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Back 'em Mpf KffPBUWWGIWfi BONDS Che Charlotte labor Journal Sndormmbgjtko N. C. State AND DIXIE FARM NEWS Offimml Organ of C«Ml Labor Union; Stand** ntpmmnm OffUial Organ of Consul Labor Union; Standmg for tko A. f. L. BUY MORE WAR BONDS V f* VOL. XIV.—No. 26 •• Mn ami WT IN TUB JOIMHUl M A l CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1944 TNB III 1 $2.00 Par Tw “WIN THE WAR IN Free Labor Will Out-Produce Nan Slaves-■-*--- THE A. ft OF L SLOGAN FOR 1944 A* ONLY RBALLY INDEPENDENT WEEKLY Id Macklmbvf Comity For * Wt,tfr lu R—<*”» R«yTM««t twLARGEST BUYING POWER i» CmWMt “The Tired Old Man” Is Re-Elected FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT * "Our Next President" ROOSEVELT IS SWEPT INTO OFFICE FOR HIS FOURTH TERM BY DECISIVE VOTE DESPITE “POLLSTERS” MARGIN AS RETURNS COME IN ROOSEVELTS MAJOR ITY INCREASES—THE REPUBLICAN BATTLE CRY OF “ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE” AND “THAT TIRED OLD MAN,” SEEMS TO HAVE FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. [TIm Associated Press, Wednesday, noon, gare the public the following, which, of coarse will be changed materially, bat not enough to affect the outcome.] Tabulation of returns from yesterday’s war-time election showed these results: Presidential: Roosevelt led in 34 states with 407 electoral votes (141 more than a majority); Dewey was in front in 14 with 124. Popular vote: (92,183 of 130,810 voting units) Roosevelt 18,991,321; Dewey 16,642,651. Senate: Democrats elected 15, Including Barkley, Wagner, Tydings, McMahon, .Hayden, .Thomas .(Oklahoma), .Jhomas (Utah), and Lucas Outside the Solid South. Brien McMahon, for mer Assistant Attorney General, upset Republican Senator John Danaher in Connecticut. Republicans had elected seven, includ ing two in Oregon and one each in Kansas, South Dakota, Ver mont, Iowa and Colorado. House: Democrats elected 182 including 16 seats now held by Republicans. Republicans elected 99 including one seat now held by a Democrat. Representative Claire Boothe Luce, Republican, Connecticut, was re-elected. Representative Hamilton Fish, Re publican, New York, was defeated, after 12 terms. Governors: Democrats elected 10 (Arizonia, Arkansas, Flori da, Idaho, Missouri, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia); led in six other states. Republicans elected seven (Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Maine on Sept. 11, Nebraska, South Dakota and Vermont); were ahead in eight • others. N.C. STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL TICKETS “SAFE” —V— As per usual our Congression al, State and County tickets are Democratic, with majorities flustratfng a little here and there. The “Constitutional Democrats” made but a poor showing for the amount of pub licity they bought and received “gratis,” so that’s finis for thit “flash.” The Republicans perk ed up a little, but all of no avail So we are set peacefully at home. President Roosevelt ran behind Gregg Cherry slightly over 2,000. -V County Waste Paper Drive Over In A Big Way —V— Mecklenburg county turned in 2,738, 488 pounds of waste aper during the month of October, breaking all records for county collections in the state, it was announced yesterday by Hoyt R. Galvin, county salvage chairman. Residents of the county collected 18.04 ounds- of paper er person last month. Mecklenburg also led the state the previous month, with a collection of 1,907,625 pounds of paper. -y FLY A BOMB TO BERLIN- PUT 10 PERCENT OP PAY IN WAR BONDS. Armistice Day Celebration On November 11th —V— Celebration of Armistice Day on November 11 in Charlotte will take the form of services at Independence Square, as has been the custom over many years, says John L. Wilkinson, commander of Hornets Nest Post at the American Legion, sponsors of the event. A brief service will be held at 11 o’clock in the morning. World War 1 veterans and several patriotic organi sations will take part in it. Morris Field band will furnish music . for the eyent under direction of War rant Officer Turton. Prayers will be said by Dr. Herbert Spaugh, Legion chaplain, and Commander Wilkinson will make a short talk. Uniform Caps are requested to be worn by members of the Legion, Vet erans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. At 1 p.m. on Armistice Day a lunch eon for Gold Star Mothers will be Cven by the American Legion Auxil ry. All Gold Star Mothers in the county are invited. , -V War-Community Chest Drive Goes Over In Big Way Charlotte's War and Con munity Chest campaign end ed Monday night with a real victory meeting, one in which workers reported con tributions totaling $429, 270.03, a figure $43,449.57 above the $385,820.46 quota. They Are Buying War Bends -Are You? Men mast have what it takes in foil measure when ordered into a machinefun nest aa drat scouts. Pvt. Burtchell Linwood of Weld. Me.( ean tell you all about it for he didn't come throufh unscarred. The other side fractured Ms humerus hone but he will get back to near normal as a result of funds avallaMe for bespit*’ isation from War Bond sales. Pfe. Tom Bnrrade, 20-year-old Noxa pater, Miss., boy; hit while on an am munition track in France, regained con sciousness in England, his Jaw frac tured and lips cnt to the chin, but thank for War Bond sales. LI. Leo Klein, TJ, Scranton, P»., hospitalized with burns and compound fracture of both leas, was a B 17 bom* bardier-navig ator with 14 missions accomplished whew ordered to a rest home. The train on which he was rid* inf figured in a wreck near London and he suffered wounds that had passed him by on dangerous ml—iooe, tr Bonds funds are mending his harts
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