Britain vows vengeance as Nazis blamed for losses
Newsreport notes Britain pledges retaliation for Nazi inflicted losses. French artillery ends a 35 hour quiet on the Western Front with shelling at the junction of the Moselle and Rhine regions. German submarines in coordination with the Luftwaffe have halted 127 merchant ships for search since the war began.
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Estern
Luxemng
Rman
DNB
Moselle
Ine
Upper Rhine
KARS
Alties
North Seas
Erman
DNR
Schedle
England
Scapallow
Scotland
Paris
Trawler and Jap Liner Downed by Sea Mines
London reports that a British mine sweeping trawler named Mastiff was lost after striking a sea mine off the east coast. Officials said a raid by German planes was repelled with an RAF engagement over the East Coast. Planes over London reference notes an invasion flight reaching near the city yesterday.
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France
Geran
Theutskirts
London
England
British
Air Ministry
Royalir Force
The
Royal Air Force
Soviet Baltic Fleet Expands Maneuvers From New Bases
Admiral V Tributz announced in Komsomolskaya Pravada that the Baltic fleet now commands the Gulf of Finland region after securing bases in Estonia and Latvia. He said ships would cruise year round for gunnery and target practice as Finland-Russia talks stalled over borders and northern concessions.
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Soviet
Russia
Finland
Finnish Gulf
V. Tributz
Komsomolskaya Pravada
Communist Youth League
Tributz
Baltic
Estonia
Latvia
Gulf of Finland
Leningrad
Karelia
Britain to seize German exports on high seas in retaliation
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced Britain will seize exports of German origin on the high seas in response to alleged violations of international law and brutal German methods. He cited recent mining incidents and pledged a government order in council to enforce the move, expanding the blockade to exports as well as imports.
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Chamberlain
London
Great Britain
High Seas
Harilson Te Prizais
Germany
Clement Attlee
Netherlands
Simon Bolivar
Britain
Attlee
German POWs Escape From Scottish Internment Camp
Four German prisoners of war escaped from an internment camp in Scotland. This marks the second escape reported in four days. Three other prisoners who fled on Saturday were recaptured yesterday. British authorities ordered an immediate inquiry.
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London
Fourerman
Scotland
Czech Students Sent to Camps Amid Prague Disorder
Nazi officials refused to allow relatives to seek intervention for about 1,200 Czech students reportedly sent to concentration camps after disorders that led to 12 Czech executions. Eight Czech universities and academies were closed by German authorities and their buildings occupied by SS guards.
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Prague
Glass Chooses Garner and Byrd for 1940 Nomination
Senator Carter Glass disclosed two candidates for the 1940 Democratic presidential nomination Vice President Garner and Senator Byrd of Virginia. Glass said he would support Garner if Byrd cannot win while seeking to avoid party friction over a possible Roosevelt third term. Delegates to the Democratic convention are expected to be urged for Byrd, with Garner likely to speak on national issues early next year.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Garner
Byrd
D-Va
John Garner
Harry Byrd
Glass
Roosevelt
Virginia
Thanksgiving in Texas Mississippi and Colorado on two days
Residents in 25 states celebrate Thanksgiving on the traditional Nov 30 while others observe the next Thursday. President Roosevelt recently proclaimed the two days with Texas Mississippi and Colorado marking the original date in red on calendars. Various states show mixed party support. football games church services and turkey dinners are planned as high spots.
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Roosevelt
Texas
Mississippi
Colorado
Fayetteville Reenacts Early Statehood Day Pageant
Fayetteville marks 150 years since three acts of the 1789 constitutional assembly, ratifying the U S Constitution ceding Tennessee to the federal government and chartering the University of North Carolina. Governor Hoey and Governor Cooper will reenact roles of Johnston and Sevier as part of the sesquicentennial events.
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Fayetteville
Constitutional Assembly
Tennessee
University of North Carolina
Hoey
Cooper
Clyde Hoey
North Carolina
Samuel Johnston
Prentice Cooper
John Sevier
Paul Green
Japanese Liner Sunk Off Coast of Britain
A 11,930 ton Japanese liner Terukuni Maru bound from Japan to London sank today off England after striking a mine. The ship carried 180 crew and 26 passengers including a British national. Survivors were rescued as the vessel was visible from shore.
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London
Japan
England
North Carolina Baptists Propose $600,000 Cooperative Program
The North Carolina Baptist State Convention's general board, reported at the 1939 Winston-Salem session, urged a seven point plan calling for a $600,000 cooperative program expenditure. The message was delivered at the First Baptist Church amid wartime air raid sounds.
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Winston-Salem
General Board
The
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
First Baptist Church
Baptists Open 109th Convention in North Carolina
Rev Eugene I Olive of North Wilkesboro named chairman of the committee on churches as the 109th annual Baptist convention opens at First Baptist Church Raleigh. State president R N Simms calls meeting to order as hundreds attend from across North Carolina. Hymn singing led by E E Rutledge and praise service conducted by H K Masteller precede committee selections including names from Henderson Oxford Shelby Raleigh and other towns.
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Winston-Salem
Eugene I. Olive
North Wilkesboro
First Baptist Church
North Carolina
R. N. Simms
Raleigh
E. E. Rutledge
Charlotte
Henderson
M. L. Banister
Oxford
Zeno Wall
Shelby
Carl M. Townsend
Sankey L. Blanton
Wilmington
C. D. Bain
Dunn
Talmadge Cohnson
Kinston
John T. Wayland
Durham
J. Ben Eller
Greensboro
T. H. King
Bessemer City
Charles B Howard
Buies Creek
Joel S. Snyder
Fayetteville
J. A. McCleod
Mars Hill
J. Allen Easley
Wake Forest
James M. Hayes
Eph Whisenhunt
Elkin
A. Wayland Cooke
James P. Morgan
Durhan
John Vernon
Burlington
Kuhn Testifies in Own Behalf in Bund Theft Trial
Fritz Kuhn testified he believed the Bund leadership principle let him use its funds for personal expenses and to aid Mrs. Florence Camp, admitting more than 700 dollars may have been spent relocating her furniture as prosecutors alleged. His wife Elsa Kuhn stood by him in court.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Florence Camp
Peter L. F. Sabbatino
Herman McCarthy
Chinese claim Japanese advance in South China halted near Tongking Bay
Chinese government spokesmen say Japan’s push toward Tongking Bay was checked a few miles from the landing point. Japanese reports claim no progress toward Nanning in 24 hours. Chinese say the left wing of 40,000 men is held near the landing area while the center wing reached the Kwangsi border about 380 miles from Nanning.
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Hong Kong
China
Burma
Indo- China
Tongking Bay
Nanning
Kwangsi
Indo-China
Relief enrollment shows normal gain for one week
The Works Projects Administration reported total work relief enrollment at 1,936,463 on November 8, up from 1,900,750 on November 1. Officials described the 29,713 increase as normal for this time of year.
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Washington
Works Projects Administration
Ex-boxer gunmen in jewel heist nabbed after escape bid
Herman Horowitz a 34 year old parolee from Sing Sing is hospitalized after leaping through three windows and crashing through a door while fleeing Detectives Tunney and McLoughlin. He is charged with robbery as a prime operator for a ring tied to eastern gem thefts totaling up to a million dollars.
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New York
Thomas Tunney
Herman Horowitz
Sing Sing
Tunney
Rudolph McLoughlin
McLoughlin
Thomas E. Dewey
Horowitz
Pendergast Denied Parole From Prison
Tom Pendergast former Kansas City Democratic machine boss was denied parole by the Federal Board of Parole at Leavenworth Kansas. The board said release would be unjustifiable and contrary to the public interest after a thorough investigation and consideration of his age and health.
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Washington, Navy
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City Democratic Machine
Federal
Leavenworth
Kas
Federal Board of Parole
Wheeler Urges Farmers To Form Organization
Senator Burton K Wheeler urged stronger farm organization at the National Farmers Union in Omaha Nebraska. He outlined a two fold program including a parity price act with cost of production certificates and a five year farm debt adjustment plan to keep farmers on the land with local committee study.
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Neb
Burton K. Wheeler
Dmont
National Farmers Union
Wheeler
Senate
Senator Wheeler
Federal Land Bank
Farm Mortgage Corporation
Gandhi declares moral India independence demand in war context
Bombay Nov 21 Indian Nationalist leader Gandhi demands a pledge of India's independence as the price of cooperation in the European war. He says the issue is moral, while noting Britain can regulate garrisons and drain India's wealth.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Britain
Allahabad
Congress Party
Sukkur
Sind
Moslem League
League
Gandhi
Assam
Germany
Congress
Jolson Seeks Rest Amid Illness and Divorce Case
Veteran performer Al Jolson entered a hospital seeking rest after a lingering cold and fatigue. Friends say illness worsened since Ruby Keeler filed for divorce last month, keeping Jolson under treatment at a Hollywood medical facility.
Cliffside Physician Dr. J M Allhands Dies at 71
Dr. J M Allhands of Cliffside died at his home after 30 years as a local physician. He served for many years on the Rutherford County board of health.
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Cliffside
Rutherfordton
J. M. Allhands
County Board of Health
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