President Calls Repeal of Chinese Exclusion Law
President Roosevelt urged Congress to repeal the Chinese exclusion laws and allow Chinese immigrants to become citizens, endorsing a House bill with a yearly Chinese quota of 205. He argued the move corrects a historic mistake and would not harm employment while strengthening peaceful relations. He noted China understands Allied strategy and would gain substantial aid as the fight against Japan continues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Japan
Petersburg Association Will Meet Tonight
The United Petersburg Parent Teacher Association plans a Victory Program tonight at the October meeting. Rev. Howard M. Hillis will present motion pictures America the Beautiful Our Fighting Allies and Our Fight for Freedom. A schedule of future programs from November through June is listed with speakers and topics including Granville Hicks Muss Milhan Dr. Harold Green and others. Mrs Irwin J. Cohen chairs programs.
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United Petersburg Parent-Teacher Association
Howard M. Hillis
Petersburg Methodist Church
America the Beautiful
Granville Hicks
Harry Schoener
Guatemala
Central America
Charles Guthermuth
Irwin J. Cohen
Notice of Hearing Upon Preliminary Budget in Town of Pr
Legal notice announces a hearing on the preliminary budget for the Town of Pr for 1934. The meeting will be held at Town Hall on the 4th day of the month to consider the budget and any objections. Town officers are named, with the date of detection and the salary terms noted, seeking to ensure transparency and compliance.
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Ava
Sven
Tornark
Stocks Drift Downward in Dull Market
New York prices eased in a dull market with fractions back from yesterday. Opening advances failed, leaders joined the drift, and few recoveries appeared near the close. Many issues were steady or unchanged as Columbus day holiday damped trading, with rails among the decliners and several major names slipping.
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New York
Columbus
Santa Fe
N.Y. Cenual
Southen Pacific
Great Northern
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Pepsi-Cola
Westinghouse
du Pont
J.C. Penney
United Aircraft
Standard One N.J
Douglas Aircraft
Sears Roebuck
Caterpillar Tractor
Cities Service
American Cyanamid
B.” Carter Corp. Electric Bond & Share
Sherwin Williams
Humble Oil
American Gas
Chicago
New York Market Prices for Flour Butter Eggs and More
Flour steady with patents at 3.73 to 3.78 per 100 lbs, lard one hundred weight 3.70 to 3.75, rye flour steady at 3.385 to 3.43, cornmeal steady about 2.99 to 3.43, feed steady with western bran at 1.55 per ton. Butter firm from 2.42 to 2.54 per lb, cheese nominal, eggs firm with various receiver quotes, poultry dressed firm with boxed fowls at 3.32 per lb, turkeys 3.31 to 3.35, live fowls and roosters listed with weight-based prices.
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New York
Aney
Buffalo
U. S
Olds Rootsers
Freight and Express
Marine Midland Reports Q3 1943 Earnings Rise
Marine Midland Corp and affiliates reported consolidated net operating earnings after taxes of 31,156,585 for the third quarter of 1943, or twenty cents a common share, compared with 752,489 or thirteen cents a share in the same period of 1942.
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Marine Midland Report
Buffalo (P
Marine Midland Corp
Notre Dame Great Club Tells Old Prof About The Game
In a classroom reunion, football coaches recount a Michigan Notre Dame clash. Crisler lauds Notre Dame speed. Leahy and Cameron praise their own teams, with others from Navy Duke Tulane and Penn weighing performance. Old Professor guides remarks, noting wartime conditions and passing.
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New York
Fritz Crisler
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Miust
Frank Leahy
Lilsidhneo
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Eddie Cameron
Duke
Fleet
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John E. Welcher
Dube
Mr. Cravath
Jet Cravath
St. Marys Air Devils
Bruce Smith
Spike Nelson
Sts. Mary's
Trojans
Frink
Fred Frink
Jacksonville
Munger
George Munger
Penn
Lieutenant Hinkle
Tony Hinkle
Great Lakes
Ohio State
Paul Brown
Lou Little
Columbia
Ray Scussels
Bill Krist
Yale
Each Yankee Gets 6123 Each Yankee Gets 6123
Sportsman's Park St Louis report shows the New York Yankees shared 6123 each from the World Series pool 20496241 while the St Louis Cardinals received 432199. The total World Series pool was 418800574 with 9020 cash awards to several players including those in the armed forces. The Cardinals shared 13664162 and about 500 cash awards while the remainder was divided among six clubs finishing second to fourth. Washington Cincinnati earned 3600 43 each third-placed Brooklyn Cleveland 2110028 each fourth-placed Chicago White Sox Pittsburgh Pirates 12 20015 each.
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Cleveland
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Bolo Way Chi Winner At Hawthorne By Coat Length
Jockey C L Martin steered Bolo Way to a one length victory in Hawthorne’s six fur longs feature. Bold Chance pressed early, then overtook, with Mixer the favorite finishing third. Bolo Way clocked 1:12 for the distance, paying $12.20 to win.
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Chicago CP
C. L. Martin
Bolo Way
Hawthorne
Bold Chance
Mixer
Bold Way
Boule Way
Ex White Sox Player Wojack Dies in Connecticut
Frank Chuck Wojack 42 a former shortstop for the Chicago White Sox and later a Hartford Eastern League player and semi pro manager in New Britain Connecticut died suddenly at his home yesterday. He toured with the White Sox world series era club about twenty years ago and led teams including the New Britain Creans. His widow a son and two daughters survive.
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Conn
CPI
Frank
Chuck) Wojack
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Giants
Hartford
New Britan Creans
Zivic Reinstated by Illinois Solons
Pittsburgh fighter Fritzie Zivic, who will meet Bobby Richardson at Chicago Stadium on October 29, was reinstated yesterday by the Illinois Athletic Commission, which had suspended him last June for failing to fulfill a contract to fight Tommy James here.
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Cheago
Fritae Zyie
Pittsburg
Bobby Richardson
Chicago Stadium
Tlro. Athletic Commission
Tommy James
St Patrick's Booster Club Meeting And Trophies
The Men’s Booster Club of St Patrick’s parish meets tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. in the school gym to recruit new members, especially fathers of players in the upcoming basketball season. Trophies include Mayor Hogan’s, Booster Club, John Humes, John Hasharjian, and John Degen’s awards for the intramural league. Jimmy Moran says the St Patrick’s football team will host the alumni at Laureate Park tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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St Patrick's Parish
Mayor Hogan
John Humes
John Hasharjian
John Degen’s
Jimmy Moran
St. Patrick's
Laureate Park
World Series Facts and Finances Finale
The World Series recap from the Associated Press lists five games at Yankee Stadium and St Louis, with game results and attendance figures. It details gross receipts of about 3.106 million, players and commissioners shares, and war relief allocations, noting receivers and radio rights.
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War ,Relief and Service’ Fund, Inc
Homecoming of War Hero Hormats Reunites with Family
Troy Pilot Hormats returns on a twenty day fur lough greeting family and crowd after duty with the 12th Air Force. He recounts combat chaos from Dieppe to Kasserine, praising gear and the brutal truth of war, while stressing the difficulty of readjustment and the meaning of home.
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Frank J. Hogan
Burdett Avenue
Enery
Dieppe
12Th Air Force
Fifth Army
Italy
United States
New York
Hormats
Kasserine Pass
Pompei
Army Gridders Limber Up For Columbia Game
Undefeated Army football team held light limbering drills at West Point then a forward passing drill after their victory over Temple. Head coach Lieut. Col. Earl Balik said Doug Kenna, rated the Cadets best back, who was injured in a preseason workout, might play against Columbia this weekend.
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West Point
U. S. Military Academy
Temple
Earl Balik
Doug Kenna
Columbia
Granville Man's Body Found in River Pool
Hugh R. Thomas 65 of Granville, missing since Sunday, was found in a deep pool of the Metowe River by searchers. Coroner Dr. Robert C. Davies ruled death by own action. Survived by wife Louise and brother William G. Thomas of Boston. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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Hugh R. Thomas
Granville
Mettowee
Robert C. Davies
Thomas
Ihark
R. Lewis Jones
First Presbyterian Church
North Wales
Louise Thomas
William G. Thomas
Boston
Record Demands Create Beer Shortage
William Taybury president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association said a beer shortage will last at least six months. He told a wartime conference that shortages persist despite production of 40,530,102 barrels in the first seven months this year versus 35,913,62 in 1942.
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Chicago
Willam Taybury
National Beer Wholesalers’ Association of America
McNutt Calls Six Steps to Ease War Labor Shortage
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt urged the AFL to voluntarily cut production time and remove stand by rules to speed up war output. He outlined six steps to curb turnover, boost war jobs, move workers to harsh roles, increase women workers, and withhold contracts from tight labor areas as shortages rise from 71 to 100 regions.
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Boston
Paul V. McNutt
American Federation of Labor
McNutt
Alphonse-Gaston
Walved
America
Collapse of Nazis In 1943 Expected
Tallahassee Florida historian W T Caen predicts World War II will end in 1943 for Europe citing Civil War and World War I precedent. He argues Germany’s grip will fade suddenly, comparing 1864 to Lee’s surrender and the 1918 Armistice to November 10. He notes Confederate strength waned before surrender.
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Tallahassee
Fla
W. T. Caen
Florida
Germany
Cash
Robert E. Lee
Appomattox
Fighting machine collapse tied to disrupted supply lines behind fronts
The quote asserts that a fighting machine fails not due to courage or quality of troops but because a country cannot sustain a major war with lines of transportation cut and factories bombed, destroying vital supplies and production behind the front.
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