Bombs Hit West End as London Faces Fresh Air Raids
London endured another air raid as a strong gale hindered fighters. Bombs struck Bond Street Piccadilly Park Lane and Berkeley Square causing rubble in Savile Row’s fashion district. One German plane was shot down and two famous squares suffered blasts despite storms.
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Charles A. Smith
International News
Srevice Siace
London
Aly
West End
Bond Street
Piccadilly
Park Lane
Berkeley Square
Ile
Savile Row
Britain
Straits of Dover
England
English Channel
English
Londo
Constitution Day notes and local street work update
The article recalls Constitution Day and the Tate anniversary, mentions the 1787 adoption of the U S Constitution, and reminds readers to feed birds before winter. It reflects on a hot spell with 96 plus degrees and notes street post fencing work on Highland Avenue and East Washington Street by local workers.
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United States
Highland Avenue
East Washington Street
Democrats Face Battle In Naming Floor Leader
The Democratic membership of the House faces intraparty conflict if a new floor leader is elected before adjournment. With Sam Rayburn now speaker, factions fear a leadership fight could hurt November results. Some push for immediate action, others prefer vacancy until next session. A decision awaits after the Bankhead funeral in Alabama.
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William K. Hutchinson
Bankhead
Alabama
John W. McCormack
Belgian government to dissolve amid German pressure
The Belgian government in exile announced its plan to dissolve today after King Leopold capitulated to Germany. Some members will stay in France privately while others intend to go abroad as pressure from the Germans mounts.
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Vichy
France
Leopold
Germany
Willkie Heads To Amarillo For Third Term Plea
Wendell Willkie travels from Tulsa to Amarillo after drawing a large crowd in Oklahoma. He delivered an extemporaneous speech in Tulsa and a prepared address in Coffeyville, Kansas, warning of dictatorship if Roosevelt secures a Laird term. En route, thousands lined the route and fairgrounds to hear him advocate a three term policy.
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Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
Wendell Willkie
Hash
Willkie
Tulsa
Five Mile
Coffeyville
Kansas
United States
Roosevelt
Berlin Reports Massive Damage From Night Raids
Berlin officials claim German reconnoitering flights mapped last night's bomb damage over London with fires at key sites. British air reserves feared to be held. raids also targeted Liverpool causing extensive disruption and damage to vital imports.
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International News Service
Berlin
London
Bern
RUA
France
Belgium
Holland
The
Reich
Liverpool
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending 5 a.m. Monday show a maximum of 70 and a minimum of 48 with no precipitation and a river stage of 4.4 feet. Figures for the same date a year ago record a high of 96.4 and a low of 59.
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United States
October 16 Set As Registration Day For Draft
Sixteen million five hundred thousand men are ordered to register for compulsory military training as Roosevelt signs the training bill and proclaims October 16 as the registration day. About 37,500 more National Guardsmen are ordered to report October 15, with Gen George C Marshall warning of further U.S. defense measures.
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Jack Vinc
International News Services
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Army
George C. Marshall
First Draft Call Likely To Be Delayed
The first draft group induction may shift up to two weeks beyond November 13 as the selective service committee requires adequate housing clothing and hospital facilities before turning conscripts to the army. Housing for National Guard mobilizations also delays planned October 15 calls with only 37,500 of 55,000 called due to slow barracks funding.
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Jack Vincent
International News Service
Washington
Army
Joint
Army and Navy Selective Service Committee
War Department
National Guard
Congress
State Prepares For Draft Program In Pa
Harrisburg officials move to activate the Burke Wadsworth selective service bill after President Roosevelt signed it. Governor James seeks guidance from the joint army and navy board as Adjutant General Martin plans talks to determine procedures. Greene named state liaison with the war department.
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Raymond Wilcoyve
International
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Arthur H. James
Joint
Army and Navy Selective Service Board
Wershington
Edward Martin
James
Leroy V. Greene
War Department
How Draft Law Works In State
Harrisburg outlines the Pennsylvania draft process. Men aged 21 to 35 must register at their polling place October 16, providing name address age occupation and dependents. Information goes to 420 draft boards in counties and larger communities, each with three presidentially appointed members.
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Cinternational News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Convoy Attack Triggers Dover Bertha Duel On Coast
British artillery bombardment of a German convoy in the Straits of Dover sparked a retaliatory shelling of Dover by German Big Bertha guns on the French Channel coast. The long range duel between English and French coast batteries caused minimal damage and 11 injuries in the Dover area.
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International News Service
London
Strath
Dover
French Channel
Sthrcely
Spain Hints of Joining Axis Amid Neutrality Ebb
Nazi circles in Berlin today voiced strong hints that Spain may renounce neutrality and join the Rome Berlin axis. The indications followed a formal reception for Ramon Serrano Suner, interior minister and Franco ally, at a high level event in the German capital.
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Pierre J. Huss
Stat
Berlin
Spain
Rome-Berlin
Europe
Ramon Serrano Suner
Francisco Franco
Falangist
Two year old Ronald Rumbaugh Missing in Uniontown
Police and volunteers search the Uniontown area for two year old Ronald Rumbaugh, missing three days after last seen leaving with his father to a baseball game. No tangible clues have been found. authorities compare the case to the Bradford four year old missing girl, Marjorie West.
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Uniontown
Ronald Rumbaugh
Ralph Rumbaugh
Wag
President Goes South For Bankhead Funeral
President Roosevelt travels with cabinet officials to Jasper Alabama to attend the funeral services for Speaker William B Bankhead. The train procession crosses Tennessee and Alabama as Jasper prepared to honor its most distinguished son and longtime church member with final rites at the First Methodist church led by Dr T Ju McDonald.
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Jasper
Ala
Roosevelt
William B. Bankhead
Tennessee
Alabama
Congress
Bankhead
First Methodist Church
T. Ju McDonald
House of Representatives
Motey Attacks Third Term as Democrats Afraid of Issue
Former Roosevelt brain trust member Raymond Motey told the Union League Club of Chicago that third term supporters avoid a specific defense, calling the Democratic convention a travesty and saying Roosevelt has refused to debate the issue. Motey argued the phrase The Indispensable Man framed his critique.
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Inaternational News Service
Chicago
Raymond Motey
Roosevelt
Brain Trust
Moley
Union League Club of
Five Are Killed In Mexican Riots
Sectarian clashes in Mexico City after Independence Day events left five dead and about 100 injured. Fighting erupted between followers of Generals Manuel Avila Camacho and Juan Andreu Almazan near the national palace and Revolutionary Headquarters, as police and troops battled rioters and gunfire.
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C International News Service
Mexico City
Mexico
Fiv
Federal
Red Cross
Green Cross
Manuel Avila Camacho
Juan Andreu Almazan
National Palace
British Flying Boat Clare Lands After Ocean Hop
The Clare completed its second wartime trans Atlantic flight from England with stops at Paynes, Ireland, Botwood, Newfoundland and Moritrend, Quebec and anchored safely in New York. Capt. John P. Kirton led the flight and only passenger Reginald B. Mansell, a British purchasing commission official, was aboard. The Clare is set to return to England in a few days.
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International
Bergice
New York
Clare
England
Nat Paynes
Ireland
Botwood
Newfoundland
Moritrend
Quebec
John P. Kirton
Reginald B. Mansell
British Purchasing Commission
Italian Army Pushes Eastward From Sidi Barrani
Rome reports the vanguard of Italy's Libyan army has occupied Sidi Barrani on the Mediterranean coast as it pushes east toward Mersa Matruh and the British base at Alexandria. British bombers attacked a large Italian transport column near Buqbuq.
French Planes Attack Moroccan German Forces In WWII
Rome reports French war planes based in Morocco conducted ten raids on German forces in Occupied France and Italian troops in the Mediterranean. Mussolini's colonial troops advance toward Alexandria, seizing Sidi Barrani as Axis tensions with Vichy France grow. Spanish interior minister Serrano Suner visits Berlin, signaling closer axis cooperation.
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Percy Winner
International News Service
Rome
Morocco
France
Mediterranean
Britain
French Morocco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Berin
Exclusive Shops Struck In London
Exclusive West End streets including Bond Street Bruton Street Sloane Square and Park Lane were bombed again during ten days of Luftwaffe raids. Burlington Arcade suffered another hit and a blast in Bruton Street killed four men.
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London
Robert G. Nixon
West End
Air Ministry
Bond Street
Bruton Street
Sloane Square
Berkeley Square
Oxford Street
Plendilly
Park Lane
Burlington Arcade
Churchill Reports German Raids On London Killings
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that about 12,000 Germans were killed or wounded in British air raids, with roughly 2,000 killed and 8,000 wounded in September, most victims in London. He noted British military casualties total 250 since the counteroffensive began. The session was interrupted by air raids as the Commons adjourned and sought shelter.
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Estes Wice
London
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Hrouse of Commons
Churchill
England
House of Commons
Shelvers
House
Commons
National Guard Units Ordered to Report for Active Service
Guards units across several states are ordered to active service on October 15. Units include the 21st Division and 27th Tank Company from New York to Fort McClellan Alabama, 37th Division and 37th Tank Company plus Companies F and I of the 112th Medical Regiment to Camp Shelby Mississippi, 32nd Division minus the 32nd Tank Company from Michigan and Wisconsin to Camp Beauregard Louisiana, 102nd Observation Squadron from New York to Fort McClellan, 133rd Observation Squadron from Mississippi to Meridian, and 107th Observation Squadron from Michigan to Camp Beauregard.
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International News Service
Washington
National Guard
Jess
New York
Fort McClellan
Ala
112Th Medical Regiment
Camp Shelby
Miss
32Nd
Michigan
Wisconsin
Camp Beauregard
Missippi
Meridan
Coach’s Woes and Worn Players Darken a Dream
The coach recalls a hopeful fall forecast for a big squad, yet a disqualified running back and injured quarterback sour the plan. Several players quit school to learn plastering as the coach laments why his team cannot achieve the expected success.
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Qnean
Gacetle
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