Murray Attacks Lewis Over Unity of Labor Groups
President Murray keynoting the CIO convention in Boston outlined basic terms for labor unity and attacked John Lewis for a so called peeve. He urged complete abolition of racial discrimination and warned unity must include all workers. The convention backed a draft bill for 18 and 19 year olds and condemned war labor board statements on wage policy.
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Murray
Lewis
Joe Loftus
Boston
Philip Murray
CIO
John Lewis
Add
APL
United Mine Workers
Bnack
War Labor Board
William H. Davis
George W. Taylor
Clashes Reported Between Demonstrators and Police in Paris
Reuters notes a Paris radio announcement that demonstrators clashed with police in the German occupied capital. In Washington, President Roosevelt kept his morning free to read front reports and planned a mid afternoon top military advisers meeting. The Vichy ambassador’s passports were handed over this afternoon, completing the break in relations with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Paris
Washington
Rosevelt
United States
Wheat Penalty Upheld by United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled the 49 cent per bushel penalty for wheat produced beyond AAA quotas constitutional. Justice Jackson delivered the opinion in a challenge by Montgomery county Ohio farmers. The 1941 law, amending the 1938 act, raises the excess levy from 15 to 49 cents and bars sale or use of excess wheat until paid.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Jackson
Montgomery County
Ohio
Roosevelt
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Axis Feints Marked North Africa Invasion Plan
Reports from Washington reveal weeks of secret planning behind Americas move into North Africa under Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Allied planners and staff drew on British and American leadership, with Doolittle among the noted commanders, as deception and preparation shaped the first UN offensive of the war.
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Gibraltar
United Nations
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
North Africa
War Department
Washington
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Another Problem For His Honor
A group of negroes claiming Mohammedism were jailed on draft evasion charges in Kansas City Missouri. Ages ranged near a hundred but counts showed only six months to a year. They argued the National Selective Service Act followed the Georgian calendar and remained jailed until the judge rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Winchester praises war bond effort and service
The column cites Sgt Eston H Tevalt in Hawaii noting the twin contributions of armed forces: their service and monthly war bond purchases. The writer reports his company of 150 men buys between 1500 and 2000 dollars in bonds each month, praising soldiers as a model for the nation and urging continued support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eston H. Tevalt
Hawaii
Dinner Guests Plunge Through Window in Quail Crash
A covey of quail flew into Mrs. Jordan's kitchen window in Kansas City causing a dozen to die on impact. Fifteen birds were found dead and are stored in her refrigerator, while the remaining survivors stared into the kitchen.
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Kansas City
American Bombers Hit Lille Locomotive Works and Abbeville Airdrome
American Flying Fortresses carried out another heavy strike in occupied France. One formation targeted the Lille locomotive works while another attacked the Abbeville airfield. Allied fighter cover aided the missions as air force headquarters reported. Additional raids followed a night sortie against Genoa, Italy, delivering hazardous devices including black-pulverizing types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
France
Lille
Abbeville
Air Force Headquarters
Genoa
Italy
Armistice Day Observances Limited in Winchester
Most Winchester stores close for Armistice Day but many offices remain open. Postoffice service continues normal, banks close brief hours, Handley Library stays closed, and city county offices operate. Parade at 10 30 a m with services at Christ Episcopal Church and luncheon at Golden Glow for veterans. American Legion auxiliary hosts a benefit card party at Washington Hotel at 8 p m.
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Winchester
Postoffice Department
Handley
C. Vernon
VPF
Christ Episcopal Church
James Curry
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Ae Washington Hotel
O’c
Anxi Ty
Stroke Fatal To T B Hardesty Of Clarke Co
Thomas B. Hardesty 73 prominent Clarke county resident died at Memorial hospital at 8 30 this morning after a paralysis attack in Berryville. He was a longtime orchardist, unmarried, survived by two sisters Mrs F T Scanlon of Morgantown West Virginia and Mrs Edgar D Moore of Winchester. Funeral Wednesday at 3 from his nephew C T Hardesty Jr near Summit Point, Berryville burial.
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Thomas B. Hardesty
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Berryville
Mr. Hardesty
Charlies R. Lydia Hardesty
Episarchcopal
Hardesty
F. T. Scanlon
Morgantown
W. Va
Edgar D. Moore
Winchester
C. T. Hardesty, Jr
Near Summit Point
Handley High Sets Vacations for Thanksgiving and Christmas
Garland R. Quarles, Handley Schools superintendent, announces a two day Thanksgiving holiday on November 26 and 27. Christmas vacation runs from December 23 to January 1, with classes resuming January 4. Easter vacation begins April 22 and extends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
Handley Schools
Handley
Apple Week feature in Baltimore & Ohio Magazine
The current issue highlights International Apple Week with a cover illustration of an apple flag. An article by Agricultural Agent Lester J. Miller of Columbus, Ohio discusses the Johnny Appleseed spirit returning to Winchester. full text to be published in The.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
Lester J. Miller
Columbus
Ohio
Johnny
Winchester
Relations With French Are Off
The State Department announced that France under the Vichy government has severed diplomatic relations with the United States. The note from Laval was transmitted via the American Chargé d’Affaires at Vichy. Secretary Hull said the ties were kept since 1940 to smooth the North Africa expedition.
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Washington
State Department
France
United States
Pierre Laval
French North Africa
Vichy
Laval
Ouf
Go T Lava
Hull
North Africa
Fellowship Club Preparing for 1942 Christmas Reach
The Fellowship Club will operate again in Winchester with Santa arriving despite wartime, bringing toys and food. A master list tracks gift recipients to avoid duplication and ensure the needy are served. A toy matinee will admit anyone with a discarded toy, with Boy Scouts and others helping recondition items. Further cooperation details and HQ contact will be announced.
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Fellowship Club
Winchester
Santa
Boy Scouts
Star
Allied Bombers Hit Retreating Axis Across Halfaya Pass
Cairo reports remnants of Rommel’s Africa corps fled into Libya near Halfaya Pass as heavy American and British air bombardment slowed their retreat. Allied forces pursued, keeping pressure on the Axis line despite difficult ground.
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Frank L. Martin
Cairo
Marshal Rommel
Africa Corps
Eighth Army
Libya
Halfaya
Hellfire) Pass
Alfaya Pass
Russians Smash German Efforts To Get Through
Soviet dispatches report heavy clashes on the Nalchik front as German forces attempt to resume their drive toward the Georgian military highway. Soviet tanks and air units claim multiple German units destroyed or routed, with hundreds of German casualties across the Caucasus theater.
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Moscow
Caucasian
Nalchik
Stalingrad
Bryansk
Red Army
Tuapse
Black Sea
Caucasus
FourYearOld Boy Shot In Leg In Memorial Hospital
Esten Elwood Carter a four year old boy from Clearbrook is receiving treatment at Memorial Hospital for a rifle shot wound to the right leg. County officers have not yet been called to investigate the mishap and the wound is described as slight.
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Esten Elwood Carter
Clearbrook
Memorial Hospital
Tal
Sultan Appeals for Loyalty to Vichy in Morocco Broadcast
Morocco radio reported the Sultan urged loyalty to the Vichy government and asked Moslem population support for defense of Tangier and the territory.
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Tangier
Morocco
Switzerland to Handle U S Interests in Vichy
Swiss authorities would take charge of United States interests in Vichy as Petain regime severed diplomatic ties with Washington according to French dispatches from Bern on November 9.
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Bern
Switzerland
United States
Vichy
Petain
Washington
French Consul François Briere resigns in Boston
Boston observers report Francois Briere the French Consul since 1937 has resigned his post declaring that the American offensive in North Africa is not aggression but a step toward liberating France.
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Boston
North Africa
France
Francois Briere
Americans Push Lines Steadily East In Pacific
American troops on Guadalcanal advance slowly eastward amid light opposition while air and torpedo-boat raids hit the Japanese fleet in the Solomons. Navy communique notes possible sinking of a cruiser and heavy damage to a destroyer, with 12 Japanese planes destroyed and four American planes lost.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Navy
Americans drive North Africa advance across key ports
Axis diversions in North Africa face a rising American onslaught as U S forces land on the Moroccan coast and move on Casablanca Algiers and Oran are described as targets while Washington signals cooperation with French forces and a possible passage through Tunisia to strike eastward toward retreating Axis units The Bey of Tunis receives a messaging of cooperation and goals to destroy Nazi forces in the region
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Tunisia
Washington
Roosevelt
Tunis
North Africa
French
Egypt
White House
Sidi Moncef Pacha
France
Algiers
Libya
Jean Pierre Esteva
United States
Hiram Lodge to Unveil Service Flag at Winchester
Hiram Lodge No. 21 AF and AM will unveil its service flag Tuesday November 10 at 8 pm during a stated communication in Winchester. T R Cather will speak, the Masonic quartet will provide music, and Worshipful Master M B Clowe asks all members to attend. The notice lists R N Gr M D David C Cather MD George H Snyder Harry T Denton Charles P McVicar Jr William Henry Heeps Jr and Vincent N Noonan among attendees.
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Winchester
Hiram Lodge
A.M
T. R. Cather
M. B. Clowe
David C. Cather
M.D
George H. Snyder
Harry T. Denton
Charles P. McVicar, Jr
William Henry Heeps, Jr
Vincent N. Noonan
Honolulu columnist praises Winchester hospitality in flower festival note
Honolulu Advertiser reader William Peet quotes Jed Peet on Winchester Virginia as a garden spot with warm southern hospitality. The column cites a mail from a service member Donald Horton seeking Winchester area acquaintances in Oahu, noting a friendly reception in the Old Dominion town.
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Eston H. Tavalt
Old Dominion
Peet
Oahu
Donald
Slats
Horton
Lofton
Winchester
Exquisite Precision U S Strikes North Africa Defenses
United States forces attack key defenses of French North Africa after routing Vichy navy at Casablanca and capturing Algiers. A headquarters spokesman says the American challenge to Hitler has begun with minimal losses and primarily naval resistance so far.
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London
United States
French North Africa
Casablanca
Algiers
Hitler
VFW Post 2123 Plans Armistice Day Parade
Winchester Post 2123 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will march in the Armistice Day parade. The parade forms at 10 34 on Cameron at Piccadilly and starts promptly at 10 45.
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Winchester
Veterans of Foreign Hand
Cameron
Piccadilly
Condition of Rivers and United Food Stores Close Details
Brief notices cite river conditions at Riverton orth and South Branch clear. United Food Stores to close at 10 30 Wednesday. Armistice Day shooting event listed for 11 with prizes in a Mt Sunnyside area near winehside starting 10 A M.
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United Food Stores
Mt Sunnyside
Mi. N. Winehside
Antique Auction At Main and Piccadilly
Miles B. Dean announces an antique auction at Main and Piccadilly on November 9 at 9 30 a m with details listed in the notice. The sale time and organizer are stated for interested bidders and collectors.
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Main and Piccadilly
Sea
Miles B. Dean
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Tri-Partite
Iindustry-Labor- Public
Bulletins
Justice Jackson
Axis
Edward £. Bomar
America
T. B. Hardesty
Clarke Co
Handley High
Matruh
U. S
Pacific
Atlantic
Oran
AEF
Port Lyautey
Kenitra
Rabat
Honolulu
Winchester Hospitality
VFW
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