Revolt Raises Hopes in Bohemia and Moravia
British government claims a serious revolt is under way in Bohemia and Moravia as Germany faces anti-Nazi resistance. Berlin dismisses the reports as nonsense while London and Paris press praise Chamberlain’s war stance and Polish hopes of a French-led army. Submarine losses and contraband seizures are also reported amid growing tensions.
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London
Bohemia and
Moravia
Czecho-Slovakia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Baron Konstantine von Neurath
Reich
Prague
Ministry of Information
Britain
Bohemia
Pan
Eduard Benes
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Danzig
Labor
Empire
Arthur Greenwood
Warsaw
Count Rayanski
France
U.P
Skoda
Brunn
Czech
Slovakia
Warsaw Siege Report Stresses Slim Avenues of Help
Warsaw radio broadcasts describe a 13th day of siege with Polish forces retaking suburbs Praga and Wola in a bayonet assault. Lipinski reports 40 German bombers, seven shot down, destruction of the royal castle and national museum as civilians aid defense amid Allied inaction.
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London
Warsaw
Lipinski
Defense Army
Praga
Wola
Europe
Great Britain
France
Paris
Lemberg
Poland
Royal Castle
Art Academy
National
Central Institute For Physical Training
Credit Ban Is Urged To Avoid War
President Roosevelt urged Congress to implement a cash and carry system to replace the arms embargo, seeking authority to fix war zones, restrict travel to belligerent ships, require cash purchases, and bar war credits. He called for partisan unity and adjournment after enacting the program, speaking to a joint session as world radio broadcast the address.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
America
Europe
U. S
House
Senate
Capitol
District of Columbia
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Fair Breaking Records Amid Gate Charges at Tri-State Fair
Attendance at the Tri-State Fair surged with 14 357 paying adults and an estimated 2 children per adult making total attendance 43 071. President Ray Pinkney praised the 15 cent adult gate as boosting exhibits and finances. Delegations arrived from Canyon Tulsa Happy Plainview Dalhart Wheeler Stinnett Dimmitt and more. Tonight features Starsong Parade with rodeo and night show crowding capacities. Tomorrow hosts New Mexico visitors Stratford Floydada Bovina and Rural School Day with American Legion Day guest Lou Roberts of Borger. Exhibits judged and staying through Saturday. weather forecast calls for fair conditions. Milton Cox notes ideal weather and strong attendance outlook.
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Ray Pinkney
Association
Canyon
Tulsa
Happy
Plainview
Dalhart
Wheeler
Stinnett
Dimmitt
New Mexico
Panhandle
Stratford
Floydada
Bovina
American Legion
Lou Roberts
Borger
Amarillo
Say Bremen in British Hands
Reports said the liner Bremen, flagship of Germany's merchant fleet, was captured by the Royal Navy and escorted to a British port. Berlin sources claimed it reached Murmansk, with a neutral stating the latest report. no official confirmation from London was issued.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Berlin
Murmansk
Arctic Ocean
the Press Association
Hull asserts right of U S to change neutrality policies
Secretary of State Hull declares the United States may alter its neutrality policies even as war continues and regardless of belligerents positions. He emphasizes the nation’s prerogative to adjust policy without external constraints.
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Hull
U. S
Washington
U.S
America
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Panhandle Region
Fair tonight and Friday with mild warming. North Panhandle and northern areas see slightly higher temperatures. Also notes 25 years ago today in New Mexico fair conditions and a brief item about German and French actions with temperatures ranging from 47 to 90 and noon reading 82.1.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
Panhandle
North
New Mexico
von Hinden
Purg
Novon
Les Eparges
Turkey
Authorities To Act On Consul Capture
American authorities planned diplomatic action, likely in Moscow, to secure release of William Morton the United States vice consul in Warsaw caught on the Polish side of the Dniestr River during the Soviet occupation. Richard Mowrer of the Chicago Daily News, who escaped, reported to Franklin Mott Gunther in Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Moscow
William Morton
United States
Warsaw
Dniestr
Morton
Zaleszczyki
Richard Mowrer
Chicago Daily News
Franklin Mott Gunther
Allied Night Moves Hint At Major Western Front Drive
German batteries pounded western front lines as French night movements suggested a planned assault on the Siegfried Line. Swiss observers believe a joint French British command aims to strike main forts while Swiss, French and German patrols seek prisoner and troop data. French air forces report several German planes downed in recent dog fights over western front.
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Basel
Switzerland
Siegfried Line
Paris
Sea Battle Rumor Tied to Swedish Artillery Drills
Danish coast residents heard loud cannon sounds and linked them to Swedish artillery drills on a south of Saroe Church island. Some locals doubted the explanation saying the report resembled heavy naval gunfire from the World War Battle of Jutland.
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Frederikshavn
Denmark
Saroe
Jutland
Nazis Seek Zeppelin Route For Soviet Raw Materials
Berlingske Aftenavis reports from Moscow that German Zeppelin experts will travel to Soviet capital to negotiate a communications route with Siberia to secure vital raw materials for Germany.
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Copenhagen
Berlingske Aftenavis Today
Moscow
Siberia
Germany
Billy Rose and Eleanor Holm Plan November Wedding
New York. Billy Rose showman and Eleanor Holm swimmer announced their wedding would occur in the second week of November. The couple had planned today as their wedding day but Rose faced a potential bigamy issue since Fanny Brice's California divorce from him is not finalized until Oct. 27.
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New York
Billy Rose
Eleanor Holm
Rose
Fanny Brice
California
Romanian Premier Is Slain Signal for Revolt
Six youths shot Premier Armand Calinescu in Bucharest while en route to the royal palace. The attack, seen as a possible iron guard uprising, killed Calinescu and his aide. Seven assailants were arrested. the incident sparked radio station turmoil and fears of wider revolt across Romania.
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Bucharest
U.P
Armand Calinescu
Iron Guard
Royal
Carol
Calinescu
Ploresat
France
Peasant Party
Octavian Goga
Cristea
Romania
Red Army
Prize winners named in Amarillo News Tip contest
Charles N. Weaver wins $5 for phoning a tip about a disturbance at a local hospital. Mrs. I. W. Haynes earns $3 for first reporting Hoover's Amarillo visit. third prize goes to Mrs. Sneed for noting a tractor crash at Sneed Auto Camp. Cash awards reward timely tips aiding Globe News.
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Charles N. Weaver
Tyler
Weaver
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
Amarillo
Hoover
Haynes
Sneed
Highway 66
Globe News
O. S. Strickland
Arthur Cross
Fillmore
Carl Funderburg
Madison
Jack Vaughn
East Tenth
North Houston
Wiley Thompson
South Polk
W. B. Jones
Taylor
Jack Tomberlin
Polk
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Henry T. Gorrell
Halifax
Lord Halifax
Beutler Brothers
Stars
McCormick Co
Milton Cox
British Press Association
England
Neely-Greenhill Agey
Amarillo's
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Calinesen
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