Iroquois Ambulance Corps Forms to Aid Allies in France
A group of 40 drivers, a doctor, mechanics and cooks join the Iroquois Ambulance Corps in Ville d Avray near Paris as the first American volunteers in the Allied cause. They operate under a six month contract with a firm budget, training, and rolling stock awaiting more ambulances. The corps is led by Jean de la Chesnaye of New York with a committee of American sponsors.
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Ville
Iroquois Ambulance Corps
Cookie Eddie Wiggins
Chicago
Spain
Alice Steele Powers
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Iroquoia
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New York
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Atlanta
Auomotive
Europe
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Bridgewater
Mass
Cartier
Rue de la Paix
J. G. B. Campbell
Guaranty Trust Co
H. de Becker
de la Chesnave
Charlie Ahrenfeldt
Princeton
Bob Newman
Nick Joseph
Fond du Lac
Wis
Donaldson
Hasey
Mona Dueret
Legion of Honor
Mona Ducret
Des
Peace prospects in Europe amid stalled talks and war fears
The piece argues peace negotiations in Europe depend on both sides softening hard lines as Hitler delays major offensives. It notes the risks of a fresh war and proposes a round table conference with wide participation to settle political and economic disputes peacefully, with concessions from all.
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Europe
Hitler
Germany
Dear Miss Mansfield Advice on Young Love and Kissing
A seventeen year old asks if kissing a regular boyfriend is appropriate and whether to date beyond one boy. The columnist counsels she is too young for serious love, notes relationships change with growth, and says kissing is fine only with sincere affection and deep friendship.
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Ferest
Foreman Killed in Winnsboro Auto Crash
Talmadge Boulware a 37 year old state highway department maintenance foreman died when his car overturned near Winnsboro on Saturday night. Pierce McLane and Gene Martin, riding with him, were injured in the accident.
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Winnsboro
Talmadge Boulware
State Highway Department
Here
Pierce McLane
Gene Martin
Survivors Land In England After Malabar Sinking
Seventy survivors of the British steamer Malabar reached western England after the ship was torpedoed yesterday with five lives lost. Some survivors blamed German submarine action for the sinking.
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London
England
Discriminating Woman Sets Standards in Friendship
The text portrays a woman choosing respect over popularity, valuing genuine friendships over those bought with cheap flattery. It argues lasting bonds require integrity and personal worth, not tokens of casual affection.
Deciding Salvo In Sea War Western Front Stalemated
A sweeping wartime digest outlines two months of conflict with Poland conquered, Western Front stalemate, and sea air guerilla actions. Germany opens economic push, expands trade, and pulls troops behind the West wall as winter nears. France yields ground to Maginot line while Russia maneuvers over City of Flint, Baltic influence, and Balkan moves. Scandinavia suffers, Romania fears losses, and Turkey presses border requests as the United States debates embargo repeal and arm sales to nations at war.
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Poland
Germany
Russia
Italy
West Wall
Maginot Line
U. S
City of Flint
Finland
Gulf of Finland
Bulgaria
Romania
Bessarabia
Transylvania
Hungary
Dobrudja
Turkey
United States
U S Bean Exports Shattering Records
European demand for American soy beans due to war boosts U S exports to record highs. Middle West farmers ship the largest harvest yet as beans eclipse other grains in export value. 1939 soy bean crop valued near 75 million dollars, with foreign trade adding over 10 million to producers and traders. Projections show 10 million bushels headed to eastern ports next month and 15 million for the year.
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Chicago
U. S
Middle West
Contractor Recovering After Injury in Elkin
Thomasville worker H. G. Jarvis the well known poet and contractor was seriously hurt days ago in Elkin and was moved to the home of his son in law Tom Brown near Thomasville Sunday morning.
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Thomasville
H. G. Jarvis
Poe
Elkin
Tom Brown
Flashes Of Life In Emil Skokan’s Seattle Apartment
The piece describes Emil Skokan an inventive electrician as he starts his day in Seattle with the sun, a closing window, a heater, alarm, toaster and coffee pot. An electric eye is his morning work saver highlighting his practical ingenuity.
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Seattle
Emil Skokan
Skokan
Three Chicago Drivers Make 60 Foot Leap Over River
Three motorists Errd Lees age 28 Carl Larson age 30 and Michael Holnacki age 52 escaped with minor injuries after their car struck a cemetery fence stone base on Foster Avenue and cleared the Chicago River in a 60 foot leap in a record bid.
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Chicago
Errd Lees
Carl Larson
Michael Holnacki
Foster Avenue
Mrs Henry Seeks Support in Long-Overdue Divorce Case
Mrs Mary Henry, 72, appeared with her lawyer in court to claim desertion by her husband George J Henry. She testified the separation began in 1892 and the court accepted that he had left and given her a divorce.
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Chicago
Mary Henry
George Jd. Henry
Oscar F. Nelson
Yale Doctor Soper Dies at 66 in New Haven
Dr Willard Burr Soper a Yale University tuberculosis expert and faculty member died after a brief illness in New Haven Conn at age 66.
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YALE
New Haven
Conn
Willard Burr Soper
Yale University
McNutt Opposes Ohio Public Aid Payment Move
Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt opposed a congressional bill to pay Ohio more than a million dollars in public assistance withheld for 1938. He urged strengthening the Social Security Board rather than giving Congress power to override board decisions and warned against politicizing aid administration.
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Washington
Congress
Ohio
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
Rep. Jenkins
Court of Appeal
Social Security Board
McNutt
Airlines Carry 862658 Passengers in First Seven Months 1939
During the first seven months of 1939 airlines carried 862,658 passengers across carriers, reflecting growing air travel demand and expanding routes.
Educator Urges Cooperation Among Small Institutions
ATLANTA Oct 30 Educator A R Mann vice president of the general education board urged cooperation among small independent colleges within reach as the best remedy for ill conditioned institutions. He said inter institution cooperation grows and can preserve distinct values of small colleges within a larger scholarly community. The five annual Southern University Conference also faced the issue of graduate study for Negroes under a Supreme Court ruling. Colleges from 13 states attended.
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Southern University Conference
A. R. Mann
General Education Board
United States
Association of Autonomous Colleges
Anowel
Supreme Court
J. R. McCain
Agnes Scott College
Conference
Five Rock Springs Boys Die in Blast From Buried Dynamite
Officers investigate a deadly blast near Rock Springs Wyoming that killed five youths. Sheriff Dankowski and Coroner Opie suspect the boys found dynamite in a nearby coal district and exploded it with a borrowed rifle shot. Victims include O De an Grant 11 Gordon 9 Donald Cooper mother Mrs Gil day David Chamberlain 7 and Valentino Herrero 12 a burning line of inquiry focuses on dynamite fragments and a bullet hole in wrapping paper found at the scene.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
M. J. Dankowski
J. Warden Opie
O’dean Grant
Gordon
Irwin Grant
Donald Cooper
James Gilday
David Chamberlain
F. H. Chamberlain
Valentino Herrero
Pino Herro
Sunday School Training School Opens at Deep River Church
Deep River News reports a Sunday school training session opened last night at Deep River Church led by pastor Joseph H. Peele. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry White with White family hosting at their parents home, plus other local social visits.
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Joseph H. Peele
Deep River Church
Henry White
H. H. White
Welford Smith
R. T. Jordan
J. L. Skeens
Elbert Farlow
Guilford College
Flint Hill Church
Randolph County
Zaleme Rockett
Biscoe
Geoffrey Traynham
Abbott's Creek
W. F. Wheeler
M. L. Williard
Winston-Salem Road
Net Star Tennis Star Helen Moody Marries Roark in Las Vegas
Helen Wills Moody and Aidan Roark wed Saturday in Las Vegas after a honeymoon plan that included Lake Mead boat ride and Grand Canyon visit. Moody, 33, previously divorced from Frederick H. Moody Jr. of San Francisco. Roark, 34, previously divorced from Esther P. Moore.
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Las Vegas
Lake Mead
Grand Canyon
Helen Wills Moody
Aidan Roark
Hollywood
Roark
Moody
Frederick H. Moody, Jr
San Francisco
Esther P. Moore
Moody announces marriage to Anna LaMarre in Tahoe ceremony
Fred H. Moody Jr. reveals he wed Anna LaMarre of Chicago three weeks ago in a Tahoe ceremony while working at Lake Tahoe. He is 38, his bride 28, and his former wife Helen Wills Moody recently remarried Aidan Roark, a film writer and polo player.
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San Francisco
Fred H. Moody, Jr
Helen Wills Moody
Aidan Roark
Anna LaMarre
Chicago
Austin
Nev
Tahoe
Moody
Johnny Jones flies 2785 miles in longest light plane record
Early 1939 Johnny Jones piloted a light plane from California to New York covering 2785 miles in 30 hours 47 minutes setting a longest record. The note adds unrelated household tips and local social visits from Guilford College to Galax Virginia with various residents named.
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California
New York
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