Roosevelt signals chance of peace in European crisis
President Roosevelt said war was not certain in Europe and would not call Congress unless war seemed imminent. He noted ambiguity around the word imminent, cautioned reporters, and reported no clear progress from messages to Germany and Poland. He also referenced peace appeals to Hitler and Moscicki and Italian mediation efforts. Modernism Des Moines report notes fairgoers and a small boy at the Iowa State Fair, while Pittsburgh item covers a 14 year old answering questions about a building fire.
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Weather Brief for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Mostly cloudy tonight in Tennessee with scattered showers in the southwest portion. In Virginia, cloudy night and Saturday with scattered showers in the extreme east. Kentucky partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with some sun and scattered showers in the southwest, slightly warmer in the north central.
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Virginia
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Soviet Defence Counselor Farewell Ends Three Power Talks
British and French military missions bid farewell to Soviet defense counselor Voroshiloff in Moscow as three power negotiations for a mutual assistance alliance collapse. Croatia wins influence in Yugoslav cabinet with Croat ministers included. Reports claim eight killed in Polish border clashes near Bielitz. Chamberlain meets King George in London. Eleven American prisoners freed at the French frontier. Nashville merchants urge Thanksgiving proclamation for Nov 23. Troop movement pictures banned in Britain. Coventry explosion harms several. four killed and many injured. Swiss warning of arms readiness. communications with Berlin interrupted. Hungary and Romania sign a non aggression pact. Two Polish soldiers reported killed near the Danzig border. Chile reports crushed leftist revolt. French and Russian militarists meet in Moscow. Britain and Poland sign formal mutual aid pact.
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Canadian Mother Found Strangled
Windsor Ontario August 2. Canadian Press reports Mrs Harold Goyd, 26 year old mother of three, was found dead in her bedroom with strangulation suspected. Coroner James M Young requested a police investigation. The seven year old daughter Dorothy Jean awoke and heard a gurgling noise before the neighbor responded.
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Native Tennesseans Selected for South Pacific Expedition
Two native Tennesseans were chosen to join a National Geographic Society sponsored geological expedition to the South Pacific. Led by Willkie A. Neléail of Virginia, the team will study rock formations and the basin’s geological history, with cooperation from the U S Coast Guard and University of Virginia. Dr Charlie Piggot of Sewanee is the second Tennessean selected, a former graduate and later teacher at the University of the South.
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University of the South
Convict admits slaying in prison in Nashville
John Jennings a 21 year old convict admitted stabbing to death Leonard Shell 27 a fellow inmate at the state penitentiary in Nashville. Warden Tom Gore reported the death followed a prior denial and noted months of enmity with Shell threatening Jennings. Both men were from Hamilton County with Shell convicted of rapes and Jennings for attempted bank robbery.
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Poland Rejects Roosevelt Appeal To Negotiate With Germany
Aug 25 in Warsaw reports show Polish reaction to Roosevelt's appeal is cautious and rejects pressure to concede to German demands. Polish leaders stress not negotiating under threat and warn against a blank cheque. Moscicki also replies to Belgium king's call, affirming direct talks only if terms are fair and just.
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Poand
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Bus insurance minimum raised in Sullivan County safety push
Vernon Miller reports Sullivan County school buses must carry liability insurance rising from 20000 to 875000 yearly. The board cites safety as students exceed 10000 enrollments with about 1500 daily bus riders. About 30 buses will operate countywide, many with all steel bodies. state rule requires all steel buses by 1941. A separate note mentions a Totem pole cactus found in Lower California resembling a carved pole.
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Italy Calls More Troops to Arms mobilizes six reservist classes and militiamen
ROME Aug 25. Italy announced calls for two reservist classes born in 1903 and 1913, boosting under arms to about 700,000 from 300,000 plus 35 militia battalions. Mussolini appeared on Palazzo Venezia balcony. The Saturnia liner with 250 Americans was held at Trieste. tourists sought consular advice in Rome. Bruce Taylor Rogers, 65, insurance agent, died at home in Engxavieu. Survivors include brother Charles W. Rogers of Chattanooga.
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FDR Peace Plea Highlights Deep War Fears
President Roosevelt renews appeal to Hitler amid unresolved European crisis. He also messages Mussolini and Poland's Paderewski, urging intervention by arbitration, negotiation, and conciliation. White House officials stress gravity of the situation as no reply comes from Berlin.
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Passerby Rescues Worker From Scaffolding Fall
A remodeling worker at Clinchfield drug store front toppled from a 12 foot scaffold. Passerby H M McNell instinctively rushed beneath and caught him, saving him from serious injury. An electrician once died in a similar fall at the same site.
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Jack Agee
Roosevelt OKs WPA Projects in Tennessee Counties
Tennessee members were notified that President Roosevelt approved WPA projects: Humphreys County to improve and construct county roads with 86263 dollars, and Dyer County to develop a recreational area in Dyersburg with 7707 dollars. This supplements prior allocations.
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Stopper Thief In East St. Louis Car Theft Alert
Aug. 25 report from East St. Louis notes a motorist unable to start his car asked for a push. The person selected was William Watchel, an automobile inspector who identified the vehicle as stolen and attested for the motorist.
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William Watchel
Qungis Automobile
Supreme Soviet Council called in Moscow for pact ratification
Russia's supreme Soviet was summoned for an extraordinary session to ratify the non aggression pact with Germany and hear Premier Foreign Commissar Molotov explain Moscow's shift toward isolationism amid a broader international crisis. Stalin is expected to attend. MPs travel from distant outposts by phone. One sixth of Earth's known meteorites have been found in Kansas.
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Aew
Germany
Ywyacheslaff Molotnit
Moloteff
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France
Poland Warned to Avoid Snare in German Tension
Paris reports French officials urging Poland to refrain from actions that could be used as a pretext for border incidents. Paris notes calm is urged, while British and French missions discuss reactions to a German-Soviet pact. France and Britain consider military readiness as diplomatic talks continue in Paris.
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Georges Ebonnot
Eric Phipps
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Leon Blum
Global dispatches signal war prompts Aug 25
Paris and Berlin report widespread communications blackouts as conflict looms. News despatches note Poland tensions, Nazi diplomacy, and preparations across Europe including France Britain Hungary and Moscow.
British Ambassador to Berlin to report on Hitler talks
London officials say Sir Nevile Henderson will travel to London to brief Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax on his meeting with Adolf Hitler. The exact nature of the discussion remains undisclosed. Officials in official quarters hope for a last minute Polish settlement involving Britain and France.
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Nevile
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Soviet-Nazi Treaty Rushes Crisis Toward Showdown
The Russo-German non aggression pact worsens tension in Europe and accelerates the crisis toward a possible showdown. Observers weigh Hitler's gamble, Russia's neutrality pledge, and the potential future consequences as events unfold.
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