Nazi Claims Advance In Poland War Fronts
Warsaw and Berlin trumpet gains while censorships cloud the truth. Berlin reports storming Jablonka pass and occupation of Teschen as German forces push deeper into Poland, and Warsaw notes German air attacks as Polish troops hold at the frontier amid civilian casualties and evacuations.
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Jablonka Pass
Poland
Germany
United States
Gazette
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Warsaw
German High Command
Teschen
Klobuck
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Wieruszow
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Dirschau
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Beubhen
Upper Silesia
Bugs Sees Europe As Boy Hesitating At Dentist Door
Cartoonist Bugs Baer compares Europe to a boy with a toothache at the dentist’s door. He suggests the impending pain is inevitable and criticizes ongoing peace talks as tedious and futile. The piece imparts a wary view of continuous peace conferences and the cost of inaction.
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Bugs
Europe
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Roosevelt at neutrality policy decision delayed
White House secretary Stephen Early said President Roosevelt would not rush a neutrality proclamation or Congress reconvening to revise neutrality laws. A radio address was planned to outline intentions as European events shift, with Hull noting the kaleidoscopic situation and no detail comment pending clarification.
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Stephen Early
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
France
Great Britain
Germany
China
Japan
At & P.m. Cst
State Department
National Defense
Cordell Hull
Hull
Five Petitions Target Cedar Rapids School Budget
Five petitions addressed to the state board of appeals object to the Cedar Rapids school district budget. Filed with the county auditor, the petitions cite 173 signers, more than one fourth of one percent of gubernatorial voters in last election, with total Cedar Rapids and nearby townships voting 18 113. Signers listed include Paul H Huston Horace Hedges Fred H Kubicek John J Wagner and Paul N Clark.
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State Board of Appeals
Cedar Rapids
Bertram
Marion
Monroe
Paul H. Huston
Horace Hedges
Fred H. Kubicek
John J. Wagner
Paul N. Clark
Woman Lived 26 Years as Mercy Hospital Patient Dies
Barbara Uchytil, 61, spent 26 years as a patient at Mercy Hospital, entering in 1913 after a year at home in Tama. She succumbed to arthritis near Toledo, and her body was moved to Mason's Funeral Home in Tama. Her husband John W. Uchytil and son William George Uchytil survive, with continued coverage on Page 2.
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Mercy Hospital
Tama
John W. Uchytil
Toledo
Mason
William George Uchytil
Polish air raids kill 130 as invasion escalates
Warsaw reports 130 people dead in 94 German raids on homes and towns since invasion began. Civilians bombed or machine-gunned on highways as fighting intensifies. Havaz notes 25 minute raid over Warsaw with German planes at 5 05 p m and withdrawal at 5 30 p m after Polish fighters engage at 4500 feet.
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Warsaw
Poland
Miana
Mlawa
Polish Telegraph Agency
Paris
Havag
Havas
German Troops Link Forces Near Graudenz in Corridor Push
German troops advancing from Pomerania and East Prussia united southwest of Graudenz to close the bottleneck of the Polish Corridor. The official report, issued at 4 45 p.m. Berlin time, confirms the joint maneuver by opposing fronts.
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Berlin
INS
Pomerania
Prussia
Graudenz
Kant on Perpetual Peace Revisited in 1795 Reflections
The article reviews Immanuel Kant's 1795 work Perpetual Peace noting its ideas such as republican constitutions and publicity of agreements. It argues Kant’s vision is distant as nations delay war, calling peace treaties only suspensions of hostilities and viewing the vision as eclipsed.
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Copernicus
Germany
Republic
Goorge Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Kant
Moscow Names Schkwarzev Ambassador to Berlin
A Moscow dispatch reports Alexander Schkwarzev named ambassador to Berlin to replace Alexei Merekalov who has been absent in Moscow for three months. Merekalov will receive another post.
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Berlin
Moscow
Alexander Schkwarzev
Alexei Merekalov
Merekalov
Hitler backs Roosevelt on bombing limits pledge
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler unconditionally accepts President Roosevelt’s proposal to refrain from bombing undefended cities and to limit raids to military targets. Hitler notes his Reichstag speech and says the German air force will restrict actions to military objectives, calling for reciprocal restraint from opponents.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Hitler
Prisoners Freed At Pentonville For War Time
London reporters say many short term inmates were released from Pentonville prison on Saturday due to the probability of war. Long term prisoners will be moved to prisons outside London as part of the measures.
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London
Pentonville
Berlin Hears Peace Offer Holds War Key
Reports from Berlin say Mussolini proposed a conference with Germany Poland Britain France and Italy to seek a peaceful solution to the crisis. Hitler allegedly ordered caution near the Maginot line while Britain and France weigh German moves and Poland’s status remains unsettled.
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Adolf Hitler
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Winston Churchill
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Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Col Knox Urges Support of F. R.
Col Frank Knox publisher of the Chicago Daily News and 1936 Republican vice presidential nominee urged Americans to give whole hearted undivided support to President Roosevelt during the European crisis in a Chicago editorial on Saturday.
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Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Roosevelt
American Press Urges U. S. Stay Out Of War
Editorials from major papers urge the United States to remain out of the European conflict while noting the war's grave economic and moral stakes. Calls include keeping governments to their duties and supporting a speedy settlement while avoiding entanglement.
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U. S
Britain Delays War Declaration as Talks Continue
Paris sets Sunday 3 a.m. CST as Hitler reply deadline to the first ultimatum on Poland. In London Chamberlain signals a final address to Parliament as Britain weighs another ultimatum while Mussolini’s peace proposal is discussed with France and Italy.
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Great Britain
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House of Lords
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Poland
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Danzig
Britain
Arthu Greenwood
Greenwood
France
Frisco Aviator Sets Bendix Racing Record
Frank Fuller, a San Francisco manufacturer, set a Bendix race record for the 2042 mile route from Burbank to Cleveland. He averaged 282.098 mph, breaking the previous 258 mph record from 1937. Official time was 7 hours 14.19 minutes.
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Frank
Fuller
San Francisco
Burbank Calif
Jacqueline Cochran
Shaffers Seek Passage Home From London To Bath
The Van Vechten Shaffer family, missing from local circles since the war, left London for Bath today to await a ship bound for America. They hope to sail on an American-bound liner and were reported by Reginald Figge, banker, with information from Mrs Elizabeth Hull of New York. Local neighbors O N Elliott and Mrs Elliott were also abroad in Ireland, seeking return passages.
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Reginald Figge
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
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Elizabeth Hull
New York City
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Evanston
M. M. Ogden
Tacoma Wash
Europe
Refugees Stalled as He de France Sails Delayed
More than 1000 American refugees from war threatened Europe remain stranded at Le Havre as the French liner He de France is halted by a government order just as she was to depart. The embassy says the ship will sail eventually.
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