British Warships Sink Italian Supply Ships Off Valona
British warships sank one Italian supply ship set two others on fire and damaged a fourth supply ship and an Italian destroyer in an attack on a convoy off Valona in Albania Monday night, the admiralty announced. Britain also prepared to act to keep the Tangier international zone unfortified despite recent Spanish occupation.
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London
Great Britain
Tangier International
House of Commons
Valona
Albania
Admiralty
Labor Peace Discussed By Green With Roosevelt
William Green AFL president said he assured Roosevelt that an AFL committee would meet with the CIO to resume peace talks. He noted improving union sentiment and that John L. Lewis may no longer hold the same sway with rank and file. Lewis backed Willkie and would resign as CIO president if Roosevelt is reelected.
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Washington
Navy
William Green
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
C.I.O
Green
A.F.L
Organized Labor
John L. Lewis
C.I.0
Lewis
United Mine Workers
C. SO. Head
C.11.co
United Mine Workers’ Union
Labor Leaders Debate Lewis Step Down and CIO Control
May step down soon as John L. Lewis faces pressure from AFL officials and union critics. AFL official George Meaney warns Lewis seeks political influence and could hinder labor unity if he remains head of the CIO.
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A.F.L
New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
George Meaney
AFL
Lewis
White House
Meaney
Indiana college girls draft dates for annual Dames Ball
At the University of Indiana the Mortar Board hosts a Dames Ball where senior co eds draft their dates using a national draft style. The first capsule drawn from a fish bowl assigns the couple, with all expenses paid by the coeds. exemptions apply for misfits ages, conscientious objectors, and married dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Indiana
Mortar Board
Legion of
Showdown Over Adjournment Sought in Congress
Speaker Rayburn announced a Tuesday vote on adjournment of the current session as Democrats press for an early break while Republicans vow to keep Congress in session until January amid international tension. Rayburn said the House will approve the measure if members can be recalled. Republicans call the move royal opposition.
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Washington
Rayburn
Congress
Senate
House
di Oes
Little Boy Died From Exhaustion
A coroner's jury in Cartersville Georgia found no foul play in the death of two year old Murray Upshaw Jr whose body was found on a rugged mountainside about 70 hours after he vanished from his North Georgia home. The boy and his terrier Nickie disappeared Friday and authorities noted the dog returned home dry and clean suggesting possible kidnaping while leaves and pine twigs near the body indicated the dog protected the child for a time.
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Cartersville
Murray Upshaw, Jr
North Georgia
Nickie
George Gaddis
Great Storm Victims Rise to Eighty Eight Across Midwest
Rescue teams search Lake Michigan and surrounding marshlands for more storm victims as death toll climbs across Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Ontario Colorado South Dakota Indiana Michigan and beyond. Weather chaos freezes livestock halts work and leaves towns isolated while duck hunters recount narrow escapes and losses of gear.
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Associated Press
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Middle West
Ludington
Mich
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Ontario
Illinois
Towa
Indiana
Michigan
Colorado
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Wyoming
New York
Kansas
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Skunk Honored as Woodland Hero by Wildlife Institute
The American Wildlife Institute praises a lone skunk named Eric the Eradicator for saving Saratoga Nursery seedlings by feasting on grub worms. Scientists say the skunk’s work improves seedling survival, aiding America's conservation program and forest production efforts.
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Wildlife Institute
Skunk
Eddy Gilmore
Washington
American Wildlife Institute
New York Conservation Department
Saratoga Nursery
Saratoga
America
Eric
Probing To Find Cause of Blasts At U R Signal Plant
Investigators worked at the explosion wreckage of the United Railway Signal Company plant in Woodbridge New Jersey to determine the blast cause. Police and engineers marked 14 ruined buildings as FBI and county prosecutors combed debris for clues amid sabotage suspicions.
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United Railway Signal Co
Woodbridge
N. J
United Railway Signal Company
John Egan
Clarence Davis
George Keating
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Midadlesex County
Bayonne
James A. Felton
New Jersey Department of Labor
Nation Division
Hugh W. Kelly
Kelly
Florist Telegraph Delivery Association Meet Opens Tomorrow
The Florist Telegraph Delivery Association begins its annual fall meeting at the George Washington Hotel with 9 o'clock registration. Mayor Anderson delivers welcome remarks, Herbert Miller offers greetings, roll call starts around 10:30, and the convention proceeds with standard business. A banquet and dance are highlighted as the feature event.
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Florist Telegraph Delivery Association
George Washington
Anderson
Herbert Miller
Charles Town Man Killed In Crash
Charles Town, W Va November 13 Leo Johnston 21 of Ransom was killed when his truck skidded and ran into a tree near Paris a while returning from Delaplane Va where he had delivered a load of hay
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Charles Town
W. Va
Leo Johnston
Ransom
Ilen
Parisa
Delaplane, Va
Rate of City License Tags Is Unchanged
City council held a special budget meeting on Tuesday November 26 to focus on the budget. It passed the license tax ordinance updating sections and discarding others and left water and sewer taxes intact adding a 250 dollar tax on bus terminals. An attempt to set a flat 5.25 dollar auto tag rate failed by one vote.
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Dr. Hawthorne
Baker, Barr, Barnett
Hawthorne
Dr. Anderson
W. P. Anderson
Coble
Kremer
Miller
Streit
Tom Kremer
Barnett
President Roosevelt Vows Unity After Election Victory
President Roosevelt thanked congratulatory messages on his third term and pledged to work shoulder to shoulder with all who prioritize true Americanism. He called for national unity amid diverse support, stating that union is the nation’s true strength. White House staff reported an overwhelming volume of messages, requiring extra clerks and making personal acknowledgments impossible.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Red Cross Opens Drive With 126 Members Tuesday
The Roll Call headquarters of the American Red Cross chapter reports 126 members enrolled as the annual drive opens at noon Tuesday. District reports list 31 members in the Northeast 37 in the Southeast and 13 in the Northwest residential group led by Mrs Norman Cooper with Mrs Claude Grim as chairman and Mrs May B Giffin in the Northeast. Headquarters are at 130 North Loudoun street with a goal of 2 000 members and 3 000 dollars.
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American Red Cross
Yes
Winchester Milling Company
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Lovett Brothers Shoe Store
Kinney Shoe Store
Norman- Cooper
Uing
Claude Grim
May B. Giffin
Barron Glover
Loudoun Street
Mussolini Newspaper Accuses U S Ambassador
Il Popolo D Italia accuses Laurence A. Steinhardt United States ambassador to Moscow of trying unsuccessfully to aid Great Britain in appealing to the Soviet capital Rome report from November 13.
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Rome
Mussolini
Il Popolo D'Italia
Laurence A. Steinhardt
United States
Moscow
Great Britain
Soviet
Chamberlain Cremated Without Ceremony in London
Neville Chamberlain, former prime minister, died Saturday and was cremated at Golders Green Mortuary in North London. There was no ceremony.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Golders Green Mortuary
Gallabat Battle Report In Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
British Indian and white troops captured and later lost and recaptured Gallabat near the Ethiopian border in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan during a four day action involving five battalions of Italian and Eskari troops. Military circles reported the development today.
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London
Gallabat
Sudan
Clemency Appeal Urges Gaulle Followers in France Nov 13
France's government appeals to all followers of General Charles De Gaulle to return to their normal places in the fatherland and seek clemency from Chief of State Marshal Philippe Pétain.
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Vichy
France
Charles de Gaulle
Philippe
Rabbi Explains Jewish Faith to Presbyterian Men
About 150 members and guests heard Rabbi Edward L. Calisch of Richmond discuss "Facts and Fiction" of Judaism. He argued Jews are misunderstood and defended their enduring faith against centuries of persecution and false stereotypes.
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Presbyterian Church
Edward L. Calisch
Richmond
Beth-Ahabah
Calisch
British air attack cripples Italian fleet in Mediterranean
London reports say an Armistice night raid damaged Italian warships including battleships and cruisers, shifting naval power balance. Churchill calls the strike decisive and glorious, praising the RAF for a highly successful attack that leaves only three Italian battleships effectively afloat.
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London
Mediterranean
Greece
Churchill
House of Commons
Fleet Air Arm
Senator Weaver's Car Stolen and Wrecked by Youth
A 17 year old from Fairmont West Virginia stole and wrecked State Senator Aubrey Weaver's car about five miles from Winchester on the Front Royal pike. He confessed to the night clerk and was picked up by trooper Miller and Officer Manuel. The car, a 1940 sedan, had slight damage after leaving the guard rail.
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Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
Lewis Harold Hager
Fairmont
W. Va
Winchester
Front Royal Pike
George Miller
Carlton Manuel
Uncle Walt
Manuel
Miller
Joe Ritter
Marlow
Warren County
Weaver
Winchester ministers back community Bible School for adults
The Winchester Ministerial Association and the Winchester Council of Religious Education announce a community wide Bible School for adults. It will open Friday at 7 30 p m in Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. Four courses will be taught by city ministers focusing on prophets, the old and new testaments, and the life of Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Swann
Winchester Ministerial Association
Ministerial Association of
Winchester
Winchester Council of Religious Education
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Priday
H. G. Balthis
Carl A Honeycutt
R. S. Wilson
C. H. Funk
St. Paul
Crippling blow to Italian fleet reported by British navy
The London admiralty said two Fascist battleships were seriously damaged and a third possibly handicapped at Taranto, with two cruisers and two auxiliary ships also damaged. Churchill told MPs the action shifts Mediterranean power, enabling British units to pursue a German surface raider.
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Associated Press
Britain
Royal Navy
London Admiralty
Taranto
Winston Churchil
House of Commons
Mediterranean
London
Councilman Hollis Heads to Army Camp for Training
Councilman Lawrence Hollis, an insurance man, leaves for a three month Army training course to serve as commander of Headquarters Company, 116th Virginia Infantry, Winchester. Second Lieut. William G. Pingley to command in Hollis’s absence. Peak details noted War Department orders received Saturday.
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Lawrence Hollis
116Th Virginia Infantry
Winchester
Hollis
Fort Ga
War Department
William G. Pingley
Community events and sales notices blend of bingo and auctions
Local notices include a Wednesday 8 p.m. Bingo at New Eagle's Home 211 Ni Beus Street. Public sale on Sat Nov 16 at 10 a.m. lists household items and hay. An event for Masons, farm sale by Earl and Ray Fries, and a cleaning notice from Bite Way Cleaners. Fire Hall card lists 20 games with 20 prizes and a $100 grand prize on Nov 14 at 8:30 p.m.
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New Eagle
Ni Beusdoun St
A. K. Maloy
Sensency Rd
U. S
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
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F. L. Head
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Tuseday
Senator Weaver
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Piccadilly
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