Air Raid on Britain Repulsed by British Defenses
London faced an early morning air raid from German bombers but anti-aircraft guns and defending planes drove them off before bombs dropped. The first invasion since the war began ended with no damage or penetration of defenses. Crowds sought safety in shelters as engines and gunfire echoed along the east coast and in London.
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England
Ministry of Information
Britain
Essex
Thames River
Nanir
British Press Association
Paris
Saarland
Maginot Line
Germany
Saar
Eschweiler
Stolberg
Aachen
War Ministry
Saar Basin
Rhine
Moselle
Poland
Lawrence Residents Safe As They Return From Europe
Professor and Mrs. Sandelius and their three children Irene Frank and Carol disembarked from the President Roosevelt signaling safe arrival. Dr and Mrs R I Canuteson and others wired from New York with plans to join Lawrence soon as liners resume travel after the voyage to the United States.
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Lawrence
Europe
Sandelius
Irene
Frank
Carol
Roosevelt
East
K.U
R. I. Canuteson
New York
Normandie
United States
W. W. Davis
Son Lane
Lane
Davis
Waldemar Gelich
Censorship Drops News on Steamship Movements
British and French lines impose news censorship on vessel movements causing uncertainty over the Queen Mary Normandie Bremen and Champlain. The Tre de France sails for New York with 1000 passengers and the Manhattan is due tomorrow with no passenger list released.
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Bremen
Tre de France
Havre
United States
Manhattan
Europe
War Bulletins From London and World Rail News
Prime Minister Chamberlain to address Parliament about the war situation as hosts begin. Reports from Luxemburg Basle of heavy artillery duels on the Maginot Siegfried lines and night firing in the Moselle region. Norway’s Einander rescues 33 from the Bosnia after torpedo and fire sink. King George visits RAF fighter command HQ in uniform. German officials announce resumed maritime shipping between Germany and East Prussia.
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Reuters
Today
Luxemburg
Basle
Maginot
Siegfried
Moselle
Bridges case goes on
Prospects of completing the deportation hearing of Harry Bridges were delayed as a court order was served on Stanley M. Doyle a key witness in Minneapolis. Doyle was ordered to appear in federal court in San Francisco on September 11 to show cause why he should not testify at the hearing.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Stanley M. Doyle
Minneapolis
Doyle
Traffic deaths fall in Kansas August total down 31
Kansas highways saw twenty traffic deaths in August a drop of 31 from the prior year Claud R McCamment state safety division director credited the decline to the strong response of sheriffs chiefs of police safety councils and other agencies
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Topeka
Kansas
Claud R. McCamment
State Safety Division
Prices Rise in Lawrence Groceries with Stock Shortages
Lawrence grocers report rising prices for sugar flour and pork products. Sugar stocks are low with many stores limiting sales and some wholesalers capping shipments. Flour prices have surged about one third and dry beans costs have nearly doubled while lard and pork products show modest gains. Beef remains steady and canned goods purchases rise.
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Lawrence
R. K K. Jackman
Bowersack Milling and Power Company
Jackman
Command Is Coordinated For All British Forces
London Sept 6 announced that the British armed forces will be merged into a single unified army. Regular army territorial army militia and other auxiliary forces undergo administrative changes. Lieut Gen Sir Douglas Brownrigg becomes adjutant general. Maj Gen Sir John Brown named deputy adjutant general. The Duke of Gloucester is named chief liaison officer to the field force.
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London
Ministry of Information
Regular Army
Territorial Army
Douglas Brownrigg
John Brown
War Office
Duke of Gloucester
King
Banting Enlists as Captain in Canadian Army Medical Corps
Noted physician Sir Frederick Banting of Toronto and co discoverer of insulin has enlisted as captain in the 15th General Hospital Canadian Army Medical Corps. He previously served in World War I as a private in the field ambulance service and rose to lieutenant. wounded at Cambrai he earned the Military Cross.
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Toronto
Frederick Banting
University of Toronto
15Th General Hospital
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Cambrai
Poles urged to dig trenches around Warsaw defense appeal
Polish radio urged all citizens to report to police stations with spades to dig trenches around Warsaw as German forces neared. The situation grew more ominous with fighting north and west of the city and reports of shelling and air raids increasing.
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Warsaw
Budapest
Bug River
Here
Krakow Falls to German Steam Roller in Poland Advance
Berlin reports the capture of Krakow, Poland's historic heart, with German forces advancing 18 miles east and taking the city at noon. Wawel Castle pledged homage to Marshal Pilsudski as Kielce and Bydgoszcz captures broaden the campaign.
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Josef Pilsudski
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Prince Sapieha
Kielce
Sandomierz
Krupp
Esser
Skoda
Pilsen
Polish Silesia
England
France
Germany
Pomorze
Bydgoszcz
Bromberg
Netze
CHECK ON PROFITEERS Washington Sept 6 1930s
Administration experts say existing anti-trust laws and publicity could curb profiteering from the European war. The Justice Department studies anti profiteering measures at President Roosevelts request. Officials note publicizing war profits might deter many individuals and firms. The War Resources Board studies price trends with labor agriculture and Federal Reserve input.
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Washington
Justice Department
Roosevelt
War-Resources Board
Labor Arid Agriculture Departments
Federal Reserve Board
Distribution of Olympic tickets to subscribers begins
Helsinki reports the sale of Olympic tickets to subscribers started today on an immediate cash basis. Construction for the 1940 games continues on the original schedule despite the outbreak of war.
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Helsinki
Finland
U. S. Aircraft Factories Keep 600 Planes in Work
New York report says American aircraft plants still operate at full speed on 600 planes ordered by France, Britain and Australia. Despite neutrality act, no stoppage seen in orders valued between 45 and 50 million dollars as shipments abroad are halted, with delivery terms adjusted for U S. processing. Uncertainty grows over future orders from foreign buyers.
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New York
France
England
Australia
Britain
Austria
United States
French Forces Advance Across Frontier In Saar Campaign
Paris reports the French general staff says armies pressing beyond the frontier into Germany with air support against the Siegfried line in the Saar Basin. Local advances cited along the Maginot frontier as the war widens its scope and alerts sound in Paris.
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Paris
Germany
Siegfried Line
Saar
Wakarusa War Rosters Highlight Old Settlers Meeting
The Douglas County Old Settlers association will hold its annual meeting on September 14 at First Methodist. Officers include A S Akers president I F Elert vice president May Seetin secretary and Nellie Colman Bigsby treasurer. A roster from the Kansas Volunteers in the Wakarusa war will be printed and posted, with descendants invited to share memories, honoring early day heroism.
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Douglas County
Old Settlers Associa
A S. Akers
I. F. Elert
May Seetin
Nellie Colman Bigsby
Lawrence “Stubs
Blackburn
State Historical Society
Old Settlers Organization
Frances Drury
Cedarvale
Eloise M. Henson
Pinckney
Drury
Pittsburg Teachers College
Katherine Heck
Emil Heck
Neal Wherry
Carolee Drake
Miss Heck
Liberty Memorial High School
Lloyd Houston
Heat Wave Grips Kansas as Temperatures Soar
Topeka reports 95 by 9 a.m. with forecasts of 100 to 105 statewide. Federal meteorologist D Flora cites a South Dakota low pressure system driving heat from the southwest and expects cooler air from the northwest by Friday. Last night’s heat ranged 75 to 80, with highs elsewhere reaching 103 in Phillipsburg and 102 in Wichita.
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Mercury
Flora
South Dakota
Kansas
Edmonton
Canada
Yellowstone Park
Phillipsburg
Concordia
McPhern
Wichita
Manhattan
Ellis
Chanute
Dodge City
Average of 60 stocks shows slight rise and fall
Market notes record an average at 50.1 with a previous close near 50.2 and a minor daily shift reflecting cautious trading across indices yesterday.
U S Navy to Establish Patrol Off American Coast
President Roosevelt ordered a patrol of naval and coast guard vessels and airplanes to monitor belligerent ships near the United States. Two destroyers and two coast guard cutters have departed to patrol off the Northeast, with gradual extension toward Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone. If an enemy ship is sighted, the government will be advised and the maritime commission notified.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Naval
Coast Guard
Stephen Early
Baniroyers
United States
Puerto Rico
Antilles
Canal Zone
America
Maritime Commission
Voyage in Peril aboard Queen Mary Experienced Traveler Says
Miss Maud Ellsworth recounts a perilous Atlantic crossing from Montreal to New York with a cargo of three million dollars in gold aboard. She describes a blackout at sea, a seven hour return toward England, and wartime preparations seen in Glasgow and Montreal as tensions rise ahead of declared hostilities.
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Maud Ellsworth
Montreal
Canada
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
Greenock
Scotland
Newfoundland
England
United States
Glasgow
Ellsworth
California
U. S
Canadian Pacific
Montrose
War Resources Board Expands With John Hancock Appointment
Washington September 6 The War Resources Board added seventh member John Hancock a New York banker to bolster wartime resource control and policy coordination.
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War Resources Board
Washington
New War Resources Board
John Hancock
New York
Number Saved in Athenia Sinking In Doubt
London reports 125 passengers aboard the British liner Athenia remain unaccounted for after the Sunday night sinking. Winston Churchill said the disaster may be larger than earlier estimates and suggested a Swedish yacht aiding in rescue could hold more missing.
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London
Winston Churchill
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
Chirehill
Kanawan
Southern Cross
Rerohill
Admiralty Head
Strasbourg Emptied of Civilians Before Firing
Strasbourg the Alsace capital reported emptied of civilians before an artillery duel across the Rhine. About 175,000 residents fled inland for safety as German and French guns traded blows along the western front. Erstein, a 6000-population city south of Strasbourg, also emptied to permit military maneuver.
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Paris
Strasbourg
Alsace
France
Germany
Erstein
Gas Heating Trial Planned by Local School Board
The board of education at the high school planned a gas heating experiment for the print shop, hoping to extend if successful. A Public Service Company offer and $150 yearly heating cost were noted, plus equipment costs around $75 and potential rental at $16 yearly.
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Board of Education
Public Service Company
R. M. Albrecht
Lawrence
Altho
Liner Bremen Reported Safe in Neutral Harbor
Berlin reports the German liner Bremen has arrived safely in an unidentified neutral port after vanishing from New York last Wednesday. No confirmation yet from Hamburg-American line, amid previous British capture rumors and lack of word for several days.
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Churchill
City of Flint
Maritime Commission
New York
Donaldson Line
Athenia
Galway
Greenock
Scotland
Southern Cross
Flint
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Berlin
Bremen
Weather Forecast for Kansas Turns Cooler in North
The afternoon forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Kansas with cooler temperatures tonight and Thursday. Notably cooler in the northeast and north central regions, with a drop in highs expected.
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Kansas
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