Britain Mobilizes Navy Army and Air to Face War Threat
Britain announced full mobilization of navy regular army and air power amid European crisis. Germans and Poles accuse each other of aggression as Poland extends mobilization and Danzig reports blockades. Evacuations begin in London and Paris while air raid measures and censorship are put in place. Germany hints at possible Soviet military cooperation if Poland resists, as Moscow calls up reservists.
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United Press
London
Great Britain
Britain
Europe
Polish
Silesia
Danzig
Free City
Gydnia
Ministry of Health
Paris
Admiralty
Naval Reserve
Royal Fleet Reserve
Gosport
England
Bank of England
European
United States
Wireless
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Foreign Office
Poland
Hitler
Stalin
Germany
Russia
Moscow
U.P
Soviet
Supreme Soviet
Parliament
Ford dealers win big at Panhandle sales meeting
Prizes totaling part of a national Ford award program were presented to more than 100 Panhandle dealers and salesmen at a Buffalo Lake picnic meeting. The awards stem from June and July contests, with $6,200 plus for Panhandle participants and Oklahoma City area dealers. Walter Irvin called the outlook bright for 1939 and 1940 as the group shared optimism for the coming selling season.
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McCormick
Ford Motor Company
Oklahoma City
Herring Hotel
R. J. Anderson
Lincoln Division
Tom Bullock
Mercury
M. B. Witt
Walter Irvin, Inc
Amarillo
Harry J. Burkett
Arthur A. Quinnan
Universal Credit Company
Fordstor Company
Panhandle
Buffaloake
Panandie
Buffalo Lake
Alahoma City
Amarillo Ford Loter Company
Jalter Irvin, Inc
Nhandle
Irvin
Ford Page
Nazis accuse Poland of sabotaging peace efforts
Berlin dispatch reports Nazis claim Poland seeks to derail British and German efforts for European peace. Hitler weighs a new British note on Poland as Voelkischer Beobachter blames Warsaw mobilization for blocking negotiations and portrays Poland as hindering talks between Britain and Germany.
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Berlin
U.P
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Nazi Party
Ribbentrop
Britain
Slovakia
Robert H. Best
United Press
Bratslavia
Germany
Lake Marvin Fishing Won’t Open Sept 1
Lake Marvin near Canadian, part of the Boggy Creek water project, will not open to fishing by Sept. 1. Alan F. Furman says no date is set until surveys determine fish size, number and species. Philip F. Allan notes pole tests finished, seine tests to begin, expecting completion mid September to decide fishing scope.
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Lake Marvin
Boggy Creek
The
Soil Conservation Service
Canadian
Alan F. Furman
Land Management Division
Service
Furman
Philip F. Allan
Allan
Swastikas in Danzig Sparks Polish Concern
A government spokesman says German secret police occupied Danzig railway station last night and raised swastika flags. Poland plans no action at the moment, though observers question how far Danzig authorities may push before Poland acts.
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Warsaw
U.P
Danzig
Poland
Free City
Vatican envoy message sent to five nations
Cardinal Maglione papal secretary of state delivered an authoritative communication from the Holy See to the diplomatic representatives of Great Britain France Germany Poland and Italy signaling a high level outreach amid ongoing Vatican diplomacy.
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Vatican City
Cardinal Maglione
Papal
Holy See
Great Britain
France
Germany
Poland
Italy
Government sues decree over hoarding food and goods
Rome authorities sue a decree that fines hoarders $500 and up to three years imprisonment for stockpiling food and merchandise in quantities likely to raise prices. The action targets actions believed to disrupt supply and provoke inflation.
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Rome
U.P
America Making Survey
The government plans a wartime labor survey to quantify trained workers for industry and the armed forces, asking current and usual work, aiming to meet Army Navy needs without harming essential industries. A joint army navy selective service committee maintains draft readiness and would register all men.
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Washington
War Department
Coasis
Army
Navy
Army-Navy Selective Service Committee
Armed Services
Europe
Amarillo Weather Outlook Tonight Through Friday
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair conditions tonight with partly cloudy skies Friday afternoon. West Texas sees generally fair weather tonight and Friday. New Mexico notes partly cloudy to night and Friday with thundershowers in the north, slight temperature changes overall. 24 hour extremes show a low of 64 and high of 97 with noon at 93.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Peace moves and papal appeal reported in Europe
Rome and Berlin dispatches signal new peace efforts as the pope urges U S participation and prayers for peace. Italian ambassadors visit Berlin and the Vatican while the Duke of Windsor’s appeal to King Victor Emmanuel is noted. Pope Pius XII calls for immediate peace and orders worldwide Catholic prayers.
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Paris
U.P
Rome
Berlin
France
Vatican
Roosevelt
Nevile Henderson
Adolf Hitler
Duke of Windsor
Victor Emmanuel
Europe
Vatican City
Pius XII
Man Gets $2793 For $50 Caught In Bank Mistake
Trinidad Tarin deposited $50 in a Los Angeles bank last December and, after a teller counted out $50, the clerk mistakenly gave him $2793. Tarin was arrested by FBI agents and faces criminal liability under bank laws.
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Stockton
Cal
Trinidad Tarin
Los Angeles
Tarin
FBI
Note to reassure wife after drunkenness arrest
A Brockton first offender jailed overnight for drunkenness asked for a note. A police officer wrote that the man spent the night at the Brockton police station after his arrest, hoping his wife would know he was not in trouble.
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Brockton
Mass
U.P
Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing reswings crude price cut
Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Co. rescinded its 20 cent per barrel price cut after a six state oil production shutdown. The increase to prior levels was retroactive to August 9. The firm buys about 100000 barrels daily.
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Tulsa
Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Co
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