Debyns-Bennett Student Killed in Auto Crash West of Church Hill
A Dobyns-Bennett High School senior Harald Odle, 18, died when a car carrying four teammates and instructor Pantiliott crashed near Church Hill on Highway 11W at 2 AM. Driver Lynnwood Overbay and two others survived with injuries, while Odle was crushed under the overturned vehicle. The group had been traveling after a football game between Dobyns-Bennett and Asheville teams. investigators noted steering trouble on the curve and the car left the road into a bank.
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Debyns-Bennett High School
Lfe
Harald Odle
Church Hill
Lynnwood Overbay
Jack Crawford
Shinton Biles
Charles Rowland
Overbay
Fli
Odle
Kingsport
Crawford
Pantiliott
Dobyns-Bennett
Asheville High School
Elliott
Asheville
Morristown
Clattanooga
Overbsy
Hen
Biles Crawford
Rowland
Ole
Biles
Ian Rogersville
Mollee
C. G. Crawford
Jick
Hia
Auto Duathl
Val Odie
Lynnwood Overhay
Thitch
Forty Two Convictions In Sullivan September Court Term
The Sullivan circuit court's September term ended with 42 convictions from 120 criminal docket cases. Forty eight defendants were discharged without trial, 30 indictments were ignored due to absent material witnesses, seven cases were nolle prosed by the attorney general, and one case was placed on the retired docket. The two trial juries acquitted 20, while 9 cases were continued or bonds forfeited. Judge Ferguson criticized the grand jury for ignoring indictments and called the term a disgrace to the county.
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Sullivan Circuit Court
Nolle
Ferguson
Sio
Observers Wonder If Nazis Will Strike Allies Via Neutral Land
London observers weigh a possible German move from Poland into western Europe. A shift from east to west concentrates forces along the Maginot line with debates on a sweep through the Netherlands Belgium or a direct Maginot attack. Some see a launch toward Paris while others consider movement through Switzerland as a third option. The mood in London suggests a near western front opening within days.
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London
Third Reich
Poland
Netherlands
Belgium
Paris
Switzerland
France
Britain
Germany
Illness Fatal to Sigmund Freud in London
Famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud dies in Hampstead London at 63 after months of illness. He arrived in England June 6 193? seeking peace and work, said he carried manuscripts and papers left behind in Vienna, with family accompanying him. The report notes his withdrawal from Vienna and his incomplete Bible analysis manuscript.
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London
Siemund Feend
Hama
Hoe
Hampstead
England
Ota
Pie
Austria
Vienna
Tim
Anna
Wrnet
Harry Freud
Sigmund Freud
Mussolini says Italy keeps war policy unchanged
Premier Mussolini breaks silence in Rome to affirm Italy will avoid starting hostilities while preparing for any eventuality and backing peace efforts. He stressed fascist resolve to stay military in silence, aligning with the Italy Germany alliance and warning of a stormy European moment after Poland's liquidation.
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Richard G
Massock
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Palauea Venezia
Bologna
Il Duce
Europe
Germany
Duce
Great Britain
Congress May Work Rapidly on Neutrality
Washington Sept 23 Opponents of the neutrality program sought a senate deal to speed a showdown within a month. They would limit speech length if administration supporters agreed not to use pressure tactics and would allow four to five days for the case after the foreign relations committee reports the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Edldie Rieken
Rickenbacker
Jay
Hormes
Minnesota
Packer
Neuefrality
Russia May Hold Baltics Future in Moscow Talks
Moscow focuses on the Soviet Union future relations with Baltic states and a reorganization of Polish lands. Estonian Foreign Minister Karl Selter arrives for talks amid speculation on Baltic independence and economic terms. Troops consolidate control in occupied Poland as large estates are redistributed to former tenants and staff.
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Witt Hancock
Moscow
Moskow
Soviet Union
Poland
Karl Selter
Selter
Russia
German Army Mourns Death of Former Chief von Fritsch
Berlin dispatch reports German Army mourns former commander in chief Colonel General Werner von Fritsch killed near Warsaw. War in Poland declared over by command, with Hitler ordering a state funeral for the 59 year old general who aided the army’s revival before resigning amid tension with Hitler.
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Melvin KR. Whiteleather
Berlin
Enr
Baron Werner von Fritsch
Warsaw
Fuehrer
von Fritsch
Britain Rations Expansion Strikes Daily Life
Britain is placed on wartime rations under a new scheme limiting private car use to seven miles a day. Gasoline restrictions sparked deserted streets in London while food rationing will follow after a national register next Friday. Tax measures and a looming budget were anticipated as the war enters its third week with transport problems easing only gradually.
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J. G Stark
London
Great Britain
Food Ministry
Journal of Taximen
John Simon
Britain
Germans Pressure 60-Mile Front As Hitler Attends Front
German forces pushed attacks along a 60 mile western front while Adolf Hitler reportedly visits the front with Col Gen Walther von Brauchitsch. British and French reports note intensified warfare, with claims of large Polish army defeats and substantial prisoner captures as Poland’s defense weakens.
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Adolf Hitler
Europe
Saarbruecken
Hitler
Warsaw
Poland
Baron Werner von Fritsch
Waursaw
Modlin
Hela
Cal
Walther von Brauchitsch
Jesser
Blenwald Forest
Germany
Rhine
Brodlin
Paris
France
Franch
Walther von Brauchiach
Fushter
Westwall
Roosevelt silent on Landon third term bid
President Roosevelt declined to answer Alf Landon's call for a public stance against a possible third term. A close associate said Roosevelt urged restraint during what was described as a critical period in world history.
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Douglas Cornell
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Hey
White House
Seppe
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Sharp rise in nation's business at brisk pace
New York September 23 The Iplast furnaces mills railroads and other productive forces moved at their best since October 1937 marking the sharpest period to period rise in nearly five years. Steel led the advance as most industries picked up with factories operating on three shifts and clerical staff flooded with inquiries. Foreign inquiries outpaced purchases though neutrals showed growing demand and ships began loading for foreign ports.
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Smith Reavis
New York
United States
Survivors In Warsaw Bury Dead In Parks Amid Typhoid
Foreign refugees from besieged Warsaw report two urgent crises as typhoid and food shortages ravage the city. Dead are buried in parks and public squares while about 60 to 70 refugees from the American embassy witnessed a bomb blast on Mapoleon Square that killed 50. A group of nearly 1,400 foreigners arrived in a convoy from Warsaw, with Polish and German help, many women and children among them. They left after brief preparations, carrying little. German Red Cross aid supplied wart garments.
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Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Warsaw
United States
Mapoleon Square
Red Cross
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