Explosions Level Plants Across Three Firms in tristate region
A powerful blast destroyed the United Railway and Signal plant at Woodbridge New Jersey killing multiple workers. Reports placed dead at 15 with 10 missing and 35 injured as nearby Middlesex Water Company buildings were wrecked.
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Woodbridge
N. J
United Railway and Signal Corporation
Trenton
Perth Amboy General Hospital
Rahway Hospital
John Egan
Woodbridge Township
Middlesex Water Company
Manhattan
N. Y
Newark
Henry J. Harrington
Carteret
New Jersey
Hercules Powder Corporation
Dover
United States Army
Picatinny
Berlin Axis progress and Balkan frontline updates
Adolf Hitler received Soviet Premier Vyacheslav Molotov signaling possible Soviet entry into the Berlin Rome Tokyo axis. Italian forces clash with Greek troops on the Albanian front as Greece and Britain report gains and losses amid heavy air and sea raids. Western fronts show reduced Axis air activity over Britain after a day of heavy aerial combat and bomb scorers.
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Adolf Hitler
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Russia
Hitler
Tokyo
Molotoff
Balkans
Near East
Anhalter Station
Germany
Italy
Japan
Moscow
Balkan
Belgrade
Koritza
Albania
Mussolini
Athens
Epirus
Greece
Kalibaki
Ioannina
Metsovon
Kastoria
Corfu
Larisa
Lake Presba
High Command
Taranto
Durazzo
Valona
Sabotage Probed at Todd Shipyard in Seattle
An investigation into sabotage at the Todd shipyard where two passenger ships are being converted into navy transports was reported. The Post-Intelligencer cited five acts of sabotage prior to last week, with no incidents since. Ground emery was found in some machinery.
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Seattle
Todd Shipyard
Navy
Post-Intelligencer
Texas prisoner admits kidnapping Ohio man
Springfield dispatch reports Ellis Taylor arrested in Galveston Texas confessed to kidnapping Jacob Epstein 48 of Cleveland Heights who was abducted in Lodi Ohio on October 23 and later escaped in Springfield. Police Capt. Lawrence A. Abbott announced the confession last night.
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Springfield
Galveston
Tex
Ellis Taylor
Cleveland Heights
Lawrence A. Abbott
Abbott
Taylor
Jacob Epstein
Lodi
Axis Bombs Hit Suez Canal Zone Briefly
Cairo authorities said Axis aircraft dropped bombs in the Suez Canal zone last night. The Egyptian ministry of home security reported damage was insignificant and no casualties were announced.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Ministry of Home Security
Six Year Old Girl Killed In Wilkesville Home Fire
A coal oil stove explosion in the kitchen of Carl McMillan's one story home three miles south of Wilkesville burned Norma Jean McMillan, 6, to death. Her mother and father and older brother Homer, 18, were severely burned and hospitalized. three other children survived. The fire destroyed the home and its contents.
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Carl McMillan
Wilkesville
Mary Ruth
Max
Dale
H. H. Chamberlain
McArthur
Columbus
Mr. McMillan
Homer
Willkie Outlines GOP Four Year Plan in 1940 Speech
Wendell Willkie’s postscript speech outlines a threefold Republican program for the next Roosevelt term. It calls for full defense support and aid to Britain with method limits, endorsement of labor rights and social supports with caveats, and strict opposition to unlimited borrowing and government power growth. It avoids foreign policy specifics while criticizing verbal provocation to war.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
New York
Britain
Republican Party
Byrnes Likely Senate Chair
Washington Sen. James F. Byrnes is advanced as a likely candidate for the Senate president pro tempore post in a reorganization of the Democratic leadership. Sen. Clark is also mentioned as a possible contender after Pittman’s death. Minton’s successor as majority whip is unsettled with Hill favored to take the post.
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James F. Byrnes
S. C
Roosevelt
Senate
Byrnes
Clark
Pittman
Nev
Garner
Senate Democrats
Senator Minton
Ind
Minton
Senator Hill
Ala
Congress
Fear Lake Vessel's Crew of 16 Drowned
Wreckage from the 253 foot pulp wood carrier Novadoc washed ashore at Juniper Beach near Pentwater after yesterday's Lake Michigan gale. The ship, normally carrying 16 to 20 crew, was en route from South Chicago to Fort William Ontario with a gross tonnage of 1,934.
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Muskegon
Mich
Novadoc
Little Point Sauble
Lake Michigan
Juniper Beach
Pentwater
Chicago
Fort William
Ont
Injuries Fatal in Newark Bridge Collision
Hugh Madden age 24 of Newark died last midnight from injuries after a truck struck a bridge abutment near Pataskala. Dana Savage Jr age 19 of Newark was critically injured in the same crash.
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Newark
Hugh Madden
Pataskala
Dana Savage, Jr
Bombed British Freighter Balmore Silent Since SOS Call
A British freighter Balmore bombed and sinking after a distress SOS with 17 crew aboard. Signals indicate attack by German warplanes. last position about 300 miles west of Ireland. The SOS was heard by the Japanese liner Fushimi Maru yesterday.
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New York
Ireland
Blast destroys $25,000 steam shovel at Can ton mine
Canton county authorities sought the motive as well as the bombers in an explosion that demolished a $25,000 steam shovel at the Metro Coal and Limestone Co. strip mine five miles southeast of Canton.
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Canton
Metro Coal & Limestone Co
Pancake Flour Poisoned Kills Dozen at Salvation Army Breakfast
At a Salvation Army home in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville district, 12 of 70 Armistice Day breakfast attendees died after pancake batter was tainted with roach powder. 43 men were ill, cook Arthur Wilson 30 among the affected, and authorities believe the powder came from the kitchen supply room. A former cook, discharged weeks earlier, is under police questioning after contact with acquaintances in Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Salvation Army Men’s Social Service Center
Salvation Army
Army
Lawrenceville
Arthur Wilson
P. J. Henney
Roy Barber
Philadelphia
Debt Increase Wins Support in Defense Financing Debate
Secretary Morgenthau proposes higher taxes and a larger debt limit to finance the defense program. Senator George of Georgia backs the move as inevitable, while Republican Leader Martin urges Congress to stay in session amid the crisis.
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Washington
Morgenthau
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Representative Martin
R-Mass
Steel Fabricating Plants Rushed by U. S. Orders
Structural steel fabricators, normally under half capacity, are being rushed by defense orders. So far this year plants making airplanes and engines used 106 952 tons of fabricating structural steel, and hangars airport buildings plant additions and other aircraft facilities consumed 125 945 tons.
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Cleveland
Steel
Fire in Gallipolis Destroys Home and Business
A morning blaze in Gallipolis consumed Harold Notter’s residence and business property and damaged nearby residence of Mrs Anna Brooks. Loss estimated at $5,000. Firefighters battled the flames, with authorities assessing cause and extent.
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Gallipolis
Harold Notter
Anna Brooks
Air raids kill 6334 civilians in UK October
London report from the Ministry of Home Security states that air raids across the United Kingdom in October killed six thousand three hundred thirty four civilians.
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London
United Kingdom
Ministry of Home Security
First Freeze After Storm Hits Midwest and Ohio
A severe storm system swept east after tornadoes, causing at least 24 deaths and hundreds of thousands in damage. Winds up to 80 mph, widespread power and telecom outages, halted shipping on Lake Michigan and in Sandusky Bay, with flights canceled and rail transport used to move passengers.
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Ohio
Sandusky
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo
Lake Erie
Sandusky Bay
Putnam County
Norwalk
Lima
Cleveland
Troy
Waco Aircraft Co
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Rockies
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Wisconsin
Elmira
N. Y
Chicago
St. Louis
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Crocker Mills
Tenn
Nebraska
Iowa
Great Lakes
Ludington
Mich
Army Equipment Lost In Blaze at Atlanta
A fire in downtown Atlanta gutted a four story section of the City Auditorium on an early date. Col. T L Alexander said army equipment valued at 150000 to 200000 was destroyed. Mayor William B Hartsfield estimated damage to the burned section around 350000.
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Allentown
Trojan Powder Company
Troxell’s Crossing
Here
Army
Navy
John Bronstein
Atlanta
179Th Field Artillery
City Auditorium
T. L. Alexander
William B. Hartsfield
Fire Devastates Athlone Business District in North Ireland
A fierce fire in Belfast caused an estimated 25 million dollars in damage destroying Athlone's business district. Buildings were dynamited to prevent spread and control the blaze.
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North Ireland
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Athlone
Eire
Kroger Sales Rise Five Percent in 1940 Four-Week Term
Cincinnati reports Kroger Grocery and Baking Co sales of 20,572,377 for the eleventh four week period of 1940, up five percent from 19,588,074 a year earlier, reflecting steady performance in the grocery chain.
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Cincinnati
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co
Missing Murray Upshaw Jr Found Dead Near Home
The body of two year old Murray Upshaw Jr was found in the woods near his Cartersville Georgia home. State investigators say the cause of death is unknown and the body was located by Joel Parker and a search party about a mile from the Upshaw residence. The mother expressed relief to have answers at last.
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Cartersville
Murray Upshaw
North Georgia
Lon Sullivan
Upshaw Place
Sullivan
Joel Parker
Parker
Upshaw
Hitler's Rumanian Program Disrupted by Earthquake
In Bucharest a devastating earthquake halted Germany’s preparations for bases in Rumania as rescue and relief work began. Oil fields and refineries suffered but enough crude remained for Reich shipments. agriculture and labor for reconstruction strained the region while German and Rumanians aided the effort and many bodies were recovered.
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Hitler
Bucharest
Rumania
Germany
Peckinpaugh Returns as Cleveland Indians Manager
Roger Peckinpaugh, 49, is named manager of the Cleveland Indians, becoming a rare twice manager of the club. He previously managed from 1928 until his mid 1933 discharge, succeeding Oscar Vitt who was released after the team again placed second this year. Alva Bradley, club president, announced Peckinpaugh signed a two year contract today.
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Cleveland
Roger Peckinpaugh
Cleveland Indians
Peckinpaugh
Peck
Oscar Vitt
Alva Bradley
Japanese Supply Port Captured by Chinese
Unconfirmed reports say Chinese forces captured Yam chow port on the southern Guangdong coast used to supply Japanese forces in Guangsi Province. The Japanese withdrew from Guangsi, claiming the move was voluntary.
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Hongkong
Yamchow
Kwangtung Province
Kwangsi Province
Kwangsi
Auto crash kills one on Route 7 I near West Wheeling
Harry H. Roberts aged 50 of Boydsville died when the car struck a bridge abutment on Route 7 I near West Wheeling. Two other occupants were injured in the same crash last night.
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Bellaire
Harry H. Roberts
Boydsville
West Wheeling
Britain Loses Merchant Ships in Week End Nov 3 4
The Admiralty reports the loss of 13 British merchant ships totaling 65 609 tons in the week ending November 3 4. This tally reflects ongoing wartime shipping dangers across the Atlantic and highlights the vulnerability of merchant seafaring during the period.
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London
Britain
Admiralty
Supreme Court Overrules NLRB on Back Pay Reimbursements
The Supreme Court ruled the Labor Board lacked authority to order a company found in violation of the Wagner Act to reimburse government relief agencies for wages paid to workers kept from their regular work. Chief Justice Hughes said the board acted beyond its authority in the Republic Steel case, with an estimated $200,000 to $400,000 involved.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Hughes
Republic Steel Corporation of
Cleveland
Congress
Republic Steel
Acquaintances Grilled In Double Slaying
Springfield police questioned acquaintances and workers of two men found slain at the National Supply Company plant. Prosecutor Jerome A. Nevius predicted an early break, calling the killer a homicidal maniac or a person with a grudge familiar with the plant. Jesse Ray, 41, a machinist, and Fred Frier, 45, a watchman, were killed at a facility handling national defense orders.
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Springfield
National Supply Company
Jerome A. Nevius
Nevius
Jesse Ray
Fred Frier
Life Term inmate hangs self in Ohio Penitentiary
Warden Frank D. Henderson of Ohio Penitentiary reported the suicide by hanging of Joe Wood, 42, a Stark County Negro serving a life term for slaying another Negro during a 1937 holdup. He was found dead in bed with a torn bed sheets noose around his neck.
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Columbus
Frank D. Henderson
Ohio Penitentiary
Joe Wood
Stark County
Freighter Maritana Safe After Lake Huron Tow Trouble
Operators of the ore freighter Maritana said she found shelter after trouble with a tow barge Maia during a storm on Lake Huron. No injuries reported and the vessel proceeded to safety.
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Cleveland
Maritana
Sher
Maia
Huron
Noted Decorator Dies in Hollywood
Herman Sachs 51 known mural painter and decorator died of a heart attack last night in Hollywood. He gained national renown for large scale public works and religious murals. His death leaves a gap in the design community and many commissions pending distribution of his projects.
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Hollywood
Herman Sachs
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