Franco German pledge seeks peace via talks
Paris reports a Franco German agreement to submit disputes to consultation rather than war, with two main points: recognition of the present French German frontier and a commitment to consult before any conflict. The pact may be signed during a visit by Joachim von Ribbentrop around Dec 1 as Britain eyes broader military cooperation.
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Paris
Chamber
Iain
Viscount Halifax
Munich
Hitler
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Edouard Daladier
Mussolini
Czechoslovakia
Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Willkie Blames TVA and PWA for Private Power Woes
Wendell L. Willkie testifies before congress saying public power agencies push investors away by competing with private utilities. He urges government retreat from field and proposes SEC valuation of Tennessee Electric Power property to unlock financing and spur growth.
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Washington
INS
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Joint
Congressional Committee
TVA
Willkie
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Bread and justice in a world of hunger
The piece reflects on hunger as a driving force behind social unrest and wars. It cites a League of Nations nutrition report as the first global study on food supply, noting stark inequalities between the Haves and Have-Nots and noting malnutrition even in affluent nations. The author laments policy failures and calls for fair food distribution.
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Ayan
Jesus
League of Nations
Mars
Earth
Two Men Charged Over Plot Against Film Star Genevieve Tobin
Martin L. Riley and Paul C. de Long were jailed on suspicion of perjury after a district attorney investigator charged them with conspiring against actress Genevieve Tobin. The case grew from a prior arrest of Tobin for alleged reckless driving.
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Hollywood
Genevieve Tobin
Martin L. Riley
WPA
Paul C. de Long
Riley
Miss Tobin
de Long
Justice of the Peace
C. D Holland
Tobin
Cedar Rapids Sees Season Low 13 With Mild Afternoon Rise
Temperature readings show Cedar Rapids dropping to 13 at 7 a.m. then climbing to 21 by 10 a.m and 30 by 2:30 p.m. Tuesday’s high reached 26 at 3 p.m., with 18 by 7 p.m. and midnight, per Chambers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Surtax on Jewish Wealth for Paris Murder Fine
Berlin levies a 20 percent surtax on Jewish capital over 5000 marks to pay a 400 million dollar fine for Ernst vom Raths death in Paris. Foreign Jews are exempt. payments due December February May and August. emigration permits may be blocked and property seized to enforce payment.
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Berlin
Paris
Ernst Vom Rath
Reich
German Finance Ministry
Germany
Das Schwarze Korps
Danish Spy Ring Suspects Arrested in Copenhagen
The London Daily Herald reports fourteen suspects, including three Nazi journalists and a German doctor, were arrested in Copenhagen as part of an alleged Danish spy ring. Horst von Pfluck Harttung named as ring leader by Danish officials.
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London
INS
London Daily Herald
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Horst von Pfluck-Harttung
Hitlier
Exchange Telegraph
Prohibition Revival Advocated by Senator Sheppard
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas announced he will reintroduce a constitutional amendment to revive national prohibition. He argues repeal failed and cites looming dry trends in local options elections and rising saloon culture with many young women. He supports public hearings when prohibition groups present their case and notes the Eighteenth Amendment era and Anti saloon League history.
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Washington
INS
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Congress
Sheppard
International News Service
Anti-saloon League
Dity
Utah
Washington State
League
Columbus
Ohio
Labor leaders oppose federal tax prize for profit sharing
President of the American Federation of Labor William Green told a Senate finance subcommittee that the federation opposes using federal tax powers to promote profit sharing. He warned against trust in management dictated profit schemes and urged extending collective bargaining to profit sharing while resisting tax credits or earnings incentives. Verity of American Rolling Mills testified that workers favor immediate returns over profit sharing plans.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senate Finance
Green
AF. of L
Boardman Spalding
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Sens. Herring
Vandenberg
Mich
George M. Verity
The
American Rolling Mills
Middletown
O. Verity
Indict Three For Libel After Campaign Attacks
Philadelphia publisher M. L. Annenberg city editor and attorney were indicted by the November grand jury on libel charges stemming from a radio attack on real estate broker Albert M. Greenfield. Murphy faces additional charges for broadcasting libelous statements to press.
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Philadelphia
M. L. Annenberg
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Daniel J. Murphy
Albert M. Greenfield
Murphy
Annenberg
E. Z. Dimitman
the Inquirer
Gazette Want Ad Hours Ahead of Thanksgiving Edition
The Want Ad department will stay open until 10 o clock Thursday morning to receive ads for the Thanksgiving Day Gazette edition. Call 2-1121 to place a telephoned advertisement.
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the Gazette Want
The
Gazette
Wallace Raps Rate Boost On Farm Products
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace filed a brief against a Railway Express rate increase proposing 5 percent on carload traffic and 10 percent on smaller shipments. He argued farm finances are strained, rates would hurt growers and raise prices for all farmers, and noted many farmers rely on express for urgent machinery parts during harvest.
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Washington
INS
Railway Express Agency
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A Wallace
Commission
Railway Express
Wallace
Express
City Accepts Offer of Power Company On Track Removal
Cedar Rapids votes to accept payment covering repair costs for street car track removals by Iowa Electric Light and Power. Company will transfer track structures, remove trolley wires, and restore unpaved streets at its expense for about three miles of track. Bus service to start on a 30 day trial as routes are reorganized amid last street car run.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
Ray Swem
Cedar Rapids
Ickes Attacks Dies Inquiry and Sees Alaska Haven
Secretary Ickes condemned the Dies investigation as outrageous and lauded public opinion. He defended his Civil Liberties Union membership and suggested Alaska as a potential haven for Jewish refugees, noting Alaska remains undeveloped and could aid relief efforts.
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Washington
House
Interior
Harold I. Ickes
Martin Dies
Texas
Ickes
Zeny
Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary
Roosevelt
Dies
Alice Lee Jamison
The
American Indian Federation
American Civil Liberties Union
Civil Liberties Union
Union
New York
William Allen White
Alaska
Haven
Ames Police Chief Run Over by Stolen Auto
Ames chief of police W J Cure was struck by a speeding stolen car on highway 65 while officers fired at the vehicle. The green Studebaker coupe, license 77 4444, fled after running down Cure who suffered rib and head injuries and was treated at a hospital.
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Ames
Cure
Ler
John Hatters
Iowa State Highways Patrol
Chief Cure
Ray Truesdell
Truesdell
Landon Sees Lehman as Top Democratic Prospect in 1940
Alfred M. Landon, defeated Republican nominee in 1936, suggested Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New York as a leading Democrat for the 1940 presidential nomination. He said Lehman, reelected governor, stands out among Democrats and noted the field is crowded with Republicans.
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New York
Herbert T. Lehman
Alfred M. Landon
Srepublican
Landon
The
Woods
New York State
Agitator Claims Unknown Firing Killed Lead Patrolman
A 29 year old suspect Charles Fowler Denver says a stranger across the street shot Lead Patrolman Milan Miller after they left a bar. Sheriff Minard says Fowler admitted witnessing the shooting but did not name the shooter and is described as a labor agitator.
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Deadwood
Ee, Minard
Lead
Charles Fowler Denver
Milan Miller
Fowler
Minard
Miller
Gillette Defeats Dickinson Despite Close County Totals
Des Moines AP reports final 99 county totals show Senator Guy M. Gillette defeating L J Dickinson by 2840 votes in the Iowa senate race. Gillette’s margin stands at about three tenths of one percent. state canvass follows next Monday, November 28. Dickinson had suggested a possible contest after earlier remarks in Mason City.
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Des Moines
Guy M. Gillette
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Associated Press
Dickinson
Mason City
Gillette
Chicago Livestock Exchange Appeals to Washington Over Strike
Directors of the Chicago Stockyards Exchange urged Secretary Wallace to press President Roosevelt and Labor Chief Perkins to end a strike that halted trading at the world’s largest livestock market. CIO affiliates led a walkout by handlers, forcing the market to suspend operations as union leaders threatened broader plant action. Federal and state conciliators moved to mediate, with Chicago and Washington efforts aimed at resuming normal handling and sale of cattle and hogs.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Wallace
Roosevelt
Libor Perkins
CIO
Union Stockyard and Transit Company
Chicago Exchange
Exchange
Benjamin Brown
Col Henkle
Defand
Union
Amencan Federation of Labor Handlers
Ilinois
Brown
Harry Scheck
U. S
Washington
John R. Steelman
Department of Labor
Robert Masthen
Indianapolis
William H. Rodgers
Des Muites
Steelman
Martin P Durkin
Illinois Department of Labor
Czechs Grant Amnesties to German Citizens
Prague officials issued a broad amnesty to German citizens and Sudeten Germans jailed for political offenses before Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. The move, announced by the government, shifts wartime penalties for those affected.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Germany
Thanksgiving Wish With Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
A Thanksgiving wish, playful and light, hopes you avoid overindulgence with turkey and gravy. The note tongue in cheek imagines being revived with a full stomach, a nod to holiday abundance and friendly humor.
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Velma
Edgar Robison
Robison
Jonas
Bulletin
Nevada
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Here
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Landion
Lehman
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Miss Perkins
Defiant Company Reply
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