Aid Talks Hover Over Britain Financing Debate
Washington reports a meeting between Senator George and Secretary Hull fuels speculation on extending financial aid to Britain. Officials weigh policy implications,King’s repeal plan, and possible congressional action before January. Nye seeks a probe into English holdings while Taft discusses Canada loan options.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hull
Britain
State Department
Foreign Relations Committee
King
Utah
Great Britain
Nye
R-Nd
Lord Lothian
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Canada
Parachute troops train with gymnastics at Fort Benning
Sixteen soldiers perform synchronized gymnastic drills as the 501st Parachute Battalion trains for a bold role. A 900 acre practice area near Lawson Field and a 350 foot tower are planned as the unit grows under Lieut. Ryder. Fort Sam Houston tests groundwork to airlift heavily armed infantry for rapid reinforcement.
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Fort Benning
Netherlands
501St Parachute Battalion
William T. Ryder
St. Louis
Lawson Field
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Ryder
Logan Walter Bill Faces Senate Hurdles Amid Hatch Act Clash
Senate debate on the Logan Walter bill to revise quasi judicial agency procedures is strained by threats to amend to repeal parts of the Hatch Act governing campaign contributions. Senator Minton floated amendments, with a southern filibuster feared if an anti lynching measure is added. The chamber, voting 34 to 21 to proceed, resumes consideration after weeks of gridlock.
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Washington
Senate
Minton
D.-Ind
House
Danish rationing cuts whipped cream and cheese due to cattle slaughter
Copenhagen authorities restrict dairy items to cope with a milk shortage from cattle slaughtering amid feed shortages. The order targets whipped cream and rich cheeses to conserve supplies.
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Copenhagen
Axis setback in Greece halts Nazi Balkan advance
The essay notes Mussolini's Greece debacle strains the Axis and halts Hitler's drive to unite Europe under Nazi hegemony. Balkans nations gain courage, resisting adherence to the triple alliance as Greece threatens Albania, while Hitler seeks political pressure over a broader war.
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Dewity MacKenzie
Mussolini
Greece
Hitler
Europe
Balkans
Germany
Japan
Albania
Axis
Russia
England
Britain
Royal Air Force
London Air Ministry
Pogradetz
New British Plane Aims to Surpass Dive Bombers
London reports Britain is developing a new cooperation oriented aircraft with land forces. Air experts say the design will render German dive bombers obsolete by integrating air and army efforts in future land operations and offensives.
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London
Britain
France
Flanders
Dutch Technical University Closed by German Order
Dutch technical university Delft shut indefinitely by German authorities following a student strike after a Jewish professor was dismissed. Student demonstrations also reported at Leiden and Utrecht universities.
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Amsterdam
Technical University of
Delft
Leyden
Utrecht
War May Cut U S Beet Sugar Allowances
An Agriculture Department representative told Greeley growers that war could disrupt the sugar market and lead to a 20 percent reduction in U S beet sugar allowances under the sugar act.
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Greeley
Colo
United States
Agriculture Department
Advisers Called to Conference on Strikes in Defense
President Roosevelt summoned defense advisers for a conference on strikes in national defense industries. House Judiciary Committee consider curb on strikes as Arthur Summers leads talks amid labor disputes at Aluminum Company of America and Downey works. CIO boss Murray returns to Pittsburgh amid looming settlements and a broad organizing drive.
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Roosevelt
Defense Advisors
Capitol
House Judiciary Committee
Summers
D-Tex
Aluminum Company of America
New Kensington
Vultee Aircraft Works
Downey
Calif
Phil Murray
Pittsburgh
CIO
CIO Auto Workers Union
Congress
Cox
D-Ga
Hoffman
R-Mich
Murray
Bethlehem Steel Company
Ford Motor Company
America
Perkins warns labor to support defense contracts
Secretary of Labor Perkins told AFL delegates labor must uphold national defense contracts and avoid delays while resolving internal disputes. She urged workers to resist subversive influence and warned against production hindrances in a speech at the AFL convention. This marked her first AFL appearance since 1936.
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New Orleans
CTY
Perkins
Labor Today
National Defense
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Master thief at 18 in Decatur eyes fate after confessions
Vernon Hill, 18, Decatur Indiana, confessed stealing nine automobiles and six thousand dollars in checks. Authorities await disposition of his case after the admissions.
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Decatur
Ind
Vernon Hill
Athens Chest Contributors Boost Drive Totals Listed
The Messenger publishes Athens Community Chest contributor lists in three classes. Class one includes business firms and professionals giving as a business. Class two lists individuals donating $25 or more. Class three covers firm or educational unit employees contributing equal to or above one dollar per worker.
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Athens Community Chest
the Messenger
Drive Goal and Totals Reported as Balance Update
The report shows a drive goal of 12,550 dollars with a total today of 717 dollars. It references balance status and progress toward the goal.
Classified Solicitations Report Totals by Group
The report lists eleven thousand eight hundred thirty three dollars from solicitors across three groups. Group 1 names C O Mantz Athens Bottling Works Broughtons Dairy Store and others. Group 2 lists E F Sells and Anonymous. Group 3 includes Harvey Cone Grocery C D Shafer Co Bennett Co Johnsons Quality Upholstering Easterling Service Bethels Grocery and area schools in Athens.
Snowstorm Drives Through Midwest Amid Strong Winds
A snow laden storm swept the Midwest today moving northeast from Texas after floods and ice crippled lines. Snow fell across Central Kansas Eastern Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Missouri and Indiana expected to turn to snow as the center neared Fort Wayne with near freezing temperatures and colder weather ahead.
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Chicago
Mid
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
R. E. Gumpf
Fort Wayne
Ind
Gumpf
Ohio Farmers Draft Program For Tax Reform Debate
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation plans resolutions for its 22nd annual convention November 28 29. With 20 000 member families it backs a pay as you go state tax and an eventual income levy to replace the sales tax arguing the current tax system hits farmers and low income groups hardest.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
J. R. Moore
Moore
Defense Interference Prompts Tough New Penalties
Columbus reports amendments to stiffen penalties for interfering with military preparedness. Attorneys general draft laws to regulate foreign organizations and create state guards to replace National Guard units. measures to be sent to Ohio and other state legislatures next January.
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Columbus
Ohio
Municipalities Discuss Four Major Issues
Ohio towns policymakers debated four major topics at a joint meeting of the Ohio League of Municipalities and the Ohio Municipal Finance Officers' Association. They considered four year terms for administrators, state revenue shares, compulsory motor vehicle inspections, and bond and tax levy vote thresholds.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio League of Municipalities
Ohio Municipal Finance Officers’ Association
Charles S. Sherwood
Democrats To Select House Leader In Ohio Today
Democratic members-elect of the Ohio House meet to choose a minority floor leader with strong support for a rural candidate. Bishop Kilpatrick of Trumbull County and A. Lee Fair of Holmes County are noted as leading contenders, while the Cuyahoga delegation backs the rural option to aid Sen. William Boyd’s bid in the Senate.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Cuyahoga County
William Boyd
Cleveland
Senate
House
Bishop Kilpatrick
Trumbull County
A. Lee Fair
Holmes County
Federal Grand Jury To Probe Election Costs
Attorney General Jackson announced officials of all national political parties and committees with their records of contributions and expenditures would be called before a federal grand jury in an investigation of alleged violations of election laws.
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Washington
Jackson
British RAF strikes German bases as Greeks push in Albania
London reports RAF bombed Kiel Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg and attacked De Mok seaplane base amid wider conflict in Albania. Greeks advance capture Pogradetz as Italian reinforcements mass near Argirocastro. Turkish radio calls the Greece invasion a debacle. Nomura signals possible Washington move.
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Hamburg
Wilhelmshaven
Kiel
Albania
RAF
de Mok
London Admiralty
Athens
Rome
Argirocastro
Italy
London
Guard Identity of Inventor Shielded in Norden Bombsight saga
Washington reports the inventor of the Norden Bombsight, known as Mr X, is kept anonymous to protect his life. The unnamed man collaborated with the Navy for 15 years on the highly secret device. The manufacturing plant location remains undisclosed. General Marshall stated the sight would not be included on long range bombers being sold to Great Britain.
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Washington
Mr. X
Navy
George C. Marshall
Army
Great Britain
Noted Indian Maharaja Dies of Heart Attack
The Maharaja of Kolhapur Sir Shri Rajaram Chatrpati, 43, died in Bombay today from a heart attack. He was a leading racehorse owner with stables in Bombay Poona and Kolhapur in a state with about 1 million people and annual revenue near 5 million dollars.
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Bombay
India
Kolhapur
Rajaram Chatrpati
Poona
Baltimore and Ohio President To Resign
Daniel Willard, longtime head of the Baltimore and Ohio, is expected to urge directors in New York to replace him with a younger leader. Reports say he has offered to resign several times since turning 70, and he will be 80 next January.
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New York
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Willard
Legislative measures discussed by Ohio League of Women Voters
In Columbus leaders of the Ohio League of Women Voters discussed at its biennial legislative conference the measures to be proposed to the General Assembly opening in January. The league budget and programs of local chapters will be reviewed at the session.
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Columbus
Ohio League of Women Voters
General Assembly
British Propagandists Change Tactics
A London dispatch notes Britain seeks American aid as the war deepens. It argues night raids stress morale while bomber losses reveal limited damage. It highlights need for more U S destroyers and merchant ships to combat U boat threats and shipping losses.
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Brook
United States
Buckingham Palace
Midlands
Britannia
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