Crimean Battle Push Ends Month as Nazi Drive Falters
Nazi forces report a drop in activity near Moscow after a month long offensive while in the south German claims of Russian retreat gain terse attention. Soviet dispatches note heavy fighting around Volo kolamsk and undecided positions near Rostov as Sevastopol remains a focus. The balance of power shifts as forces divide, with strategic attention to the Iran supply route and southern naval targets.
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Associated Press
Hitler
Moscow
Volokolamsk
Daare
Crimean Insula
Aea
Rostov
Ver
Iran
Sevastopol
GOP Women Meet See Page 2 in Huntington
Huntington officials report the West Virginia Federation of Republican Women’s clubs holds a meeting where Mrs Edward E Dolly Gang and Miss Marion E Martin discuss defense policy and party unity. They urge Americans to support national defense while noting federal coordination and procurement glitches.
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Huntington
W. Va
Edward E
Dolly’ Gang
Marion E. Martin
West Virginia Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
Gann
Charles Curtis
Republican Women’s League of the
District of Columbia
Miss Martin
National Committee
West Virginia
Eres
Washington
Harman Miners to Resume Work After Brief Idle Period
About 1,100 Harman Coal miners in Buchanan county will return to work this morning after a three day layoff sparked by a dispute over conveyor installations in the No 1 mine. Local officials said coal cars were ordered for Harman and talks with mine officials concluded yesterday afternoon.
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Harman Coal Company
Buchanan County
Ners
Norfolk
Harman
Board Tells Lewis to Meet on Steel Labor Dispute
Washington reports the defense mediation board asked John L. Lewis and sixteen steel executives to meet Monday to discuss the captive coal dispute. The panel aims to decide on a union shop in the steel mines by November 15, with a final recommendation possible next week.
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Washington
Defense Mediation Board
John L. Lewis
Steel Company
Ma. Steel Com-Mu
Lewis
Davis
Steel
Davis-Lewis
Y Davis
UMW
Pour
One Killed One Injured In Princeton Crash at Bridge Abutment
A sedan crashed into a bridge abutment near Princeton as dawn broke. Danewood Danewood, 44, of Princeton, died at the scene and a second occupant, a Princeton resident identified as Wood, was critically injured and died after reaching Ital. Both were taken by officers to local facilities. The wreck demolished the automobile.
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Ceton
T Creek
Rege Danewood
Wibot Oy
Princeton
Ital
Accii
Danewood
St Aoe
Dublin
Hercules Or Company
Wood
Ord
SEA Installs New Officers in Charleston Meeting
West Virginia State Education association concluded with Winifred Newman of Charleston becoming president and E B Maclin of West Virginia Institute of Technology stepping into the vice presidency during the closing session.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Education Associa
R Winifred Newman
E. 8. Maclin
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Army Rehires Air Associates Workers At Jersey Plant Amid Guard
Army units occupy Air Associates plant in New Jersey as 2,100 soldiers guard the site and 700 production workers are rehired to resume defense orders. Leroy Hill former president may not return. Col. Roy M. Jones says rehiring prioritizes patriotism, easing tensions from a long strike period with CIO UAW.
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Bendix
N. J
Air Associates, Inc
Roy M. Jones
Army Air Corps
Checkon Op Acu
Leroy Hill
Air Associates
CIO
United Automobile Workers of America
Hill
Col. James
Coast Artillery
Hallowe en quiet in Bluefield amid patrols and minor damage
Bluefield observed a quiet Hallowe en night with ten borrowed cars and police patrolling streets to guard property. Two incidents are noted a broken window blind and a torn gate, while no gangs were reported and overall disturbances were minor.
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Hallowe'en
Bluefield
Kin of Seamen Await Anxious News From torpedoed ship
The father of James Walton Rogers, 24, a Chattanooga seaman, reported a letter dated Oct 15 in which Rogers said they were “asking for it” and expected action soon. Chief Petty Officer Alton A. Cousins left his gold watch behind before his ship was torpedoed, saying it would not go down with him. Other families described include Ernest P. Howard of Hampstead and Lieut John J. Daub Jr., son of a Kiski headmaster, with updates on anticipated leaves and transfers as the destroyer Rube James faced the attack.
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James Walton Rogers
Chattanooga
Tenn
Young Rogers
Alton A. Cousins
Cranston
R. I
Cousins
Leominster
Mass
Sekai
Angus
Ernest P. Howard
John Ree
Hampstead
Dorothy Dustin
John J. Daub, Jr
Kiski
Saltsburg
Craig
Randolph Tex
Sex Slayer To Die In Chair On February 6
Jarvis R. Catoe was sentenced to electrocution on February 6 for the rape and murder of a young Washington woman. In court he said the murder would remain unsolved after his death, claiming the man who killed the victim would not be found. Police say he confessed to seven slayings including Jessie Elizabeth at a war department, though he later denied the confessions.
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Washington
Jarvis R. Catoe
Washingn Rasaeelie
Rose
S District Court
James W
Jessie Elizabeth
War Department
Jamowitz
Battle over Roosevelt responsibility in Reuben James row
In Washington a Senate dispute erupted over the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James and the torpedoing of the Kearny. Senator Aiken accused President Roosevelt of ordering naval actions without Congress consent, while Majority Leader Barkley denied the charge amid debates on lifting neutrality act limits.
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Washington
Reuben James
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
Aiken
Congress
En Aiken
Kearny
Plane crash near Jarvis Ontario claims multiple lives
U S optics board took over night the investigation into coast ennes 17 crew on the airlines NYC to Chicago service. Pilot David I Cooper of Plandome NY reported normal at 939 PM ET as the plane was 4000 feet over Jarvis. A witness Mrs Thompson Howe described a plume and explosion setting the field ablaze. three bodies including Mary E Blackley of New York City were recovered.
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St. Thomas
Ont
U. S. Optics Board
Coast Enaes 17
District reports show mixed September auto and furniture sales
Richmond monthly analysis notes September automobile sales lagged seasonal gains while furniture sales rose seasonally. Overall business volume expanded in the fifth district due to seasonal factors, with 1942 car price pressures and saturated markets impacting demand. debits and details continue on page two.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Pastermasy
Six West Virginia Youths Believed On Sunk Destroyer
Six West Virginia youths are believed aboard the U S Destroyer Reuben James torpedoed and sunk west of Iceland. Identified by relatives are J 17 of Charleston and anaidee 21 of Metz Marion county Settle a seaman first class enlisted in Charleston Neptune a torpedo man Stewart who left a national guard unit in 1940 Parley a first class signalman and Robinson who enlisted January 14 a seaman first class Beasley's rating unknown.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
U. S
Reuben James
Iceland
Anaidee
Metz
Marion County
Settle
Neptune
Stewart
National Guard
Navy
Parley
Robinson
Beasley
Old World Conflict crosses the North Atlantic patrol zone
The torpedo-damaged destroyer Reuben James lies at the ocean floor west of Iceland as American warships expand anti submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. Britain notes three American destroyers attacked in the patrol zone with one sunk, signaling Nazi U boat orders to challenge U S patrols.
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United States
Reuben J
North Atlantic
Iceland
New Iceland
Reuben James
Berlin
Washington
Hitler
Rlin
Fate of Reuben James crew remains unknown
The Navy reported 44 sailors of the destroyer Reuben James were rescued after the ship was torpedoed west of Iceland during convoy duty. Seventy-four crew members and seven officers were still unaccounted for, with hope that additional survivors might be picked up by nearby ships.
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Navy
Washington
Iceland
Department
Reuben James
Enim
Opinions Divide on Ship Sinking in Senate Reactions
Washington voices split over the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James with Senators McKellar Capper Thomas Connally Gillette Lucas weighing in. Advocates for changing the neutrality act seized the incident to press their case while others urged restraint and protection for seamen.
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Washington
Reuben James
McKellar
Tenn
Connally
D., Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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