Roosevelt Calls Quick Session On War Developments
The White House said submarine actions and the sinking of the Athenia influenced President Roosevelt to summon a swift special session of Congress. Early noted European developments, especially the Athenia disaster, factored into the decision after extensive consultation with congressional leaders. More than 300 Americans were aboard the Athenia when it sank.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen T Early
Athenia
Britain vows to abstain from terrorism against civilians
London September 14 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared in the House of Commons that Britain will never resort to deliberate attacks on women children and other civilians for the purpose of terrorism in response to Germany's warning that it may bomb Polish towns.
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London
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Britain
Woman injured in Melbourne crash sets fracture record
An Australian woman in Royal Melbourne Hospital reportedly set a world medical marathon fracture record after an automobile crash. She sustained fifteen fractures including both thighs, two leg bones in each leg, two bones in one hand, two heel bones, one forearm, another arm, and three ribs. She is recovering.
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Melbourne
Australia
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Blacktopping on 78 South Bonham delayed by test reports
Await test reports on asphalt hold up highway work near Bonham. State engineer says materials from a Denison contractor failed to meet specs, delaying blacktopping on Highway 78 south of Bonham until the test results are received. WPA materials caused the setback and local engineers faced weeks of delay.
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South Bonham
Highway 78
Bonham
Denison
Segmat
Warriors Scrimmage Tonight In Bonham Prep
Whitesboro and Bonham squads prepare for a non conference clash as coach Marshall May fields a green Purple Warriors unit. A 30 player roster includes several holdovers from last season with six letters returning.
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Marshall May
Joa
Whitesboro
Bonham
Orick and
Morriss
Presbyterian Men Meet with Bonham Church in Penni Grayson
The Presbyterian Men's Club of Pennin Grayson Counties will meet tonight with Bonham Presbyterian Church USA. Ladies night. men accompanied by wives and daughters. Guests from fifteen Paris Presbytery churches attend. They sign in at the host church, then proceed to First Christian for fellowship. Dinner at 7 light program with local music. Rev Hoytt Boles of Hemphill Presby Church speaks. Meetings promote fellowship and leadership in rural churches. Bonham church welcomes one and all.
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Pennin-Grayson Counties
Bonham Presbyterian Church
USA
Paris Presbytery
Presbyterian Church
First Christian Church
Hoytt Boles
Hemphill Presbyterian Church of
Fort Worth
Lions Charter Night Banquet Draws Lions From Northeast Texas
The Bonham Lions Club hosts a charter night banquet Friday at 7 30 PM in the First Methodist Church with ladies as honored guests. Lions from several Northeast Texas towns will attend as the club receives its charter from the International Lions Club, district governor from Temple presiding.
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Lions Club
Texas
van Case
International Lions Club
Temple
Lions Clubs
All Back FDR In Request for Change In Law
Fort Worth Texas Sept 14 none of the Texas Congressmen available for comment Wednesday expressed opposition to the cash and carry amendment to the neutrality act expected to be submitted to the special session of Congress called by President Roosevelt for Sept 21 A survey by telephone for Star Telegram shows most Representatives expect passage Sam Rayburn Bonham House majority leader said he received a telegram from Roosevelt asking him to be in Washington Sept 20 for a conference to back the measure Length of the special session depends on Senate opposition Rayburn doubts a filibuster by isolationist Senators He will leave Ponham Monday
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Texas
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Roosevelt
Star-Telegram
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
House
Rosevelt
Washington
Senate
Rayburn
Ponham
Germans Routed In Fierce Counter Of All Polish Forces
An all Polish counteroffensive claimed a decisive victory over German divisions near Warsaw and Lodz. Polish forces reported 1,000 German prisoners taken, with gains against attacks in the Kutno Lowicz area and near Modlin Zegrze. The battle shifted momentum as German troops retreated from positions east of the capital.
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Lwow
Kutno-Lowieg
Vistula
Kutno-Lowicz
Lodz
Kaluzyn
Siedice
Kaluszyn i
Biedice
Britain Seizes 5900 Tons Phosphate From Warrior
Britain tightens control and seizes 5900 tons of phosphate aboard the American steamer Warrior of Mobile. The cargo, described as Florida edible phosphate, was moved to barges at Purfleet and will be sold at public auction under orders of the Marshal of the Admiralty, subject to export restrictions.
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London
Great Britain
Warrior
Mobile
Florida
Purfleet
California lays out sixty three new larding fields
The United States Forest Service plans sixty three new larding fields in California aimed at improving transport routes for firefighters and firefighting equipment across forest districts, with emphasis on mountainous areas.
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San Francisco
California
United Bates Forest Service
Markets Slow Down But Commodities Are Higher At Close
Commodities closed higher while overall markets cooled after a war boom rally. The session showed mixed results in equities with utilities and building stocks gaining, while war-related issues dipped. Bonds were mixed as the dollar strengthened against major currencies.
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United States
Homevelt
Amsterdam Securitie
Paris
London
Nazi High Command Declares Warsaw Encircled and Poland Breached
Berlin reports say French forces faltered on the Western front as German columns sweep through south Poland toward the Romanian and Soviet frontiers. The Radom area yields 60,000 prisoners and 143 guns, while Gdynia surrenders and fighting persists nearby.
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Saar
Poland
Lwow
Warsaw
Radom
Gdynia
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Siegfried Line
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Horbach
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Rumania
L S Will Defend Nationals Rights by Law Hull Says
Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced the United States will shield all nationals rights under international law and will take measures as needed when belligerents violate those rights. Hull emphasized adherence to international law and practical safeguards for Americans abroad.
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L.S
Hull
Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Conditioning of turkeys week earlier this year to require growers attention
Navy plans to recommission 40 of its older destroyers for active patrol under the neutrality program. In Texas, County Agent V. J. Young reports turkey production and prices by state for 1938 and 1939, noting Texas volumes and prices compared to Minnesota California and Colorado, with U.S. average price $275 in 1939.
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Bonham News
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