Letter from 1940 campaign supporters to Hearst on draft dates
A batch of letters dated November 1940 pleads with William Randolph Hearst to influence policy on draft timing and Thanksgiving. The writers urge keeping drafted soldiers at home, criticize Roosevelt and Willkie positions, and recall World War I memories. Several correspondents argue for an American first stance and warn against foreign entanglements.
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Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland
Calif
W. R. Hearst
Simeon
California
Mr. Hearst
P. KR
Shailer
Union City
N. J
Illiam Randolf EH Hearst
Jan Simeon
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
Raymond Lestie Buell
Fortune Magazine
League of Nations Association
Wayland Brooks
Marilton Fish
Brooks
Ilinois
Bish
Wish- Bere
New Jersey
Fred Hartley
Waa
France
George Biehl
State
Republican League
Greeks Strike In Albanian War Drive Near Valona
Thousands of Italian forces face heavy Greek assault along the Lake Presba region and Bolitsa river valley as Greece presses toward Valona threatening to split Italian defenses. Italians withdraw toward the Yugoslav frontier while British air raids on Ialian bases in the Dodecanese rise and Turkish islands suffer from shortages due to a tightened blockade.
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Athens
Lake
Presba
Bolitsa
Albartian
Valona
Jin Albania
Lake Presha
Tonlan
Porto Edda
Iallan
Dodecanese Islands
Turkey
Albania
High Command
Greece
Larisa
Alexandria
Matruk
Egypt
Just Empties Returns in Parity Weather Forecast
Weatherman J. H. Jarboe predicts cloudy conditions in San Antonio with no rain expected over the weekend. Temperatures will run 6 to 8 degrees warmer than average with light to gentle variable winds.
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J. H. Jarboe
San Antonio
Plant explosion toll reaches nine at New Jersey plant
The death toll from the United Railway Signal plant blast rose to nine as Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, 22, of Park Reading, died from burns in Perth Amboy General Hospital. The explosion Tuesday injured more than twenty, with two victims in serious condition.
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Woodbridge
N. J
United Railway Signal Corporation
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
Park Reading
Perth Amboy General Hospital
Fitzpatrick
Laval Confers on Lorraine Problem in Paris Talks
Vichy France premier Pierre Laval held favorable talks with German officials in Paris regarding a German order to expel French speaking residents from Lorraine. Railroad officials reported 6000 Lorraine evacuees arriving daily in Limy.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Lave
Paris
Lorraine
Lymn
Etree
Stimson to Visit Army Camps in the South
Secretary of War Stimson announced plans to inspect army camps in the South during a trip to New Orleans for the American Federation of Labor convention. He is expected to visit Texas camps at San Antonio, Brownwood, Mineral Wells, and San Angelo.
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Stimson
Washington
Slimson
South
New Oreans
American Federation of Labor
Texas
San Antonin
Brownwood
Mineral Wells
San Anelo
RAF Explodes Munitions Train in Graville Destruction
British bombs exploded a German munitions train near Graville and its suburb, destroying about 500 homes and causing numerous casualties. Gasoline plants were reported demolished as rescuers worked in Vichy reported lines.
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Vichy
France
le Have
Graville
Ex U eight destroyer sunk in Atlantic says Italy
Rome reports an Italian newspaper says an American destroyer exchanged to Britain and sunk in the Atlantic is the enemy destroyer. The high command did not identify the vessel. Italy also says a Ramillies class battleship was sunk by another Italian submarine.
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Rome
Giornale D'Italig
Atlantic
Hassuk
United States
High Command
Salia
Brindisi
Rockwood Paralyzed Veteran Returns After Asia Tour
Charles P. Rockwood Jr., 24, stricken with infantile paralysis, will reach Chicago next week after a 2000 mile tour that included dodging Japanese anti aircraft fire. A Yale in China graduate, he was serving as an English instructor in China and was hospitalized after a three day journey to a hospital in Changeha. He boarded a plane to Hong Kong, survived anti aircraft fire over Japanese lines, and will land in Vancouver aboard the Empress of Asia. Frederick Suite Jr., another Chicago paralysis victim, was stricken in China.
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Chicago
Charles P. Rockwood Jr
Rockwood
China
Yale University
Yuen Ling
Hunan Pracini
Yale-in
China Hospital
Changeha
Inter
Hong Kong
Sapaneseo Lines
Rockwens
Vancouver Manuay
Frederick Suite Jr
Boivon Tigsul
Man Shot in Woodlawn Hills Home
William Hayden Moore 29 is in serious condition at Medical and Surgical Hospital after a 368 caliber pistol shot at the home of Frank Grayls at 126 Main Drive East Woodlawn Hills. Miss Charlene Gravis, Moore’s niece, said he threatened to shoot himself after an argument with her. The weapon was found under a living room rug. Moore had recently come from the Pacific coast where he worked as a oil driller. The Gravis couple reportedly have separated. The shot entered Moore’s left chest and exited through the left shoulder, with observers noting a likely broken arm.
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William Hayden Moore
Frank Grayls
Main Drive
Woodlawn Hills
Moore
Gravis
San Antonio
Pacific Coast
Charlene Gravis
Officars
Miss Gravis
Melita
Surgical Hospital
L. G. Dunaway
C. Miller
Miss. Gravis
Andrew Hodges
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
San Antonio and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies Friday night and Saturday, turning warmer Saturday night and Sunday. Light to gentle southerly winds. Airport temperatures run from 48 to 64 Saturday, 70 Sunday. Friday high 61, Saturday low 38. city highs 61 and 66 with no rain noted. East Texas fair to partly cloudy, warmer Saturday night and Sunday, stronger coastal winds. West Texas fair and warmer, no major rain.
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San Antonio
Texas
Warner
Gentin
Werth Texas
King Inspects Coventry Ruins After Nazi Raid
King Grenge visits flood devastated Coventry to offer sympathy and empire support. He meets officials on relief efforts, tours wrecked streets and the cathedral area, and witnesses ongoing fires as rescuers work. Mayor Moseley, bombed from his home, voices resolve amid rubble and past siege memory.
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Coventry
England
Grenge
Z F Shee
Pang P
R, T. Howan
J. A. Moseley
Wei
Charles the Séc
Nazis Leaving Greek Areas Move Affected By War Ties
Berlin reports that Germany is gradually withdrawing about 8000 nationals from Greek areas subject to air attacks. Germans in cities like Satanika are to be recalled first, described as practical rather than political. Greek-German relations will continue as before, with no official war between Italy and Greece.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
British Air Force Conducts Extensive Raids on German Targets
London reports Royal Air Force squadrons carried out large raids on Kiel Hamburg other dockyards in Germany and Ostend and Calais targets. The air ministry said many explosions and fires occurred in docks and railway areas, reflecting significant activity by night operations.
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London
Royal Air Force
Kiel
Hamburg
Germany
Ostend
Calais
Air Ministry
Mir
Woman Treated After Knife Injuries in North Center St
Ethel Lea Hodges aged 24 of 111 Basii Buclid Street received treatment at Robert B. Green hospital for knife wounds to the cheek head and right elbow. Hodges said she was attacked by a rival woman Friday night in the 4200 block of North Center Street.
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Ethel Lea Hodges
Basii Buclid Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
North Center Street
Jap Sergeant Is Shot in Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch reports a Japanese Army sergeant wounded seriously by an unidentified gunman in the Shanghai international settlement north of Hoochaw creek. The shooting occurred near the doorway of a Japanese slab at noon as a crowd of prominent Japanese civilians and military and naval officers gathered.
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Shanghai
Shanghai International Settlement
Hoochaw Creek
Mussolini Press Bets On Action In Africa
Il Popolo d Italia says Italy and Germany ready to strike in Frances Africa to block British control via De Gaulle forces. Commentator Mario Appellus notes French moves in Africa may trigger an axis response if Vichy fails. Talks between Hitler and Petain and Laval influenced the plan.
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Rome
Mussolini
Il Popolo d'Ttalia
Cter- Many
Italy
France
Afrian
Adolf 21Ner
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Don Wilson to Wed Peggy Kent in Pasadena
Radio announcer Dan Wilson plans to wed Peggy Kent daughter of Sidney R. Kent of Twentieth Century Fox in Pasadena. Wilson, 40, has a divorce from Lucy Jane Wilson finalized last Thursday. Peggy Kent, 23, recently divorced her third husband, makeup artist Ernie Westmore.
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Pasadena
Dan Wilson
Peggy Kent
Sidney R. Kent
Twenteth Century-Fox
Wilson
Miley Kent
L Lucy Jane Wilson
Miss Kent
Ernie Westmore
Investment banker Farle Bailie dies at 50 in New York
Farle Bailie 50 an investment banker and treasury department adviser died last night in New York following a recent period of illness. Bailie served as a special adviser to the treasury and was known for his work in financial policy and market analysis. He is survived by family and colleagues who recalled his service in public and private finance.
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Hawthorn
Penn
Alliam Randolpil Mearst
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
New York
Farle Bailie
Treasury Department
Almazanistas Slain Charge Raises Mexico City Turmoil
In Mexico City and nationwide, reports allege 11 US men disappeared after Almazanist followers were rounded up. Elite police say some prisoners may have been executed, with Excelsior citing bodies found and investigations expanding under President Cardenas.
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Mexico City
Tade
Juan Alamazan
J. Manuel Nunez
Federal District
Almoran
Four German freighters drift toward peril in Gulf
A flotilla of four German freighters ran into trouble off Tampico as one ship burned and others suffered engine failure. The Orinoco towed in for repairs after signaling engine failure while Phrygia was reported on fire. The Rhein and Idarwald turned back toward port amid fears of British blockade and possible engagement with warships. A storm hampered rescue efforts as crews of about 40 to 200 aboard the ships faced an uncertain fate.
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Tampico
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Vicente Villasana
Rhein
Bae Ie
Villasana
Sabalo
Slaum
Phrygia
Orinoco
Canary Islands
Vigo
Spain
Essel
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RAF
U.S
Oboterg
Queen Elizabeth
Jugsyernaul
Tanh
Phot
King
British Air Force
AAI
Dane
Don Wilson
Investment Bankker
Almazanistas
Cardenas
Excetdor
Genero Varquen
Cardonan
x-Cal
Roberta Martines
Lily Escalona
Almazans
Iota
Almazan
Martinez
Mexico State
Excelsior
Martine Arut Escalona
Caribbean
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