Roosevelt cites submarine actions in call for quick session
The White House said submarine activities and the sinking of the Athenia helped persuade President Roosevelt to summon Congress to convene September 11. Early noted European developments and the Athenia disaster influenced the decision amid an emergency atmosphere and push to repeal the arms embargo. Roosevelt planned lunch talks with Bernard Baruch to discuss war industry policy.
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United Press
Washington
White House
Athenia
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen T. Early
Early
Warly
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Rural Electrification Agency funds $187,000 for Warren lines
The Rural Electrification Administration allotment of 187000 funds Warren Electric Cooperative to build 172 miles of rural line serving 584 members in Warren and Erie counties. The project chains through Wrightsville Spring Creek and Beaverdam areas, with Northwest Pennsylvania Cooperative extending rural lines nearby. The plan ties into the national milk marketing program amid drought driven price changes affecting Class 1 milk in the New York area.
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Warren Cooperative
West Spring Creek
Rural Electrification Administration
Warren Electric Cooperative
Warren County
Journal Today
W. L. Armitage
Near West Spring Creek
Warren
Erie
Wrightsville Spring Creek
Corry
Northwest Pennsylvania
Suegertown
Beaverdam
REA
C L Clough Dies at Union City
C L Clough 72 longtime Standard Chain Company treasurer and Union City resident died suddenly at home Wednesday afternoon after heart illness. He leaves a daughter Rachael and his wife died last May. Private funeral Friday at 2 p m with Rev Raymond Pitzer Presbyterian pastor conducting at home. burial Evergreen cemetery. Friends may call until noon Friday.
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C. L. Clough
Standard Chain Company
Union City
Clough
Rachael
Raymond Pitzer
Presbyterian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Britain Seizes 5900 Tons Phosphate From US Ship Warrior
Great Britain tightens contraband control and has seized 5900 tons of phosphate aboard the American steamer Warrior of Mobile. Britain also began examining American and other neutral vessels that might carry cargoes to Germany.
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United Press
London
Great Britain
Warrior
Mobile
Germany
Mussolini May Align With Britain Soon Reported
A Mercer Pennsylvania report claims Benito Mussolini will soon join Britain and France, betting Germany’s military power cannot stop Poland, hinting at shifts in European alliances amid wartime tension.
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Mussolini
Britain
Mercer
Great Britain
France
Poland
CodhHin
Europe
Lost Armies Reappear Near Warsaw in Poland Defense
Two lost armies reemerge near Warsaw as part of Poland's defense. Pomorze reports trapped in the Polish Corridor, then moves 100 miles through German land to Modlin to clash with northern invaders. Poznad exits retreat to push Germans out and enable a southern Warsaw counterstrike.
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Poland
Warsaw
Modlin
Poznad
Toda
Gumen
Governor suspends rural school salary raise amid tax ruling
Governor Arthur H. James suspended the plan to raise rural school teacher salaries from 900 to 1000 dollars after the chain store tax was found unconstitutional by Dauphin County Court and upheld by the state supreme court. Maj or Galvin Gilbert, 100, dies at Gettysburg ending Civil War survivor ties. Copperweld Steel plans a 2 million dollar electrical steel plant in Glassport to be ready by year’s start.
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Arthur H. James Tormally
Anget
Dauphin County Court
State Supreme Court
Glassport
Copperweld Steel Co
War Bulletins and Royal Respite Amid Global Tensions
War bulletins note Britain pressing for more effective aid against Germany. The Duke of Windsor spent over an hour at Buckingham Palace then returned to Sussex. The freighter Vancouver City was torpedoed off southwestern England. crew rescued by a Dutch tanker. U.S. reports show food price gains easing after wartime spikes, with lard and beans rising, while officials say shortages are unlikely and prices remain high versus prewar averages. Frances Perkins and Henry A. Wallace defend wage and price policies as consumer demand shifts.
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London
Poland
Germany
Duke of Windsor
Buckingham Palace
Auld
Sussex
New York
Vancouver City
England
U.S
Katten
Atlantic
United States
Frances Perkins
Henry A. Wallace
James Accepts Resignation Of Milk Control Chairman
Gov James accepts Howard Eisaman resignation as chair of the milk control commission in Erie county. Eisaman had offered to resign to Sept 16 but James moved effective date to Aug 28 and removed Eisaman from payroll. Eisaman withdrew, plans to challenge in court to keep his seat if terms not accepted. James said resignation accepted to avoid further confusion, court ruling awaited.
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Gav
Arthur H. James
Howard G. Eisaman
Erie County
Milk Control Commission
Theatter
Hisaman
John .J. Snyder
John M. McKee
James
Eisaman
Bisaman
Progress on Corry Hospital Service Plan at board meeting
Corry Hospital Association directors reported progress on the hospital service plan during a meeting at the Library building. Supt. Margaret Bower and nine directors discussed August totals including 175 patients served, 882 hours, 17 births, 1 major operation, 63 minor procedures, and redecorating needs in the Nurses' Home. The finance committee gained authority to pursue accounts receivable collection and equipment installation timelines.
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Geo Ogres
Whrle
Corry
Corry Hospital Association
Library
Margaret Bower
Brown
Carlson
Elston
Feldt
Fogle
Hawkins
Houghton
Howard
Lombard
Bir
Worle
Drys Gain Some New Territory In Pennsylvania Balloting
In Pennsylvania the drys report gains from 422 of 500 communities on the wet dry issue. Drys win in 477 areas, wets 241, with four ties. Early returns show dry regions expanding while retaining rural territories.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
S—wWets
Dryn
Drunken Miner Kills Two in Salina Township
In Tintown near Salina Pennsylvania a one eyed 49 year old miner Martin Vnuk killed two men and wounded four others before state police used tear gas and gas to rout him from a two room shack. Vnuk was unharmed except for gas exposure and will face charges in Greensburg. The dead include Mrs Katie Mechulsky and Philip Rosco.
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United Press
Salina
Jariik
Col Rainer
Martin Vnuk
Greensburg
Vnuk
Tintown
Katie Mechulsky
Philip Rosco
Vink
Frank Rosen
Perry Tussey
Mickey Karaffa
Wolf
Vatik
Harafa
Rosco
New Kensington Hospital
Deer Killed as Car Strikes Running Animal Near Pine Woods
A deer darted onto the Gerry Union City road at 6:24 PM, causing a Pine Woods auto to strike it. The car sustained front end damage including a broken windshield and door window. Passengers Mrs Wells Mr Wells and Mr Fussell Briggs were uninjured.
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Pine Woods
Gerry- Union City
Lesiia Mc Wells
Poles Hold Warsaw Amid Heavy German Fire
German troops push swiftly across Poland to aid frontiers as Warsaw fights on. Reports say Polish defenses crumble north and south while Soviets and Rumanians react, and French forces resist German artillery in Suqz sector. London notes Churchillization and Moravia arrests amid sabotage fears.
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Poland
Moscow
Rhineland
Warsaw
Gernia
Lwow
Brest-Litoosk
Paris
Bucharest
Berlin
Pripetanarshes
Liu Yatra Er
Suqz
House of Commons
London
Missister
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Moravia
Bohemia
Furmer
Nazi Artillery Moves Paris On Western Front
Sept 14 report says German heavy guns opened fire on Western front to halt and probe the French advance toward Paris. The barrage targeted road intersections behind advancing lines as officials weigh whether a counter offensive or defensive disruption is underway. A high command communique notes intensified activity early morning.
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Paris
Germmany
High Command
French Artillery Heavily Engaged Near Saarbynecken Heights
Reported heavy French artillery action south of Saarbynecken as German positions are clustered under threat. Unofficial notes claim French operations threaten key mines in the Sasr valley coal district and disrupt several border areas. French fire targets three sides of Saarbruecken, not the city itself.
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Ene Imy
Saarbynecken
Sasr Valley
Saarbruecken
German flyers bomb open cities amid invasion raids
Polish radio reports describe raids by 70 German planes on Warsaw with 60 civilians killed, including 15 women and children. Thirty German planes were shot down. embassy figures through Sept 3 cite 1,500 civilian deaths and thousands wounded in three days of invasion as bombing of open cities continues despite promises.
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London
Fiers
Warsaw
Gerajim
Adolf Hiller
Roosevelt
Geralts
Nazi High Command Claims Western Front Gains
Nazi high command announced that French forces advancing in the Saar sector were repulsed while German columns pushed through South Poland toward Lwow. It said Warsaw encirclement was near completion, Radom resistance crushed, and Gdynia surrendered as fighting continued on the Western Front.
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Berlin
Saar
Poland
Lwow
Warsaw
Radom
Gdynia
Baltic
Russia aims to set two Polish states with Soviet backing
The Priyda reports groundwork for possible Soviet approval of two separate states on Polish territory to be aligned with Ukraine and White Russia republics. Pravda editorial signals sympathy for Polish minorities while denying aims to seize Poland itself, amid wartime mobilization and regional turmoil.
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Priyda
Communist Party
Pravda
Yeetepdlay
Berlin
Tieralnus Applaings, Moe
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