Mexico Rejects Japanese Oil Concession Amid Solidarity Efforts
Mexico City officials say President Cardenas will void a Tokyo controlled Veracruzana oil concession covering 247 000 acres in Vera Cruz and reject a 400 000 offer for Mexican scrap iron from Japanese agents. The moves, framed as Western Hemisphere solidarity, respond to Pacific tensions and support US and regional partners.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Cardenas
Pacific
United States
Veracruzana Company
Vera Cruz
Japan
Orient
Maryland to make safe driving a state high school course
Salisbury Md Oct 22 The 1941 legislature will be asked to enact a law making safe driving mandatory in Maryland high schools with state police as instructors Delegate S Denmead Kolb says he is alarmed by state police withdrawal from the Eastern Shore schools and is drafting a bill to re establish the course statewide The program covers theory and practical driving with teachers handling classroom lessons and state police supervising on road training
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Salisbury
Maryland
S. Denmead Kolb
Wicomico
Eastern Shore
Maryland Weather: fair and warmer midweek across state
United States Weather Bureau reports fair conditions in Maryland with a gradual warming trend. Tonight will be not quite as cold with continuation of gentle southeast winds along the Chesapeake Bay shifting to light to moderate south and southwest by Wednesday as conditions remain fair.
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U. S
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Mid Atlantic Forecast Says Showers Through Weekend
Semi weekly weather forecast covers October 22 7 p m to October 26 7 p m for Middle Atlantic States Showers expected in New York Pennsylvania and West Virginia Wednesday night and again Saturday in western and northern New York Generally fair weather through Saturday Temperatures remain above normal with warmer nights and days then cooler in New York and western Pennsylvania Thursday Warmer Friday Overall five day outlook shows temperatures above or normal for the period Richmond Baltimore Philadelphia and nearby areas are noted as part of the forecast.
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Middle Atlantic
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Northereen
Virginia
Maryland
Draft numbers assigned to Hagerstown men
About 300 numbers have been assigned to Hagerstown and county registrants. Board No 1 handles city and suburb cards, Board No 2 rural cards. Nearly 9,000 eligible. posted lists Friday. numbers then used to mail questionnaires for exemption review. national draft lottery next week will determine first calls.
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Hagerstown
Scott R. Wagner
William A. Tobias
Taken For Ride In Rochester Night Out Evangelists Swindle
A 94 year old man, Henry N. Pownall, was given a downtown ride by a man and woman who claimed to be evangelists. They praised his fitness, pressed him to attend a night service, and extracted $30 from his pockets. Police investigation follows.
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Rochester
Ind
Henry N. Pownall
Tropical storm forms in Caribbean near Nicaragua coast
The Weather Bureau reports a tropical storm centered at 7:00 am EST in the Caribbean about 156 miles east of the Nicaragua coast, near 14 N, moving slowly northward and likely strengthening. Caution advised for interests in the western Caribbean until passage.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Nicaragua
Caribbean
Roosevelt Emphasizes Action Over Talk in Campaign
In a Roosevelt rally at Franklin Court Auditorium Assistant Attorney General Francis Shea argued Republicans share part of the blame for slow national preparedness and praised the President’s decisive drive. Byron urged national defense as essential and defended the conscription measure as necessary for defense.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Francis Shea
Franklin Court
Pepper's Rally Message Sent From Hospital Bed
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida could not speak at the Democratic Rally. A message read from Walter Reed Hospital urged resolute action by English speaking nations to halt a worldwide tide of dictatorship, emphasizing Roosevelt and Churchill as leaders and hope for freedom.
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U.S
Claude Pepper
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
William P. Lane, Jr
Pepper
Florida
Tam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
United States
Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt
How
Soil Conservation Planned On New Wildlife Demonstration Area Here
Approval received for a Work Projects Administration project to restore topsoil and establish a wildlife demonstration area four miles north of Route 40 between Pectonville and the Maryland-Pennsylvania line. The program includes strip cropping pasture management stream work and game food shrub plantings to boost wildlife. Ernest A. Vaughn leads the effort with the area serving as a propagation refuge and demonstration site for management techniques.
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Work Projects Administration
Indian Springs Wildlife Demonstration Area
Pectonville
Maryland-Pennsylvania Line
Maryland State Game and Inland Fish Commission
Bureau of Biological Survey
U. S. Department of the Interior
Ernest A. Vaughn
New Clues In Murder Probe In Raleigh Poffenberger Case
Investigators report new clues in the Raleigh Poffenberger murder probing the October 11 slaying. State's Attorney Wagaman's team grilled several more suspects as evidence accumulates and the crime scene was combed for clues.
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Raleigh Poffenberger
Poffenberger
Charles F. Wagaman
They Must Want To Start A Railroad
They looted a construction depot of the All American canal thefts in El Centro California valued at 25000 dollars. Items taken included a ten ton locomotive four gasoline engines three miles of steel rail four railroad cars railroad ties a pickup truck body and tractor parts.
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EL Centro
Calif
Collision charges against two drivers dismissed after snowstorm
Charges against Daniel K. Tracey of Hagerstown and Lewis E. Smith of Washington were dismissed at a Frederick hearing for a slight collision near Frederick last Saturday night. The accident was attributed to a sudden snow storm.
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Daniel K. Tracey
Hagerstown
Lewis E. Smith
Washington
Frederick
Pole Erection for Alsatia Mum Parade Decorations
The central pole for the Public Square decorations of the Alsatia Mum parade is being erected this morning by municipal electric light plant workers.
Earthquake in Romania damages buildings in Bucharest
A 90 second quake centered in the Carpathians struck Bucharest and oil fields north of the city, damaging homes and businesses with no reported deaths. Thousands rushed to streets after the 8:30 am tremor, while radio assurances urged residents to stay calm. The event, rated seventh class by the Bucharest Meteorological Institute, caused severe damage near Bazau in oil districts.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Temblor
Carpathian Mountains
Brasov
Bucharest Meteorological Institute
Bazau
Texas Prepares To Welcome Rayburn
BONNAM Tex Oct 22 Speaker Sam Rayburn hometown townsmen hung bunting for his homecoming celebration while Democratic leaders distribute Roosevelt campaign colors in the southwest. Rayburn, once a country school teacher in Northeast Texas, returns to meet farmers and old cronies who recall him before he became Speaker. He hosted open house for old friends and predicted a Roosevelt sweep in the general election.
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Bonnam
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Roosevelt
Southwest
Rayburn
Texas
Churchill fireside plea aids French peace terms bid
DeWitt Mackenzie reports Churchill’s Berlin scene appeal to France seeks to rejoin war on Axis terms. German Swiss reports say Hitler and Mussolini push France to declare war on Britain. Petain opposed, Laval weighing terms. Mackenzie calls speech a stark bid to mend bonds and spur resistance.
Saved His Nickels To Pay For Birth
In Reading Pennsylvania James Ott became a father two weeks earlier and his wife was set to leave the hospital. He presented the cashier with a bag of nickels totaling about one thousand to pay his bill, and joked that he had another similar bag for the doctor.
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Reading
James Ott
Ott
Crowther to Be Speaker at Hagerstown Chamber Dinner
Rodney Crowther, Baltimore Evening Sun financial editor and Leitersburg native, will deliver the principal address at the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce fall meeting at Jotel Alexander on November 12. The talk titled America in the World Crisis marks his return as a renowned financial expert and former Hagerstown High School standout speaker. Invitations go to Chamber members and regional business groups, with the event drawing many valley leaders.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Old fashioned home making urged to curb wayward women
Cincinnati October 22 National Prison Congress hears Ohio Women's Reformatory superintendent Marguerite Reilley push a home making program to keep girls out of prison. She cites Velma West case and says training in housekeeping, cooking, sewing, neatness and self care aids rehabilitation. The Marysville facility houses 270 inmates with beauty shops and free grooming gifts to encourage behavior and pride.
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Cincinnati
National Prison Congress
Marguerite Reilley
Ohio Women’s Reformatory
Marysville, O
Reformatory
London Quiet Night Amid Ongoing WWII Bombardment
German warplanes resumed their assault on London after a quiet night and morning. British long range guns entered a third day of bombardment across the Strait of Dover as shells from German guns crashed into Dover. A lone raider dropped bombs on a southeast coast town, damaging houses and a church. German planes were sighted over a West Midlands town amid fog and mist.
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Strait of
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West Midlands
France
President fixes wedding date for Miss Opaya and Keidel
In Baltimore on October 22, Miss Marie Opaya a 20 year old stenographer and Lee Keidel aged 22 will wed on November 21 a date chosen by President Roosevelt after Opaya asked about Thanksgiving. Secretary Early confirmed Thanksgiving would be Nov 21 and Maryland would observe the date. Opaya did not expect an answer from the White House.
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Baltimore
Marie Opaya
Lee Keidel
Roosevelt
O'Conor
Maryland
Miss Opawa
White House
Coldest Day This Season From Chewsville Weather
Weather observer D Paul Oswald at Chewsville reports the day as the coldest of the season with a low of 24 degrees and one eighth inch of ice. At 11 am the temperature reached 44 degrees while yesterday’s high was 49 and the low 27 with a 44 degree sunset. A trace of rain was recorded today.
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D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Entitled to Vote Harrisburg Soldiers Ruling
The Pennsylvania elections bureau ruled that drafted soldiers in peacetime are entitled to vote. The ruling specifies they may vote only for one year while in service and applies to polls in Harrisburg and statewide.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Elections Bureau
Axis offers to spare most French empire except Alsace Lorraine
From Les Verrieres Switzerland Oct 22, reports say Axis powers seek to push France into declaring war on Britain with promises of lenient peace. France would keep most empire except Alsace Lorraine Nice Tunisia Jubut and German colonies. Laval discussed with Germany while Petain reportedly opposes. Hitler possibly to meet Petain. Churchill urged France not to hinder Allied effort.
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Les Verrieres
Switzerland
France
Britain
Vichy
Marshal Philipps Petain
Alsace- Lorraine
Nice
Tunisia
Jubut
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy
Setvice
Jibatil
Addis Ababa
Ethilopia
Pierre Laval
Paris
Petain
Adolf Hitler
Churchill
Prenel
AlsacelLor
Hershey Gets Scout Honor
L Vinton Hershey of this city was elected to the Region 3 Boy Scouts of America executive board at the Roanoke Virginia regional meeting. The board has sixteen members from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia DC and Delaware and serves two year terms. Hershey has long served with the local Boy Scout Council and holds national council roles.
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L.vinton Hershey
Boy Scouts of America
Roanoke
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Delaware
Mr. Hershey
Washington Area Council
Washington Area
National Council
O Conor Discusses 1936 Margin With President
Maryland Governor Herbert R. O Conor met with President Roosevelt and said the President carried Maryland by 158000 votes in 1936 and remains strong. He noted Maryland would welcome a presidential visit before election day but said any announcement would come from the White House.
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Washington
Herbert R. O’conor
Maryland
Free State
Roosevelt
O'Conor
White House
Britain to pursue land offensive in war theaters
London October 22 Lord Croft Undersecretary for War indicated in a speech that Britain looked to undertake a land offensive in some theater and declared the war can never be won without a military decision, east or west, or on both fronts.
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London
Lord Croft
Britain
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