Japs Capture Wuhu Port But Nanking Siege Intensifies
Japanese forces reported capturing Wuhu on the Yangtze and advancing on Nanking amid heavy bombardment. Chinese resistance persisted on the walls as Japanese tanks fed infantry columns into three-pronged assaults, deepens siege conditions with services halted.
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Yangtze
Japan
Hankow
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Taiping
China
Kuang
Associated Press
Trains collide in Scotland in deadly blizzard wreck
In Scotland a Glasgow to Dundee and Fife express crashed into a stationary passenger train at Castlecary during a six inch snowstorm. At least 32 killed and 57 injured as officials probe signal failure and wreckage stacked thirty feet high.
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Scotland
Castelcary
Britain
Gretna Green
Casteleary
Dundee
Fife
Four Get Life in Slaying of Officer Raabe
Milwaukee four Chicago men were given life terms in Waupun state prison after a municipal court jury found them guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Acting Detective George H. Raabe. Prosecutors called the quartet a modern Jesse James gang.
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Milwaukee
Luick Dairy! Company
Waupun
George H. Raabe
Jesse James
Michael Kalamy
HITCH-HIKER SEEKS RIDE WITH LIFERS
Milwaukee report details a convoy transporting five life-term prisoners to Waupun State Prison. Sheriff Mitten and 17 deputies guarded the trip amid tense gunfire allegations, as Kalamyer and four others faced murder charges tied to the Luick Dairy robbery.
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State Penitentiary
Michael Kalamyer
George H. Raabe
Luick Dairy Company
Fred W. Young
Charles J. Carney
Patrick Connolly
Edward J. Mitten
Ernie Lee
James Thornberg
Waupun
W. J. Hinkamp
Robert S. Cowie
la Crosse
Kalamyer
Raabe
Luick
Young
Edward Atkins
Carney
Connolly
Youths Arrive For Model Legislature In Madison
Senate and assembly halls filled with youths from many groups as they gathered in Madison to discuss governing. Delegates attended a mass meeting in Bascom Hall and others arrived by train. the Wisconsin Youth Congress organized a mixed agenda of state and national political questions.
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Madison
Senate
Assembly
Bascom Hall
Wisconsin Youth Congress
Help For Carriers Open As Possibility
The interstate commerce commission showed intent to speed action on railroads freight rate petitions by moving the closing testimony three weeks forward to January 17, with a possible general 15 percent increase. Rail officials warned delays could leave some lines short. The government also discussed Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans and tax, housing, and antitrust efforts as progress in spurting business.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Doughton
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Supreme Court to Decide Bare Hook Angling Case
Indiana high court will interpret the term fishing by angling in the Marvin Mears case against the state. Lawrence County Circuit Court found Mears not guilty of violating the conservation act by snagging fish with a bare hook and no bait on White River. The state seeks reversal after a $25 fine was quashed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lawrence County
Izaak Walton
Indiana Supreme Court
Marvin Mears
Mears
Oshkosh to host Wisconsin Grange annual convention
Oshkosh was awarded the 1938 state convention of the Wisconsin Grange association. Herman Inde announced the decision after reelection as master at Janesville. The gathering will be held in December as per bylaws, and typically draws about 500 members with notable agricultural speakers. Offi cers elected included Frank Pischke assistant steward, Hy E Mansfield chaplain, and Warren Miracle treasurer.
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Oshkosh
Wisconsin Grange Association
Herman Inde
Neenah
Janesville
Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce
Robert W. Ruchhoff
Chamber of Commerce
Edwin Marhcine
State Grange
Grange
Wisconsin
Shde
Winnebago County
Frank Pischke
Omro
E. Mansfield
Warren Miracle
Pastor Newton Sentenced to Life for Parishioner Murder
In Pittsfield Illinois Circuit Judge A Clay Williams denied a new trial and sentenced Rev. C Ellsworth Newton to life imprisonment for the murder of his parishioner Mrs Dennis Keily. Newton proclaimed innocence and noted possible appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court while defense argued juror bias by Kenneth Kiser. Two witnesses testified they heard no such opinion from Kiser and the judge rejected the new trial bid.
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Pittsfield
A. Clay Williams
C. Ellsworth Newton
Dennis Keily
Williams
Newton
Ilinois Supreme Court
Kenneth
Kiser
Virgil
Walter Crouch
Willams
House Vote on The Crop Control Bill
A historic roll call shows party lines in the House as Republicans largely support the administration bill while Democrats oppose. The vote tallies total 267 to 214 with several independents and factional groups aligning with each side.
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Washington
Rouse
California Floods Drive Hundreds From Homes In Northern State
A massive storm battered California and Oregon with 40 to 70 mph winds and heavy rains. Downpours flooded towns like Downiesville and Chico, swept 16 houses away, and left hundreds homeless while rescuers used boats and upper floors for evacuation.
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Sacramento Valley
Chico
Alturas
American Legion
Salvation Army
Jiomes
Oregon
Washington
Buffalo
New York
Amherst
Tonawanda
Tocal Red Cross
Wisconsin Weather outlook and temperatures forecast
Wisconsin expected to be mostly cloudy with possible snow in western portions Sunday. Temperatures will slowly rise Sunday with mild conditions in most areas, except the extreme northeast. Northwestern observations show fair conditions in Milwaukee and Chicago region with recent high and low temperatures noted. Great Lakes region to see much cloudiness and frequent precipitation with near normal temperatures overall. From Guckstaff Observatory no precipitation and light wind reported.
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Milwaukie
Phoenix
Devils Lake
Chicaro
Great Lakes
Guckstaff
Thurday & P. m
Temperaire
Relief Needs May Hold Up Budget Aims
Congressional leaders warn that recession uncertainties will delay Roosevelt's next year's relief estimates until March. WPA chief Harry Hopkins says relief rolls will rise by 350,000 within a $1.5 billion cap, costing about $23 million monthly. A Senate survey led by Byrnes weighs state sharing and federal administration, using November unemployment data.
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Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Capitol Hill
Senate
Byrnes
South Carolina
Congress
Passengers on grounded liner Hoover feared in desperate condition
Reports from Manila say the transpacific liner President Hoover, valued at eight million, struck reefs near Formosa and began leaking badly forward. About 380 passengers and 333 crew remained on board as rescue staged by three US destroyers and Empress of Asia, with 650 passengers and 408 crew reported in San Francisco. Grounding occurred 50 miles northeast of Formosa, 18 miles offshore, amid treacherous coral shoals.
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Hoover
E. Stepbach
Preussen
Formosa
Associated Press
Stepbach
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Messagte
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Hongkong
American Merchant Marine
Dallar Line
Japan
George Yardley
Stovs
Honghong
Rabe
Shanghai
Sarge Winters
Herbert Hoover
Newport News
President Hoover
Hayake Island
KnoxDeclines to Seek Public Office in Era of Party Unity
Washington reports that Col Frank Knox, 1936 Republican vice presidential nominee, declared he is utterly out of politics as a candidate and will focus on the party. He praised Alf Landon’s renunciation of a 1949 candidacy and urged Republicans to stand firm on leadership while opposing a midseason convention ahead of next year’s elections. Knox argued the key issue is regimentation versus free enterprise within a democratic government and questioned Roosevelt budget-balancing rhetoric.
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Washington
Frank Knox
Knox
Alf M. Landon
G. O. PL
St Louis
Kansas Gnvernor
Landon
Leaders Hope Resume Push on Housing Plans Next Week
President Roosevelt’s special session moves advance as Senate predicts quick approval of a farm measure differing only in compulsion and aid. House to tackle the Wages Hour bill Monday, then Senate housing legislation awaits, while highway curtailment faces cool reception.
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Donald A. Young
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Barkley
Senate
Capitol
Cartwright
Oklahoma
Roads Committee
Wallace
Congress
Jones
Texas
Agriculture Committee
Millions in Soviet to Vote for Stalin
Moscow reports remind citizens to vote tomorrow for four supreme soviets in elections viewed as ratification of unopposed nominees. Pravda notes direct balloting for a federal legislature since the Soviet Union's creation, with Stalin as the central issue. Alexander Kosorieff extolls Stalin as leader and genius while most candidates are party or government insiders. About 2 million of 90 million qualified voters are party members. 6 Oct.
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Communist Party
Soviet Union
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Joseph Stain
Russia
Alexander Kosorieff
Young Communist League
Soviet of the Union
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