FDR Meets Labor Leaders in Push for Armistice and Peace
President Roosevelt held surprise White House talks with AFL and CIO leaders William Green and John L. Lewis as he presses for labor peace. Details remain scarce, with no dates set for a new conference, while each side outlines conditions and ongoing organizing as essential steps toward a broader unity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
William Green
CIO
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Green
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Labor Unity Sre
AFL Executive Council
Certified Public
Germans Fly Over Belgium and Patrols Roam Front
Paris reports German patrols roamed the front all night with strong raiding parties hitting French lines. A German plane landed by mistake at Esch Luxembourg, was impounded by the Luxembourg Gendarmerie, and the crew interned. German flights over Belgium are said to be reconnaissance aimed at French frontier provinces.
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Paris
U.B
Petit Parisien
Esch
Luxembourg
Belgium
French
Army Bombers Begin Flight to South America
Seven U S Army Flying Fortresses departed Langley Field at 9 am EST for Miami first leg of a 6000 mile goodwill flight to Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The formation carried 57 officers and men in the largest mass flight attempted by the Army Air Corps.
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Langley Field
Uaseven
U. S. Army “Flying Fortresses
Miami
Fla
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Army Air Corps
Myers Wins North Kingsville Mayor Post By Coin Flip
Gilbert H. Myers was declared mayor of North Kingsville Village after a tied vote led to a coin flip decision. The unusual result crowned Myers as village leader today.
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Jefferson
U.P
Gilbert H. Myers
North Kingsville Village
Idleness Irks Man On 101st Birthday
Leonard Brown, who turned 101 in Ashley Ohio, spoke of being unsettled after moving in with his son and daughter-in-law following a summer alone. He said he could still work if not for a leg injury from four years ago, noting he managed horses hogs sheep and corn his garden.
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Ashley
U.P
Leonard Brown
Brown
Army engineers weigh two 12 million dollar super dams
Washington reports the board of army engineers is considering two 12 million dollar 26 foot dams across the Ohio River near Portsmouth and at Letart Falls Meigs County A Gallipolis style dam would back up the river and likely eliminate smaller floods while boosting power generation and flood control work pending final approval.
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Washington
Ohio River
Portsmouth
Letart Falls
Meigs County
Board of Army Engineers
Gallipolis
Dam building sites chosen for river dams near Ironton and Portsmouth
New dams are authorized with site selection by army engineers after borings from Ironton to Portsmouth. Engineers say the dams will not disrupt flood walls though high water may flood a Portsmouth area. Maintenance costs drive the project as older structures grow uneconomical. Police arrest Dolly Turner, the "lady finger," for aiding jewel thieves linked to a million dollars in stolen jewels.
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Ironton
Portsmouth
City
Scioto
New York
Dolly Turner
Dolly Stirrat
Lady Finger
Logan Civic Leader Dies
Charles F. Lewis a prominent Logan businessman and civic leader died after a month in Holmes Hospital Cincinnati following major surgery. He led the local chamber of commerce, served on the city council, and was a Masonic member. Survived by wife Ruth Lewis and cousin Buell Eby the body was brought to Logan with funeral plans pending.
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Logan
Charles F. Lewis
Holmes Hospital
Cincinnati
Lewis
Masonic Order
Chamber of Commerce
St. Mathew’s Lutheran Church
Ruth Lewis
Buell Eby
Doctor Kidnapped and Robbed Near Miami Valley Hospital
Montgomery County coroner Dr. R. D. Snyder was kidnapped near Miami Valley Hospital by two youths. They forced him to drive into the countryside and robbed him of $21. The incident occurred last night, with authorities investigating the early lead.
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Dayton
UFI
R. D. Snyder
Montgomery County
Miami Valley Hospital
Russellville
Ala
U.P
Alabama
William D. Johnson
Odell Brand
WPA
Della Brand Johnson
Annie Fay Johnson Brand
J. Fay Gunn
FCC Reminds Broadcaster of Public Duties
The FCC advised radio stations that ethics codes should not hinder serving the public interest. It noted the National Association of Broadcasters code, including a controversial ban on selling time for debates, and affirmed stations may refuse sale of time to any group without violating law.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Communications Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
S. H. Dalrymple
United Rubber Workers of America
WJW
Akron
Voice of Labor
Commission
Divorce Granted Over Language Barrier In Dudley
In Worcester a judge granted Thomas Fitzgibbons a divorce from Alice Fitzgibbons after he testified the wife taught their eight year old son to speak only French so they could not communicate. The case hinged on complaints from Fitzgibbons that the language barrier strained their marriage and custody plans.
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Worcester
Mass
U.P
Thomas Fitzgibbons
Dudley
Alice
German Plane Forced Down Off English Coast
The Air Ministry announced Royal Air Force planes engaged two enemy aircraft off the east coast of England this morning. One plane was forced down and later sank. crew members were captured. The other German plane escaped.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
England
Allied Line Reinforced By Miles of Trenches
United Press correspondent Webb Miller reports the British Expeditionary Force strengthening a vast trench network in France. New anti tank obstacles, excavators, and extensive trench systems expand defence lines, with hundreds of soldiers at work along zigzagging trenches near sugar beet fields.
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Webb Miller
United Press
France
U.P
ONG To Hold Maneuvers In Training Test
The Ohio National Guard will conduct a field training maneuver beginning Armistice Day. The first phase runs through Sunday with recruits reporting to drift stations and some experiencing active duty for the first time. Major training sites include Camp Perry and the Ohio State Fairgrounds with activities at Ohio University Athens and other locations.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio National Guard
War Department
Camp Perry
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Ohio University
Athens
Xenia
Georgetown
Dr. Milo Wilson 69 Dies After Long Illness
Dr. Milo Wilson aged 69 died at his home after a long illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1 30 PM with burial in West Union Street Cemetery, Athens. He was a Findlay native, attended Findlay College, graduated from Ohio Medical University, practiced in Putnam County, served at Athens State Hospital and was superintendent of the Athens institution for the insane. He later joined the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics and served on the Holzer Hospital staff. He was married to Josephine Bean of Athens.
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Gallipolis
Milo Wilson
West Union St
Athens
Wilson
Findlay
Findlay College
Ohio Medical University
Putnam County
Athens State Hospital
Athens Institution For the
Josephine Bean
Ohio Hospital
Holzer Hospital
Nelsonville Couple Hurt in Auto Crash
Nelsonville Mr and Mrs Phillip Miller and their aunt Mrs Sally Federson of Columbus were seriously injured when the Miller car lost control on Route 33 near Bexley and struck a telephone pole. Mrs Miller suffered a fractured arm and facial cuts. Mr Feder son had chest injuries and Mr Miller multiple broken ribs. All were taken to White Cross Hospital.
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Nelsonville
Phillip Miller
Sally Federson
Columbus
Bexley
Relief Expenditures In October Show Slight Decline
Ohio Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood said October relief expenditures by counties and cities likely declined from September. If November costs stay near 2.5 million dollars, state aid will total 50 percent of the funds, comparable to 2008 levels.
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Columbus
Upstate Welfare
Charles L. Sherwood
Hollywood star Stan Laurel accused by ex wife Islena
Islena Laur el testifies that Stan Laurel struck her with a shovel and buried her in sand in the backyard. She says the assault left her unconscious and restrained, alleging a violent domestic incident.
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Hollywood
U.P
Stan Laurel
Islena
Neutrals Brace For Possible German Invasion Across Europe
Finland breaks off talks with the Soviet Union over base demands as negotiators fail to find common ground. The Netherlands and Belgium mobilize to defend neutrality amid German pressure and border tensions. Reports of air activity, a fatal incident on the Netherlands border, and claims of Gestapo custody add to a dangerous, uncertain picture across Western Europe.
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Finland
Russia
Netherlands
Belgium
Europe
Moscow
Leopold
Wilhelmina
Low Countries
Wetherlande
Roosevelt Plans to Ease Shipping Crisis and Registry Shifts
President Roosevelt outlined a long range program to lessen the neutrality act’s impact on merchant shipping. He proposed extending Social Security for mariners and training unemployed seamen, with possible wartime material transport aboard nonbelligerent ports vessels.
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Washington
U.S
Roosevelt
U. S
Congress
U. S. Maritime Commission
Schools Would Benefit From Pension Funds
Columbus report notes that if Washington pays Ohio 1.3 million dollars withheld since October 1938 the sum will be used to reduce the school foundation deficit. The 1939 40 appropriation set aside reimbursements for schools. Delayed 1939 federal funds forced borrowing from the general revenue to cover pensions.
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Columbus
U.P
Washington
Ohio
General Revenue Fund
Belgian Duchess Regrets Hitler Not Blown Up
Hoboken New Jersey Duchess Eleanor of Bavaria sister in law to the Dowager Queen of Belgium says it was a great pity Hitler was not blown up in the Munich beer hall bombing on Wednesday.
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HOBOKEN, N._ J
U.P
Eleanor
Bavaria
Elizabeth
Belgium
Hitler
Munich
Des Moines Chorus Girl Wooed by Milwaukee Masquerade
Mildred Beatrice Allen aged 28 staged a male masquerade that persuaded a Des Moines chorus girl to marry her. Arrested in Milwaukee for wearing men’s clothes she claimed seven years as a construction foreman under Tommy Allen while supporting her daughter.
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Mildred Beatrice Allen
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Tommy Allen
Three Hunters Die From Exertion in Rabbit Pheasant Season
On the second day of the rabbit pheasant season, three men died from heart attacks linked to hunting exertion. Ages and details include Henry Ohlinger 66 of Haydenville, Joseph Ingler 79 of Massillon, and Elmer Jones near Bellevue.
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Henry Ohlinger
Haydenville
Hocking County
Joseph D. Ingler
Massillon
Pope Calls for End of Force in World Peace
Pope Pius XII told Abel Leger, Haiti's new minister to the Vatican, that peace and order cannot come from force. He urged rulers to abandon warlike worship and seek a morality grounded in divine authority. The pontiff praised Haiti and granted Apostolic benedictions.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Abel Leger
Vatican
Haiti
Byrd Antarctic Snow Cruiser Reaches Boston Path
The snow cruiser resumed its overland trek toward Boston after a baptism of snow in central New York. A minor breakdown near Syracuse caused hours of delay, but the log shows the run from Pavilion, New York, was on schedule.
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Cazenovia
N. Y
U.P
Penguin I
Richard E. Byrd
Boston
New York
Syracuse
Pavilion
Lineman dies after 40 foot pole plunge at 4,000 volt line
W. De Wees of Piqua, a 35 year old lineman, was killed today when he touched a live wire and fell 40 feet from a pole. The accident occurred in Troy area as authorities investigated the 4,000 volt line incident.
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Troy
A.r—E. W. de Wees
Piqua
Papal Envoy Congratulates Hitler on Munich Escape
Cesare Orsenigo the papal nuncio met Adolf Hitler to offer Vatican congratulations for Hitler’s escape from the Munich bombing. The meeting took place in Berlin.
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U.R
Cesare Orsenigo
Adolf Hitler
Vatican
Munich
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