German Finnish forces press toward Murmansk and Kerch
German and Finnish troops close in on Murmansk and its rail link to Leningrad while Kerch is isolated after the Feodosia capture. Kalinin front sees a costly Red counter attack halted. German and Italian advances press in Donets basin and north of Rostov. White Sea drive stressed as aid routes intensify. Hoover objects to U S Finland policy amid Soviet conflict.
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Berlin
Murmansk
Leningrad
Kerch
Crimean
Caucasus
Moscow
Kalinin
Donets
Rostov-on-Don
Coir International
White Sea
Ussr
London
BBC
Russian Karelia
Helsinki
Baltic
Gulf of Finland
Feodosis
Crimea
Wre
Feodosia
Caucass
La Guardia Wins Third Term as New York Mayor
Fiorello La Guardia defeats William O Dwyer in a tight race to secure a third consecutive term. O Dwyer carries Queens and Richmond while La Guardia wins Manhattan Bronx and Brooklyn. Final margins and party splits noted as early results come in.
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New York
Fiorello H. la
Queens
O'Dwyer
Richmond
Staten Island
Republican
American Labor
City Fusion
United City
Brooklyn
Bronx
Edward J. Flynn
Tammany
Bailiwick
Manhattan
la Guardiane
Lobloth O'Dwyer Sant
American Labor Party
la Guardia
Jeremah T. Mahoney
Dem
John P. O'Brien
Tee
Lehman
LaGuardia
Fusion
Voy Brest
Roosevelt
German Drive Near Rostov Deepens War Front
Soviet dispatches say German tank divisions led by Col. Gen. Ewald von Kleist struck a deep wedge toward Rostov on Don. The 16th tank division halted after suffering heavy losses, while other armored units battered the Donbas region with heavy fighting along the southern front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuibyshev
Russia
Ewald von Kleist
Red Army
Rostov-on-Don
Caucasus
von Kleist
Donbasin
Meus
Court curbs excessive costs by justices of the peace
The supreme court struck down excessive costs charged by Cabell County justices of the peace and invalidated six legislative enactments that would reopen several workmen’s compensation cases. It ordered writs preventing the Compensation Commissioner from reopening the cases, citing constitutional violations. The involved parties include Alfred F. Dean Bennie Bell and the Koppers company with other employees and employers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Justices of the Peace
Cabell County
C. L. Heaberlin
Alfred F. Dean
Bennie Bell
Koppers Company
E. R. Robinson
The
Truax
Finns Riot In Helsinki Protest War Warning
Public demonstrations erupt in Helsinki after Secretary Hull warns Finland to cease war against Russia. Crowds clash with police, 21 demonstrators arrested as pro German and peace factions clash amid ongoing internal strife. President Ryti meets U.S. Ambassador Schoenfield amid the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Helsinki
Hull
Russia
Daily Express
Peace Party
Helsink
Foralan
Ruste Ryti
U.S
H. F. Arthur Schoenfield
Nazis May Shift Main Battle to Caucasus
Reported German strategy centers on moving the war into the Caucasus while holding lines from Leningrad to Kharkov. A Russian Crimean army trapped near Feodosiya may be forced to surrender, with a contested escape by sea risking mass bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caucasus
Kirke L
Leningrad
Kharkov
Donets-Don
Crimea
Black Sea
Feodosiya
Kerch
Britain Sinks 20-30 U Boats in Atlantic Battle
London reports that Britain sunk at least twenty to thirty Nazi U boats and reduced Atlantic sub warfare. A large convoy crossing the Atlantic arrived without loss, numbering about forty merchant ships. Some 1,276 sailors were rescued and taken as prisoners, including 467 Malays.
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London
Britain
North Atlantic
Admiralty
Atlantic
42 State Phone Strike Threatens
Henry Mayer said a Friday morning conference would explore the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers differences with American Telephone and Telegraph. The union's members voted a strike to affect 42 states unless the dispute is certified to the national defense mediation board by November 14. U S Mediation officials Aaron Horvitz and other Washington aides will attend along with the union negotiating committee led by John Moran and A T and T management representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Mayer
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
Independent
American Telephone Aid Telegraph Company
National Defense Mediation Board
U. S
Mayer
Aaron Horvitz
U.S. Conciliation Service
Washington
John J. Moran
Pittsburgh
A. T. and
Lausche Elected Cleveland Mayor Defeats Blythin
Frank J. Lausche, 46, Democrat, won Cleveland mayoral race ending eight years of Republican control. With 275 of 1016 booths reporting, Lausche had 144,497 votes to Blythin’s 29,536. The two year term begins Monday.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Edward Blythin
George Bender
Cuyahoga County
Blythin
Hope Abandoned For 95 on Destroyer Reuben James
The U S Navy said all hope is abandoned for 95 missing from the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James after 97 died when the ship sank off Iceland on Oct 30. The tanker U S Salinas was also torpedoed and damaged but reached port with no loss of life.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Navy Department
Reuben James
Iceland
Maine
U. S. Salinas
Salinas
Navy
Supreme Court ruling denies unemployment benefits to WV miners
The court held the 1939 and associated shutdowns were voluntary idleness and not eligible for jobless pay. Justices Fox Kenna Riley and Rose joined in a 4-1 decision affecting $7-8 million in 1939 claims and potential $3-4 million for the current year, impacting over 100,000 miners idle during the stoppages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Fred L. Fox
Jo N. Kenna
James B. Riley
H. H. Rose
Sai
Britain’s War Secrets Kept By Girls By Watt Interview
London November 4 The inventor Robert Watson Watt says women were connected since 1935 with Britain's radio location device used to detect and intercept enemy planes. He asserts no woman revealed any secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
International News Service
London
Robert Watson Watt
England
Watt
Britons Trap Vichy Ships and Armed Sloop
British naval forces blocked the scuttling of three French merchantmen and engaged a convoy off the Cape of Good Hope. The admiralty said five freighters and an armed sloop were trapped, with plans to scuttle under German orders. A Swiss report claimed the Seine Ville was attacked in Tunisian waters but continued voyage. no crew injuries reported.
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London
INS
South Africa
Oran
Germany
Orient
Cape of Good Hope
Admiralty
NBC
New York
Havas
South
State Mourns Naval Dead In West Virginia Recall
West Virginia felt the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James disaster with 10 families receiving death in line of duty messages while others learned survivors were saved. Navy announced seven officers and 189 enlisted listed as dead, naming several WV locals among the casualties and noting some confusion over two listed as missing. Memorial services and follow up details were pending at Schamb Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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West Virginia
Reuben James
Kanawha
Navy
West
Alden W. Neptune
Mannington
Nesty
Kenneth C. Neely
Cunard
Fayette County
Victor F. Krystynak
Follansbee
Boston
Schamb Memorial Presbyterian Church
FDR Map and Nazi Religion Credo Hit in Senate
In Washington a split Senate debate features Sen. Bilbo and Sen. Lodge warning the nation is unprepared for war as the neutrality act faces changes. House leaders push ship arming and lend lease while arguing over combat zone removals amid Republican Martin’s opposition.
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Senate
Theodore Bilbe
D.-Miss
Henry Lodge
R.-Mass
Germany
Martin
Bay
GOP
National Committee
House
FDE
Roosevelt
South America
Sen
Clark
D-ida
New York Times
Sen Wheeler
D.-Mont
Sen. Taft
R-O
Cole Urnist
RAF Fleets Bomb Ports Ships and Plants
RAF fleets swept the continental coast in broad offensive strikes while the navy reported sinking or beaching a large enemy supply ship after torpedo hits. British ships and escorts suffered five casualties, and fighter planes attacked Le Havre and La Havre zones as bombers struck off Frisian islands and targets in Norway.
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London
Admiralty
Channel
la Havre
France
Air Ministry
Frisian
Holland
Norway
Zergso
I St. Nazaire
le Havre
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Little Flower
N. Y
Farley
AEF
Hitler
By Elbert Quilien
Rostov
J-P
Africa
W. Va
Edwin Louie Farley
Hurricane
Harold Hammer Beasley
Hinton
Leftwich Erastus Carbaugh, Jr
Princeton
Lodge
Sen. Barkley
Cecil B. Dickson
Joseph Martin
Congress
RAF
Continental Coast
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