Mussolini Divides Italy for War Prep and Darkens Cities
Premier Mussolini splits Italy into two military commands amid intensifying war mobilization. Crown Prince Umberto leads half the Metropolitan forces, with Graziani commanding the rest. Libya remains separate. Penalties for hoarding and profiteering are imposed as Rome and Vatican City are darkened.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Poland
Britain
Crown Prince
Umberto
Libya
Il Duce
Rodolfo Graziani
Berto
Graziani
Prince Umberto
Adriano Marinetti
Camillo Grossi
Marinetti
Turin
Grossi
Bologna
Vitoria Ambrosi
Verona
Ettore Bastico
Bya
Vatican City
German Army Ordered to March as Polish Attacks Rise
Berlin reports tense border clashes along the Polish German frontier as Europe nears war. Hitler maintains secret strategy and consults alone after British ambassador’s counter-questions while Polish delays and Polish fleet movements raise the danger of a broader conflict.
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Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Britain
Berlin
Europe
Hitlers Call to Meet Force with Force Echoes Across Poland
Berlin reports Hitler ordered the army to meet force with force as Poland is declared dangerous for foreigners. A German naval blockade of Danzig and warning to neutral ships followed the claim that Polish border violations threaten German life.
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Berlin
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Thefuehrer
Baltic
Hitler
Amarillo
Tatra Mountains
East Prussia
Germany
Baltic Sea
Polish
Gdynia
Great Germany
Gleiwitz
Silesia
Rome
Italy
Britain
France
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Warsaw
Gleiwitz Radio Station Siege and Silesian Border Clashes
German official news agency reports multiple battles along the Silesian border with Polish insurgents. In Pitschen and Hochlinden clashes leave dead and captives. Gleiwitz radio station seized briefly with Polish insurgents broadcast. German guards retake building as casualties mount.
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Berlin
Gleiwitz
Silesia
Pitschen
Upper Silesian
Hochlinden
Inb
Jenwerdtz
Alt Fiche
West Prussia
Breslau
Iman Silesia
Lake Marvin Fishing Ban Stays Until Surveys Finish
Lake Marvin remains closed to fishing as surveys determine fish size, number, and species. F Furman of the Soil Conservation Service said no opening date has been set and tests by mid September will decide whether all species or bass only may be allowed.
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Lake Marvin
Canadian
An F. Furman
Soil Convation Service
Phillip F. Allan
SCS
Jones
C. Luker
Soil Conservation Service
Earl Hinton
Ten Words Two Days Sells This Range Ten Words Two Days Sells This Range
An advertisement showing a sale headline for a Magic Chef range at 901 Virginia with a public notice style pitch. It promotes Globe-News want ads offering affordable rates and cadence to reach buyers.
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R Sale
Virginia
Globe-News
DIAL
Britain Mobilizes Forces as Evacuation Plan Begins
Britain launches full mobilization including army and naval units and evacuates up to three million people from danger zones. Censorship, communications suspensions, food purchase limits, and air travel bans accompany the move as authorities prepare to shift civilians to safer countryside billets. Evacuation of hospital patients and schoolchildren starts with rail and street deployments planned for tomorrow.
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London
Great Britain
Tihe
Hitler
Ministry of Health
Scotland
Baily
Manchester
Raiway
Andever
Liverpool
Hitler to Address Nation as Polish-German Tensions Escalate
Berlin reports say Adolf Hitler will speak to the nation and world possibly in a Reichstag session. A Moscow military mission was expected to seek a Poland-German alliance. The Gleiwitz incident, blamed on Poles aided by regulars, raised seven deaths and global concern.
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Berlin
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Moscow
Reich
Funds Assured for Panhandle Lakes Program
Funds for six Panhandle lakes including Tierra Blanca Rita Blanca McLelland Boggy Wolf and Tule Creeks are expected soon with final Presidential approval anticipated. Officials say construction will resume quickly with funds likely exceeding 250000 this year to finish and protect already-built structures. Dams at Tierra Blanca and Boggy Creek are complete and work on Buffalo Dam and Lake Marvin is near completion.
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Tierra Blanca
Rita Blanca
McLelland
Boggy
Wolf
Tule Creeks
Panhandle
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Carl Hinton
Panhandle Water Conservation Authority
Washington
Soil Conservation Service
Panhandle Water Authority
Congressman Jones
Buffalo Dam
Lake Marvin
Banks Report Clearings Rise Across 22 Cities
Dun & Bradstreet reports weekly bank clearings for 22 leading cities rose 16.3 percent from a year ago to 4.936 billion dollars, up 110 million from the prior week and marking a sixth straight week of gains. Dallas led with a 29 percent rise.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Dallas
Thompson Seeks 10 Cent Oil Levy and End to Sales Tax
Ernest C. Thompson, Texas rail road commissioner, urged a 10 cent per barrel oil tax split between five cents for social security and five cents for a permanent school fund. He pressed to drive sales tax out of Texas and warned federal control could erase the revenue for grandma’s nickel.
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San Antonio
Ernest C. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Texas
Thompson
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Louisiana
Humble Oil Company
Congress
Bridge falls claim life on Sydney Harbor approach
In Sydney Australia the Harbor Bridge has seen 52 deaths since opening in 1932 with a latest victim dropping 70 feet from the bridge approach. Four people have survived prior falls from the bridge.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydney Harbor Bridge
Paris Silent on Nazi Settlement Demands
Paris reports Germany demanding a crisis settlement including return of Danzig and a plebiscite in the Corridor. French leaders meet to back Poland but uncertainty remains over an Italian peace conference proposal amid tensions and looming war. A Polish embassy attache calls the German terms impossible.
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Adolf Hitler
Poland
Fuehrer
Warsaw
Danzig
Germany
Baltic
North Sea
Paris
Lebrun
Elysee Palace
Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Paul Reynaud
Navy
Cesare Campinchi
Bonnet
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Duce
Alfredo Dallolio
General Pavagrossa
Marshal Goering
Rudolf Hess
Panhandle Lakes
Moberly
Thaltey
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