U S Lossing Its Low Mood Hang Over
Washington dispatch details Federal Loan Administrator Jesse H. Jones saying the nation shifts from a hangover to steady growth. He cites railroad modernization, limited plant expansion, and generous government credit. Jones outlines steps to speed lending, cut loan rates, coordinate agencies, and expand export financing. Brazil repays a large Chinese loan as a sign of improving collections.
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Cecil B. Dickson
Washington
INS
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
Jones
Roosevelt
FHA
HOLS
Home Loan Bank
Congress
Wee
Brazil
Pope Backs Belgium Netherlands Peace Mediation Effort
Pope Pius XII appeals to Germany France and Britain to consider Leopold Wilhelmina mediation for peace. He asks papal representatives in Berlin London Paris to press the plan and seeks Italian cooperation before war erupts. The pontiff reiterates renouncing force for a new peace edifice. Cesare Orsenigo conveys the plea to Hitler after congratulating him on surviving the Munich bombing.
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Vatican City
INS
Pope Pius XII
Germany
France
Great Britain
Leopold
Belgium
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Berlin
London
Paris
Rome
Msgr
Cesare Orsenigo
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Munich
Ex LSU Head James Monroe Smith Pleads Guilty
James Monroe Smith former head of Louisiana State University pleaded guilty to mail fraud and income tax evasion tied to a 13 million dollar expansion program. He received 30 month sentences to be served concurrently and expressed hope for a new life after prison as 27 state charges remained and other counts were pending.
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New Orleans
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
L.S.A
Wayne Borah
Huey Long
Baton Rouge
Orleans Parish
Walter Hamlin
Smith
Six Hollanders Die in Mine Blasts on Dutch-German Border
A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam reports two land mine explosions near the German frontier killed six Dutch men and soldiers. Four soldiers died in Gelderland opposite Cleves, one soldier and a civilian were killed in Groningen opposite Emden. The blasts are thought accidental during defensive preparations with mines at border points.
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London
INS
Netherlands
Reuter
Amsterdam
Gelderland
German Cleves
Rhine
Holland
Reich
Gronigen
Germany
North Sea
Emden
Belgium
Brussels
Albert Canal
Venloo
Paris
Aachen
Armistice Day Program Set for Charleston Observance
Charleston marks the 21st Armistice anniversary with a parade at Morris street and Kanawha parkway and a morning program in Lee street square featuring Maj. A. E. Haan Rev. William P. Cline Commander C. G. Dawson Lieut. Theo G. Haff Col. Charles K. Nulsen and a Charleston High School band concert A wreath laying at the D A R monument and a 2 30 p m Charleston Hunt football game at Laidley field follow.
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Charleston
Morris Street
Kanawha Parkway
Lee Street Square
A. E. Haan
William P. Cline
C. G. Dawson
John Brawley Post
American Legion
Theodore G. Haff
U. S. Naval Ordnance Plant
Charles K. Nulsen
Charleston High School
Sons of the Legion
Laidley Field
FDR Leads U S On Somber Armistice Day Observance
President Roosevelt marks the twenty first anniversary of the armistice with a quiet Arlington wreath laying and a Red Cross appeal. He urged donations to aid victims of a new European war as veterans’ groups plan ceremonies nationwide.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
U. S
American Red Cross
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
White House
America
American Legion
Unknown Soldier's Tomb
Department store sales rise in fifth district
Richmond reports a four percent increase in department store sales for October 1939 versus October 1938 and a four percent gain for the first ten months of 1939 over the same period in 1938. Virginia shows 1.8 and 3.4 percent, West Virginia 5.4 and 3.2, North Carolina 2.5 and 7.3, South Carolina 4.5 and 13.8. City gains include Charleston 9.3 and 3.1, Huntington 8.9 and 8.5.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolinia
Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
War News Caution and Calm Amid Frontline Dispatches
The Gazette invites readers to distinguish facts from propaganda in war dispatches. It notes the relative lack of front-line news as a positive sign and argues colorless reports may carry cheer, contrasting them with the graphic details of past wars.
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Gazette
Verdun
Somme
Hitler Photos Are Purloined
Berlin reports an investigation into a shop window smashing at Heinrich Hoffmanns studio during a blackout. A large photograph of Hitler was stolen and several smaller prints damaged as police seek the saboteurs who attacked the chancellors photographer in Munich.
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Berlin
INS
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Heinrich Hoffman
der Fuehrer
Hitler
Bombing Hitler Bomb Target Also Hit Gestapo HQ
London reports the same blast that damaged Munich’s Beer Hall also struck Berlin’s Gestapo headquarters. The Budapest dispatch says carpenters worked overnight to conceal the damage and prevent public knowledge of the second bombing.
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London
INS
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Buergerbraukeller
Gestapo
Secret Police
Berlin
London Daily Express
Budapest
Munich bombing blamed on war mongers and Jewish circles
Newspapers in the Reich accuse England France and international Jewish circles of responsibility for the Munich beer hall blast. Police do not confirm a link to the bombing while Hoffmans studio on Koch Street sits four blocks from the chancellery as seven victims lie in state before the Feldherrnhalle.
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Hoffman
Koch Street
Munich
England
France
Reich Tonight
Hitler
Man offers to sell body to buy home in Duluth
A 44 year old Duluth resident promised to sell his body after death for 500 to fund a down payment on a house. In a paid classified ad the man asked that his identity be kept private and said he would donate his body to any medical group or institution upon payment. He said he has worked for low wages and only has receipts for rent, asserting his soul belongs to God and his heart to his wife.
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Duluth
The
News-Tribune
Cold Steel and Grenades Halt German Attacks
French infantry used bayonets and hand grenades backed by Maginot guns to repel two German assaults on the northeastern front. Officials noted the clashes may presage a broader Nazi push, with Germans penetrating near the Maginot line before retreating as French artillery pounded their advance.
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Paris
Maginot Line
War Ministry
Navy Admits Ship Faults and Reforms
The Navy acknowledged that some new destroyers were overweight and lacked sufficient stability while certain cruiser stern posts had cracked in the past. Acting Secretary Charles Edison said fixes have been implemented to correct unsatisfactory features and that designs were revamped to prevent recurrence.
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Washington
Navy
Charles Edison
Sen. Vandenberg
Mich
Edison
Navy Department
Vandenberg
Grand Rapids
Herald
U. S. Citizens Urged to Leave Holland
U S citizens in the Netherlands urged to depart as precautionary defense measures tighten across the Low Countries. The U S consulate said Americans should move wives and dispensable staff out now with trains held ready to evacuate civilians from flood zones and border points.
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Amsterdam
U. S
Netherlands
Belgium
Brussels
Hague
German air raids jolt Britain as RAF downs Dornier seaplane
German warplanes harassed coastal Britain from Shetland to Kent. RAF squadrons fought back and forced a large Dornier seaplane down in the North Sea with its crew rescued by a small boat. Observers fear a major blow may come on Armistice Day as Britain holds defenses in alert.
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London
INS
British Isles
Bck
Royal Air Force
North Sea
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Britain
U. S
Emden
Shetland Islands
Kentish
Boy Hid in Leaves Crushed by Car in Springfield
In Springfield on November 10, Fred L. Clayton 36 struck a pile of leaves and found seven year old Richard Bostwick crushed beneath. The boy died from brain concussion after being carried to a hospital. Richard and other children had been hiding in the leaves.
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Will D. Johnson
Della Brand
Odell Brand
WPA
Annie Fay Johnson
Johnson
C. P. Almon
Springfield
Fred L. Clayton
Clayton
Richard Bostwick
Richard
West Virginia Marks 21st Armistice Day
West Virginia observed its 21st Armistice Day with civic demonstrations and sports events to honor war dead. State Commander Poling from Charleston urged lessons from the war to safeguard peace and liberty while officials and veterans groups planned speeches across communities. Principal speaker Louis A. Johnson was slated for Welch and NYA youths at South Charleston plant prepared for duties.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Ican Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Johnson
Louis A. Johnson
Welch
South Charleston
NYA
Three Car Crash Claims One Life Near Cedar Grove
Paul Kelly twenty of Ward died after a three car collision near Cedar Grove. Three others were hospitalized at Charleston General with injuries not yet assessed. Kelly died at the hospital and his body was taken to Bartlett and Wynns mortuary. Survivors include Ophie Brown twenty two of Mammoth Pauline Whitley twenty five of Ward and Junior Blue twenty of Ward.
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Paul Kelly
Ward
Charleston General Hospital
Cedar Grove
Kelly
Bartlett and Wynns
Ophie Brown
Mammoth
Pauline Whitley
Junior Blue
FDR to Attend Army Navy Game in Philadelphia
President Roosevelt announced plans to attend the Army Navy football game in Philadelphia on December 2. It would be his first trip to the game since taking office, with questions raised about whether he would publicly cheer for the service teams. He previously served as assistant secretary of the navy in World War I.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
White House
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