Roosevelt warns undeclared war must not drag U.S. in
In a radio address President Roosevelt says the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James does not trigger a formal war with Germany. He argues the United States has been in an undeclared conflict for months, guided by legal limits and public support to destroy European dictatorships, not by a declared war.
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Reuben James
TU. S
Germany
Roosevelt
America
U.S.S
Congress
Britain
AEF
Aiken
Vermont
Associated Press
High Seas
Chicks Start Fast to Beat Bobcats 31-0
Blytheville hammered Hope 31-0 as the Chicks built a 14 yard end around score and a fumble reversal for a touchdown. Victory added a 50 yard TD and Stafford recovered a fumbled punt, with Deal and Saliba contributing on offense in muddy conditions.
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Chicks
Bobcats
Blytheville
Ark
Hope Bobcats
Sonny Tuoyd
James Cobb
Leroy Ross
Hope
Gabba
Victory
Stafford
Besharz
Inter Victory
Stanford
Deal
Jimmy Simms
J. C. McCullough
R. Stanford
McCullough
Nuddies
Simms
Power
Saliba
Roush
Nevada County Ginning Totals Reach 4,672 Bales
Nevada County ginned 4,672 bales of cotton prior to October 18, compared with 30 bales on the same date last year, per Carl Murray of Willisville, special agent for the Department of Commerce. The Donets coal basin is often called the Soviet Pennsylvania.
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Nevada County
Carl Murry
Willisville
Deaartment of Commerce
Donets Coal Basin
Soviet, Pennsylvania
Football Scores Across Colleges With Varied Results
A sweep of college football across multiple teams shows Ouachita 7 over Tech 0, Arkansas State Teachers 6, Amonticello 40, Blytheville 31, Hope 0, Paragould 6, Prescott 0, Bentonville 0, Stuttgart 19, Warren 0, Augusta 7, Jonesboro 2, Clarksville 0, Dierks 0, Hot Springs 7, Nashville 12, Conway 12, Little Rock Catholic 7, plus several tied games and postponed schedules.
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College Ouachita
Tech
Oklahoma City
Arkansas State Teachers
State Amonticello
Dumas
Blytheville
Hope
Yarvisburg
Pacahuntas
Bauxite
Glenwood
Osceola
Paragould
Arkadelphia
Prescott
Bentonville
Watts Okla
Cotton Plant
Barle
Huntsville
Barryville
Rogers
Fayetteville
Stuttgart
Warren
Augusta
Clivendon
Jonesboro
Clarksville
Wscarey
Batesville
Dermott
Buderva
Bentondt
Beebe
Nashville
Dierks
Hot Springs
Camden
Gordon
Malvern
Magnolia
DeQueen
Dashdown
Amity
Muskogee
Okla
Fort Smith
van Buren
Harrison
Greenwood
Mansfield
Mena
Murfreesboro
North Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Nazis Bring Up Fresh Men for Moscow Thrust
London dispatches report the German push toward Moscow intensifying near the Perekop isthmus and Chernov, with Pravda noting fresh reserves are being readied for a new onslaught. Red Star signals a threat to Tula as German forces widen the Crimean front and press toward Moscow.
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Moscow
London
Crimea
Perekap Isthiaus
Pravda
Communist Party
Af Tula
Red Star
Reuters
Dispatch
CBS
Perekop
Tula
U S C Building Contracts Set for 107 Rec Buildings
The War Department announces 107 construction contracts for U S C O recreation buildings by the Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General, valued at 6.21 million dollars. The projects cover nine military zones and territories including Panama, Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Atlantic Bases, with a $100,000 contract for a Lite Rock site.
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U.S. O
Office of the Quartermaster General
War Department
Lite Rock
United States
Panama
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
FD Gets Cow But Far Flies When Farmer Horns In
Mahopac New York reports a strange legal spat involving a yellow and white Guernsey cow tied to the national Democratic Party chair and potential involvement of the president. The tale riffs on fame and political intrigue with a rural twist and courtroom flavor.
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New York State
Democratic Party
British Step Up Air Raids Over French Coast
London reports intensification of air raids as HAF sorties attack the French invasion coast amid snow and sleet. Royal observers along the southeast coast witnessed long formations heading toward Calais and Boulogne, with ships hit off the Norwegian and Dutch coasts and a missing plane noted among raids on German occupied France and nearby targets.
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London
HAF
Germany
France
Italy
Deal
Calsias
Boulougare
Naples
Sicily
Palermo
Middle East
RAF
Ohio High School Aid Defense Savings Campaign Launch
In Columbus Ohio schools are urged to join a special campaign titled Football Week for Defense Savings to boost sales of defense stamps and bonds. The program will include activities and displays at football games to promote participation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Defense Buavings
Local Man Declines Pine Bluff Insurance Promotion
C. R. Milburn, longtime Metropolitian Life Insurance Co representative since 1934, was offered the Pine Bluff region assistant manager post with headquarters there but declined the promotion for business reasons.
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C. R. Milburn
Metropolitian Life Insurance Co
Pine Bluff
Milburn
National Book Week Observed Proclamation Made by Mayor
Mayor Albert Graves of Hope Arkansas issues proclamation designating November 2 to 8 as National Book Week and urging residents to visit the Hope and Hempstead County Library. The document emphasizes the value of good books and the library’s role in the county.
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Albert Graves
Hope and Hempstead
City of Hope
Arkansas
Hope and Hempstead County
Verily, Sin as State of Mind, Thought Quote
A religious quotation notes sin as a state of mind rather than a stray act. It cites John 8 34 and Sewell, presenting a terse meditation on moral condition.
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John
Sewell
Predicts Flood at Fort Smith
The Weather Bureau forecast a crest for the Arkansas River at Fort Smith exceeding the 1827 flood, with 6,000 feet of the Haroldson levee collapsing. Walter C. Hickman revised predictions upward, estimating 3.74 feet at Fort Smith by Monday while the Haroldson break flooded 16,000 acres of farm land.
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Little Rock
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Ft. Smith
Haroldson
Walter C. Hickman
Singing Program at Spring Hill Sunday
A singing program will be held at Spring Hill Sunday night at 7 o clock. It was announced Saturday. The public is invited.
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Spring Hill
Cranium Crackers Picture Puzzlers Quiz Preview
Photography grows in popularity as pictures become a vivid news medium. Readers are invited to answer questions on tintype versus daguerreotype hypo photo finish versus photo finisher red filter and flash bulb. Answers on Comic Page.
Health Board to Raise Funds for Civilian Defense
Des Jones council members met with Dr J G Martindale to plan a local Civilian Defense emergency medical service. A tag day and red white and blue buttons will raise funds, with dates to be announced. National plan assigns nine zones. Talbot Feild Jr and Dr Martindale will lead the local program.
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Council of Health
Des
Jones
J. G. Martindale
Fiorells LaGuardia
New York City
Talbot Feild
Martindale
Hog Islander in Service Recalled at World War I Yard
LAKE CHARLES La The 5 The S Ogonta first emergency vessel launched at Hog Island ship yards in World War I is back in service for a national emergency. The only vessel flying the American flag equipped as a sea going fish cannery now operates between Chile and Lake Charles docks with defense cargo. In July and August it serves as the mother ship of a packing company’s salmon fishing fleet in Bristol Bay Behring Sea.
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Lake Charles
5. S. Ogonta
Hog Island
Chile
Lake Chirles
Oganiz
Bristol Bay
Behring Sea
Navy Says 44 Rescued From Torpedoed Ship
The Navy reports 44 enlisted men rescued from the torpedoed USS Reuben James. About 76 crew members remain unaccounted for as the ship was sunk off Iceland Thursday night. Navy officials caution full details may take days as ships in combat zones have limited radio contact. Six navy men gathered in Portland Maine awaiting updates.
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Reuben James
Iceland
Britain
Atlantic
U.S. S
Washington
U. S
Navy Department
Navy
Portland
Maine
Work Begins on SPG Hospital and Project Progress
Employment and payroll at the Southwestern Proving Ground reach new highs with W EB Callahan Construction Cs. paying over 205000 to 5800 workers. Total civilian staff exceeds 6000 including Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendorf and project offices. Construction moves along firing line with Hospital and First Aid Station under way. Airport runways concreteing continues while State Highway 4 between Hope and Washington reopens after emergency road closure. Project officials explain the Proving Ground tests ammunition safety for Army use and Dr. Winston C. Riggins leads the Safety and First Aid effort with his nursing staff.
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Southwestern Proving Ground
Callahan Construction Cs
Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorf
Quartermaster and Ordnance
Hope
Washington
Adkins
Proving
Winston C. Riggins
Riggins
Baptist State Hospital
Little Rock
Arkansas State Hospital
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Heber Springs
Conway
Little Rock Catholic High
U.S.C
Jack Devlin
NER
Mahopac
N. Y
Mollie
U.S
North Atlantic
Canada
New York
Greenland
Greer
U. S.S. Kearny
Azores
Landa
Zome
Avi
Ance
Atlantic Ocean
NEA
Telephoto
Ohio High School Aid Defense Sales
National Book Week
SPG Hospital
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