German Secret Police Probe Munich Beer Hall Bomb Link
German sources say police will release alleged proof that two Britons Captain Stevens and Mr Best had ties to the Munich beer cellar bombing. Elser is said to have confessed and German authorities seek details of his past to connect him to Otto Strasser and the British intelligence service in a plot to kill Hitler.
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Berlin
Stevens
Best
Munich
Gestapo
George Elser
Elser
Otto Strasser
Black Front
Adolf Hitler
Mr. Best
Western Europe
Venlo
Holland
Word
Zweelfuhr
Buergerbraen
Hitler
Switzerland
Rhineland
Moselle
Saar
London
Secret Service
Britain risks the wrath of neutral countries over blockade
British action to blockade German exports takes effect within 24 hours with warships empowered to stop and search neutral ships. Dutch and Norwegian papers fear escalating losses and unemployment while neutrals question application to Baltic trade. Italian stance and Paris Rome talks color the diplomacy as Britain cites German mining violations.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Helsingfors
Finland
Britain
Baltic
Scandinavias
North Sea
Nazi Bombers Hit Shetland Islands Noted Raid
Six German aircraft raided the Shetland Islands as anti air craft guns and British ships pursued intruding bombers over the Thames estuary. A Dornier 17 was shot down off Kent and a Heinkel was downed near London. three German flyers were rescued.
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London
Shetland Islands
Thames Estuary
San Abr
Kent
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Admiralty
North Sea
RAF
Essex
Shetland Itlands
Fall Brood Exempts Turkey Hen From Axe
Medina traveler notes a turkey hen on Mrs. Rose Rash's farm north of Medina has hatched four poults in fall. She says it is the first time she has seen a turkey hen hatch young in the fall and jokes it may help her avoid the chopping block this Thanksgiving.
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Medina
U.P
Rose Rash
Llewellyn Infant Dies At New Marshfield
Nathan Dale Llewellyn 11 months died at 5 a m after a brief pneumonia illness at his great grandparents home in New Marshfield. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Max Llewellyn and grandparents Roy Llewellyn Sam Jeffries and Roy Dinsmore. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at the Christian Church. Burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Thursday.
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Nathan Dale
Max Llewellyn
Oscar Llewellyn
Roy Llewellyn
Sam Jeffries
Cleveland
Roy Dinsmore
The
Christian Church
Miles E. Hoon
Temporary Insanity Is Poetic Waiter Plea
A 24 year old waiter with a red van dyke beard pled innocent by reason of temporary insanity to shooting with intent to kill Miss Maxine Edwards at Miami University. Homer Williams, a Kentucky native and Cincinnati high school graduate, faced Edwards at arraignment after firing five shots. Edwards, 20, was not harmed. The defendant remained jailed in default of a $2000 bond.
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Oxford
U.P
van Dyke
Maxine Edwards
Miami University
Homer Williams
Kentucky
Miami
Cincinnati
Miss Edwards
Navarre
Williams
Morrow
Ohio
Case
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Toledo
Xavier
Baldwin Wallace
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
John Carroll
Akron
Ohio National Guardsmen
Roosevelt
Britain Sends Thousands to Front in France
War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha told Parliament that several thousand British troops have been sent to France each week since his prior statement that 58,000 British soldiers are there. He said victory requires the enemy to break Allied defenses, a bold assessment echoed by the French commander.
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London
U.P
Leslie Hore-Belisha
House of Commons
France
Commons
Nazi Plane Downed Over Paris Front Says War Office
The war office announced a German fighter was shot down yesterday over the French lines on the western front. No further details were provided about crew or location.
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Paris
War Office
Convict Sentenced To Chair for Kidnaping in Chicago
Oliver Lawrence Dressler alias Jack Russell, 38, was found guilty and sentenced to die under the Lindbergh Law by a federal jury for the kidnapping and killing of William Scott Hamilton, a Kansas salesman, after escaping from Oklahoma State Penitentiary and abducting Hamilton near Ringwood Illinois on July 14.
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Chicago
O.R
Oliver Lawrence Dressler
Jack Russell
William Scott Hamilton
Kansas
Dressler
Hamilton
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Ringwood
III
Two Gallia Men Fined On Liquor Charges
In Gallipolis Herbert Smith and Jesse Caldwell appeared before Judge John Halliday and were each fined 100 dollars in liquor cases brought by state enforcement officers. Herman King, also arrested, received a 300 dollar fine.
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Gallipolis
Herbert Smith
Jesse Caldwell
John Halliday
Herman King
Record Vote Sets Heaviest Off-Year Total in Ohio
Secretary of State Earl Griffith announced 2,294,908 votes were cast in four statewide issues during the November 7 election, the largest off-year turnout in the state’s history. Results show Bigelow old age pension plan 464,670 yes 1,546,207 no. Bigelow initiative 406,612 yes 1,485,919 no. state board of education 747,545 yes 1,137,054 no. civil service reorganization 634,269 yes 1,132,279 no.
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Columbus
U.P
Earl Griffith
State Board of Education
Ohio State trustees interview candidates for university presidency
Ohio State University trustees in Columbus plan interviews with more candidates for the presidency after three trustees discussed the post with Dr. Wilson M. Compton of Washington DC. Names mentioned include Frank P. Graham of UNC. Compton is a GWU lecturer and secretary manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Wilson M. Compton
Washington
D. C
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
Carlton S. Dargusch
L. L. Rummell
C. J. Altmaier
Marion
Compton
Arthur H. Compton
University of Chicago
Wilson Compton
George Washington University
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Court voids city leaflets bans and canvassing permit rule
The Supreme Court struck down four city ordinances restricting leaflets on public streets in Los Angeles Milwaukee and Worcester and invalidated Irvington New Jersey house to house canvassing permit. A Jehovahs Witness was arrested for distributing literature without police registration. The court also upheld dismissal of antitrust charges against 11 defendants in the Midwest oil cases.
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Irvington
N. J
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Worcester
Mass
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Midwest
Cuyahoga Tax Delinquency Gaps Cited in Ohio House
Rep J H McGregor of Coshocton said Cuyahoga County could free millions for relief in Cleveland if delinquent taxes were collected at the rate of Franklin or Lucas counties He calculated 3 886 000 or 7 354 000 respectively would be available.
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Columbus
U.P
J. H. McGregor
Coshocton
House of Representtatives
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Franklin County
Lucas County
Father of Child Star Sues for 50000 Damages in Detroit
George W. Stillwagon, father of 14-year-old Linda Ware, filed a $50,000 damage suit in Detroit against Paramount Pictures and three individuals alleging slander and libel. He claims the company stated he abandoned his daughter in a Steubenville Ohio orphanage.
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Detroit
Mich
U.P
George W. Stillwagon
Linda Ware
Paramount Pictures, Inc
Steubenville, O
Toledo Pupils Go On Thanksgiving Through New Year Vacation
About 40 000 Toledo public school pupils begin a six week vacation at 3 15 p m due to budget shortages after a four mill levy failed November 7. The board will run 13 feeding stations for needy children with help from the Citizens Emergency Committee and Friends and Neighbors Inc. The Junior Order of United American Mechanics accuses the move of being un American and will seek a governor Bricker investigation.
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Toledo
UPI
Board of Education
Citizens Emergency Committee
Walter Baertschi
Friends and Neighbors, Inc
Ohio Tobacco Growers Vote For Marketing Quotas
Ohio tobacco growers voted two to one in favor of establishing marketing quotas on barley tobacco in 1940. The referendum, conducted by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, included Ohio and 15 other tobacco-raising states. A two-thirds majority was required to set quotas, and a foggy night accident in Kenton claimed the life of 74-year-old farmer John Tschudy amid discussions on restricting tobacco sales next year.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Kenton
John Tschudy
Ohio Gears Up For Record Turkey Crop Thanksgiving
Ohio reports its largest gobbler harvest, over a million birds, up 35 percent from last year. Poultry expert R. E. Gray cites early hatching, favorable prices, and strong business conditions as drivers. Ohio football rivalries and holiday observances fill local pageantry from Pomeroy to Cleveland and beyond.
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Buckeye
Minnesota
R. E. Gray
Ohio State University
America
Ohio
Ohio Northern University Star
Taft outlines public health plank for GOP platform
Sen. Robert A. Taft urges a Republican pledge to provide some federal aid for public health while opposing compulsory health insurance. He spoke after meeting Kansas City doctors and cited need for state and federal cooperation under a Wagner Health Bill proposing about 80 million dollars annually for ten years to aid health projects.
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Kansas City
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Taft
American Medical Association
Wagner
57 Cent Corn Loan Rate Set
Washington U P The Commodity Credit Corporation set a loan rate of 57 cents per bushel for the 1939 corn crop, similar to last year, with an estimated 2.591 billion bushels. The rate is 70 percent of parity under the 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act, contingent on the November crop estimate and domestic use remaining within 10 percent of a normal year.
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Washington
U.P
Commodity Credit Corporation
Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Drop Across Nation
Agriculture Department survey reports ample turkey supplies with 32 million birds raised this year and prices at four-year lows. The abundance promises a traditional Thanksgiving meal for many American families tomorrow.
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Ohio
Washington
Agriculture Department
Inquest Banned in Death of Fugitive
Prosecutor Ralph J. Bean ruled against an inquest into the death of Dewey Holbrook 21 an escaped convict from Mc Cauley Prison Road Camp killed by Constable I L Park after Holbrook wrecked a stolen car during his flight in Moorefield West Virginia U P report
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Moorefield
W. Va
U.P
Ralph J. Bean
Dewey Holbrook
McCauley Prison Road
I. L. Park
Holbrook
Referendum Error in Gallia County Tobacco Vote
Gallia County tobacco referendum results announced show 104 for and 199 against from Tuesday's ballot. Names of officials not provided.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Britain and Germany at War Endgame Shows Economic Blitz
London orders seizure of German exports as Nazi retaliation escalates with ship sinkings and air raids on England. Princeton expert calls the plan a blitzkrieg on Nazi economy while wartime losses mount along the coasts and in the North Sea.
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Britain
North Sea
British Isles
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Germany
Fianona
Bertha Fisser
President Roosevelt Keeps Promise Visits Warm Springs
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived at the Little White House in Warm Springs Georgia to spend the Thanksgiving holiday, fulfilling a seven and a half month old pledge to return if war was avoided.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Georgia
White House
Marietta Receives $1905 From Ohio Bell Refunds
Under a state order distributing 291119.42 in unclaimed refunds from the Ohio Bell telephone rate case, Marietta will receive 1905.82 according to file tabulations.
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Marietta
Columbus
U.P
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone
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