Lewis Stakes Leadership On Willkie Presence
Lewis assails Roosevelt and Crooked contracts while urging support for Willkie. He accuses the administration of waste and predicts a dictatorship if Roosevelt is reelected. He appeals to farmers, youth, Negroes, church members, women, and wartime draftees to back Willkie.
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John L Lewis backs Willkie in wartime radio appeal
John L Lewis urges Americans to consider Wendell Willkie for president, condemning Roosevelt’s third term and wartime policies. He portrays labor, farmers, and minorities as distressed under current leadership and calls for Willkie to unite labor with national recovery, promising continued support for workers' rights.
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Bears Snort Keeping Estacada Awake in Oregon
Estacada residents complain as two black bears roam streets at night, snorting loudly and waking neighbors. Town officials warn action may follow if the nuisance continues affecting sleep and daily life.
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Prison inmate with tattooed motto returns to Auburn jail
Auburn prison reports a repeat offender jailed again after prior arrests for vagrancy abandonment drunkenness and larceny. He is easily identified by a tattoo on his right forearm reading Death before dishonor.
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Farm home split by politics over framed candidate image
In Molalla Oregon on October 26 a farm home faced division over a window display showing a presidential candidate. A large caption below the portrait stated This just applies to Allan and the hired man reflecting a shared opinion claim while preserving free speech rights within the household.
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Hull Disputes Lewis on Roosevelt and War
Secretary of State Cordell Hull rebutted John L. Lewis claiming Roosevelt sought U.S. entry into war. Hull said Lewis’s charge is baseless and that Roosevelt has long worked to promote peace and national safety.
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Nazis report sinking of British liner among world’s largest ships
Report from Boston says the S S Pacific sighted the liner with six other ships at Freetown waiting for a convoy on June 1. Earlier the Empress of Britain was seen at Sydney on April 29 with the Mauretania Queen Mary Aquitania Empress of Canada and Asia, believed aiding a 50 000 troop convoy. British fliers bombed German open fields in several places, according to Berlin.
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Canadian Officials Silent on British Empire Sinking Claim
Canadian Pacific officials said they had received no word on German claims that the Empire of Britain had been sunk and could not confirm or deny them. They noted they would not be advised immediately.
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No Troops Aboard, Says Ontario Report
An official spokesman for Canada’s National Defence Department said no Canadian troops were aboard the Empress of Britain, a Canadian Pacific liner reported sunk in Berlin dispatches. The denial follows rumors of military personnel aboard the ship.
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British Admiralty Silent on Empress of Britain Sinking Report
London reports German claims say liner Empress of Britain sunk but British Admiralty offered no comment. The uncertainty continued as officials refrained from confirmation or denial.
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Nazi Convoy Attacked By British Bombers
Folkstone England Oct 26 The RAF attacked a Nazi convoy in the English Channel near Boulogne. Smoke and water columns rose as bombs exploded. German torpedo boats headed toward Calais as British coastal batteries fired. Boulogne and Wimereux on the French coast burned from night fires with a pall of smoke over the area.
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French Demobilized Army Ships Depart Syria for France
La reforme quoted from Beirut reporting three ships carrying 5,000 officers and soldiers of the demobilized French Army in Syria had left for France. The dispatch noted that 20,000 soldiers remained in Syria.
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RAF raids pound Kiel and coastal towns in daylight bombing
RAF forces hit Kiel and Bremen naval bases while night raids lingered over London and Midlands. Dozens killed or buried, hundreds evacuated. coastal towns and Rosyth naval base attacked as UK and German air forces exchanged heavy bombardments across the Channel. Counts of planes reported shot down varied, while weather and sea conditions hampered operations.
Army mechanized show to highlight tanks at horse show
New York reports that the National Horse Show will feature Army mechanized displays, including tanks, scout cars, artillery pieces and machine gun motorcycles. The event runs at Madison Square Garden from November 7 to 13.
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Lehman Proclaims Oct 27 Theodore Roosevelt Day
Albany report notes Governor Herbert H. Lehman declared October 27 as Theodore Roosevelt Day praising Roosevelt's vision and leadership on Panama Canal plans. Lehman cited his transportation knowledge and foresight as pivotal to national greatness.
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Petain Bows To Hitler In Axis Peace Talks
Diplomatic reports from Switzerland say Laval met with Jose Felix Lequerica the Spanish ambassador and Italian ambassador as well as Otto Abetz. Hitler greeted Petain and Laval at a historic Paris meeting while Petain showed caution about new Axis terms. Officials soften hopes, noting only immediate France Germany issues would be settled. Informed circles foresee possible Axis peace outreach to Roosevelt before the November election.
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King George Sends Encouragement to Petain in Message
King George VI reportedly sent a message to Marshal Philippe Petain expressing sympathy for the French people and confidence in eventual Allied victory. The note, dated October 26, conveys encouragement to France amid ongoing hardship and emphasizes shared benefits of a British victory.
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Rome Expects Passive Aid of France to Axis
An agreement for France to provide passive aid to Germany in the war against Britain likely emerged from Hitler talks with Philippe Petain and Pierre Laval. France would possibly grant base access in the unoccupied Mediterranean zone and continue defending ports if Britain attacks. A Laval-Ciano meeting is anticipated, possibly after a Ciano-Ribbentrop session. Spain’s exhaustion from internal strife is noted as a barrier.
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Roosevelt to Speak in Boston Wednesday Night
President Roosevelt plans a 10 15 to 11 PM political speech in Boston next Wednesday with a defense projects tour through Connecticut Valley en route. He may visit Hartford New Haven Bridgeport Waterbury and Springfield on the way and the Boston broadcast would air on three networks.
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Italy Suspends Air Service to Greece and War News
Italy halted air service to Greece until November 4 amid rising Axis tensions. Rome reported new Italian offensives in Egypt with Graziani’s forces ready to strike. British ships bombed Tobruk and Egyptian rail targets as Italian fronts faced allied pressure. Captain Borsini and his destroyer Nullo perished after ordering crew to safety.
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Britain Bombs Italian African Bases In North Africa
Cairo report says heavy RAF raids hit Italian bases in Africa. Wharves and shipping at Benghazi were bombed, two enemy planes were destroyed near Asmara, and fires followed strikes on Gura and fascist camps at Azora. Troop concentrations near Kassala were attacked as well.
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Martial Law Closes Suez Canal Road
Cairo Oct 26 martial law decree blocks the Suez Canal road from Ismailia to Port Said to all but British and Egyptian naval and military forces and pass holders. An Anglo-Egyptian agreement signed today covers road, bridge, barracks defense works for Egypt with an initial program costing about 8 million dollars.
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