Bata Shoe Firm Shifts U S Operations Amid Global War
Washington reports that Bata Shoe Company of Czechoslovakia continues shipping footwear to the United States via a Dutch branch after transferring American business from its Czechoslovak plant. Dutch exports to the U S rose sharply in early 1939 as Germany’s actions expand Bata’s reach, with low priced shoes entering the U S market. The Reich aids Bata to grow in Slovakia Hungary and the Balkans while building Buna rubber facilities in Bohemia. Bata already runs plants in Canada and the United States and eyes further Latin American expansion.
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Bata Company
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WCTU Leaders Outline New Reform Push At Rochester Rally
At the Rochester convention, the Women's Christian Temperance Union urged 10,000 local units to campaign against anti social and immoral conditions. Ida B Wise Smith outlined reforms on venereal disease mother and child care narcotic education safety and decency. Membership gains and funding for the Willard centenary were reported with emphasis on local option and education about alcohol.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Ida B. Wise Smith
W.C.P. U
Frances E. Willard
Deyo
Margaret C. Muns
Samand de Nive
Log Jam Injury Fatal in Schroon River Accident
Alan Parker, 51, of Athol in Warren County, died from head injuries after being struck by a falling piece of wood while trying to break a log jam in the Schroon River on Tuesday. He died today in Glens Falls.
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Glens Falls
Alan Parker
Athol
Warren County
Schroon River
Tribal Patriarch John Osceola Dies After Execution
Tribesman Chief John Osceola, famed Seminole elder and longtime head of Florida’s Seminole band, died after a long illness. He had reportedly executed a rival at the Everglades hut years earlier and was later cleared by a white court despite Indian opposition.
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Miami
Fla
John Osceola
South Florida
John
Everglades
Osceola
Tribal conflict cast as series of killings, suspect linked
A slain man was described as having repeatedly attacked other Indians, with strong suspicion he was involved in more than one slaying. The report emphasizes tribal tensions and ongoing violence surrounding the suspect.
Foster Says Soviet Invasion of Poland Justified
William Z. Foster, chairman of the Communist Party in the United States, told the Dies committee that Russia's invasion of Poland was justified "100 per cent." He claimed the action would establish a "free government" for Poland, a claim the transcript notes as his view during the hearing.
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Poland
Foster testimony on Communist International links to U.S. party
The committee heard Foster state that Communist parties worldwide would align with the American party on a given question if left to themselves. Earlier, Dies said he would press Foster to produce a list of party members in the United States.
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Communist International
Russia
Dies
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