No Agreement Reached In Captive Mines Conference
President John L. Lewis said after a three hour talk with steel company executives that no agreement was reached on the captive mine dispute and the strike truce expires at midnight tonight. Lewis reported that the policy committee will hear no progress at three this afternoon and that discussions with Philip Murray and Thomas Kennedy covered a wide range with no conclusions reached. He added that the steel executives maintained an open shop stance and mine workers would report to their policy committee.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Philip Murray
Thomas Kennedy
Lewis Brieffly
Diplomats Plane Reported Safe After Caspian Flight
State Department says the plane carrying Laurence A. Steinhardt landed safely at Baku Iran. A British note confirmed a 12 member party including Steinhardt Litvinoff Saed and two correspondents reached the Caspian port after rough weather concerns.
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Washington
State Department
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Soviet Russia
Pahlevi
Baku
Cairo
London
United States
Moscow
Caspian
Kuibyshev
Teheran
Iran
Steinhard
Maxim Litvinoff
Mohamed Saed
Alice Moats
Quentin Beyonds
Monckton
Winchester Lions Clinic Highlights Value Of Eye Care
The Winchester and Frederick County eye clinics aided hundreds by identifying two near blindness cases needing specialized school services in Staunton and found 228 children required glasses. The clinics, led by Dr. Trattner, show benefits beyond immediate eye care, with lasting impact on schooling and quality of life.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Lions Club
School For the Blind
Staunton
Trattner
Azine
Navy to Arm Merchant Ships Across Atlantic Routes
The Navy plans armed merchant ships as soon as the neutrality act revision is signed. Gun crews and three to five inch weapons plus .50 cal machine guns are gathered at strategic Atlantic centers to fit cargo vessels. Armament size will vary by ship class and routes with five inch dual purpose guns on the largest ships and anti aircraft supplement on others.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy
Roosevelt
House
North Atlantic
France Moves Toward Open Entry Into New Order
Reports from New York indicate France is nearing a decision to enter openly into Adolf Hitler's New Order. The AP cites trustworthy advices suggesting Paris will commit to the Axis alignment in the near term.
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France
New York
Associated Press
Adolf
Barkley Fends Off Fatigue After Fainting Spell
Senator Alben W. Barkley remains in his Memphis hotel room recovering from a fainting spell at the end of an hour long speech. His physician says a mild fatigue and a touch of fever are present with a full recovery expected within 24 to 36 hours. He postponed plans to fly to Louisville until examination shows improvement.
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Memphis
Tenn
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Louisviville
German Uboats in Mediterranean damage Malaya and sink Ark Royal
Berlin reports German high command confirms Mediterranean Uboat activity. Submarines damaged the British battleship Malaya and sank the aircraft carrier Ark Royal in a formation attack on British battleships. Two subs led by Reschke and Guggenberger credited with sinking the Ark Royal. other British ships torpedoed with no details given.
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Malaya
Berlin
High Command
Mediterranean
Britain
Gibraltar
Adolf Hitler
Hans George Reschke
Friedrich Guggenberger
Admiralty
British pledge to avenge sinking of Ark Royal
In Liverpool British first lord of the admiralty A. V. Alexander vowed to avenge the Ark Royal like the Hood. He praised U S aid and called US neutrality act revisions a sign America will keep sea routes open. He noted Royal Navy convoys aiding Russia.
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London
Britain
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Alexander
Liverpool
Hood
United States
Hitler
Royal Navy
Pting Supp.orth
Russia
Virginia Gentleman Seeks Girl With Special Specifications
An anonymous Virginia gentleman sought a mate via the Atlanta Journal with strict specs including a 19 or 20 year old brunette who can cook, save money, and avoid smoking or drinking. A Thomaston, Georgia woman wrote in with a photo claiming to meet all requirements, prompting another editor’s note and a nudge to identify himself.
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Atlanta
Virginia
Atlanta Journal
Thomaston
Meadow View
United States Postal Guide
Washington County
Ninth
Non Defense Cuts Aiming At Billion Dollar Annual Reduction
A special economy committee favors trimming non defense federal expenditures by at least one billion dollars annually. Morgenthau proposed deep cuts in farm and highway spending, with risks to reclamation and youth programs. Byrd and others weighed potential cuts up to two billion, with a December 15 deadline for specific proposals.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Congress
Treasury
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Defense Training Bureau
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Byrd
D.-Va
Senate
House
Harold Smith
Fence for Pumping Station Arrives for Rouss Sp Basin
The cyclone fence for the Rouss Sp basin filter plant and pump station has arrived and will be erected. The project totals 2750 dollars with 2.00 feet of fencing required. The fence was bought to protect the water supply from trespass and high prices, yet the public can still visit the springs with station operators monitoring access.
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Rouss Sp
Crisis session of Japan's Diet opens amid war footing
Tokyo dated Nov 15 reports Japan's Diet begins a crisis session to raise men and funds for the war effort and to levy new taxes. Emperor Hirohito to speak as Prime Minister Tojo plans later address. Russia-Japan tensions over the Kehi Maru sinking add to urgency.
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Tokyo
Pacific
United States
Shanghai
Peiping
Tienstin
Roosevelt
Saburo Kurusu
Washington
Japan
China
Hochi
Russia
Sea of Japan
Hirohito
Kurusu
Hideki Tojo
Domei
Strother to Lead Clearbrook Patron's League
At its first meeting the Clearbrook School patrons elected B F Strother president and named officers and committee heads. The group plans to raise funds for auditorium chairs and improve the school site and equipment with donations from over 100 attendees. The first Friday monthly meetings were set, with speakers including Leslie D Kline and Annie Preston Starling.
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Clearbrook School
Bryant Harper
B. F. Strother
Lee Dick
Edgar Gordon
J. L. Jolliffe
League
Harper
Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Annie Preston Starling
Mary Jane Jolliffe
Ed Grant
Clarence Robinson
Henry Cline
peHaves
German Assault Bogged Down Amid Heavy Losses Reported
News from New York reports a German assault bogged down with heavy losses as Red Army forces surround and push back German divisions near Moscow. Moscow and Leningrad fronts showed counterattacks gaining momentum while Crimea resistance held, with Sevastopol under heavy siege and whitewashed tanks noted for winter camouflage.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kalinin
Lake Ladoga
Crimea
Caucasus
Leningrad
Ukraine
Red Star
A. Khozin
Khozin
Tula
Rostov
Nicherkassk
Kerch
Sevastopol
Artilan
Red
Kerchi
Big Increase In British Planes
Los Angeles reports that U S warplane deliveries to Britain reached 330 million dollars in the first eight months of 1941. Output for Britain averages about 40 million dollars monthly though lend lease is just starting. Original orders before lend lease reach about 2 billion with 1.2 billion contracted in the first six months of lend lease. Total lend-lease exports to Britain amount to about 6.0 million from March 1 to September 1.
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Los Angeles
Britain
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
United States
Fewer Apples In Storage This Year
The U S D A cold storage report shows 30,772,000 bushels of apples stored as of November 1, down from 31,773,000 a year earlier. Stocks are about 1,000,000 bushels below 1940 levels and roughly 1,000,000 above the 1936-40 average, with 2,139,000 bushels held by the Surplus Marketing Administration mainly in the Appalachian region.
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Surplus Marketing Administration
Smaers
Appalachian
Grover Cooper Seeks 25 Air Raid Wardens in County
Grover Cooper, chief air raid warden, called for at least 25 volunteers to serve as assistant wardens for Winchester and Frederick County. Currently seven assistants work only in the city. Wardens must be patriotic volunteers serving without pay and ready to assist during possible air raid drills and emergencies.
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Grover Cooper
Winchester
Frederick County
J. H. Wyse
Richmond
Laguardia
Election to choose Clarke County School Board successor postponed
Berryville Virginia November 15 The election to select a successor to Mrs B B McKay on the Clarke County School Board has been postponed to December 6 because the meeting of the School Trustee Electoral Board was not properly advertised. Mrs McKay resigned effective November 1 and the meeting to choose her successor was to be held this morning Archie Robertson superintendent of schools said at noon today.
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Berryville
B. B. McKay
Clarke County
Elks Club Refresher School Faces Enrollment Shortfall
The Elks Club refresher school for the Army Air Corps risks failure with only three applications received by today. Exalted Ruler Thornton Bryarly says at least 10 more are needed before Monday, Nov. 17. Eligible singles ages 20 to 27 who are high school graduates may enroll for a 10 week course at no cost to prepare for the Air Corps exam and potential cadet commission.
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Elks Club
Army Air Corps
Thornton Bryarly
City and County Brevities From Carolina maneuvers praised
The 116th Infantry units of the 29th Division received distinction for a river crossing in cold water during Carolina maneuvers. Big game hunters must report kills at government stations in Star Tannery Martinsburg Wardensville Zepp Edinburg and Lost River with blanks provided at stations marked by orange flags.
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116Th Infantry
Tom Vance
Star Tannery
T. K. Whittaker
Martinsburg
C. J. Lee
Wardensville
R. L. Peer
Zepp
J. W. Crisman
Edinburg
Powers
Jerome
F. D. Haas
Lost River
Hunters Warn Against Farm Trespass on Butler & Bro Farms
Notice calls for restraint due to extreme game scarcity and requests hunters to avoid farms owned by H. W. Butler & Bro.
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H. W. Butler & Bro
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U. S
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