Finland Seeks Compromise in Moscow Talks
Helsinki reports negotiations with Russia will resume after new instructions to the Finnish delegation in Moscow. Talks focus on possible concessions over the Hangoe naval base and a potential alternative, with Finland hinting at compromise while maintaining resistance to ceding Hangoe territory.
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Helsingfors
INS
Finland
Russia
Moscow
A. K. Cajander
Elias Erkko
Hangoe
Gulf of Finland
Calander
Lapvik
Ass Ly
Juho K. Paasikivi
Soviet Union
Foreign Office
Joseph Stalin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Kremlin
Mussolini Pushes Military Precautions In Government Communique
Rome reports Premier Benito Mussolini urged stronger military precautions amid existing world tensions. He retained Marshal Badoglio as defense chief despite nearing retirement and met with Marshal Graziani, appointed army chief of staff, plus the Crown Prince the Prince of Piedmont as another visitor.
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Rome
INS
Benito Mussolini
Il] Duce
Pietro Badoglio
Mussolini
Badoglio
Il Duce
Rodolfo Graziani
Prince of
Piedmont
Willie Willis Reflects on His Mother's Illness
Willie Willis recalls fear of his mother when she is sick, wishing she would groan and yell like his father rather than remain quiet. The quote captures a child’s anxious perception and longing for visible distress from a parent.
British Accelerates Control of Indian Government
New Delhi Nov 5 Lord Linlithgow the viceroy invoked emergency powers to forestall violence amid nationalist demands for immediate self rule Britain will suspend the Indian constitution and provincial officials will take over governance in the provinces. Gandhi and other leaders failed to secure concessions during talks, prompting mass resignations by nationalist ministries.
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New Delhi
India
INS
Lord Linlithgow
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
All India National Congress
Viceroy
Official German Press Rebukes U S Neutrality Law
Berlin reports the German foreign office organ and Nazi press react to America's new embargo lifting neutrality law. The initial editorial tone is subdued, aiming to watch enforcement before a full Reich position is stated. A formal communiqué was expected but the journal Labor piece speaks for now.
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Berlin
INS
Roosevelt
U. S
Foreign Office
America
Reich
Norse Refuse To Hold Flint
Oslo reports the Norwegian government rejected a German demand to intern the U S S City of Flint after it released the ship and interned the German prize crew. Norway said the capture violated Norwegian orders and noted the German captain claimed authority from his government.
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Oslo
Flint
Nomoto
Norway
Haugesund
Bergen
Postman Baptized While Delivering Letter
In Columbus Ohio on November 5 Postman Peter F Ferguson delivered a registered letter to a local church. After knocking no one answered he entered to find voices in a dark corridor and fell into a baptismal pool. He climbed out and completed the delivery, albeit damp.
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Columbus, CO
Peter F. Ferguson
Ferguson
Level-Headed Boy Tells Of Escape From Wilderness
Holbrook Arizona November 5 A level headed seven year old Bruce Crozier who wandered six days and nights in rugged Arizona terrain was found by a deer hunting camp in Wildcat canyon sixty miles west of Holbrook He slept in a deer camp bed and asked for a bath and water He walked to safety and may go home tomorrow doctors said The boy recalled his adventure and his dog Topsy as towns prepared to resume normal life after the extensive search
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Bruce Crozier
Holbrook, Ariz
Arizona
Wildcat Canyon
Here
Bruce
Holbrook and
Winslow
Topsy
Charleston Opens Five Thousand Seat Municipal Auditorium
Charleston unveiled a $500000 municipal auditorium with a four hour dedication drawing about 5000 attendees. Gov Holt, Mayor Dawson, and city officials attended along with architect A F Wysong and engineering consultants. The ceremony featured a varied musical program and emphasized community use under PWA guidance.
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Harry L. Silverstein
Gov. Holt
Dawson
D. R. Kennicott
Chicago
PWA
Charles E. Hodges
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Herman Mees Meyer
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Gazette
Charleston
Harry Mathews
City Planning Committee
Harry Silverstein
A. F. Wysong
Col. C. P. Fortney
D. H. Brush, Jr
Rapp and Rapp of
Roy Pierson
M. R. Mathews
Germans Bombard Forbach and Warndt Frontier
Nazi artillery shelled the border city of Forbach as French troops moved to withdraw 10 000 residents at war start. About 150 shells hit Forbach and 150 on French lines between Sarreguemines Bitche and Rohrbach plateau. France prepared to use the U S arms embargo lift. Eugene Auguste Marquais named paymaster general for government purchases in the United States.
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Paris
Forbach
Warndt Forest
Sarregue
Bitch
Increased Sea Warfare Looms
Berlin reports intensified sea warfare looms as a likely German response to the US arms embargo lift. Informants note American arms reaching enemies will face stricter German raiders and reference the City of Flint incident as a catalyst for harsher contraband measures.
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Berlin
U. S
City of Flint
Norway
Germany
West Virginia Retail Grocers Convene Seventh Annual Meet
Delegates arrive for the seventh annual convention of the West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers. President George W. King expects over 500 attendees as elections are held and sessions open. Gov. Holt to speak at tonight's banquet with talks from Gerrit Vander Hooning and Paul Willis this afternoon.
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West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers
George W. King
Gov. Holt
Gerrit Vander Hooning
National Association of Retail Grocers
Paul Willis
Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America
Pensions Issue In 2 Elections
Campaigns run in off year contests as California Ohio and other states debate pension proposals. Californians mull a ham and egg styled plan to pay 30 dollars weekly to unemployed over 50 while Ohio voters face 50 a month for singles and 80 for couples retired earners 60 plus. Kentucky gubernatorial outcome looms as voters decide.
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Associated Press
California
Ohio
New York
Snow Deluge Hits Eastern Counties Across State
A storm moving east across the Alleghenies dumped up to eight inches of snow in eastern West Virginia. The state road commission counted nine counties under snow with low visibility yet traffic moving through. The heaviest snowfall occurred on the Allegheny Front mountain from Preston County eastward.
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Alleghanies
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Allegheny Front
Preston County
Taxation Brake On Arms Output Being Studied
Washington leaders of anti war profits blocs vow action early next session on bills to tax the arms boom. Sen Nye proposes a heavy excise tax on aircraft trucks munitions and other war goods while Rep Voorhis plans a broader version covering all war manufacturing. Nye says the aim is to curb profits and war‑related wage gains fueling aid to belligerents, though it risks Treasury revenue.
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Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Reich
Germany
Russia
Pacific
Washington
House
Senate
Sen. Nye
N. D
Rep. Voorhis
Calif
Roosevelt
Voorhis
Nye
Rep. van Zandt
Treasury
Six Felons Take Prison Break Closes in Michigan
In Jackson Michigan six convicts staged a jailbreak at the southern Michigan penitentiary during a prison football game. A veteran guard Captain Fred Boucher was killed by a shotgun blast. Seventy five visitors including Mrs Dorothy Roberts of Kalamazoo were caught in a gun battle as state police pursued the escapees. Three convicts fled over the wall and were later captured. a fourth was seized as he fell. The remaining two held a watchtower for two hours before surrendering. Many witnesses watched the dramatic effort unfold.
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Jackson
Mich
INS
Southern Michigan Penitentiary
Dorothy Roberts
Kalamazoo
Fred Boucher
Harvard Professor Debunks Tone of Famed Stradivarius
Harvard professor Dr. Frederick A. Saunders reports that the famed Stradivarius tone is largely a misconception. Tests at Harvard show little difference in tone quality between old violins and modern instruments costing about 100 dollars. Audiences favored newer instruments when played by the same artist.
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Harvard
Debunks
Tone
Stradivarius
Iowa City
Frederick A. Saunders
Harvard Univer
Sity
Saunders
American Acoustical Society
Guarnerius
Congress eyes cuts to nondefense spending as defense rises
Washington reports that lawmakers push to trim broad government outlays while defense funding climbs. Sen Byrnes says the public will back reducing nondefense costs, with defense needs and navy expansion likely driving a multibillion dollar increase for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Congress
Sen. Byrnes
D-Sc
Byrnes
Navy
Roosevelt
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Seaplane Flier Lands on South Hills Knoll
Pete Quarrier, 25, a novice pilot with about 30 flying hours, landed an Aeronica seaplane on a South Hills knoll at Weber's dairy farm around noon. He escaped injury after twisting two struts while instructors aided and denied any passenger injuries.
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Pete Quarrier
Tyro
Aeronca
South Hills
Weber
Glenn Clark
Quarrier
Clark
Pete
Davis Creek
War News Censorship Noted by The Gazette Readers
Readers are reminded that Europe dispatches during the current war are censored in the countries from which they are filed.
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The
Gazette
Europe
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Kessinger Brothers
Edith Hill
Honolulu
Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee
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