Liner Runs Far Ashore Near Elliott Bay
The Alaska Steamship Company liner struck a shore near Elliott Bay while en route from Alaska to Seattle. 278 passengers and 115 crew evacuated as salvage crews attempted to rescue remaining crew aboard in the dark winter night.
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Constal
Elliott Bay
Apt
O. C. Anderson
Fienevesse
Gers
Partern
Anderson
North
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Territory
Seattle
Sisters arrested for onion throw at President Roosevelt
Two sisters Italia D Arbe 21 and Mary D Arbe 17 were arrested in Brooklyn after allegedly throwing an onion from a building as President Roosevelt's car passed. A mounted patrolman detained them and they face disorderly conduct charges.
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New York
Roosevelt
Brooklyn
Italia D’arbe
Mary D’arbe
Japan Withdraws From Nanning in Surprise Move
The Japanese army announced withdrawal from the strategic Nanning center in Kwangsi province after nearly a year of occupation. Headquarters in Canton said Japanese forces are evacuating Nanning which they seized on November 24, 1939, as occupation became meaningless after entry into Indo China.
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Hong Kong
Awning
Kwangsi
South China
Canton
Nanning
Indo-China
Hydrogen first used on a flight date
On August 27, 1783, J. J. Blanchard the French balloonist used hydrogen in a flight. The event marked early use of hydrogen lifting gas in aviation history.
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J. J.blanchard
The War Today Analysis by DeWitt Mackenzie
Foreign dispatch by Associated Press writer DeWitt Mackenzie discusses broader implications of current conflicts. The piece analyzes strategy, diplomacy, and global impact while referencing ongoing wartime developments and political responses.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Mr. MacKenzie
Associated Press
Relief For Your Cough With Creomulsion Patent Medicine
Chronic bronchitis may develop if a cough or chest cold is untreated. Creomulsion claims to loosen and expel germs and phlegm, soothe inflamed bronchial membranes, and contains no narcotics. Money back guarantee if it does not help.
Timing for wedding gifts and backboard dimensions
A wedding gift should be sent immediately upon receipt of the invitation, or after the wedding if delayed. The standard basketball backboard is six feet wide and four feet high, with the basket ten feet above the floor and the backboard bottom aligned at that level.
Sailor Saves Officer With Flashlight Signal at Sea
Ray R. Stark, U.S.N., aboard a Rio de Janeiro bound launch, used a fresh flashlight to signal the Enterprise after an ensign began dying from food poisoning. The doctor then gave a hypodermic while Stark and a mate performed artificial respiration, saving the man's life before transfer to the ship.
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Ray R. Stark
U.S.N
Stark
Coca Sola
Canal Zone
Rio de Janeiro
U.S.S
Enterprise
Oficer
Braddock to Take 10 Percent of Louis Bouts Profits
In a pre fight agreement dated June 22 1937 Braddock receives ten percent of the profit share from each Louis prize fight. The arrangement follows the Braddock Louis championship bout.
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James Braddock
Joe Louis
Braddock
Army Recruiting Trailer Returns to Promote Enlistments
The United States Army mobile recruiting trailer, nicknamed the Flying Squadron, is back in Winchester after a visit last week. It will stay tonight and tomorrow afternoon, then move to Strasburg tomorrow night and Woodstock the next night, with possible other Shenandoah county stops. Lieut. Jack Dunn announced vacancies in the Third Cavalry at Fort Myer and the 12th Infantry at Arlington Cantonment, plus other branches.
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United States Army
Winchester
Strasburg
Woodstock
Shenandoah County
U.S. Route 11
Jack Dunn
Third Cavalry
Fort Myer
12Th Infantry
Arlington Cantonment
Answers to Today's Quiz From Montreal Page Four
The page lists quiz answers including Edna Ferber and Sinclair Lewis. It presents pairs like Senegal and Appomattox Va, Grandson one a son, Arabs, De Soto, with terse identifiers. The tone mirrors a column of quick reference trivia.
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Edna Ferber
Senegal
Appomattox
Sinclair Lewis
de Soto
War conditions demand Roosevelt third term says envoy
John Cudahy United States ambassador to Belgium told Columbia University that wartime needs and strong dictators make the war or peace issue transcend any single term. He argued emergency requires re electing President Roosevelt citing Jefferson on rotation and declaring there is such an emergency now.
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New York
John Cudahy
United States
Belgium
Columbia University
Roosevelt
Jefferson
Pope Proclaims Day of Prayers for World Peace
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII will proclaim November 24 a day of mass and public prayer worldwide for the present needs of humanity. The pontiff urged penance and personal spiritual reform, hoping for eternal rest for war dead and comfort for exiles refugees and prisoners, with true peace uniting all peoples.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Supreme Court Allows Wage-Hour Records Subpoena
The Supreme Court refused to intervene in a Seventh Circuit ruling allowing the Federal Wage-Hour Administration to subpoena employer records without showing probable cause. The decision, affecting Montgomery Ward and Company, stands as the lower court ruling. The Court also denied a Norfolk School Board review over equal pay for Negro and white teachers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Finnted
Montgomery, Ward and Company, Inc
Seventh Federal Circuit Court
Norfolk Virginia School Board
Circuit Court
Chlorine Output To Be Increased In Hopewell Plant
Richmond Va Oct 28 The Solvay Process Company plant at Hopewell plans an immediate expansion of its chlorine unit for industrial use. Governor Price said the move will be another significant Virginia contribution to national defense. Costs and jobs were not disclosed.
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Richmond
Solvay Process Company
Hopewell
Price
Virginia
Winchester Junior Board of Trade wins two awards
At the Eastern States Conference of Junior Chamber delegates in Richmond on a Saturday, the Winchester Junior Board of Trade earned first prize for its winter basketball league organization and extension projects. They also received honorable mention for best single project among towns of similar size with Ed Molden as official Winchester delegate. Awards are displayed at Northern Virginia Power Company window.
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Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Winchester
Northern Virginia Power Company
Confederate Veteran 100 Today Honored by Missouri Citizens
Mountain Grove Missouri marks a centenarian milestone for Overton H. Steger the last Confederate veteran in the area and oldest resident. Known as Dad he served in Jacksons Foot Cavalry and fought at Cedar Creek Antietam Chancellorsville Gettysburg Wilderness Spotsylvania and Winchester where he was captured in 1864. He has five living daughters including Clara a Shanghai missionary Mildred Rogers and te Pilley a Texas teacher.
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Mr. Steger
Mountain Grove
Jackson
Cedar Creek
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Spotsylvania
Winchester
Cumberland County
Missouri
Clara Steger
Shanghai
China
Mildred Rogers
Greece Greece Albania frontier crisis sparks Balkan tensions
Britain's pledge to Greece stands as Italy issues an ultimatum to Metaxas over border incidents. Florence hosts Mussolini and Hitler amid talks, while Yugoslavia and Bulgaria weigh neutrality as Greek forces resist Italian advances and London endures a new dawn raid by German bombers.
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Greece
Russia
Rome
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Piazza Della Signoria
Florence
Palazzo Vecchio
Yugoslavia
Dragisa Cvetkovic
Belgrade
Sofia
Bulgaria
Grecian
Thrace
London
Britain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Roosevelt campaign sweep through New Jersey and New York
President Roosevelt leads a high profile pre election campaign stopping in Newark Kearny and Bayonne New Jersey before a major Madison Square Garden address. He tours Federal Shipbuilding plant and visits Fordham University noting defense program points as crowds surge along the route.
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United States
Washington
New Jersey
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Jersey City
Bayonne
Frank Hague
Hague
Frank
Roosevelt
Douglas B. Cornell
New
Rooosevelt
Tunnel
Brooklyn Battery
Fordham University
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
Mary T. Norton
D-Nj
House Labor Committee
Newark
Moncerats
Kearney
New York City
Staten
Hunter College
Queensbridge
LaGuardia Air Field
R. O. T. C. l Iaennser
New York State
Roosevelt to Open Draft Lottery Address in Washington
The batch of electoral votes underscores the Chief Executive's need to speak in Brooklyn at the Academy of Music Friday night. Wilson carried the 1916 contest without New York support, the only such modern election. Roosevelt will return to Washington tomorrow to address the nation and open the selective service lottery drawing.
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Brooklyn
Academy of Music
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Roosevelt
Washington
Drug Co to Pay Soldiers Leave and Salary Stipend
Employees of Peoples Drug Stores and subsidiaries called into peace time military service receive one year leave and payment of basic salary for three months after deductions for military pay and allowances.
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Peoples Drug Stores, Inc
Wanted items for Recreation Association drive
Old games toys books and sports equipment are requested by the Recreation Association. Call Wendell Barney at 429 or 1879 to arrange pickup or drop items at the American Legion Building recreation center on North Loudoun Street across from Washington Garage.
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Wendell Barney
American Legion
Loudoun Street
E¢ Washington
Recreation
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John W. Rosenberger
S. Braddock St
Stokol
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Fort Meade
Ernest Vinson
Rogers, Ark
Main Street
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England
Farouthern
Rkers
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Sailor
Army Trailer
Montreal
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
J. B
Caruso
F. M. C. A. Ersatz
Goodrich Truck Tires
Easy Terms
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Te Pilley
Texas
Steger
Overton H. Steger
Wark
N. J
NBC
Alf M. Landon
Jack
Jane
Re Ge Greene
Northern
Drug Co
Manville
Johns-Manville
Lamber
FORD
Bickers
N. Braddock St
Dodge
Pine Motor
Dodge - Plymouth
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