Roosevelt Urges Aid to Red Cross During Armistice Day Roll Call
President Roosevelt urged Americans to support the Red Cross as a shield against destruction. The call opened with Norman H. Davis and celebrities aiding the appeal, stressing that giving is not mere donation but joining a legion of good will to aid victims of war and disaster.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
Mr. Roosevelt
Legion
American Red Cross
International Red Cross
Mexico Navy Sails Home Over Fuel Shortage
Mexican ships patrolling gulf ports were ordered to return to base due to fuel oil shortages and the petroleum administration’s demand for 1 million pesos repayment. Navy crews reported inability to pay and the Gulf of Mexico vigilance over foreign shipping was suspended until a new fuel supply is secured.
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Mexico City
INS
Mexican Navy
Gulf Pacific
Government Petroleum Administration
Navy Department
Ministry of National Defense
Petroleum Administration
Gulf of Mexico
Coe Campus Hosts Local Branch of Professors Association
A local branch of the American Association of University Professors will form on the Coe College campus with Dr. Karl A. Stiles as organizer. Eleven members from the larger Iowa group are on campus, and the meeting will be in Old Main. The Iowa association plans to meet in Mount Vernon next April with the Iowa Academy of Science.
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American Association of University Professors
Coe
Karl A. Stiles
Division of Natural Sciences
Stiles
Iowa
Des Moines
New Coe Association
Irving Churchill
Old Main Building
Iowa Association
Mount Vernon
Iowa Academy of Science
Professors’ Association
Mark H. Ingraham
University of Wisconsin
2000 Pound Ball Rolls Through Hollywood Streets
A 2000 pound cast iron sphere known as a skull cracker broke loose from its mooring in Hollywood. It rolled a half mile smashing a wall and light standard before stopping against a parked car near Hollywood Bowl. No injuries were reported.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Bowl
Allies Purchase Program Under Way in New York
Wall Street sources report British and French orders for American munitions and supplies beginning to flow, with 4 000 cavalry and 2 000 artillery horses to France and broader volume likely within weeks. Britain and France may spend up to 2 billion dollars in non requirements over the next year, reshaping U S economy in 1940.
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New York
Wall Street
Maurice Garreau- Dombasle
France
British War Supplies Commission
Ottawa
U. S
Byrd Aide Turned Thief Faces Polar Term Of Probation
Cambridge Massachusetts AP Boston waiter and North Star crewman 31 pled guilty to breaking and entering and larceny of hardware store items. Judge orders $135 restitution and probation in Antarctica at $10 monthly from $60 pay. Byrd approval pending. if not, return to court Monday.
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Cambridge
Mess
Boston
R. Hunt
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Hunt
North Star
Wilford D. Gray
South Polar
Byrd
Gray
Whittles Way Out
A tree toppled onto farmer J H Kitchens in Giffney South Carolina on Saturday pinning him and crushing a foot He freed himself by digging a pocket knife from his pants pocket and whittling his way to liberty.
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Giffney
S. C
J. H. Kitchens
Kitchens
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C. P. Almon
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Drum and Bugle Corps
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Los Angeles
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Joandell
Brest
Newman's
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Newman
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Ood
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