Army plans 12000 more planes with motor industry help
The War Department outlined a plan to produce 12,000 additional bomber planes with aid from the automobile industry at an estimated 2 billion dollars. William Knudsen led talks with auto leaders on whether plants would be government or private operated. Budget estimates were sent to the bureau for Congress review as Roosevelt returned from a New England tour.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Great Britain
William S. Knudsen
Defense
Budget Bureau
Congress
New England
Boston
Roosevelt previews air power boost to aid Britain
In Boston Roosevelt said he asked Congress to buy 12 000 more planes for the United States and noted a steady flow of aircraft to Britain. He stressed Britain’s air strength grew since the blitz and warned that orders will push U S and Allied production beyond 26 000 planes.
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Boston
Roosevelt
National Sion
United States
Boston Garden
Britain
Royal Air Force
England
Mr. Roosevelt
Great Britain
Winchester Recreation Hallowe'en Party Draws Crowd
Come early and stay late for the Winchester Recreation Association Hallowe'en party at the run building. Official program runs from 7 to 10 o'clock with wholesome fun and refreshments. Farmers report corn yields in Frederick county range from 5 to 10 barrels per acre.
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Winchester Recreation Association Hallowe'en
Frederick County
Sponsored Studies Auxiliaries of Post Office Employees
Fragmentary OCR notes show a heading about sponsored studies for post office employees and an unclear figure. The readable portion mentions auxiliary groups connected to post office staff and potential funding or study programs. No dates or specific names are legible.
Willkie Plans Plane Outputs On Huge Scale
On an en route stop to Camden New Jersey Wendell Willkie told a Wilmington Delaware crowd that if elected president production would surge to a new high turning out planes by the hundreds instead of ones He argued this would end stagnation and pledged readiness to meet British requests with significant output. He also referenced Roosevelt's Boston address and weighed campaign managers on campaign strategy.
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Camden
N. J
Wendell L. Willkie
Wilmington
Del
Roosevelt
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Franklin Roosevelt
Boston
Bruce Barton
New York
Joe Martinips
Gorsress
Massachuset
Kennedy reference sparks Holt rebuke in Senate
Senator Holt accused President Roosevelt of injecting a Kennedy flare into politics after Roosevelt called Joseph P. Kennedy my ambassador to Great Britain. Holt pointed to a Boston speech allegedly given October 31 1932 criticizing Ambassador Mellon for campaigning in England. Kennedy later spoke on the radio urging a third term for Roosevelt.
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Washington
Holt
D-Wva
Senate
Roosevelt
Boston
Joseph P. Kiss
Great Britain
West Virginia
Andrew Mellon
England
Kesnedy
Miner in Namovade Case Ends Life in Home Blast
Minersville Pa October 31 a grieving miner Matthew Namovade 29 took his life by dynamite in his home cellar after his sister died Deputy Coroner Allen Keller said the blast opened a hole in the living room floor and awoke his brothers Charles and Michale who slept upstairs
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Minersville
Allen Keller
Matthew Namovade
Republicans Ask Probe In Kentucky Campaign Activities
Louisville report states Kentucky Republican Chairman Thomas S. Yates signed a telegraph request to Attorney General Robert H. Jackson asking him to investigate Democratic campaign activities in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Robert H. Jackson
Thomas S. Yates
L. C. Smith Cleared in Clarke County Slaying Trial
Berryville Virginia October 31 not guilty verdict exonerates Louis C. Smith 36 a filling station operator and Clarke County school bus driver who killed Virgil Smallwood on June 14 in self defense. Jury deliberated 1 hour 22 minutes before verdict announced by Clerk J Edward Thoma in a crowded three day trial.
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Berryville
Louis C. Smith
Virgil
Doodge) Smallwood
Berry’s Ferry
Clarke County
J. Edward Thoma
L. C. Smith
T .C. Hall
Williams
Charles T. Levi
Smith
Foreman Hall
Thoma
Smallwood
Police Prepare Extra Guards for Halloween Night
Chief C. W. Hollis announced increased police presence tonight to deter Halloween mischief. A number of officers will remain on duty through most of the night to prevent damage and minimize costs to property owners.
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C. W. Hollis
Hallowe'en
Pennsylvania Tops Five Million Voters For Election Day
Pennsylvania reports 5,022,523 registered voters for the November 5 election, the largest enrollment in state history. Republicans total 2,784,040, up 200,000 from April, while Democrats stand at 2,171,011, roughly unchanged.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jail Guards Secured After Grand Jury Witness Slaying
Salem Indiana October 31 state police guarded the jail housing Arch Bishop 41 after he allegedly killed witness William Gibson 45 in the Washington county courthouse grand jury area. Sheriff Charles Moore said Bishop admitted the slaying and was held without charge.
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Salem
Ind
Washington County
William Gibson
Charles W. Moore
Arch Bishop
Moore
Bishop
Grand Jury
Millport
Gibson
Plight of Bell as 158 Drawn in Draft Lottery
Robert Bell age 21 and his fiancée shopped for furniture in a Washington DC store when the radio announced his draft number 158 as the first drawn. Bell’s mother, in the auditorium where the lottery was underway, cried out loud upon hearing her son’s number.
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Robert Bell
Washington, D. C
Robert
Winchester prepares for May mail ballot turnout
About 93 residents may cast mail ballots in the upcoming Winchester election on Tuesday. The deadline to apply for mail ballots is tonight, five days before the vote. Ballots issued include 25 in Reuss, 23 in Sarah Zane, 10 in City Hall, and 35 in Friendship precincts. In person requests align with past elections while illness and absence keep others away.
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Winchester
Reuss
Sarah Zane
City Hall
Friendship
Trars
Transfers Still Being Received By Winchester Board
Seven registrants were named by Peyton Marshall, chairman of the Winchester Selective Service Board, with serial numbers 1830 to 1836. He notes transfers from other boards will alter the order of registrants in the unofficial Star list, while some order numbers may stay unchanged. He urges registrants to verify official lists of serial numbers names and addresses and report errors to the office to avoid later complications. Address errors in registrations have led to prosecutions in Washington DC.
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Peyton Marshall
Selective Service Board
Winchester
Ralph L. Smith
Holmes Boyd Miller
John Wilton Golightly
James Lee Allen
Percy Wilfred Manuel
William Abner Funk
Kenneth William Curl
Selective Service Boards
Star
Washington
D. C
Marshall
Bingo Sarah Zane Fire Hall Prize Night
A bingo event at the Fire Hall offers 20 games with 20 prizes and a $100 grand prize. The game is scheduled for Thursday October 31 at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $1.00.
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Sarah Zane Fire“Hall
Republican mail ballot deadline and rally notice
Republican Committee warns voters to get mail ballot applications to the registrar by Thursday October 31 to vote by mail on November 5. Also notes Willei Garber Rally with Sarah Zane Hall Saturday night at 8 p.m.
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Republican Committee
Willei—Garber
Sarah Zane Hall
First Selective Service Draft Requisitions Ordered
Army corps area commanders moved to fast track local boards for 800000 trainees to be summoned by next June 15 for a year of training. New England governors are asked to supply 984 men by November 18 and Western states 1630 by November 22 while the Southwest and other areas prepare. The plan aims to induct about 30000 trainees between November 18 and December 1 with many volunteers among the first group.
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Washington
Army Corps
Selective Service
George A. Woodruff
Boston
New England
Pacific Coast
Ninth Corps
San Francisco
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
War Department
Willkie Speaks to 10000 in Martinsburg Visit
Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie drew about 10,000 people in Martinsburg when he spoke after a Willkie Special train arrival at 5 10 p m. Mrs Willkie received flowers from Miss Jean Robinson on behalf of Winchester and Frederick county Republicans. Willkie praised Martinsburg natives Newton D Baker and Judge Rogers and warned against a third term doctrine while pledging to work hard if elected. A Virginia delegation of about 1000 attended.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Wendell Willkie
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Mr. Willkie
Willkie
Rogers
Virginia
Two More Winchester Men Volunteer for Military Training
Peyton J. Marshall announced that two Winchester men Herbert Lee Campbell and Samuel Levi Laren Jr have indicated a desire to volunteer for military training. Both registrants have filed affidavits under the Selective Service act and will be placed at the top of the order list as the fifth and sixth to file affidavits.
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Peyton J. Marshall
Winchester
Herbert Lee Campbell
Samuel Levi Laren, Jr
Italian Submarine Strikes Harbor Net at Gibraltar
Bulletin from LA LINEA reports an Italian submarine penetrated the harbor defenses at Gibraltar by torpedoing the metal underwater net protecting the harbor. The sub escaped after a second torpedo attack on ships in the harbor and ran aground without exploding. the harbor net was repaired quickly.
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LA Linea
Spain
Gibraltar
German Officials See Italian Greek Clash Localized
Berlin officials expressed confidence that the Italian Greek conflict would be contained. They believed Turkey would enter only if Bulgaria became involved and Sofia indicated Bulgaria plans to remain neutral.
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Berlin
Turkey
Bulgaria
Sofia
Bombers Hit Ostend Docks In Invasion Harbor
The British air ministry said RAF bombers scored many hits overnight on Ostend docks and ship berths, the invasion harbor, which the Germans had repaired after earlier bombings.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Ostend
Japanese withdraw from Kwangsi and Haiphong transports sail
The Japanese army has pulled back all forces from Kwangsi province in southern China. Four large transports carrying nearly 7,000 men have already sailed from Haiphong, Indo China, with the vanguard leaving for unspecified destination.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Kwangsi Province
China
Haiphong
Indo- China
Slander Ring Leader Sentenced to Death in Moscow
A. D. Mitiasoff, former director of the south and central department of black metallurgy, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Moscow for leading a slander ring that conducted a campaign of denunciation against Communists.
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Moscow
A. D. Mitiasoff
Black Metallurgy
Coal Industry
Wife of Miner Has Quintuplets in France
French papers report a Lens miner's wife near Lille gave birth to quintuplets four boys and one girl. The girl reportedly died while the boys were said to be doing well. The couple already has three older children.
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Vichy
Prance
Lens
Lille
British defense guns keep up a continuous roar
London aircraft guns spoke tonight in an almost continuous roll to combat German planes attacking in dark murky weather. It was the heaviest screen of protective fire in many a night. The attack followed an afternoon of isolated raids in widely scattered areas.
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London
Heavy Japanese Toll Reported at Nanning Campaign
The Central News Agency reported 74,000 Japanese casualties from the Nan ning operation in Kwangsi province due to death injury or illness. About 114,000 Japanese troops were involved in the campaign. Epidemics in Kwangsi were said to account for the greatest Japan losses.
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Chungking
Central
Chiense
Nanning
Kwangsi
Strikes Decline Compared With 1939, Perkins Reports
Secretary Perkins announced that the first nine months of this year recorded about 1,750 strikes, down 82 percent from the same period in 1939. The figures reflect a notable reduction in labor unrest.
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Washington
Perkins
Greek forces halt Italian advance near Ioannina in heavy rain
Dispatches from Athens report Greek troops recapturing a hill near Ioannina under heavy fire and seizing abandoned arms as floods and mud bog the 100 mile front. Greece says it can withstand the invasion without Turkish aid, while Britain reportedly lands on several Greek islands.
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Janina
Athens
Greece
Ankara
Turkey
Mussolini
Kalamas
Ioannina
Rome
I! Messaggero
London
John
Little John
Metaxas
Ine Ut
Salonika
Same Numbers Drawn By Dad And Son
In Syracuse New York Charles Lanasa a World War II veteran and his son Robert compare draft cards and discover they both drew the same serial number 856 23 years apart.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Charles H. Lanasa
Argonne Forst
Robert
Yracuse University Reat
Lanasas
Would Protect Apple Producers
Senator Byrd informed Secretary Hull about Canadian apple imports flooding the U S market as European war disrupted demand. He noted 400000 bushels imported this year and large recent shipments, and Hull sent two State Department representatives to Ottawa to investigate and safeguard American apple producers.
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Washington
Byrd
Hull
State Department
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Will Vote At Rush Dwelling In Carpers Valley
It was learned this afternoon that the voting place in Carpers Valley precinct Tuesday will be the dwelling of H. L. Rush. The Rush dwelling sits on U. S. Route 50 a short distance east of the city limit.
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Carpers Valley
H. L. Rush
Rush
German bomber sinks British Starstone tanker near Ireland
A German radio broadcast reported by CBS today says a heavy German bomber sank the 5,702 ton British steamer Starstone in the Atlantic west of Ireland. The German high command also communiqued two German planes had sunk a 5,000 ton freighter about 190 miles west of Ireland.
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New York
CBS
Starstone
Atlantic
Ireland
High Command
McIinee Band Heads to Hagerstown for Mummers Parade
About 30 members of the McIinee Municipal Band traveled to Hagerstown Maryland to take part in the Mummers parade with last year’s fourth prize noted. Jurors in the Smith murder trial at Berryville watched a movie after opening session and Judge Williamis prompted entertainment. Juror J Will Franklin grew ill during testimony about bullet wounds but recovered. A trial spectator caused a ruckus, and officers ejected him after he yelled during the closing appeal. A half pint of spirits was reportedly left behind.
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McIinee Municipal Band
Hagerstown
Smith
Berryville
Williamis
Thoma
Syracuse
J. Will Franklin
C. H. Iden
Wray
No Third Term Radio Speeches Schedule
Radio schedules list candidates and speakers for October 31 to November 2 including Thomas Dewey Wendell Willkie Herbert Hoover Al Smith and Charles McNary. Broadcast times span 8 p m to 11 p m on CBS NBC WOR and MBS with political ads noted.
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Thomas Dewey
Wendell Willkie
CBS
Herbert Hoover
NBC
al Smith
WOR
Newark
Chas. McNary
Irvin S. Cobb
Bruce Barton
Hugh Johnson
Opepublican
Bigger and better than ever continues through Saturday
Pharmacy advertises ongoing sale and event extension through Saturday with contact phone 766 and reference to ip-1t as listing code.
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held Friday evening, Nov. 1 p. m. All members are urged to attend. Loryn M. Crabil, Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabil
Rouss Meeting Notice for Novembers Fire Co
Regular monthly meeting of the Charlie Rouss Fire Co. set for Friday evening November 1 at 8 o'clock. All members urged to attend. M. D. Weaver, President.
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