Mobilization in Poland as War Signals Loom
Polish government ordered near general mobilization with all reservists under 40 to report, boosting armed manpower from 1.5 million to over 2 million. Thousands of civilians queued to join, while red and blue card holders crowded to volunteer, delaying orderly induction and prompting officials to urge restraint. German actions along the Polish border and in Danzig raised tensions as Britain’s pact with Poland loomed over the crisis.
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Warsaw
Ignate Moscicki
The
Republic
Poland
War Office
Jerusalem
New
Zionists
Europe
Foreign Office
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Daladier
France
Germany
Express Poranny
Polish Republic
Britain
Marshal Pilsudski
Danzig
Free City
Gydnia
Gestapo
Grudziadz
Pomorze
Orlowo
Gdynia
Cadaca
Jovak
de Ee Theistey of Finance
Plan Aviation Course In Huron
Plans for a civilian pilot training course at Huron College under the Civil Aeronautics Authority were outlined to about 25 instructors from eastern South Dakota. Representatives W. E. Davis J. P. Morris and H. H. Wich spoke for the ACC, detailing operation across seven midwestern states. Dean H. G. Titt and President M. C. Towner showed college interest with courses slated to begin ground training in October and flight instruction in November. The program, funded with four million dollars from Congress, spans five years, with continued potential if successful.
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Huron College
Civil Aeronautics Authority
South Dakota
ACC
Kansas City
W. E. Davis
J. P.morris
H.H. Wich
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Watertown
Brookings
Pierre
Aberdeen
Huron
College
H. G. Titt
M. C. Towner
Chicago
Dean Titt
CAA
U.S. Unemployment Rise Reported For July
The National Industrial Conference Board says national unemployment rose from 9,528,000 in June to 9,860,000 in July, a gain of 332,000. Total employment fell from 44,746,000 to 44,774,000 as industries including agriculture manufacturing and trade distribution saw gains in construction.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Lee
Five Die In Watertown Area Car Collisions
Five persons died in a car crash east of Watertown and two other crashes in the same vicinity sent five more to Water town hospitals. Surviving witness Orville Larson said both cars collided in fog described by Sheriff Emil Scharn as like accordions. Names include Miss Marvel Buck and Robert Schiernbeck of Watertown, Dwayne Larson of Florence, Nelson Schmidt of Minneapolis, Kenneth Aanenson of Britton, with Schmidt and Aanenson identified as drivers.
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Watertown
Here
Miss Marvel Buck
Robert Schiernbeck
Dwayne Larson
Florence
Nelson Schmidt
Minneapolis
Sales- Tan
Fourth Street
Kenneth Aanenson
Britton
Orville Larson
Dwayne
Emil Scharn
Schmidt
Schiernbeck
Aanen~son
Scharn
van Fromdahl
Morristown
S. D
Marion Fromi
L. C. Hof
Lake Kamposka
France Reaffirms Polish Promise in War Preparations
Paris reports a cabinet meeting pledging support to Poland if attacked. France ordered blackouts as war preparations advance while diplomacy remains open. German forces were said to be on a wartime footing across the Rhine despite peace talks ongoing.
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France
Paris
Poland
Germany
Fuehrer
Rhine
Baby's intestinal tract moved inside body after operation
Eight day old Robert Reister arrived from Colusa Memorial Hospital today continuing to fight for life after surgeons repositioned his intestinal tract. Dr. Joseph Tillotson performed a small incision and placed the organs back into the baby's abdomen following birth.
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Colusa
Calif
Robert Reister
Joseph T. Tillotson
Colusa Memorial Hospital
War Crisis At A Glance
Berlin reports German Russian military cooperation to pressure Poland while a six man defense council commands German economics and policy. Moscow parliament to ratify the German Russian non aggression pact. Italy reshuffles army with generals named and Mussolini seeks moderation. London mobilizes navy and warns of civilian removals as Paris orders blackout and rail takeovers. Poland mobilizes near general mobilization as Washington says no further peace moves and surveys available workers for defense.
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Berlin
Hitler
Poland
Defense Council
von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Russia
Mussolini
London
Britain
Paris
Daladier
Rhine
ARSAW
Washington
Roosevelt
London Cables Put Under Censorship Broadcasts Scheduled But No Assurance That They Will Be Given
New York offices of radio and cable firms reported Britain’s post office began censorship of all messages. Some services continued normal but delayed transmissions, others halted non official or non banking calls. Officials noted most European calls route through London and could be fully cut off if Britain proceeds. See censorship, page 2.
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London
New York
Radiomarine Sai
Great Britain
France
Poland
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
British Post Office
Bank of England
England
Britain
Atrides
Amy Bee
Belle Fourche Man Elected Legion Commander at Rapid City
The American Legion held its convention in Rapid City electing a Belle Fourche resident as commander, succeeding Turner M. Rudeaill. The new leader, who had chaired the Americanization committee, won before the second ballot amid a heated race. The 1940 convention is scheduled to be held in Watertown.
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Legion
Belle Fourche
Watertown
Rapid Ofty
P Harmon
Eterna
Camalante
The
American Legion
Turner M. Rudeaill
Blackans
Rechmander
Fascist Italy splits command as war risk looms
Rome dispatch reports Italy’s army divided into two commands led by Crown Prince Umberto and Marshal Graziani. The move, announced via radio with no explanation, appears aimed at binding the royal family to potential action in alliance with Germany. Mussolini pressed for peace moves amid German Polish crisis.
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Rome
Umberto
Rodolfo Graziani
Graziani
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Badoglio
Ethiopia
Germany
Fuela
War Ministry
Europe
Danzig
IL Popolo di Homa
Free City
Mussolini
Hitler
Vittorio Emanuele
Roosevelt
Capone
Dickinson Frowns On Gambling In Churches
Gov. Loren D. Dickinson condemns church and fraternal gambling in Michigan. In a letter to Detroit Police Commissioner Feckers he urges suppression of games like Pingo and keeno, stating gambling is prohibited by state law and local ordinances. He notes private venues are hard to police but argues against tolerating temptation for citizens.
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Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Heinrich A. Feckers
Detroit
Dickinson
Pingo
Keeno
Privat
Russian Parliament Ratifies German Non-Aggression Pact
War time tally shows Soviet parliament ratifying the German Soviet non aggression pact as Britain imposes strict censorship and orders full mobilization while Berlin publicly releases the sixteen point proposal for Poland and a plebiscite plan in the corridor.
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Britain
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Polish Silesia
Henry J. Reilly
Ware
U.S
Bee
Associated Press
Duce
Ihs
Marienwerder
Grudziasz
Ulm
Bydgoszcz
Giynia
International Commission
East Prussia
International Commission of
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