Tragic figures rise as hurricane toll nears 300
The storm sweeps North Atlantic states with vast property damage and a mounting death toll approaching 300. Rescue crews, Red Cross workers, and military personnel rush to disaster sites as the hurricane moves into Canada and Cape Cod areas.
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Associated Press
North Atlantic
Red Cross
Boy Scou
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
Cape
Cape Hatteras
Long Island
New England
Vermont
Weather Bureau
Montrea
Cape Cou
How Minorities Would Carve Czechoslovakia
A map and analysis describe how Sudeten Germans Hungarians and Poles in Czechoslovakia threaten dismemberment under Hitler. It notes German majority zones and minority agitators with backing from their mother countries while Slovaks support the central government. About 3 250 000 Germans 700 000 Hungarians and 50 000 Poles are cited.
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Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Experts Heard At Today's Sessions Of Joint Meeting
Detroit reports 25 254 vehicles produced this week in auto industry. growth expected as final assembly lines near October 3 start. Governor Clyde R Hoey and James H Herron to address tonight at Sheraton hotel banquet with early ticket sales for public.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Sheraton Hotel
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Wood Industries Division
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Clyde R. Hoey
James H. Herron
Cleveland, O
A. E. Tate
H. M. Sutton
H. M. Sutton Engineers
Boston
Mass
Paul T. Norton, Jr
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
W. W. Williamson
Pacific Lumber Company
San Francisco
Calif
Myrtle Desk Company
Tomlinson
High Point
Marietta Paint and Color Company
North Carolina Boundary Lines
Howard R. Rondthaler
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Atlantic Ocean
Blue Ridge Mountains
Clyde BR. Hoey
High Point Rotary Club
Loshan Taken by Japanese Troops in Four-Hour Assault
Japanese shock troops captured the town of Loshan thirty miles east of the Peiping Hankow rail line after a four hour battle. The victory put them within striking distance of Sinyang and gave control of highways from south Henan to China’s provisional capital.
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Shanghai
Loshan
Peiping-Hankow
Sinyang
Hankow
Henan Province
China
Czech Troops and Police Begin Sudeten Withdrawal
Czechslovak soldiers and police pull back from the Sudeten German region as Germany’s annexation steps proceed. Sudeten Free Corps march in from Germany while locals greet them with Nazi salutes and flags as news spreads of evacuation.
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Eger
Czechoslovakia
Czechslovak
Germany
Sudeten “Free Corps
Konrad Henlein
Falkenau
Sudeten
Severe fighting reported in Spain near Gandesa
Reports from the Franco insurgents and Spanish government describe heavy combat along hills north of Gandesa on the Ebro front. Insurgents claim three miles of government trenches captured while government sources say no territory was lost.
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Hendaye
France
Hoey Opposes Legal Bar To Road Tax Fund
Governor Hoey spoke at a Rotary lunch in High Point opposing a constitutional bar on diverting highway funds. He urged against tax cuts based on road fund surpluses, stressing no arbitrary barrier should hinder essential public services and emergency needs.
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Hoey
R. Hoey
North Carolina
Rotary Club
Thorlie
Asheboro
High Point
Sheraton
Rotary
Engineers’ Convention
Amos R. Kearna
Jake Froelich
Capus M. Waynick
D. B. McCrary
J. Walter Lambeth
T. Austin Finch
Thomasville
Known Storm Victims List From New York Area Tragedies
A roster of storm casualties across New York and Connecticut cites numerous drownings, electrocutions, and injuries. Names include Carl E. Dalin West Hampton Beach and Margaret Delehanty Point Lookout along with Frederic Foster de Rham and Antonio Butera among others.
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Associated Press
New, York
Carl E. Dalin
Butler
West Hampton Beach
N. Y
James L. Pinks
Slater
Clarence Freiddel
Rockville Center
Margaret Delehanty
Point Lookout
Ert Fenning
Bronx
New York
Frederick Foster de Rham
Tuxedo Park
William FE. McGrath
Madame Bazinet
Haas
Fire Island
Antonio Butera
East Elmhurst
Long Island
Schiater
West Hampton
Miss Davie
Roy Griffin
Shelter Island
Kenneth Larkin
Pleasant Valley
John Kl. King
Hampton Chronicle
Lena Jenkins
A Mra
Flagg
Selma Dalin
Anna Seeley
Leon Pindar
Summit
Truckman
Connecticut
Thomas Connellian
New Haven
Carl Carlson
Branford
Chamberlain Hitler Discuss Map Changes
Prague broadcast quotes President Eduard Benes saying he does not fear for Czechoslovakia’s future as Europe undergoes changes across nations. He urged calm and unity to face shifting times and borders.
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Chamberlain
Hitler
Benes
Prague
Eduard Benes
Nation Tonight
Czechoslovakia
Europe
General Syrovy Emerges as Likely Leader in Prague Crisis
Prague reports General Jan Syrovy, 50, inspector general of the army, as the probable head of a new military government replacing Premier Milan Hodza. Benes seeks a national unity regime while protests demand firmer foreign policy and resistance to ceding Sudetenland. Frontier defense remains high as Syrovy appeals for order.
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Prague
Jan Syrovy
Benes
Milan Hodza
Syrovy
Hodza
Sudetenland
Priend
Russia
Germany
Moravian
Czechoslovakia
France
Adolf Hitler
Foreign Crisis At A Glance
The report outlines Allied leaders negotiations with Hitler over Czechoslovakia and Sudetenland. It notes Chamberlain’s visit to Godesberg for a three hour conference with Hitler and expected follow up talks. Reactions in Prague Paris London and Budapest reflect fear and political upheaval.
Britons Move For Firmness In Wartime Peace Push
London reports Premier Chamberlain flew to the German Rhineland to seek peace from Hitler through the surrender of the Czechoslovak Sudetenland. Former Prime Minister Baldwin, who led during Edward VIII’s abdication crisis, accompanied by Earl Baldwin, drew immediate political note at Buckingham Palace amid Eden’s split over peace terms. Eden warned the nation a firm stand was needed and not to wait too late.
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Associated Press
Godesberg
Germany
Chamberlain
Hitler
Sudetenland
Europe
London
Kurl Baldwin
Praguee
Benes
Paris
Daladier
Budapest
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Eger
Free Corps
Bucharest
Rumania
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Rhineland
Ge Fuehrer
Dressen
Cologne
Petersburg
Rhine
Sioning
Britain
France
Paul Schmi
I. A. Kirkpatrick
J Chim von Ribbentrop
Hit
Miter
Hotel Dressen
Ribbentrop
Chamlain
Koenigswint
Baldwin
Earl Baldwin
Edward VIII
Buckingham Palace
Anthony Eden
Eden
Benito Mussolini
Revolt Threatened In French Cabinet Over Czech Betrayal
Paris reports Eduard Daladier faced cabinet opposition as ministers Reynaud Mandel de Ribes debated resignations over Czechoslovakia dismemberment. Nine ministers were named as possible quitters amid socialist and communist protests against policy perceived as capitulation to Hitler.
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Paris
Eduard Deladier
Czechoslovakia
Paul Reynaud
Georges Mandel
Auguste Champetier de Ribes
Daladier
People's Front
Hitler
Ure Daladier
Georges Bonnet
France
Thee
Jean Zay
Cesar Cawpinchi
Louis de Chapedelaine
Merchan Marine
Auguste Champefier Ribes
Henri Queuille
Raymond Patnotte
Minter
Marc Rucart
Ister
Germany
Prague
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Poland
Sudetens
Spain
John A. Martin
Staten Island
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Rockaway
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