British freighter Culmore found safe ends search in neutral zone
The British freighter Culmore, reported attacked near the neutral zone, was found safe today. Coast guards traced confirmations from Camperdown and the US ship America, ending the search after further verification in the afternoon. The Culmore had sailed from Philadelphia October 28 with cargo for England.
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Washington
Coulmore
Bible
Camperdown
Chelan
United States
America
Coast Guard
Navy
England
Philadelphia
New York
Soviet formally takes White Russia control
Moscow reports Finland watches as the supreme Soviet unanimously admits western Ukraine to the Soviet Union. Premier Molotov outlines Russian aims including a Baltic coast strip and naval base, while Finland’s five man delegation, led by Juho Kusti Paasikivi, awaits renewal talks. Anti air blackout drills continue in Moscow.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Poland
Soviet Union
Finland
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Vyacheslav Molotoff
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Soviet Karelia
Aaland Islands
Sweden
Kremlin
Westernorussia
Ukraine
Germany
Union
Bluefield Firm Denies NLRB Union Coercion Allegations
Bluefield Produce and Provision Co, led by Joseph H Hoge, denies AFL union organizing charges. Hoge says no truth to accusations of taking literature from employees and returning it to organizers and states employees may join unions. NLRB notification cites alleged intimidation under section 8 (1) of the National Labor Relations Act.
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J. H. Hoge
Bluefield Produce and Provision Company
Joseph H. Hoge
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Phillip G. Phillips
National Labor Relations Board
A. Rodriguez
Welch
AFL
Rodriguez
Hoge
NLRB
Bluefield Produce & Provision Company
Bluefield
W. Va
Helpers of America
London sees aid to Germany lost
London and Parliament debate Molotov speech with Lord Samuel contending it signaled Soviet military aid to Germany ended. Prime Minister Chamberlain dismissed the interpretation as fanciful, noting German isolation in the war and UK confidence at sea remains strong despite the diplomat’s remarks.
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London
Molotoff
Germany
Lord Samuel
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Berlin
Home Affairs
House of Lords
Diary of Virginia Byrd's Discovered Journal Found
The Huntington library reports the discovery of a 200 year old William Byrd II shorthand journal in San Marino California. Entries include a Feb 5 1711 dispute with his wife over her brow plucking and a Nov 13 1709 wine-fueled gathering with Colonel Waters, noting health and humor.
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San Marino
Calif
Samuel Pepys
Virginia Byrds
Louis B. Wright
Huntington Library
Pasadena -Athenaeum
William Byrd II
Westa Va
Byrd
Williamsburg
Colonel Waters
Italy Greece Exchange Notes Weigh Nonaggression Ties
Rome reports the Greek and Italian governments released notes expressing desire to give their relations a more concrete form and replace the 1928 treaty. Premiers Metaxas and Mussolini praise mutual gestures and foresee a near final nonaggression agreement strengthening Balkan influence.
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Rome
Italy
Pancisteade
Balkans
Spain
Europe
John Metaxas
Greece
Mussolini
Roosevelt declines snuff with visiting official
President Roosevelt refused a snuff offer from Jerry Sadler Texas railroad commissioner during a White House visit. Sadler, never without snuff, said Roosevelt turned down the offer noting he never dips snuff so soon before lunch.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Jerry Sadler
Texas
White House
Telegraph Seeks Contact Pioneers Of Coalfields
The article invites veterans of early coal mining in the territory to share memories for a special edition marking the fifteenth anniversary of the city and the coalfield development. It emphasizes the hardships of early days and asks former miners to come forward.
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Telegraph
Sec
Deatherage Quits White Camellia Post
George E. Deatherage resigned as national commander of the Knights of the White Camellia in St. Albans West Virginia on November 2. He said he built the organization to its present size and that the load was too heavy to carry. J B Martin of Houston succeeds him. He warned the world cannot be stopped and blamed Jewish plots for national trouble. He may face trouble resuming his engineering career due to stigma as a supposed Hitlerite.
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St. Albans
W. Va
George E. Deatherage
The
Knights of the White Camellia
Dies Committee
Deatherage
J. B. Martin
Houston
Tex
Deathcrage
Opie Read Dies at 86 Last of Rough Era Writers
Opie Read a legendary figure of 19th century American letters died at age 86 seven weeks before his birthday. The Chicago writer edited the Arkansas Traveler and wrote The Jacklins and his autobiography I Remember He toured as a Chautauqua speaker and recalled ties with Mark Twain Eugene Field Clarence Darrow and U.S. presidents. He was born in Nashville and began in Kentucky before moving to Little Rock and Chicago.
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Chicago
Opie Read
Read
Mark Twain
Eugene Field
James Whitcomb Riley
Bill Nye
The
Arkansas Traveler
Jacklins
Twain
Field
Clarence Darrow
United States
Nashville
Tenn
Franklin, Ky
Patriot
Neophagen College
Gallatin
Little Rock Gazette
Cleveland Leader
Philo D. Benham
Little Rock
Slovaks Riot in Bratislava Over Hungary Territorial Gain
Thousands of Slovaks march in Bratislava protesting Hungary's gain from the Munich settlement. Rioters sack Hungarian newspaper offices and shops as German military protection looms over the Slovak capital.
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Munich
Bratislava
Hungary
Ams
Slovakia
Poland
Vienna
Czechoslovak Republic
Sudetenland
Germany
Lo Teschen
Prisoner Breaks Gangdoms Code in New York Tale
Frank Guardino, longtime prisoner known as The Block of Granite, cooperated after five years of silence over a $2,000 payroll theft. He indicated his five New York accomplices face grand jury indictments, while noting the statute of limitations risks for his peers and the impact on his family.
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New York
Frank Guardino
Leo Simmons
Frank
Guardino
Auburnn
Chauncey
Puggy
Nassau County Police
Auburn Prison
Young Germans Lead in Attacks on Western Front
Paris reports new German assault troops trained like World War shock forces have entered action on the Western front. German long range guns shelled towns behind French lines while patrols probed near Ohrenthal and the Vosges. Prisoners described youths aged 18 or 19 in elite units preparing for sharp, risky actions.
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Paris
Ohrenthal
Germany
Moselle
Rhine
Blies River
Saarbruecken
Russians Place Orders In Germany
Berlin reports a rising number of Soviet trade experts placing orders in Germany to boost economic cooperation under their trade treaty. The Russian embassy has opened separate headquarters to handle exchanges of business and more experts are expected to travel across the country.
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Berlin
Germany
North Atlantic
Roosevelt
America
Mother and Four Tots Die In Fire
Cattlettsburg Kentucky November 2 A mother Mrs Earl Vaites 28 and her four children Shel Letha 3 Billy 5 and George Vaughn 8 died in a bedroom fire. Assistant Chief John Burns said the blaze origin was uncertain but may have been sparked by a faulty gas stove connection. The single story home near downtown suffered under $1000 damage. Vaughn a WPA worker left moments before the blaze. The mother and children were apparently upstairs when flames blocked the only stairway.
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Cattlettsburg
John Burns
Earl Vaites
Shel Letha
Billy
George Vaughn
Burns
Vaughn
WPA
Burns &I
Remaining Stages Before Bill Becomes Law Regarded As Mere Formality
The House approved cash and carry policy by 243 to 181, moving the neutrality bill toward final passage. The measure allows arms shipments to belligerents on cash basis, with conditions on shipping, port access, and travel, as nations await title transfer and payment.
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Washington
United States
House
Senate
How They Voted on Arms Embargo Continuance
Roll call shows the House voting to reject insisting on continuing the current arms embargo. Democrats listed include Bland Virginia and D'Alesandro Maryland among others. Republicans cited Reece Tennessee and Shiffler Virginia. Paired: Darrow Pennsylvania for and Smith Virginia against.
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Washington
House
Shanley
Dconn
Cole
Reece
Tenn
Shiffler
Bland
Burch
Byron
Chandler
Cooper
Courtney
Taylor,Tenn
Darrow
R-Penna
Smith
D-Va
Flood of Orders From Allies After Embargo Repeal
Washington reports a flood of European war orders may reach 1 billion dollars in weeks after repeal of the arms embargo. A French mission contracted for 4,600 aircraft motors totaling about 50 million dollars, a British mission seeking 1,600 training planes, with additional plans for thousands more planes and related supplies.
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Washington
Dry Bluefield era liquor by prescription in Mercer county memory
A reminiscence recalls Bluefield and Mercer county's dry period where doctors and drug stores issued hard liquor for various ailments, a pastor’s Sunday morning wake up tale, a Welch paper Tug River Tug short life, saloon links to the early Recorder, rail stops with hotels, Captain Thomas delaying trains on payday, and a fifty year semi centennial photo history tease.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Welch
Recorder
Thomas
Repeal Move Threatens Annenberg Racing Empire
U S District Attorney William J Campbell and Cook County State's Attorney Thomas J Courtney demand that AT T Western Union and Illinois Bell stop renting wire facilities to Annenberg horse race information services. AT T will end service in a week, Illinois Bell to sever contracts by noon next Monday. Western Union undecided as R B White travels. Courtney accuses ruling gaming ring raids on book shops as part of action.
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Chicago
M. L. Annenberg
U. S
William J. Campbell
Thomas J. Courney
Cook County
American Telephone and Telegraph
Western Union
Illinois Bell Telephone
Annenberg Horse Race Information Services
A. T. and
New York
Nationwide
Annenberg
A. H. Mellinger
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Nationwide News Service
Illinois Nationwide News Service
R. B. White
Courtney
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