U S Navy Chief Knox Vows Fight to the Finish
In Washington on November 1 194? Admiral Knox declared the United States will fight to the finish as Germany warns of tensions. Reports say destroyer Reuben Ames torpedoed and sunk while on convoy duty with 44 sailors listed as survivors. Official notes say ships of the convoy may have rescued crew not yet reported. German propaganda and a Hitler’s HQ broadcast drew cautious state department responses.
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Ashington
Adolf Hitler
Amer
Navy
Knox
Marine Corps
Quantico
Navy Department
North Atlantic
Reuben Unes
Hitler
Vin Aussia
State Department
Nazi Executions Reported Across German Sphere
A compilation released in Berlin on November 1 lists at least 1,082 executions for disobedience to Nazi rule across occupied regions since the war began. It notes many sentences were announced late, with Paris area executions including officers killed in Nantes and Bordeaux. The report cites 158 sudden deaths in France and highlights harsh actions against Communists as German authorities tighten control.
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Berlin
Germany
Nantes
Bordeaux
Paul Friedrich Hote
Hans Ulrich Reimer
France
West Monroe Girl Crowned LSU Homecoming Queen
West Monroe student Lelia Dean Frazier was crowned LSU homecoming queen as LSU and Tennessee bands played during the parade of three floats with 585 participants. Baton Rouge officials met for the Alumni Federation election, naming City Judge C. Caldwell Herget as president.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Tiger-Tennessee
Tennessee
L. S. U.student Council
Major Surprises Are Few In Saturday Grid Games
York, Nov. 1 Vander Pennsylvania and Temple were off football's undefeated, un hat today but there was no stop the onward charge of such other nation al contenders as Min a, Fordham, Texas A and M. Duke hire Dame and Army, both with 1 records, fought each other to eviews drew before 75,000 in the end rain of Yankee stadium with underdog cadets, paced by Hank r, picking up most of the laurels. Minnesota, aiming at another Big championship and general recog as the nation's No. 1 team, its ith consecutive victory, e x &Tonnquest of Northwest Wildcats before 64,000 at Milne . The Gophers, somewhat eedl in their encounter with gan a week ago, had to come in behind to win and did so on Higgins' 41-yard sprint for a
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Herb Barker
York
Vander
Ex &Tonnquest
Northwest Wildcats
Milne
Gophers
Gan
Higgins
Crisis in Pacific grows graver amid German claims
Tokyo officials and observers foresee tighter crisis as Germany declares U S attack in the Atlantic. The Rome Berlin Tokyo pact commits aid among Axis partners, raising Japan's tensions over American actions in the Atlantic and fears of wider war in the Pacific. Observers caution that Japan's stance signals broader conflict possibilities.
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Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
Tokyo
Germany
Washington
Pacific
Atlantic
Deaths in War Games Seen in Foreshadowed Toll
Washington reports military officials doubt Carolina war maneuvers will yield high losses in lives and injuries. Early land and air force casualties from Louisiana drills were below expectations, with preliminary reports for the current First Army exercises hinting the month’s total may meet, not exceed, forecasts.
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Washington
Carolina
Louisiana
First Army
War Department
MOTHER AND STUDENT DIE IN HIGHWAY CRASH NEAR LESVILLE
A mother, Zona Andrews, 49, Sarepta, and Centenary College student James McConathy, 18, Anacoco, were killed when a pipe crash side swiped their car north of Lesville Louisiana. Andrews’ son Billy, 1 year old, and driver Cen Centenary student were injured.
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Lesville
Cam; Polk
Centenay College
Here
Zona Andrews
Sarepta
C. Andrews
Billy
Shreve
Herman Whitten
Ansport
McConathy
Centenary College
Oil Holdback Delays U S Mexico Pact
Washington reports indicate the oil expropriation dispute, a long standing hurdle in U S Mexico relations since 1938, is delaying a broad settlement. With all other points agreed, the oil issue may push signing past the immediate future.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico
United States Treasury
Export-Import Bank
United States
Rio Grande Colorado
Shakeup in British Cabinet Expected Soon
London Nov 1 Foreseen cabinet changes loom as Churchill faces left wing pressure over aid to Russia. Edgar Granville predicts surprises involving Beaverbrook and Eden's foreign office, while critics fault Halifax's eastern front remarks. Cairo dispatches note US missions addressing war material flows and Africa logistics.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Russia
Edgar Granville
National Liberal
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Halifax
Washington
Foreign Office
Anthony Eden
Beaverbrook
Moscow
Hitler
United States
Granville
British Planes Bomb Nazi Ships In Wave Of Attacks
British Royal Air Force pilots rained bombs and torpedoes on 11 or 12 Axis ships from Norway to the Bay of Biscay, with one squadron leader delivering a decisive strike on the heaviest vessel as flames soared high. In France, RAF fighters hit a railroad station, freight trains, factories and coast guard ships, reportedly without losing a plane, while other bombers, likely from the Middle East command, conducted further raids.
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London
Britain
Norway
Bay of Biscay
France
Germany
Air Ministry
Ministry
Middle East
Pay Increases Announced For WPA Workers
Washington November 1 WPA raises begin for about 855000 workers over two weeks. 820000 will gain 5.20 monthly raising min wage from 31.20 to 36.40. About 180000 workers already above the minimum security wage do not receive increases. Most professionals see smaller raises while max for professionals stays under 100 monthly. WPA says raises help meet higher living costs.
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Washington
WPA
Price Control Bill Approved by House Banking Committee
The House Banking Committee approved a commodity price control bill with an 18 to 5 vote, striking out licensing to enforce the program. It adopted a farm price ceiling formula allowing up to 20 percent above parity and refused to include wages. Chairman Steagall said the panel met over seven hours, noting the bill’s adjusted terms.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Steagall
Alabama
Arkansas River Flood Break Raises Refugee Count Near Fort Smith
Flooding from a 6000 foot Arkansas River levee breach near Fort Smith, Arkansas, drives the refugee total to about 300 with 16000 acres inundated. Rescue boats operate as officials say no loss of life expected, while forecasters predict river heights near 37.5 feet, threatening industrial areas and transport links.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas River
Here
Haroldton
Weather Bureau
Furniture Manufacturing
Muskogee
Okla
Midland Valley Railroad
Spiro
Kansas City Southern
Hitler Charges United States Attacked First
Berlin announces Germany was attacked by the United States over the Greer and Kearny incidents. Adolf Hitler's headquarters issue the denial of any plan to crush religion and note no tri power pact invocation is indicated. German submarines reportedly torpedoed the Kearny near Iceland, with one killed and ten injured, contradicting earlier German statements.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Greer
Kearny
Italy
Japan
Navy Department
Washington
Iceland
Hitler
Greer and
Four Killed as Bomber Crashes near Findlay
A light army bomber crashed in misty rain on a Farm 12 miles west of Findlay today killing four airmen. Witness Dillon Fisher described the impact as heavy with bodies scattered 300 to 400 feet. Identifications tentatively listed include Lieutenant George W. Smith Asheville North Carolina Sergeant Lee Chambers Hammdale New York Robert J. Hagerman and John B. Southward Springfield Ohio. A second aircraft was seen winging southward shortly after the crash.
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Findlay
Here
George W. Smith
Bunston Road
Asheville
N. C
Lee Chambers
Hammsdale
N. Y
Robert J. Hagerman
John B. Southward
Selma Road
Springfield
O. Fisher
Air Crash Victim Mary E Blackley Misses 20 Perish
Air disaster near St Thomas Ontario claimed 20 lives including Mary E Blackley 27 a native of Hamiet North Carolina stewardess on the American Airlines flight. She was a registered nurse and had modeled nurses uniforms for magazines.
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Mary E. Blackley
Hamiet
N. C
American Airlines
St. Thomas
Ontario
Women wait for word from crew in Portland vigil
In Portland Maine, wives and children of about 60 of the 121 crew of the sunken destroyer Reuben James kept a prayerful vigil, awaiting word on their husbands fate after the ships sinking off Iceland. Several mothers recalled last messages, while others hoped for survivors as radio chatter filled the night.
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Portland
Reuben James
Navy Department
Iceland
Navy
Washington
Catherine Sims
Lloyd E. Sims
Marina
Fla
Sims
Solon D. Boyd
Birmingham
Ala
Boyds
Mrs. Boyd
Key West
Frs
Floyd Morris
Boyd
Naval Colony
Winter stalemate shifts in Hitler’s war across fronts
War correspondent Kirke L. Simpson surveys stalled Nazi drives as winter tightens. He notes Soviet resistance stiffening near Moscow and Rostov, signaling a potential winter stalemate. German advances rely on tanks as weather clouds prospects of campaign pauses, with Romania and Finland’s roles evolving amid uncertain front lines.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Hitler
Berlin
Crimea
Red
Rostov
Kharkov
Donets
Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Arctic
Nazis Threaten 10 Capture Rostov On Don City
Associated Press reports Nazi forces threaten to seize Rostov on Don, a key gateway to the Caucasus oil fields and munitions center of Tula, as Russia pours in reserves in a brutal 19 week struggle. Hitler deflects aggression charges and denies Roosevelt map claim. Military advances push toward Donets and Crimea amid winter snows. Germany eyes continued campaign.
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Rostov
Associated Press
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Rostov-on-Don
Caucasus
Tula
Moscow
Donets River
trans-Ukraine
United States
Middle East
Hitler
Crimea Peninsula
Napoleon
Germany
Farm Education Probed By LSU Board In Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University board of supervisors studied the state program of farm education today, interviewing agricultural extension workers from several parishes. They planned to continue Monday with investigations and tomorrow inspect university library facilities. Participants included C. B. Hadden, Stella Jones, Emerite Richard, and W. L. Roark.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Board of Supervisors
University
C. B. Hadden
Northeast Louisiana Experiment Station
St. Joseph
Stella Jones
Tangipsehoa Parish
Emerite Richard
Jeff Davis Parish
W. L. Roark
Rapides Parish
New York Mayoral Contest Faces Final Push
La Guardia seeks a third term as mayor backed by Republicans American Labor and fusion groups while William O Dyer with broad Democratic support hopes to unseat him. Roosevelt breaks with La Guardia despite party leaders backing his rival amid a fierce, name calling campaign as voters prepare to decide Tuesday.
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New York
F. H. la Guardia
Tammany Hall
Brooklyn
William O’dyer
Roosevelt
la Guardia
American Labor Party
City Fusion
United City
O'Dwyer
United Democratic Party
Edward J. Flynn
Bronx
James A. Farley
H. H. Lehman
Tammy
Christopher Sullivan
Frank V. Kelly
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