Red Success Is Factor In Kurusu Trip
Saburo Kurusu and his American born wife and son played cards Wednesday night as Tokyo dispatches described the envoy’s flying trip to the United States. German victories and reverses shaped Japanese hopes and decisions in a tense Pacific peace effort amid Moscow’s resistance and the Axis pact implications. An Adolf Hitler briefing signaled U S aggression in the Battle of the Atlantic, pressuring Japan toward a decisive move with German military aid in the Pacific.
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Finland to Stay in War Despite Peace Talks Pressure
Stockholm dispatch says Finland likely to continue fighting Russia due to German pressure even as some Finnish circles favor peace. Officials report wartime stance remains firm amid signals of possible peace talks.
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Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Magnetic Mine Found Off Mexico Coast Not of German Origin
AP reports a magnetic mine was found floating off the southern Mexican coast near Xcalak. The government confirmed the discovery and said the device was not German in origin.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Xcalak
Sheaffer Pen Co declares extra 50c dividend in Fort Madison
Chicago AP reports W. A Sheaffer Pen directors in Fort Madison Iowa declare a 50 cent extra dividend per share, in addition to the regular 50 cent quarterly dividend on common stock. Both dividends will be paid No. 25 to stockholders of record November 15.
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Chicago
W. A Sheaffer Pen Company
Fort Madison
Polish Exile Facing Last Reich Jews
Berlin reports a fourth wave of anti-Semitic policy under Nazi rule aimed at a Jewish purge by April 1. Deportations threaten Germany's remaining 120 000 Jews as history notes earlier waves from 1933 to 1938. The drive follows the Nuremberg laws and prior acts.
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Berlin
Reich
Germany
Poand
Austria
Nuremburg
Kruschen Salts Ad Promises Bile Flow for 30 Days
An advertisement from May's Drug Store touts Kruschen Salts as a daily morning tonic to improve digestion and bile flow. It claims better sleep and energy for a full day of work, offering a 30 day trial with money back satisfaction guarantee.
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Deportations and taxes reshape wartime Europe and U.S. trucking taxes
The report notes Reinhard Heydrich’s Sept 19 decree forcing Jews to wear the yellow Star and banning emigration for ages 18 to 60, with workers stripped of Aryan privileges. It cites mass train evacuations to Poland from Berlin Vienna and Prague, estimating about 20,000 Jews moved in the first month. It also reports U.S. truck taxes rising to 476 million dollars in 1940, more than double 1930.
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Reinhard Heydrich
Reich
Berlin
Vien
Hamburg
Prague
Poland
U.S
Judge McKinley quits Chicago Bar Association
Judge Michael L. McKinley, chief justice of the superior court, resigns from the Chicago Bar Association. He accuses 17 members of steering candidate recommendations for 4,100 lawyers. He notes association board approval or rejection of committee recommendations before public release. Also mentions six other sitting judges approved by the bar. Commercial fishermen report tuna up to 1,800 pounds and over ten feet long.
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Michael L. McKinley
Superior Court
Chicago Bar Association
Lloyd D. Heth
McKinley
Association
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