Nazis Set to Grab Control of Denmark
London reports a Danish Nazi mobilization aimed at taking Denmark under the infant Danish Nazi party as part of a broader German plan to tighten control across Europe. Also described are a terror crackdown in Poland with 55 hostages executed at Palmiry, widespread labor unrest in occupied France, and warnings to workers about Nazi camps if they join German war production.
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Denmark
Europe
Palmiry
Death
Warsaw
Ernest Bevin
France
Jan Christiaan Smuts
United Nations
Coxsvde
Cmpaign
Stockholm
Clausen
Rallpool
Hans Frank
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Frank
Scienzier
Germany
Radio Moscow
Piraeus
Greece
Deadline Past for Mrs Roosevelt to Vote by Mail
Dutchess County Election Commissioner John A Flynn said Mrs Roosevelt must vote in person at Hyde Park if she does not return before 7 P M next Tuesday. Her absentee ballot obtained before leaving for England was not received by the deadline. The War Ballot Act restricts absentee ballots to civilians in the United States.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Malvina C. Thompson
England
Flynn
United States
Battle Seen On Order for Pay Ceiling
Washington reports Congress faces a clash over a $25 000 upper salary cap issued under the Anti-inflation Act. Senate Finance Chair George says the ceiling conflicts with congressional intent and may not be authorized, while Byrnes and Roosevelt defended the cap as aiding in wartime equity and enforcement.
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Washington
Congress
Walter F. George
D- Ga
Senate Finance Committee
George
Senate
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgen- Ithau, Jr
Henry B. Steagall
D.-Ala
House
Prentiss M. [Brown
D.-Mich
Senate House
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Brown
Caboose Splintered as Six Cars Leave Rails Near Washington
A Pennsylvanian Railroad freight train rear ended a standing freight in northeast Washington on Oct 31. Flagman J. Clements of Washington died buried under debris. Engineer J. E. Cagel, fireman Roy S. Bell, and conductor B. Oliver escaped injury while riding the locomotive. The moving freight was being pushed toward a shop for repairs when the crash happened.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
D. C
Dieppe Raid Simulated on St Lawrence in Brockville
In Brockville Ontario on October 31, a Dieppe raid drill simulated a Nazi invasion of North America. Canadian army naval and air forces merged to reclaim the river port as blank shells and explosions entertained residents. The exercise staged a Nazi advance to Montreal and Ottawa with a pretend victory for the defenders.
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Brockville
Dieppe
St. Lawrence
Hudson Rivers
Montreal
Ottawa
National
Hudson
Albany
New York
City Hall
Smuts Urges Preparation For Peace
London Oct 31 field marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts prime minister of South Africa urged elaboration of the Atlantic Charter in the economic and social sphere to guarantee a postwar healthy international life He said the league of nations as founded could not bring peace Our present intentions may be less theoretical than the united nations shows the way toward practical work Smuts told Dutch and Belgian listeners that Allied victory is dawning and that after the war their independent existence will be guaranteed by close UN cooperation He urged oppressed peoples to bear privation as a step toward victory and urged rejection of German and Japanese oppression to contribute to the struggle with strengthening weapons
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London
Jan Christiaan Smuts
South Africa
Stly
United Nations
Smuts
League of Nations
Netherlands
Belgium
Europe
OWI News Chieftain Quits to Join Army
Henry Paynter, chief of the United Nations News Division of the News Bureau, resigns to enter the Army. A former AEF second lieutenant, he hails from Peekskill, New York, and previously served on the Associated Press financial staff in New York. He has worked for several Chicago and New York papers and was a Chicago Board of Trade member.
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Washington
Henry Paynter
United Nations News
News Bureau
Office of War Information
AEF
Paynter
Peekskill
M. Y
Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Dewey Calls Farley and Flynn Has-Beens in Bronx Address
Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, labeled Edward J. Flynn and James A. Farley political has-beens at a Bronx rally. He criticized Flynn for weak public impact and hinted at retirement in Mexico, while tracing Farley’s recent losses in party leadership and denouncing Democrats for making the war a campaign issue.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Edward J. Flynn
James A. Farley
Farley
Theodore Roosevelt High School
The
Bronx
Dewey
John J. Bennnett, Jr
Flynn
Jwe
Mexico
New York State
G.O.P
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Kola Koke Trade Name Infringement Ruled
Cleveland federal court ruled the trade name Kola Koke infringes Coca Cola rights. Judge Emerick B. Freed issued a permanent injunction against Arthur Grossman trading as Phillips Kola Company, ordering destruction of all Kola Koke materials and cessation of sales.
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Freed
Bennett Attacks Jaeckle and Dewey at Saratoga Rally
New York October 31. Democrat John J. Bennett Jr. charged at Carnegie Hall that Edwin F. Jaeckle and Thomas E. Dewey used Nazi-like propaganda against his party. Bennett cited German-American Bund ties and printed materials, while Alfred E. Smith condemned housing policy and urged progressive, liberal government. Wagner stressed wartime victory as key, urging single‑mided focus for the next New York governor.
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New York
John J. Bennett
Hitler
Himmler
Reich
Jaeckle
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Erie County
Dewey
Saratoga
Carnegie Hall
Bennett
Thomas E. Dewey
Elmira
Brooklyn
Goebbels
Buffalo
Tom Dewey
Hotel
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Harlem
Smith
Queens County
State Assembly
Upstate
Robert F. Wagner
Personal Ambitions Weigh Against Political Tensions
A fragmented excerpt hints at ambitions clashing with political aims amid mounting tensions. The readable text references individual drive, political context, and potential security concerns without specifics. Further details remain obscured by the damaged source.
Farley Predicts Full Figures for Bennett Victory
James A. Farley, state Democratic chair man and Bennett campaign manager, forecast a Democratic landslide. He said Bennett Jr will be governor and the ticket will be elected, with complete figures to be released Monday morning. ALP Secretary Alex Rose praised Alfange’s expected standout vote as a major progressive achievement.
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New York
James A. Farley
John J. Bennett, Jr
Democratic State Committee
New York State
ALP
Alfange
Alex Rose
Mother and young daughter burned in candle fire
In New York on October 31 a mother and her four year old daughter were seriously burned when a candle in a pump kin lit the child’s clothing. The mother and father tried to beat out the flames, suffering severe burns to the hands.
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New York
Angelina de Bonis
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