Willkie Proposes Quickening Defense Production Aboard Train
On a train en route to New York State Wendell Willkie urged two steps to speed defense output. He called for immediate agreement on equipment types and harsh action against firms delaying bids for slight profit gains. He warned against perfectionists delaying planes and tanks as he campaigns for upstate gains.
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Wendell L. Willkie
New York State
Upstate
New York City
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Knudsen
Washington
Entombed Miners Rescued After 65 Hour Cave In
In Mahanoy Pennsylvania two coal miners William Burke 23 and William Goodman 60 were brought to the surface after 65 hours entombed in a 90 foot shaft. Both men suffered shock and exposure from the cave in.
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William Burke
William Goodman
Aircraft Employment Up 400 Percent, White House Reports
The White House reports a fourfold rise in employment in the aircraft manufacturing industry over the past two years as defense orders surge. The expansion reflects increased production and job creation in aerospace.
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Washington
White House
Big Cities to Register One Third in National Draft
The nation will register 16 404 000 men aged 21 to 36 this Wednesday for possible compulsory military training. About one third of registrants are expected from 990 big cities. New York City leads with 1 107 400. Chicago 504 100. Detroit 276 100. Philadelphia 226 200. Los Angeles 220 700.
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Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Fund Raising Drive Opened By President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt opened the 1940 mobilization for human needs annual fund raising drive urging Americans to prove their good faith in works. He stressed that serving local communities strengthens the nation and spiritual fortification offsets the belief that force alone sustains nations. He praised human kindness as vital to a free people.
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Roosevelt
Henry Timken Dies in Canton
Henry H. Timken 72 chairman of the Timken Roller Bearing Co. died of pneumonia. A Republican figure and philanthropist, he led Hercules Motor Corp. and engaged in banking. His latest gift funded the $1 150 000 Timken vocational school opened last year. He once published The Canton Daily News.
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Draft Objectors Take Case to Church Board
Conscientious objectors to military service brought their case before the United Lutheran Church in America convention in Omaha Nebraska seeking church aid. The executive board recommended that the Christian citizen is in duty bound to bear arms in defense of his country while recognizing the individual right to objection to war service.
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United Lutheran Church In America
Ohio NYA allotment exceeds five million for youth jobs
Washington reports Ohio receives 5,008,184 from the National Youth Administration to expand employment for out of school youths aged 17 to 25. Metal and mechanical projects receive special emphasis as NYA aims to add 106,000 nationwide. Aubrey Williams notes the plan expands programs in a national push.
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Ohio
National Youth Administration
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Jockey John Barba Dies After Jamaica Race Injury
Jockey John Barba aged 21 died in a hospital after injuries from a Jamaica race fall on October 7. He was thrown from his mount during the event and succumbed yesterday.
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New York
Jpi
John Barba
Jamaica
World War Marine To Register in Ohio
Portsmouth reports Ador am Oppenheimer plans to be first to register for selective service as a World War veteran. He enlisted in the Marines at 13 after earlier Navy and Army attempts, served as a first sergeant until 1919, and will be 36 in November 24, the age limit for registration. His father’s telegram cancelled prior orders.
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Ohio American Legion
R. D. Oppenheimer
Paintsville
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Fort Knox
Cincinnati
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Waterways needed for national defense, says expert
Lachlan Macleay, president of the Mississippi Valley Association, argues the midcontinent must be America's defense citadel. He cites past wartime transport strain and urges strategic planning for waterway transportation to move war supplies efficiently.
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Lachlan Maclery
Mississippi Valley Association
Macleay
New York Shipbuilding to Reopen Talks with CIO Union
Camden N J The New York Shipbuilding Co holder of 500 000 000 in national defense contracts agreed to resume negotiations immediately with the CIO shipworkers union The Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America voted to accept Sidney Hillman defense commissioner s proposal to reopen contract talks and authorized a strike call at 6 p m EST today if the company refused.
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National Defense
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National Defense Commissioner
Congress Schedules Sessions Amid Election Recess Stalemate
In Washington the Senate and House plan brief sessions as a stalemate over recessing for the general election persists. The Senate will recess until Thursday with a possible confirmation of Dr. Clarence A. Dykstra as director of selective service.
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Japanese Forces Attack Chinese Positions from Indo Chinese Bases
A German radio broadcast quoted Tokyo reports that Japanese air units attacked Chinese positions at Yunnan from newly acquired Indo China bases. The strikes damaged an arsenal and other targets.
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Tokyo
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Indo- China
Cleveland to Implement Federal Stamp Relief Nov 4
Frank G. Jones, Cleveland relief commissioner, said the federal stamp plan for distributing food to relief clients will take effect in Cleveland on November 4.
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Frank G. Jones
Dems Hold State Wide Rally Tonight In Ohio Campaign
Ohio Democrats stage a statewide rally led by J Freer Bittinger with 4000 expected attendees in Columbus. Speakers include Charles Sawyer and U S Sen Scott Lucas as Willkie prepares to tour Ohio with stops in Warren Akron and Jamestown.
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Willkie
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Buckeye Democrats
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Charles Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Albert Horstman
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State Central Committee
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U. S
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Wendell
Nazis Not Surprised At FD's Defense Talk
Berlin sources say Roosevelt's Columbus Day address on American defense was aimed mainly at the Americas and that the German reaction questions how far the United States can aid a belligerent while staying neutral. They add that Americans must decide.
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Roosevelt
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Tom Mix Dies In Auto Crash Near Florence Arizona
Hollywood mourns as cowboy star Tom Mix, 60, dies when his sports car overturns at high speed between Tucson and Florence. Authorities find jewels, $6,000 in cash and $1,500 in travelers' checks in the car. Mantz brings the body to Hollywood. burial set for Wednesday at Forest Lawn Glendale.
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Paul Mantz
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Axis alliance backfires as war clouds grow over Atlantic
Dewitt Mackenzie weighs Roosevelt's defiance against the triple alliance and looming Russian troop movements. He argues the Axis fears Britain’s naval blockade and US intervention, warning that an American fleet could tip the balance, making war more likely if the United States is drawn in.
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Higher-Ups in Salary List Get no Overtime
Washington reports the Wage-Hour Administration set a $200 monthly salary as a yardstick in revised rules for exempt executive administrative professional retail trade and outside sales workers from 40 hour work limits. The change means those earning $200 or more under the official definitions will not receive overtime.
Church Prelate Cites National Unity Need
Archbishop John T. Mc Nicholas of Cincinnati says national unity is essential to defense and cannot be achieved by armament alone. He calls for earnest prayer and self sacrificing efforts by loyal citizens of every group to seek God's blessing for unity.
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Cincinnati
John T. McNicholas
Willkie To Speak in Jackson October 29 Rally
Representative Jenkins announces Wendell Willkie, Republican presidential nominee, will address a Jackson Ohio rally on October 29 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. following his appearance in Louisville Kentucky on October 28.
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Romanian Hostility to British Rising in Bucharest
Several hundred pistol shots were fired by demonstrators last night at the home of British residents and of British military and naval attaches in Bucharest according to reports published in Budapest.
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Balkans tension rises as Turks fortify Dardanelles
Russia massed forces near the Soviet Romanian frontier prompts speculation on a German Italian strategy against Turkey and the Dardanelles. Turkish fortifications grow with British help as Greece Turkish cooperation deepens amid fears of a wider Balkan war and potential axis invasion.
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Nazi Draft Dutch Workers to Repair Air Raid Damage
Nazi high command reported no clear plans in southeast Europe while noting activity near Gibraltar. British raids hit Kiel Wilhelmshaven Essen and other targets as 1,000 Americans seek return home before winter. Axis moves in the Balkans and Romania prompt caution as Yugoslavia faces pressure and Italian losses are claimed near Malta.
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Americans Prep to Leave Japan on Nitta Maru
A large contingent of Americans booked passage home aboard the Nitta Maru which sails Saturday as the American exodus from the Orient grows under State Department guidance. Many wives and children are already at sea and officials fear more Americans will be evacuated by special liners.
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Court To Fix Owner Of Buried Treasure
Probate court will determine ownership of undisclosed money unearthed at J Oscar Reinbolt’s home. Reinbolt a retired rural mail carrier from Bascom faced accusation by Administrator Roy Chatfield for refusing to hand funds to Isaac Miller’s estate. An Italian Hungarian economic treaty was reported by German radio in New York dispatches after two weeks of talks.
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J. Oscar Reinbolt
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Bascom
Roy Chatfield
Isaac Miller
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Rome
Japanese guard Hongkew as China shoots cited
In Shanghai the Japanese army sealed off the Hongkew region from the International Settlement after two shooting incidents in which Chinese reportedly fired on Japanese. Bridges over Soochow Creek were barricaded except to police reserves rushed into Hongkew from the settlement.
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Greek-Italian relations described as improved
In Athens high Greek circles said Italian Greek ties were improved and foreign circles noted easing tension though Greece prepared for any outcome. Reports of a Turkish military delegation meeting Premier Metaxas lacked official confirmation but general opinion held Greek Turkish ties were tightening.
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Greece
John Metaxas
Axis Aid If Necessary Is Pledged by Japan
Tokyo reports quote Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka at a national rally that Japan will aid Germany and Italy if their military situation worsens. The pledge signals possible Tokyo support should Axis fortunes decline.
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Yosuke Matsuoka
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Italy
Polish Seamen Report Dakar Held by Germans
Polish sailors arriving from Brazil say the Germans have held the French West African port of Dakar since early January, reporting control over the key harbor and surrounding facilities.
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