Willkie Seeks End to Labor Industry Feud in Campaign
In a cross country run Willkie calls for cooperation between labor and management to restore unity and strengthen the economy. He presses Roosevelt terms questions on a possible fourth or fifth term while rival Wallace urges Democratic support for growth. John L. Lewis of CIO may reveal his candidate.
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Labor
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Pennsylvania
Akron
Ohio
Henry A. B Wallace
Detroit
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
CIO
NBC
CBS
MBS
Lewis
Willkie
Jamestown
N. Y
Oscar F. Nelson
Bombs Hit London Streetcars as RAF Bomb Berlin Berlin
Heavy casualties reported as bombs struck a crowded London street and another bus. Berlin endured a second consecutive night raid by RAF bombers. Hamburg also suffered attacks as Italy joined the broader assault. Nazi authorities report large-scale evacuation of children from Berlin and Hamburg.
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RAF
Berlin
Hamburg
Britain
London
Throneh Law-Haneine Slanda
Germany
Mrs. J. W. Cheadle Succumbs at Rutland
Mrs. J. W. Cheadle dies after long illness at Rutland home. Survived by husband, son Dana of Rutland, and daughter Mrs Mildred Morrell of Charleston WV. Friends may call after 6 tonight. Funeral Sunday at Pearl Chapel Church at 2 PM conducted by Rev Crabtree.
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Rutland
J. W. Cheadle
Dana
Mildred Morrell
Charleston
W. Va
Crabtree
Pearl Chapel
Japanese Submarine I-67 Lost in Maneuvers
New York reports the Japanese navy ministry announced the loss of submarine I-67 during maneuvers south of Tokyo Bay on August 28. The communique, broadcast by Domei, confirmed twelve officers, 38 warrant officers, and an undisclosed number of seamen were aboard.
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New York
Tokyo Bay
Domei
Johnson backs Willkie. warns of war if Roosevelt wins
Gen. Hugh Johnson told a Cleveland audience and a radio audience that he would trust Wendell Willkie with the nation's fate but not Franklin D. Roosevelt. He said a Roosevelt reelection means war is certain and imminent, and he predicted Willkie's victory as the country seeks honesty and faith in leaders. Johnson joked about cabinet talks with Tom Girdler and warned they both might end up in a concentration camp if they miss out.
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Cleveland
Hugh Johnson
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Johnson
American Society For Metals
Democratic Friends of Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corp
General Johnson
Edward J. Flynn
Girdler
WPA Probing Politics Report In Ohio Dismissals
WPA probes federal relief worker dismissals in Ohio for political reasons. Officials said field representatives work with State WPA offices on the inquiry. Rep Earl Lewis from Ohio cited letters alleging a worker fired for a Republican sticker on his daughter's car and sought a national and state inquiry based on a Marietta area project.
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Washington
Works Projects Administration
Ohio
WPA
Earl Lewis
Lewis
Marietta
Sneeze Powder Upsets Chicago Egg Hurling Case
Charles Mulrain, 53, faces assault with a deadly weapon charges after allegedly egging Mr and Mrs Wendell L Willkie Tuesday night at South State Street Court. A handful of sneeze powder disrupted proceedings as defendant, complainant, and observers sneezed. powder thrower not identified. Case continued.
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Chicago
South State Street
Charles Mulrain
Wendell L. Willkie
Harold P. O'Connell
Mulrain
Roseville Potters to Vote on Union Representation
In Roseville Ohio two groups of potters seek collective bargaining representation either by individuals or an AFL union. The National Labor Board will decide after elections held within 30 days.
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Cleveland
Roseville
Potters
AFL
National Labor Board
Willkie Bricker Lead in Ohio Polls in Statewide Results
Columbus Dispatch statewide poll shows Bricker 40 688 leading, Willkie 38 057, Roosevelt 34 100, Davey 26 619. Youngstown Vindicator cross county poll lists Bricker 4 202 and Willkie 3 601 with Roosevelt 2 23 and Davey 2 603.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Roosevelt
Willkie
Bricker
Davey
Youngstown Vindicator
Mahoning
Columbiana
Trumbull
Ashtabula
Willkite
May Organize Czech Army To Aid Britain
A military agreement was signed at the Foreign Office by Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax and Jan Masaryk confirming plans to organize a Czech army to cooperate with Britain. The pact outlines the framework for Czech military involvement in support of the Allies.
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Britain
London
Foreign Office
Lord Halifax
Jan Masaryk
Blade Editor Forecasts Abolition of Free Press
Grove Patterson, editor of The Toledo Blade, warned at the National Advertisers Association convention in White Sulphur Springs W Va that the public is being conditioned to accept the abolition of a free press. He urged unity against bureaucrats he called seeds of suspicion and distrust aiming to destroy free newspapers, naming Harold Ickes and Sherman Minton as examples. Patterson challenged Roosevelt’s claim of unfair treatment by the press, noting polls show readers believe both major parties are fairly treated.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Grove Patterson
Toledo Blade
National Advertisers’ Association
Dhies Dones Se
Patterson
Interior
Harold Ickes
Sherman Minton
D.-Ind
Roosevelt
Willkie to Draw Biggest Jackson Crowd Tuesday
Jackson prepares for a large rally as Wendell Willkie, Republican presidential nominee, visits to address residents of three Southern Ohio counties. A 16 coach special train arrives around 11 am, with Gov. Bricker and Mayor Burton among welcome party. Parking, staging, and crowd facilities are set across 120 acres with a noon address and multiple transport options for attendees.
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Jackson
Wendell Willkie
Ohio
Willkie
John W. Bricker
Harold Burton
Cleveland
United States Senate
Mas A. Jenkins
Hill Farm
Corporation
Tural Amphitheater
Luther M. Jones
State Highway Patrol
New President Bevis Inaugurated at Ohio State
Dr Howard L Bevis sworn in as Ohio State University president outlining a broadened college program to tailor studies to individual life work. He urged better understanding of life paths and opportunities to spare waste and frustration while affirming commitment to constitutional free speech amid global affairs.
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Columbus
Howard L. Bevis
Ohio State University
Degis
Bevis
Ohio Supreme Court
Hamilton County
Ohio
Ohio State
Ohioans Will Compete For Cornhusking Title
MARION Ohio two hang-board busters Chester Collins of Hardin County and George Sunday of Paulding County eye the national corn husking title after topping Ohio huskers in the standing corn event before 30 000 spectators Collins 24 year old tenant farmer won the state championship with 2021.4 pounds Sunday 34 finished second with 1972.05 pounds Both qualify for the national contest at Davenport Iowa
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Marion
Ohio
Chester Collins
Hardin County
George Sunday
Paulding County
Collins
Davenport
Toledo Man Plans Divorce To Join Army Air Corps
A young Toledo husband, anxious to become an army aviator, plans to ask his wife for a divorce so he can join the cadet air corps. He learned that married men cannot enroll, so he intends to divorce, complete the three month course, become a second lieutenant, and then propose again.
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Toledo
Army
David Thomas
Cadet Air Corps
Injury proves fatal in accidental shotgun discharge
Dr. I. H. Treece, 79, physician to Mr. Blanchard, died after a shotgun discharged while being removed from an automobile. The incident occurred in Findlay as the loaded firearm caused fatal wounds to the veteran doctor.
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I. H. Treece
Blanchard
Ballot Marking In 1940 Explained
Columbus Ohio voters face a ruling from Atty. Gen. Thomas J. Herbert that placing crosses in both the straight ticket circle and the rival party box invalidates the vote. A voter must mark only one option either the circle or the candidate name box to support a single party.
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Columbus
Ohio
Atty
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
Roosevelt vows to serve full four-year term if re elected
President Roosevelt told reporters he plans to complete a full four years if elected to a third term. He affirmed he would continue efforts to make work a living fact for every young man and woman, and invited direct quotation on the matter with a light remark about the phrase God willing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Mr. Roosevelt
Young Egger in Akron Caught Just in Time
An 18 year old Akron youth received 30 days in the workhouse and a $50 fine plus costs after a Willkie rally at Goodyear Hall. He carried eggs but did not throw them, ditching the ammunition as officers closed in. He later said he regretted the act after seeing Willkie.
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Akron
Willkie
Goodyear Hall
Government Plans New Standards for Lard
Government plans reclassification of lard under new standards to take effect next week. Trade experts say the change will cut lard production in the United States while boosting competitive pork fats. Hog production remains heavy and export outlets weak, though domestic consumption reaches a record this year.
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Chicago
United States
Kenyon College Hears From Former AP Correspondent
Kenyon College in Gambier heard Andrue Berding of The Buffalo Evening News, formerly an AP Rome correspondent, discuss Britain's wartime morale. He said the big question was whether Britain could withstand a Nazi invasion and added that Britain was better prepared psychologically than the Nazis.
Ohio Prepared For Selective Service Draw
Washington reports Ohio has a smooth-running machine for the selective service national lottery late this month. Director C A Dykstra said Capt. William S Iliff returned to Washington after advising with Gov. John W Bricker and Ohio officials to coordinate operations with state and national headquarters. Iliff carried Buckeye suggestions on current and future operations.
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Washington
Ohio
Selective Service
National Lottery
C. A. Dykstra
William S. Iliff
Buckeye
Iliff
John W. Bricker
Lliff
Dykstra
Boy, 10 Slain By Dishwasher In Cincinnati
Police report a man entered Central Police Station and confessed to wanting to kill since youth then led officers to the basement of Holy Name School in Mount Auburn where 10-year-old Clarence Stevens was found stabbed to death. Suspect Guy Willie Ponder, a dishwasher at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, claimed prior mental observation in a hospital.
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Cincinnati
Central Police Station
Clarence Stevens
Holy Name School
Mount Auburn
Emmett D. Kirgan
Guy Willie Ponder
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Trailer Resident Sues For Right To Vote
William G. Barnard Jr filed suit in Cleveland challenging a ruling by state and local election officials denying trailer residents the right to vote. He said his permanent home is in a trailer camp.
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Cleveland
William G. Barnard, Jr
French Axis Deal May Affect Western Hemisphere Holdings
U S officials anticipate early moves affecting French possessions in the Western Hemisphere under the Havana act. A 14 nation committee would supervise colonies, with U S naval forces ready to act with committee consent. Attention centers on Martinique and the Bearn aircraft group. Meanwhile RAF strikes target German war plants and ports as Axis actions widen across Europe and the Near East. Moscow, Rome, and Berlin delegates meet in Bucharest on Danube traffic, with Soviet representation seen as Axis recognition.
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United States
Washington
Havana
U. S
Martinique
Bearn
London
Philip Joubert
Nile
Port Said
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Catbhur
Cairo
Aboukir
Alexandria
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Bucharest
Romania
Danube
Moscow
Russia
Bessarabia
Danube Commission
Kremlin
Hitler seeks French aid for new European order
The diary letter suggests Adolf Hitler pressed Marshal Petain for Franco German cooperation. It claims France would back a Nazi led reconstruction of Europe and aid a broader plan to remould the continent. Petain faces the choice of expediency versus opposition to Nazi domination while his people face hunger and looming shortages.
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France
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Philippe Petain
Switzerland
Germany
Britain
Vichy
Marshal Petain
England
Europe
Fuehrer
Hitler
Continent
British Empire
Carol Asks U. S. Aid In Securing Freedom
Former King Carol of Romania asked the United States to intercede for himself and party members detained in Seville Spain. The appeal was transmitted to the State Department by the American Legation in Lisbon after former Romanian minister Jean Pangal urged forwarding to President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Carol of
Romania
United States
Seville
Spain
State Department
Legation
Lisbon
Portugal
Jean Pangal
Roosevelt
American Envoy Held In France by Germans
American charge d affaires Maynard Barnes in Paris was arrested October 21 at Austerlitz Station while saying goodbye to friends and held for two hours for allegedly speaking English. German soldiers reportedly objected to his credentials and released him after embassy intervention.
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Vichy
France
Maynard Barnes
Paris
Austerlitz
Three Believed Dead In Maine Hotel Fire
A pre-dawn fire at the seven story Hotel Whitehall in Auburn Maine trapped about half of the 74 guests. Firemen aided roughly 30 guests including several children, evacuating them from the fifth and sixth floors.
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Auburn
Whitehall
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