British mobilizes anti air and coast defense units
War Secretary Hore Belisha calls out officers and men of Britain's territorial army anti aircraft and coast defense units along with regular RAF on leave and air force observers. Precautionary measures stress no full mobilization as tensions rise over Hitler’s moves and Chamberlain prepares to address Parliament.
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London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Britain
Territorial Army
Royal Air Force
Adolf Hitler
France
Chamberlain
Oyal
George VI
Glasgow
Queen Elizabeth
Winston Churchill
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Clement R. Attlee
Hitler declares final territorial claim on Sudetenland
Adolf Hitler addressed the world from Berlin stating the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia would come under German sovereignty if Benes rejects peace. He touted Germany’s unmatched armed forces, defended peaceful aims, and warned that if others refuse disarmament Germany would proceed.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Benes
Polish Press Blames Czechs for Delayed Peace Talks
Warsaw dispatch reports the Polish press accuses Czechoslovakia of stalling by spreading terms of reconciliation over border revision. It cites mistreatment of 80,000 Poles in Teschen and warns of threats to blow up factories and flood mines in Silesia as talks lag.
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Warsaw
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Teschen
Polish Telegraphe Agency
Prague
Kurier Czerwony
Czechoslovak Silesia
Berlin Paper Attacks U S War Stance Over Czechoslovak Crisis
The Diplomatische Politische Korrespondenz, a Berlin mouthpiece, flatly condemns American conduct as egotistical and harmful to global welfare amid the Czechoslovak crisis urging the United States to reconsider its war attitude and align with broader international duties.
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Berlin
U.P
Diplomatische Politische Korrendenz
For
United States
Roosevelt Appeals for Peace To Hitler And Benes
President Roosevelt ordered a special cabinet meeting to address the European crisis and issued an urgent appeal for peace to Hitler Benes and other leaders. Secretary Hull extended the appeal to Poland and Hungary and sent copies to Warsaw and Budapest while France Britain and Germany received the message.
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Washington
Hull
Roosevelt
Poland
Hungary
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
Warsaw
John F. Montgomery
Budapest
Germany
Czechoslovakia
France
Great Britain
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Benes
White House
Hitler
Chamberlain
Daladier
State Department
Europe
London
United States
Soviet
Russia
Britain
Poles Clash With Czechs on Teschen Frontier
UPI report from Teschen outlines clashes between Polish and Czech guards with machine guns. One Czech officer and three Poles died. 15 Poles wounded as 40 Polish fugitives tried crossing Oslo River into Poland. Rail lines to Prague halted and rail tracks torn up. Czech officials organize a local guard while Polish groups recruit along the frontier.
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Junius B. Wood
United Press
Teschen
U.P
Poland
Warsaw
Prague
Szyzat
Czechoslovakia
Oslo
Cracow
No War Ahead Says German Soldier Ready to Fight
On a Cologne bound train a scarred German veteran believes war unlikely but shows readiness to mobilize if needed. He notes Sudeten support and media stirring anti Czech sentiment while claiming Britain France and America would stay out. He fears a brief clash with Czechoslovakia and Russia if it occurs.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Berlin
Cologne
Czechoslovakia
Russia
England
France
America
Stock Crash Shocks London Markets Amid War Fears
London stocks and bonds plummeted in a dramatic session as traders hedged against a potential Europe-wide war. The pound fell to 4.75 dollars, a 34 year low, while United States Steel declined to an American equivalent of 51 54 from 54 10 as transatlantic shares slid.
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United States Steel
New York
Embassy urges Americans to return home from France
In Paris on September 26 the American embassy advised all U S citizens in France to arrange return to the United States if possible amid mounting European tensions. The notice notes no compelling reasons to stay and reports a rush for passages as steamship lines and travel agencies struggle to meet demand.
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Paris
United States
France
Europe
America
Nearly All Czechs Called for Service
The Czechoslovak government decreed immediate auxiliary war service for men and women ages 17 to 60, according to a dispatch from the official news agency in Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Romania
Amarillo Weather Forecast Fades to Fair, Cooler Tuesday
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas calls for fair skies tonight and Tuesday with a slight drop in temperature. Highs around 83 and lows near 64 are reported, with similar conditions in the Panhandle and extreme northeast New Mexico.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Henlein Crosses Border With 150 Armed Followers
Sudeten leader Konrad Henlein with 150 uniformed free corps fighters crossed from Germany into ASCH Czechoslovakia, reaching within three quarters of a mile of Czech troops at Ober Lohma on the Asch Eger highway. They aimed to push toward Eger, with an official indicating intent to seize the city if possible.
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Asch
Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Germany
Asch-Eger
Ober Lohma
Eger
Texas Division To Be Highly Mobile
The War Department announced the army’s second division will be reorganized into a highly mobile streamlined unit to serve as a model for infantry forces. Based at Fort Sam Houston Texas the division will trial the infantry reorganization for about a year with a reduced strength of about 12 000 men and will rely on motorized equipment and modern weapons to move faster and hit harder.
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Hoty
Czechoslovakia
Eduard) Benes
Germany
Poland
Washington
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
Texan
Paris Evacuations Urged as War Looms Across Europe
The state department reports the German frontier to Czechoslovakia closed, Americans in Prague face barriers crossing into Germany, and eight have been unable to reach Paris. Berlin embassy seeks permission for Americans to reach seaports. Paris urges civilian evacuation by rail as European crisis escalates.
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Washington
State Department
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Prague
Wilbur Carr
Berlin
Paris
Carr
Eger
Ministry of Public Works
Conference of Dominion Leaders with British Prime Minister
High commissioners from Canada Australia South Africa and Eire conferred tonight with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Malcolm MacDonald acting dominions secretary.
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London
Canada
Australia
South Africa
Eire
Ireland
Neville Chamberlain
Malcolm MacDonald
Allocations for Exams in The Galveston District
The War Department allocated $41 000 for examinations surveys and general expenses in the Galveston Texas District to support wartime operations and local administrative needs.
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Galveston
Washington
War Department
Galveston, Tex
Pope Pius Takes Grave View of Czech Situation
Vatican officials reported a grave European situation prompting Pope Pius to confer for nearly an hour with Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state. The audience, unusual on a Monday, reflected the pontiff’s concern over affairs in Europe.
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Pope Pius
Czech
Vatican City
Vatican
Pius
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Nothing but fair weather in sight says Mr Collman
Mr Collman states only fair weather is ahead with a slight temperature drop tonight and tomorrow. The forecast emphasizes clear skies and cooler conditions without precipitation.
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Mr. Collman
Railway Trainmen vote to strike over wage cuts
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen with 160,000 members voted almost unanimously to strike at 12:01 A M October 1 unless railroads drop a proposed 15 percent wage cut set to take effect that date.
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Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Mussolini Warns France and Britain on Czechoslovakia Crisis
In Verona Mussolini told 47,000 fascists that war might be averted if France and Britain abandon Czechoslovakia to its fate. He linked Hitler's demands to a dying Versailles order and predicted a new Europe this week built on justice and reconciliation among peoples.
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Mussolini
Fuehrer
France
Hitler
Alsace-Lorraine
Benes
Versailles
Czechoslovakia
Bene
Verona
Italy
Britain
Europe
Germany
Il Duce
Prague
Trieste
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