Toll Nears It Missing Hundreds After Storm
Abating floods gave the North Atlantic states time to bury nearly 500 hurricane dead. Emergency health measures by Red Cross and relief agencies eased the epidemic threat in flood ravaged regions. About 106000 WPA workers and volunteers aided recovery as 1500 men battled to build a sand barrier protecting a dense Rhode Island district.
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North Atlantic
New — New Jersey
New Eng
Red Cross
Lief
T-state
Army National Guard
Mit
New Jersey
Ork
Massachusetts
Newtre
Vermont
Hart
Connecticut
Ater
Rhode Island
Beauport teen fatally injured in hit and run
Newport youth Spence 17 was fatally injured when struck by a vehicle in Beauport. Coroner says case open while driver is sought and machine has been found.
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Beauport
N. Y
Ph HH
Spence
Newport
George Dill
Border closures block escape routes from Czechoslovakia
Warsaw reported closed borders along the Polish Czechoslovak line and nearby borders. No chance for Americans to flee via Poland. Only routes toward Romania or the Romanian Czechoslovak frontier remained open.
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Warsaw
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Death of Dr Wyllys Rede at 81 in Duke Hospital
Durham dispatch reports Dr Wyllys Rede of Chapel Hill died at 8 04 this morning at Duke Hospital from bronchial pneumonia after a fall two weeks ago caused a broken collarbone. He was living with relatives in Chapel Hill and his advanced age contributed to the fatal outcome.
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Durham
N. C
Wyllys Rede
Chap Hill
Duke Hospital
Ede
Relves
Chapel Hill
Berg Leads Chi Golf Championship After 18 Holes
Berg of Minneapolis holds a two up lead over Mrs. lle Lawson Page defending champion from Chapel Hill N C at the end of 18 holes of the 46 hole title event for the women national golf championship in Chicago.
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Chicago
Apatty Berg
Minneapolis
Stareld
Lle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Weekly South Atlantic Weather Outlook
South Atlantic states see scattered showers in the south, otherwise fair conditions. A shower period near week’s end expected, with temperatures near normal.
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South Atlantic
South Portion
Americans In Czechoslovakia Warned and Treasury Moves
Washington reports Americans urged to leave Czechoslovakia as Prague cautions that exit may become impossible. Treasury deposits 90 million in gold certificates to boost cash readiness amid European tensions. economist Jacob Viner recalled to advise on financial aspects of the crisis.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
Treasury
State Department
Wilbur J. Carr
Prague
Department
Federal Reserve
Jacob Viner
University of Chicago
Archie Lochhead
Stabilization Fund
Paul Leroy-Beaulieu
Glass Shifts Stance to Boost Navy in War-Era Debate
Senate appropriations chair Senator Glass Virginia says Europe developments justify larger naval expenditures. He notes navy funding peaked this year at about 616 million dollars and pushes for cuts elsewhere, while lamenting little current support for overall government cost reductions. Paris opens large scale mobilization as 300,000 reservists join front lines.
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Washington
Glass
D-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Europe
Virginia
United States
Germany
Red Cross Seeks Half Million to Aid Storm Area
The Red Cross asked for at least 500000 in donations for northeast storm and flood victims. WPA reported more than 10000 miles of roads cleared for trucks and cars to reach affected communities as Aubrey Williams outlined progress. Harry L. Hopkins planned a sequence of travel and meetings with Roosevelt, New England governors, and other officials to discuss emergency and rehabilitation needs.
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Washington
Red Cross
WPA
Aubrey Williams
Harry L. Hopkins
Los Angeles
Roosevelt
New York
Boston
New England
President Roosevelt Improving After Head Cold
President Roosevelt, suffering from a head cold, was said to be much better today. White House secretary Marvin H. McIntyre said the president would stay in the White House residence to hasten recovery and hopes to attend tomorrow’s President's Cup race aboard the Potomac.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Marvin H. McIntyre
White House
Potomac
McIntyre
Mr. Roosevelt
Chamberlain Reports Fragile Peace After Hitler Talks
London reports prime minister warns of fragile European peace after his talks with Hitler. Britain mobilizes vast war readiness with the home fleet sailing from Invergordon and other services gearing for emergency. Daladier to meet Chamberlain as crisis over Czechoslovakia nears October 1 deadline.
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London
Chamberlain
Europe
Scotland
North Sea
Britain
No. 10
Downing Street
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Berlin
Prague
Jan Syrovy
Godesberg
Czzechoslovakia
Heston
Viscount Hallifax
Invergordon
Scapa Flow
Edouard Daladier
Czechoslovak Sudetenland
Germany
Admiralty
Tobacco Prices On Middle Belt Improve and Orient To Buy Less
North Carolina middle belt tobacco prices rose slightly this week for lower quality grades while better quality weed held steady. Sales remained heavy with common to fair leaf and primings dominant. cutters few. The Orient plans to import less flue cured leaf this season with China Manchuria and Japan bringing in about 46 million pounds, the US about 40 million, due to disturbed conditions and weaker purchasing power.
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Middle Belt
Raleigh
Federal and
State Departments of Agriculture
North Carolina
Bureau of Pape Economics
Tony
Shanghai
China
Manchuria
Japan
United States
Bureau
Hitler Demands Sudeten Czechoslovakia Frontiers Terms
Observers interpret Hitler’s demands as pressuring Poland and Hungary to reclaim minority areas. He seeks German occupation of Sudeten regions with over 75 percent German population by Oct. 1, evacuation of Czechoslovak officials and soldiers, and a plebiscite in remaining Sudeten districts to choose union with Germany or stay in Czechoslovakia.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Hitler
Sudeten
Germany
European War Mobilization and Diplomatic Tensions Rise
Paris reports 800000 men mobilized with over 2000000 under arms as general mobilization nears. Prague pledges 1500000 troops against a German invasion amid shifting alliances. London notes renewed diplomacy after a Hitler meeting as France seeks footing.
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John Lloyd Parie
France
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Daladier
London
Chamberlain
Bonnet
Bouzonville
Saarland
United States
William C. Bullitt
Army
Hotel Des Invalides
Marechal Galleny
Lavalides
Seine
Paris
Czechs Mobilize All Means for Defense under 1938 Crisis
Prague reports Czechoslovakia mobilizing an army of about 1.5 million against a looming threat. The nation floods streets with military trucks, trains exhausted for troop moves, and citizens rally after Premier Syrovy and President Benes urge unity and expansive wartime powers.
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ROV
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Republic
Flest
Eduard Benes
Jan Syrovy
Army
Milan Hodza
Adolf Hitler
Daylight Saving Time Ends Tomorrow Morning
Daylight saving time ends at 1 a.m. tomorrow in EST clocks go back one hour. About 230 million people in 17 states and 748 communities in 11 eastern states observed saving time this summer across the region including New York and New Jersey while 145 million in North America and Europe use it elsewhere. In Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Portugal daylight time continues until October 1.
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New York
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
North American
Europe
Canada
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Portugal
Mussolini declares foes too stupid to fight at Padua rally
In Belluno and Padua Mussolini lambasted the League of Nations and Czechoslovakia. He told 300000 Fascists that Hitler pressed Czechoslovakia to accept terms by October 1 and warned Italy must be ready for any event while claiming opponents are decades behind.
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Belluno
Italy
Mussolini
League of Nations
Czechoslovakia
I Duce
Padua
Alps
Ialy
Mussolini says Germany sets six day ultimatum on Sudeten
Padua Italy Sept 24 AP Mussolini disclosed Germany issued a six day ultimatum expiring October 1 demanding Prague's reply for Sudeten territory. He warned Fasci to be ready for war and warned against misreading Germany's restraint. Berlin indicated eight days for Czechoslovakia to comply with demands.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
London
Chamberlain
Hitler
Commons
Datadier
Herlin
Padua
Italy
Anotint
Germany
Godesberg
Malta
Geneva
Budapest
Yechoslovak
Warsaw
Poland
Mussolini
Egge
Duce
Berlin
Europe
Renesas
I Duce
Soviet Quietly Watches Central Europe Tension
Moscow reports show the Soviet Union maintaining calm amid reports of the Czechoslovak German crisis and warnings to Poland. Pravda notes executions of three Trotskyists for setting a Moscow cotton warehouse on fire as Stalin reviews new Soviet vehicles and orders mass production.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Europe
Czechoslovakia
France
Maxim
Alvinof
Geneva
Tittle Republic
Klementi Voroshiloff
Kremlin
Stalin
Pravda
Communist Party
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Orient
Ly the
Associated Press
Russia
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