Japanese plan push into China to choke supply lines
Tokyo reports denote a new Japanese campaign extending to a vast zone from Yuan in Sichuan to Tibet and Mongolia, aiming to cut munitions routes from British Burma and French Indo China. The note warns foreigners to travel at their own risk and to mark property clearly as Japanese forces advance.
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Relman Morin
Tokyo
China
British
Burma
Indo-China
Yuan
Pvince
Indoina
Szechwan
Kansu
Tibet
Mongolia
Min
The Rat Threat Across the World
UNCLE RAY explains why rats are feared more than many beasts and how black and brown rats spread from central Asia to Europe and beyond. The piece notes rat related disease, home rat proofing, and food storage basics, ending with a teaser for tomorrow’s Lizard Family.
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Africa
Central Asia
Europe
Great Britain
English Channel
William the Conqueror
Norway
Asia
Russia
Uncle Ray
Lizard Family
Tokyo warns on Chinese war zones amid Sino-Japanese conflict
The Japanese note focuses on foreign property near Chinese forces and asserts protection cannot be guaranteed. It warns military targets may face aerial attacks as Chiang Kai-shek’s forces retreat into western China, repeating the aim to topple his regime before peace. The Panay sinking is cited as a notable incident in the broader campaign.
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United States
Panay
Chiang Kai - Shek
China
Chiang
Jockeys for Position in Japanese-Run Chinese Government
Peiping dispatch describes two rival factions vying to form a supreme government in Japanese-occupied China. Major General Seiichi Kita leads one side, backed by Wang Keh-Min and Liang Hung-Tze, while Lieut. Gen. Kenji Doihara heads the opposition with Wu Pei-Fu as a leading Chinese figure. A mid November conference in Peiping is planned to unify the factions, with some observers hoping for a compromise between them.
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Peiping
China
Seiichi Kita
Special Service Bureau
Kenji Doihara
Lawrence of
Manchuria
Central China
China Representative Assembly
Wu Pei-Fu
Hunan
Hupeh
North China
Doihara
Tokyo
True and false statements quiz from ancient to sea life
A list of five statements asks which are true or false. The items cover the Trojan horse, rattlesnake reproduction, banana seed viability, alewife bird type, and fish living at the sea bottom. answers promised on the Want Ad Page.
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Troy
Lovers Aweigh in a Navy Serial Triangle
Judy Alcott faces a cruel realization as Dwight Campbell reveals he plans to marry a different woman, not Navy, while Jack Hanley’s hurt pride and Judy's own deception ripple through a Friday night aboard a battleship. Dwight’s confession shifts the love stakes and tests loyalties among three officers and a navy wife.
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Judy Alcott
Dwight Campbell
Jack Hanley
Marvel Hastings
Jack
Judy
Dwight
Lakehurst
Washington
Akron
Lane
Hanley
Navy
Norfolk
Margaret Hastings
Preparing Trees for Winter Care by F C Thomas
The article urges property owners to mulch soak and feed trees in fall to restore natural moisture and fertility. It highlights leaf mulch soil moisture evergreen needs and a targeted mix of bone meal cotton seed meal and nitrate of soda drilled into the root zone with 8 to 10 inch depths and 18 inch spacing, plus peat moss or leaf mulch to protect roots.
Jail term for Prussian Prince in morality case
Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia, 43, son of the late Prince Frederick Leopold, was sentenced in Berlin to two years in prison on a charge of immorality. The case ties to a former Kaiser relative. the prince is a member of the Prussian royal family and a naval officer.
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Berlin
Frederick Leopold
Prussia
Deer Reintroduction Grows Ohio Population
By 1904 Ohio recorded deer extinction. A herd of about 200 animals was introduced and has expanded to roughly 3 000.
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State
Ohio
Time to Go Home Says Bright Passenger
A passenger seated in a wicker chair told Jack Hanley that it was time to return, joking that they mustn't keep the ladies aboard after midnight. The line suggests a light, social moment aboard the voyage.
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Jack Hanley
Believe It or Not Contest Open for Grand Prizes
Readers are urged to submit unusual facts from North Central and South America or nearby areas to win 1939 Buick sedans World’s Fair trips and Caribbean cruises. Entries must prove truth and be original to the region, with multiple prizes awarded by Ripley and local papers.
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Miami
Hollywood
Sun Valley
Bermuda
Caribbean
Rip
Enterprise
High Point
N. C
North
Central
South America
Islands
U. S. Possessions
California
American Airlines
Beverly Hills
Ripley
United States
Mr. Ripley
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Believe It Or Not, Inc
Rivals Petersburg women pledge straight tickets
In Petersburg Indiana two elderly residents express starkly different party loyalties on election day. Mrs Cassaner Kime aged 103 plans to vote the straight Democratic ticket while Mrs Mary Oliphant aged 92 will cast a straight Republican vote, reflecting enduring party loyalties among local voters.
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Petersburg
Ind
Cassaner Kime
Mary Oliphant
Col
W. A. Oliphant
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A. H. Hall
Duke Power CO
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James D. White
Betty Wallace
NEA Service, Inc
Shanghai
Ward Fenning
Henry G. Schlensker
F. C. Thomas
New York
United Airlines
Pennsylvania Hotel
San Francisco
Fla
Everglades Hotel
Eastern Airlines
Sun Valley Lodge
Idaho
Warner Movie Studios
Warner Bros
THE
NEW Carolina
Raleigh, N. C
Washington, D.C
New Carolina Zephyrs
Raleigh
Richmond
Carolina Coach Company
Charlotte
Carolina
Carolina Zephyrs
Union Bus Station
North Wrenn Mt
Acee Ting Uy
Raleigh, North
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