U S Requests Allies Not to Molest Neutral Trade
The United States formally asks Britain and France to avoid interfering with normal trade with neutrals amid the European war. Officials say escape clauses in reciprocal agreements could let Allies cancel concessions, while the US may revise terms to prevent lopsided advantages as war risks grow.
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Washington
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Britain
France
London
Paris
U. S
Joseph P. Kennedy
State Department
Johnny Rebs to See Gone With the Wind in Atlanta
Five Confederate veterans in Georgia feared missing the world premiere of Gone With the Wind. They will be honored guests of Clark Gable at the 2,051 seat Loew's Grand theater opening on December 15. Veterans read the novel via NYA readers and recall Civil War memories while awaiting their tickets.
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Atlanta
Clark Gable
Georgia
M. Y. Griggs
Margaret Mitchell
Griggs
NYA
J. R. Jones
Joseph E. Johnston
William Tecumseh Sherman
Durham
N. C
Johnston
Sherman
Loew’s Grand
Gable
Page Seven News Briefs and Notices
Page seven highlights a mix of brief items from the town, including local events, upcoming meetings, weather notes, and small community updates. Readers are directed to nearby columns for more detailed notices and schedules.
State Forest Fire Hazard Rises Across West Virginia
The conservation commission mobilized 2,000 men as forest fire danger spiked with a smoky pall over the southern region. Fires in Kanawha and Pocahontas districts were only 50 and 60 percent under control, with eighty-two fires reported and warnings of possible hunting season suspensions under new law on 24 hours notice. Rain was forecast to aid efforts. The Tygart valley in Preston county saw a 150 acre spread, while Greenbrier district reported four small fires under control. Kanawha district logged about 35 fires and Pocahontas about 40.
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Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Kanawha
Pocahontas
H. W. Shawhan
Shawhan
Tygart Valley
Preston County
Greenbrier
Justice Butler Dies Aged 73
Justice Pierce Butler, 73, associate justice and the court's conservative voice, died at Garfield hospital after months of bladder trouble. Funeral will be at St Matthew's Cathedral. burial in St Paul. President Roosevelt and Chief Justice Hughes led tributes as the court adjourned in his honor.
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INS
Pierce Butler
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Arch
Garfield Hospital
Hughes
St. Matthews Cathedral
St. Paul, Minn
Justice Butler
Roosevelt
James Clark McReynolds
High Tribunal
Butler
Defense Challenges Split in Decision
A federal jury in South Bend found four General Motors corporations guilty of violating the anti trust law while acquitting 17 individuals on trial. The verdict names GM, GMAC, GM Sales, and GMAC Indiana, with post verdict motions to be argued.
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South Bend
Ind
INS
Indiana
General Motors
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
General Motors Sales Corporation
General Motors Acceptance Corporation of
Harold Geyer
Lakeville
Farmer
Ernest S. Ballard
John Thomas Smith
Walter C. Lindley
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
William S. Knudsen
John J. Schumann
Sloan
Knudsen
GMAC
GM Waste Charged in $155 Million Stockholders Suit
New York reports that Charles E. Singer filed a federal court suit against General Motors and 34 officers alleging $155 million was misappropriated through bonuses and stock deals between 1930 and 1938. Defendants include Junius Morgan Jr, John J. Raskob, Owen Young, Alfred Sloan Jr, Kettering, and Irenee du Pont. The suit seeks a temporary injunction and cites a loss of 2,162,000 GM shares linked to Motors Management Corp. actions.
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Charles E. Singer
General Motors Common
Junius S. Morgan, Jr
John J. Raskob
Owen D. Young
William S. Knudsen
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Charles F. Kettering
Irenee du Pont
Singer
General Motors
General Motors Shares,Inc
Motors Management Corporation
Roosevelt era on Supreme Court deepens with Butler death
Washington reports the death of Associate Justice Pierce Butler signaling a shift toward Roosevelt appointees dominating the Supreme Court. With Butler's vacancy soon filled, Roosevelt would have named five of the nine justices, cementing a liberal interpretation of the Constitution across the high court.
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Washington
Pierce Butler
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Butler
Mr. Roosevelt
Justice Butler
Insist on Super Roads for Safety in Driving
Traffic expert Dr. Miller McClintock of Yale urged a conference audience to demand cities build elevated or below street level super roads. He argued such systems cost little more than current widening projects and would greatly reduce accidents by separating traffic directions and removing intersections and abutter access. He warned against pedestrian access, saying it endangers both drivers and pedestrians.
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Washington
Miller McClintock
Bureau of Traffic Research
Yale University
Yale
McClintock
State Revises Kuhn Charge in Bund Leader Larceny Trial
New York, Nov. 16. Acknowledgement of a major error by a key witness and a sharp reduction in Kuhn’s alleged theft were disclosed as the state revised the charge in the bund’s larceny case. The total misappropriated funds were narrowed to 1,891 with a breakdown of 674 from the legal defense fund and 500 tied to another misstatement, while defense counsel argued Kuhn held broad control over the organization.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Bundsfuehrer
Peter L. F. Sabbatino
Bund
Kuhn
Benjamin Blattner
Thomas E. Dewey
Asst. Dist. Atty
Herman McCarthy
Capone To Be Guarded By G Men After Release
G men will guard Al Capone at all times for an undetermined period after his release from federal custody. Attorney General Murphy said the move stems from reports that Capone associates have appeared in Miami. Capone is to retire to a private Florida island estate while undergoing a medical exam in Baltimore. The FBI will keep him under strict surveillance for the near term.
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Washington
INS
al Capone
Murphy
Department of Justice
Capone
Chicago
Miami
Fla
White House
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Finland Cools Tension After Russian Proposals
Finland quiets after five weeks of pressure from Russia as Helsinki residents return to the capital. The cabinet discussed the Moscow talks, and a 50 million mark defense loan was oversubscribed by 10 million. Foreign Minister Elias Erkko marked the Helsingin Sanomat anniversary.
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Finland
Russia
Moscow
Elias Erkko
Helsingin Sanomat
Soviet press pushes Finland to concessions in Gulf crisis
The Moscow based Soviet Russian press campaign expanded tonight with Organ of Light Industry declaring the Soviet will guarantee the security of its northwestern frontiers regardless of Finland's government stance. It accuses Finnish leaders of a dark game and says Russian proposals are needed due to defenses in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic.
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Finland
Organ of Light Industry
Gulf of Finland
Baltic
Eccles Tax Plan Sparks Treasury Split Over Tax Hikes
Washington reports a sharp clash between Treasury and the Federal Reserve over Eccles tax proposals. Acting Secretary Hanes rejected Eccles as not speaking for the administration, marking the latest in a long-running feud about deficit spending and tax policy during the 1934- era.
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Washington
Treasury
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
John W. Hanes
Eccles
Administration
Congress
Federal Reserve
Utah
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Readers warned on censorship and cautious war news
The Gazette cautions readers that war reporting is censored and urges distinguishing fact from propaganda. It notes that absence of front news can be good news and favors avoiding bloodshed over indecisive attacks.
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Nazi War Aim Declared As Destruction Of British Supremacy
A Berlin source asserts Nazi Germany seeks to destroy British world influence as the main war aim, despite no evident major offensive. The claim comes amid a quiet European war scene with little surface activity and unclear timing for any attack.
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Berlin
Germany
Juliet's Parents Drop Objections To Engagement
New York November 16. Eileen Herrick's parents Mr and Mrs Walter Herrick withdraw all objections to her marriage to George Lowther III after a habeas corpus writ was dismissed. The couple said she is free to do as she wishes and will not be persuaded. After ten days rest in a hospital she could see him and marry if she insists. The dispute ended with a clear family statement of love and support.
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New York
Eileen Herrick
Walter R. Herrick
George Lowther III
British Sink Six Nazi Ships In Week Navy command praised
Prime Minister Chamberlain said Britain’s naval losses are the price of sea command as six German merchant ships were sunk by the British navy in the past week. The Commons report noted many British merchant ships are armed and convoys are expanding, while some German ships were captured or scuttled to avoid capture.
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Chamberlain
Great Britain
House of Commons
John Simon
Germany
Press Association
Sir John
Leander
Newton Beech
Admiralty
Mecklenburg
Parana
German Note Demands Romania Rush Supplies
London reports Germany sent Romania a firm note demanding immediate removal of artificial delays in Romanian deliveries to the Reich. An official German source in Bucharest said the note was delivered in stern terms. Berlin also lodged a protest over alleged sabotage affecting Romanian gasoline and oil shipments to Germany.
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INS
Germany
Rumania
Reich
Reuter
Bucharest
Wilhelm Fabricus
Monster Trucks Attacked as Roadway Pests by Ickes
Secretary Ickes blasted motor trucks and slow drivers as traffic pests during an informal address to the American Automobile Association convention. He urged speed laws and manners reforms to curb roadhogs and truck domination, hinting at weekend highway bans for trucks.
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American Automobile Association
Ickes
Offensive Aim Proclaimed Of Destroying British Empire
Berlin reports an official German statement declaring an offensive war aim to free Europe from the British rule. The pledge follows mediation failures by Britain and France and echoes a prior warning by a Nazi official. German outlets note the armament loan by Krupp and repatriation progress in the Baltic region as proof of intent.
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Germany
Europe
Reich
Leopold
Wilhelmina
Freidrich Krupp Company
Essen
Estonia
Latvia
Russia
Indian Ocean Raid Reports German Raider Sinks British Tanker
Nov 16 dispatches from Capetown say a German raider sank the 706-ton Africa Shell off the East African coast and captured its captain. Reports differ on whether a warship or armed merchantman carried out the attack about 180 miles northeast of Lourenco Marques in the Mozambique channel. The incident marks the first Indian Ocean operation by German raiders in this war.
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East African
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Africa
Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Mozambique Channel
East Africa
Madagascar
Deutschland
Admiral Scheer
Cape Horn
South Atlantic
Emden
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