Nazi Army Drives Within 20 Miles Of Polish Capital
Berlin reports German forces near Warsaw within 20 miles as of Sept 7, with Westerplatte surrender at 4:20 am BST. German leaders praise air force gains, describe encirclement strategy, and deny involvement in sinking the Myer Athena as Polish resistance interests and supply lines crumble under the rapid advance.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Warsaw
Westerplatte
Danaig
Paley
Phus
Danzig
Reich
Poland
Polane
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Air Force
Is.t
Mary
Poznan
Gdynia
Krakow
Vistula
Potential Ally Strength Tops Germany Easily
The Canadian parliament meets to decide Canada's wartime role amid shifting global alignments. Population figures are cited for several nations, including Germany, Poland, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, with note of Egypt's treaty ties to Britain and India's stance under the Indian Defense Act.
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Germany
Poland
France
Great Britain
Itvlydag
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Canada
Egypt
India
Manhattan Liner Arrives With 2147 Aboard Amid War Turmoil
The U S S Manhattan, largest American ship to dock here since the war in Europe began, returned with 2147 aboard including 872 officers and crew. Passengers included Postmaster General Farley and his two daughters, ten congressmen, Grace Moore, Norma Shearer, and Elsa Maxwell. Many travelers lost baggage. Farley joked about a lost hatbox. The ship carried 125 Germans as well and had no blackouts during the voyage.
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U. 8
Manhattan
Europe
James A. Farley
Betty
Anne
Grace Moore
Valentine Parrera
Norma Shearer
Elsa Maxwell
Farley
America
Ethel J. McCoy
U.S
Ofice
Hee Shiga
Anime Bullett
William
Bullitt
U.S. Am
Wrasadar
France
FDR Expands Aides Amid Emergency Cabinet Move
President Roosevelt announced a wartime cabinet enlargement to include the heads of Loans, Works, and Security Administrations. The move accompanies intensified anti espionage actions and a strengthened naval and coast guard presence along the Atlantic. Additional details describe a cabinet meeting today, no immediate call for a special Congress, and new economic advisers including Jacob Viner Walter Stewart and Winfield Riefler.
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Roosevelt
Coast Guard
Atlantic Seaboard
Hyde Park
N.Y
Congress
Paul V. McNutt
Jesse H. Jones
Losa
John M. Carmody
Stephen Earry
White Horse
Europe
Morgenthau
Jacob Viner
University of Chicago
Walter W. Stewart
Winfield W. Riefler
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Princeton
Early
Food Prices Jump Amid War Declared
Prices for SUBAI and other foods rise sharply in Kingsport markets as sugar leads with about 82 cents per hundredweight increase. Grocers report limited sugar and peanut butter, with beans, flour, lard, and meat also up. Finers pulled sugar from shelves on one day, and a nationwide holiday added pressure. Expected to continue uphill briefly.
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SUBAI
Kingsport
Nolenalers
Sigur
Armory Project Plan Unaffected by Rejected PWA Request
Governor Cooper and Adjutant Ton Tener said armory expansion plans in Tennessee should not be harmed by the public works administration rejection of a 748,686 request to augment a 350,000 state appropriation. Frazier noted slim chances of PWA help, but construction for national guard facilities would proceed if funds become available. Washington announced 74 Tennessee projects were rejected totaling 28,664,677 with 4,322,500 loans and 12,899,000 grants requested.
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Ton Tener
Public Works Administration
Frazier
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Works Progress Administration
National Guard
Washington
Tennessee
General Assembly
Windsor to Leave Cannes for London Ending Exile
Windsor to depart Cannes for London ending nearly three years of exile. A spokesman said the exact departure time and route would stay secret due to wartime conditions. The Duke will return to England for the first time since December 11, 1936, and will be accompanied by Wallis Warfield, the Duchess of Windsor.
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France
Duchess of Windsor
London
England
Wallis Warfield
TVA awards coal contracts for 60000 tons to power plant
TVA announced the award of contracts for about 60 000 tons of Kentucky coal to fuel its Nashville Steam electric power plank. Knoxville dispatch Sept 7. Tennessee Valley Authority holds the awarded deals as part of its newly acquired plant operations.
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Kentucky
Nashville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Navy radio aids Olive Grove rescue in English channel
AP dispatches report a United Lines vessel sent radio to say it was heading from New York toward the Olive Grove area in the English channel to assist the ship. Also mentions Polish planes raiding Slovak positions and other wartime items reported from Bratislava Bratlslava.
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Olive Grove
New York
United Lines
Washington
English Channel
Segvaks
Bratislava
Slovakia
Vt Iglo
Presovv
Bardiof
Levoca
Italy Preparing Terms of Peace
Italy aims to ease frictions with Britain as talks continue in Rome between British ambassador Sir Percy Loraine and Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano. Italian officials foresee Mussolini proposing a conference on Europe’s political and economic ills after a German victory in Poland, shaping a world wealth reallocation to aid Germany and Italy.
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Italy
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Poland
Germany
Mussolini
Europe
Percy Loraine
Galeazzo Ciano
Great
Britain
France
U S Bond Prices Register Gains
U S government bond prices rose today after two days of limited buying and reduced turnover. Dealers saw possible federal support while some outside buyers entered the market. Stock gains occurred across lenders, and cotton futures surged as traders pushed prices up despite earlier limits.
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United States
Noch
Lata
Chicago
Germans Retreat as British Reinforcements Reach France
British reinforcements move to join French forces already advancing on German soil. Daladier forms a national union cabinet as French and British staffs coordinate. French operations push along the Siegfried Line while Saar Basin targets are set, with no details on unit specifics or debarkation ports.
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Basel
Switzerland
Guartly
Siegfried Line
Daladier
France
Maurice Gustave Gamalin
War Ministry
Poland
Calader
National Union
Edouard Heriot
Chamber of Deputes
Jules Jeanneny
Senate
Chamber
Pew
Pierre Etienne Misndint
Leon Blum
Premies
Louis Marin
Dasadler
No Man's Land
Maginot Line
Germany
Anlion
Saar Basin
Rhine
Moselle
Britain
Polish Warsaw Stand Frantic Battle Against German Drive
Polish troops held the line north of Warsaw to slow a German southward breakthrough while French forces pressed the western front. German claims placed Warsaw within 20 miles as Polish lines reportedly pulled back 10 miles north. A French communique hinted heavy action in the gap between the Maginot and Siegfried lines, with reported 9 1 2 miles of penetration near the Siegfried line. The British expeditionary force was to join action in France within days, marking 16th anniversary of the Battle of the Marne.
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Switzerland
Siegfried Line
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Marne
Poland
Japan to Remain Neutral in War
London dispatch reports the Japanese government informed Britain it does not intend to be involved in Europe’s conflict. The note asked that Tokyo’s position not affect China policy, marking Japan’s first official neutrality move amid rising Axis tensions.
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Italy
Russia
Hitler
Poland
Battle For Warsaw Seen As Decisive War Clash
DEWITT MACKENZIE reports from New York that a major battle for possession of Warsaw rages just north of the capital as German forces push from the west against Polish defenders along the Vistula and Bug rivers. The fight could shape morale and defense more than military outcome, with Warsaw’s loss a political shock in a broader eastern front squeeze.
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UPA
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Russia
Vistula
Bug
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