Roosevelt Defends Neutrality Against War Critics
President Roosevelt, addressing a national audience from the White House, denounced critics warning the U S toward war as peddling a fake bogey. He urged neutral thought alongside neutral policy, praised objective reporting, warned against extremes, and urged democracy to keep advancing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
White House Oval
New York Herald Tribune
Congress
Europe
Radio Program Listings Reflect Busy Schedule Across Stations
Frequent broadcasts on the European situation affect schedule, listing dozens of programs across WMT WGN WSUI WHO KFJB and more. Entries include news quizzes sports, music, variety shows, and special programs with performers and station lineups.
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WMT
Fulton Lewis
WGN
wWcco
Lum
Abner
KFIB
Herne
Weed
KFJB
O—Himber
Sventide
WSUI
Lucille Manners
Harry Horlick
Carson Robison
Sportatime
KRPIB
Wgon Musico
WCCO
Johnny Presents
American Legion
KPIB
WGON
Jeseer
Raymond Gram
Grand Central Station
Guy Lombardo
Larry Clinton
Jack Teagarden
Waverly Root
Paris
Grorse Olsen
Biltmore Boy's Orch
Sportsmen
RBK Town
Newe
WOI
Lees
Rainbow Hms
Happy Hank
Morni Chapel
Scotty
Nwol
Betty Wells
Helen Watts Schreiber
Contesta Blue
Barry McKinney
KFJ
KFJIB
oSee Revue
Iowa P. T. A
Walter Fliandorf
Julia Biake
Ares
Matt Box
State Teachers Assoc
Nooz
International Forum
Bob Millar
Orch
Dr. O'Brien
Travel
WHO
Red Croes
Wee Project
del Brissett
Ee Kitchen
Wec
Don Roth
Corn Belt Farm
Len Carroll
Corm Bee Bee
JIB
Cedar
Voice of Iowa
Wccco
Chick Martin
KFPJB
WMTI
WOII
Wwecco
WEUI
Iowa
WGN- —Eveewing
weeeo-Pnock Light
Lem and
Marths
Karen Gators
Weeo
Brush Creek
Earl Harrington
WHO Agricultural Conservation
Alice Blue
Ise
Wcet
Kplo
KPJB
Aae Askey
Cco
Havens Sisters
Paul LaVal
Reggie Childs
Marfair Orch
WPA
Benny Carter
Walter Flanders
Eddy Duchin
KPJIB
Maxine Bowman
Bob Millars
Kalty
Werek
Everett Hoaglund
Everett Hoeglund
Europe
Ed Thorgersen
Mtanight
Morning News Summary From WMT Radio Bulletin
Dawn hour recap from WMT stations notes weather outlook and farm reports. Brief mentions include Joe Fisher's orchard, the Boone family update, and parade coverage with weather notables and local farming news.
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WMT
WHO
KFJB
Wwcco
Lem
Martha
Aimic
Joe Fisher
Yodel Aaith
Jerry Kfib
Farmings
Politician Warns on Organized Propaganda Flood
He argues that organized propaganda has sometimes benefited the country by forcing Congress to distinguish between genuine voter opinion and mass appeal propaganda. He notes lawmakers now assess sincerity and spontaneity in public expression more critically.
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Congress
House
Senate
Harry Johnson Wins Fayette Co Husking Contest
West Union farm owner Harry Johnson won the Fayette county cornhusking contest with 2191 pounds net. John Wegner of Ocwein was second with 2166 pounds as about 1500 fans watched ten contestants in the best husking contest here on the George Schmelzer farm north of West Union.
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West Union
Harry Johnson
Fayette County
John Wegner
Oclwein
George Schmelzer
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to German Scientist
The 1939 Nobel prize for medicine was awarded to Professor Gerhard Domagk for his work on prontosis and its use in pneumonia and social diseases. The 1938 prize went to Corneille Heymans for sinus treatment. Domagk may not accept the $40,000 prize as Hitler disowned the Nobel awards after Ossietsky's 1935 peace prize.
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Copenhagen
Ins
Gerhard Domagk
Corneille Heymans
Belgium
Domagk
Champion Herefords Tie Ak-Sar-Ben Record Price
The Herefords led by Fred Deberard of Colorado tied the Ak-Sar-Ben open class record with a $20 per hundredweight bid for a 15-head lot purchased by George Hoffman of Iowa. Hoffman's son won the grand championship with a Deberard calf. Top fat cattle brought $13.75 cwt from A H Schmidt & Son.
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Omaha
Fred Deberard
Kremmling
Colo
George Hoffman
Ida Grove
George, Jr
Deberard
Ak-Sar- Ben
Irvin Schomberg
Osmond
Neb
A. H. Schmidt
Kansas City
Anna Stalp
West Point
Benson Subpoenaed In Minnesota Probe
Ramsey county officials issue subpoenas for former Gov. Elmer A. Benson and a GOP committee chair in an inquiry into alleged illegal political contributions during the Benson administration. Eleven highway contractors testified before the panel but refused to appear before the grand jury without immunity guarantees. Senator A. O. Sletvold defends their stance as Lynch vows a thorough probe.
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ST. Paul
Ramsey County
James F. Lynch
Elmer A. Benson
State Legislative Investigating Committee
Benson
Lynch
A. O. Sletvold
Detroit Lakes
Supreme Soviet Called to Meet October 31 in Moscow
The presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Soviet Russia called an extraordinary session for October 31. This fifth session is expected to ratify recent mutual assistance pacts.
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Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Baltic States Ties and Soviet Germany Pact Topic at Session
The Baltic states of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania and friendship and trade pacts with Germany are noted. The last session of the supreme soviet ratified Russia's nonaggression treaty with Germany. The annexation of Polish Ukraine and White Russia remains on the agenda.
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Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Germany
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Ukraine
17-Ounce Baby Girl Placed In Incubator
A 17-ounce baby girl born Thursday to Mrs. Herbert Vancil is in an incubator and doing well with a good chance of survival. The father, 25, works on a WPA utilities survey. Two older siblings weighed the normal 7 72 pounds at birth.
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Dayton, O
Herbert Vancil
WPA
Czechs Demonstrate Against Nazi Order
In Prague and other towns extra police were posted as Czechs protested a German protectorate ban on celebrating the founding of Czechoslovakia on October 28. The demonstrations occurred across several locales amid the Nazi authorities’ prohibition.
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Prague
Electric pad blamed in Palouse fire death
Mrs. Ida Cathcart an 80 year old invalid died in a Thursday fire at her Palouse Washington home. Fire Chief N R Couchman said an overheated electric pad placed among the blankets likely started the blaze.
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Palouse, Wash
Ida Cathcart
N. R. Couchman
Great Britain Issues First General Call For Volunteers
London AP reports Britain opened a general call for volunteers for cavalry infantry artillery and engineers marking a shift from specialized enlistment. Age limits are 22 to 35 in Great Britain and 20 to 35 in Northern Ireland. Recruits will be sent home to report on November 15.
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London
Britain
War Office
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
U. S. Foreign Trade Booms In September
Washington reports sharp gains in September with exports rising by 42 million and imports up 14 million. The United States posted a favorable trade balance of 107 million, about 29 million higher than September 1938. Total exports reached 288.6 million while imports climbed to 181.5 million.
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Washington
INS
United States
Department of Commerce
Federal probes into Chicago Silver Shirts and subversive groups
U S District Attorney William J Campbell announced an immediate federal inquiry into the Silver Shirts Communist and other alleged subversive activity in Chicago. The FBI and the Dies committee will cooperate after five men were arrested for breaking windows at Goldblatt's and after threatening letters to Jewish recipients. Postal authorities will join if mail threats are involved and evidence will be placed before a grand jury promptly.
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Chicago
U. S
William J. Campbell
Campbell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dies Committee
Goldblatt’s
Frank Murphy
Washington
Milwaukee Line Net Revenue Boosted
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad reports September net operating income of 1 717 902 dollars, up 707 950 from September 1938. For the first nine months ended September 30, net operating income totals 2 960 027 dollars, up 847 447 from the prior year period.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Flyers Break Endurance Record With 654 Hours In Flight
Lancaster Calif AP Clyde Schlieper and Wes Carroll extended the unlimited endurance flight record to surpass 653 hours 33 minutes. They left from Long Beach September 29 and aim to stay aloft about 30 days, circling Rosamond dry lake to avoid landing. They hoisted gasoline and supplies by car along the lake bed and have already surpassed two prior records including the sea plane and light plane endurance marks.
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Lancaster
Calif
Clyde Schlieper
Wes Carroll
Long Beach
Marine Stadium
Rosamond Dry Lake
Hunter and
Engeni Mo Moody
Springfield
Ill
FCC Head Takes Apparent Dig At Elliott Roosevelt
Washington AP James L Fly chairman of the FCC criticized self regulation in a speech praising the radio industry. He cited a NAB code dispute with Elliott Roosevelt who planned to withdraw ten Texas stations from NAB, likening the self regulatory rules to a boy who abandons the game after his own rule bites.
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Washington
James L. Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
National Association of Broadcasters
Texas
Fly
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Freighter Brings In Crew Of Sunken British Ship
The Crown City, a 5428 ton American freighter, arrived at Gibraltar carrying 31 rescued crew members from the British ship Ledbury after it was torpedoed 80 miles off Gibraltar. Captain Norman Rice and his crew were landed without a casualty. Four British ships were sunk Tuesday in the same area, with 89 dead or missing.
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Ledbury
Crown City
United States Maritime Commission
Norman Rice
London
Tafna
Menin Ridge
Clan Chisholm
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