Bolters Claim Cross-Party Support in Pennsylvania Campaign
Democratic and Republican headquarters traded accusations as campaigns entered the final two weeks. Democratic groups in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties endorsed Republican nominees Governor hopeful Arthur H. James and Senator James J. Davis, while Lawrence accused the GOP of desperate propaganda.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County
Arthur H. James
James J. Davis
Luzerne County
James
Bailiwick
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
C. I. O.democratic
Guffey
John L. Lewis
Foreign trade shows September export rise over August
The commerce department reports September exports at 246.361 million dollars and imports at 167.651 million, up from August. Exports for the year total 2.295 billion with imports at 1.435 billion, giving an 860.234 million dollar export surplus for the first nine months. Agricultural exports rise to 75.197 million, while grain shipments lag.
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Washington
Ecommerce Department
Department
Captain Saves Cat From Burning Ship Narrative
The Pioneer crew and Captain Hans G. Milton faced a hurricane ordeal off Halifax as Gloucester schooner Pioneer burned after taking water. Milton leaped to action diving from the burning vessel, saving the ship's cat and sextant, using a laundry bag to ensure the cat survived.
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New York
Pioneer
American Banker
Hans G. Milton
Halifax
Milton
Unopposed Japs Capture Hankow
United States and German trade policy comes under review as officials report a growing share of German American commerce already operates on barter and blocked marks schemes. Secretary Hull opposes the German method but many officials believe much trade may follow Germany’s line, with exact figures not known. Germany bought 124.166 million dollars of U S goods in 1937.
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Washington
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Hull
United
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
Associated Press
New York
Guenther Gustave Rumrich
GINNINGS SHOW MARKED DROP IN COTTON PRODUCTION
The census bureau reports this year’s cotton ginned before October 18 totals 8,929,274 running bales down from 11,066,210 last year and 8,09,476 two years ago. Round bales total 112,983 versus 186,234 and 148,827. American Egyptian and Sea Island cotton counts are given with year-to-year changes. The October department of agriculture estimates this year’s crop at 12,212,006 equivalent 500-pound bales. last year reached 18,946,000 bales in a record crop.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Department of Agriculture
Leche to Visit Governor Browning in Tennessee
Governor Gordon Browning announced that Louisianas Governor Richard Leche and Mrs Leche will visit Tennessee this week. They will attend the LSU vs Tennessee football game on Saturday. Browning predicted Tennessee would beat LSU though he declined to state a score.
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Nashville
Tenn
Gordon Browning
Browning
Richard Leche
Louisiana
Brownings
Baton Rouge
Lewies
Tennessee
Japanese forces seize Hankow as allies shore up escape
Reports from Hankow say Japanese troops entered the former Chinese capital after the city was abandoned by Chinese defenders. United States Navy ships and British sailors reinforced protection for foreigners, with Chiang Kai-Shek said to have fled by plane during the night amid a joint Japanese communique announcing the entry.
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United States Navy
Luzon
Yangtze River
National City Bank
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Hwangpei
Peiping- Hankow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Eighteen Die in Mount Dandenong Airliner Crash
Eighteen people die in a mist shrouded crash near Melbourne including C Hawker a parliament member and former minister of commerce L S Abrahams and A V Gain prominent Sydney lawyers. The Adelaide to Melbourne flight operated by Australian National Airways had four crew members and a hostess. The crash left seven victims thrown from the cabin and the rest trapped in the burning wreckage.
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Sydney
Australia
Mount Dandenong
Melbourne
C. Hawker
House of Representatives
L. S. Abrahams
A. V. Gain
Wage hour bill faces broader reach in industry
Government officials predicted that Congress may broaden the wage hour act to cover more industries as the program begins. Administrators say advisory opinions will guide courts on interstate commerce status and possible exemptions while employers seek clarifications amid early enforcement.
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Washington
Congress
Elmer F. Andrews
Andrews
Rummel Links Birth Control to Race Death Assertion
Arch bishop Joseph Francis Rummel denounced birth control as death by own action fueling national decline. He urged vigilance against new tactics by maternity guilds and warned the movement threatens patriotism. Margaret Lynch echoed concerns while rural areas were urged to sustain population. Sarah Weadick also spoke to delegates.
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Biloxi
Miss
Joseph Francis Rummel
New Orleans
National Council of Catholic Women
Theodore Roosevelt
Margaret Lynch
United States
Sarah Weadick
Bureau of Immigration of the
Twin City Community Chest kicks off drive with 200 workers
More than 200 volunteers for the Twin City Community Chest began the initial drive with a pep meeting at Hotel Frances. The effort includes over four pledge groups split across Monroe and West Monroe to raise $20,000 for nine local agencies.
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Brooks
Twin City
Hungary softens demands in Czechoslovak dispute
Budapest reports a reduced set of territorial demands to Czechoslovakia after pressure from Germany Italy and Poland led to more conciliatory language. Premier Bela Imredi hailed the note as conciliatory though Prague may reject it. A half million troops remain along the border amid tensions.
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Germany
Italy
Poland
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Bela Imredi
Hungary
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Imredi
All Americans in Canton Safe
Washington reports that Canton civilians are safe as of October 25. Consul-general Irving W. Linnell organized refuges and safety zones for Americans and assisted the Chinese in obtaining protections. He relayed zone locations to Hongkong and Tokyo authorities. About 452 Americans were in Canton before the Japanese advance. now roughly 150 remain, eight of them Chinese-American.
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Washington
Canton
Irving W. Linnell
State Department
Linnell
Boston
Linne
Addison Southard
Hongkong
China
Sears Declares 4 Cents A Share Dividend
Philadelphia October dividend announcement from Sears Roebuck and Company states a quarterly payout of four cents per share payable in December to stockholders of record by November 10.
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Philadelphia
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Russia seeks united action to curb aggressors
Moscow report cites La Journal de Moscou calling peaceful nations to collective measures against aggressors. It cites Japan exploiting the four power settlement to advance into China, urging a firm stand amid British interests and colonial tension.
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China
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Mr. Chamesi
Neville
President Roosevelt Seeks 1939 Budget Cuts for Defense
President Roosevelt orders a reduction plan for 1939 departmental spending to free funds for an expected rise in defense costs. He meets with budget head Daniel W. Bell to begin draft estimates for Congress in January, following weeks of preliminary conferences.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Daniel W. Bell
Congress
Perkins Visits Shreveport Unannounced Secretary of Labor Arrives
Miss Frances Perkins secretary of labor arrived in Shreveport this morning. She did not register at a local hotel and was thought to head next for Nacogdoches Texas for a speaking engagement. Her visit was unknown to local labor leaders who were not advised.
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Francesa Perkins
Lasor
Nacogdoches
Tex
Suit charges irregularities in vote count in Fifth District race
Will Harvey Todd files a contest in Ouachita parish court claiming irregular and incorrect counts in the October 18 Democratic Fifth district primary. Judge David Garrett issues a temporary restraining order delaying Mills’ nomination and schedules a hearing for October 24. Todd seeks a recount to show he won, alleging discrepancies in parish tallies and secretary of state totals.
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Newt V. Milla
Mane
Ouachita Pariah District
Todd
David Garrett
Fifth District
Democratic Committee
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Garrett
Tee
Hhe
Secretary of State
Cerks
Mille
Ita
Reds Active in California and Union Ties Drew Hearings
Dies committee heard that California agriculture has been a major focal point for Communist activity over the past five years. Harper Knowles of Oakland and Ray Nimmo of Los Angeles testified that the Longshoremen's Association of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific aided agitators in farming areas to disrupt food movement between rural and urban centers, under the leadership of Harry Bridges whom they labeled an alien.
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House
Califfornia
Harper Knowles
Oakland
Ray Nimmo
Los Angeles
Radical Research Committee
California American Legion
Dies Committee
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Knowles
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