Diplomatic Pressure May Be Necessary
The United States and Western Hemisphere republics may rely on diplomatic pressure to enforce their neutrality zone around parts of the new world. Roosevelt says problems will arise as the Panama conference plan is tested and asks what would happen if German submarines attack, or if battleships engage near the zone, raising questions of responsibility among American nations.
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Andrue
Washington
United States
Western Hemisphere
New World
Panama
Roosevelt
Students of International Affairs
Lloyd Whitley Elected Vice President At Elon College
Elon College reports the student body elected Lloyd Whitley of High Point as vice president Moses Crutchfield of Greensboro became treasurer and Kenneth Utt of Winston-Salem was named secretary under a new constitution. Duane Vore remains student body president. The men’s senate is headed by Curtis Jones and the women’s council by Frances Bean.
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Elon College
Lloyd Whitley
High Point
Moses Crutchfield
Greensboro
Kenneth Utt
Winston-Salem
Duane Vore
Eton College
Curtis Jones
Hurdle Mills
Frances Bean
Spencer
Red Army Advances Into Eastern Poland Campaign
The first foreign correspondent reports the Red Army sweeping into eastern Poland spreading Communist ideology and Stalinist influence. Melvin K. Whitefeather describes the Soviet occupation following Warsaw’s surrender and his entry into Warsaw as the first American journalist since the city fell.
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Melvin K. Whitefeather
Berlin
Associated Press
Russia
Poland
Whitefeather
Warsaw
Soviet Troops Annex Eastern Poland and Win Converts
Soviet forces flood into eastern Poland with propaganda trucks, red banners, and Stalin portraits. Militia patrol towns as estates are eyed for partition. housing and food tighten as the Polish governor flees Brest-Litovsk, now a Russian army hub.
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Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Poland
Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Europe
Nazi Germany
Stalin
Moscow
Marshal Klementi E. Veroshiloff
Bereza Kartuzka
Pilsudski
Southern Passenger Train Derails. No Injuries Reported
A Southern passenger train traveling from New Orleans to New York derailed near Brown Summit at 10:30 last night. No injuries or coach overturns were reported. the line was blocked for several hours.
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Greensboro
Southern
New Orleans
New York
Brown Summitt
Prison Guard Fired Over Prison Camp Escape
Raleigh October 4 Prison officials dismissed C W Brinkley a guard blamed for the escape of nine Negro convicts from the Surry County prison camp. Penal Superintendent Oscar Pitt said Brinkley was absent from his post when the prisoners slipped away through a door early Monday a crude tin key found in a convict cell led to suspicions of the improvised device.
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Raleigh
C. W. Brinkley
Surry County
Oscar
Neutrality Zone Reinforced by Panamanian Representatives
Panamanian delegates affirm the neutrality zone established by American republics at Panama, underscoring commitment to regional stability and cooperative security measures.
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Panama
Navy Deterence Comment Sparks Debate on Additional Craft
In a brief statement the official said the navy would deter further mine countermeasures if additional craft were deemed necessary. The remark prompted discussion among defense analysts about fleet expansion and coastal security.
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Navy
Twin Holiday Will Boom Turkey Trade This Autumn
Turkey experts forecast two Thanksgiving days in some states, with a federal and state holiday. 1939 turkey production reaches a record 31,957,000 birds, about 22 percent higher than last year, while prices rival first trade hamburger. Northwestern Turkey Growers' Association expects a nationwide ad push to double holiday tables next month.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
United States
Northwestern
Turkey Growers’ Association
Roosevelt
State Trooper Held For Child's Death
A grand jury was asked to indict Cor corporal Benjamin Franklin a suspended state trooper in the June killing of 14 year old Joan Stevens Nesquehoning. Franklin is charged with homicide and has been free on bail. He said he fired in self defense when the girl drew a pistol, later found to be a toy, during questioning of a bank robbery scheme near Nesquehoning.
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March Chunk
Joan Stevens
Benjamin Franklin
Albert Heithbach
Franklin
Stevens
FDR Warns Against Aiding Submarines
President Roosevelt told reporters smugglers should not ship oil food or drinking water to German submarines off the Atlantic coast. He also warned the navy may commission additional reserve warships to bolster defenses.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia Record
Atlantic
Mare
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