Unrest Threatens 100,000 Auto Jobs Amid Tank Plant Strike
Automakers and government officials warn 100,000 workers could be idle by midweek as a two week CIO strike at Midland Steel in Cleveland disrupts frames and jeep parts. Studebaker closes its car division, and talks between CIO and AFL unions stall at Hillsdale and Spicer plants over reinstatement and bargaining rights.
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Cleveland
CIO
Midland Steel Products Company
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
Toledo
Hudson
Buick
Studebaker Corporation
United Automobile Workers—Cio
United Automobile Workers—Afl
Uaw-Ci
Hillsdale
J. J. Spillane
Washington
U. S
Spicer
Nazis Position Long Range Guns To Shell Moscow Outer Defenses
Nazi forces gain ground west of Moscow with vanguard 65 miles from the capital and siege guns able to shell the outer defense belt. Moscow fights back as Red Army counterattacks grow and civilians rush to fortify the city. German claims of prisoners exceed 3,000,000 with further columns approaching from the Valdal Hills toward the Moscow Leningrad Railway.
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Soviet
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Batling
Red Army
London
Mozhaisk
Vyazma
Valdal Hills
Moscow-Leningrad
Paris
Hess Under Guard Receives Equal Rations as Guards
British War Secretary Margesson told the House of Commons that Rudolf Hess is under guard by British non commissioned officers and other ranks and receives the same rations as the guards. He said Hess is not paid during his detention since being picked up in Scotland after bailing out of a Messerschmitt on May 10.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
H. D. R. Margesson
House of Commons
Hess
Scotland
Germany
Rep. Vorys
Ohio
Mary W. Hillyer
Congress
John F. Finerty
New York
Charles F. Ross
Chicago
Frederick J. Libbey
National Council For the Prevention of War
77th Frenchman Is Executed by Germans
In Paris, the 77th French victim of German firing squads was executed this morning. A German military court had tried him four days earlier on charges of possessing an explosives cache as German authorities pressed their campaign against communistic and other opposition to the occupation.
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Paris
France
Grain Elevator Fire Destroys Wood County Facility
The Liberty Grain Co elevator near Rudolph was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin last night. It marks the third Wood County elevator blaze in three months and the second in a week.
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Bowling Green
Liberty Grain Co
Rudolph
Wood County
Farm Wife Buys Coat With Pennies From 1880 Stash
In Petersburg Indiana a farm wife bought an $18.50 winter coat at Charles Salinger store and paid with 1 850 pennies weighing 12.32 pounds. She said the sack of coins dates to 1880 and warned there are thousands more left from the stash.
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Petersburg
Ind
Charles Salinger
Young Hiker Perishes in New England Snowstorm
L Carl Haberland a 26 year old Boston salesman died from exhaustion and exposure on Mt Jefferson New Hampshire after a blinding snowstorm. Eight other climbers were rescued including two women as sever conditions and high altitude challenged the party. Pamela Hollingworth had been frostbitten and moved to a Massachusetts hospital for recovery.
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Mt. Jefferson
L. Carl Haberland
Boston
Haberland
Pamela
North Conway
Lowell
Mass
Donahey Will Not Seek Ohio Governorship Again
Vic Donahey, one of three term Ohio governors, will stay retired from politics. Allen County Democratic chairman Francis W. Durbin said Donahey told him he has no gubernatorial ambitions left. Donahey, living at Indian Lake, will reportedly skip tomorrow's rally due to not feeling well.
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Lima
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Francis W. Durbin
Allen County
Durbin
U. S
Donahey
Ohio corn and soybean production to rise by cooperative forecast
Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service projects higher corn and soy yields from last year with increased production across the state. Stronger yields are expected in major farming regions as farmers shift to heavier plantings and favorable weather supported by recent rainfall patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Harlan County Mines Sign Union Contract
Knoxville reports the United Mine Workers and the Harlan County coal Operators Association signed a close shop contract after a 20 year struggle. William G. Turnblazer, president of District 19 UMW, announced the accord reached after more than a week of talks.
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Knoxville
Tenn
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Harlan County
Kentucky
Coal Operators Association
William G. Turnblazer
District 19
UMW
Lawrence County Wins Buckeye Ordnance Works Plant
Washington reports the War Department selected South Point in Lawrence County Ohio as the Buckeye Ordnance Works site. The government will own the plant, operated by Allied Chemical's Atmospheric Nitrogen Co. with 600 workers plus families, costing several million dollars and about 18 months to construct.
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South Point
Lawrence County
Ohio
Buckeye Ordnance Works
Jenkins
R-Ohio
Atmospheric Nitrogen Company
Allied Chemical Company of
New York
Opposition Voices Against Arming U S Merchant Ships
In Washington the House Foreign Affairs Committee heard the anti revisionists argue against removing the neutrality act ban. Secretary Hull Stimson and Knox testified for modification while Admiral Stark urged arming ships to deter air attack. Opposition witnesses were invited but faced restricted time and limited access.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
Navy
Hull
Stimson
Knox
Bloom
N. Y
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
British Vessel Arrives in U S for Rest and Refit
Captain Arthur George Talbot brings the aircraft carrier Furious to Philadelphia for a face fitting and rest for 1,300 officers and men who led the war relief efforts. Built 26 years ago as a special cruiser, the Furious fought in World War I and now serves in the current conflict with 24,000 tons, 33 aircraft, and a long service record.
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Philadelphia
Arthur George Talbot
Furious
Yesteryear
Tonden
Glorious
Courageous
Equator
North Pole
Suez
Congress approves RFC borrowing power increase
The Senate backed a House approved bill raising the Reconstruction Finance Corporation borrowing authority by 1.5 billion dollars. The new limit surpasses eight billion dollars as RFC officials note defense related obligations have reached about five billion dollars in commitments or disbursements.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
British Bomb Boulogne Vichy Unoccupied France
Fifteen people died and thirty seven were wounded in two bombing raids on Boulogne Sur Ner by British planes yesterday. An official announcement reported the casualties.
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Vichy
France
Boulogne Sur Ner
Bricker Attacks New Deal Aides In Ohio Campaign
Gov. John Bricker charged New Deal investigators harassed Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation and warned federal action could centralize welfare. He spoke in New York before Ohio Chamber group supporting a push against non-defense spending and local government autonomy.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
New York
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Bricker
Ohio Society of New York
BUC
Ohio
United States
Washington
Ohio Officials Refuse to Pay AAA Penalty
State Welfare Director Charles Sherwood says Ohio will not pay penalties claimed by the U S Department of Agriculture for wheat milled at Lorain County poor farm and London Prison Farm. Attorney General Thomas Herbert issues conflicting rulings with the USDA on penalties for own use wheat. Lorain County commissioners will be informed of the White ruling that they must pay the penalty if applicable. Elmer Kruse says collection rests with federal officials, noting centralized state programs may exempt some farms.
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Columbus
Charles L
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ohio Attorney General
Sherwood
Thomas J. Herbert
Martin G. White
Department of Agriculture
Lorain County
Elmer F. Kruse
Ohio Agricultural Adjustment Administration
White
AAA
London
Portuguese Steamer Corte Real Sunk by German Submarine
Lisbon reports the 2044 ton Portuguese steamer Corte Real was torpedoed by a German submarine. Six passengers and 36 crew were landed after lifeboats were towed close to shore. Two Portuguese women and two children were given a 20 mile ride aboard the submarine under Captain Jose Narciso Marques.
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Lisbon
Corte Real
Jose Narciso Marques
Mrs Rose Mc Colle Dies in Auto Collision Near New Castle
Mrs Rose Mc Colle aged 57 of New Castle Pennsylvania died in a car crash as she was leaving the farm home of relatives north of here last night.
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Warren
Rose McColle
New Castle
Here
Bergdoll May Be Released Request for dismissal in Bergdoll case
Attorney General Biddle seeks dismissal of 23 year old indictments against Grover Cleveland Bergdoll and others. Bergdoll, jailed at Fort Leavenworth, is serving seven and a half years for desertion escape and draft evasion under the 1917 selective service act.
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Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Biddle
Justice Department
Gerald A. Gleeson
United States
Philadelphia
Navy brings Nazi radio ship to Boston
The Nazi radio expedition ship captured by the U S Navy off Greenland arrived in Boston aboard the Bear. Crew will be taken to the immigration station for the standard processing for foreign nationals brought to American soil.
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U.S. Navy
Boston
United States Navy
Greenland
Shawnee Mine Resumes 24-Hour Operations Today
The Hanna Essex Coal Co. mine in Shawnee restarts full-time production after a six month suspension. Industrial officials say mechanization enables continuous mining and steady output as workers return to shifts.
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Shawnee
Hanna Essex Coal Co
Soviet Front Battles Rage West of Moscow
Soviet dispatches describe massive mechanized combat near Moscow as German forces push and pull across sectors. Red Star claims German losses and advances are halted, while Izvestia says Russian air superiority grows and the railway network remains intact. Allied reports tally massive German casualties as the air war continues.
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Moscow
Red Star
Izvestia
Soveet
Red
Vyazma
Vyazma- Bryansk
Bryansk
Orel
Midway
British Broadcasting Company
Britain
Germany
Reich
Russia
London
Logan Youth Dies of Wound in Louisiana
Private Donald F. Arnold, 24, of Logan Ohio, died in a Monroe Louisiana hospital after being shot through the neck at Erath Louisiana. Sheriff says Deputy Isaac Grant fired after an argument at a dance hall. Arnold served in the 2nd Division 10th Evac Hospital Corps and was stationed at Shreveport during the war games. His body is to return to Logan for Thursday funeral.
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Monroe
Donald F. Arnold
Logan
Erath
Neil Thomas
Jackson Parish
Arnold
Isaac Grant
10Th Evacuation Hospital Corps
Shreveport
Truck Workers Resume Jobs After Strike at Springfield Plant
Springfield plant of International Harvester Co. reopens as 3100 workers return to jobs after unanimous vote at a mass meeting. The action followed a telegram from William H. Davis mediation board chairman requesting a pause pending a national defense mediation board hearing. The walkout began September 23.
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Springfield
Springfield Truck Works
International Harvester Co
CIO
United Automobile Workers
National Defense Mediation Board
William H.davis
Defense Plant Fire Leaves 2000 Workers Idle in Fall River
A $13,000,000 blaze at the Firestone Rubber and Latex plant in Fall River Mass disrupted output of gas masks barrage balloons and cartridge clips. About 2,000 of the 3,200 employees were idled as investigators Deputy State Fire Marshal John Sullivan reported no sabotage clues yet.
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Fall River
Mass
Firestone Rubber and Latex Corporation
John Sullivan
Norris Sees US Japan War Possible If Germany Wins
Senator Norris warns a German victory over Russia could trigger a Pacific clash with Japan. He cites navy input that Japan’s fleet could be sunk in two weeks and notes the potential for a combined sea and air war without U.S. army deployment. Roosevelt says munitions and aid to Russia continue. Hopkins foresees continued Soviet resistance even if Moscow falls.
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Washington
Norris
Pacific
Germany
Soviet Russia
Japan
Senate
Russia
United States
Army and Maritime Commission
Mr. Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
Hopkins
Joseph Stalin
Refugee Priest Says Russia Exiled Clergy
The Rev Charley Beyes a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest who arrived today aboard the Spanish liner Magallenes said that many priests of Lithuania s 2 000 churches had been exiled to Siberia or had fled into Germany.
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New York
Charley Beyes
Lithuania
Siberia
Germany
Somerset Lawyer Named Perry County Prosecutor
Ralph M. Alsptach of Somerset was named Perry County prosecutor by Judge U S McGonagle to replace T B Williams who was fatally injured in an automobile crash October 4.
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New Lexington
Ralph M. Alsptach
Somerset
Perry County
U. S. McGonagle
T. B. Williams
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Kankakee
Ill
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Harlan County Mines
Allied Chemical
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U.S
Congress UK
RFC
Jesse Jones
Secretary of Commerce
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NEW Deal
Dodger
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Roosevelt
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