Opposition mounts to mid term Republican convention
Across Chicago and Berlin dispatches show mounting opposition to a proposed mid term Republican convention. Landon questioned the timing. opposition leader hints the plan may fail. Other items report Ribbentrop on a potential anti communism pact and executions in Berlin.
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Chicago
Ale M. Landon
Wader
Berlin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
England
Rome
Germany
Life's Like This Not Something He Ate
A jumble of odd anecdotes from Pat Dell in Philadelphia and other briefs. Philadelphian Dell choking on his own teeth, pocketing them. Pittsburgh fan Alburt Bloch buys tickets for Pirates opener. Marshall farmer diversions and corn husking tale. Roseburg report notes many ducks disappeared under Mayor Young and alarm clock plans.
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Pat
Peter Dell
Dell
Idell
Pittsburgh
Alburt Plooch
Alhough
Pirates
Ploch
S. E. Walters
Bloch
Economic theory blames wage policy for labor unrest
Washington observers debate the cause of the current downturn with John Lewis seen as the target of blame rather than Roosevelt. Analysts like Harold G. Mallon of Brookings argue wage increases and shrinking efficiency disrupted business, lifting costs and prices. The piece cites technical views and notes the discussion continues on page 7.
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Washington
John Lewis
Roosevelt
White House
Lewis
Harold G. Moulton
Brookings Institute
Honest Livin g and envy of others in a farmer tale
A humorous snippet from Bob Burns recounts Uncle Fatchy, a down home farmer who feeds a bumper crop but finds no market. A banker questions funds while the family basks in farm produce, butter and eggs, with Uncle Fatchy predicting the season’s fattened, leaner farmer.
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Fotchy
Bob Burns
Esquire. Features, Inc
Duke's Link to Bedaux and Hitler Provokes Labor Uproar
Baltimore labor groups condemn the Bedaux plan and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor visit. They denounce Bedaux as an enemy of labor and fault the proposed efficiency system that would speed work for wage gains, while noting the Windsors’ disputed ties with Hitler.
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Baltimore
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Charles EB. Bedaux
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Bedaux
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Joseph P. McCurdy
Labor
Bédaux
Éricloney
Boedaux -Erma
Bede
Sasistante
Rebels Capture Strategic Post
Spanish Insurgent forces report capturing a strategic mountain position in Fuentes as part of a southern Aragon offensive. Reinforcements mass behind the lines while the government notes a potential early success but does not reveal the overall objective. Possible directions include a Valencia Madrid drive or a Zaragoza to eastern coast spearhead to isolate Catalonia.
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Aragon
Fuentes
Valencia
Madrid
Zaragoza
Mediterranean
Catalonia
Spain
Six Executive Assistants Slated for FDR Administration
Six executive assistants are named as top contenders to support the presidency. Rotatevelt serves as clearing house between the president and agencies, while McReynolds becomes administrative assistant to the treasury. Briar Barlow shifts to interior work, West liaises with Congress, Goucorsare aids general counsel at the KPC, and Gujick is noted as a long-time student of public administration and social work.
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Jimmy Rotsevelt
The
Agen
the. Interior
Charles West
Congress
Thomas Goucorsare
KPC
Luther
Gujick
Corn Loan Program Aims At 44 To 50 Cents Rate
The administration arranged to advance 73 million dollars for 1937 corn loans at 44 to 50 cents per bushel through the Commodity Credit Corporation. Farmers in designated corn limit areas including several Midwest states must meet soil conservation requirements to obtain credit and keep corn in cribs sealed for moisture checks. Loans enable storage on farms for eventual use in feeding livestock.
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Washington
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wallace
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
South Dakota
Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Atate Realera
Game Birds Not Hurt By Poison in Montana Study
Bozeman Montana November 4 Dr Harlow B Mills state enlomple Rist said today poison spread last summer for risshoppers and nothing to do with a reported scarcity of upland game birds in Montana the Dakota and parts of Minnesota. He said domestic and game birds were fed the poisoned diet for 4% days in a test. Bait containing five tries the usual amount of Poison was fed quail and prairie chickens and fledging robins were fed as many as 14 poisoned hoppers. None died. Dr Mills said natural diseases parasites weather conditions and natural enemies might account for the reported scarcity.
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Mont
Harlow B. Mills
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Rist
Montana
Dakota
Minnesota
Mills
Huskers Meet Today For Title
The National Cornhusking championship opened at noon under heavy rain with two contestants. Will Rose of Galva, Illinois, started fast, averaging about 50 husks per minute as thousands endured the downpour. Rain disrupted attempts to set records, but crowds stayed hopeful while contestants endured efforts noted by the soggy proceedings.
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Brooklyn Bridges
Somme
Crwod
Pone
San Rashunl
Britain negotiates agents with Spanish sides deny recognition
Chamberlain told the House that Britain and Spanish insurgents are negotiating for commercial agents. He said this does not imply de facto diplomatic recognition of Franco's forces. Agents would have no diplomatic status and Britain would protect nationals and interests across Spain. The Nonintervention Committee seeks cooperation on withdrawal of foreign troops. France was informed. The 27 nation committee hopes to move toward withdrawal, with pages to follow.
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Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Francisco Francs
Spain
Morotea
Franco
Britain
Chamberlain
France
Comenttes
Velencia
The
Daily Mail
Brutain
Bombs Fall Near British Outposts
SHANGHAI, Nov. 4—Japanese bombarded the Jessfield Park area near British Army posts as they tried to move Chinese south of Soochow Creek. Chinese artillery reportedly destroyed two of three bridges built by Japanese engineers over the creek, with fighting continuing on the south bank beyond Rubicon village. Reports of a withdrawal from the Shanghai peninsula circulated without confirmation as both sides fought to advance or hold positions on multiple fronts.
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Shanghai
Soochow Creek
Jessfield Park
Rubicon Village
Bhanghai Peninsula
Brussels Nine Power Conference Enables Small Committee
Brussels November session empowers a subcommittee to offer aid to Japan and China for peace, with United States Britain and Belgium as core members and Italy and France likely represented. The committee may also respond to Japan’s refusal to attend the talks. The move aims to seek peace without imposing terms and to invite Tokyo again, despite Chinese opposition and potential adjournment. Major leaders debate next steps as Wallan Hunt critiques protracted talks. Major general Butler predicts failure due to U S limited stake in China.
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Tay
Japan
China
United States
Britain
Belgium
Italy
France
Cousittes
Norman J. Davis
Far East
Seaders
Germany
Vaskuyyhet
Wallan Hunt
Tell
Tokyo
Brugels
Brayers
Kansas City
Stodley D. Butler
Marine Corm
England
Butler
Farmer measures spuds by count fills bushel with thirty six
Santi Haivala of a northwestern South Dakota area plants two bushels of Speed seed and harvests about fifty bushels. He finds three dozen potatoes fill a bushel basket while the crop was raised without irrigation.
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Santi Haivala
South Dakota
Haivala
Naval Court Probes Seattle Air Crash
A naval inquiry was summoned today to investigate the midair collision of two navy planes near Seattle that killed five fliers. The bombers were involved while an observation plane's two occupants survived. Witnesses say each plane tried to pull clear of the other before the collision amid aerial maneuvers.
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Naval Court
Seattle
Elevator accident injures Mobridge worker at plant
A Mobridge hospital reports a worker injured after becoming entangled in machinery at an elevator. The incident occurred during a power outage when lights failed and the man’s clothes were caught. He sustained broken ribs and other injuries.
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Mobridge Hospital
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