Chinese envoy reports continued resistance in war
Hu Shih relays to Roosevelt that the Chinese government remains committed to the war of resistance despite mounting difficulties. Roosevelt departs for Hyde Park ahead of next week’s elections as Italian insurgents’ air raid near Mallorca ends with six Italians captured.
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Ashington
Hu Shih
Chi
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Bent Roosevelt
Apture
Motor Tran
Palma
Mallorca
Attacks Spanish Freighter Off Norfolk Coast
An unidentified cruiser fired on the Spanish steamer Carthagena near Cromer with watchers onshore. The Cantabria Alfonzo Perez, a 5649 ton vessel bound for Leningrad, was noted in Lloyd's as a Spanish government ship, while reports varied on the Carthagena’s listing and ownership.
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Cromer
Norfolk
England
Monkwood
Admiralty
The
Press Association
British
Lloyd’s
London
Cantabria
Alfonzo
Ravesend
Immingham
Lincolnshire
Bethlehem Shipbuilding bids for Navy battlecruiser hull and machinery
Bethlehem Shipbuilding at Quincy Massachusetts submitted a bid of 52145 for hull machinery complete on one battleship as part of the Navy's three new 35000 ton ships. Officials said the offer was the lowest of three received for the contract.
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Ashington
Bethlehem Shipbuildington
Quincy
Mass
Bie
Elals
Naval fliers escape with minor injuries in Virginia field incident
Apole Va on November 2 officials report naval fliers escaped with minor lacerations while their scout bombing plane departed from the field at Norfolk Naval air station but one crew member sustained a serious injury during the takeoff process.
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Apole
Naval
Norfolk Naval
Soviet Invasion Rumor Reported Near Manchoukuo
A Japanese dispatch reports that ten Soviet soldiers crossed the Manchoukuo border near Manchouli, with two Japanese troops missing after a clash. A lieutenant reportedly left his men to pursue them and was later unavailable. government officials in Tokyo and Soviet officials were said to be exchanging notes.
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JOKYO
Manchoukuo
Manchuoli
Ukuo
Patrolmen assigned on routes near transport strike
Nov 2: Officer Hoey said patrolmen were advised to stay alert along Wilmington routes near the OU Transport Co where a driver strike is in effect. He noted no formal assignment of men, but officials discussed possible trouble and directed patrols on lines where incidents might occur.
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Leigh
Wnor Hoey
Wilmington
France Faces Economic Struggles Amid Global Tensions
Associated Press report notes Prime Minister Chamberlain urging early enforcement of the Easter pact with Mussolini as a step toward European appeasement. France’s new finance minister Paul Reynaud isolates to draft proposals. In the Middle East, Arab demonstrations in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria injure 15 in Beirut. Japan moves to form a Far East bloc including Manchukuo and China. The Tokyo press calls for a reprisal against the British ambassador. In Spain, both sides fight for Ebro defenses amid conflicting reports.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Italy
Chamberlain
Europe
Mussolini
House of Commons
Near East
Palestine
Lebanon
Syria
Beirut
France
Paul Reynaud
Paul Marchandeau
Vienna
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Hungary
Japan
Far East
Manchukuo
China
ASK
Tokyo
Kokumin
Robert Craigie
Hongkong
Canton
South China
Sheki
Canton River
Shiuhing
Spain
Ebro
Nazi Screen Star To Pay U S Visit
Berlin reports Leni Riefenstahl, described as Adolf Hitler’s friend and Germany’s film queen, has sailed on the liner Europa to New York to launch her film of the 1936 Olympics. Friends say she faced U S anti German sentiment but believes the film will speak for itself.
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Berlin
Leni Riefenstahl
Germany
Adolf Hitler
New York
United States
Hitler
Miss Riefenstahl
White Hell
Long Range Rehabilitation Plan Near Agreement
Washington November 2 A consensus among railroad management labor and government agencies centers on three core ideas: more authority for consolidations and mergers rate fixing flexibility and government loans for carriers short and long term. The approach appears ready for President Roosevelts review and possible congressional proposals pending a decision on a planned 15 percent wage cut.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
President's Emergency Board
Roosevelta
Jay
Congress
Fair Tax Association Plans One-Day High Point Convention
The North Carolina Fair Tax Association will meet in High Point on November 17 for a 10:30 morning to late afternoon session at the Sheraton hotel with David Owens of Charlotte as principal speaker. The gathering includes a noon official board luncheon and will discuss past activities, future policies, and officer elections. Last year’s event was in High Point and restricted to members. this year it is open to all supportive citizens.
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High Point
North Carolina Fair Tax Association
J. Paul Leonard
Statesville
Greensboro
Salisbury
Leonard
David Ovens
Charlotte
Ovens
National Retail Dry Goods Association
America
Europe
Raleigh
Winston- Salem
Forsyth County
Supreme Courts
The
Fair Tax Association
Hungary Gains Most Czech Cities in Mediation Deal
Hungarian quarters reported a German mediated settlement would cede most Czech cities to Hungary except Bratislava and Neutra. Vienna said Hungary received Munkacs and Deregszasz boosting control of the rail link between Slovakia and Ruthenia, with other towns Kassá Ungvar Losong Rozsyno also listed.
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Melvin K. Whiteleather
Vienna
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Hungary
Czech
Bratislava
Neutra
Munkacs
Deregszasz
Slovakia
Ruthenia
Kassa
Ungvar
Losong
Rozsyno
Count Ciano
Central
Europe
von Ribbentrop
Kolomon von Kanya
Frantisek Chvalkovsky
Czechoslovakia
Count Clano
Belevedere Palace
Kurt Schuschnigg
Independent
Austria
Lloyd George hits Chamberlain over wartime broadcast
David Lloyd George assailed Prime Minister Chamberlain accusing him of dictatorial airs after Chamberlain implied a rebuke of Lloyd George's October 26 broadcast to America. Lloyd George said the speech was to Free Church Federation and not a speech to America, defending his remarks and denying withdrawal.
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London
David Lloyd George
Chamberlain
United States
House of Commons
Free Church Federation
America
Munich
Britain
Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Charlotte Aviator Sets New Outside Loop Mark
Johnny Crowell, a Charlotte aviator, ran four outside loops in 53 seconds at Charlotte airport. Officials said the feat set a new world record, with Crowell climbing to 3,500 feet before the first loop.
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Charlotte Aviator
Charlotte
Johnny Crowell
Crowell
Will Complete Plans At Meet Here Tonight
Preparations for the annual Community Chest drive proceed with an organization dinner at Wesley Memorial church at 6 30 this evening. The initial gift committee and eight soliciting units will discuss final plans and cards for distribution as officials report high optimism and grateful cooperation from mills and factories. Public schools work nears completion with teachers collecting posters and pupil support under Mrs T Lambeth.
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Wesley Memorial Church
T. Lambeth
Chest Headquarters
Chest—-Y
Mi-C
A, VY
Wers
Dryp
Bop Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Severe Drought Strikes Midwest Across Broad Region
The Weather Bureau reports one of the most severe fall droughts on record spreading from the Appalachians to the Rockies. Winter wheat suffers as early sown grain stands still while late planted grain deteriorates. rainfall is urgently needed across the Midwest with October among the driest months. Eastern Nebraska, southern Minnesota, northern Iowa, much of Wisconsin and eastern New Mexico escape the drought, while Kansas shows the crop in fair condition.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Bureau
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
Midwestern
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Kansas
Durham Named New District Nominee in Orange County
J T Ryan of High Point reports improved conditions in the furniture industry with most factories at full operation and a mid season market in Chicago steady on prices rising due to higher hardwood costs. In Greensboro a district committee selected Carl Thomas Durham of Chapel Hill as Democratic congressional nominee for the sixth district, replacing the late Judge Lewis Teague. Durham, a longtime Orange county official, will run virtually unopposed with no Republican candidate. The selection followed debates among several backers including C M Waynick Bryce Holt and Oscar Barker, with Durham praised for his public service and military veteran status.
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Chicago
J. T. Ryan
High Point
N. C
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Chapel Hill
Orange County Board of Commissioners
Carl Thomas Durham
Greensboro
Durham
Orange
O. M. Bundy
Jamestown
3. G. High
Cooper Hall
Burlington
O. J. Coffin
Guilford County
C. M. Waynick
Oscar Barker
Bryce R. Holt
Thomas J. Gold
Bundy
Mr. Durham
Hall
Barker
University of North Carolina
Eubanks Drugstore
Margaret Whitsett
Orange Board of Commissioners
R. A. Eubanks
The
Baptist Church
Mr. Waynick
George T. Penny
Major Edney Ridge
R. M. Gantt
Bart Horner
Barnie P. Jones
North Carolina campaigns rally for elections next Tuesday
Raleigh dispatch reports renewed energy in Democrats campaigns after delays. The slate includes a U S Senate seat 11 congressional posts three statewide offices three Supreme Court spots 12 Superior Court judgeships 21 district solicitor terms 170 legislative seats and county posts. Carl Thomas Durham named for Congress in District 6 replacing the late Teague.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States Senate
State Supreme Court
Carl Thomas Durham
Chapel Hill
Congress
Lewis E. Teague
High Point
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
Burgin
Teague
R. Gregg Cherry
Democrats
Roper Declares Business Is Definitely On The Upturn
Secretary of Commerce Roper told Indianapolis business men the economy shows definite improvement with rising employment and replenished inventories. He predicted gradual, permanent recovery on a sound basis, urged cooperation to consolidate gains from social programs and guard against old methods. He described liberalized policy as raising national income from under 40 to nearly 70 billion and farm income from four to about eight billion, though farm problems remain to be solved through cooperation.
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Indianapolis
Roper
Indiana
Fort Wayne
United States
Threat to Asheville Watershed Burns Out
A forest fire that threatened Asheville's North Fork watershed burned itself out early today. Fifteen city employees and 150 firefighters battled the blaze over two days as it surged twice toward the watershed, with smaller fires in the Montreal section confined to brush and judged less dangerous.
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Asheville
North Fork
Montreal
Juvenile wins national oratorical contest in political clash
John Janson, 16, of Phoenix Arizona, pocketed $1000 for winning a National Oratorical contest for Young Republicans, but may face questions at home since both his parents are registered Democrats. He earned the prize on November 2 in Washington.
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Washington
John Janson
Phoenix
Ariz
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