Green Sees Peace as Lewis Resigns CIO Presidency
Atlantic City and New Orleans reports say John L. Lewis will resign as CIO president, urging unity and signaling possible AFL CIO peace. William Green calls for Lewis to step aside to unlock settlement. tensions linger over Hillman faction and finance control within CIO.
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Green
Lewis
CIO
Atlantic City
N. 13
John L.lewis
New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
AFL
William Green
John Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Mine Markets
Philip Murray
Murray
UMW
AFL Executive Council
America
Survivors of mined City of Rayville reach shore
Pajama clad and smiling crew members of the freighter City of Rayville are pictured on shore after their ship sank off Australia on November 8. The photo marks the first American casualty at sea since the outbreak of war, sent from Australia to London and then relayed to the United States.
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City of Rayville
Australia
U. S
London
United States
Italian Bomber Crashes Near Labin Yugoslavia
Reports say an Italian bomber went down near Labin in southern Yugoslavia near the Adriatic coast. Four crewmen were killed and one injured as Yugoslav anti aircraft guns fired at the wreckage. Italian uniforms and insignia were recovered and an inquiry began.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Iovgrad
Yugoavia
Adriatic
Iignia
Ugoslav
Pope to Broadcast Peace Appeal on November 24
Vatican City reports Pope John XXII will deliver a major peace appeal in a mass broadcast. Prelates said the pontiff will address the world as a day of special prayers for peace is declared for next Sunday.
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Vatican City
Ius XII
Eace
Muff
Republicans clash over adjournment as roof fears rise
Congress weighs sine die adjournment after five week election break with roof safety cited. Rep McCormack says snow could collapse chambers and funding to repair is needed, while Rep Martin pledges GOP opposition to delaying session.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
Rep
McCormack
D-Mass
House
Senate
Rep. Martin
R.-Mass
Republican National Committee
Grange Hears Two Proposals
Syracuse reports the National Grange debating two major plans to stabilize farm prices and allocate crop shares. Harry B. Caldwell backs national bargaining agencies to secure fair prices for all farm crops. Ervin King proposes a federal board to set county quotas and allocate shares by production. King urged county committees to assign each producer their county quota. Caldwell cites New York milk bargaining as a model.
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Syracuse
N. Y
National Grange
Harry B. Caldwell
North Carolina
Caldwell
New York
Nine Die As Car Collides With Truck Near Gettysburg
Eight Pennsylvanians die in the crash of their car and a truck driven by Russell Hoyle of Summit, Ohio. Victims include Orville F. Shultz 25 and his wife Virginia 25 with children Ralph 4 Dorothy 3 Beatrice 1. Annie Wagman 15. Melvin Harmon 23. Guy F. Kauffman 24.
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Mifflintown
R. E. Bailey
Russell Hoyle
Summit
Akron
Orville F. Shultz
Gettysburg
Virginia
Ralph E
Dorothy
Beatrice
Annie E. Wagman
Melvin Harmon
Guy F. Kauffman
Gardners
Gallia Robbery Suspect Escapes From Officers
Frank Bashore Jr aged 25 Kanauga escaped while trapped on the railroad bridge across the Ohio River at Kanauga after threatening West Virginia police with a gun. He is wanted in Ohio and West Virginia on robbery charges and is described as an alleged army deserter.
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Gallipolis
Frank Bashore, Jr
Kanauga
Ohio River
Bashore
Ohio
West Virginia
Woman is Killed in Bucyrus Auto Crash
Mrs Chester Graham 28 of Bucyrus died in a car collision near town. Her husband was seriously injured along with three other passengers.
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Bucyrus
Chester Graham
Here
Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Law Despite War
A Chicago survey shows wholesale markets offer ample supplies at near 1940 prices for Thanksgiving. Despite national defense prep and higher payrolls, most staples remain steady or lower. Turkeys ducks and geese price increases are modest and many items like potatoes flour and fruits stay affordable.
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Chicago
Nazis Say U S Warships Prompted German Scuttling
Mexican dispatches report that U S neutrality patrol vessels frightened German crews into scuttling the Phrygia and sent three other Nazi ships back to Tampico harbor. Lieut. Cuauhtemoc Perez Zavala notes a U S destroyer entered Mexican waters, while German captains believed the ships were British.
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Mexico City
Tampico
United States
Tampico Harbor
Cuauhtemoc Perez Zavala
J. Schurt
California Defense Plants Lead in Orders
The War Department reported California led in wartime procurement since July 1, with outlays totaling $514,829,677 by November 1. Aircraft purchases accounted for most of California’s share, representing 18.6 percent of a nationwide $2,758,243,197 in war material spending across four months. Ohio logged $145,197,2.
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Washington
War Department
California
Ohio
Ohio coal miners observe Thanksgiving holiday in November
All Ohio coal miners will observe Thursday November 21 as Thanksgiving and idle operations will occur across the state. In the Hocking district all mines will be idle for the day, announced by H. T. Rainey, divisional representative.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Hocking
H. T. Rainey
Roosevelt birthday drive on fight infantile paralysis continues
President Roosevelt authorizes his birthday January 30 as a climax to the annual fight infantile paralysis campaign. Keith Morgan, chairman of the celebration committee, was asked to serve again in a letter from the President.
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New York
Roosevelt
Keith Morgan
East Liverpool Pensioner Killed in Hit-Skip Crash
William Landy, 83, East Liverpool pensioner, was struck and killed by a hit-skip driver near the Pennsylvania state line. Police investigated the fatal accident as a hit-and-run collision with unknown vehicle.
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East Liverpool
Wm. Landy
Pennsylvania
Third Chemical Plant Wrecked By Explosion
A blast at American Cyanamid and Chemical Bridgeville works injured two workers and caused 250000 dollars in damage to a large 65 acre complex. Earlier fire at the Pennsylvania Chemical Co plant in Johnstown caused 13000 dollars in losses as owner Michael Bozich claimed arson and sabotage connected to incendiary bomb tests for army proving grounds.
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Pittsburgh
American Cyanamid and Chemical Corporation
Chemical Corporation
Bridgeville Works
Pennsylvania Chemical Company
Johnstown
Michael Bozich
Bozich
Army Proving Grounds
Bridgeville
Oscar Luff
Luft
John Pinto
Calvin Herron
Mustering of First Draft Contingent Begins Today
Washington launches the first conscription drive under the draft plan with 19,700 recruits slated for induction by December 1. New England leads the start, followed by Chicago and the Pacific Coast as corps areas open induction sites.
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Washington
New England
Minute
Chicago
Pacific Coast
War Department
1St Corps
6Th Corps
9Th Corps
Seek Truce in CIO Strike at Aircraft Plant
Downey California. A mediation session aimed to end the walkout at the Vultee plant after the United Auto Workers CIO strike began. About 3,200 of 3,783 production workers walked out demanding wage raises from 50 to 75 cents an hour, while 5,200 workers in other departments were affected. Army transport moved 17 BT-13 training planes from the hangar to the north.
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Downey
Calif
Vultee
CIO
Atlantic City
United Automobile and Aircraft Workers’ Union
Stee
Ex-Convict Killed in Akron Blast
Police sought a man seen fleeing the scene as 29 year old ex convict Robert C Floyd was killed by a bomb at construction sites. Floyd a steam shovel operator and AFL Operating Engineers Union member may have been handling the explosive. Investigators consider labor trouble a possible factor with CIO workers on all sites.
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Akron
Robert C. Floyd
Floyd
Verne E. Cross
Cross
AFL Operating Engineers’ Union
CIO
Failure of Tax Levy Keeps School Closed
Pittsburgh area report says Twin Township Consolidated School with 522 pupils did not reopen. Board voted 3 to 2 to close after residents defeated a three-mill levy needed to qualify for 31000 in state aid. The district now receives 8000 yearly from general taxes.
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Pittsburgh
Twin Township
Board of Education
Myron Gire
Japs Reported Seeking End of Chinese War
Hong Kong reports from Tokyo sources say Japan seeks direct peace talks with Chiang Kai-shek. No confirmation from Chinese or Japanese authorities. Earlier reports in Chungking claimed China prepared for three more years of war if needed.
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Hong Kong
Tokyo
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
China
Workman Dies in Blast At Springfield Factory
Carl Wilson, 30, was killed and Eldon Foster, 23, injured slightly in an explosion at Airtool Manufacturing Co. in Springfield. Fire after the blast caused about 500 dollars in damage. Twenty eight other employees escaped unhurt.
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Springfield
Carl Wilson
Eldon Foster
Airtool Manufacturing Co
Supreme Court Upholds Union Picketing Rights
The Supreme Court refused to enjoin an AF of L affiliate from picketing Chicago stores selling milk produced in another state. Justice Black said the Norris LaGuardia Act bars injunctions in labor controversies, and no dissent was announced.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Ill
Justice Black
Woman Kills Husband in Revolver Fight in Akron
Mrs Edward M LaMotte, 43, a rubber worker, killed when a revolver discharged during a struggle to wrest the gun from him. Detective Inspector Verne Cross quoted the widow stating the shot was accidental and that she had threatened self harm.
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Akron
Edward M. LaMotte
Verne Cross
Cross
LaMotte
Dover Man Killed in West Virginia Mine
Joe Bendervick aged 22 of Millfield was electrocuted Sunday evening while working in a Grove City West Virginia coal mine. The body will be brought to John S. Blower Funeral Home in Dover today with arrangements to be announced.
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Glouster
Joe Bendervick
Millfield
Grove City
W. Va
John S. Blower
State Guards to shield U.S. industry in national emergency
War Department outlines plans for state civil defense units to guard vital industrial and transportation facilities. Robert P. Patterson says state guards will act beyond front lines, with training in crowd control and protecting facilities in a future war.
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Indianapolis
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
American Legion
British Cruiser Sunk Reported During Alexandria Bombing
Rome said an Italian warplane torpedoed a British Leander class cruiser at Alexandria harbor entrance but did not confirm serious damage. The communiqué noted other Alexandria ships hit by bombs and claimed an enemy cavalry formation wiped out in the Koritza zone on the Greek frontier.
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Rome
High Command
Alexandria
Koritza
Young Mother and Neighbor Shot in Hamilton Township
A 24 year old mother Mrs Carolina Marconi and 25 year old neighbor and WPA clerk Ludovicum Kovacs were found shot to death in a parked car Saturday night. Police pressed a search for the gunman using buckshot pellets as clues.
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Trenton
N. J
Hamilton Township
Carolina Marconi
Ludovicum J. Kovacs
WPA
Nations Spark Massive Arms Spending Across the World
A survey shows major powers spend about 50 billion dollars annually on military munitions. Britain nears 20 billion, Canada allocates 810 million, and the United States anticipates rising outlays as Congress approves 17 billion for defense with more expected after January 1.
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Washington
United States
Britain
United Kingdom
Canada
Congress
Dayton obituary for Anna K Welliver suffrage activist
Mrs. Anna K. Welliver a longtime suffrage activist who joined the movement about 1890 died here yesterday. She helped organize local campaigns and supported voting rights for women during the early 20th century.
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Dayton
Anna K. Welliver
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