Soviets Claim New Victories Near Moscow
Soviet forces report gains on the central front near Moscow with heavy German losses as Red Star says they pushed German units from the Tula region and claimed advances on the Donets front. Churchill and King George declare Allied resolve as Britain faces potential invasion threats. Finland rejects US calls to withdraw, stating defensive aims and continued territorial realities.
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Adolf Hitler
Black Sea
Dahelow Kerch
Caucasus
Moscow
Red Star
Tula
Ukraine
Donets
G Winston Churchill
House of Commons
London
Hitler
Britain
Churchill
Reich
George VI
United States
Finland
Russia
Washington
U. S
Hull
Helsinki
Rooming house fire victim says he is alive
In Cleveland a man identified as Joseph Rodger, 50, reportedly died in a Monday rooming house fire but walked into the City Morgue and claimed he was still alive. In Chillicothe Senator Harold H. Burton urged defense progress and called for partisan activity on Armistice Day.
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Cleveland
Joseph Rodger
Chillicothe
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
Defense Needs Stull Mystery To Steel Man
President Eugene G. Grace of Bethlehem Steel urged defense officials to define clear defense requirements. He cited a huge burden on the steel industry as it backs the American war effort, warning labor disruptions could halt the integrated steel system. Grace challenged Sidney Hillman to align labor and production to prevent bottlenecks.
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Steel Man
Washington
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
Grace
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Hillman
Two Filling Station Attendants Charged in Mass Death
Fall River prosecutors say the two attendants sold an unlicensed antifreeze solution to revelers at an outdoor party, causing nine deaths. They pleaded innocent to manslaughter charges and were held for hearing on November 19. District Attorney William C. Crossley said the sales showed willful disregard for the drinkers.
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Fall River
Mass
William C. Crossley
Crossley
Armistice Day Observances Highlight Postwar Fears
President Roosevelt and officials warned of dangers in a world torn by conflict as the United States honored World War dead on Armistice Day. The addresses stressed grave concerns for the nation’s future amid global strife.
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Associated Press
United States
Roosevelt
Army asks armored force crews about overseas duty
The War Department disclosed it is asking armored forces members if they would be willing to serve overseas. Several enlisted personnel and officers in one armored division during the Carolina maneuvers were queried with a simple yes or no request.
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ARMY
War Department
Four Die in Powder Blast at Western Powder Plant
Four men reported missing and believed dead after a double explosion at the Western Powder Company plant west of Peoria. Every building except the administration structure was destroyed and a second blast followed by a massive roar. The mill, used for defense, prompted federal officials to take charge.
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Peoria
Tlil
Western Powder Company
Death of Ambrose P. Masters at 71 in Moore's Junction
Ambrose P. Masters, a 71 year old farmer from Moore's Junction, died in a local hospital today from a heart ailment. His mother is listed as living at 161 Marietta.
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Marietta
Ambrose P. Masters
Moore's Junction
Bose Forges New Line After India Split With Gandhi
The New Delhi official report says Subhas Chandra Bose has joined the enemy and may be in Berlin or Rome. Bose, once leader of the left wing of the All India Congress, seeks independence by any means while Gandhi upholds nonviolent fair play. Bose may work through his followers now as he battles illness, possibly tuberculosis.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
India
New Delhi
Subhas Chandra Bose
Berlin
Rome
Britain
Bose
All India Congress
Gandhi
Mahatma
England
Hindustan
Grange Chief Urges Halting of Strikes in Defense Drive
Louis J. Taber, master of the National Grange, called on Americans to stop the struggle for prices wages and profits and back unlimited defense production. He urged labor business and finance to join agriculture while opposing price fixing and warning of rising taxes and the need to fund defense bonds.
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Grange Chief
Worcester
Mass
Louis J. Taber
The
National Grange
Hitler
SRF
Grange
Taber
Farm Organization
Britain
Parade Benefit Draws Hundreds Before Burr Oak Game
Hundreds crowded High Street in Glouster for a Burr Oak Dam Association benefit parade before the Nelsonville Glouster football game. Led by the Nelsonville Eagle Drum Corps and the American Legion posts, the procession featured multiple high school bands from nearby towns and banner bearers.
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Burr Oak Dam
Glouster
High St
Nelsonville-Glouster
Burr Oak Dam Association
Nelsonville Eagle
Frank McCann
American Legion
Nelsonville High School
Corning
Buchtel
Murray City
Chauncey-Dover
Glouster High School
C. E. Smith
Uncle Sam
Frank McCann Post
Co. F. Danford
Trimble
Bud Carsner
Albert Storer
Murray City Post
Cecil Watkins
H. A. Rogers
H. W. Sealback
Strikes threaten neutrality debate divides House Democrats
The opening House debate on scrapping the Neutrality Act faces Democratic worry as defense strikes and administration inaction provoke discontent among lawmakers. Some fear votes shift against neutrality amendments while others await potential Roosevelt labor legislation before the vote.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Monarch Tool Co Wins Navy Award in Sidney Ohio
Monarch Machine Tool Co in Sidney Ohio received the U S Bureau of Ordnance flag and the navy E pennant for excellent performance on naval contracts. Admiral William Harrison Standley presented the honors before 1 500 employees between shifts, noting Monarch as Ohio’s first factory to win the award.
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Sidney
U. S. Bureau of Ordnance
Navy
Monarch Machine Tool Co
William Harrison Standley
Monarch
Ohio
Officials Seek Identity Of Train Wreck Victim
Pennsylvania rail officials checked clues to identify a woman found dead after a Dunkirk train wreck that killed 12. Clothing resembled that worn by Ann Davis, who boarded the train in Chicago en route to New York.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Dunkirk
Ann Davis
Chicago
New York
Craig Denies Guilt in Destruction of Fence
C. W. Craig of Nelsonville pleaded not guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to a charge of malicious destruction of property linked to tearing down a line fence. A $100 bond was set for his appearance.
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C. W. Craig
Nelsonville
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Coat Hook Not Bullet Proof Vest Saves Life
In Rochester Indiana twelve year old Tommy Hayden was hunting when his small gauge shotgun discharged toward his chest. The metal coat hook fastener on his sweater deflected the charge and spared a serious injury, leaving only a scratch on one hand.
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Rochester
Ind
Tommy Hayden
Mrs Dewey Eise Dies After Riding Accident at Local Factory
Mrs. Dewey Eise age 38 wife of a Herbrand Corp official died from injuries hours after she fell from her riding horse yesterday at the factory in Fremont.
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Fremont
Dewey Eise
Herbrand Corp
Day To Report In Washington For Union Meeting
Foster Day of Subdivision One District Six United Mine Workers of America received a telegraphed notice to report in Washington DC Friday at 9:00 am for a meeting of the union’s scale committee. Thomas Price district vice president sent the notice to decide whether the union complies with the mediation board on captive mines or sticks to the union shop.
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Foster Day
Subdivision One
District Six
United Mine Workers of America
Washington, D. C
Day
Thomas Price
Mediation Board
Mallard Duck Collision Reported in Fog
Oakland patrol report notes a Mallard Duck turning left without signaling in fog collided with a car and broke its neck. The duck allegedly forgot to honk.
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Oakland
Cal
Mallard Duck
Peter J. Anicou
Armistice Day Peace Sends Workers Back
Armistice Day peace brings 2,164 AFL craftsmen back to work at noon in San Diego on navy and marine defense projects worth 25 million dollars. Federal conciliator Harry Malcom had the navy modify its ultimatum to 8 am restart with a four hour grace. The strike sought a dollar a day wage increase citing a 27 percent rise in living costs in the past year.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Marine Defense
Harry Malcom
P.S.T
Ironton Crash Claims Two Children in Getaway Roadway Mishap
A country road crash near Getaway killed Kenneth Woodlum, 3, and Elsie Woodlum, 1, as their parents and another child were injured. The vehicle left the road at a curve, ending in fatalities for the two youngsters.
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Ironton
Getaway
Kenneth
Elsie Woodlum
Cincinnati Plant Shut Down by Strike Over Hiring Notice
A strike of 130 workers at the Philips Pump and Tank Company in Cincinnati followed an alleged hire without posted notice to the union. The plant, heavily booked with defense orders, was shut down as a result.
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Cincinnati
Philips Pump & Tank Company
Growing Impatience Seen In Congress as CIO Mediation Board Quit
The AP reports a crisis over the defense strike issue as CIO mediation board members resign and a renewed captive coal mine strike threat grows. Congress fears a general strike could pull in 330,000 UMW workers, while steel production would be hit and the White House remains silent on a course. Inquiry shows captive miners in Fayette County favor continuing work.
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Congress
CIO
Washington
CTO
Defense Mediation Board
Capitol Hill
Mediation Board
CSO
White House
UMW
Appalachian
John L. Lewis
Fayette County
Mack Plant Hit by CIO UAW Strike Over Wages
Mack Manufacturing in New Brunswick reportedly shut down completely after a wage increase strike led by CITO United Auto Workers Local 824. About 2,000 workers affected amid a $10 million stock of army tank transmissions.
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New Brunswick
N. de
Argentina Official Supports Roosevelt's South America Warning
Juan Antonio Solari acting head of Argentina's Dies Committee asserts evidence backing Roosevelt's claim that Germany aims at a Thero American Protectorate. He cites books and maps found by investigators and references Roosevelt's Oct 27 Navy Day speech as showing Reich ambitions without needing emphasis.
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Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
Germany
South America
Argentina
Juan Antonio Solari
Adolf Hitler
Solari
Third Reich
Colum bus and Southern Ohio Electric vote today
More than 500 bus motor coach and street car operators employed by the Colum bus and Southern Ohio Electric Co will select a bargaining agent in a national labor relations board election today.
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Columbus
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
National Labor Relations Board
Forced Stamp Plan Aims to Curb Inflation and Savings
Washington reports a proposed forced stamp plan to curb inflation by tying purchases of designated goods to defense savings stamps. The plan, linked to Vice President Wallace, would require customers to buy stamps to obtain items and later redeem them for government bonds after the emergency. Critics cite taxes as a remedy for excess purchasing power.
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Ula
Wallace
Treasury
Defense Savings
Defense
Meigs Man Is Killed by Auto
Morgan McKenzie age 49 of Thomas Fork was struck and killed by Marel Milliron’s car on Route 124 near the Union Avenue Bridge. He died at Holzer Hospital after being hit while walking along the highway as officials note a prior fatality nearby. McKenzie left a mother and two sisters.
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Pomeroy
Morgan McKenzie
Thomas Fork
Marel Millican
Union Avenue Bridge
Holzer Hospital
Ronald Grindley
McKenzie
John Beards
Milliron
Milliran
Alice McKenzie
Mary Allen
Jacksonville
Jennie Bowen
Corning
Pawned Watch Leads To Cab Drivers Arrest
A pawn shop receipt for a $5 loan on Wandamay Wheatley's wrist watch helped deputies arrest Winford W. Smith, a 35 year old taxicab driver, in connection with Wheatley's slaying in Saginaw County. The watch was found at a local pawn shop.
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Saginaw
Mich
Winford W. Smith
Wandamay Wheatley
Saginaw County
Muehlenbeck
Smith
Miss Wheatley
Railway workers reject wage boost as inadequate
Cleveland dispatch reports A F Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, saying railway workers cannot accept the Railway Mediation Board recommendations. He urged Congress to consider investigating the board as a possible action.
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Cleveland
Railway Mediation Board
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Congress
House
Senate
Increased Taxes Endanger Liberal Arts Colleges, McLain Predicts
Dr Ray mond F McLain president of Transylvania College warned half of the United States liberal arts colleges could cease to exist in 19 years due to higher taxes and lower investment returns.
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Cleveland
United States
Raymond F. McLaiin
Transylvania College
Wigse
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