War and policy notes amid looming conflict in Europe
A column questions Roosevelt's national emergency steps and wartime prep while debating American sympathy for Britain and France. It critiques Mexico oil dealings, Germany's invasion, and Poland's fate, urging clear thinking to avoid entanglement and warning against propaganda drawing the U.S. into war.
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White House
Roosevelt
Mexico
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Cardenas
Hitler
German Forces Enter Warsaw Reported as Berlin Hails Take
Soviet and Allied reports describe German motorized units entering Warsaw with Berlin signaling possible fall of the Polish capital. France and Britain prepare major offensives, while Polish defense focuses on delaying tactics and withdrawing toward the east as German plans encircle key cities.
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Paris
Berlin
Warsaw
Fortitude and Fellowship In Daily Life
The author promotes two new books from Dr Newton a daily life series and a companion titled The Stuff of Life totaling over 700 essays on faith hope and courage. The message urges fortitude and fellowship to face life’s ups and downs guided by faith toward life eternal.
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Emerson
Eterna
Train wreck near Marion injures seven
A westbound Chicago to Omaha Milwaukee Road Arrow collided with freight cars one mile east of Marion at 12 28 am Friday injuring seven people, one seriously. Engineers and crew include Leo Goss and Arthur Hutchins among the injured with multiple fractures, burns, and cuts. All were taken to St Luke's hospital. Hutchins and Seaman were dismissed later Friday.
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Carl Doeser
Chicago
Omaha
Milwaukee Road
Arrow
Marion
Leo Goss
Savanna
Arthur Hutchins
Tenth Street
Milwaukee
William Haggie
Deerfield
St Luke's Hospital
Buffum and Holly
Hutchins
Seaman
Goss
Don Condon
Condon
St. Luke's Hospital
Babe Zimmerman
French armies press toward Siegfried line frontier advances reported
Paris dispatch says the French high command reports units moving through wooded approaches to the Siegfried line on the German border. The war ministry issued communique No. 9 detailing new local advances and strengthening the spearhead near the frontier.
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Paris
Siegried
War Ministry
England
Herring Calls U S Not Neutral But Must Act
Des Moines AP Clyde L. Herring told a chamber crowd that the United States cannot remain neutral as the European crisis escalates. He urged Congress to convene a special session to declare neutrality for a country that is not truly neutral, arguing action is needed to avoid war while preserving American goodness.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Chamber of Commerce
Europe
Congress
Shaffers Sail for the United States
Van Vechten Shaffer president of Guaranty Bank and Trust and his wife and two daughters Mary and Susan sail for the United States today. A note received by cashier Reginald B Figge confirms the departure. Details on boat name and embarkation port not provided. Last heard from them at Weston-Super-Mare in England.
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van Vechten Shaffer
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Britain to use belligerent rights to cut war materials
The British ministry of information said Britain will exercise belligerent rights to prevent war materials reaching Germany. In the Netherlands 29 of 51 aboard a minesweeper were killed when an explosion sank the vessel off the West Frisian islands.
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New York
Jean Jadot
Raedwmarine Corporation
Regent Tiger
Jean Dadot
High Sea
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Lisbon
Manaat
Portugal
Banamine
Greece
Kosth
Bast
Lebendon
Vigo Spum
Olinda
Uruguay
Athena
Ireland
Sweden
Bosnia
Scotland
German Troops Bitterly Discontented in Siegfried Line
London reports bitter discontent among German soldiers in the Siegfried line over crowded dugouts poor ventilation and food shortages. A British ministry communique lists four complaints and notes a Reichsmark reward for reporting discontent.
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London
INL
Siegfried Line
Ministry of Information
Germany
Hot Stove Cannot Keep Us From Pie Says Bugs Baer
In a playful 1920s style column Arthur Baer jokes about Wall Street mania and paper profits. He muses on six million share days where markets churn like cuffed band leaders, yet the pie in the oven remains enticing.
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Bugs
Baer
Roosevelt Acts To Reinforce U S Defenses Anew
President Roosevelt declares the United States will not enter a wartime footing while outlining steps to strengthen peacetime defenses. Proclamation boosts armed forces gradually and authorizes selective mobilization in the army navy and other services. The plan includes embassy and security measures and keeps economic defenses non wartime.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Windsors Leave For England For War Service
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor departed Cannes for England, ending nearly three years in exile. The abdicated king returns at King George VI’s request to aid in the war against Germany, with the duke likely to join a British regiment on arrival.
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France
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
England
George VI
Germany
London Star
Proclamation of National Emergency Under Neutrality Rules 1939
President Franklin D Roosevelt proclaims a limited national emergency for neutrality enforcement and strengthening defense within peacetime authorities. The proclamation cites the 1939 Sept 4 neutrality act and directs future directives as needed to safeguard the United States while observing peace time limits.
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Europe
Washington
United States
Welles
Panama
Union of South Africa
Germany
Cane
Ins
United States of America
Franklin D Roosevelt
Amerende
Cordell Trull
HOLC Announces Interest Rate Reduction to 4 2 Percent
Washington based HOLC announced Friday that its mortgage interest rate will drop to 4.2 percent, effective October 16. All payments due on or after that date will be accepted at the new rate, per Chairman John W Fahey.
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Washington
Home Owners Loan Corporation
John Wo Fahey
New York
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Wallace
Wallace outlines 1940 farm program with acreage limits
Secretary Wallace said 1940 crop programs willrestrict planting with little expansion despite war demand. He emphasized continued acreage limits for cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco, rice, potatoes, peanuts and vegetables to preserve price stability and support $725 million in benefits and loans.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
White House
Murphy
Agriculture Department
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