Col Ernest Thompson calls oil compact meeting in Austin
Col Ernest O Thompson of Amarillo chairman of the oil states compact announces a special August 28 meeting in Austin to address the crude price cut and six state oil field shutdown. Governors and regulators from member states and observers from Arkansas Louisiana California to attend. The meeting follows a Texas Railroad Commission proration hearing with executive sessions and aims to decide on possible further shutdown.
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Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Oil States Compact Commission
Colonel Thompson
Railroad Commission
Texas
Thompson
Compact
Oil Compact Commission
Austin
Arkansas
Louisiana
California
Texas Railroad Commission
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
John E. Miles
All American Ships Booked To Capacity
London reports mass European evacuation as American travel to the United States fills every ship. The Roosevelt voyage is set to carry 535 passengers, the largest yet, amid preparations for emergency blackout, stockpiled food, and schoolchild transport to rural areas. Dozens of London firms move operations to countryside locations, while civilians stockpile supplies and await further directives.
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London
U.P
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Roosevelt
Piccadilly
Tipperary
City of London
Royal Family Prepares Bomb-Proof Shelters at Windsor Castle
King George VI Queen Elizabeth and children prepare for wartime by moving into bomb and gas proof subterranean shelters at Windsor Castle. Over a mile of tunnels completed with caches of food and medical supplies for royal use. The king may reside mainly at Buckingham Palace during a crisis while similar measures are taken at other royal residences.
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London
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Buckingham Palace
Hitler Talks It Over With Ambassadors Delays War Move
News from Berlin says Hitler met with British ambassador Sir Nevil Henderson and later with ambassadors from France Italy and Japan. British Poland pact signed at the foreign office as hopes for peace persist. Britain France and Poland vow to defend together while Germany presses demands on Poland and the Danzig issue.
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Associated Press
Nevil Henderson
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
France
Italy
Japan
Poland
Germany
Europe
Britain
London
Lord Halifax
Great Britain
British Foreign Office
Chamberlain
Russia
Danzig
Albert Foerster
Free City
Senate
Soviet Russia
Warsaw
Hitler
Tokyo
Domei
Berlin
Popular Front
Chile
Santiago
Roosevelt
Rome
Mussolini
United States
Vittorio Emanuele
Bucharest
Hungary
Romania
Budapest
Supreme Soviet
Congress
Daladier
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Moscow
Paris
Germans Killed as Polish Insurgents Shoot at Border
Berlin reports seven Germans and one Czech killed after Polish insurgents fire on a German convoy near Bielitz as Polish arrests of Germans and Czechs occur. Berlin also notes ten anti aircraft shots fired at a German airliner. aircraft damage unspecified.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Associated Press
Bielitz
Polish Border Tensions Amid Nazi Claims and Weather Update
Reported from off the Baltic coast the German claim that Poles plan attacks on German territory as Nazi sources allege Polish troop concentrations near East Prussia and Upper Silesia. The weather forecast covers Amarillo and West Texas with fair conditions and temperature ranges, plus a noon Canyon Tavern reading.
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Hela Peninsula
Poland
Wilhelm Stuckart
Congress of German Jurists
Danzig
Warsaw
East Prussian
Upper Silesian
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Canyon Highway
Armistice Halts Mimic Warfare in United States
In Plattsburg New York on August 25 a surprise armistice stopped a two day peace time maneuver involving 35000 national guardsmen and 16000 army regulars with mechanized units two hours before the scheduled close. The halt followed a cloudburst lightning death toll rising to eight with four more soldiers killed in the storm. Authorities cited that the main purpose of the exercises was completed.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
U. S. Army
National Guard
First Field Army
Girl Reporter Describes Fire From Burning Building
Fourteen year old Marie Black spoke calmly on the phone answering a reporter’s questions about a blaze. She explained how burning rubbish had started the fire and apologized saying she must leave the building that was burning.
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Pittsburgh
Marie Black
Weather Preview From Mr Collman Says Fair Skies Ahead
Mr Collman forecasts fair weather with a high near 96 degrees followed by a cooling trend to about 62 degrees tonight. He notes calm conditions as the day unfolds and urges readers to stay prepared for the warm spell.
Stocks Rally As War Fears Ease In Europe
New York August 25 The stock market rose with gains up to four dollars a share as traders bet the European crisis might ease. British currency fell sharply after London withdrew support but later recovered around 4 50 per pound amid volatile trading. A London-Hitler talks development buoyed sentiment though the market later steadied and dipped slightly.
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New York
Wall Street
Europe
London
Germany
Hitler
Fascist Editorial Attacks Roosevelt on Peace Plea
In Bologna on August 25, the Fascist editor Blackshirt mocked Roosevelt for urging King Victor Emmanuel to seek peace. The piece in Resto del Carlino says Roosevelt rushed to intervene, praises the king, and claims Roosevelt’s policy worsened the crisis while labeling him ill suited to discuss true justice in peace.
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Bologna
U.P
Roosevelt
Turkey backs France in British French security front
An authoritative source said Turkey informed France she would stand firmly behind her allegiance to the British French security front. The statement reflects Ankara's support amid regional alignment during the late August period.
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Turkey
France
Paris
U.P
Belgians worry as diplomats blamed for looming war
In Brussels August 25 a street survey finds Belgians pessimistic about escaping a new war. Citizens blame diplomats for complacency, compare Germans to a stubborn tooth to be pulled, and fear mobilization and isolation if conflict returns.
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Brussels
U.P
Pierre Dreve
Foreign Office
Pierre
Paul Alan
Palace Hotel
Paul
Leo Gorts
Belgium
Jacques Monne
St. Gudule Cathedral
Lise Fabry
Little Hitler Foerster Joins Danzig’s Nazi Leadership
Albert Foerster, Nazi district leader in Danzig, is described as a “Little Hitler.” A Bavarian by birth, he walks talks and scowls like Hitler and has strong ties to Berchtesgaden and the Reich. The piece notes Foerster’s influence, travel to London, and rumors of a duel with Arthur Greiser.
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Bivins
Southwestern Public Service Company
John McKnight
C. 8. Lambie Company
Polk Street
Fifth Avenue
Milton Bronner
London
Hitler
Albert Foerster
Danzig
Goebbels
Foerster
der Fuehrer
Bavaria
Nazi Party
Hermann Rauschning
Rauschning
Arthur Greiser
Senate
Berchtesgaden
Reich
Germany
Greiser
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