeepsie. The report notes unresolved leads and uncertain motives as detectives pursue possible suspects amid local public interest.
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Poughkeepsie
Lucille Rence
Mayoralty Contests Favor G. O. P. Across New York
Republican strength showed in New York mayoral results with G O P candidates leading two to one. Wins in Utica and Troy ended long Democratic rule, with J Bradbury German and Merritt Spear elected. Other cities like Rome Plattsburg and Oswego swung to Republicans while several incumbents were reelected or ran under ALP or nonpartisan lines.
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Albany
New York
Utica
Troy
J. Bradbury German
Oneida County
Richard H. Balch
German
Vincent Z. Carroll
Niagara Falls
Stephen A Lamb
Amercan
Eugene C. Butler
Norwich
James W. Flanagan
Frank Zuber
Charles F. Doherty
Oswego
John A. Scanlon
AL PL
Joseph T. McCaffrey
Rome
John C. Schantz
Joseph B. Ruby
D-A.l.p
Plattsburg
Merritt Spear
Harry D. Kehoe
Tonawanda
Clarence Hackett
Ithaca
Melvin G. Comfort
Dunkirk
Frank Bartela
Schenectady
Mills Ten Eyck
Fulton
Elan K. Rowlee
Gloversville
Robert R. Ramsey
Cortland
Guy M. Dewey
Olean
Thomas F. Gustafson
Poughkeepsie
Frank M. Doran
Lockport
Edward H. Gailor
Watertown
Charles A. Winstow
Saratoga
Addison Mallory
George McG. Hayes
Canandaigua
Daniel Stimson
Corning
Earl Colwell
Hudson
Clifton E. Wagoner
Lattle Falls
Homer Eckerson
Mechanicville
Bullitt Loses Philadelphia Mayoralty
Bernard Samuel defeated William C. Bullitt to become mayor as Philadelphia’s Republican machine extended its 62 year grip. With 1,152 of 1,335 precincts reporting, Samuel led 282,425 to 218,212. Bullitt conceded defeat four hours after polls closed.
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Philadelphia
Republian
Bernard Samuel
William C. Bullitt
Roosevelt
Bullitt
Samuel
Jules C. Abercaugh
Independent Voters League
Xxx Philadelpha
Mannich
New York Victory Prompts National GOP Praise
Washington GOP chairman Harrison E Spangler hailed New York state Republicans' victory as a sign that voters nationwide will reclaim representative government from the New Deal bureaucracy. In a telegram to lieutenant governor winner Joe R Hanley he praised Governor Dewey and urged continued progress and efficiency in government.
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Washington
Harrison E Spangler
New York State
Joe R. Hanley
Spangler
Dewey
New York
New Deal Bureaucra
Willkie Claims New York Returns Signal Shift in 1940
Wendell L. Willkie, Republican candidate, said early returns from New York New Jersey Kentucky Philadelphia and others indicate the country is tired of the present administration. Rep. Hamilton Fish declared the tide against the left wing New Deal and President Roosevelt.
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New York
Newburg
UPI
New Deal
Roosevelt
Hamilton Fish
Fish
Albany Election Margins Narrow In Key Races
Albany County swung Democratic in city and county races with Haskell leading Hanley for lieutenant governor by 62,685 to 48,015, while in Albany Watervliet and Cohoes saw Democratic gains. Three arrests occurred as state police patrolled polling places with a worker subpoenaed to appear in the Election Frauds Bureau.
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Albany County
Hanley-Haskell
Haskell
Joan J. Bennett
Hanley
Albany
Waterviet
Cohoes
Election Frauds Bureau
Couch
Detroit Mayor Reelected in See-saw Battle
Frank FitzGerald conceded defeat in Detroit's nonpartisan mayoral race as Edward J. Jeffries secured a third term. With 975 of 1057 precincts reporting Jeffries led by about 18,000 votes, mainly in areas where his strength lies. FitzGerald praised Jeffries and pledged continued service for peace safety and good will.
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Detroit
Edward J. Jeffries
Frank FitzGerald
Jeffries
FitzGerald
Leosen
Spaatz Named Air Chief in Mediterranean Command
Lieutenant General Carl A. Spaatz was appointed commander of all American Mediterranean air forces at Allied Headquarters in Algiers. A new U.S. 15th Army Air Force was created to concentrate on long range strategic bombing against Germany, with Spaatz’s command including the 8th, 12th, and 15th Air Forces.
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Allied
Algiers
Carl A. Spaatz
U.s.15th Army Air Force
Germany
Spaatz
Northwest African Air Force
15Th Atr
Aurelio Wins State Supreme Court Seat After Split Campaign
Aurelio easily wins a 14 year term on the State Supreme Court with a 22500 salary after a bid that drew opposition from both parties over alleged slot machine influence. Levy concedes defeat as Frankenthaler also trails. LaGuardia Seabury and others backed Levy. Aurelio speaks through his attorney, while Aurelio and wife await results at a New York hotel.
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New York
Aurelio
Levy
Frankenthaler
F. H. LaGuardia
Samuel Seabury
Aurilia
Thomas T. Sheridan
Fuller Elected Congressman in New York Race
Former Republican Assemblyman Hanwen C. Fuller of Parish won the election to fill the late Rep Francis D. Culkin's seat in the 32nd district. He defeated Norman F. Ward of Watertown to serve out Culkin's term, in what was the only New York congressional contest.
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Albany
Hanwen C. Fuller
Parish
Francis D. Culkin
Fuller
Norman F. Ward
Watertown
Culkin
New York
Oneida
Harry G. Converse
Deansboro
Thomas D Law
Sherrilt
William R. Willams
Cassville
Schenectady
Wendell C Wilber
Delanson
David H. Fisher
D.A.L.P
Harold Armstrong
Doris Duke Cromwell Sues for Divorce in Nevada
Heiress Doris Duke Cromwell, heiress to tobacco wealth, files for a Nevada divorce from James H. R. Cromwell citing extreme cruelty and a three year separation. Suit filed October 25 but kept confidential until recently. parties had been apart since May 1340.
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Reno
Nev
Dors
Duke Cromwell
Duke Tobacco
Nevada
James H. R. Cromwell
Tua
Republicans Sweep Troy City and Rensselaer County Elections
Republicans led by Congressman Dean P. Taylor gained control of the City of Troy’s administration and strengthened Rensselaer County’s board of supervisors. Senate candidate Sen. Joe R. Hanley won Troy by 1,889 and county by 11,782. Dist. Atty. Earle J. Wiley carried Troy by 1,871 and county by 11,021. John Finch and John J. Ahern won key posts. Madden and McLoughlin contested closely. Party leadership shifts signal a weakened Democratic mainstay and a rally for Taylor’s GOP direction.
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Dean P. Taylor
Rensselaer County
Troy
Joseph J. Murphy
Cornelius A. Casey
Taylor
Joe R. Hanley
G.O. P
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William N. Haskell
Earle J. Wiley
William V. O'Connor
American Labor Party
John 5. Finch
Schodack
Board of Supervisors
Maurice Whitney
Charles A. Cassidy
John J. Ahern
Daniel W. Carhart
Thomas H. Brown
Common Council of
John E. S. Burke
Edward J. Rowan
Robert T. Murray
Murray
James A. Madden
Casey
Madden
Joseph F. McLoughlin
Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors
John J. Mackrell
Charles J. Ranney
John F. Shannon
John J. Tower
Bertram P. Kavanagh
Haskell
Democratic Party
Reis
Mackrell
Tower
Shannon
Miners Stay Away From Pitt Amid Strike Code Call
United Mine Workers leadership withheld the back to work code as most miners appeared to honor the strike. President John L Lewis and Interior Secretary Ickes sought government operation terms and planned a third conference for early today. District presidents would reconvene at 11 am to hear any results, while a canceled policy committee meeting signaled another day of uncertainty about union action.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
John L Lewis
Interior Ickes
United States
U. M
New Jersey Elects G O P Governor Edge Re elected
Walter E Edge, former WWI governor and later senator, won a second term as New Jersey governor in yesterday s election. His Democratic rival Vincent J Murphy conceded. Unofficial returns show Edge leading in most counties with about 423 400 votes to Murphy 337 397.
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Newark
N. Dg
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
United States
France
Vincent J. Murphy
New York
New Jersey Federation of Labor
A. F
CLO
Railroad Brotherhood
Murphy
Charles Edison
Frank Hagus
Edison
Edge
Socialist Elected Mayor of Reading
Reading Pennsylvania's fifth largest city elected Hemry Stump a Socialist as mayor yesterday making him the only person to hold the office three times since the commission form of government was adopted. He succeeds Democrat Harry F. Menges while Republican Walter Frees trailed in poor third. Stump will preside over a city council of four Democrats.
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Reading
Hemry Stump
Pennsylvania
Stump
Harry F. Menges
Walter Frees
Niagara Falls Mayor Leads by 15 Votes
Mayor Stephen A Lamb, Republican and American Labor Party candidate, held a 15 vote lead over Democratic challenger Eugene C Butler after a recheck of votes cast yesterday in Niagara Falls. Election officials released results confirming Lamb’s slim margin as the recount concluded.
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Niagara Falls
Stephen A. Lamb
American Labor Party
Eugene C Butler
Mississippi Democrats Win Without Contest Nominees
Mississippi elected its statewide Democratic slate yesterday led by governor-designate Thomas L Bailey with no opposition. Nomination in August primaries is the equivalent of election in the state. Governor Paul B. Johnson suffered a heart attack at his Hattiesburg home while voting and could not participate.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Thomas L Bailey
Paul B. Johnson
Hattreaburg
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