American Airlines Plane Crashes Near St Thomas Ontario Killing 20
A Douglas airliner crashed 14 miles west of St Thomas Ont in dense drizzle killing all 20 aboard. The flight from La Guardia to Chicago originated in New York with 17 passengers and 3 crew members, including Mary E Blackley the stewardess. Fire destroyed the wreckage as rescuers arrived and officials investigated the disaster.
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ST. Thomas
Ont
American Airlines
Here
Pasengers
United States
Buffalo-Detroit
New York
Chicago
Mary E. Blackley
New York City
Northwest Airlines
Moorhead
Minn
Aviaion
de Howe
Lawrencestown
Buffalo
la Guardia Field
Howe
Royal Canadian Air Force School
Fingal
Lewis Biddle
Lawrence Station
Miss Blackley
David I. Cooper
Plandome
N. Y
Oficer R. L. Owens
Riddle
Shedden
Fingal Station
Air Force School
Army Seizes Air Associates Plant Amid Bitter Labor Fight
In Bendix New Jersey the army took over Air Associates Inc plant after a CIO strike clash. More than 2,000 troops surrounded the site while both sides cheered the move, with plans to rehire workers regardless of past actions as Roosevelt orders operation to safeguard defense production.
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Bendix
N. J
Air Associates, Inc
Roosevelt
Army
Stimson
Hasbrouck
Col
Roy M. Jones
Ofense
Presiden
United States
CIO
German invasion drives near Moscow widen amid sharp battles
German forces push on Moscow from two directions as Soviet troops fight around Tula and defend the Kalinin sector. In Crimea German attackers threaten Sevastopol, while Red Army counterattacks aim to stem the advance. The report notes intensified artillery and aerial actions with strategic implications for Black Sea access and Caucasus oil routes.
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Germany
Moscow
Tula
Tass
Kalinin
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Crimean
Russia
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Crimea
Red Army
Kuibyshev
Caucasus
Kerch Strait
Marie Pierce Acquitted Of Murder Charge
Marie Pierce 27 was acquitted of murder in Clarke County Virginia after a jury verdict of justifiable homicide. The defendant’s father Walworth Pierce of Boston stood with her as the verdict was read in the small red brick court house. Henry W. Rutherford led the jury as foreman.
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Marie Pierce
Berryville
Louis ““Towney” Moreland
Clarke County
Moreland
Miss Pierce
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Walworth Pierce
Boston
Ed. Thoma
Henry W. Rutherford
Philip Williams
Lutherans Plan In Gathering and Festival Observance
The Rev. Carl Honeycutt of Grace Lutheran Church announces the 424th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with a 7:30 Sunday Festival of the Reformation and ingathering. The Rev. F Eppling Reinartz of Philadelphia promotes for the United Lutheran Church in America. the sermon at 11 by Rev. J L G Miller missionary to Japan. The drive seeks funds for the Salem orphanage and a $1200 interior upgrade, following $1800 spent on exterior work. Decorations will honor harvest themes with local members named.
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Carl Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
Martin Luther
F. Eppling Reinartz
Philadelphia
United Lutheran Church In America
Honeycutt
Reinartz
United States
G. Miller
D. D
Lutheran Church
Japan
Grace Lutheran
Salem
H. K. Grove
Gordon Aiken
C. EB. Aulick
E. B. Cooper
Lavena ‘Conlon
Ruth Jones
Clarence Butter
Elmer Lamp
Hubert Jackson
Ethel Windle
Block-Long Lines Formed Early As Inspection Deadline Approaches
Early this morning long lines formed in Winchester and Frederick counties as motorists rushed to secure inspection stickers before midnight. Rain slowed testing as only a fraction of cars were checked and officials said no extension was possible, prompting complaints of politics and frustration among garage workers and drivers.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Richmond
Asks Speedy Vote On Ship Arming
Senator O Daniel urged immediate Senate action to repeal shipping restrictions in the neutrality act. Senator Maloney blocked unanimous consent arguing many senators were absent to speak. The measure would permit arming merchant ships and allow them to travel anywhere if enacted.
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Washington
O’daniel
D.-Tex
Senate
Maloney
D.-Conn
Brooks
R.-Ill
Rainfall Report From Winchester Laboratory
At three o'clock this afternoon the Winchester Laboratory reported .05 of an inch of rainfall for the day, indicating light precipitation across the area.
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Winchester Laboratory
Army Starts Payout Of 6.5 Million Dollars To Soldiers
Camden DC October 31 The first surge of a 6.5 million dollar wave is paid to about 172000 enlisted men in two months of field exercises The pay ranges from 21 dollars monthly for privates to about 150 for veteran specialists Commissioned officers receive checks The payday brings mass movement of soldiers seeking entertainment and relief after weeks in maneuvers
Rites Held For Prelate At Old Chapel
The Rt Rev James Ridout Winchester 89 retired bishop of Arkansas diocese funeral at Old Chapel Clarke county assisted by bishops and priests. Interment in Old Chapel cemetery. Pallbearers named Townsend Burwell Charles Burwell George Burwell Robert C Randolph Benjamin Harrison J C Woolfolk. Survived by two children Mrs J E Montgomery Chicago and Lee C Winchester Memphis.
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James Ridout Winchester
Arkansas
Old Chapel
Clarke County
Frederick D. Goodwin
Virginia
C. P. Shelton
Christ Church
Millwood
Henry G. Lane
Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester
Townsend Burwell
Charles Burwell
George Burwell
Robert C. Randolph
Benjamin Harrison
J. C. Woolfolk
Bishop Winchester
James F. Montgomery
Chicago
Eliza A. Lee
Richard Henry Lee
Grafton
Boyce
J. E. Montgomery
Lee C. Winchester
Memphis
Tenn
More Fish Die From Pollution In Opequon River
Clarke county resident Miss R R Pidgeon reported hundreds of fish dying along the Opequon at Wadesville near a low dam. The large yellow sucker she kept was shown to Game Warden F W Pingley who investigates the pollution as residents urged witnesses to collect water samples.
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Wadesville
Clarke County
R. R. Pidgeon
Star Office
F. W. Pingley
Pingley
Winches
Tremely
Vichy Population Ignores De Gaulle Five Minute Strike
In Vichy, France, six observers recorded a tepid five minute silence at 4 p.m. in protest of German reprisals as Gen. Charles De Gaulle called for a Free French standstill. Elsewhere in unoccupied France detailed reports were unavailable. German commander General Otto Von Stuelpnagel announced the release of two French POWs as compensation for information supplied to German authorities.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Charles de Gaulle
London
Associated Press
de Gaulle
Church of St. Louis
Otto von Stuelpnagel
Daniels Resigns As Ambassador to Mexico
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Josephus Daniels ambassador to Mexico. He praised Daniels for advancing the good neighbor policy and improving U S Mexican relations since 1933. Daniels cited his wife’s poor health and said he would return to Mexico City to bid farewell to associates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Latin America
Daniels
Mexico City
Navy
Germans Say Ship Had No Business In Combat Areas
Berlin dispatch quotes an authorized source saying the United States destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed because it sailed in a convoy an English affair. The speaker adds American destroyers have no business entering the war zone and expresses relief it was not a U boat sunk. The piece notes four West Virginia seamen aboard the ship.
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Berlin
United States
Reuben James
London
Royal Navy
Admiralty
West
Iceland
Joseph Settle
Charleston
Wendell Neptune
Metz
Marion County
Aaron H. Stewart
Beckley
Lou Farley
Hurricane
Putnam County
Church Interior Redecorated in Braddock Street Parish
The Rev. R. A. Whitten announced the Congregational Christian Church at Braddock and Clifford streets is under interior redecorating. Orville Hoover and Harry Seabright lead the decorating work. Page 2 carries notices of upcoming special services.
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R. A. Whitten
Congregational Christian Church
Braddock and
Clifford Streets
Orville Hoover
Harry Seabright
Roosevelt Says Relations With Germany Not Severed
President Roosevelt stated there is no plan to sever diplomatic relations with Germany and no change in American policy after the sinking of the Reuben James and other attacks. He noted the navy gave the latest details, while withholding submarine sinkings to protect crew morale.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Reuben James
Iceland
Navy
North Atlantic
Moderate Rains Indicated in Mid Atlantic Forecast
Washington reports an extended weather forecast from 7:30 p m Friday October 31 to 7:30 p m Wednesday November 5. Temperatures near normal start then turn colder Sunday and again at period end. Precipitation expected to be moderate in the Middle Atlantic states, mainly at period start and again midweek.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Public sale and local notices from Rexall and area traders
Public sale announced by Mrs Mary Janney near Albin with implements and household goods at 10 a m on Saturday November 8. Local ads invite Xmas buying at Rexall and Ooks Pharmacy with specials. Bingo nights every Friday at South End Hose Co. and Butler's Packing House seeking all varieties of apples.
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Albin
Mary Janney
South End Hose Co
Butler’s Packing House
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Ivasion
Rostov-Don
Rep
Celler
D.-Ny
Navy Department
Great Britain
U. S
New York Shipbuilding Company
President Vest
England
Greer
Britain
Speedy
Dixieland
Opequon
James
Rexall Ic
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