FDR Expected To Avert Rail Labor Strike
A nationwide rail road labor vote favored a walkout by 950,000 workers but President Roosevelt is expected to delay any paralysis. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen ordered 160,000 members to quit at 12:01 a.m. October 1 after a 15 percent wage cut plan. Telegraphers and other unions were tallying ballots as fate hung on a 60 day postponement to December 1.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Railroad
A. F. Whitney
Ceri
Labor Proposes Defense Action At AFL Meeting
Labor leaders propose measures to boost national defense and protect the Panama Canal from sabotage as the 1938 AFL gathering in Houston opens. The machinists’ delegation advances resolutions calling for the removal of all alien workers from skilled jobs in the canal system and urges broader naval strength beyond existing limits.
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Europe
Organized Labor
Panama Canal
American Federation of Labor
Machinists
Federation
Metal Trades Division
Navy
U. S
Willie Willis Quotation Sparks Mixed Reactions
A comical line attributed to Willie Willis portrays cousin Bill as a clever fool, delivering a humorous critique of intelligence. The remark plays on the idea of wit and naivety, drawing local amusement and prompting lighthearted chatter among residents.
Hopes of Averting War Fade in France
Paris reports near complete French mobilization with about two million troops ready. Cabinet emergency session planned as reserves are called to bolster defense along German and Italian borders. International mood dark. Roosevelt appeal may not avert looming global conflict. Americans in Paris seek to depart for the United States amid escalating tensions.
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Paris
INS
France
Germany
Husier
Hitler
Sudetenland
Europe
Roosevelt
U. S
Maternity Home Visited by Real Stork
In Fresno California a large stork landed at a maternity home at sunset and built a nest in shrubs, but no babies were delivered. Mrs Harold Nygren, owner, reported the incident as proof that anything can happen on a quiet evening in late September.
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Real Stork
Fresno
Cal
Harold Nygren
Roosevelt Appeals for Peace Across Nations
President Roosevelt issued a dramatic call for peace praised by Britain France and Czechoslovakia while Berlin offered no immediate reply as Hitler warned of seizing the Sudeten region if Czechs did not comply. The secretary of state distributed the message at 3 am to Hitler Benes and others warning of unspeakable horror if hostilities began.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt
State Department
Hitler
Benes
Poland
Unbaary
Nip-Tack Battle Lights Up Charity Football Clash
In Charleston, the Bears and Los Angeles Bulldogs meet at Laidley Field tonight in a charity game after gala ceremonies. Promoter Henderson Peebles expects 12,000 fans, with $1.25 to $4.20 tickets remaining. The venue’s new lighting passed a Friday test, promising a standout event for the city.
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Los Angeles Bulldogs
Laidley
Charleston
Laidley Field
Henderson L. Peebles
Rae Ese
Chicago
Peebles
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Laidley Field Stadium Corporation
Bulldogs
Thera
Desert Czechs and Allies Told Of War Risk
Rome radio and public boards watched Italian leaders frame the Czechoslovakia crisis as a Germany driven aggression. Virginio Gayda in Italy outlined a German plan to seize Sudeten lands, prompting fears of a broader clash as Mussolini urged France and Britain to abandon Czechoslovakia to avert war.
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Czechoslovakia
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Verona
France
Great Britain
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Mary Pickford Urges Women to Stage War Sitdown Strike
Mary Pickford, at a Greenbrier luncheon in White Sulphur Springs, calls for a coordinated world women’s sitdown strike to prevent war. She acknowledges risks in such a plan yet urges women to withdraw from offices, factories, stores, and homes to compel men to refuse fighting.
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Mary Pickford
White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier
Buddy Rogers
Hitler Warns Sudetenland Invasion If Demands Unmet
Hitler threatened immediate war to seize the Sudetenland unless Prague surrenders by Saturday. He addressed 30,000 cheering followers and radio audiences, challenging Czechoslovakia while Britain France and Soviet Russia faced a possible German invasion. Roosevelt and Chamberlain urged peace as Benes faced a stark choice between war and diplomacy.
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Great Britain
France
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Hungary Praises Hitler Address in Closed Budapest Event
In Budapest a government press chief called Hitler's speech the best for Hungary. He stated it showed how Hungarians and Poles suffer under Czech rule and what they demand. The address was heard behind closed curtains during Budapest's first blackout exercise as part of an air raid precaution drill.
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Fuehrer
Ias
President Calls Cabinet to Scan War Situation
President Roosevelt ordered an emergency cabinet meeting to prepare the nation economically and financially against potential involvement in a European war. Officials say German actions and a threatening speech may shape the U.S. response as Britain, France, and Czechoslovakia pledge efforts to arbitrate the Sudetenland dispute. Berlin had not yet replied by late hour.
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INS
Roosevelt
Germany
Czechoslovakia
France
Britain
Hitler
State Department
Chamberlain
Da[lscher
Benes
Sudetenland
Berlin
Vast Russian Air Force to Aid Czechs
London dispatch says the Soviet Union would place all available air force units at Prague’s disposal if Germany attacks Czechoslovakia. The United States Air Force is credited with about 5,000 first line aircraft.
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London
London Daily Mail
Geneva
Russia
Britain
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Prague
War Talk Dominates Westchester Party Conversation
N Y Sept 26 In a quiet Westchester house gathering old friends lingered past 2:30 am as London broadcasts confirm war has not begun yet Yet the European crisis dominates chatter from Stork Club to subways with fears of gas masks and a lack of government in Germany reflected in casual remarks about war and safety
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Inez Robb
Purchase
N. Y
Westchester County
Germany
England Offers Moral Responsibility On War Transfer Plan
British Prime Minister Chamberlain, in a desperate bid to avert war, proposes a prompt transfer arrangement to Germany conditional on Hitler’s agreement to invading Czechoslovakia. The statement frames England as morally responsible for ensuring the program is carried out, with reports of British veterans in police areas during the transfer. William Hillman reports from London.
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England
William Hillman
INS
London
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Fuehrer
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Berlin
Hitler Holds War Council Over Sudetenland Crisis
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler convened a war council after threatening to seize Sudetenland if Czechoslovakia does not surrender by Saturday. Britain and France, backed by the Soviet Union, prepare for potential conflict as authorities seek civilian air raid protection and possible policing by British volunteers.
Joy Expressed By Sudeten Germans Over Hitlers Move
In ASCH Czechoslovakia-sept 36 Adolf Hitler pledged sovereignty over Sudetenland prompting widespread elation among Sudeten Germans. Konrad Henlein arrived with five busloads of fighters. crowds packed market square and cinemas to hear the Berlin speech. British reporters were ordered out of Ash amid tense central European developments as midnight traffic shifted to the right side of the road.
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Germany
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Berlin
Konrad Henlein
Henlein
London
Britain
Manu
Benes to address nation by radio at 5 PM today
President Edouard Benes of Czechoslovakia will speak to the American public by radio from Prague this afternoon. He is to appear on the Mutual Columbia and National networks from 5 to 5 30 PM via short wave, announced the stations.
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