U S to Defend Hemisphere, Welles Says Soon
Sumner Welles, under secretary of state, warned that the United States will defend itself and aid the Western Hemisphere against aggression. He urged inter American solidarity, cited the Monroe Doctrine, and noted the Lima Pan American Conference set for December 9 with Hull expected to head the U S delegation.
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Washington
Sumner
Welles
U. 5
South America
State Department
New World
Lima
Peru
Hull
Irwin Goes On Trial Today For 1937 Slayings
New York Nov 6 17 The Tong-delayed trial of Robert Irwin eccentric sculptor under indictment for the 1937 Easter morning slayings in Veronica Gedeon attractive model her mother and Frank Byrnes a Gedeon boarder starts tomorrow in general sessions court. Irwin will be tried for the death of Byrnes in which the state believes it can prove premeditation. Fymes was the last of the three to die. Asst Dist Atty Jacob J Readin will head the prosecution Samuel Leibowitz will defend to win basing his defense on an insanity plea. A special panel of 150 veniremen has been drawn. Court will adjourn over Tuesday election day end it was probable opening arguments would not begin before Thursday.
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New York
Robert Irwin
Veronica Gedeon
Frank Byrnes
Gedeon
Irwin
Byrnes
Fymes
Asst
Jacob J,readin
Samuel Leibowitz
British Bombers Eclipse Hop Record Set by Soviet Fliers
Three British Royal Air Force bombers flying from Ismailia to Port Darwin eclipsed the Russian trans polar distance record of 1987. The pilots passed Salayar island in the Celebes group, about 6400 miles from the hop point, while Soviet fliers led by Pilot Mikhail Gromoff landed in San Jacinto, California after a 6306 mile flight from Moscow. Fort Darwin lies 7162 miles from the starting point.
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London
Royal Air Force
Egypt
Australia
Naval
Netherlands East Indies
Port Darwin
Ismailia
Assed Salayar Island
Cerebes
OM Point
Mikhail Gromoff
San Jacinto
Calif
Moscow
Fort Darwin
Mangaram
West Flores
B.S. Ta
Horthy Takes Czech Land As Hungary Reclaims Territory
In Budapest on November 6 Admiral Nicholas Horthy formally assumed control of Hungary’s share of former Czechoslovakia. He led troops across the Danube into Komarom, as occupation of 4,875 square miles proceeds under Italo German arbitration. Rain dampened but spirits rose among Hungarians watching the historic move.
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Budapest
Ingary
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Danube
Komarom
Hunarians
Horthy
Communasls
30 Guests Die as Oslo Studio Fire Traps Partygoers
A sudden blaze in a photographer's paper decorated Oslo studio last night trapped about 40 guests, turning a gay party into one of Norway's worst fires. Firemen found 13 bodies near the door and residents describe scenes of panic as victims burned while fleeing down stairs or leaping to the pavement.
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Oslo
Norway
Hitlers Reich Unafraid of Armament to Keep Peace
Adolf Hitler lectured democracies in Weimar, pledging a defense force to keep the peace. He warned democracies cannot claim rights for small peoples while arming for war, and cited British Labour criticisms as a danger to Nazi rule. About 100000 Nazis heard him urge disarmament while preparing to strengthen Germany.
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Weimar
Germany
Reich
Hitler
Woodrow Wilson
Greenwood
Arthur Greenwood
Churchill
Fuehrer
Catholic Leader Attacks Nazi Ban in Munich Sermon
Cardinal Faulhaber denounced Nazi suppression of individual rights during a Munich sermon before about 5000 worshipers. He insisted on three core rights including freedom to belief and attend services, urging protection of faith amid church crackdowns.
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Munich
NSI
Michael
von Faulhaber
Germany
Cardinal Faulhaber
Dachauenneen
Churchill urges Hitler to relax and hear doubts
Winston Churchill urged Adolf Hitler to relax and allow honest doubt, noting that eighty million Germans hold diverse origins and interests. He cited resignations of Alfred Duff Cooper and Anthony Eden over policy, stressing pacifist aims and the need for multiple opinions to prevent fear, while warning against suppressing views.
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London
Hitler
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Alfred Dutt
Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Labo
Germany
Only Known Script Of Old Melodrama Found in Archives
Salt Lake City announces the discovery of a manuscript of Metamora by Augustus Stone, found in the old Salt Lake theater archives. Dr. Wallace A. Goales of the University of Utah calls it the sole known copy, preserved as a prompters’ script, with Barrett H. Clark deeming it a major addition to American drama.
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Salt Lake City
Wallace A. Goales
University of Utah Speech and Drama Department
Augustus’ Stone
Barrett H. Clark
New York City
Industry Gains During October
The Federal Reserve board estimated October industrial production rose about 4 percent to 85 on the 1923 25 base, the highest since October. It was the fifth straight month of gains, with 1 000,000 reemployed since spring and a broad uptrend in hours, workers, and total man-hours. Building contracts reached a new seasonal peak, rail carloadings rose, and trade sales and inventories shifted with higher prices for raw materials and lower steel, oil, and gasoline prices. Exports and imports both moved upward in August, exports well ahead of imports.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Mareoh
Entombed hound Sport found dead after 18 days
In Spelter near Clarksburg rescuers reached the body of Sport the beagle after 18 days of digging. His head was trapped under a rock 20 feet underground, claws worn from scratching sandstone. Owner Howard Walls planned to bury Sport in the front yard. brother Larry spoke of doing their best.
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Spelter
Sport
Beagle Hound
Clarksburg
Floyd Collins
Kentucky
Collins
Howard Walls
Spelteratore
Walls
Larry Walls
Howard
Japan Warns of Retaliation If U S Presses Nine Power Pact
Tokyo based Kokumin, linked to the army and ultranationalists, warned that Japan would take retaliatory measures if the United States tries to force continued recognition of the nine power pact. The paper scoffed at Cordell Hull’s Washington remarks, blamed British scheming, and warned that U S economic action would doom the Roosevelt regime. It said Japan would not tolerate pressure and would defend its sway in the Orient, potentially denying American rights in China.
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Tokyo
Kokumin
Japan
U. S
Cordell Hull
Washington
Far East
U.S
Hull
Orient
Roosevelt
China
Pair Ties The Knot On Horseback In Stable Ceremony
Chicago couple Hal Eisner aged 28 and Lucille Dickman aged 24 wed while perched on horses in a riding stable. The groom, bride, witnesses, and the judge all rode, chosen to honor their shared passion for horses and the place they met. The unique ceremony drew about four thousand onlookers.
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Chicago
Hal Eisner
Lucille Dickman
Retired War Lord Will Rule for Japs
Gen. Wupei-Fu, a retired Chinese war lord, reportedly accepted a Japanese offer to head a new Chinese central government. He would preside over a federation of Japanese established regimes in China with a public announcement likely at a planned January all China People's conference. Sources say Japan seeks to permit him to recruit a Chinese army to replace garrisons in four years.
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Peiping
Wupei-Fu
Daepan
China
Gen
Gen- Wu
Chiang- Kal-shek
Black Eye Ad Draws Odd Crowds to Beauty Shop
MIAME FIs Nov GA reports a beauty shop operator A D Allen once advertised for blank eye customers with a bold line We will paint it with guaranteed results The ad drew a steady stream of customers in varied attire from gowns to overalls creating a local curiosity and an unintended backlash against his business outcomes
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Miame
Fis
A. D. Allen
Thad
al- Inn
Lewis Urges Labor To Back New Deal At Polls Tomorrow
Washington AP report notes both Republicans and Democrats seek 1940 leaders as off year results may sway opinions. Roosevelt’s stance on a potential third term looms, with Dewey and Barkley among possible contenders and McNutt touted in Indiana as fueling a 1940 boom.
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Lewis
Labor
Kirke
L. Simpson
Washington
Hoover
Roosevelt
Dewey
New York
Thomas Dewey
Sen
Barkley
Kentucky
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Robert Taft
Ohio
Bulkley
McNub Stith
Indiana
van Nuys
Paul V. McNutt
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusets
Arthur H. James
Cal
Chicagoan Wins Race With Death
Four year old Henry L Walther arrived in Chicago by transport plane after a 4500 mile journey from Alaska to beat death as his dying mother Mrs Alice Walther awaited him at the hospital. Physicians say Mrs Walther is incurably ill and had held on to see her son.
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Chicago
Henry L. Walther
Alaska
Alice Walther
N Y Governor Race Hots Up With Looming Victory Odds
New York voters face a pivotal governor showdown between incumbent Herbert Lehman and challenger Thomas Dewey. Democratic leaders project Lehman a large plurality, while Republican chiefs estimate Dewey to win by hundreds of thousands. Both sides claim strong support in Upstate and New York City, with forecasts ranging from 250000 to 682000 in various regions.
Judge Sentences Man to WPA in Utah Case
Salt Lake City report says a 62 year old man, David J. Wilkerson of Roosevelt, Utah, told Federal Judge Tillman D. Johnson he sold a gallon of wine to Indians due to no other income. He was sentenced to the Works Progress Administration after admitting the charge and explaining his motive. The octogenarian judge cited bureaucratic red tape in delivering the sentence.
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Salt Lake City
Tillman D. Johnson
Works Progress Administration
David J. Wilkerson
Roosevelt
Utah
WPA Head Denies Charge of Pennsylvania Coercion
Acting WPA Administrator Aubrey Williams rejects the Senate campaign expenditures committee findings alleging coercion of WPA workers in Pennsylvania during the election. He says he found no truth in the charges, after reviewing Sen Davis report and the committee's May 3 repack, and accuses of misseelection of evidence.
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Aubrey Williams
Senate Committee On
Washington
INS
WPA
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Pennsylvania
Sheppard Williams
Mortis Sheppard D
Texas
Senate
James J. Davis R
Democratic Campaign Fund
Williams
Davis
Vote for Proven Friends Of Social Measures CIO Head Says
CIO Chairman John L. Lewis urged labor to vote for proven friends of Roosevelt's social measures. He spoke as campaigns neared final phase with 35 senators, most of the House, and 32 governors elected. The issue centers on New Deal social legislation and support for policies in 1940. Lewis praised FDR programs while warning of a reckoning for labor’s allies. Farley accused Republicans of prejudice and deceit, asserting no solid program or substitutes for the New Deal.
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Cio Head
Associated Press
John L. Lewis
CIO
Labor
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Hinta
Lewis
Isher
White House
Legislative Branch
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Providence
R. I
Republican Party
Ten States Election Contests and Governors Races
Washington dispatch lists ten major contests to be decided Tuesday with candidate pairs for New York governor Herbert H. Lehman vs Thomas E. Dewey. Pennsylvania governor Charles Alvin Jones vs Arthur H. James. senator George H. Earle vs James J. Davis. and Ohio senator Taft vs Robert J. Bulkley. The piece notes state issues and party lines shaping outcomes.
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Washington
New York
Herbert HK. Lohman
Thomas E. Dewey
Lehman
Dewey
Pennsylvania
Charles Alvin Jones
Arthur H. James
George H. Earle
James J. Davis
Gov. Earle
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Robert Quillen
Czech
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Tuehrer
Hiller
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GOP
N.Y
Herbert H. Lehman
James A. Farley
Upstate
William
Murray
Albany
Eels
Tll
Fdr
Taft
Robert A. ‘Taft
Robert J. Bulkley
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