British fliers beat back German raid over London coast
British fighter squadrons repelled German bombers aiming at London as 300 planes swarmed the area. They broke up formations, shot down several raiders, and forced attacks toward Tilbury and Thames estuary with homes demolished and casualties reported. continued on page 2.
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Wallace Carroll
United Press
London
Heinkel
Berlin
Oazi
Cambriuge
Heidelberg
Thames
Inlard
Son of Cleveland warns third term dangers to democracy
Richard F. Cleveland testifies before a senate subcommittee on presidential tenure, arguing reelection of a president to a third term would concentrate power. He recalls Grover Cleveland opposing a third term and warns democracy cannot accept the surrender of liberty, drawing parallels to Germany under Hitler.
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Washington
Richard F Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Roosevelt
Baltimore
White House
Senate Judiciary
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Cleveland
Hitler
Communist Ticket Barred in Illinois
Illinois ballot access action bars the Communist ticket in the November election. State election board rejected petitions and names citing insufficient signatures amid detective checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Japs Launch New Warfare In Indo China
Japanese forces renew attack on French positions near Langson in Tonkin, 80 miles from Hanoi, prompting fears of larger land, sea, and air onslaught. Nishihara meets armada leaders to halt advance while Tokyo seeks talks with Ando in Tonkin gulf. Air raids over Hanoi cause alert but no fire. Diplomatic tensions rise as US hints at stronger response beyond protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Yates McDaniel
Hanoi
Langson
Tokio
Issaku Nishihara
South China Command
Indo-China
Nishihara
Haiphon
Tonkin Gulf
Haiphong
Hainan Island
Ando
South China Army
Domei
Tonkin
Vichy
French Foreign Office
Washington
United States
Japan
Indo- China
Hull
Pacific
State Department
Minority parties fail to qualify for November election
In Columbus three minority parties the Communist Socialist and Socialist Labor failed to qualify for the November 5 election. Each party did not have enough signatures on their qualifying petitions after the county election boards checked the names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Communist
Socialist
Socialist Labor
Willkie Talks Power Plans En Route to Montana
Wendell L. Willkie told a Spokane crowd he would press Bonneville and Grand Coulee power projects if elected. He accused Roosevelt of failures in domestic and foreign policy, debt growth, and a push for a third term. He emphasized his labor background and faced applause, then spoke at the courthouse area.
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Willkie
Butte
Mont
Wendel L. Willkie
Spokane, Wash
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Wendell Willkie
Washington
Harold Ickes
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Wendell Wilkie
Labor Willkie
First Game First Serve at Willkie Madison Talk
Madison plans a Willkie Madison talk with no tickets issued as audience seats are on a first come basis. Officials expect 15 000 seats and will close doors once filled while outside loudspeakers will carry the address and the talk will start at 8 30 p m and not be broadcast.
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Madison
Wendell Willkie
University of Wisconsin
F. L. Gurlickson
State Republican Committee
Gurlickson
Guillickson
Germans Lose 50 000 to 60 000 Men In Channel Storm
British military sources decline to comment on dispatches from the French Spanish border alleging Germany suffered 50 000 to 60 000 casualties as Hitler invasion fleet moves are described. The report claims German forces faced evacuations, repositioning, and heavy sea actions along the Channel threat.
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London
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Carnozr
Beteus
Tan High Command
Corcoran resigns to join Roosevelt independent voter group
Thomas G. Corcoran resigns from RFC attorney special assistant and trustee posts to campaign for President Roosevelt. He becomes one of 14 vice presidents in an independent voters organization chaired by Mayor La Guardia, with Senator Norris as honorary chair. Roosevelt welcomes the move, urging democracy stakes. Reporters meet him at the White House after the Norris office meeting.
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Washington
Thomas G. Corcoran
Roosevelt
Corcoran
RFC
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Ben Cohen
PWA
White House
Capitol Hill
Independent Voters
LaGuardia
New York
Norris
Independent
Nebraska
Mr. Roosevelt
Wisconsin Legion Meeting Parade In Boston Attracts Crowd
A crowd lined the streets as the American Legion parade passed in Boston during the 194[] convention. Uniformed members, city officials including Mayor Zocier, and various floats from Wisconsin highlighted the gathering with songs like On Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Legion
Boston
American Legion
Simbang
Omart Eecomis
Leverett Selionst
Mastchusetts
Ogeasinor
Zocier
British bombers destroy four German vessels off French coast
From Folkestone England witnesses say RAF planes located and attacked four armed German steamers off the Calais Cap Gris Nez coast. Bombers dove from about 1,000 feet as German anti aircraft guns fired. Only one vessel remained after the salvoes with two minesweepers struck or damaged in the English Channel.
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Harry Wickingbotham
Folkestone
England
Roy
French Channel
Calais
Cap Gris Nez
Royal Air Forces
English Channel
Channel
Dunkerque
Nnw
Fim
Plancs
Car train collision claims two lives in Milwaukee area
Milwaukee report states two people died instantly when a car collided with an electric train near Lake, damaging the vehicle and derailment displacing the rail line. Victims identified as 28 year old residents from Hales Corners and nearby area.
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Milwaukee
Lous Berer
Hales Corners
Autiomehbe Eund
Lake
Automenic
Cannot adjourn as work remains on tax and defense bills
Washington reports say Congress will not adjourn this weekend as conferees press the excess profits tax bill and a $1.5 billion defense appropriation. Senator Barkley notes little chance of finishing the complex tax measure, while the Senate votes 51 to 18 to move civil service reforms and Logan-Walter bill aims for court appeals from agency rulings. The House approves a $267.9 million efficiency bill funding training for 10,000 defense workers and national airport development.
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Washington
Senate
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Jeader
Congress
Burke
Nebraska
Wuld
Cal
Frontline clashes and naval sorties mark ongoing war in multiple theaters
Fragmented report details attacks by French rearplanes and British landings near Dakar and Dekarere, with talks of heavy casualties and evacuations. It cites Japanese advances in French Indochina, contemplated embargoes on Pacific supplies, and daytime bombings near London as the conflict widens across Africa Asia and Europe.
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Gibraltar
West Africa
Daker
Cmminent Srys
London
Ultimatum to Gas Depots Surrender Is Believed Hit Turned Down By Raiders
French War Ministry reported a second ultimatum to surrender Dakar and defend it at all costs, while British shelling continued after the refusal. French forces claimed a French submarine sunk a British cruiser, with French shore batteries shooting down planes. Battles around Rufisque and Dakar persisted amid fog and heavy bombardment, as French defenses and ships arrived from Toulon to reinforce the colony.
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Wvichy
France
Haval Ministry
Dakar
French West Africa
Pierre Boisson
Persec
Toulon
Montcalm
Georges Leygues
Gloire
L’audacieux
le Marin
la Fantastique
Rufisque Beach
Petain
Refisque Bay
la Linea
Spain
Gibraltar
Manes
Atlantic
Adtiaircraft
Lisbon
Tangier
Morocco
Punta Europa
Census shows eight seats shift to South and West regions
Fragmented summary notes an eight seat redistribution aftermath covering the South and Far West. Mentions states like Tennessee and Mississippi in a garbled reference, with scattered names and locations, offering little coherent detail beyond the regional gain.
Willkie Women Voters Hear Third Term Draft Ridiculed
A Milwaukee gathering of Willkie women voters heard Mr Clancy ridicule the draft during a wartime meeting. The event featured a discussion on policy, with remarks from party members and supporters, as attendees debated the presidential candidate’s stance.
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Willkie
Clancy
Defense orders top $1.0 billion in eight days
President Roosevelt announced that the War Department placed 1.0008 billion dollars in defense orders within eight days covering airplanes gas masks and other vital equipment. Funds come from a defense appropriation signed earlier and include large sums for army arms and related needs.
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Douglas B. Cornell Washinston
Roosevelt
War Department
Ronnsevelt
Noy
Ems
Weather Observations Reported From Southwestern Station
scrambled OCR notes describe temperature readings and barometer measurements from a regional observatory. mentions times, highs and lows, and a barometer reading around 29 inches, with unclear year-ago comparison.
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Reckstaff Observatory
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