Sought By Two Sides Spurring Wages and Walkouts
Workers at Plymouth Michigan plant halted production amid wage dispute as United Auto Workers threaten strike pending negotiation. Bethlehem Steel Lackawanna plant faced walkouts with 4000 employees backlog of defense orders and 1000 pickets around a Bay City shipyard site. CIO reports two short stoppages at Bethlehem Steel Lebanon threading plant.
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Plymouth
Detroit
O. S
United Tomobile
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lackawanna
Cyo-Industrial
Defoe
Bay City
Mich
Steel Workers Organizing Commnniee
CIO
Fhvo
Bethlehem Steel
British air raids hit Sicily and Malta reports
Rome reports British air raiders swept Sicily last night focusing on Comiso. No casualties or major damage noted by Italian high command. Italians also cited attacks on Benghazi and a raid on Malta. One fish raider reported shot down over Benghazi.
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Rome
Sicily
Comiso
Beni
Libya
Malta
Bengesl
Prison Inmate Fatally Injured In Yard Fight
Huntsville reports say Smith a 35 year old inmate from Tehoka serving two years on the East n prison farm was injured fatally in a pole yard fight. He and two comrades reportedly attempted to hold up two men with prison made knives. The incident was disclosed by General Manager W W. Stakes.
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Huntsville
Smith
Tehoka
Chivicher County
W W. Stakes
Salt Smith
Boy Drowns After Jump Into Buffalo Bayou
In Houston on Oct 29 193?, 17 year old Charles InkKlin of Cyde Iowa drowned in Buffalo Bayou after leaping from a patrol boat. Police found him in the bayou near a cafe. earlier he was said to be asleep in a cafe pro. Dr W W Jackson president of the University of San Antonio spoke at a Valley Federation of Women’s clubs convention.
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Uct
Charles InkKlin
Cydes
Iowa
Buffalo Bayou
Ichoy
Jor Ne
Federation
Alamo
W. Wi, Jackson
University of San Antonio
Seniinal Valley Federation of Watn's Clubs
Canal blackout drills prep along Isthmus in 1940s
Panamian Canal Zone and Isthmus installations prepare for comprehensive blackout training as air raid protection measures. Fort Amador lowers lights for a test period while army posts and canal authorities outline signals, observer duties, and allowed automobile movement during blackout windows.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Orr
Igid
Panfl
Nédifon
Anwina Canal
United States Army
Yarry Heights
Canel Rane
Fort AmAc Bor
Coast Artillery Headquarters
Navy
Nire
Aps
Panna
Colon
Tabopa
Five Kelly Flyers Die In Crash
Five army fliers from Kelly Field were killed when their trainer aircraft crashed while attempting a forced landing during a sudden night storm. Maj. A.D. Smith said a second engine appeared to fail as the plane struck a hill and exploded at 1:15 a.m., scattering wreckage over a two acre area in eastern Albuquerque.
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Albuquerque
Nx. M
Gof
Kelly
A.D. Smith
No Motora
New
Mexico Prairie
Here
Hamel
Lon
W. H. Carpenter
Rothville
G. W. Jones
Hastings
Neb
RE. C
Manchee
EF. B. LaRoche
Dallas
M. Marantz
Brooklyn
J. Kennon
Lat
Vatetn
Kehway
Rail Point
Nayutre
Kelly Field
Plane crash toll rises in California training drills
In Tulare a training aircraft crashed during practice, killing Lieut John Lothrop 26 of San Francisco and Cadet Lawrence Riggs 21 of Rupert. Two others died, with three more missing, as treacherous weather hampered operations over the past five days. The incident follows earlier losses among army pilots near Fresno and a larger training mission from Kelly Field toward Albuquerque.
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Fresno
Galif
Ort
INS
California
Tulare
Ibers
John Lothrop
San Francisco
Lawrence Riggs
Rupert
Slayer Jailed After Surgery in County Lockup
Vies B Alora designated slayer of R L Agnew was moved from Robert B Green hospital back to county jail. He had emergency appendectomy two weeks earlier and is now placed in a special cell on the jail's fifth floor.
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Vies B. Alora
R. L. Agnew
Robert B. Green Hospital
Rutan Elected Texas Title Association President
Fort Worth Oct 29 Port Arthur’s R L Rutan is named president of the Texas Title Association as it prepares for its Corpus Christi convention. Retiring Corpus Christi leader L H Gross joins the association's executive committee.
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Fort Worth
R. L. Rutan
Port Arthur
Texas Title Association
Corpus Christ
L. HL Gross
Bed of Roses? Police Say No to Gentle Night Drama
An 18 year old Fort Sam Houston soldier caused tensions after a theater leaving with detectives Barrera and Garza, claiming Bay Antonio would always choose his pick. Fire at Detective Schneider's home caused no damage. A collision at San Pedro and Mulberry damaged both cars, while radio patrolman Barry described responding to a military police call with siren active.
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Fort Gam Houston
Charles Barrera
A. A. Garza
N. A. Schneider
Essex Street
San Pedro and
Mulberry Avenues
M. Effert
East Woodlawn Avenue
Barry
Last Rites Set For Mrs Mushall
Mrs Mary Veronica Mushall of San Antonio will have last rites at 8 30 a m Friday at her home 18 LaPitle street and 9 a m at St Michael s church Requiem mass by Rt Rev Mser Thoms Moczyyerma Interment at St Michael s cemetery Survivors include daughter Adele Munhall son Joan Mushall sisters Mrs Pete Wrzeclono and Mrs Gus Morganwils brothers Val and Willian Gorrell and three grandchildren.
Canadian River Floods Lowlands In Oklahoma City
The Canadian River crested and flooded eastern Oklahoma City causing evacuations and traffic stoppages. Federal observer Harry Wahlgren warned of possible additional rain but said the crest had been reached, with the worst already passing as localized heavy rain threatened further flooding.
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Oklahoma City
Harry Wahlgren
RAF Deserter To Be Returned From Florida
Stewart Charles Vernon, who claimed to have deserted from a RAF unit, was to be handed over to RAF representatives from Terrell Texas. Shestl Owen Kilday stated word had come that several RAF officers would arrive by train at 4730 p.m. Wednesday to custody Vernon. Florida officials had earlier planned to extradite the deserter.
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Stewart Charles Vernon
Florida
Wil Te
RAI
Terrell
Texas
Owen Kilday
Kilday
Vernon
Road Near Kelly To Be Surfaced
Road work to surface Malm road near Kelly field approved by the state highway department. Expenditure listed as 848,00 pm txide. The project covers 13 miles of roadway. King George VI sent warm greetings to Turkish President on the 18th anniversary of the Turkish republic.
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Kelly
Kelly Field
State Highway Department
Austin
London
George VI
Tamet Inona
Turkey
Latin Row Breach Over Discrimination Ordinance Splits City Council
Council members meet in secret session as Mayor Quin faces a split with four colleagues over a proposed 30 percent discrimination ordinance for Mexican extraction. A nine person Mexican delegation met with Tax Commissioner Ray Davis's office, while Quin remains non-committal about support, citing potential overrule by commissioners. the measure aims to curb discrimination at public venues without blocking actions against disorderly conduct.
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C. E. Quin
Ray Davis
Davis
Quin
Fae
Star Chamber
Ieasor
Librry
Ordie Nonce
Othr Commissioners
Associate OPM Head Replacement Urged
Senator Truman urged replacing associate OPM director Sidney Hulman during a Senate floor review of the Defense Investigating Committee’s inquiry into the failure to award a Wayne county Michigan defense housing project contract to PF J Ourster Lumber Co of Detroit, the low bidder. The Missourian objected to Hulman’s stance against granting the contract due to possible labor trouble from CIO workers and AF of L elements.
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Washington
U— Chetzman Truman
Senate Defense
Com
Taltter
Senate Today
Sidney Hulman
OPM
United States
Truman
Senate
Federal Works Administration
Wayne County
Mich
PF. J. Ourster Lumber Company
Detroit
Missourian
Hillman
Murtier Company
A. F
Contractors Plead Guilty to Graft in Housing Deal
Chicago contractors DELROTE Oct WW Fi Wallan B Lipman Seymour 8 Smith pleaded guilty in Recorder s court to graft tied to an 8 3 million low cost housing contract. Lipman is VP and general manager of Lipman Construction, Smith is VP of A Smith and Company. Three Detroit city council members were indicted. two pleaded guilty and received prison terms of three to 10 years, a third was convicted but appealed.
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Delrote
Wallan
B. Lipman
Seymour
Smith
Chicago
Recorder's Court
Lipman
Jipman Construction Company
A. Smith
President Plans Labor Address
President Roosevelt will address movers of the International Labor Office on November 5 in the East Year of the White House. The address is expected to last about 10 minutes and may not be broadcast. White House Secretary Stephen T. Barry announced no decision has been made on the speech’s nature.
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Washington
Roosevelt
International Labor Office
White House
Stephen T. Barry
Bear Killed to Save Apple Crop in Shelton Orchard
In Shelton Washington rancher George Cooke killed a brown bear after discovering it repeatedly raiding his orchard and shaking apples from trees while his cows refused to eat. Cooke said the bear’s crop damage threatened the year’s harvest more than his cows’ stomachs.
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Shelton
Wash
George Cooke
Cooke
Ang
Anti-Church Plot Proof Demanded by Gayda
Virginio Gayda editor of Giornale D'Italia urged President Roosevelt to produce a German document detailing plans to suppress religion worldwide. He claimed the US lacks religious freedom compared to Germany and accused Protestant campaigns of targeting Catholicism, while alleging the Soviet seeks to destroy religion globally.
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Rome
Ort
Virginio Gayda
Roosevelt
Gayda
United States
Germany
Jacanda
British Suffer Ethiopia Losses in Skirmishes
Rome reports Italian patrols on the Gondar front in Ethiopia inflicted considerable losses on British forces in sharp skirmishing. In North Africa, patrols near Tobruk were repulsed when British forces attempted to sally forth toward Axis positions.
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Rome
Gondar
Ethiopia
High Command
North Africa
Tobruk
Libya
Ex City Engineer Takes Chicago Master Plan Post
H. F. Kincaid, former city planning engineer, resigns FHA Chicago role to become director of the master plan division at Chicago Planning Commission. While in San Antonio, Kincaid oversaw CWA and FSRA projects.
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Chicago
H. F. Kincaid
City Plan
Bibs Posium
Cortesultant
FHA
San Antonio
Kincaid
City Garbage Aid Sought in Mayport Project
City officials seek WPA help to solve Park Commission issues after discovering the WPA allowed the city 40000 for use in hiring for the airport project. Of this total 15000 was spoken for and eight dollars per day rent was planned for Brooks RS. Hein considered buying beaks from dealers to obtain driver support. The Finnish freighter Winha was captured by the British navy off New York on October 29.
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Baty Antonios Nayinyal
Henry F. Hein
Johny Huth
Hel
WEA
Hein
WPA
New York
Maritime Etroicles
Profits Up at 240 Firms in Third Quarter
A collated press report shows 240 companies earning 383 million dollars in the third quarter, up 48 percent from the same period last year despite higher taxes. Many firms posted smaller earnings after taxes, but overall profits rose, aided by substantial contingencies and reserves.
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Ba-P-L
Croatia Seizes Jewish Fortunes Decree in Yugoslavia
A Zagreb dispatch reports the Croatian government decreed state acquisition of Jewish fortunes to revive the national economy. The measure targets Jewish assets as part of wartime policy in occupied Yugoslavia.
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Croatia
Berlin
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Todey
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