Sublette Feed and Supply Blaze Hits Bluefield District
Fire Destroys three Sublette buildings in Bluefield wholesale district with losses around 150000 dollars. Nine hoses battled the stubborn blaze as crews feared collapse and expected the firm to resume operations after temporary shutdown. Firefighters recalled, police controlled crowds and traffic while investigators sought origin.
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Bluefield
Sublette Feed and Supply Company
Bluefields
Mahood
Bluefield State Teachers’ College
Bluefield Avenue
Pendnce
Hove
J. Sublette
Newts
Sai
Major Offensive Develops on Western Front
French forces pressed forward despite German counter-attacks and reportedly advanced up to four miles in a sector while capturing four German towns. German patrols briefly crossed into France before retreating back across the frontier.
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Western Front
Charles Foltz, JR
Basel
Switzerland
Defenders Halting Nazi Advance At Two Polish Fronts
Polish forces trapped in a 24 mile pocket west of Warsaw and in battles near Lodz repelled German forces, while Warsaw and surrounding areas endured heavy fighting. German predictions of Warsaw's fall met with Polish resistance as France and Britain reinforced for a prolonged conflict.
President Roosevelts action suspends sugar quotas
President Roosevelt announced the suspension of sugar quota limits on the domestic market citing increased world demand and unusual purchases by consumers. Officials say the move adds about 500000 tons to supply and may push wholesale prices down or keep them steady as refiners and wholesalers adjust.
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America
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Eero
French Advance on Bitche Plateau Front Spreads
Paris dispatch reports French and German forces clashing along a 100 mile Western front from the Saar to the Rhine with attacks persisting despite German resistance. General Maurice Gamelin directs main effort toward the Bitche plateau area east of the Sand.
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Germany
Saar River
Paris
Bitche
Saar
Vosges Mountains
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Ainst Riea
Genera
Rhine
Eden declares Naziism must be crushed in all-out war call
Anthony Eden told a wartime radio audience that Nazism and its creed must be banished, with no compromise. He warned Hitler chose naked aggression and Britain will fight to the bitter end, reviewing prewar diplomacy and noting German dissimulation.
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Anthony Eden
London
Chamberlain
Dominions
Fuehrer
Hitler
Britain
Great Britain
Eden
Ried
Oes
Italy Sending Men to Libya In European War Debate
Rome reports that Italian troops arrived in Naples in long columns in olive gray with khaki sun helmets. Diplomatic circles question whether Premier M contemplates a back door war and potential moves toward Tunisia as France stabilizes the western front, though official Italy offered no comment.
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Rome
Italy
Naples
Questheth Tron
France
Borah Vows Ten Hight Changes in Neutrality Policy
Senator Borah pledges a bitter fight and no compromise if Congress is called for a special session to enact Roosevelt's neutrality program. He warns such action could drag the nation into war, as debate begins in Washington with Republicans backing the administration while others seek a more limited approach.
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Washington
Borah
R-Ida
Roosevelt
Senate
Britons Desire to Move Forward with War Efforts
London observers report widespread public anxiety to “get on with it” and support reinforced British action against Hitler. Despite official statements, no naval or military announcements were made by nightfall as Britain endures the ninth day of the crisis.
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Fred Vanderschmidt
London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Yes
Nye Oes Ment
Berlain
Europe
Nazis Lengthen Lead In War on High Seas
The Germans extended their lead in sea warfare with multiple torpedoed ships and rescued crews. British tanker Blairlogie, and Firby were struck off the Irish and Hebrides coasts, while Gastavon survivors reached the Azores after a submarine attack 300 miles off Ushant. The Scanpenn reported aiding the Gastavon crew as rescue efforts continued.
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Associated Press
Irish
Hebrides Islands
Scotland
Horta
Azores
Germany
Freeway Up
Regd
Vorapuer
Denmark
New York
Ha Gastavon
Ushant
France
Lloyd’s Register
Gastavon
St Ewn
Gart Line
Gibraltar
German forces claim major Polish battle near Warsaw
Berlin reports a decisive engagement around Warsaw as German high command accurate in advancing toward Modlin and the Vistula crossing. German communiques describe annihilation of Polish troops while Voelkischer Beobachter posts a dramatic banner amid claims of Poznan nearing fall.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Modlin
History edition plans mark Bluefield Telegraph progress
The Mercer county Circuit Court issued Bluefield a certificate of incorporation on November 20, 1899. A special commemorative edition is planned to celebrate fifty years since the city’s founding and its rapid growth, with editor Hugh I. Shott expected to present the city’s history.
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Hugh I. Shott
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Warsaw Radio declares German siege halted by Polish defense
Warsaw radio reported the German invasion halted dead in Warsaw as Polish troops formed lines along the Vistula and rivers Narew and Bug. The announcer said Warsaw faced intensified bombing but held back the attackers with a fan shaped defense extending toward the Slovak frontier.
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Budapest
Warsaw
Poland
Vistula
San
Narew
Bug
Battle for City Held War's Bloodiest
German forces west of Warsaw press a counter attack against 50 000 to 60 000 Polish troops retreating from Poznan corridor near Lodz. Blaskowitz command launches dawn artillery and a 2 pm air bombardment as the Arrow armored division moves toward Warsaw in what is described as the war’s bloodiest battle.
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Silesia
Warsaw
Melvin K. Whiteleather
Lodz
Johannes Blaskowitz
Poznan
Piatek
Leczyca
Piotrkow
Tomaszow
Rawa
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LITH
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Warsaw Radio
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