Weather report for North Carolina and Block Island notes
Cloudy with local showers tonight and Saturday in the plains, warmer today, cooler in the mountains. Gentle to moderate southerly winds Saturday, occasional showers. Saturday scattered clouds to the Jack area with moderate easterly to southerly winds. Also warns against overstraining engines in high gear and shifting to lower gears when needed.
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Mnnorth
Carolina
Savur
Block Island
Congressmen react to German sinkings in wartime row
Senators Adams Truman and Guffey condemn Nazi attacks as inevitable when U S ships are in war zones. They argue against entangling in war while urging focus on production. Representatives Short Stearns defend administration policy and warn of broader war without a declaration.
German broadcast urges Japan to invade Australia
A broadcast attributed to a German navy spokesman urged Japan to attack Australia, sparking official responses. Prime Minister John Curtin said Australia is well prepared to resist aggression and noted the recommendation by an alleged Admiral Leutzow as a desperate bid for allies. No German naval spokesman of that name is confirmed. Admiral Friedrich Leutrow is the known figure in such roles.
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Sydney
Australia
Japan
John Curtin
Leutzow
New York
Friedrich Leutrow
German Drive On Moscow Stalled By Strong Soviet Defense
Moscow fronts report stiff resistance as German troops confront fierce opposition near Moscow. Kronstadt and Leningrad naval bases remain headaches for Germany while air defenses at Kronstadt prove unusually effective. No new disclosures on how far Nazi forces have advanced since October 23.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Gulf of Finland
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Soviet forces press in Volokolamsk and western front
Soviet troops stubbornly attacked across Volokolamsk Mozhais k Maloyaroslavets and Tula regions. A Kalinin sector air unit destroyed 14 enemy planes. German regiment wiped out and 16 tanks crippled by Soviet counteroffensive in an unidentified western salient. Cavalry on the southern front seized arms after wiping out two German regiments near town Z.
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Volokolamsk
Mozhaisk
Maloyaroslavets
Tula
Kalinin
Roosevelt signals no policy change from U S ship sinkings
President Roosevelt answered questions at a press conference about naval losses. He indicated there would be no policy change due to attacks on American ships and noted the Reuben James was on convoy duty in the North Atlantic when torpedoed. He also discussed possible cuts in diplomatic ties with Germany and withholding sinking details to protect morale.
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Roosevelt
Reuben James
Navy
North Atlantic
Germany
Mr. Roosevelt
New York Stocks at 2 P.M. October Market Report
New York stocks at 2 p.m. on October 31 were reported in AP market notes. The brief item lists price movements and notable bid interest across leading issues as trading extends into the afternoon session.
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New York
North Carolina Farm Report on Fruits and Vegetables Markets
North Carolina shipping point report from the I B and North Carolina Departments of Agriculture lists prices and market activity for sweet potatoes cabbage apples snap beans radishes butterbeans kale and potatoes. Markets vary by city with steady to dull demand, several price points given for U S No 1 and ungraded lots across Raleigh Baltimore Washington Rochester and nearby points.
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North Caroling
Washington
North Carolina
Baltimore
N. Y
Martinsburg
Winchester
Starmans
Ient
Raleigh
New York
North , Carolina
North Caroline
Presque Isle
Maine
Pointes
N. J
U. 5
OPA asks rails to cut freight price on steel
The Office of Price Administration urged railroads to lower freight rates for iron and steel moving to the Pacific coast to aid national defense and price stability. Proposed rates would drop from 1.15 dollars per hundred pounds from Atlantic points to 0.50 dollars from Colorado points to Pacific ports, with minimum carloads of 80,000 pounds. Current rates range from 1.43 dollars to 0.50 dollars. The North Carolina Baptist Union Conference opened a three day meeting in Durham, with about 400 students expected from various colleges.
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Office of Price Administration
Pacific Coast
OPA
Atlantic Seaboard
Colorado
San
Durham
North Carolina Baptist Union Conference
Permanent End Of Row Sought
Washington report on the Defense Mediation Board tackling a long term settlement in the captive coal mine dispute. About 53,000 miners led by the CIO United Mine Workers resumed work under a 10 day truce as John L. Lewis announced acceptance of Roosevelt’s back to work plan. Senate discussions pursued action on defense production stoppage amid calls for remedial legislation with Byrd indicating administration sponsorship may be needed.
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Defense Mediation Board
Peleven
Roosevelt
CIO
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Air Associates, Inc
Bendix
N. 1
Tobacco Grades Steady as Prices Rise on Middle Belt
The Agriculture Department reports nondescript and green tobacco grades sold higher on the middle belt yesterday. Lemon and orange grades declined. Price averages show orange leaf good 38, fair 34, low 29, common 20.50. orange smoking leaf fine 42, good 41, fair 37, low 31, common 21.50. lemon cutters fair 43, low 41. lemon lugs good 37, fair 30. non descript best thin 9.30. best heavy 0.75, best crude 8.73.
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Raleigh
Agriculture Department
Middle Belt
Tar Heels Ready to Do Part in U S Defense
North Carolina officials voiced readiness to support the national defense effort at a Raleigh luncheon. W F Nufer of Goldsboro said Carolinians would cooperate with air plane spotting and other defense activities, citing past participation as proof of commitment. Filed under statewide defense updates and local reactions to wartime measures.
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TAR Heels
U. S. Defense
Raleigh
W. F. Nufer
Goldsboro
State Defense Commission
Hamlet Girl Stewardess on Fallen Liner
Mary E. Blackley twenty seven year old Hamlet native and American Airlines stewardess died in the crash near St Thomas Ontario along with nineteen others. Born October 19 1914 she graduated Hamlet High School with high honors and modeled for magazines. She trained at St Elizabeths Hospital in Washington and later worked as a supervisor there before moving to New York City in 1941 to join American Airlines. Funeral arrangements not announced. Survived by parents two sisters and three brothers.
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Mary E. Blackley
American Airlines
St. Thomas
Ont
Fone
Washington
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
St. Elizabeth's
New York City
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R. B. Garrison
Edith Blackley
Jack
Bhi
Kam- Jet
Purnell
Charleston
Demonstration Misses In Vichy By Free French Call
In Vichy Oct 31 the five minute silent standstill request by General Charles de Gaulle drew only six observers, one woman and five men, in front of the Church of St Louis. Traffic and business continued as normal around them, underscoring the limited impact of the protest in occupied France.
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France
Petain
Charles de Gaulle
London
Elsta
Associated Press
de Gaulle
Church of St. Louis
Sinking kept from wife of vessel's commander
News of the sinking of the U S destroyer Reuben James was withheld from Mrs Almeda Edwards wife of Lieutenant Commander H L Edwards the skipper of the torpedoed vessel. She was at her mother’s bedside when Navy friends decided to delay informing her until the fate of her husband was known. Edwards moved to Newport last spring and is a Wilmington North Carolina native by marriage in 1925. Also notes that in 1883 M Hines Boston catcher had 99 passed balls.
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Newport
U. S
Reuben James
Almeda Edwards
H. L. Edwards
Japan Urges Peace Drive With United States
Tokyo papers argue the United States must show strength through tolerance and concession to spark a snowball of peace with Japan as a prime mover. They say Japan and the U S are best positioned to lead world peace, while Germany Britain and others are unable to act without appearing weak.
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Japan Times and Advertiser
United States
Japan
Foreign Office
Germany
Britain
Soviet Russia
Chungking
Senate clash over neutrality shift and ship arming policy
Debating a move to lift restrictions on arming merchant ships, senators split along party lines. Administration allies cite attacks on unarmed ships and supply needs for Britain, while foes warn of inviting further battles and possible war. Bailey presses for full sailing freedom. Taft warns the bill risks international incidents and war. Also notes Chicago produce prices and a line on influenza history.
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D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
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Great Britain
Chainman Bailey
D. NC
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