Willkies Six Hour Talk With Chiang Kai-Shek
Willkie met Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek for six hours in Chungking in what Chinese officials and the press described as the longest such audience granted to a foreigner. He planned visits to war plants, then luncheon with War Minister Ho Ying-Chin and a tea with cultural groups before dinner with H. H. Kung and Madame Kung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Wendell Willkie
Chiang Kai-Shek
Willkie
Jong
Ta Kung Pao
Fogey Chungking
India
Willkle
Ho Ying-Chin
H. H. Kung
Kung
Finish Fight Over Poll Tax Legislation in House Action
Washington reports show Southern opponents of repeal plan to push the bill before the House next Monday. Rep Ramsay moves to compel the judiciary committee to act as Senate delays on similar reforms provoke defections among supporters. Eight poll tax states total 78 House members, underlining regional stakes in the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ramsay
D.-W. Va
Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary
Senate
Rankin
D.-Miss
Virginia
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Arkansas
Doctors Rationing in War Effort Faces Shortages
Kansas City reports that the Army and War Manpower Commission aim to leave one physician for every 1500 civilians. Col Fred W Rankin disclosed at a Southwest Clinical Society meeting that 10 000 to 12 000 doctors have volunteered to serve civilian communities short of doctors due to armed forces. The Army maintains a voluntary 6 5 doctors per 1000 men commitment while 140 000 to 150 000 physicians are in active practice in Army or civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Kansas City
War Manpower Commission
Fred W. Rankin
Washington
Southwest Clinical Society
Brankin
Lfe
Wife seeks divorce amid bottle and Bible violence
Mrs. Effie Recoy files for divorce from Will Recoy after alleging he used a beer bottle and a Bible as weapons in their 21 year marriage. She accuses him of broad aggression during marital disputes and contests the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Jr
Effie Recoy
Will
Recoy
Woman named forelady of Cook County Grand Jury
In Chicago on October 6 the Cook County Grand Jury elected Helen E. Rockenbach as forelady the first woman to hold the post. Rockenbach, 29, is a secretary at Carnegie-Illinois Steel. Chief Justice John A. Sbarbaro praised women taking government and defense roles as he announced the historic appointment. Six other women serve on the Grand Jury.
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Grand Jury
Chicago
Cook County
Helen E. Rockenbach
Carnegie-Ilnols Steel Corporation
John A. Sbarbaro
Vichy Labour Protest Triggers Resignations and Draft Plan
In Vichy on October 6, at least ten Labor Ministry officials resigned in protest against forced work policies. Reports from Lyons said a German labor recruiting bureau was destroyed by a bomb. The regime planned to draft workers for Germany with medicals and contracts, while trains carried volunteers toward German factories.
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Vichy
Labor Ministry
Lyons
Ciass
Hubert LaGardelle
Boulevard Garibaldi
Pierre Laval
Germany
Paris
Marseilles
Lille
Roosevelt mobilizes national drive for war relief funds
President Roosevelt led a radio addressed mobilization urging Americans to convert buying power into giving power for Community Chests and allied war relief efforts. He warned war demands tighten belts but emphasized aiding neighbors and distant nations to uphold democracy and human dignity across the seas. More than 600 cities participate with beneficiaries including British War Relief and United China relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United China Relief
Queen Wilelmina Fund
Hatch Act Change Bill Faces Quorum Hurdle in Congress
Debate centers on exempting teachers and country editors from the Hatch Act ban. House adds an amendment to shield small weekly publishers, while Representative Hoffman argues the bill risks repealing the act without a proper quorum. Senate already exempted educational workers. Brown warns against removing a key political voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hoffman
R-Mich
House
Voice of
Creal
Congress
Brown
D-Mich
Ufe
Jewelry Stolen From Auto in Saginaw
Saginaw police investigate theft from a Buffalo jewelry salesman’s car. About $23,500 in diamonds and watches disappeared while he briefly entered a store for change. The seller, Sam H. Cohen, 56, of Buffalo, with Wilberg Jewelry Corp., reported the loss from his unlocked vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw, Mich
U.—Saginaw
Buffalo
N. Y
Sam H. Cohen
Wilberg Jewelry Corporation
New York City
Last Steamer on Chautauqua Lake Scrapped
Jamestown reports the City of Jamestown has been dismantled ending 114 years of steamboating on Chautauqua Lake. Owner Chester McCrea lacks funds to maintain the 51 year old vessel once part of a lake fleet since 1828. the hull may be repurposed as a Lake Erie tugboat.
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Chautauqua Lake
Jamestown
United States
City of Jamestown
Chester McCrea
Chautauqua
Lake Erie
McCrea
Two Americans Cited For Bravery With Empire Forces
London Oct. 6 INS American pilot officer Willam Henry Baker of Temple Texas received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service with the Royal Air Force. Also cited is Sergt Willam Thomas Bent formerly a miner from Glen White West Virginia for the Distinguished Flying Medal while with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Empire Forces
London
INS
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Willam Henry Baker
Temple
Tex
RAF
Courag Rcaf
Willam Thomas Bent
Glen White
W. Va
Beecham Sues for Divorce Over Extravagant Wife
Sir Thomas Beecham, the British orchestra leader now directing the Seattle Symphony, files for divorce claiming his wife of 6 years 1903 extravagantly spent over 500000 in one week and has not lived with him since 1909. Mrs Beecham resides in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho City
Idaho
Sir Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Beecham
London
Green Urges Union Work For War Output
President William Green of the AFL urged teamwork between management and labor to boost war production. He cited ongoing Washington talks among the U S Chamber of Commerce the NAM the CIO and AFL to forge joint action with limited government intervention. Premier Hepburn warned Canada must intensify effort and vowed Canadian and American forces would fight Nazism to Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Empire Club
Green
Hitler
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
A. F. of L
Roosevelt
White House
Berlin
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Stalin
China
Anti-Aggression Front
Joseph Stalin
Henry Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
United Nations
Japan
Providence Church
Holy Rosary
Providence
R. I
Assembly Hall
Exeter School
Timmie Tuff
Teddy Bear
Salina
Orris
Lan
Morris Plan Bank
FDIO
James Kennen
Frank W. Anderson
Midland
Mich
Clyde N. Valentine
Detroit
Michigan
W.T. Grant Co
S. Salina ST
Salina St
Eczema
Rae
Colusa Natural
Foot
Reg Uirer
Babyland
N. Salina Division
Colusa Natural Oil
C.O.D
Post Office
Clear Lake
Lowe
Mason City
Des Moines
Excelsior Springs
Maz
Rochester
Minn
Pvt. M. M
Bee
Mra
W. H. Cy Seattie
Woth
Colusa Products Co
Berkeley, California
Colusa
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