Two Germans sentenced to death for listening to foreign stations
Berlin reports two German residents were condemned to death for tuning to foreign broadcasts. The same dispatch notes 26 unidentified inmates shot in Ville and Ville-en-Nord region, plus French executions for alleged sabotage and anti Communist trials in Bordeaux.
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Barlin
Germany
Reinhard Heydrich
Reich
Bohemia and
Moravia
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Berlin
Heydrich
Czechoslovak Republic
DNS
Warlowa County
Bordeaux
Avignon
Union Approves Strike at Birmingham Steel Mills
The Steel Workers organizing committee CIO voted by acclamation to close the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company mills in the Birmingham district at 11 p m Saturday. A mass meeting at the Fairfield CIO hall read Governor Dixon's telegram urging retention of state guard troops at the Ensley Works entrances to prevent bloodshed and preserve order.
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Birmingham
Ala
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Tennessee Coal, Tran and Railroad Company
Farirfield
Ins
Dixon
State Guard
Film showings may sway senate on probe
Washington chairman Mark D Idahol said the decision on whether to recommend a formal war propaganda probe would hinge on senators' reactions to viewing about six films during hearings. He noted the films themselves may carry more weight than the witnesses who testified. The committee recessed until October and planned to view films such as Canvey Blight Command Escape That Hamilton Woman Man Hunt The Great Dictator and Sergeant York, though the final list was not yet set.
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Washington
Mark D-Idahol
Senate
Clark
Dearlige
Canvey
Hamilton
York
Chinese Refute Changsha Fall in Furious Battle
Chinese dispatches deny the fall of Changsha and say Chinese troops retook four points about 25 miles northeast of the Hunan capital. The Japanese army claims complete capture of Changsha yesterday. A Changsha dispatcher reported dead and wounded littered the battlefield after a daylong fight with heavy Japanese casualties.
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Chungying
Changsha
Hunan
Changshas
R P.m
Neutrality Act Battle Lines Drawn
Washington reports opposition senators plan to block changes to the Neutrality Act as Senator La Follette argues against repeal or modification. President Roosevelt will consult Congress this week to outline recommendations while opposing factions back a freehand foreign policy. Senator Johnson and others plan a rally of noninterventionists, with Knox and Stahl urging restraint and executive discretion amid a crisis era.
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Washington
la Follette
T Am
Fennsevelt
Johnson
Calif
Senate Foreign Relations
Bran
Roosevel
Roosevelt
Nave kKranx
Thomas Stahl
Senate Forsign Relations Committee
Knox
Foreign Commerce Weekly
Courney
T van
Thomas
Ehint
Fair Crash Claims One at State Fair
A racing car failed to control during a time trial at the state fair grounds on Saturday, crashing through a wire fence and injuring three spectators. Forest Landon Burton of Shang thai died from injuries shortly after. Driver J. T. Cummings of Hopewell was only slightly hurt. John Tal Richmond and Irvin Lee for rate 4 were taken to a hospital.
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Bithtond
Forest Landon Burton
Shangthai
John Tal Richmond
Irvin Lee
Herndon
J. T.cummings
Hopewell
Trio Hurt In Canton NC Car Crash Injured Travelers Expect Dismissal
Mr and Mrs Welborn H Starnes of Nashville Tennessee and H R Cohen of Augusta Georgia were injured Saturday in a automobile accident near Canton North Carolina while en route to Hendersonville. They were not believed seriously hurt and hospital officials at Patton Memorial in Hendersonville said Mr and Mrs Starnes could be dismissed the next day or soon.
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Canton
N. C
Welborn H. Starnes
Nashville
iTenn
H. R. Cohen
Augusta
Hendersonville
N.C
Here
Patton Memorial Hospital
Husband of Slain Woman Held After Trunk Dripping Blood Reveals Crime
New Orleans police charged Charles N. Nevis also known as James C. Hayden with murder after a woman's body was found stuffed in a trunk with a rope around her throat. Nevis reportedly said he may have been out of his mind and gave no explanation. The trunk was discovered when Frank Aldige helped move it downstairs. the coroner cited a skull fracture as the cause of death and determined time of death was the previous day.
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New Orleans
Prislie
Fred Williams
Charles N. Nevis
James C. Hayden
Williams
Nev
Wrecked Trio Held On Larceny Charge
Two men and a woman identify as James W Breweter 24 Hergether Walker 26 of Dallas Texas and Nellie Berry of Little Reck Arkansas are held in Bristol jail on charges of house breaking and larceny after a wreck near Blountville Tennessee. Police recovered suitcases clothing diamonds a shotgun and other items from the wrecked car and tied the trio to a reported break in at Paul Simmerman’s home. They admit prior robbery and sentence terms in Texas. FBI fingerprints to follow.
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James W. Breweter
Hergether Walker
Dallas
Texea
Nellie Berry
Little Reck
Ark
Bristol, Tenn
Biauniville
Virginia
Binuniviller
R Hospital
Lage Frazier
Blountville
Toio
Bristol
Paul Simmer
Oman
J. D. Newland
Frazier, and Corp
James Weaver
Tenn-essee
Weaver
F. E. Williams
Southern Railway
Holston Valley Community Hospital
A. D P. Garst
Kingsport
FBI Bureau
Sullivan County
Jal
Daylight Saving Time Ends Across Nation Amid Mixed Reactions
Most of the 3 000 000 persons are expected to gain an extra hour of sleep as standard time resumes nationwide. Critics argue children resist clocks and wake hungry or overtired. Daylight saving ends in 40 percent of the nation at 3 p.m. local time, with official confirmation pending in Chicago and northern Indiana communities.
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Parsons
Chicago
Canadian Corvette Levis Sunk With 17 Lost
Ottawa reports the corvette Levis has been sunk in action with 17 Canadian sailors lost. Navy Minister Angus MacDonald cites wartime secrecy and gives no area details. The loss raises Canadian naval casualties on active service to 359, with no officers among the dead.
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Ottawa
Levis
Mane
Royal Navy
Navy
Angus MacDonald
Ann
MacDonald
Ireland-Greenland
Ca ‘Nada
Atlantic
Limit On Profit Seen as Harmful To Little Business
Washington reports Secretary Morganthau and Senator George warn a percent cap on corporate profits would crush small business while backing a fair yardstick for excess profits. Treasury may push a 5 percent cap on invested capital during the emergency, with old rules allowing either invested capital or 1936 to 1939 earnings. The United States Chamber of Commerce says the new tax bill raises U.S. tax burden above Britain's on a per capita and national income basis, with per capita taxes near 168 dollars this year and potentially 173 next year.
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Washington
Morganthau
George
D-Ga
Senate Cineance Committee
House Banking Committee
Treasury
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States
Great Britain
Collision Kills Two Hurts Four in Camden Area
Two persons died and four were injured in a collision of two cars six miles north of Camden Tennessee. The deceased were Allen Phifer 21 of Big Sandy and William Bell 2 of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Big Sandy.
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Camden
Tenn
Here
Tar Deal
Allen Phifer
Big Sandy
William Bell
Cleveland
Ohio
Fourteen Vessels Launched in Mass Ship Produ ction Push
Twenty shipyard slots opened as fourteen vessels slid down the ways on Atlantic Pacific and Gulf launches. President Roosevelt hailed the mass production effort, noting Liberty Ships and the Baltimore completion Patrick Henry, urging liberty and defense of the seas against Axis threats. He warned against tying up ports and affirmed resolve to protect shipping from torpedo and bomb.
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America
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Roosevelt
Ship Workers of America
Hiller
United States
Baltimore
Mr. Roosevelt
September disaster at sea cripples Italian convoy system
Alexandria by AP September proved Italy’s worst sea month since Cape Mata pansas with 29 troop and supply ships sunk and several others damaged. British and Dutch submarines and Mediterranean fleet units reportedly sank one fifth of Italian crossing ships, totaling about 200,001 tons since September 1, including four liners over 20,000 tons and 23 troop vessels. A 1000? ton 8 inch cruiser was torpedoed as well.
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Alexandria
Egypt
AP Septempar
Italy
Cape Matapansas
Mediterranean
North Africa
Mediterranean Fleet Arm
Nazis Announce Unparalleled Ukraine Victory
German sources claim a decisive victory east of Kiev with several Soviet armies wiped out and 65 000 prisoners taken. Reports say German forces reach the Volga region as air and sea strikes devastate Black Sea targets and destroy Russian naval assets.
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Berlin
Russia
Kiev
Adolf Hitler
Dnieper
Russians vow to halt German advance near Crimea and Leningrad
Soviet officials declare German efforts to seize Crimea and Leningrad are stymied by fierce Red Army resistance. Lozovsky and Jazovsky dispute German casualty claims and emphasize ongoing, exhausting fighting along the Kiev and Leningrad fronts. Moscow reports more than 4,000 German casualties near Leningrad and losses of aircraft and tanks as counterattacks recapture village areas.
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Moscow
Lindsy
Crimean
Black Sea
Peninenta
Kiev
Crimea
Peninsula
S. A. Lozovsky
Leningrad
Jazovsky
Leningras
Red Army
London Thinks Nazis Must Wipe Out Red Fleet to Take Crimea
An article reports that German forces drive on Crimea may hinge on destroying the Soviet Black Sea fleet. Britain moves to aid Russia, with supplies sent toward the Caucasus and Gen Sir Archibald Wavell arriving in Iran for urgent consultations. Churchill expected to summarize plans in the Commons as German assaults are limited by the narrow Perekop Isthmus.
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London
Red Fleet
Crimea
Perekop Isthmus
Black Sea
Cauucasus
Russia
Britain
Caucasus
Persian Gulf
Archibald P. Wa
Vell
India
Iran
Churchill
House of Commons
Perekop
Japan Jubilant Over Changsha Capture Report
The first anniversary of Japan joining the three power pact was marked quietly as Tokyo press hailed a reported Japanese capture of Changsha Central China’s capital city. Shanghai's report claimed Changsha captured, but later word suggested premature. The Times and Advertiser argued the Hunan campaign shows Japan pressing settlement beyond diplomacy. An official observance occurred in Tokyo with 5,000 attendees.
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Tokyo
Japan
Germany
Italy
Changsha
China
Huisa
Shanghai
Canton-Hanson
Times and Advertiser
Foreign Office
Hunan
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
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Trio
Bonneville
P—J. F. Thompson
Morris Chapel
Vance Tahors
Bern
Switzerland
Novi List
Dobro
Bosnia
Congressional
Ukraine
Volga
High Command
Bryansk
DNB
Odessa
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Seliger Lake
Hon Valley
Rocky Mount
Ben H. Thomas
Recorver's Court
Winston-Salem
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