Germany War Moves as Poland Refuses Pact Terms
Adolf Hitler proclaimed war on Poland after Warsaw rejected his 16 point plan. Germany massed forces in East Prussia and the Tatra region while air activity and a German-Russian nonaggression pact move stirred Europe. Britain and France pledge aid to Poland as Italy readies for war and Pope Pius XII appeals for peace. President Roosevelt orders red alert across naval and army commands.
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Germany
Poland
Warsaw
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Hitler
Arf
Berlin
Tatra Mountains
Slovakia
East Prussia
Danzig
Reich
Forster
Free City
Moscow
Great Britain
Pomorze
London
Free City of
Bohemia
Moravia
France
Edouard Daladier
Paul Reynaud
Cesar Campinchi
Daladier
Georges
England
Italy
Pius XII
Outlook Good for Business Amid War Conditions Says Bank Magazine
The Banking magazine reports a generally hopeful business outlook despite war factors. It cites four positives a better public opinion about business, surprising improvement during summer, low inventories, and that war conditions are seen as a normal factor, while noting trade remains below two years ago. It also covers General Drum condemning training and supply deficiencies in the Army and calls for improved staff work and manpower.
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Banking
Magazine
Safeguards Expanded for Panama Canal Defense
Washington officials say extra guards have been posted at strategic locks and control houses along the Panama Canal as a precaution amid a broad defense buildup. The measures accompany new air bases, anti aircraft batteries, coast defenses, larger garrisons and more locks, and are treated as military secrets. Similar vigilance has been extended to key war materiel plants in recent months.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Army
Navy
War Resources Board Oversees U S Steel For War Aim
The War Resources Board directs United States Steel and allied industries to convert from peacetime production to wartime output, guiding swift industrial shifts. Leading industrialists assist in coordinating the national effort.
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War Resources Board
Mak
United States Steel Corporation
Stettinus
Sey
Sicily on the brink of major Italian development
The article outlines a plan by the Italian government to intensify development in Sicily through breaking up large estates, irrigation projects, and large-scale construction. It notes Sicily’s size, dense population, scattered villages, and historic economic constraints from absentee ownership and outside competition.
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Sicily
Mediterranean Sea
Europe
Louisiana
Mount
Etna
Ais
Syracuse
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Colombia Leads South American Aviation Service
Colombia has developed an extensive air network surpassing other South American nations. The system spans the Andean highlands and jungle regions, connecting key cities and delivering rapid mail and passenger service since 1919. The country hosts 17 busy airlines serving a population one sixteenth that of the United States, with major mining and gem trade underpinning international commerce.
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Pre Mational Giis
de Oig
Colombia
Andes
Orinoco River
South America
Mexico
Rio Grande
Federal District
United States
U. S
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Redin
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Greece
Athens
Teutonic
Garibaldi
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Tunisia
Clark & Reid CO
Green
Cambridge
Tre
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Harvard Square
Kirkland
Donahue
J. J. Donahue
Drummond
Boston
Hartnett
T. J. Hartnett
Mass Ave
KIR
McClure
Fish Service
New Place
Brookline ST
Cor
Green Sea Food Center
Central SQ
NEW College
Harvard Sqt
Bay ST
Bruogs
Armenian Rug CO
Cambridge ST
Allston
Harvard Bazar
Daniel F. O’brien
Massachusetts Avenue
Hancock
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