Hitler presses for quick talks on Poland Danzig corridor
London reports Hitler proposes negotiations with Poland with preconditions on Danzig and the corridor. Britain backs Poland and prepares mobilization while Berlin seeks an immediate peace settlement on his terms. Polish mobilization climbs to over a million as tension rises across Europe.
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United Press
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Poland
Nazifuehrer
Great Britain
Berlin
Danzig
Hitler
London
U.P
Germany
Britain
France
Fuehrer
Printer plays himself in sensational Hollywood confession
De Witt Clinton Cook, a small-town printer, acts in a talking movie reenacting his murder of Anya Sosyeva at City College and other crimes. The piece, filmed on campus for potential grand jury use, includes his boasts and stated readiness to plead guilty and face the gas chamber.
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Hollywood
U.P
de Witt
Clinton Cook
Anya Sosyeva
City College
Delia Bogard
Myrtle Wagner
Dalton Patton
Cook
Patton
Miss Sesyeva
Miss Bogard
Miss Wagner
Waterloo
Iowa
Eldora
Three Prominent Men Are Indicted
A federal grand jury indicted M. L. Annenberg Philadelphia publisher Charles W. Bidwill owner of the Chicago Cardinals Football Club and James M. Ragen Sr Annenberg associate for using the mails to further a lottery scheme in Chicago on August 30.
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Chicago
M. L. Annenberg
Philadelphia
Charles W. Bidwill
Chicago Cardinals
James M. Ragen, Sr
Annenberg
Editor Says It's an Honor To Die for China
In Shanghai on August 30 a Chinese editor, Chu Hsin-Kung, the literary editor of the Sin-Wang-Pao, was killed in the street by terrorists after a previous article praised dying for China. The attack follows a report on terrorists last week.
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Shanghai
Chu Hsin-Kung
Sin- Wang-Pao
China
Johnson Clinches Mississippi Governor Runoff Victory
With partial returns from 4,335 of 1,740 precincts, Paul B. Johnson leads the Mississippi Democratic runoff with 118,466 votes against Martin Conner who has 98,369. Johnson is an attorney aligned with New Deal policies.
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Jackson
Miss
U.P
Mississippi
Paul B. Johnson
Johnson
Martin
Conner
Destroyer Is Sent to Center of Panama Canal
The U. S. destroyer J. Fred Talbot was ordered into Ga tun Lake near the Panama Canal center as a precaution during the European crisis. Dave Pinkussohn was arrested in Chicago on charges of operating a confidence game that defrauded seven Catholic priests of about $25,000. California Clipper completed the first leg of its fortnightly service, landing at Auckland to finish the hop from San Francisco.
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U. 5
Panama Canal
Cristobal
C. Z
United States
J. Fred Talbot
Gatun Lake
Chicago
Dave Pinkussohn
Uckland
N. Z
California
Oil Flows Again as Crude Prices Near Stability
Midcontinent oil fields reopened after a two week shutdown restoring market stability. Texas and Louisiana led with embargo lifts after Humble Oil cut prices by 20 cents a barrel, prompting others to follow. State commissioners expected further reopenings as pressure from refiners grew. Louisiana moved to end its extension and resume production.
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United Press
Texas
Louisiana
Texas Railroad Commission
Lon Smith
Jerry Sadler
Ernest O. Thompson
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Shell
Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co
Sinclair- Prairie
Smith
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
New Mexico
Sadler
Thompson
Lefiners
Earl K. Long
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair tonight and partly cloudy Thursday afternoon in Amarillo area. West Texas partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, with continued warmth. New Mexico partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, cooler in the north central portion tonight. Temperatures ranged from a 60 degree minimum to 98 degree maximum in the last 24 hours. Noon temperature today 92. Chicken in the Rough 50c. Town Tavern Canyon Highway Ph 20175.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Canyon Highway
Hines Denounces Alien Groups at VFW Encampment
General Frank T. Hines, veterans administrator, told the 40th national VFW encampment that alien groups advocating Communism, Fascism and Nazism are un American and must be condemned. He urged the right to oppose changes in government and stressed what the American form of government stands for.
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Boston
Frank T. Hines
U. S. Veterans
40Th
United States
Hines
Flood Crisis in Hai River Drowns 10,000 in China
Domei News Agency reports from Tientsin estimate 10,000 dead in Hai River flood. Urban devastation includes 120,000 houses wrecked and 3,000,000 affected, with 600,000 destitute and damage in Tientsin pegged around 400 million dollars.
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China
Hai River
Shanghai
Domei News Agency
Tientsin
Magnolia Petroleum executive Fred M Lege Jr. dies after long illness
Dallas report says Fred M Lege Jr. vice president of Magnolia Petroleum Company and Magnolia Pipeline Company died today after a long illness. He also headed the natural gas and gasoline department of Magnolia Petroleum.
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Dallas
Fred M Lege, Jr
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Magnolia Pipeline Company
Lege
FDR Shifts Thanksgiving Date Again For 1940
President Roosevelt announces Thanksgiving will be moved one week earlier in 1940 to November 21 to align with calendars and football schedules. Governors dispute the change and plan to observe the traditional final Thursday, while an official proclamation for the new date is expected before the holiday.
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Washington
O.R
Roosevelt
Mysterious passengers aboard freighter Wiegand provoke chase
A Philadelphia customs inquiry centers on the freighter Wiegand after two shadowy passengers boarded near Marcus Hook before dawn. The 5,869 ton ship turned back toward sea, anchor dropped near the breakwater, and vanished after Pilot William R. Egan left. Customs suspect illegal activity and flee ing passengers.
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Philadelphia
Coast Guard
William R. Egan
Delaware River
Atlantic Ocean
Norfolk
Delaware
Marcus Hook
Egan
Contrast Shown by Writer
EDITOR'S NOTE compares the origins of the first World War in 1914 with today’s crisis. It recalls rapid escalation from assassination to full mobilization, contrasts air warfare absence with current threats, and notes public unity, education, and leadership by Britain and France to deter or pursue self preservation.
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United Press
Edl
Paris
U.P
Franz Ferdinand
America
Sarajevo
London
Lake
Lugano
Austria
Serbia
France
Germany
Russia
Rhineland
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Czechoslovakia
Britain
Danzig
Belgium
Poland
Puehrer
Warm spell to Persist Says Weather Expert Mr Collman
Mr Collman predicts continued warm and fair weather with highs near 98 degrees yesterday and about the same today. He notes yesterday's 65 degree low and 60 degree low this morning, suggesting the heat wave is breaking, with little chance of rain in August.
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Mr. Collman
Collman
Mediation Offer Welcomed By German Officials In Poland Crisis
Berlin authorities say mediation by Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold is welcomed with sympathy but directed to Britain France and Poland. Germany shows seriousness via talks with Britain while Poland urges progress guided by Germanys demands. Cabinet meets at Hitler’s chancellery as Reichstag members prepare to return if needed.
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London
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Berlin
Danzig
Fuehrer
Warsaw
Hitler
Rome
Slovakia
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Leopold
Chamberlain
House of Commons
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France
Great Britain
Reichstag
Paris
Roosevelt
Germany
Poland mobilizes reservists amid general mobilization confusion
Warsaw issued orders calling unknown number of new reservists to the colors. Posters bore "The president has ordered general mobilization" yet officials stressed the call up of about 500000 men was not true general mobilization due to numerous exceptions understood to be in place.
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Warsaw
Poland
Sid Finklea Returns From Paris Sees Fatalistic France
Sid Finklea, noted Monte Carlo Ballet Russe dancer and Amarillo native, describes France as fatalistic amid the European crisis. She recounts Paris consular delays, air raid precautions in London, and her haste to return home via Amarillo after arriving from the Aquitania.
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France
Sid Finklea
Monte Carlo Ballet Russe
Miss Finklea
Paris
B. E. Finklea
Amarillo
London
England
Aquitania
Nice
Miss
Peace at stake as Hitler Chamberlain talks loom
Virginio Gayda in Giornale D Italia calls the Hitler Chamberlain exchange the last chance for peaceful settlement of Europe. He argues revision of Versailles is not aggression and war could be justified by Britain’s logic. Mussolini influenced Il Popolo D Italia urges scrapping Versailles and a broad European non European reform package.
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Rome
U.P
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Virginio Gayda
Giornale D'Italia
Gayda
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Milan
Il Popolo D'Italia
Il Duce
Daladier Orders Military Control of French Railways
Premier Edouard Daladier issued a decree placing French railroads under military authority with priority to military transport. The move signals intensified mobilization steps, though whether any delays affected transit were not disclosed.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Europe
Child Swallows Coin Survives Battery of Tests
Patsy Adams nine year old of Perryton underwent an operation at St. Anthony's Hospital last night to remove a nickel swallowed during a coin trick. She was reported today doing well and feeling fine while playing around.
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Patsy Adams
Perryton
St. Anthony's Hospital
Armound Swenson Makes Dramatic Hole-in-One
Armound Swenson, a laboratory worker for the American Smelting and Refining Company, hit a hole in one on the No 10 par three at the Country Club during a practice round for the tournament. He used a No 3 iron, sent the ball 167 yards, and secured an eagle one as teammates Elmer Wisely Carroll Murray and Carter Bassett watched.
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Armound Swenson
American Smelting and Refining Company
Swenson
Elmer Wisely
Carroll Murray
Carter Bassett
Manhattans crewman falls to death in darkness on foremast
A crewman of the eastbound United States liner Manhattan, Henry Gordon, fell to his death while mounting the foremast during dimmed lights and heightened precautions amid the European crisis. The incident occurred in Cork Ireland on August 30.
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Cork
Ireland
United States
Manhattan
Henry Gordon
Palestine government takes control of key commodities
The Palestine government announced it has assumed control of a large number of products across the country including petroleum coal wood wheat flour fresh meat and butter as a precaution due to the tense international situation.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Loyal Order of Moose Removes Dictator Term From Rituals
The Loyal Order of Moose voted to strike the word dictator from its rituals and titles of elective officers worldwide in an unanimous resolution announced in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Loyal Order of Moose
Ships Held For Contraband Search Delays Sailings
New York August 30. The large liners Normandie Bremen and Aquitania face extended inspections for contraband as part of a Roosevelt policy. The Normandy was ordered held, with completion expected by late afternoon. Sailings may resume after proper wind and tide, possibly after midnight. Authorities tighten checks to prevent belligerent activity.
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New York
Normandie
Bremen
Aquitania
Harry M. Durning
Germany
Eral
Paris
Roosevelt
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