Roosevelt studies neutrality policy with Hull Morgenthau and Davis
President Roosevelt convened Hull Morgenthau and Davis to weigh how European events affect U S neutrality trade and finance policy. Early said discussions are serious but not a war scare. Plans shifted as he canceled a Poughkeepsie speech and considered Chickamauga battlefield remarks in Chattanooga.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Morgenthau
Norman Davis
America
Stephen Early
Army
Navy
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
New York
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga
State Department
Davis
American Red Cross
Europe
Rochester
Minn
James
White House
Hyde Park
Great Britain
Department
Britain
National Council For Prevention of War
Congress
AMA delegates reject full support for federal health plan
Chicago September session of the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates signaled strong skepticism toward the Roosevelt interdepartmental plan for a national health program. Delegates endorsed discussing the proposal’s aims linked to universal medical care while urging careful scrutiny of methods and practical plans.
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Chicago
House of Delegates
American Medical Association
North Side
Chicago Medical Society
Roosevelt
Olin West
Association
Morris Fishbein
Dr. West
Ruaal
Congress
Department of Justice
AMA
Influenced Juror May Save Slayer
Albert Dyer awaiting execution in San Quentin as juror Harold Harby claims he was influenced to vote guilty after advice that the judge believed Dyer guilty. Dyer, 33, was convicted for the deaths of three girls near Inglewood in 1937 and faces the traditional 10 am execution hour as Gov. Merriam considers a reprieve.
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San Quentin
Calif
Albert Dyer
Los Angeles
California
Dyer
Frank Merriam
Merriam
William Neeley
Ellery Cuff
Harold Harby
Harby
Thomas P. White
Weather Outlook for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Fair and cooler tonight in Tennessee and Virginia with slowly rising temperatures by Saturday. Virginia coast remains cloudy tonight with cooler conditions and slightly warmer Saturday afternoon in the extreme north portion. Kentucky also fair tonight and warmer Saturday.
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Tennessee
West
Virginia
Kentucky
FDR's Battle with South Reverberates Across Nation
President Roosevelt's clash with southern conservatives sparked nationwide interest in the Maryland senatorials. Voters in Georgia, South Carolina and Mississippi discussed Tydings and George with Maryland’s candidate seen as a key. The piece notes unusual cross-region attention and confirms the South’s continuing Democratic leanings despite rhetoric.
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South
George
Georgia
Tydings
Maryland
Smith
South Carolina
Mississippi Delta
Mississippi
Alabama
Sena
Browning Backs Democratic Campaign Across Tennessee
Gov. Gordon Browning, defeated in August, vows full support to the Democratic ticket as Tennessee opens campaign events October 3 across 95 counties. Manager John Horton says Browning will speak in designated towns after pledging assistance to Prentice Cooper, Tom Stewart, and W. D. Hudson. Browning’s initial address is set for Fayetteville.
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Nashville
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Fayetteville
Prentice Cooper
Tom Stewart
U. S
W. D. Hudson
Browning
Claims Hitler Seeks Control of Czech Land
Berlin report says Adolf Hitler demanded cession of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia and guarantees that Czechoslovakia’s foreign policy align with Germany. The information came from a source who spoke with high chancellery officials at Berchtesgaden after Hitler hosted Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Czechoslovakia’s defenses rely on allies France and Soviet Russia, key targets of the anti Communism pact.
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Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
France
Soviet Russia
German Demands on Czechoslovakia Outlined
Berlin reports three main German demands tied to Sudetenland. Cession of the Sudeten German area, binding alignment of Czechoslovakia’s foreign policy with Germany, and post annexation coordination of remaining Czechoslovakia with Germany’s economic system including control over Skoda munition output.
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Berlin
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Sudetenland
Skoda
German demand on Czechoslovakia after absorption
The source notes another German demand that after absorbing the Czech Sudeten area, the remainder of Czechoslovakia should align with Germany's economic system and not hinder German aims. The detail is referenced to HITLER DEMANDS on page 8.
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Czechoslovak Sudeten
Germany
Czechoslovakia
G men hold youth in extortion plot
In Louisville on September 16, 18 year old George William Rafferty was held on a charge of attempted extortion after FBI agents and city detectives posed as the recipient of a $10,000 extortion demand. Rafferty was arraigned, pleaded innocent, and jailed on $5,000 bond for a federal court hearing September 29.
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Louisville
G-men
George William Rafferty
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
Ray H. Kirchdorfer
Rafferty
Tennessee Crump Faction Seeks Relief in Troop Case
Memphis dispatch reports Democratic factions in Tennessee await a three judge federal court ruling on E H Crump Shelby County injunction to restrain Governor Browning from moving national guard troops into Shelby County to supervise an election. Court heard three hours of argument by Xen Hicks George Taylor and John D Martin. The decision date was not announced.
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Memphis
Tennessee
E. H. Crump
Shelby County
Circuit Court of Appeals
Xen Hicks
George Taylor
Knoxville
John D. Martin
Martin
Gordon Browning
National Guard
Crump
Browning
Thomas Malone
Nashville
Charles M. Bryan
Malone
Bryan
Trion Man Struck and Killed by Bus on Highway
David L. Duffy aged 36 a dairy employee was struck and killed by a bus while walking on a highway near Trion Georgia He formerly lived in Atlanta where his mother Mrs Elmer Duffy survives at 243 Pine Street Atlanta The accident occurred early today and authorities filed the incident report
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Trion
David L. Duffy
Here
Atlanta
Elmer Duffy
Mission Worker Samuel P Fulton Dies in Kobe
Nashville obituary note confirms Dr. Samuel P. Fulton 73 a half century missionary died in Kobe Japan. He led the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Kobe since 1907 after going to Japan in 1888. Survived by widow and sons Samuel P Fulton Jr of El Paso and C Darby Fulton secretary of the committee.
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Nashville
Kobe
Japan
Samuel P. Fulton
Foreign Missions Executive Committee
The
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Fulton
C. Darby Fulton
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Kingstree
S. C
Dr. Fulton
Samuel P. Fulton, Jr
el Paso
Texas
Eyston Recovers Speed Record At Bonneville
Capt George E T Eyston regained the world speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah driving the Thunderbolt to a two way average of 357.50 mph on September 16. He clocked 356.44 mph on the north run and 358.57 mph on the return, displacing John R Cobb who held 350.20 mph. A 5000-strong crowd cheered as American Legionnaires en route to Los Angeles watched the duel unfold.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George E. T. Eyston
John R. Cobb
Eyston
Cobb
Euston
Utah-Nevada
American
Chamberlain Returns From Hitler Talks In Hopeful Tone
Prime Minister Chamberlain describes his meeting with Adolf Hitler as frank and friendly and says he is satisfied both sides understand the other’s mind. He will consult with cabinet and Lord Runciman before any final statement and plans a possible second talk with Hitler.
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J. C. Stark
London
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Neville
Heston
Lord Runciman
Czechoslovakia orders 24 hour armband surrender in Sudeten region
Prague reports government moves to dissolve Konrad Henlein's Freiwilliger Schutzdienst and to require all residents in 63 provincial districts to surrender arms within 24 hours. Strikes, sabotage and bloodshed continue as negotiations with Britain falter and Runciman leaves Prague.
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Prague
Konrad Henlein
Bohemia
Milan Hodza
Henlein
Freiwilliger Schutzdienst
Voluntary Protection Service
Bohemian
Sudetenland
Eduard Benes
Viscount Runciman
London
F. T. A. Ashton-Gwatkin
Lord Runciman
Runciman
Who's Who in Worried Europe on Brink of War
Portraits of world leaders and figures shaping Europe as tensions rise. Hitler dominates the Sudeten issue through key ally Konrad Henlein. Benes leads Czechoslovakia while facing encirclement. Chamberlain seeks firm but cautious English policy. Daladier in France shows restraint. Mussolini, allied with Hitler, contemplates German ambitions in Austria and Tyrol.
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Prague
Konrad Henlein
Germany
Europe
Onrad Henlein
Turnverein Societies
Bohemia
Henlein
Hitler
Enito Mussolini
Italy
Italian
Tyrol
Austria
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Medical Association
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W. B. Ragsdale
Czech Land
Reynolds
Koop
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Fuehrer
Munich
Rome
Geneva
Barcelona
Shanghai
Shangcheng
Hankow
China
Jerusalem
Royal Air Force
Dolf Hitler
Sudetens
Duard Benes
Alter Ranci- Man
England
Eville Chamberlain
Evile Hender
E Douvard
Daladier
Coolidge
Chamber of Deputies
Nson
Eton
St. Petersburg
Sir Nevile
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