Germany declares Poland danger zone as war moves near
Berlin announces forceful action and a naval blockade around Gdynia in response to alleged Polish frontier violations. Danzig reunification proclaimed by Albert Forster. German troops ordered to meet force with force. foreigners warned away from Polish areas. Schools closed. Baltic transit restricted. foreign vessels warned of peril.
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Poland
Yon Hitler
Gdynia
Baltic
Danzig
Hitler
Tatra Mountains
East Prussia
Germany
Baltic Sea
Polish
War Ministries
Surplus Crops May Aid Allies Amid War Financing Talks
President Roosevelt and Jesse Jones discussed how surplus farm commodities might be financed for Allied purchases through the Import Export Bank if war expands. Jones noted RFC and bank exemptions from the Johnson Act and mentioned broad European interest in buying U S goods, with financing hurdles lingering.
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RFC
Jones
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bank
U. S
Warren Lee Pierson
Spain
Warsaw
Pierson
Poland Rejects Hitler Peace Terms Over Danzig and Pomorze
Warsaw reports Poland rejects immediate return of Danzig and plebiscite in Pomorze. government emphasizes Poland will keep Pomorze and rights, with renewed determination to resist Nazi demands. Ten Germans arrested on charges of planning to dynamite Warsaw central station as tensions rise.
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Fuehrer
Hitler
Danzig
Germany
Poland
Pomorze
Tolt
Ritain
Berlin
Howard William Kennard
Jozef Beck
Britain
Central
Gross Sales Tax Doubled Under Fire by Chamber Group
About 50 wholesalers and retailers in Charleston criticized the city council for doubling the gross sales tax. They appointed a six member committee to study the budget and probe whether the increase could have been avoided. Mayor D Boone Dawson defended the council’s action.
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Charleston Chamber of Commerce
D. Boone Dawson
Nazi Defense Council Declared Only Bluff
Insiders say Hitler formed a supreme defense council to shield himself from war criticism. The six members act as targets if public opinion shifts, while Hitler keeps full dictatorship and can shoulder or shed blame as needed. The method mirrors tactics used by Mussolini and other dictators to deflect responsibility.
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W. W. Chaplin
INS
Hitler
Supreme “Defense” Council
Hermann Goering
Rudolph Hess
William Keitel
Army General Staff
Wilhelm Frick
Walther Funk
Hans Heinrich Lammers
Germany
Supreme Council
Pontiff Urges Peace Across Europe
Pope Pius XII sent notes to British French Italian German and Polish envoys seeking new efforts to avert war. He met with Cardinal Maglione at Castel Gandolfo and instructed envoys to present the plea for peaceful settlement of the German Polish crisis.
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Pius XII
Holy See
Vatican
Europe
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Castel Gandolfo
Maglione
Secretariat of State
Senators Tie For Second in MA League Pennant Race
George Diehl pitched seven and one third innings of hitless ball as Charleston's Senators beat Portsmouth Red Birds 5 to 2 at Kanawha park. Bartosch ended Diehl's bid with a single in the eighth. 3,500 witnessed the win, the largest crowd of the season. Akron split a doubleheader with Canton to join Charleston in a second place tie. Springfield beat Dayton to stay within one game of the leaders.
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Charleston
Senators
Portsmouth Red Birds
Kanawha Park
Akron
Diehl
Bartosch
Portsmouth
Red Birds
Springfield
Dayton
Canton
Wings
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Senators' Playoff Chances Are Good
If the Senators win three of six remaining games they finish no lower than fourth even if Dayton wins all its remaining six. Two wins in three with Springfield and at least one of three from Dayton could seal third place and possibly second if Akron falters against Youngstown and Erie.
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Dayton
Springfield
Charleston
Akron
Youngstown
Erie
Special Session Urged to Repeal Arms Embargo
Senator Kenneth McKellar calls on President Roosevelt to convene a special session to repeal the neutrality act provisions that embargo munitions to belligerents. He argues for cash and carry sales to all nations and says current law leaves the U.S. powerless in world affairs, urging changes at once to influence world peace.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Congress
America
U. S
Germany
Japan
McKellar
Crisis Brings Jump In Paris Marriages
Paris reports a sharp rise in marriages as couples hasten to wed before possible wartime separation. The surge reflects public anxiety amid ongoing European hostilities and travel disruptions.
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Paris
British Say German Plan Falls Short in 16 Point Proposal
London reports indicate Britain considers Germany's 16 point plan not a formal reply and remains noncommittal. British cabinet talks planned amid mobilization and evacuation preparations asPoland's reaction and timing cloud prospects for negotiation.
Cow Valuation Varies Widely Across County Lines
State education officials compare property assessments in 55 counties and find cows worth half across Lincoln and Cabell lines, with further drops eastward. They blame flawed local methods and warn inequities could hinder school funding progress amid tighter state aid and local budgets.
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Cabell County
Hvvvie
State Education Association
R. B. Marston
J. W. Roberts
The
Education Association
West Virginia School Journal
Cabell
Boone
Marston and Roberts
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