Meeting Powers Held In France To Renew Pledge
Paris report says the allied supreme council met in France with British Prime Minister Chamberlain and French Premier Edouard Daladier in attendance. Daladier and Gamelin represented France while Chamberlain and Lord Chatfield represented Britain. The conference affirmed France and Britain will devote all power and resources to the conflict and pledged to aid Poland in its resistance to invasion.
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Paris
Allied Supreme Council
Chamberlain
Edouard Daledier
Supreme Council
Neville Chamberlain
Lord Chatfield
Defense Coordination
Great Britain
M. Daladier
Maurice Gustav Gamelin
National Defense General Staff
Britain
Poland
Nazi Units Break Through Lines East of Warsaw
Berlin reports German mechanized units broke Polish lines east of Warsaw and moved south to cut off defenses of the Polish capital. From the north, forces crossed the Warsaw Bialystok railroad about 120 miles northeast of Warsaw, near the Bug river. Armored scouting parties reached the Warsaw Siedlce line southeast of the capital.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Bialystok
Bug River
Warsaw-Siedice
Mine sinks two ships survivors say in Danes waters
Esbjerg Denmark Sept 12 Survivors report a mine sunk the 2795 ton sailing vessel Olive Bank out of Mariehamn Finland with 14 men lost. Earlier reports say the British steamship Inverliffey was sunk by a submarine and its crew rescued by the American freighter R G Stewart, per the ministry of information.
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Mariehamn
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London
Inverliffey
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President and Rayburn discuss date for special session
President Roosevelt spoke by telephone with House Majority Leader Sam Rayburn at his home about a date for a special session of Congress and other matters. Rayburn declined to announce when the session would convene, saying the president would make any announcement.
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Congress
Warriors Scrimmage Ahead of September 22 Opening Game
Forty Bonham Purple Warriors worked under a broiling sun in preparation for the season opener against Whitesboro on September 22 in Bonham. Coach May noted a young, inexperienced squad built from last year’s reserves, with six lettermen returning. A first scrimmage under lights is set for Thursday at 7:30 pm, followed by a ten game schedule featuring several North Texas powers.
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Denton
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Sulphur Springs
Honey Grove
Eherman
Gainesville
First Move for Disciplining Radio In America
The Federal Communications Commission ordered WMCA New York to justify why its license should not be revoked for alleged interception and broadcast of secret government messages from Germany and Great Britain The action marks the first government move toward disciplining radio since the European war began Berlin Germany to ration bread via cards effective Sept 25 official Gazette Ottawa Canada election officials estimate about 6 600 000 men and women will be eligible to vote in the next general election
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New York
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Great Britain
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Windsors Arrive In England in Ceremonial Reception
London dispatch reports the Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived in England and will stay at Maj. Edward Dudley Metcalfe's Colemans Hatch home in Sussex. They did not fly here, and the Duke was properly received with a ceremonial role considered. Metcalfe was the Duke's best man at the 1936 wedding.
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England
Edward Dudley Metcalfe
Coleman’s Hatch
Sussex
Paris
United Press
Major Metcalfe
World Markets Show Demand Lifts Stocks and Dow
New York Sept 12 Listed stocks added over a billion dollars to market value as steel shares jumped up to $11 a share leading a wild advance in war babies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 4.25 points to a peak not seen since late November, marking a 16.5 percent gain since Aug 31. Volume reached 4.68 million, up from 3.51 million Friday. Buying surged from across the nation amid a ship embargo belief.
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New York
United
Brief War Bulletins From The Western Front And Beyond
War dispatches report French infantry advancing two to four miles on the Northern Front near the Saar, with action on German soil and French gains near Blieskastel, Pirmasens, and Zweibrücken. Polish troops defend Modlin as Warsaw suburbs face German pressure, while Polish forces concentrate east of the Vistula. A British steamer Firby is torpedoed northwest of the Hebrides. rescue efforts aid the liner Penn. Britain vows no peace with a Hitler-led regime. Goering backs the front. talks of a possible Franco-British no separate peace continue amid restrictive diplomacy.
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Fannin Baptist Workers Meet Leonard First Sept 1
The Fannin County Raptor Workers Conference will meet at the First Baptist Church of Leonard on Monday September 1. The program runs all day starting at 7 19 am with Rev B W Marshall delivering the 11 o clock sermon and Rev F Sansom of Bonham Calvary Baptist urging broad church participation. officials expect a large attendance.
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Bonham Calvary Baptist Church
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B P W Affiliation formed by local women in Bonham
A women’s Business and Professional Women club organized in Bonham with 74 members at Oleta Yarbrough’s home. Officers elected include Yarbrough president Miller first vice president Roberts secretary Lowrey treasurer Reid parliamentarian Pate reporter. Charter open to November 14 with diverse committees and plans for regular meetings on the second and fourth Fridays.
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Mise Yarbrough
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Allene Batley
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Coveh
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Men Smith
Oleta Yarbrough
Alene Antwine
Donnell Hood
Sara Chapman
Dorothy Roberts
Bessie Mae Orenduff
Marian Johnson
Frances Richards
Virginia Lemmons
Five felons rebel at Huntsville prison farm incident
At Huntsville Texas on Sept 12 two convicts were shot and killed when a group of five felons attempted to breach a wire fence at the nearby prison farm. Victims identified as Ben Canesten and Norman Moly were inmates awaiting sentences for robbery and burglary. Police recaptured FJ Paso inmates Ammacio Rodrigues and others after the clash, while Alberto Orieliga remains at large.
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Ben Canesten
Marrs County
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el Prey
Ammacio Rodrigues
Paso
Alberto Orieliga
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Warsaw Battle Rages as Germans Suffer Heavy Losses
Unirec Press reports heavy casualties in Poland as German forces claim 15,000 dead and over 75,000 wounded in the drive toward Warsaw. Neutral observers corroborate mass casualties on both sides amid Polish resistance and failed German attempts to encircle the capital.
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Madrid
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Vistula River
British Forces Reach French Soil Under Censorship
British expeditionary troops crossed to France with official censorship on troop movements. Trains and transports arrived and departed from a British port with steady regularity, signaling the presence of British soldiers on French soil.
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London
France
Thompson Opposes Increase In East Texas Oil Output
Ernest Thompson, chairman of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, opposed a new proration order in East Texas that would lift production by about 106000 barrels daily. The Fast Texa field was shut for two days for pressure tests as a new production formula was prepared. when it reopens Thursday, output is expected to rise. Thompson warned a higher top allowable could harm the field by reducing pressure.
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Texas
Chamber of Commerce Postpones September Meeting
The Bonham Chamber of Commerce postpones its regular September gathering due to conflicting dates in town. Meeting will be held on call of the president and the usual agenda will not be conducted.
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Bonham Chamber of Commerce
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