Kerch and Crimea Fall to Hitler Forces
Berlin reports Kerch and eastern Crimea seized by German Romanian troops in a Sunday operation. The move blocks Russian water access to the Sea of Azov and threatens Sevastopol, with Soviet prisoners rising to about 101,800 and heavy losses noted. Soviets reportedly withdrew forces toward the Caucasus with some naval support.
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Berlin
INS
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Caucasus
Kerch
Crimea
Taman
Reichs Uehrer
Sea of
Azov
Black Sea
Strait of
Don River
Rostov
Sevastopol
Crimean
Strait of Kerch
Caucas
President Signs Neutrality Change
Roosevelt signed into law a bill authorizing arming American merchant ships and allowing them to sail combat zones and war ports. He urged Congress to quickly appropriate 12 million dollars for armament costs as the navy readies guns and crews. Vice President Wallace signed the neutrality repealer earlier in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy Department
Wallace
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign
German Attempts to Turn Moscow Flank Repelled
Soviet reports say German attacks aimed at the Moscow northern flank were stemmed in the Kalinin sector while Red Army forces in the Tula area were sent into panic flight. Red Air Force fighters wrought heavy losses as fighting raged near Kalinin 95 miles from Moscow and around the southwest sector.
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Kuibyshev
Russia
INS
Moscow
Kalinin
Red Army
Tula
Red Air Force
Karelia
Japanese Military Wins Massive Funding Boost
Tokyo reports the house of representatives unanimously adopted a supplementary military appropriation of 3.8 billion yen as Japan readies for any potential Far Eastern crisis. The emergency session lasted nine minutes and approved Finance Minister Okinari Kaya’s budget claim of a stable financial condition amid overseas asset freezes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
House of Representatives
U. S
Diet
Okinari Kaya
Captured Odenwald Reaches San Juan Port
Twelve officers and 33 men were put ashore under arrest when the captured German merchant ship Odenwald arrived at San Juan Puerto Rico under naval guard. The unarmed freighter sailed under false American colors after being seized November 6 in Atlantic equatorial waters by a U S cruiser.
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Washington
Navy Department
San Juan
Puerto Rico
U U. S
Odenwald
Willmote
Philadelphia
Hamburg
Navy
Tamale Vendor Cited After Moonshine Discovery
In Austin Texas on November 17 State Liquor Inspector R T Bailey halted a tamale vendor whose cries drew attention. A moonshine liquor found in the vendor’s double boiler was confiscated and the vendor fined. The man later sang a revised tune about hot tamales and that being all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Yex
R. T. Bailey
Bailey
Nutritionist urging public on vitamins and nutrition
Miss Mabel Perry told about 200 delegates at the state health conference that vitamins from grocers are better and cheaper than concentrates. She urged nutrition education for teachers, nurses, and canning projects to fight ignorance and poverty as causes of poor nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Perry
State Health Department
Joan
U. S
J. M. Coram
Beckley
E. G. McGauran
Morgantown
Miss Perry
West Virginia
Washington
Roosevelt Receives Jap Envoy Amid Peace Talk Push
President Roosevelt met with Japan's envoy Saburo Kurusu at the White House in a bid to outline an American pacific program and pursue a mutual understanding to avert a major U.S.-Japan conflict. Early talks paused domestic issues as the two leaders sought curbs on war through negotiations.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
U.S
Pacific
Saburo Kurusu
Japan
Kurusu
White House
Soap Firms Soak Kentucky in Gov Tourned Purchases
Frankfort Kentucky November reports from a governor assignment show soaps disinfectants and insecticides bought by the state at much higher prices than their tested value. Chemist F C Broeman and associates found concentrated soap at 50 cents a pound worth 12 cents and disinfectant at 3.75 a gallon worth 1. A finance official dismissed the analyses as not fair saying the reports look bad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
CG. d. Cronin, Jr
F. C. Broeman and Company
Cincinnati
J. Dan Talbott
Bomber Saboteur Sentenced For Damaging Martin Bombers
Michael William Etzel, 22, former Martin sub foreman, was sentenced in Baltimore to 15 years in prison for sabotaging Martin bomber aircraft. Judge William Coleman described the acts as treasonous, with 21 counts of property damage at Glenn L. Martin plant carrying 7.5 years each, to run concurrently, plus 7.5 years for three additional counts. A government witness testified, and Etzel then changed his plea to guilty via his attorney August A. Kozlovsky.
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Baltimore
Michael William Etzel
Torx
Priso
Martin
William Coleman
Germany
Coleman
War Department
Etzel
Glenn L. Martin
August A. Kozlovsky
Lewis Defies U S to Use Troops to Break Strike
U S coal mine dispute deepens as troops considered to break a strike in captive mines in Gary Hollow West Virginia. Six mines run by U S Coal and Coke see 40 percent of day shift at work while 3 000 commercial miners stay idle in sympathy. Pickets clash briefly as workers prepare to report. Roosevelt receives telegrams about the walkout and potential federal action.
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Lewis
U.S
Associated Press
United Mine Workers
West Virgin
T. Z. McParland
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Morgantown
Monontalia County
Northern West Virginia Operators Association
UMWA
John L. Lewis
District 31
C Fremont Davis
Washington
Sitna
Work Stoppages Hit by Patterson
Morgantown on November 17 in a speech read to citizens celebrating the first unit of the 40 million dollar Morgantown ordnance works Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson declared that work stoppages cannot be tolerated in these critical times He was kept in Washington as the strike of 53000 captive coal miners continues to affect fuel for steel mills His words stressed that national defense is a duty and labor must shoulder its burden to safeguard production
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Morgantown Ordnance Works
Robert Patterson
T. Harris, Jr
Industrial Service
Ordnance Department
Patterson
White House Silent After UMW Reports On Mine Strike
Washington Nov 17 An effective United Mine Workers strike slowed fuel to steel mills to a trickle as John L Lewis rejected government troop intervention and sent a tersely worded reply to President Roosevelt. Reports from steel executives Fairless Grace and Purnell said union shop demands prevail, with open shop rejected and government efforts to avert a work stoppage noted. Congress weighed potential strike-restraining legislation as the White House remained quiet on future actions.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
UMW
Lewis
Steel Industry
Benjamin Fairless
Wu S. Steel
Eugene Grace
Bethehem
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
White House
Oork
Congress
Rayburn
House
Connally Seizure Bill Moves in Response to Defense Strikes
Senator Tom Connally introduced a bill granting the president power to seize and operate any plant, facility, or mine where defense production is halted by strikes or lockouts. A three member board would review wage demands, with findings binding on operators. The measure aims to end open versus closed shop disputes during the national emergency.
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Washington
INS
Senate
House
Tom Connally
Tex
Roosevelt
Judiciary
Sen
van Nuys
Ind
Himself
Connally and Sons
Hatch
N. M
Doxey
Miss
Austin
R. VI
Burton BR
Connally
Foreign Relations Committee
Canada Mine Labor Talks Break Down in Kirkland Lake
In Kirkland Lake Ontario 4000 CIO miners in the gold area and operators refused a pre strike conference today worsening mine labor troubles. Labor Minister Norman McLarty plans to press for a meeting tomorrow to discuss issues between the Mine Mill and Smelter Works union and the operators who do not recognize the CIO affiliate as bargaining agent.
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Ottawa
Canada
CIO
Kirkland Lake
Norman McLarty
Mine, Mill and Smelter Works Union
Ontario
14 Cent Milk Sales Boom and Meadows King Clash
In Huntington on November 17 a surge in 14 cent milk sales drew attention as Meadows and King clashed over price dynamics. Retailers reported large quanta sold and a new Consumers Protective committee circulated over 250 fair price petitions, signaling broad public pressure amid ongoing state price discussions at the West Virginia Dairy convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milly
Charleston
Independent Consumers' Protective Committee
Philip H. Ragan
Huntington
Clarence W. Meadows
George W. King
Statehouse
King
State Association of Retail Grocers
West Virginia Dairy Products and Ice Cream Manufacturers Association
Meadows
Operators Protest Sympathy Strike in Monongalia County
In F airmont Nov 17 the Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association told President John L Lewis that a sympathy strike by Monongalia county miners violated the Appalachian wage agreement and requested orders for a return to work. Twelve of 14 commercial coal mines employing over 3 000 miners are closed, with the union saying it will neither encourage nor prevent such actions and a telegram to Roosevelt urged action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Northern
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Lewis
C. Fremont Davis
Umwa District 31
Washington
William Findlay
William Findent
Truman E. Johnson
Monongalia County
W. Va
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Kichisaburo Nomura
State Department
Hitler
Key Town
Fillie Willis
Robert Quille
Foe
Nippon
Cal
FDR
Funda
Army
Roosevelt Inday
State of Kentucky
Martin Employe
Gary
Sen. Connally
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