Floyd Gibbons Dies Sudden Death Ends War Reporter Career
Stroudsburg reports veteran war writer Floyd Gibbons aged 52 died at his farm home after a heart attack. A famed globe trotter and front page figure, Gibbons survived into a storied career with the Chicago Tribune, Hearst papers, and INS, reporting from four continents and earning the Croix De Guerre and French Legion of Honor. He once described the famine in Soviet Russia and covered major conflicts from Belleau Wood to Mexico with a daring, fast-talking style and a host of radio and movie appearances. Born July 17, 1887 in Washington, D C, he spent youth in Des Moines and began newspaper work in 1907. He planned to go abroad to cover the European war before his sudden death.
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Joseph Stalin
S. S. Laconia
Soviet Russia
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International News Service
Washington, D. C
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Minneapolis Daily News
Panco Villa
Germany
Russia
Ethiopia
National Broadcasting
Florda
German Strategy Shifts to Western Front and Bombproof HQ
German high command concentrates on the western front as the Polish campaign ends. Reports claim a bombproof army headquarters is being built somewhere in the west to support ten direct operations along the front. Some say Germany plans further offensives against France while British forces increase aid to France and air strikes target British concentrations.
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France
Britain
High Command
Warsaw
Great Britain
Poland
Obituary items mix in 1940s NWI notices
Obituary notices report Miss Anna Bell of New Washington near Burnside dying after long illness at Sne dhana Hospital age 45 with services at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday and interment at New Washington Cemetery. Also recorded are death notices for Mrs. Blanche Temple Miller of Torrance Pa. daughter Mrs. Gelston, Mrs. Bassie Smith, Mrs. E.B. Smith, and W. C. Miller, with graveside services and Blairsville Cemetery interment. Flory Polesky 62 dies at Sagamore. military context mentions Eastern Front and German-Russian line movements with casualty anxieties and official lists anticipated. Actions include removals to funeral homes, incomplete arrangements, and dates around early 1940s reporting.
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P. J. MacFarlane
Church Street
Snedhana Hospital
Andrew Bell
New Washington
Burnside
New Washingon
Miss Bell
MacFarlane
Wintondale
Dr. MacFarlane
Indiana
Bursiving
Harry B. Miller
Fort Warne
Ind
William
Rebecca McEllroy
Blanche ‘Temple Miller
Torrance
Flory Polesky
Sagamore
Bowser Funeral Home
Plumville
Amish Education Emphasizes Bible and German Language
Amish schools stress Bible study and German language use in homes. Bible readers aid reading work, and German is taught to boost group learning. Children attend one room schools, with no buses or higher education, due to beliefs and farm life.
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Noah Zook
Ook
Daniel M. Glick
Relief funds top two million as WPA layoffs trim aid
Relief the week ended September 9 pushed past two million in total fund value, though the rise stemmed from technical factors. Net week activity was heavy with 12,186 cases closed affecting 43,041 people and 12,070 new openings for ARSAT beneficiaries. WPA layoffs under an 18 month rule accounted for most openings. private industry cut 9,786 relief recipients while 3,743 gained work through tax-related changes.
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WPA
Kanplovnignt i
Velief
British War Declares on German Raid Tactics
British expeditionary troops move toward battle positions with French forces already in German soil. The British fleet and air forces widen sea warfare to cut off submarine escapes. Production in British shipyards speeds to replace tonnage lost to mines and submarines, with about 40 merchant vessels sunk. the latest casualty is the Hazelside, 1648 tons, survivors landed in Ireland.
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Europe
Ireland
Shortage of Skilled Workers Hits Pittsburgh Region
Pittsburgh and Clearfield County report a rising demand for skilled machinists miners and highway labor as business activity surges. Increases in inquiries for new hires 30 to 40 percent and steel industry capacity at a new high accompany plans to add shifts and blast furnaces while apprenticeships remain scarce.
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Pittsburgh
PIA
Clearfield
S. Chapman Wright
State Employment Service
Anc
Cleafield County
Helvetian Ming
Rochester
Pittsburah Coal and Iron Company
S. R. Collins
State Highway Department
Clearfield Caplinty
Carnegiel-Ilinois Steel Corportation
U. S
Clairton Works
Ship attacked and sunk off Irish coast by submarine
A ship was attacked and sunk off the Irish coast yesterday by a submarine. Twelve of her 34 crew were missing. A Ministry of Information communiqué cited ongoing submarine warfare and British naval pressure on German undersea forces. The British Press criticized Russia’s invasion of Poland and noted the Red Army’s defense near the Black Sea. Chamberlain was to address the House of Commons in a fourth war bulletin.
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Ministry of Information
Russia
Poland
Germany
Red Army
Black Sea
Romania
Hungary
Chamberlain
House of Commons
French Front Settles Into Quiet Lull Amid Saar Campaign
French dispatches describe a lull along the Saar and Lauter fronts with limited artillery action south of Saarbrucken. German claims of eight French planes shot down are offset by French reports of successful reconnaissance and localized French gains near Saarbrucken Zweibrücken and Pirmasens. Ambassador Biddle's Poland tour notes heavy German air activity and losses, while Paris journalists urge patience as no broad western offensive is announced.
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Saarbruecken
Lauter River
Rhine
Moselle
Warndt Forest
Bienwald
Zweibruecken
Fuehrer
Hitler
Saar
Blies
Lauter
Tegions
Swiss
Paris
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
United States
Ambasgador
Poland
Germany
Biddle
France
Neutrality bill debate shifts to study and action
Washington coverage notes praise from Sen George and Sen Nuys as the neutrality bill faces further committee review. Democrats back a 90 day credit limit on foreign buyers, while prohibiting U S vessels from transporting goods to belligerents. The measure would allow armed zones, ban funds for belligerents, and retain munitions licensing powers.
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Roosevelt
George
D-Ga
Ven Nuys
D-Ind
Senate
Congress
Committee Democrats
Democratic
United States
Munitions Central Board
ACCIDENTS From page one recounts fatal and serious crash toll
Highway crash losses include Isabelle Jackson 14 killed by gasoline after a stalled car. Joseph Seebok of Scranton died in a truck wreck near Watkins Glen New York. Kenneth Adams 12 shot by an unloaded pistol in Philadelphia. Albert Gillichbauer 14 injured fatally after being hit while hopping a passing truck. Lloyd Logan 14 died when his racing car crashed through an elevated rail near Harrisburg. Zane Hickok 19 died after his motorcycle collision in Canton. Multiple injuries reported as traffic incidents blocked Wm Penn highway near Clyde for four hours.
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Clyde
F. Chuckenmiller
Lewistown
Indiana
D. B. Leach
Isabelle Jackson
Pittsburgh
Joseph Seebock
Scranton
Watkins Glen
N. Y
Kenneth Adams
Philadelphia
Chempkin
Albert Gillichbauer
Ayerd
Williams Grove
Harrisburg
Lloyd Logan
San Diego
Calif
W. Russell Wilson
Sted
Zane Hickok
Canton
Legion Calls for Neutrality in 21st Convention
Chicago September 25 veterans and auxiliary members filled the Coliseum for the Legion’s 21st national convention urging uncompromising neutrality and preparedness. Secretary of War Woodring argued that neutrality is possible and war can be deterred by a strong defense, while Governor Saltonstall and National Commander Chadwick stressed service to state and nation and warned against factionalism and foreign influence. The session endorsed neutrality, opposed broad pensions and federal control of education, and considered forming a coalition of veteran groups to push national security.
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Chicago
Américan Legion
Legion
Harry H. Woodring
Frank M. Andrews
Woodring
George Washington
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
United States
Stephen F.chadwick
Diés
Congressional Committee
FIDAC
International Organization of Veterans of the
Otis N. Brown
Greensboro
N. C
Veterans of Foreign Wars
America
Physician shoots editor in Benton public square
Carl Choisser publisher of the Benton Evening News was shot three times in the stomach by Dr George W Gore Sr who stepped from behind a telephone pole to fire at the attorney newsman on the public square Choisser was a 42 year old former state legislator and former attorney for the United Mine Workers Gore Sr a Benton physician and Choisser’s uncle by marriage was taken into custody A separate report notes other fatal and injury incidents across Pennsylvania and a world chess tournament in Buenos Aires cites German Polish teams battles and a predicted quick checkmate by Nazi players
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Carl Choisser
Benton Evening News
Mano
Robert Dillon
George W. Gore
Choisser
Young Gore
Dr. Gore
United Mine Workers
Buenos Aires
Warsaw Radio Keeps Communicating From Besieged Warsaw
Warsaw radio staff near the city hall studio described the German bombardment and mass casualties while urging citizens to endure, defend, and assist, as they announced rescues and the continued publication of a local newspaper despite intense shelling.
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Budapest
Warsaw
Polishégpital
Adsiaulters
Warsaw Radio
Stock market alr reduction al ciem and dye am can am coml alco am
An OCR extracted list of company names and stock figures appears. The dense string includes numerous corporations across industries, with percentages and numbers interspersed, but readable narrative or events are not present. The fragment resembles a stock table or index listing rather than a cohesive news item.
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Alco Am
Atl
Bald Loco Balt
Ohio Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Pf Briggs Mig
Burr
Calumet
Hee Canad Pacific
Ches
Ohio
Chrysler Corp
el Com
South
Con Edison
Crane Co
Douglas Aircraft du Pont
Eastman Kodak
el Auto Lite
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gt West Sug Hard-Walker
Hudson Motor
Interlake Iron Int Harvester Int
Nick Can
Tel
Kennecott Cop Kresge
Lehigh Fort
Lehigh Val Coal Leh
Val RR
Liggett and Myers Loew's Inc
Madk Trucks
Montgom Ward Nash-Kelvingtor
Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy
Nat Distillers
Central RR Pawn RR
Phila
Phillips
Pure Oil Radio Corp of Reading Co
Repab Steel Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck Socony-Vacuum
Sperry Corp
Stud Brands
Sid Gas
Sid Qil
Cal
Ind
Sid OU Nij Studebaker Co
Texas Corp
Timken
United Aircra United Corp
United Gas Imp
Fire at station ends with chemical extinguishers used
Huston station fire concluded after chemicals doused flames that spread from a gasoline splash on the pump motor. Huston, alone at the station, was priming the pump when the accident occurred. authorities continue investigating and a replacement name for the new war is sought.
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Huston
Zeppelin Raid Alarm Over Lake Constance
Reports say British reconnaissance flights over western and northwestern Germany dropped propaganda leaflets while Swiss frontier guards fired rockets to warn bombers approaching Germany. German batteries fired tracer from Friedrichshafen as searchlights swept the lake. The Zeppelin works near Friedrichshafen, now an engine factory, houses bombproof shelters for workers. If confirmed, the raid would echo a 1914 British strike on the same plant.
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Lake Constance
London
Germany
Serisse
Friedrichshafen
Zeppelin
Berlin
Strikers Beaten by Gang at Allegheny Tunnel Site
In Berlin Pennsylvania on September 26 a mob of 75 to 100 men attacked CIO strikers at the Allegheny tunnel project. Three of eight injured required a physician. CIO charges the assault was planned by the AFL. No arrests were made as the mob dispersed after a fire truck arrived. the clash lasted about 20 minutes.
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CIO
J. A. Blaly
Somerset County
Marinsburg
Pittsburgh
AFL
Guthrie-Marsh-Peterson Company
Chicago
Blair
Today’s News At A Glance London War Prep and Polish Front
Britain boosts war preparations amid Mussolini hints as Russia arms tensions rise. Berlin signals a censored Polish campaign end while Paris plans a preventive offensive to hold gains. Washington Senate Democrats tighten neutrality rules as Chicago leaders push for stronger defense. An undated mine blast kills two. Red Cross proposes an atrocity quiz in Poland. Nazis imply Poles were maimed by a barn accident.
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London
Britain
Mussolini
Russia
Berlin
Censer
Paris
Washington
Senate
Chicago
Red Cross
Unidentified plane crosses Swiss territory near Schaffhausen
The Swiss general staff said an unidentified nationality plane flew up the Rhine on the German side toward Singen, crossed into Swiss territory near Schaffhausen, then wheeled back into Germany as Swiss anti-aircraft batteries opened fire last night.
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Rhine
Singen
Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Germany
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