Dam program in danger of Roosevelt dedication cancelation
An outbreak of war in Europe may force cancellation of President Roosevelt's plans to dedicate the Tygart river flood control dam in Grafton on November 20. It is doubtful he can attend in person, delaying ceremonies already postponed. Secretary Hugh R. McPhail calls a Tuesday meeting at the Y M C A to organize committees for the dedication.
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Europe
Roosevelt
State Department
Flood Control Authority
Tri-States
Hitler vows total war as Poland tension Mounts
Hitler spoke as if war had begun and warned he would bomb and gas in response to Polish resistance. He claimed the Rome Berlin axis is broken and Germany would fight until Poland yields or a new government is installed. The Reichstag backed annexing Danzig and Carl Burckhardt’s NN mission left Danzig as swastika rose over the city hall.
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Soviet Russia
Germany
Rome-Berlin
Poland
Reichstag
Danzig
League of Nations
Carl Burckhardt
Pomorze
Berlin
Cit
Albert Forster
Free City
Reich
East Prussia
France
England
Plan Daily
Warsaw
Krakow
Katowice
Grodnow
London
Lord Halifax
Metro-Palitan
Italy
Berlin declares war as Poland front opens
German forces press toward the Polish border after Hitler orders forceful action. Reich officials report gunfire near the Silesian border and a Baltic blockade of Gdynia as Berlin maintains outward calm and issues daily bulletins while Danzig’s status shifts under Nazi control.
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League
Danzig
Hitler
Goering
Germany
Gleiwitz
Baltic
Gdynia
Germany Steps Into Poland War Fronts Across Borders
Germany has moved forces to the Polish frontier within 80 miles of Warsaw and crossed the Vistula region. German planes attacked Tczew and a Vistula bridge while tanks pressed toward Mokolowo and Kraszta. Britain and France mobilize, Poland invokes the mutual aid pact, and Paris and London anticipate rapid, hard blows to Poland as evacuation and air-raid alarms spread.
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Warsaw
Vistula
Deutsch-Eylau
Tczew
Budapest
Poland
Mokolowo
Zakopag’ i
Kraszta
Praepice
Dublinec
Tarnowski
Gori
Paris
Pomorze
Andin
The Man They Could Not Hang at Strand Theatre
Boris Karloff stars in a sensational Columbia shocker as a humanitarian scientist who revives life with an artificial heart. He seeks to use the invention for good, but is betrayed by society and becomes a killer. The film follows his arrest, execution, and return, as he seeks vengeance on those who condemned him. Also featured are Warren and Mercer songs including Hooray for Spinach and Corn Pickin.
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Columbia
Thme
Strand Theatre
Boris Karloff
Alexis Carrel
Charles A. Lindbergh
Karloff
Famous novel makes film sensation at Strand Theatre
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Goodbye Mr Chips from James Hilton best seller about a beloved English schoolmaster. Robert Donat stars as Chips, with Greer Garson in a key role, under Sam Wood directing. The film spans decades of school life, romance, and wartime drama, featuring an English public school setting and a grand set at Denham studios.
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Jamey Hilton
Strand Theatre
Metro-Goldw Mayer
England
Robert Do~nat
Greer
Sam Wood
Lord Jeff
Mr. Chipping
Donat
Vienna
America
Denham Studios
Terry Kilburn
Jeff
Victor Saville
Naughty but Nice at Dixie Theatre opens next Sunday
Warner Bros presents the satirical musical Naughty but Nice at the Dixie Theatre with a star lineup including Ann Sheridan Dick Powell Gale Helen Broderick Zasu Pitts Ronald Allen Jenkins Mazie Rosenbloom Jerry Colonna Vera Lewis Elizabeth Duline Bill Davidson Granville Halliwell Hobbes and a jam session with Nat King Cole.
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America
Tin Pan Alley
Ed Kerni
Vera Lewis
Elizabeth Duline
Bill Davidson
Granville Id Halliwell Hobbes
Ritz Brothers Film Laughfest Opens at Dixie Theatre
The Ritz brothers lead a ghoulishly funny mystery in The Gorilla at the Dixie, with a star cast including Anita Louise Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill. The three detectives Harigan Mulligan and Garrity chase a bizarre gorilla amid sliding panels and a mansion full of dangers, delivering scare and laughter.
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Dixie Theatre
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Anita Louise
Patsy Kelly
Lionel Atwill
Bela Lugosi
Joseph Calleia
Edward Norris
Wally Vernon
Rit
Harrigan
Mulligan
Garrity
Bian James
Sid Bilvers
Ralph, Spence
Hary
Jimmy
Tang the Priot
Ian Dwan
Harry Joe Brown
Opera House screen reel previews Risky Business cast
A behind the scenes look at Hollywood radio commentators as Universal presents Risky Business at the Opera House tonight. George Murphy stars as a film news broadcaster with Dorothea Kent as his secretary and assistant, alongside Eduardo Ciannelli Ames El Brendel Grant Bites Pierre Watkin in supporting roles.
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Opera House
George Murphy
Dorothea Kent
Por
Eduardo Ciannelli
Ames
el Brendel
Grant
Pierre
Watkin
Oes Waite
Murphy Bravely Tangles Gangsters and Police Clash
A dramatic headline centers on a gangster mob and a film financier. The disclosure of principal identities could endanger a beautiful girl. Murphy is compelled to work alone. At odds with police and racketeers, Murphy’s peril drives the story.
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Murphy
Action packed Scouts to the Rescue sixth chapter at Opera House
The serial opens with a tree saving Bruce Scott, G-Man Hal Marvin, and Pat Scanlon from a fall. Marvin and Bruce chase counterfeiters to Ghost Town while a dynamite blast endangers Brice and companions, with rescues and captures unfolding in rapid action.
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Jackie Cooper
Hal Marvin
William Ruhl
Skeets
Scanlon
Bill Cody, Jr
Universal
Leeka
Richard Boulier
Bruce
Marvin
Iwo
Doc
Jason Robards
Hurst
Victor Adams
Gman
Pat Scanlon
Edward Stanley
Mary Scanlon
Wendell Carr
Rip Dawson
David Durand
Martinsville
Brice
German Bombs Continue Near Mlava Bordering East Prussia
Warsaw awoke to air alerts at 6:20 am with a later recall at 7:15 am as German bombs pressed Polish defenses near Mla wa and East Prussia. The city went to work despite mist and drizzle. Foreign Office staff, including Edward Kulinkowski, sought shelter in bomb shelters after gas masks were distributed. Streets cleared rapidly as second alarms sounded.
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Mla~wa
East Prussia
Warsaw
Mir
Foreign Office
Edward Kulinkowski
Washington
Bombing of Polish frontier town and Danzig fighting noted
Diplomatic dispatches from Budapest report near Danzig aerial bombardment with Tczew hit and rail facilities destroyed. Casualty figures unavailable as raids continued for over an hour. Additional air raid on Krakow Warsaw line near Mlawa confirmed by Exchange Telegraph and foreign office.
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Warsaw
Tczew
Danzig
Exchange Telegraph
Krakow- Warsaw
Mlawa
East Prussia
Foreign Office
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