Spain to Join Axis as Madrid Aids Rome Berlin
The Berlin conference reportedly secured joint plans among Spain Italy and Germany with Franco possibly allowing German troops to use Spain as a base for Gibraltar. The Il Giornale d Italia quoted Virginio Gayda stating unity of the three powers and a potential alliance shift.
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Rome
Axis
Spain
Gibraltar
Berlin
Wilhelm Keitel
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale d'Italia
Ramon Serrano Suner
Count Galeazzo Cieno
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Europe
Africa
United States
Britain
Britain braces for new war crisis in October
London reports informed sources say Britain may face a new war crisis in October as Axis plans a two pronged attack on Gibraltar and Bizerta to draw the British fleet to the Mediterranean and ease invasion of England. The Daily Express warns Hitler seeks his supreme gamble with Franco and Mussolini aiding by crossing the Pyrenees and seizing Bizerta.
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Edwin Stout
London
Britain
Gibraltar
England
English Channel
Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Bizerte
Mediterranean
The
Express
Adolf Hitler
Gambie
Franco
Spain
Pyrenees
Gi- Taltar
Mussolini
Bizerta
Badger plane death linked to lack of parachute training
Milwaukee report at a hearing cites the civil aviation authority for omitting practical parachute jumping in student training after the Sept. 22 fatal crash of Alton K. McCormick, 21, near Curtiss-Wright airport. Merie Zuehke of the flying school says pilots gain no real parachute experience and should be taught to jump.
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Milwaukee
Alton K. McCormick
Plover
Wis
Curtiss-Wright
Merie Zuehike
McCormick
CAA
Churchill vows to free Czechs if Britain wins
In a radio message on the Munich anniversary Prime Minister Churchill pledged that Great Britain would liberate Czechoslovakia if she were victorious. He cited the Munich pact as broken by Germany and called the fight a joint battle for liberty against tyranny.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Churchill
Germany
Britain
Wisconsin Infantile Paralysis Cases Rise Over Weekend
The state health board reports 19 new paralysis cases over the weekend, delaying optimism for an early outbreak end. Officials note weekend totals may reflect late reports from local authorities, with four cases on Friday and none on Saturday. Milwaukee accounted for five new cases, Winnebago two, and single cases appeared across multiple counties including Adams, Barron, Chippewa, Columbia, Douglas, Florence, Fond du Lac, La Crosse, Oneida, Richland, Walworth, and Waushara.
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Madison
State Board of Health
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Winnebago County
Adam
Barron
Chippewa
Columbia
Douglas
Florence
Fond du Lac
la Crosse
Oneida
Richland
Walas
Waushafa
Willkie Denies Washington Supermen Myth in Indiana
Theodore F. Koop reports Wendell L. Willkie aboard a Willkie train en route to Detroit says the idea of “supermen” in Washington is a myth. He argues there are dozens of capable youths in every Indiana town and criticizes centralized power. The remarks were delivered in a chilly South Bend, Indiana setting.
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Indiana
Theodore F. Koop
Willike
Detroit
Wendell L. Willkie
South Bend
Ind
Washington
Willkie Addresses Detroit Audience On Campaign Night
Wendell Willkie spoke at 7 30 p m CST before the National Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs in Detroit. The address was broadcast by the Blue Network of NBC. He urged Indiana voters to reject the idea of one indispensable man and praised Notre Dame’s tech and Father Nieuwland’s synthetic rubber. Mrs. Willkie joined in Toledo for a luncheon, and Willkie urged votes for Michigan Republicans Vandenberg and Hoffman.
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Wendell L. Willkie
National Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs
Detroit
Blue
National Broadcasting Company
Indiana
Willkie
St. Mary's College
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Toledo
Niles
Mich
Wendell Willkie
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Clare Hoffman
America
Menasha WPA allotment approved for sewer and water plans
Washington final approval given to a Work Projects Administration project for Menasha Wisconsin to extend and improve sanitary sewers and the water distribution system with a 72 357 allotment pending state WPA administrator approval. Other Wisconsin projects include Eau Claire Altoona Manitowoc and Jackson County involving county buildings auditorium and water system improvements.
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Washington
Menasha
Wis
Work Projects Administration
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Eau Claire
Altoona
Manitowoc
Washington Junior High School
Jackson Counts
Black River Falls
Appleton Glove Mill Wins Government Contract
The War Department announced a $92,070 contract to Zwicker Knitting Mills of Appleton Wisconsin for noneNes with a delivery date not disclosed.
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Washington
Zwicker Knitting Mills
Appleton
Wis
War Department
Disia
England strikes back? Bombing raids across Britain
German high command claims waves of bombers hit London docks and southern England while Aberdeen and Leith faces heavy-caliber bombardment. British losses reported at 38 planes with 14 German planes not returning. Fires spread through Merseyside warehouses as winds fanned the flames. Authorities urge gas-mask readiness amid ongoing air raids.
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Berlin
United Kingdom
Aberdeen
English Channel
London
Liverpool
Edinburgh
Leith
Scotland
England
Britain
London Docks
High Command
Merseyside
Midlands
English
Roosevelt Maryland tour inspected ordnance and aviation plants
President Roosevelt toured Maryland industrial sites including Aberdeen Proving Grounds and the Glenn L. Martin aviation plant. He met Maryland leaders and officials as he proceeded toward Fort Meade to review mobilization preparations for about 20,000 National Guard troops from several states.
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T. F. Reynolds
United Press
White House
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
Roosevelt
Maryland
Potomac
Chesapeake Bar
Robert P. Patterson
Francs Perrott
Milton A Reckord
Edwin M. Watson
Daniel J. Callaghan
Army
Baltimore
Ing Glenn L. Marin Aviation
Fort Meade
Virginia
District of Columbia
Redrafting Tax Measure Clears House Senate
United Press reports Congress finalized a $1 billion excess profits tax bill and raising the corporate tax from 20.9 to 24 percent. The pact speeds defense funding, allowing 20 percent annual depreciation for new defense facilities and suspending certain profit limits on ships and military aircraft during wartime. Admiral Hart protested a Japanese beating of an American sailor in Shanghai’s international settlement.
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Robert Bellaire
United Press
Shanghai
Far East
Thomas C. Hart
United States
Asiatic Fleet
International Settlement
Hart
Hantaro Shimada
Navy Department
Navy
Bank of Communications
United States Naval
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
International at a Glance War Front and Allied Plans
British long range guns duel German targets across the English Channel while daylight air raids hit Britain and the continent. RAF bombs German coast and industrial areas as invasion danger remains. Crisis over Gibraltar as Britain braces against axis move toward the fortress. Virginia Gayda argues axis would make Gibraltar Spain’s, Russia stays neutral per Pravda. Italians claim British submarine sunk and Italian torpedo boats sink ships as supply bases are bombed and Italy rationing begins.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Russia
Germany
England
Europe
Africa
China
Japan
Italy
Western Hemisphere
London
Washington
Br Associated Press
English Channel
Britain
Gibraltar
Virginia Gayda
Spain
U. S
Seven Britons Convicted in Japan on Spying Charges
Tokio report says seven British residents in Japan were convicted of espionage, with three indicted and five more under investigation. Domei advised names were withheld for official reasons, and trial details were not explained. No Britons were detained during a national sweep.
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Tokio
Japan
Toe
Tve Domei
Tomight Tae
Demei
Hershey Named Temporary Draft Director For Selective Service
Lieut Col. Lewis B. Hershey was made acting head of the nations first peacetime draft program by executive order from President Roosevelt. Hershey gains power to issue notices, allocate funds, appoint subordinates and direct steps for conscription while a permanent head is chosen. Other names mentioned for the post include Maj. Gen. Allen W. Guion.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Hell's Point
Roosevelt
Hershey
Selective Service
Planned elopement ends in gunfire in Wisconsin
Betty Bossingham, a 17 year old from Indianapolis, lay critically injured from a gunshot in a field near Lake Muskego, Waukesha County, as her would be fiancé Donald Gersonde, 17, claimed a ricochet during target practice. The pair had been planning to elope to Crown Point.
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Milwaukee
Betty Bossingham
Indianapolis
Ind
County General Hospital
Miss Bossingham
Muskego Lake
Waukesha County
Donald Gersorde
Wauwatinsa
Richmond Wi
Fires in Air Raids Crown London Air Battle
British air defenses tallied 43 German planes down in today’s large scale combat. Royal Air Force bombers hit the Fokker factory near Amsterdam and Magdeburg oil refinery as part of a wide allied assault on German industry. Bombers also struck rail junctions at Ehrang Mannheim Soest Coblenz Cologne Osnabruck Hamm and Luftwaffe airfields at Githorn Dessau Evere Aschersleben Schippl. German fighters contested the skies but failed to threaten London, with ten German planes shot down.
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London
Wallace Carroll
United Press
Uri
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Fokker Aircraft
Amsterdam
Fokker
Germany
Magdeburg
Ehrang
Mannheim
Soest
Coblenz
Cologne
Osnabrueck
Hamm
Githorn
Dessau
Evere
Aschersleben
Schippl
English Channel
France
Madagascar Rejects England Ultimatum
Britain issues a demand for Madagascar to break with Vichy authorities or face isolation. The island lies 240 miles off Africa, with about 3.8 million residents, including 25 percent Europeans, and serves as a key food producer of cattle and crops like sugar cane and coffee under an administration aligned with Britain.
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Vichy
France
Madagascar
Africa
Leer Cala
Weather Summary From Associated Press Report
The bulletin notes generally fair conditions tonight with warmer temperatures on Tuesday, especially in the south and west. Milwaukee reports a 48 degree high, 33 degree low, with observed winds from the northeast and a barometer around 29 inches.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
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