CIO Group Holds Tumultuous Meeting At Convention
John L. Lewis led a bitter attack on AFL leadership as he rejected immediate peace talks with the rival camp. The CIO adopted a policy to maintain unity, keeping a standing committee for conferences and continuing organizing mass production workers into single unions. Frank Rosenblum urged pursuing peace if possible, while Lewis recalled David Dubinsky and insisted the AFL must abandon crooks before any peace.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
John L. Lewis
William Green
AFL
Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Clothing Workers Union
Frank Rosenblum
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Ett
War Stories From Shipwrecks and Survival Told
Survivors recount wartime peril aboard the liner Samaria as 684 passengers arrived from Liverpool. Arthur Dowling recalls 24 of 28 dying in a lifeboat after torpedoing later in the war. Mrs. Ann Habrecht describes a bombing near London and saving her baby Courtland. Homeless, she finds refuge with sister Lilly Norton in Miami.
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New York
Samaria
Liverpool
Athur E. Dowling
Benares
Ann Habrecht
Royal Engineers
Courtland
London
Lilly Norton
Miami
Dowling
WHIS Seeks New Little Jimmie For Radio Show
WHIS plans auditions Friday at 5 o clock to cast a new Little Jimmie for its annual Christmas radio show. Parents are invited to bring their aspiring young actors to the Bluefield station for interviews as the staff seeks a capable boy to play the lead role.
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Jimmie
Bluefield Area
Chris’mas
Bluefield
WHIS
At & ‘Oclock
City weighs bridge payout with Norfolk and Western
Bluefield officials may decide next Tuesday whether the city will share costs with Norfolk and Western to rebuild the Grant street bridge. Mayor Snyder announced after a long board meeting detailing a Roanoke conference. Proposals include a partial new span at 15 ton capacity costing about 30 000 with city share 15 000 and a full new 15 ton bridge costing about 45 000 with city share 22 500. City Manager Mitchell noted the board deferred a decision for one week pending study.
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Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Bluefield
Grant Street
W. C. Snyder
Snyder
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Emory P. Mitchell
Huey Long's Aide Sentenced in Federal Case
Seymour Weiss hotel executive and ally of Huey Long pleaded guilty to four federal indictments and received a four year prison term. He also appeals to surrender and begin a concurrent 30 month term for mail fraud tied to a $75 000 LSU hotel furnishings sale. He faced three income tax violations and a hot oil charge.
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New Orleans
Seymour Weiss
Huey Long
Weiss
Louisiana State University
Roosevelt Calls Labor Leaders to Healing Rift
President Roosevelt urged labor leaders to seek a peaceful solution to internal divides. AFL President Green pledged to negotiate with the CIO in Atlantic City, while Roosevelt urged national unity in any emergency and proposed peaceful paths to reconcile factions for the nation's good.
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Labor
New Orleans
Roosevelt
AFL
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Atlantic City
Green
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers
Mexican Press Decries U S Ship Inspections Off Tampico
Mexican newspapers protested the reported halting of the Mexican ranger Cerro Azul and the Honduran freighter Ceiba by U S destroyers off Tampico saying vessels were in Mexican waters. They noted destroyer presence caused German merchantmen to scuttle or retreat and urged neutrality patrols by Mexico without outside aid.
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Mexico City
Tampico
United States
Cerro-Azul
Ceiba
Plunkett
Jane's Fighting Ships
Gilmer
Novedaes
Thanksgiving Day Observance With Dual Church Services
Bluefield will observe Thanksgiving with stores schools and offices closed. Two joint church services begin at 10 AM with unions including College Avenue list church Westminster Church of the Nazarene and Trinity Methodist with Church of God. A second service unites First Christian and Grace Methodist at Bland Street Church. Special music and a sermon by Rev J T Brown ing. school classes suspended. Beaver High holds activity period food drive for Salvation Army. College-Sfiligan game at Municipal Stadium kicks off at 2:30 PM highlighting the day.
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Bluefield
College Avenue List Church
Westminster Terian Church
Church of the Nazarene
Trinity Methodist Church
Church of God
C. G. Gunn
Tor Westminster
Will Iver
First Christian Church
Grace Methodist
Bland Street
J. T. Browning
Beaver High School
Salvation Army
Gees
College-Sfiliganabel
Municipal Stadium
Sete Meuigen
Sarees
Democratic leaders upset by House vote on adjournment
The House refused to end the current session 191 to 148 as 44 Democrats joined Republicans to block adjournment. The move blocked Democratic leaders who sought a recess, while the Senate faced the Walter-Logan bill on court appeals from agency decisions amid ongoing foreign crisis considerations.
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Washington
House
Congress
West
Senate
Walter- Logan
Walter-Logan
Labor Board
The
Securities Commission
New Deal
Sienaen
Roosevelt
RAF cuts Krupp arms plants by half in Germany
The Air Ministry says British bombing disrupted western German industry halving Krupp production at Essen and damaging rail junctions. It reports three Krupp sections knocked out and some remaining facilities short of supplies. Other targets include Union Chemical at Stettin and Hanover oil works. crop storage disrupted by transport disorganization.
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London
Krupp Armament Works
Germany
Air Ministry
Europa
Bremen
Krupp
Essen
Union Chemical Factory
Oder
Moll
Stettin
Hanover
Deutsche Bremen
Turkey warns of looming war amid Berlin Rome axis pressure
Ankara reports Turkish newspapers caution the nation that war danger rises as Turkey’s ambassador to Germany consults with President Inonu and leaders. Berlin circles claim Rome Berlin axis seeks Turkey in Europe’s new order and Soviet seeks a Persian Gulf naval base. Authorities urge blackout readiness while King Boris of Bulgaria meets Hitler and Bulgarian cooperation with Germany sparks press attack.
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Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Limet Inonu
Berlin
Europe
Russia
Persian Gulf
Boris Ofgaria
Adolf Hitler
Preas
Bulgaria
Bern
Greece
Boris
Hungary
Teleky and
Csaky
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Valeazzo Ciano
Vienna
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Rome
Ostaet
Balkan Kom
Funds Raised in U S for Hitler War Machine
Rep. Martin Dies said Nazi organizations in Chicago raised about 13 500 sent to Philadelphia and Berlin to aid Hitler's war machine. Investigators are gathering more evidence and expect larger totals to shock Americans.
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Chicago
Martin Dies
House Committee
United States
Hitler
Chiago
Philadia
Wanes
Berlin
Dies
Greece appeals for planes from free nations
Athens appeals to Britain and the United States for war planes to defend against a renewed totalitarian offensive. Greek officials cite success in the Balkans while warning of a possible German Bulgarian move toward Salonika. Greek commanders claim Allied support is crucial as front lines advance with Ersek and Koritza reported as recent gains.
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Athens
Greece
Theo Nicholoudis
Britain
United States
Finland
Bern
Switzerland
Eugean Sea
Salonika
Nicoloudis
Italy
Albania
Koritza
U. S. Studies Greece Urgent Plea For Help
Washington considers Greek appeal for planes and munitions. Decision hinges on sparing materiel for Britain and delivery logistics across the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Sumner Welles says request was received with sympathy but awaits broader government action.
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U. S
Greece
Welles
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Diplomats To Map New Battle Lines
German and Italian diplomacy pressed toward a new accord among Hungary Romania and Bulgaria as a prelude to a fresh campaign against Britain. Observers cite a large German force in Romania and expect moves involving Spain and Greece with Turkish aid likely.
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Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Budapest
Rome
Germany
Italy
Spain
Serrano Suner
Cloudburst Flood Kills and Destroys in Jamaica
Reports from Kingston and northeastern Jamaica say scores perished as a cloudburst flooded districts. Many people sought refuge in a church in Portland district and were lost. Banana crops suffered heavy damage as 8 to 12 inches of rain fell and winds blew. Homes were destroyed and transport links washed out.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Portland
Koritza Battle Casualties Rise in Greek Italian Clash
Fierce fighting around Koritza on the Yugoslav frontier leaves many casualties as Greek and Italian forces clash for the Italian base city. Italians reportedly hold positions amid heavy bombardment and foggy conditions while claims of English troop capture surface.
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Biolj
Yugoslavia
Koritza
Egypt
Sirica
Norava
Blitz on Birmingham and Coventry Strikes Two Midland Cities
Nazi bombing raids hit two British midland cities including Birmingham with heavy fires as part of a wider assault on twelve more towns and Liverpool. Berlin claimed further attacks would follow while London endured lighter night raids.
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Berlin
London
Coventry
Birmingham
Adolf Hitler
Europe
New Order
Britain
Liverpool
Biham
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Midland
Night Nazi raid targets Midlands and ports in Britain
Reports describe German bombers striking midlands towns and major industrial areas including Liverpool and parts of Scotland and Wales. London’s defense held with heavy anti aircraft fire. Coventry suffered last week with about 300 dead and many wounded.
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London
Midlands
Coventry
Britain
Birmingham
Liverpool
East Anglia
Scotland
Wales
Jenkins Lane
Backing
Essex
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