Churchill Says Britain Stands With U S in Japanese Crisis
The Associated Press reports Churchill warns the war may engulf the globe as Britain backs the United States in a Japanese crisis. He cites a vast Allied aerial offensive and vows not to negotiate with the Nazi regime amid German offensives from Leningrad to Sevastopol.
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U. S
Russia
Orient
Rime
London
Indian
Pacific
Far East
United States
Jourchill
Germany
Europe
RAF
Leningrad
Adolf Hitler
Finland
Hitler
Red Paper Criticizes Hitler's Munich Talk
Pravda the Communist party organ said Hitler’s Munich speech was cowardly chatter that avoids a direct answer to why he failed to end the war before winter 1941. The article notes Hitler dodges the Russian loss question and questions why he did not take Moscow.
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Pravda
Communist Party
Hitler
Munich
Fire Burns Claim Hocking County Mother of Four
Nora Taylor Bigham age 30 died from burns after a Sunday house fire in Perry Township Logan Ohio. Her husband John W. Bigham died three weeks earlier. A seven year old child sparked the blaze by striking a match under a bed. The family was assisted by the Hocking County Red Cross.
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Bour
Logan
Nora Taylor Bigham
Cherrington
Jack Run
Perry Township
Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Francis Stump
Stump
May
Hocking County Red Cross
House Advances Revision of Neutrality Act for Armed Merchant Ships
The House Rules Committee cleared final action for Thursday on a sweeping Neutrality Act revision to arm American merchant ships and send them into combat zones and belligerent ports. Rep. Cox warned of war footing and labor sabotage as he pressed for executive action and warned of the slaughterhouse. Speaker Rayburn and Leader McCormack did not predict margins for Senate amendments.
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House Rules Committee
House
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
United States
Congress
Rayburn
Senate
Board Nears End of Coal Strike Study
Washington mediation board officials said final recommendations on a union shop for 53 000 workers in seven states captive coal mines could be issued tomorrow or later today. John L. Lewis pressed for a union shop and the CIO United Mine Workers warned of potential industry-wide strike actions.
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Washington
Defense Mediation Board
UMW
John L. Lewis
CIO United Mine Workers Union
Appalachian
Two Die in Cleveland Rooming House Fire
Two persons burned to death in a three story rooming house at 1356 Superior Ave Cleveland Ohio. Annie Mc Cafferty 40 a housemaid carried $1600 in a purse around her neck $1000 in $50 bills. Michael Walker 40 also perished. Joseph Rodgers 50 suffered severe burns and was taken to St Vincent’s Charity Hospital.
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Cleveland
Superior Ave
Annie McCafferty
Michael Walker
Joseph Rodgers
St. Vincent's Charity Hospital
Couple Steal Tray of Rings From Jewelry Store
In Cleveland a young man and his female companion stole a tray of diamond engagement rings valued between 1700 and 2100 dollars from Rudolph Deutsch jewelry. Salesman Robert Schwachter said the pair shoplifted after examining two trays and left with one tray missing.
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Cleveland
Rudolph Deutsch
Robert Schwachter
Hindu Leader Signs Pact With Axis
Subhas Chandra Bose, famed Indian political figure and head of the left wing of the Congress, reportedly joined the Axis and is believed in Rome or Berlin. A government statement said Bose signed a pact aimed at invading India.
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India
Subhas Chandra Bose
Gandhi
all-India Congress Party
Rome
Berlin
Council of State
Bose
Fat Clown Lewis Redding Dead at 47 in Springfield
The famed circus and carnival personality Lewis Edward Redding known as the Fat Clown dies in Springfield at age 47. He weighed 523 pounds and wore a Size 72 suit, once serving as master of ceremonies of the Show of Shows.
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Springfield
Lewis Edward Redding
Center of U S population near Carlisle Indiana
The new U S population center is a fence post two miles southeast of Carlisle Indiana. Census officials say the point balances the map as if all people weighed the same, leading to a center far from the geographic middle. The site sits amid black farms near coal fields with local residents like Owen Collins and family on a multi generation 225 acre farm.
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Carlisle
Ind
United States
Indiana
Washington
Owen W. Collins
Iive
Collins
Census Bureau
Axis Convoys Destroyed by British Fleet
London reports a British victory with two Axis convoys totaling ten ships and one Italian destroyer sunk. Four British ships rushed the force amid heavier Italian opposition, reaching port undamaged. King George awarded Capt. W. G. Agnew for his role in the action. Italy claimed seven merchantmen sunk and one British vessel damaged in air attack.
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Mediterranean
North Africa
Admiralty
King George
W. G. Agnew
Order of the Bath
Fall of Jibuti Predicted Amid Blockade Threat
A colonial ministry representative in unoccupied France stated Jibuti in French Somaliland faces an imminent fall due to a sea blockade and British attacks. Rear Admiral Rene Platon, secretary of colonies, was returning from Jibuti as the spokesman claimed food shortages threaten the port's defenses.
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France
Jibuti
Red Sea
French Somaliland
Rene Platon
Platon
VFW Council Slams Britain for Inactivity in War
The Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars administrative council passed a resolution criticizing Great Britain for hoarding materials needed by the United States and other non Axis nations and for perceived inactivity in the ongoing war.
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Marion
Administrative Council of the
Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Great Britain
United States
Need of Better Santas Is Stressed This Year
Albion New York Santa Claus school opens with Charles W. Howard guiding a 1941 one week session. Five trainees begin work toward a Bachelor of Santa Claus degree to renew peace on earth amid wartime worries.
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Albion
N. Y
Jolly
Charles W. Howard
Santa
St. Nicks
Howard
Bricker Moves To Stop Federal Takeover Of State Plans
Gov. John W. Bricker sent letters to the state industrial commission and the teachers and public employee retirement systems asking for reports on their funds. He said the data would be shared with Ohio lawmakers to resist federalization of workmen’s compensation and the two retirement funds. He pledged to protect the workers’ fund accumulated for injuries.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
State Industrial Commission
Teachers Retirement
Public Employee Retirement Systems
Ohio
Mrs Fannie Amberger Dies at 47 in Pomeroy
Mrs Fannie Amberger age 47 of Osborne Street Pomeroy died Sunday night at home. Funeral plans are incomplete. She was widowed and leaves two daughters Mrs Robert Fry of Columbus and Mrs Paul Warner of Pomeroy two sisters Mrs Earl Hartenbach and Mrs Margaret Smith of Pomeroy and three brothers Albert Gloeckner Athens Albert and Norman Gloeckner of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Fannie Amberger
Osborne St. Pomeroy
Amberger
Robert Fry
Columbus
Paul Warner
Earl Hartenbach
Margaret Smith
Albert Gloeckner
Athens
Albert
Norman Gloeckner
Jury Acquits Man in Slaying of Ex Soldier
Anchorage jury clears Foster L. Rouse of the murder of Charles Peerson alias Frank M. Howard an army deserter on October 3. Rouse testified he shot Peerson after the man admitted he would be the father of Rouse’s wife.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Foster L. Rouse
Charles Peerson
Frank M. Howard
Rouse
Peerson
Indict Two Men for Jackson County Killing
A special grand jury returned second degree murder indictments against Hayward Myers and Hayward Jaynes in the fatal beating of James Betts on October 25 in Jackson County.
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Jackson
Hayward Myers
Hayward Jaynes
James Betts
Explosion Rips Through Rio Grande College Dormitory
An explosion damaged the refrigeration plant in a new dormitory at Rio Grande College causing 18 coeds to flee in their pajamas into freezing air. No injuries were reported.
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Rio Grande College
Bradford Baritone Lewis Emery Dies in New York
Lewis Emery 63 prominent Bradford baritone singer and philanthropist died in New York City after a long illness.
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Bradford
Lewis Emery
New York City
Navy Threatens Takeover of San Diego Plant Amid AFL Strike
AFL craftsmen call 3,500 workers off 35 million in naval projects at San Diego bases threatening to let Navy take over. Dispute over a $1 daily wage boost for electricians, tile setters, cement finishers, iron workers, carpenters, and laborers on barracks and hangar work near Naval Station Camp Elliott and other facilities. Rear Admiral Blakely insists work resume under order, while strike began October 4 to back union recognition.
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San Diego
Calif
Federal Works Agency
Naval Training Station
Marine Corps Rifle Range
Camp Elliott
Marine Base
Navy
Naval Station
Marine Corps Base
Destroyer Base
Charles A. Blakely
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AFL Teamsters Union
Roosevelt
Railway Express Agency
Detroit
Billion Spent On Road Work In 1940
The Federal Works Agency reported 1940 highway finances with states collecting 1.631 billion dollars for highway purposes and spending 1.013 billion on state administered roads. The rise over 1923 was 201.7 million, driven mainly by motor vehicle user income. Ohio totaled 80.089 million with 42.940 million on state highways and 33.871 million on county local roads.
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Washington
Federal Works Agency
Ohio
Home Guard of London Honored in Lord Mayor Parade
London soldiers and volunteers who fought to save ancient London in the Battle of Bombs were given the first place in the Lord Mayor's Day parade. It was the first public ceremonial since Armistice Day this year, Britain’s third in this war, while King George asked brevity. The main observance was brief church services yesterday.
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London
Britain
King George
Carpenter Robert Stewart Killed Crossing Salem Street
In Salem a 67 year old carpenter named Robert Stewart died after being struck while crossing a street near the downtown business section. The crash prompted investigations by local police as responders rendered aid at the scene.
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Salem
Robert Stewart
Mystery surrounds death of Lima woman Goldie Siler
Evidence that Mrs. Goldie Siler, 45, was strangled with a silk stocking an hour before her body was found last Thursday morning added mystery to the crime as investigators pressed for a solution. Dr. Crawfis said rigor mortis had just set in at 9 a.m. Thursday and that stiffness develops about two hours after death.
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Lima
Goldie Siler
Ewing H. Crawfis
Ford Workers Return To Jobs At River Rouge
Nearly 25,000 Ford workers at the River Rouge plant return to work after wage disputes idleing two divisions. The pressed steel division and final assembly line closing affected 20,000 workers, while the front axle department shutdown involved 3,925. Union heads plan to negotiate grievances with Ford.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Pressed Steel
Ohio Defense Plants To Work On Armistice Day
Ohio observes Armistice Day with parades and ceremonies while defense plants stay open. In Columbus patriotic groups organize events. Cincinnati limits public transit during the 11 02 a.m. two minute pause. Dayton veterans may take time off to join ceremonies.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Cleveland Educational Committee For National Defense
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
James Garfield Stewart
National Defense
Dayton
50 Are Hurt As Fast Flier Is Derailed
A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derailed near Dunkirk after a freight cylinder head flew onto the track. Twelve dead and about 50 injured as cars overturned and wreckage blocked lines. Engineer R S Schuler survived with a broken leg. fireman J J Gephart was killed.
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Dunskirk
R. S. Schuler
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Chicago
H. FE
Newcomer
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Here
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Gerard
Pennsylvania
Northwestern Division
Ind
New York Central
Schwartzkopf
Bucky Davis
Dunkirk
Schuler
J. J. Gephart
Sink Famous British Destroyer Cossack
The Admiralty announced the loss of the destroyer Cossack, famed for roles in the Altmark boarding, Narvik battle, and Bismarck destruction. The brief communique said the ship, likely the most famous in the British fleet, had been sunk.
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Admiralty
Narvik Fjord
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