Bohemia revolt widens as Slovak troops disarmed
The British Ministry of Information says a revolutionary movement broke out in Bohemia and Moravia, spreading to western Slovakia where about 15,000 Slovak troops revolted and were disarmed. Thousands arrested, hundreds executed, as clashes with German storm troopers escalate with casualties on both sides. Laborers' wives in Prague used boards studded with nails amid the unrest.
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Bohemia and
Moravia
Slovakia
Prague
Czechoslovakian
Bohemia
Romania to Bar Polish Leaders From Leaving Country
Bucharest will forbid the refugee Polish government to depart under pressure from Nazi Germany and establish a temporary capital in France. Rumanians seek a compromise in Berlin as Germany opposes a Polish rump in exile, with Smigly Rydz at Craiova and Beck isolated in France. The Warsaw siege dominates reports from London and the BBC notes renewed appeals for Allied relief while Starzynski pleads for timely aid.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Ins
Germany
France
Berlin
England
Warsaw
Romania
Edward Smigly-Rydz
Craiova
Ignace Moscicki
Bicar
Josef Beck
Frank
United States
Anthony Drexel Biddle
Beck
Associated Press
Smigly- Rydz
Britain
Poland
Smigly-Rydz
Sosnowski
Germany Reveals Plan to Partition Poland as War Rages
Berlin reports indicate German forces will withdraw to the German Soviet demarcation line after destroying remaining Polish armies in the area. The front runs from Stryj to Lwow Brest Litovsk and Bialystok, with a 50 mile reach into Polish Ukraine. A later note says Moscow may gain influence over northern regions while battles continue near Lwow and Gdynia.
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Berlin
Poland
Ukraine
Stryj
Lwow
Brest-Litovsk
Bialystok
East Prussia
Polish Ukraine
Huge Foreign Deposits By Nazi Chiefs Revealed
London report states seven top Nazi leaders including Goering Hess and Goebbels have abroad deposits and life insurance totaling 34.9 million dollars in diverse foreign banks and US holdings, with Goering owning 7.5 million abroad and 3.0 million in life policies.
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INS
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Goering
Hess
Goebbels
von Ribbentrop
Ley
Himmler
Streicher
Rudolph Hess
Heinrich Himmler
Secret
Robert Ley
Labor Front
Paul Joseph Goebbels
United States
Aim To Assure Food Supplies If U S In War
Washington AP report says leaders from agriculture food processing and distributing sectors join with administration officials to craft emergency plans for ample foods at reasonable prices should the United States enter the war. The Agricultural Advisory Council will coordinate government and industry. Justice officials floated enforcing anti trust laws to curb profiteering, with heavy complaints about sugar and flour. Regions cited include the middle Atlantic New England Great Lakes and the south central and Pacific states. Plans aim to prevent overproduction and a price collapse after peace returns.
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Washington
United States
Wal
Agricultural Advisory Council
Wallace
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Middle Atlantic
New England
Great Lakes
South Central
Pacific Coast States
Landon Urges Congress Stay Through Crisis
Governor Alf M. Landon urged Congress to remain in session during the crisis, arguing collective legislative judgment inspires more confidence than any single leader. He spoke amid a White House conference on neutrality and discussed views on arms embargo repeal and cash and carry policies.
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Alf M. Landon
G.O.P
President Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Landon
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Midwest
Col
Frank Knox
McNary
Chamberlain denounces Soviet Poland move pledges steadfast war
Premier Neville Chamberlain condemned Soviet intervention in Poland calling it cynical and affirmed Allies will press the European war. He praised British naval and air force anti U boat successes and the Courageous carrier, and said 761 lives are lost or missing to U boat actions. He warned Hitler’s peace terms will not deter Allied resolve.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Ivan Maisky
Royal Air Force
Courageous
Hitler
Britain
Germanfuehrer
England
Germany
France
Protest Against Neutrality Act Revision Draws Support
In Cedar Rapids a growing protest against neutrality act revision is led by Judge Thomas B. Powell from city hall. He argues any change aiding a belligerent cannot be neutral. City officials plan to send letters, andLeague of Women Voters members along with Linn County chiropractors urge Senators Gillette and Herring and Congressman Jacobsen to oppose revisions.
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Thomas B. Powell
Superior Court
Guy Gillette
Clyde Herring
League of Women Voters
Iowa
Congress
United Fes
Linn County Chiropractors Association
W.W. S. Jacobsen
Italy withdraws troops from Albanian-Greek frontier
Rome reports Italy will pull troops from the Albanian Greek border signaling complete reciprocal trust between Italy and Greece. The move follows a diplomatic thaw and aims to reduce border tensions while maintaining regional stability.
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Rome
Italy
Greece
NLRB Overrules CIO Protest on LaPlant Election
The NLRB overruled CIO objections to the LaPlant-Choate employee election and certified the International Association of Machinists as the sole bargaining agent. AFL unit polled 156 votes to 139 for CIO with 10 neutrals. no substantial issues found.
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CIO
LaPlant-Choate Company
National Labor Relations Board
Associated Press
Washington
International Association of Machinists
United Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
AFL
Landon Set to Speak at Cornell College October 27
Former Kansas governor Alfred M. Landon will address Cornell college in Mount Vernon during the Oct. 27 inauguration of Dr. J. B. Magee as president. The two-day events include homecoming on Oct. 28 with Dr. Arlee A. Brown delivering the charge and J. Ralph Magee offering the inaugural prayer.
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Mount Vernon
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
J. B. Magee
Cornell College
Landon
Magee
Methodist Church
Kansas City
Uniting Conference
Arlee A. Brown
Drew University
Landon Knox Talk With Roosevelt Marks Republican White House
Report by Arthur Bugs Baer notes the Republican shift as Landon and Knox meet with Franklin D. Roosevelt, signaling a change in White House access and planning. The piece frames the upcoming era with cross party visitor expectations.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
White House
Mr. Landon
Mr. Knox
Mr. Roosevelt
Famous team enters neutrality conference with bipartisan backing
The team enters a neutrality conference supported by New Hampshire and Vermont, with unanimous backing from those impartial commonwealths. The diplomatic meeting focuses on restraint and cooperative policy, signaling a unified regional stance.
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New Hampshire
Vermont
Prominent Democrats Expected As Visiting Guests
The article notes that strangers may feel less lonely among a crowd with many notable Democrats as visitors. Even Mr. Garner is mentioned as sometimes having a two weeks guest card.
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Mr. Garner
A Sense of Humor and a Duck's Back
A classic lesson on happiness. The piece argues humor and shrugging off petty wounds guard the heart, citing Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and others to show serenity over resentment. It suggests living daily with humor to enrich life and spread joy.
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Ord Acton
Lincoln
Fred Douglas
Cedar Rapids Sees Bright Mild Weather Continues
The Cedar Rapids area enjoyed bright mild conditions with temperatures rising from a 56 degree early low to 75 by mid afternoon. Tuesday peaked at 81, then cooled to 66 by evening and 61 at midnight on the Chambers Inskeep company thermometer.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Christmas Street Decorations Lights Effective Nov 23
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce retail merchants bureau said all street decorations and lights will be in place on the night of November 23. Stores will begin Christmas merchandise and promotions the same day. The Christmas parade remains set for December 1 and stores will close November 30 per Governor Wilson’s Thanksgiving proclamation.
Jap Paper Claims U.S. Set For War In Pacific
Tokyo according to Nichi Nichi Japanese paper the United States has assumed responsibility for British and French interests in the Far East and already prepared for war in the Pacific. The paper cites Langley carrier, bombers to Manila, subs replacement, faster Pacific fleet maneuvers, Alaska and Midway air bases, Panama Canal expansion, and predicts U.S. entry inpossibly before or after the 1940 election.
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U.S
Pacific
TOKIO
INS
United States
Far East
Nichi Nichi
Washington
Britain
France
Germany
Langley
Manila
Asiatic
America
Alaska
Midway Island
Hawaii
Johnston Island
Panama Canal
France declares determination to fight to victory
Paris officials issued a cabinet declaration after a ministerial meeting under President Albert Lebrun. France asserts it will fight on to final victory and that Poland will receive rightful reparation for its losses, responding to Hitler’s Danzig speech.
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Paris
Council of Ministers
France
Poland
Albert Lebrun
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
French Claim Further Gains On Saar Front
Paris dispatch reports three German counterattacks along the Saar front failed to halt French advances. German artillery aimed to blunt French flank positions around Saarbruecken and Saareguemines, while French observers note German concentrations near Aix la Chapelle and Liege with possible cross border action.
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Paris
INS
France
Saar Front
Blies
Germany
Saarbruecken
Saareguemines
Aix-la-Chapelle
Aachen
Liege
Belgium
Allied
Iowans Vote 30 1 Against Neutrality Revision Gillette
Senator Guy Gillette reports overwhelming opposition to a neutrality act revision at the coming special session. He counted 1,271 telegrams with 1,229 against and 42 in favor, plus about 1,500 letters awaiting opening, most from Iowa.
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Washington
Guy Gillette
Congress
Iowa
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