Middle West political sentiment shifts in war climate
Analysis notes a marked change in Middle West views as WWII reshapes 1940 presidential prospects. It traces GOP hopes tied to Vandenberg Taft Bricker and James, with Hoover courted by some, while Democrats led by Roosevelt face a looming June meeting and possible contest for delegates.
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Last Curtain For Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling, longtime Keystone cops star and Hollywood police chief, died of a heart attack after a hospital stay since June 1938 for thrombosis. Hollywood Cavalcade, drawing on his comedies, released this month as studio execs eye a new Keystone series.
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Mad Butcher Suspected In Another Case
A headless nude young woman was found in a swamp along the Pennsylvania Ohio line. Coroner Byers said the victim, about 18 or 19, was slain two weeks earlier and burned in an attempt to conceal identity. Investigators seek links to Cleveland slayings and a possible racketeer murder theory.
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Charles Byers
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Paul Welsh
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Miss Boyce Thompson Schulze Weds Polish Prince in Paris
Paris reports Miss Boyce Thompson Schulze 18 daughter of Mrs Anthony J Drexel Biddle, wife of the U S ambassador to Poland, married Prince Alexander Hohenlohe of Poland. The couple will travel to the United States where the prince is appointed adjutant to the military attache at the Polish embassy.
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Boyce Thompson Schulze
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
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Poland
Alexander Hohenrohe
Prince Hohenlohe
AFL Favors Staying Out Of Troubles
Cincinnati Ohio October 14 The American Federation of Labor ends its fifty ninth convention with a program urging aloofness from war and labor peace and Wagner act revision It endorses cash and carry commerce but avoids a repeal position on the arms embargo It reaffirms open door peace with CIO and endorses a new five man labor board while Russia is added to the German Japanese boycott list and the one cent war chest continues Preisels suppression of the Typographical Union is upheld
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Council
Federation
CIO
Roosevelt
Russia
Newal
Aer
Europe
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Four Killed In Train Wreck During Blackout
London report says the second section of the Scottish Express from London crashed into the First at Bletchley station during wartime blackout. Four died and 24 injured as steel helmeted air raid crews and rescuers battled rain smoke and steam until blackout restrictions were lifted.
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Britain
Bletchley Station
Here
Emmetsburg Observes Fire Prevention Week with Early Fires
Emmetsburg observes National Fire Prevention Week in reverse as the fire department answered its fourth call in six days. The week’s fire count already surpasses the town’s usual monthly total.
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Emmetsburg
Paints For 80 Below Antarctica Art Work
Leland Curtis, Byrd expedition artist, prepares for extreme cold painting in Antarctica. He tests oil paints that resist 80 below zero, packing 200 canvases and brushes, with colors mixed at Caltech in a refrigerator. He plans to carry familiar hues and sketch the white landscape’s hidden colors.
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Leland Curtis
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Curtis
Richard &. Byrd
Boston
California Institute of Technology
Forest Refuge Renaming Considered for George Washington Areas
The George Washington National Forest may rename seven refuges. The areas will be called Cossed Areas and will remain closed temporarily to protect wildlife. Signs warn no dogs, guns, or wildlife disturbance.
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Cornstalk Would Have Won A Prize
Farm editor Herb Plumbeck of Station WHO Des Moines Iowa says J O J Green of Winchester would have had a major win if his stalk had entered the 1939 National Tall Corn Sweepstakes. Iowa top was 18 feet 2.5 inches by D D Hill Batavia. prizes totaled 250 dollars cash and 150 in other prizes among 14 winners.
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Station Who
Des Moines
Iowa
J. O. J. Green
Winchester
D. D. Hill
Batavia
Plambeck
Scouter JOHN TRIPLETT TO VISIT SHENANDOAH AREA
John Triplett a National Staff member of the Boy Scouts of America will conduct a series of conferences with Scout Officials and Troop Leaders today and Sunday in New Market Winchester Martinsburg and Charles Town. He is an expert on troop finances and will discuss registration and troop income.
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John Triplett
Boy Stouts of America
Shenandoah
Triplett
Boy Scou of America
Portsmouth
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
National Training School
Briarcliff Manor
N. Y
WPA Reports Virginia School Work Completed
Virginia WPA Administrator William A. Smith announced 23 projects finished in 1939 eight months include four new buildings ten additions repairs to 32 structures a new athletic field and repairs to five fields. Four year WPA end June 30 total $2,628,859 spent with WPA contributing 1,680,881 and sponsors matching 947,978.
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Virginia Wpa
William A. Smith
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Smith
CIO Delegates Call for Organizing Millions Nationwide
SAN FRANCISCO Oct 14 Delegates at the CIO National Convention pledged to organize the unorganized on an industrial basis and build a 10 million member strength within five years. John L. Lewis was reelected president amid warnings to the AFL as the convention approved 78 resolutions expanding labor activity into aviation utilities banking and insurance sectors. Lewis stressed CIO as an American institution and noted its growth from 4 million to a projected 10 million members.
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San Francisco
CIO
John L. Lewis
AFL
APL
National Association of Manufacturers
Lewis
Cro
Labor Organization
International Executive Board
Farm Exhibit On Display At Shenandoah Valley Bank
Visitors to the Shenandoah Valley National Bank could view prize winning agricultural products from the tenth Future Partners Fair held in Stephens City October 11 and 12. Grand prize winners were brought from Stephens City to the bank for public viewing to reach more citizens.
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Future Partners
Stephens City
Frederick County
Antidote for Propaganda Critique Urges Calm Civic Debate
Kiwanis leader Bennett O Knudson urged restraint and rational discussion to counter propaganda. He argued loyalty and patriotism should guide discourse, stating nations can settle disputes amicably if conversations avoid passion and sensationalism. He criticized schools for avoiding controversial issues and fostering cynicism about education.
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Baltimore
Bennett O. Knudson
Kiwanis
Die Knudson
Kiwanis Clubs
Unusual Babe Fails To Survive
Dr M J Noone said the baby's stomach liver spleen and intestines were located outside the body during the entire development. Details of the operation were released after birth yesterday.
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M. J. Noone
Coal oil treated coal price list from Consumers Coal Co
An old advertisement from Consumers Coal Co lists prices for various fuels. Nut coal per ton and pea coal (stoker) per ton are shown with figures, along with a reference to a Cork Street address and phone number.
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Consumers Coal CO
Cork St
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