Congress Sets Sept 21 Session on Neutrality Policy
President Roosevelt called a special session of Congress for September 21 to push his plan for revising the arms embargo with a cash and carry system. He invited leaders from both parties to a White House conference on September 20 to seek national unity amid Europe’s war. Senator Van Nuys signaled support for repeal with safeguards, signaling possible Senate Foreign Relations Committee action.
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Roosevelt
Richard Turner
Washington
Congress
Europe
SHV
VU Av Vvieutu
White House
James A. Farley
Parley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
van Nuys
D-Ind
van Uys
Holt Launches Job Campaign in West Virginia
Charleston September 13. Gov Holt orders a cooperative drive among the unemployment compensation and public assistance agencies to raise relief relief rolls and restore employment. Island Creek Coal plans a six day shift with a substantial hiring and a potential 100000 ton monthly production increase as other southern West Virginia producers consider similar moves.
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Charleston
W. Va
Statehouse
Holt
Johns. Stump Jr
A. W. Garnett
Island Creek Coal Company
J. J. Foster
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
Naval planes begin ocean hop in secrecy to Pearl Harbor
San Diego reports a 2,500 mile non-stop naval transfer flight to Pearl Harbor with secrecy. Waterfront observers noted two jets departed under guarded conditions as the launch area was roped off and officials declined to disclose crew names.
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San Diego
Calif
Diego “ Bay
Pearl Harbor
Navy Department
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Maryland Farmer
John P. Kahl a 44 year old farmer was found hanged from a tree fork at the foot of an embankment in Pullerton Maryland. Medical Examiner Wyse ruled the death accidental after determining a stumble at the embankment led to the fatal strangling fall.
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Pullerton
John P. 1
Farmer
Kahl
W. P. E. Wyse
Squalus Brought Home After Rescue Operation
In Portsmouth New Hampshire crowds watched the submarine Squalus be raised and towed to the navy yard after a perilous test dive disaster It arrived 113 days after the loss of 26 crew members The rescue marked a historic salvage effort with salvage flotilla guiding the submerged vessel up the Piscataqua River and securing it near the wharf The conning tower remained above water as divers and salvage workers prepared for further work aboard the hull
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Navy Yard
Seldon
Ocean's Bottom
Piscataqua River
Sumbarine
Traditiona
Navy
Oldest Store in County Endorses Historic Edition
Mr. H. I. Shott endorses Bluefield fifty year commemorative edition. He recalls Bluefield’s early days with plank walks and winter travel difficulties and lauds the planned special issue for its historical value and city pride.
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H. I. Shott
Bluefield
British Troops Land in France as Daladier Forms War Cabinet
Several hundred thousand British soldiers have landed in France without attack. Daladier reorganizes cabinet to push war effort, naming Pernot to blockade and Dautry to armament, while Bonnet becomes foreign minister. French naval forces respond to submarines as the Saarbruecken area sees gains and no-man's-land maneuvers begin.
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Paris
France
Daladier
Saarbruecken
Germany
National Defense
Georges Pernot
Republican Union Group
Raoul Dautry
French National Railways
Georges Bonnet
Saareguemines
Warndt
Germans Down Dutch Plane by Mistake
The German high command said a German reconnaissance seaplane shot down a Netherlands aircraft off Ameland after misidentifying it. It then rescued four slightly injured Dutch crew members amid rough seas. A second Nazi plane attempted aid but was swamped and beached.
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Gerhigh Command
Netherlands
Ameland
British Believe Nazis May Try to Establish Bases in Americas
London reports the British government believes Germany may attempt to build submarine and air bases in South and Central America. The ministry cites possible Reich threats to bomb unfortified Lakehaitia as a factor in ongoing bombing decisions.
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Americas
London
Germany
South
Central America
Lakehaitia
Ministry of Information
Central
South Americas
Nazis Reply To Naval Blockade
Berlin reports a new contraband law meant as a defense against the English blockade. A decree also relaxes risals regulations as Germany retorts to Allied economic warfare while Britain warns of potential bombing of Polish towns to quell civilian resistance.
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Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland Information Service
Foreign Office
Mines Suspend for Frank Miley Rites
Coal mining paused in northern West Virginia as officials and miners gathered in Fairmont for the funeral of J. Frank Miley, president of United Mine Workers District 31. Union leaders and operators' representatives from southern West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Uniontown, Pa., attended.
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Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
J. Frank Miley
United Mine Workers District 31
Pittsburgh
Uniontown
Athenia Survivors Reach Halifax After Sinking
More than 200 survivors crowded Halifax harbor telling of ten days aboard the City of Flint after abandoning the Athenia. Dozens were treated in a hastily built hospital by doctors and 26 nurses. Survivors described fear and hysteria during rough seas as they sought new passage to American ports.
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Halifax
N. S
Athenia
City of Flint
Montreal
Ty of Flint
New England
American Coast Guard
New York
City of
Plint
Franklin Dexter
Boston
Poland’s Army Retreats East as German Push Intensifies
War dispatch from Lwow describes Poland’s battered forces retreating east after a four‑point breakthrough by Nazi troops. German air raids devastate cities, cut water supplies, and force refugees toward Romania, while front lines bend from the Prussian frontier toward Lwow and Przemysl.
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Daniel Deluce
Lwow
Poland
Germany
San
Vistula
Warsaw
Wyzskow
Deblin
Ula
Lwow the- Przemysl
Jaroslaw
San River Front
Modlin
Fomona
Yunbeck
Klodawa Woutt
Zaradow
Tula
Rumania
Breakfast of death described in trial
Philadelphia report details a deadly breakfast served to four people as Cesare Valenti stands trial for involvement in an insurance murder ring. Testimony via interpreter from Carina Favato describes a potion in coffee and a banquet including wine, steak, eggs, and chicken.
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Philadelphia
Cesare
Jumbo) Valenti
Carina Favato
Charles. Valenti
Warsaw Encircled as German Forces Close on Capital
Berlin reports that Warsaw is completely encircled by German troops. Modlin fortress near the Narew and Vistula rivers is surrounded, with significant enemy advances on Radom, Lwow, and other approaches. German high command claims large prisoner numbers and prepares for bombardment while pressuring communications lines toward Warsaw.
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Louis . Lochner
Berlin
Warsaw
Modlin
Narew
Vistula
Radom
Lightning War Tragedy Grows in Poland
A London dispatch depicts the German blitz on Poland, detailing how air superiority and mechanized forces overwhelmed Polish defenses. It notes failures in front length, mobility, and signals as Warsaw holds out with courage in close combat while air support decimates ground formations.
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Warsaw
Poland
Polish Officials Cross Frontier Reported From Budapest
Eleven Polish officials led by Eugene Kwiatkowski reportedly crossed the southern border into Romania. The party included the head of the Bank of Poland. Observers could not verify Warsaw or Lwow broadcasts as Poland restricted press access from Hungary or Romania.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Budapest
Eugene Kwiatkowski
Rumania
Polszko Bank
Bank of Poland
Tis
Poland
Warsaw
Lwow
Hungary
New Vitamin Treatment For Cancer Described At Conference
Dr J R Davidson of Winnipeg presented a vitamin based cancer treatment using an extract of healthy youthful tissues at the third international congress. He described treating three patients and compared cancer to diabetes in being controllable rather than curable, allowing long periods of relative health.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
J. R. Davidson
Winnipeg
Davidson
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Dienst Aus Deutschland
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Chamberlain
Earl Stanhope
Britain
Allied Supreme War Council
Frank Miley
Tell Experience
James F. King
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Lnow
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Tomaszow
Adolf Hiffeld
Elmer W. Peterson
Ponow
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