Vandenberg urges Britain to reimburse U S food for lendlease aid
Senator Vandenberg demanded Britain pay cash for 1 billion dollars worth of food to be supplied under the 35.985 billion lendlease package approved by the Senate. He argued Britain is collecting payments from English distributors for food sent to England under the current program, making the United States bear the cost. He noted the decision was part of the new outlay and signaled continuation of the debate.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Rmich
Great Britain
United States
Senate
England
Aims Of Methodists Outlined By Purcell
Bishop Clare Purcell of Charlotte outlined a 14 point program for the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference. Aimed at raising pastors earning under 2500 by ten percent, opposing liquor, and daily prayer for just world peace. The convention planned to close after noon with ministerial appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Clare Purcell
Charlotte
North Carolina
Knox Warns of Inevitable Collision in Far East
Secretary of the Navy Knox says a collision in the Far East is virtually inevitable as Japan shows a hard line on expansion. Tokyo argues the crisis has eased while U S ships move away from Asia and U S lines cancel Orient cruises. Knox urges rapid war aid and outlines three routes to Russia: Arctic Archangel, Vladivostok, and Africa via Persia.
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Associated Press
Knox
Far East
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Koh Ishii
Russia
Arctic
Archangel
Sea of Japan
Vladivostok
Japan Times and Advertiser
Tokyo Foreign Office
Orient
Soviet Siberia
Manila
Shanghai
Navy
Chiefs of Naval Yards
Bolling
North Atlantic
Pacific
Vladi- Vostok
South Atlantic
Africa
Persia
Regrouping War Cabinet Shapes Roosevelt Defense Council
President Roosevelt quietly forms a functional war cabinet guiding national defense and potential entry into war. The roster spans Navy Admiral Stark, Army General Marshall, and key figures like Hull, Welles, Hopkins, and McNutt, plus businessleaders and scholars, with a youthful, pro‑business tilt and mixed party balance. Obedience to regular cabinet norms is secondary to practical wartime coordination.
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Ashington
Ray Tucker
Roosevelt
National Defense
Navy
Stark
Forrestal
Army
Mar
Shaft
Patternson
Hull
Labor—Mediation Board
Davis
Fifty More French Hostages Executed by Germans
News from Vichy reports fifty French hostages executed by firing squads in Bordeaux in retaliation for the assassination of a German officer, bringing total reprisals to 100 hostages in Nantes and Bordeaux. Reprieves were issued for two others on requests from Petain and chief minister Darquier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vicky
Cnovenpied
France
Bordeaux
Nantes
Paul Friedrich Hotz
Aamed Reiners
Bardeux
Petain
Dar- Tar
Raiders Hurled Back By Fighters Over Charleston
Report from Oct 24 describes simulated dawn attack by enemy air force off Charleston. Third interceptor command notes nine successful interceptions as observers help locate bombers. Charleston braces for possible bigger raid as Langley Field and Savannah aircraft rehearse invasion from sea.
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Robert J. Cranford
P—Historie
Charleston
S. C
Third Interceptor Command
Carolinas
Georgia
Navy Yard
Carolina
Langley Field
Savannah
Command
FDR Endorses La Guardia for a Third Term as Mayor
President Roosevelt endorsed Mayor Fiorello La Guardia for a third term in New York City, praising his administration as the most candid and efficient in memory. He released a formal statement at a press conference and noted his own ties to New York City, while La Guardia faced Democrat William O’Dwyer for the position.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fierclto la Guardia
New York City
la Guardia
la Guaria
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Jap Diet Calls Special Meet
TOKYO Oct 24 The imperial diet was summoned for a five day special session starting November 15 to study supplementary budget estimates and taxation. The session will help the Tojo government display its determination in national policies and enable fuller use of Japan's industrial resources. A government spokesman said relations with the United States had eased after an American decision to send Russia war aid via Archangel rather than Vladivostok.
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Tokyo
Imperial Diet
Japan
United States
Russia
Archangel
Pacific
Vladivostok
Koh Ishii
Cabinet Information Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
Cardell Hull
Hull
Tshii
Hideko Tojo
Damei
Senate poll ties arms ship bill to broad sea access
Informal administration survey shows at least 55 senators favor amending the armed ship bill to allow American merchant vessels to sail anywhere on the seven seas, with support possibly reaching 60 to lift neutrali ty constraints. The Foreign Relations Committee plans to vote soon on a path to wider repeal or broader amendments, signaling a prolonged Senate confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Ardery
Washington
Seven Seas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
D-Ga
Wendell J. Willkie
Barkley
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Connally
Reds Hurling Fresh Troops Into Breach
German forces broke through one point toward Rostov on the Don as the Donets basin crisis deepened while Moscow front counterattacks smashed a Nazi spearhead. Stalin watched as Timoshenko reassigned command to bolster the Donets front, with Soviet claims of inflicting heavy losses on German forces. Berlin reports said Russians sent constantly fresh troops to defend Moscow and warned of street fighting as Germans pressed toward the capital.
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Henry CG
Cassidy Kuibyshev
Russia
Rostov
Don
Donets
Moscow
Red Army
Soviet
Semeon Timoshenko
Pravda
Joseph Stalin
Associated Press
Berlin
DNB
Nevisions Dnb
Eighty Rescued From Rio Grande Island Collapse
Eighty people marooned on a crumbling island in the Rio Grande are to be rescued as cross currents hindered earlier efforts. Rescue boats began taking captives to safety at daylight, while the flooded river swallowed land near the international bridge linking Mesquite, across from Mesquite? Wait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Rico
Mexico
Rio Grande
Mecedes
Tex
U. S
Trio Of High Point Ministers Moved To New Posts
Three Methodist ministers in High Point were moved to ten other churches in appointments announced by the Western Worth Carolina Methodist Conference in Winston-Salem. Dr. Embree H Blackard will lead Myers Park Methodist in Charlotte, with Dr. C Execile Rozzelle succeeding him here at Wesley Memorial. Rev J W Grace departs Oak View for conference evangelist work, to be replaced at Oak View by Rev R E Ward. First Methodist will welcome Rev J Clay Madison’s transfer to Shiloh, with Rev W A Jenkins succeeding him at First Methodist. Additional High Point appointments include ministers at Calvary Highland Lebanon Main Street Rankin Memorial Ward Street and Welch Memorial, plus associate pastors and district officials noted.
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High Point
Western Worth Carolina
O., L. Brown
Calvary
T. G. Smith
Highland
Lebanon
N. C. Williams
Main Street
S. B. Moss
Rankin Memorial
Edward Suits
J. E. McSwain
Ward Street
J. D. Williams
Welch Memorial
Julian A. Lindsey
Wesley Memorial
S. W. Taylor
G. I. Humphreys
P. E. Lindley
P. S. Kennett
N. M. Harrison
High Point College
Archdale
G. E. White
Ashedboro—Central
J. W. Brandton
Paul Hardin, Jr
Asheboro
BE. A. Lamb
Coleridge
J. H. ‘Trolinger
Vessels Hit In Red Sea Amid Axis Bombings
Honolulu report quotes John Stowe of Frookyn New York describing repeated German and Italian air attacks on U S ships delivering supplies to Britain's Middle East. A six hour raid by about 300 planes caused widespread terror with one sailor injured, while crew hid below deck and bunkers. Two Norwegians, Karsten Wang and Ivar Duetand, were executed by a German firing squad on espionage charges after a court martial.
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Honolulu
Britain
United States
Red Sea
John Stowe
N.Y
Stowe
Oslo
Norway
Berlin
Karsten Wang
Ivar Duetand
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FDR
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le Havre
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Denton
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M. Wilson
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Farmer
J. ©. Ervin
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Liberty
GR. Brown
Liberty Circuit
CH. Hill
Linwood
C. E. Grey
Mount Vernon
T. E. Strickland
Pleasant Grove
C. E. Ridge
Ramseur
Randolph Gray's Chapel
H. L. Isley
Richmond
J. A. Howet
Seagrove
J. P. Hornbuckle
South Davidson
J. C. Gentry
Trinity
R. F. Honeycutt
West Randolph
G. B. Ferree
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