Poland mobilizes reserve under 40 amid political tensions
Thousands of grim faced Polish civilians in kaliki uniforms march to join President Ignace Moscicki's mobilization order. The move aims to boost armed manpower from 1.5 million to over 2 million as Germany threatens and Britain signals firm stance. Jews and other citizens pledge support, while the government authorizes requisitioning of transport and equipment.
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Ignace Moscicki
Republic
Poland
War Office
Jerusalem
Zionists
Europe
Foreign Office
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Daladier
France
Test Pilot Killed As Plane Breaks Up In Flight
Wichita Aug 31 A four place cabin plane test for Beech Aircraft crashed in a pasture killing C A Middleton 30 a Beech test pilot. Witnesses said wings sheared off during loops Middleton had been outside looping and was survived by his widow. Kansas salt production 1938 totaled 597 909 tons valued 2 565 447 from Reno Rice and Ellsworth counties per KU geological survey.
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C. A. Middleton
Beech Aircraft Company
Beach
Middleton
Comany
Kansas
Kansas Geological Survey
University of Kansas
Reno
Rice
Ellsworth
Bombers Ship Out From Los Angeles to Europe
Seventy planes built in this area are slated for shipment to England and France over the next several days. About half were to depart for Liverpool aboard the Furness liner Indian Prince. The production marks a major output since Lockheed in Burbank and North American Aviation in Inglewood began supplying European democracies over two years ago.
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England
France
Liverpool
Furness
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
North American Aviation Corporation
Inglewood
End of Squad Right Drill Marks New Army Training
Washington announces that the infantry will drop squads right parade commands and other old drills. Replacing with column right and right face, drill becomes simpler as new firearms reduce need for mass sprint formations. Parade rest and port arms vanish, bayonet mishaps noted, training now focuses on left versus right orientation.
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Washington
Frederick the Great
A Rush to Be Citizens
The naturalization branch reports a boom with more than 80 000 first papers filed and thousands seeking to straighten out status due to the European crisis. Englishmen head the rush followed by Germans Italians French Poles and Irish.
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New York
Naturalization
Department of Labor
Break with Communists: French Metal Workers Union Secedes
Paris August 31 The powerful Metal Workers union with over 500000 members severed its ties to the French Communist party. The group, once a backbone of communist labor, condemned the German Soviet non aggression pact as contrary to peace.
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Paris
Metal Workers Union
Communist Party
Woman artist puzzle answer in historic crossword style
A compact historical crossword clue set features hints for a woman artist and related terms across horizontal and vertical entries, including biblical, mystical, and geographic references, with clues ranging from harvest to sun deity and from olive brown to southeast directions.
Roosevelt Family Reunion on Washington Arrival
The U S liner Washington reached New York with Mrs Sara Roosevelt greeting the president's mother and a son and daughter in law at the pier. Mrs Roosevelt had been in Paris six weeks and cut the trip short after Ambassador Bullitt urged her return. John Roosevelt and Anne Lindsay Clark spoke of England and France as calm. Also aboard was Charles Schwab, seriously ill with coronary thrombosis, accompanied by medical staff.
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Roosevelts
United States
Washington
Sara Roosevelt
Paris
William Bullitt
John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
England
France
Charles Schwab
London
Edward G Robinson Voyage Return With Family Aboard
The actor Edward G Robinson his wife and their six year old son were aboard a ship with 984 passengers, 200 short of capacity. The report notes the family traveled together during the voyage and adds details about the ship’s occupancy.
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Edward G. Robinson
Study of Forest City Basin in Kansas Underway
Wallace Lee of the Federal Geological Survey begins an investigation of the stratigraphic and structural conditions of the Forest City basin. The study, conducted with the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas, targets subsurface factors for oil and gas development across 22 counties in northeastern Kansas. It is a cooperative project between federal and state survey staffs.
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Wallace Lee
Federal Geological Survey
Forest City
Kansas Geological Survey
University of Kansas
Kansas
Federal
Fire Douses Trash Blaze Behind Triangle Fraternity
Firefighters rushed to 1116 Indiana Street shortly after 4 am to extinguish a small trash fire in the alley behind the Triangle fraternity. No injuries or damages reported.
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Triangle Fraternity
Indiana Street
Geological Survey Adds New Clay Kiln at K. U.
The Kansas Geological Survey installs a 2500 degree kiln in the University of Kansas clay laboratory. The sillimanite refractory-lined kiln, with a blower and heat indicator, enables high temperature tests on north central Kansas clays and records firing rates. William Kidd, famous pirate, was executed on May 24, 1701.
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Kansas Geological Survey
University of Kansas
Kansas
William Kidd
League of Nations to Meet in September Sessions
Geneva dispatch states the League council convenes September 8 and the assembly begins September 11. The meetings will address the league role in wartime, the next year's budget, and elections to the council and world court amidst ongoing crisis.
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Geneva
League of Nations Council
Assembly
League
League Council
World Court
Council
Swiss Move to Reinforce Neutrality Across Borders
Berne reports the Swiss political department of the federal council decided to dispatch a note to neighboring governments France Germany and Italy to reinforce Swiss neutrality amid surrounding tensions. The action aims to clarify Switzerland’s stance and assure its neighbors of continued nonbelligerence.
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Swiss Federal Council
France
Germany
Italy
Swiss Resolve Declares Neutrality to Defend Alpine Nation
The national council adopted a declaration of neutrality warning that Switzerland will “fight to the death” against any invasion from any direction, signaling firm resolve to defend the Alpine confederation.
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National Council
Little
Alpine Confederation
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