Bigger Slice Of Defense Work Is Slated For WPA
Washington reports show President Roosevelt plans to cut non defense outlays to essentials, with projections of up to about 500 million in the next fiscal year. Officials expect WPA to absorb more defense work while public works and highways face cuts. Martin of Massachusetts dismissed the plan as political rhetoric amid budget talks.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Martin
Miami Beach
Fra
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Republican National Committee
FDR Warns Dies Of Hasty Subversive Inquiry Effects
President Roosevelt telegraphed Congressman Dies that cautious executive plans to combat subversive activities could be hindered by premature disclosure of facts or suppositions to the public. He warned that hasty seizure of evidence or granting immunity might obstruct departmental investigations and congressional work. The message followed Dies’s acceptance of a Friday conference in Orange, Texas, on division of jurisdiction between Congress and agencies.
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Fdr
Washington
Roosevelt
Dies
Democrat
Texas
House Committee On UN- American Action
White House
Orange
Texan
Funeral for Ray L. Smith Killed by Shotgun Incident
ParkerNov 27 funeral services were held today for Ray L. Smith 53 foreman of the city light plant who was killed Monday by the discharge of a shotgun he was examining Smith had worked for the light plant 23 years and was a longtime city employee.
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Parker
Ray L. Smith
City Light Plant
Smith
Thanksgiving observances planned by Huronians churches and services
Huronians plan a traditional Thanksgiving with a Grace Episcopal morning service, family noon gathering, and Firemen's Ball in the evening. Ministers' Fellowship sponsors a 10:30 a.m. service led by Rev. Leonard De Moor with several area churches participating. Additional services are scheduled at Mt Calvary Lutheran and St Martin's Catholic Church, with Knights of Columbus attending, and a 11 a.m. service at First Church of Christ, Scientist.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Huron
Ministers’ Fellowship
Leonard de Moor
Huron College
Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
Phil Mueller
Belshazzar
J. J. O'Neill
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus Lodge
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Post Office
State Aaa
S. D. To Observe Day Of Thanks
Pierre South Dakota plans a Thanksgiving holiday with many offices closed. Weather forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions for travel. Federal postal hours vary by postmaster, banks closed, and municipal jails offer special meals to shut-ins and National Guard units mobilized in seven ties.
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Pierre
South Dakota
National Guard
Turkey
Funds Allocated to Build Bases for Global Reach
Secretary Knox announced Roosevelt allocated 50 million dollars for immediate development of air and naval bases on sites acquired from England in exchange for 50 old American destroyers. He also said 31,908 naval and marine reserves should prepare for possible active duty, and additional organized reserve divisions from New York and New Jersey are being mobilized to serve with destroyers near the Panama region.
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Washington
Knox
Roosevelt
England
Navy Department
New York
New Jersey
Panama
White Man Gets Turkey From Indian
Indians supply part of the turkey crop for white households during the holiday season. The Bureau of Indian Affairs lists tribes marketing turkeys in Minnesota South Dakota Montana Idaho Nevada and Oklahoma. Last year they sold over 86 000 pounds of dressed turkeys and 22 000 live birds, adding 62 000 to their income. Nearly half the crop 45 000 pounds was consumed by the red man. An additional 22 000 birds remained unsold at year end.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Oklahoma
Red Man
SDEA Convention Draws To Close
Aberdeen reports hundreds of South Dakota teachers leaving after four days of meetings. Rapid City chosen as site for the 1942 SDEA convention. Orin W. Kaye and Rep. Karl Mundt headlined the fourth general session. Officers named include Ruth Lewallyn as VP health and physical, Lucille Kraft as VP penmanship, Greta McCay as secretary, and H. A. Kelly as president of general science group.
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Aberdeen
South Dakota
Rapid City
SDEA
Orin W. Kaye
Karl Mundt
Auditorium Arena
Kaye
Britain
Hemisphere
South Dakota Education Association
Health and Physical
Ruth Lewallyn
Huron
Penmanship
Lucille Kraft
Redfield
Greta McCay
Gettysburg
H. A. Kelly
Postpone Action On Opening Of Way For Aid To Britain
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed action on proposals to relax legal restrictions to permit loans to Britain. Chairman George of Georgia said further aid to Britain would be presented to the next congress. The committee deferred action until January on resolutions by Senator King and Senator Nye regarding repeal of Johnson and Neutrality acts and inquiry into British financial resources.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
George
Georgia
King
Utah
Nye
North Dakota
Snow Blankets Eastern States Sweeping Blizzard Warning
A heavy snowstorm blanketed eastern states with up to six inches in parts of Pennsylvania and New York City. Ice and snow slowed traffic from New Jersey to Illinois, halting air travel in New York and Boston while flood waters displaced families in Texas and Louisiana. Weather advisories warned of frigid temperatures across the region as plows began clearing highways.
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Boston
Pandante
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Missouri
New York City
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New Mexico
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Bunker Appointed Nevada Senator
Nevada Governor E P Carville appointed Berkeley I Bunker 34 year old Democratic leader and speaker of the state assembly to fill the late Key Pittman's unexpired term in the U S Senate. Bunker will be reappointed for two more years and must face voters in 1942 if he seeks to stay in office.
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Nevada
Carson City
Macresdor
United States Senate
Key
Pittman
Berkeley I. Bunker
State Assembly
E. P. Carville
The Lotus Eaters Of 1940 An Editorial
An editorial urges aid to Britain amid its struggle in 1940. It condemns American pacifism as dangerous, warns against peacemongers who seek rest while England fights, and calls for timely support rather than retreat into isolation. The piece, reprinted from Chicago Daily News via Louisville and Evening Huronite, critiques Roosevelt and Willkie era politics.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Evening Huronite
Chicago Daily News
England
Drew Middleton
Associated Press
America
Roosevelt
Willkie
Ald
Lotua
North Sea
British Isles
Lotus Eaters
Bombs Burst Over Birmingham Carr Thinks About S D Turkeys
British bomb shelter thoughts from J L Carr, a Birmingham teacher on exchange in Huron, about 996,000 turkeys in the United States. The piece reflects on Thanksgiving as German bombs fall, linking South Dakota Thanksgiving to England.
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Birmingham
Carr
S. D
South Dakota
England
J. L. Carr
Huron
Huron High Schoal
Birming- Lee Carr
Probe collapse of cement silos in Catskill area
Officials of Lehigh Portland Cement Co began a probe into the collapse of 228 cement silos used for defense and NYC water supply. The understructure failed, burying freight cars and blocking West Shore Railroad tracks with no casualties reported. The storage contained about 125,000 barrels of cement. Nearby silos varied in shape, some cylindrical at 90 feet tall.
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Catskill
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Gisralse
West Shore Railroad
Sone
New York City
Panama Canal
Britain sees growing war production despite arms gap
London November 2 1974 minister without portfolio Arthur Greenwood told the House of Commons Britain is not fully armed yet but its power is growing and will triumph. He defended the war cabinet against charges mid level labor critics about optimism timidity and unemployment mobilization. He warned against belittling Hitler while emphasizing rising production in quality and weight.
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London
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
Greenwood
War Cabinet
Britain
Hitler
Bulgaria Is Given New Hope
In Sofia observers foresee intensified diplomacy over control of the Danube mouth as Germany and Soviet Russia contend for influence. Bulgaria, backed by Russia, gains from a British pledge that Bulgarian integrity would be respected if neutral, while War Minister Daskaloff notes Bulgaria is in a favorable position with many friends as nightly blackouts end. Berlin shows restraint on Bulgaria’s alliance position for now.
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Bulgaria
Germany
Soviet Russia
Teodossy Daskaloff
Berlin
Europe
Italian Fleet In Mediterranean Battles And Turmoil
British reports say heavy bombers hit the Turin arsenal and Berlin raids occurred as Greece said Italian invasion forces withdrew in disorder. A Mediterranean sea clash near noon involved two battleships and many cruisers and destroyers as Italian forces retreated. British MPs heard of wartime production strain with plans for further manpower calls and continued U S aid. Greek and British air raids hit Albanian targets around Valona and Lake Ochrid as Italians pull back toward Adriatic sea ports.
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Turin
Berlin
London Air Ministry
Greece
Italy
Mediterranean
London Admiralty
London Air Minist
Royal
Poruolio Arthur Greenwood
United States
North America
Ernest Bevin
Baer
Ste Althy
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Corakiana
Corfu
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Adriatic
Ubaldo Seddu
Valona
Aire
Lake Odirioa
Pogradetz
Capasan
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