Roosevelt Convenes Bipartisan Neutrality Talks at White House
President Roosevelt opened a bipartisan neutrality conference in the White House to seek a path to keep the United States out of the European war. Senators McNary and Austin arrived to debate the current neutrality law as Landon and Knox joined other leaders. The session follows Senate action plans for expeditious neutrality legislation and hints at a possible move toward arms embargo changes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
America
Capitol
Senate Foreign-Relations Committee
Alf M. Landon
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Austin
Landon
Frank Knox
Chicago
Martin
R.-Mass
Mapes
R.-Mich
Mr. Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky
E.S.T
Vandenberg
Michigan
Borah
Idaho
Knox
Senator Barkley
France Moves to Definite Victory as War Deepens
Paris reports Premier Daladier forms a new war ministry and vows joint action with Britain to preserve Poland, while German pressure and Italian-Spanish diplomacy reshape the neutral bloc from the Baltic to the Atlantic. Observers note Italy leads a widening neutral coalition as Yugoslavia, Estonia, and other states seek to maintain balance amid rising tensions.
Industries Aid Officials With Food Supply and Price Problem
Washington reports leaders from agriculture, processing, and distributing industries are working with administration officials to plan for ample food supplies at reasonable prices if the United States enters the war. The agricultural advisory council, led by Secretary Wallace, includes about 30 representatives from grocery, milling, clothing, meat packing, banking, transportation, and labor sectors. The aim is complete government cooperation with food and clothing industries while avoiding direct government control. A Justice Department official said antitrust enforcement would curb profiteering in foodstuffs, with prosecutions possible where warranted, as complaints rise from warrelated concerns about sugar and meat prices.
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Washington
United States
Agricultural Advisory Council
Wallace
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Louis Spencer
Topeka
Swiss Observers See French German Forces Readiness
Basel observers report a large French and British build up for a major offensive against the Siegfried line. They note mass movements and preparations along the Moselle to Vosges sector and warn a drive may still be days or weeks away.
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Basel
Siegfried Line
Reich
Blies
Mandel Creek
Saarbruecken
Moselle
Vosces
Wisembourg
Gamellr
Sierck
Luxembourg
Saar
Saarequemines
Bitche
Rhine
Palatinate
Landau
Germany
Haardt
Naval clash reported in Katteratt strait between Sweden and Denmark
Copenhagen reports a possible naval engagement northeast of Laesee island. A line of ships was sighted by the island police chief who heard cannon fire totaling about 200 shots before the sounds ceased. Fishermen confirmed cannonades from warships, not aerial bombs.
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Copenhagen
Strait of
Katteratt
Sweden
Denmark
Laesee Island
North Sea
Baltic
Warsaw Raided Four Times by German Air Squadrons
Warsaw reported four German air raids today, with incendiaries hitting a Red Cross hospital that caught fire. Volunteers rushed in to rescue patients as bombing and air attacks continued into the evening. the heaviest raid began around 5 30 p m local time and lasted over 30 minutes.
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Budapest
Warsaw
Red Cross
E.S.T
Allied War Aims Are Not Changed
Prime Minister Chamberlain asserted Britain will not abandon its war aims and will pursue any operation deemed to contribute to victory, despite public anxiety. He defended the Allied effort, cited Soviet actions in Poland, and reported submarine losses and ongoing supply routes.
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Daladier
War Ministry
Great Britain
Poland
Aachen
Belgian
Belgium
Maginot
Brussels
Germany
Fuehrer
Hitler
Danzig
Rhine
Altho
Blies
Blies River
London
Chamberlain
Britain
House of Commons
Arthur Greenwood
Soviet
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Courageous
Admiralty
Ivan Maisky
France
England
War News Briefs From Europe and Rome
Romanian government to intern Marshal Smigly Rydz in Romania for the war. Mussolini party calls Britain and France to terms with Germany. Soviet Russia reportedly summons more reservists though numbers are not disclosed. Wilno dispatch cites death by self inflicted action of former Polish premier Alexander Prystor.
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Bucharest
Edward Smigly- Rydz
Poland
Romania
Britain
France
Rome
Mussolini
Il Popola d'Italia
Germany
West
Moscow
Russia
Budapest
Wilno
Wilna
Alexander Prystor
Prystor
Joseph Pilsudski
Hot Winds Worsen Drouth in Great Plains
The Weather Bureau reports severe late summer drought intensifying in the mid west especially the Great Plains due to hot winds. Pastures and surface water fall short while winter wheat seeding is delayed. moisture reserves on Sept 1 ranged from 5 to 53 percent across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Illinois Iowa Ohio. A soaking rainfall is urgently needed from the Great Plains to the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mid-West
Great Plains
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio
Atlantic
Algae Count in Kaw River Reaches Unparalleled Levels
Lawrence officials consult with John P. Harris of Chicago and Frank E. Willey on eradicating taste and odor from city water after Harris notes the highest intensity of algae in the Kaw River yet observed in U.S. water supplies. Burgess and West Coast associations assist in study. An aerial warfare update reports several battles on the West Front with a German plane shot down.
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Lawrence
John P. Harris
Chicago
Industrial Chemical Company of
New York
Kaw
Harris
Marnest Boyce
Engineering Department
State Board of Health
Frank E. Willey
Henry C. Burgess
University of Kansas
Chemical Warfare Service
Herbert Bailey
E. H. S. Bailey
University Department of Chemistry
Ottawa
West Front
Paris
Schrader named merchandise manager at Weaver’s store
John Schrader, arriving from Oklahoma City, becomes merchandise manager of Weaver’s store. He praises the institution for its modern methods and nationally known merchandise. Schrader previously managed Haliburton in Oklahoma and started as a stock boy at Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago.
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John Schrader
Weaver
Oklahoma City
Schrader
Haliburton
Oklahoma
Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company
Chicago
Weaver's
Tax Levy May Be Lowered by Two Sales Tax Residues
City council informal discussion favors using two apportionments of sales tax residue to cut the city levy by about .9 mill. State accounting suggests applying both actual 1959 and estimated 1940 residues to the current levy. If adopted the levy could drop from 13.56 mills. county and school levies adjust accordingly.
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Division of
Lawrence
Leavenworth County Fair Opens with Parade and Events
The 18th annual Leavenworth County fair in Tonganoxie opens under clear skies with a large parade and an afternoon horse show drawing many entries from Douglas county. Ralph Achning will judge the horse show and the fair runs three days ending Friday night. Last year drew about 12,000. Walt Neibarger expects a new attendance record.
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Leavenworth County
Tonganoxie
Douglas County
Ralph Achning
Walt Neibarger
Stock Market Index Dips for 60 Stocks at 52.4
The index average of 60 stocks stood at 52.4 yesterday with a decline of 52.4 points. Traders watched key financial indicators as market activity slowed during the trading session.
Roosevelt Son to Serve Allies in British Shipping Ministry
Kermit Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt will serve the Allies in wartime Britain as an official in the ministry of shipping in London. He is expected to become a British citizen by special order, with Winston Churchill said to have arranged the placement. Roosevelt, who will turn 50 October 10, resigned from the United States Lines recently and previously served as a captain in the British army in Mesopotamia before transferring to U S field artillery.
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Chicago Daily News
London
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United States Lines
Ministry of Shipping
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
The
Admiralty
Quentin
United States
Mesopotamia
U.S. Field Artillery
University to Open Classes After Busy Enrollment Week
About 4 200 students will attend opening classes at the university tomorrow morning after a week of registration and enrollment. Enrollment will finish today at Robinson gymnasium while fees are paid at the business office.
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Althe
Robinson Gymnasium
Union Building
North College Hill
Corbin Hall
Eleventh Street
Hoch Auditorium
Dean Werner
Elizabeth Meguiar
Karl F. Baldwin
Eda Paddock
John J. O. Moore
Hermina Zipple
Leo Johnstone
E. R. Elbel
C. H. Mullen
Velma Wilson
John Oakson
Independent Student Association
Santa Fe Rail Business Rises In U S Conditions
Kansas City reports a roughly ten percent rise in Santa Fe railroad business. President E J Engel attributes the improvement mainly to domestic conditions rather than the European war, noting the war has been a contributing factor but not the primary cause.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe
E. J. Engel
Engel
Europe
Lawmakers Gather in Washington for Crisis Conference
In Washington on September 20 lawmakers arrive by train and plane with official plates. They unite in wanting the United States to avoid war and favor a cash and carry system if arms to warring nations are legalized. Garner and Rayburn arrive ahead of a White House conference as Landon Knox discuss the crisis.
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Kansas
White House
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Garner
Ed Halsey
Senate
Hale
Uvalde
Tex
Rayburn
D-Tex
Alf M. Landon
Col
Frank Knox
Rhodes Seltsam win $75 000 Lawrence armory bonds at premium
The Rhodes Seltsam company of Topeka bid par plus a 20 cent premium for Lawrence internal improvement bonds totaling 75 000 dollars to finance a National Guard armory and community building. The bid carried an average interest cost of 2.22 percent with separate rates for portions due in five years. The sale awaits state school fund commission approval.
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Rhodes-Seltsam Company
Topeka
Lawrence
National Guard
Rhodes-Seltsam
Rhodes- Seltsam
State School Fund Commission
Columbian Securities Corporation of
Soden and Company
Stern Brothers
Kansas City
F. A. Russell
John Selig
W. C. Hunsinger
A. W. Berger
C. B. Russell
Fall Weather Arrives as Kansas Sees Cool Nights
In Kansas the first signs of fall bring cooler nights with lows near 50 and highs around 80 to 85 in different regions. While dry skies persist and crops face poor prospects, heat waves fade and conditions shift across the state. Weather officials note a cool front moving through Missouri and Oklahoma.
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Toneka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Missouri
Oklahoma
Phillipsburg
Weather Bureau
Goodland
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