Leeway Granted for Dependents in Draft Deferment Rules
President Roosevelt expected to allow deferments for dependents with broad leeway for local selective service boards under a revised draft rule. The change places dependents in Class Three while Class One covers immediate service and Class Two covers essential employments. College students may face medical examinations within a month of registering though deferred until July 1, 1941.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Selective Service Boards
Selective Service Committee
Army Plans Massive Warplane Factory Expansions
The army has set aside 93 million dollars from prior munitions funding to expand air craft factories, aiming to add up to 33 million square feet of factory space plus machinery and utilities. Maj. Gen. George H. Brett testified that 180 million dollars would let industry meet the 18,100-plane army program, with deliveries advancing to about 6,000 planes per year by April.
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Army
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
House
Congress
Kennedy's Book On Present War U S Challenge
John F Kennedy son of the US ambassador writes Why England Slept from London and Paris postings. Arthur Krock lauds Kennedy’s view on England’s rearmament delay and its US lesson. The book may be borrowed from the Handley Library.
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England
John F. Kennedy
United
United States
Court of St. James
London
Paris
Arthur Krock
Washington
New York Times
Kennedy
Handley Library
Demand Congress Stay In Town Amid Recess Talk
Washington anxieties over a looming recess grow as Republicans press for immediate action on defense contracts and Labor Board rulings while Democrats split on delaying business. Speaker Rayburn names October 18 as a potential recess date, with leaders racing to secure votes before the November elections.
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Washington
Congress
Vnd
Senate
House
Labor Board
Rep
Taber
R-Ny
Clark
D-Mo
Rayburn
Barkley
Kentucky
Young Farmers Meet Highlights and Clarke Club Invite
The event features treay seed grain guidance and farm electricity topics, plus contests with prizes. Clarke county Junior Farmers plan to join, representing youths who farm or work in allied fields. Officers include Herbert Manual president Albert Pingley secretary and W R Legge adviser.
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Smuth
Clarke
Clarke County
Handley
Stephens City
Middletown
Gainesboro
Herbert Manual
Albert Pingley
Winchester
W. R. Legge
Breathless Moment In Third World Series Game
Breathless moment unfolds in the third game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds at Briggs Stadium. Frank McCormick hits a ball down the third base line as the Reds challenge the Tigers on their home field.
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Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Tigers
Briggs Stadium
Frank McCormick
Reds
Bartell
Derringer
F. McCormick
McCosky
Gehringer
Myers
Greenberg
York
Wilson
Campbell
Werber
M.mccormick
Goodman
M. McCormick
Riovle
Higgins
Sullivan
Detroit
Smith
Joost
Hopper
Derringer Struggles As Reds Fall Short To Tigers
Reds battle Tigers in a tense game. Werber and McCormick headline Reds offense with key doubles and a third inning rally, while Derringer falters on the mound. Tigers counter with timely hits from Higgins and Greenberg and hold on for the win.
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Tigers
Bartell
F. McCormick
McCosky
Gehringer
Derringer
Myers
Reds
Werber
Higgins
M. McCormick
Goodman
Greenberg
York
Campbell
Sullivan
Earl Averill
Smith
British Gunners Found Unionized
Moscow dispatch says a Soviet news agency report praised London's anti-aircraft defense as formidable and noted that seven of nine soldiers guarding a London battery were union members.
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Moscow
London
Unemployed Paris Faces Hard Winter Struggle
In Occupied Paris about 600000 are jobless with half aided by former employers and others on small dole. Prices are kept down but basic needs like food rent and utilities strain families as 13 stores shut for price violations and 56 shopkeepers jailed. Unseasonable cold signals a harsh winter ahead.
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Robert Okin
Paris
Berlin
France
Windsors Plan US Visit Described by Aide
Capt Vyvyan Drury says the Duke of Windsor and Duchess Wallis will visit the United States as official duties permit. No dates or plans yet. the Duchess is eager. The American-born duchess is Wallis Warfield of Baltimore. the Duke governs the Bahamas and has not visited the U.S. in 16 years.
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New York
Vyvyan Drury
Duke of Windsor
United States
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Bahamas
Bucketfoot Al nickname origins in baseball lore
Al Simmons earned the nickname Bucketfoot Al due to his habit of stepping away from the plate when he batted rather than toward it, a distinctive quirk noted in baseball lore.
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al Simmons
Bucketfoot
Bombers Downed in British Air Fight Over Kent and London
German bombers were driven back by a fierce barrage as British fighters appeared. Civilians in Ashford watched the battle with a woman injured by a lamp post. In east London bombs fell near officials Morrison and Evans as they toured battered districts, one near a mayor and another in a cemetery.
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Ashford
Kent
London
Home Security
Herbert Morrison
Edward R. G. R. Evans
Morrison
Evans
Axis Plans To Hit Foe At Weak Place
London reported seven raid alarms yesterday with fires on the northern city edge and along the Thames. The British high command said bombs tested the area but did not invade with bombers. Losses matched with five British planes and five German planes, including ground losses at Penrose Airport. German commentators focused on Africa and the Mediterranean as Brenner Pass talks promised new unity of Europe and Africa under totalitarian states.
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London
High Command
Thames
Reich
Penrose
Saint Georges Canal
Africa
Mediterranean
Brenner Pass
Europe
Choir To Sing At Front Royal
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir of Washington directed by Dr D Sterling Wheelwright will give a concert at Warren County High School Auditorium Front Royal on Saturday night October 19 proceeds from tickets go to the high school piano fund The event is sponsored by the Front Royal Glee Club
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Washington
Washington Chapel
D. Sterling Wheelwright
Warren County High School
Front Royal
Munitions Plant Fire Suspected Sabotage
Fire at the Paper Canister Company in Fernwood Delaware County damaged the plant producing powder containers for the government. Three New Jersey men were detained for questioning while volunteers battled flames two hours as roof collapsed and about $10,000 of finished goods were lost. Delaware fire marshal John Maccullough questioned the rapid spread and cause.
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Paper Canister Company
Fernwood
Delaware County
New Jersey
Harry Straub
East Lansdowne
Picatinny Arsenal
Dover
N. J
Delaware Ty
James Churchfield
Seeley Tube and Bow Company
Newark
John Maccullough
Demonstration by Chutes at Fort Benning Opens Parachute Battalion
Eighteen soldiers from the U S Army first parachute battalion dropped from two planes at Fort Benning Georgia in a farewell gesture to Latin American military leaders. Captain W T Ryder and 17 men landed within about 50 seconds with an army truck following to pick them up. One jumper used a second chute after the first failed to open properly. Major W M Miley directed the event from the ground as visiting generals called the show perfect and impressive.
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Fort Benning
W. T. Ryder
W. M. Miley
Pleasure and Profit From Hermiting in Accomac
ACCOMAC Virginia October 5. Edward Americus Baker died as he lived in his little home under a peach tree at Gargatha. He earned $1.25 a day and saved every cent, never buying on credit. After his wife died and his house burned he moved into a smoke house and kept cans of money in ashes. He claimed more than $32 000 was hidden in the ruins and sent a shoe box full to the government representing 8000. He held farmland across the county, paid his rents, and remained a spry landmark at age 88 in a life of frugal thrift.
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Accomac
Edward Americus Baker
Gargatha
Americus
Seminole Tribe to Register for Draft at Dania Reserve
The Seminole Indians in Florida will register for conscription on October 16 at the Dania reservation. About 65 tribe members in the Everglades and 10 Indian Bureau employees will take part, though the war historically ended over a century ago.
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Miami
Fla
United Stats
Florida Everglades
Dania Reservation
Indian Bureau
United States
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