Roosevelt presses labor peace talks with AFL CIO leaders
President Roosevelt urged resumption of unity negotiations between the AFL and CIO. William Green of the AFL said the federation was ready to meet anytime the CIO desired, with Green and CIO head John L. Lewis to decide timing. Green described no hurdles to talks and noted Roosevelt’s concern over the neutrality act’s shipping ban.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William Green
Federation
AFDL
CIO
Green
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Philip Murray
Nazi Blames Britain After Munich Beer Hall Bombing
Berlin reports Nazis claim the Munich beer hall bombing killed eight and wounded over 60, narrowly missing Adolf Hitler by ten minutes. They accuse Britain’s secret service, vow intensified war, and offer a 600000 mark reward. Authorities recall past assassination plots and note tightened Schutzstaffel protection for Hitler.
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Berlin
Munich
Adolf Hitler
England
Great Britain
Strasbourg
Gestapo
Reichstag
Hitler
Bricker Declines Call for Ohio Pension Increase
Governor Bricker said he will not summon a special session to raise Ohio old age pensions to 40 dollars monthly. He noted a defeated 50 dollar plan and tied current pension policy to federal matching funds and recent election defeats affecting civil service reforms.
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Columbus
U.P
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Herbert S. Bigen
Cincinnati
Board of Education
President's Wife Warns Against Pension Plans
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt warns against utopian old age pension schemes and declines on the California ham and eggs plan and the Ohio Bigelow plan. She urges gradual improvements to existing social security laws and cautions about rapid reforms.
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Washington
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
California
Unknown U-Boat Chases French Vessel San Jose
Tropical Radio relayed a message that the French freighter San Jose was being chased by an unknown submarine about 1,400 miles southeast of New York.
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San Jose
Boston
U.P
Tropical Radio Today
New York
Bricker Bags Limit of Game on First Day Hunt
Gov. John W. Bricker's game bag for the opening day of the November hunting season includes two ring-necked pheasants and one rabbit. The official tally notes Bricker met the bag limit for pheasants.
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Bricker
U.P
Gov
John W. Bricker
Seamen Seek Aid as Neutrality Act Grounds Jobs
Three thousand National Maritime Union members telegram President Roosevelt demanding immediate aid for American sailors barred from ships visiting belligerent ports. They threaten a Washington march until action is taken, noting 8,000 to 10,000 seamen may lose work due to vessel withdrawals and foreign registry transfers.
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NEW York
U.P
National Maritime Union
CIO
Roosevelt
Washington
NMU
Joseph Curran
NMA
United States
Churchill warns of long struggle against U Boat threat
London. In the House of Commons Winston Churchill, Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty, warned of a long unrelenting struggle against German submarines. He estimated Germany builds two U boats weekly and could have 100 available by January, with weekly losses of two to four. He said Allied anti submarine efforts have been tripled since the war began and that mastery of U boat attacks is being gained.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Churchill
McNutt Promises Full Ohio Pension Payment
Federal Social Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt, after meeting Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins, says Ohio will receive every cent owed from $1,338,000 withheld in 1938 due to pension disputes. A bill form to certify payment to the treasury is sought, with a formula to determine the exact amount.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
Social Security Board
Congress
McNutt
Jenkins
Treasury
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Race Track Owner O'Hare Gunned Down in Chicago
Edward J. O'Hare, owner of racing parks in seven states and president of Sportsman's Park, was pursued and shot near Ogden Ave in a gangland killing. Police note possible links to Capone era ties and imminent Capone release as investigators sort motives and associates.
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Chicago
Edward J. O'Hare
O’hare
Sportsman's Park
al Capone
Alcastraz
Ogden Ave
Ol Capone
Capone
Terminal Island
Calif
O'Hare
Florida
Death of Fred Radford in New York Auto Crash
Fred Radford age 28 son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur H Radford of 135 Franklin Ave died Tuesday at Roosevelt Hospital New York City from injuries after his car struck a guard rail He had lived in Hastings on the Hudson and worked for Anaconda Wire and Cable Co He was an Ohio University electrical engineering graduate and a member of the Athens Presbyterian Church and Sigma Pi Fraternity Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM at the family home with burial at Hebbardsville.
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Fred Radford
Wilbur H. Radford
Franklin Ave
Roosevelt Hospital
New York City
New York
Kalamazoo
Mich
Radford
Hastings-on-the-Hudson
Anaconda, Wire and Cable Co
Ohio University College of Electrical Engineering
Athens Presbyterian Church
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Carl
Margaret Corradini
Columbus
Helen Radford
Rachel Drescher
Nelsonville
Hebbardsville
Ham and Eggers Readies 1940 Campaign For Pension Plan
California reformers renew effort to place a $30 Every Thursday pension on the 1940 ballot. They drill recall pressure on Gov. Calbert Olson as business leaders fear taxes and a state warrant system stall commerce after a crushing defeat.
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San Francisco
U.P
California
Calbert Olson
Oldest Civil War Vet Orson Hoadley Dies at 96
Orson Hoadley aged 96, Crawford County’s oldest Civil War veteran, died at his home in Tiro after a brief illness. He served in the war and was a longtime resident noted in the community.
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Shelby
U.P
Orson Hoadley
Crawford County
Tiro
Defense costs to keep national expenses up
Unemployment relief spending falls while national defense costs stay high. The administration plans a defense program of at least 3 billion for the next Congress, with actual appropriations around 2.75 billion by spring or summer. Defense spending remains a steady 2 billion plus annually, alongside debt service and public works. Relief programs shrink, WP A reports 1.901 million relief clients as of Nov 1, down from 3.35 million a year earlier.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Labor Riot Over Feud Turns Fatal at Kentucky Mine
In Greenville Kentucky authorities blamed a flareup in the old labor feud between the United Mine Workers of America and the Progressive Miners Union for a riot at a Hart Coal Company mine 12 miles west of town. One man, Robert Brown 45, construction superintendent, was killed and 10 people were injured including Brent Hart owner and operator who was shot in the leg. About 300 men identified as UMA members picketed the site and some broke through the gate sparking the violence.
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Greenville
U.P
United Mine Workers of America
Progressive Miners Union
Here
Hart Coal Company
Tuck O'Neil
UMA
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Robert Brown
Brent Hart
Fritz Kuhn Goes On Trial For Bund Theft
New York report states Fritz Kuhn faces trial on charges of stealing 5 641 from the German American Bund treasury. His lawyers seek a postponement amid fears over the international situation. The case falls on the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, a episode Kuhn says he joined with Adolf Hitler.
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New York
U.P
Fritz Kuhn
Munich
Kuhn
Adolf Hitler
Congressmen Tour Army Posts To Inspect Defenses
Eighteen congressmen from military affairs and appropriations committees begin a month long tour of army posts in the United States and Panama. They traveled on three army transport planes from Bolling Field to assess needs and strengthen defenses.
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Washington
United States
Panama
House
Senate
Bolling Field
Indicted Carpenter Union Chief Faces Federal Case
Indictment names Chief William L Hutcheson of Indianapolis as head of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. He is charged in St Louis with conspiring to violate anti trust laws by pressuring local employers to break contracts with I O workers and hire A F of L men.
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William L. Hutcheson
Indianapolis
Ind
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
St. Louis
Hutcheson
Cc. I. O
A. F. of
L. Men
Auto Accident Claims Former Chauncey Man Saul Wilson
Saul Wilson aged 43 of Chauncey died after his car skidded and was struck by another vehicle while en route to work. Born in Chauncey, he lived in Los Angeles eight years, married Eva Cooke, and leaves a wife, son Louis age 7, daughter Dorothy Elaine 15, his mother Mrs. Sarah Wilson, sisters Lena and Edith, and brothers Abe and Max. Funeral arrangements were not announced. Abe traveled to Los Angeles. He was a Mason and Elk.
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Chauncey
Saul Wilson
Sarah Wilson
Isaac Wilson
Chaunecey
Los Angeles
Chauncey-Dover High School
Eva Cooke
Louis
Dorothy Elaine Wilson
Lena Wilson
Edith Friedberg
Cleveland
Three Hunters Wounded on Opening Day in Ohio
On the opening day of the rabbit and pheasant season in Ohio three hunters were wounded and two others injured. Bishop Neal, 38, of Columbus, suffered serious left eye injuries from a shotgun pellet near Worthington and was hospitalized. Paul Tipton, 23, was struck in the left eye by a glancing bullet near Lancaster. John Butler Jr., 4, of Dayton, was peppered with buckshot while hunting with his father.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Bishop Neal
Worthington
Paul Tipton
Lancaster
John Butler, Jr
Dayton
Byrd Snow Cruiser Repaired Heads Toward Boston Toward Antarc
The 37 ton Byrd snow cruiser, after a frozen bearing fix in Pavilion N Y, resumes its journey toward Boston with about 500 miles to go in a week. Dr James C Poulter and crew insist they will reach Boston in time to sail on the Bear to Antarctica.
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Chicago
New York
James C. Poulter
Boston
Fire hero confesses arson to win love
Stanton Cheeseman aged 17 confessed to setting the fire that destroyed Elwood Gordon's home after earning praise for rescuing five children. Police say he hoped the act would impress Gordon's daughter and win her affection.
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Clayton
N. J
U.P
Stanton Cheeseman
Elwood Gordon
Gordon
Hamilton T. DeWees Dies at Carbondale
Hamilton T. DeWees age 70 died after a heart attack at Golf Rice home in Carbondale Wednesday evening. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at Hoodlet funeral home with visitation after 6 PM Thursday. Survived by son George DeWees of Athens and six daughters.
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New Marshfield
Hamilton T. DeWees
Golf Rice
Carbondale
DeWees
George DeWees
Athens
Threats Target Virginia Cogswell in Bund Grand Jury Case
Mrs Virginia Cogswell, noted for multiple marriages, reportedly received intimidation threats to deter her from testifying against Fritz Kuhn and the German American Bund. She is listed as a witness in the federal grand jury probe in New York.
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Virginia Cogswell
Fritz Kuhn
Fuehrer
Bund
Kuhn
New York
FDR Weighs Ship Registry Shifts to Panamanian
President Roosevelt returns to Washington to help decide if United States Lines can transfer eight ships to Panamanian registry to carry munition and cargoes to European belligerent ports. The Maritime Commission has given in principle approval, awaiting his advice, as a Standard Oil tanker switches flag and crew.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Maritime Commission
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Boston Harbor
Panama
Commission
Executive Department
Bigelow Uncertain as To Pension's Future
Cincinnati United Press reports Reverend Herbert S. Bigelow fears the $50 a month old age pension plan failed by over a million votes in Ohio. He plans to confer with supporters within days to discuss revival of the idea in 1940.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Herbert S. Bigelow
Ohio
Mathers
Harvard bars Browder from campus speech
Harvard University announced it has barred Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party, from a speaking engagement because he is under federal indictment for falsifying passport applications in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Harvard
Browder
Cambridge
Mass
U.P
Harvard University
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Morgenthau Calls for Debt Ceiling Again in January
Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr said Congress must vote to raise the $45 billion debt limit if necessary, asserting the public debt will not exceed the current ceiling before the January session. He warned he would not draw checks beyond legal authority and backed mechanisms to aid small business loans at fair rates.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Genthau
Roosevelt
Treasury
Beer Cellar Blast Bears Down on Hitler and War News
An explosion at a Munich beer cellar killed eight, including several officials, as Hitler escaped by ten minutes. Germany hints at possible mass air attacks on Britain, while Allied leaders warn of imminent western front action. Bricker names John W. Galbreath to Ohio agricultural board.
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Adolf Hitler
Munich
Germany
Britain
Hitler
Poland
Truck Kills Man in Columbus Collision
David Cady, 76, died after stepping in front of a coal truck on South Bloomfield Street last night. Police said the incident is under investigation and no charges have been announced.
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Columbus
David Cady
South Bloomfield
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Amsterdam
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Leopold
Europe
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M’nutt
Davey Administration
Pension Administration
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Ham and Eggers
Chauncey Man
Bigelow
West Wall
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Chamberlain
U. S
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Paul Reynaud
American Club
Galbreath
U.R
John W. Galbreath
State Board of Agriculture
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