Roosevelt pleads for civilian protection in war
President Roosevelt calls belligerents to renew pledges against bombing civilians. He cites Polish appeals and reports of German air attacks on nonmilitary towns, urging nations to limit air forces to military targets and spare noncombatants. The appeal follows responses from Germany Poland Britain France and Italy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Masercki
Poland
Fircriff
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Food Prices Decline From War Peak in Wholesale Market
Chicago reports wholesale food prices easing from wartime peaks as grain and pork prices drop 10 to 33 percent while others show 2 to 24 percent declines. Experts blame speculative selling and ample supplies, noting gains since August while caution rises amid evolving European war news.
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Chicago
Diver's Neck Breaks in Bayou Diving Tragedy near Sibley
Lloyd Tennison 25 of Webster Parish died after diving into Bodeau bayou near Sibley Louisiana and hitting a sunken log. A swimming companion rescued the body and took him to a Shreveport funeral home for a Wednesday service. He is survived by his parents a sister and four brothers one brother stationed at Barksdale field.
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Minden
Lloyd Tennison
Cornelius Tennison
Dayline
Webster Parish
Bodeau Bayou
Sibley
Henderson
Shreveport
Tennison
Barksdale
Bossier Ty
Flashes In The News Roundup
Detroit court hears Isaac Barker excuse for reckless driving. He claims to care for a newborn and jokes about baby weight as he faces five days in jail. Bridgeport report notes Margaret Lown refuses hospital care despite serious illness aboard her husband’s barge. Springfield item follows a wife misplacing $4 during a train trip and suspecting another traveler of theft.
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Detroit
Isaac Barker
Barker
Bridgeport
Conn
Margaret Lown
Springfield
Minn
Twin Cities
Bankers leader pressed moratorium to spur recovery
Philip A. Benson of the American Bankers Association urged an indefinite moratorium on legislation regulation reform and industrial strife to meet the European war crisis and revive profits He blamed anti business policies and warned government as umpire not competitor must relax restrictive measures to protect freedom and growth
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San Francisco
Philip A. Benson
American Bankers’ Association
American Institute of Accountants
Brooklyn
N. Y
Benson
Queen Wilhelmina Reaffirms Dutch Neutrality in Speech
Queen Wilhelmina opened Parliament in The Hague expressing gratitude that the Netherlands remains at peace and hopes for a negotiated end to wars. She highlighted unimpaired relations with neutral powers, support for mediation efforts, and noted that mobilization of Dutch forces safeguarded strict neutrality.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
French Allies Prepare Western Front Rise as Germans Rally
Paris reports anticipate major battle as German reinforcements return from Poland. French colonial troops mobilized to bolster the attack while British forces secure positions around the Maginot line and the Siegfried front. Berlin diplomacy looms amid renewed western front tensions.
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Paris
France
Britain
Poland
Russia
West Wall
Siegfried Line
Maginot Line
Germany
Hindenburg
Berlin
War Relief Call Issued By Red Cross Leader
Norman H. Davis calls all Red Cross chapters to organize for European war victim relief. Ouachita parish will start production of surgical dressings and garments once volunteer leader Alma Kaliski returns from Houston. Women nationwide urged to volunteer as war continues and immediate needs include hospital sheets robes gowns dresses layettes sweaters socks and caps.
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American Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
E. C. Gibson
Ouachita Parish
Davis
Alma Kaliski
Houston
Tex
Women of
America
The
Red Cross
Europe
Gibson
Dairymen vote on price regulation in New Orleans
Dairy farmers in the New Orleans area voted on a federal marketing agreement to regulate milk prices. Minimums would be $2.32 per 19 pounds for class one, $1.65 for class two, with class three tied to a butter price formula. Approval requires 75 percent of producers and 50 percent of distributors. Distributors say the pact would raise milk prices in New Orleans about one cent per quart.
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New Orleans
Weiss Smith and four others appeal mail fraud case
Seymour Weiss and four co defendants convicted of mail fraud in federal court file appeals with the United States fifth circuit challenging the trial. The five contend the government failed to prove a fraud scheme in the Bienville hotel furnishings sale for 75000 to Louisiana State University and challenge trial rulings by District Judge Wayne G. Borah. The appellants include Dr James Monroe Smith Monte E Hart Louis LeSage and J Emory Adams with Smith free on bond while others remain jailed. Rankin indictment case proceeds.
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New Orleans
Seymour Weiss
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Bienville
Louisiana State University
Federal Reserve System
Baton Rouge
Weiss
James Monroe Smith
Monte E. Hart
Louis LeSage
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
J. Emory Adams
Smith
Dr. Smith
Louisiana
William G. Rankin
The
Fatal Monroe crash links candy and seed trucks
A Tuesday morning collision at South Second Street and Ouachita Avenue in Monroe left one man dead and two others badly hurt. The Monroe Candy Co. truck driven by J. L. Lambert and a Winnsboro seed truck driven by Sam Siddon collided as another car was damaged. A man named Willie died at St. Francis sanitarium from chest and abdominal injuries, with Sam Campbell's injuries not serious. Lambert remained in potentially serious condition with multiple rib fractures, and Mrs. Lambert had only bruises. The Siddon brothers were uninjured. The crash occurred about 9 o'clock and reports say the seed truck was northbound while the candy truck came from Ouachita, both failing to observe a stop.
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FE. P. Bernelle
News-Star
South Second
Ouachita Avenue
J. L. Lambert
Monroe
South Second Street
Quachita Avenue
Monroe Candy Company
Rayville
Sam Siddon
Winnsboro
Siddon
Tannie Lee
C. S. Gaishell
Columbia Street
Willie
St. Francis Sanitarium
Sam Campbell
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Lambert
Siddon Brothers
Gaishell
Hapless Polish Refugees Plod Wearily Homeward
Tens of thousands of Polish refugees trek home through forests and open roads from Krakow toward Jaslo as German trucks ferry some the miles. Women carry babies, men bear packs, many barefoot, while authorities say some are fleeing soldiers.
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Edwin Shanke Jasso
Poland
Krakow
Jaslo
Polish Galicia
Tarnow
Draft plan to keep vital U.S. workers from military service
Washington reports a proposed industrial mobilization system for a future draft that would exempt workers essential to the economy. The plan estimates 11 million men aged 21 to 30 would register, with about 4.1 million in immediate service and others deferred for vital jobs or dependents.
Flier's fate told in bottled message
A penciled note found by a customs officer at the Swedish Norwegian border reveals Charles Backman, 27, Swedish flyer missing since May, predicting a mid ocean crash and imminent peril if help does not arrive within three days. Backman left St John’s Newfoundland May 16 for Sweden in a 90 horsepower monoplane and has not been heard from.
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Stockholm
Charles Backman
Backman
St. Louis
Chicago
Sweden
St. John's
Newfoundland
Indictments Raise Alarm Among Louisiana Gamblers
Four Lake Charles gamblers faced tax fraud charges with one indictment alleging mayor J H Handley received 11541 in 1938. State officials mobilized 40 deputy collectors in Lafayette to pursue income tax frauds as investigations expand statewide. Annenberg linked case noted via U S attorney general Rogge, tracing the racetrack information service.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Lake Charles
J. H. Handley
Handley
Rufus W. Fontenot
Lafayette
Fontenot
Special Intelligence Unit
O. John Rogge
United States Attorney General
Racetrack Information Service
Moses L. Annenberg
Chicago
Robert D. Anderson
Shreveport
Rogge
Letters Pour Into Congress On Neutrality Issue
Washington September 19 There is a flood of mail in congressional offices over the United States neutrality policy as the special session nears. Senator Nye reports strong support for the arms embargo while Senator Pepper cites constituent letters favoring repeal and backing the president. Many correspondents ask to keep the country out of war and avoid taking a side on specifics. Clerks and secretaries were recalled from vacation to sort the messages.
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Washington
United States
Nye
North Dakota
Pepper
Florida
House
Hitler claims no war with England or France in NBC broadcast
Adolf Hitler stated Germany has no war intention against England or France and seeks lasting peace but will continue the war if forced. He argued Poland's case, denounced Versailles, and declared ultimatums outdated while praising Danzig's return to the Reich in a radio address.
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Danzig
Adolf Hitler
England
France
Germany
Bethmann-Hollweg
Poland
Hitler
United States
NBC
Reich
Mussolini
Geremany
Joseph Pilsudski
Pilsudski
Thefuehrer
Versailles
Albert Foerster
Fuehrer
Hiteler
America
East Prussia
London
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By John Martin
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