French and German Forces Readied for Fire Test on Siegfried Line
Swiss observers report mass French concentrations near the Siegfried Line and German redeployments after the Polish campaign. They praise General Gamelin's methods and note potential three-pronged French action north of Sierck and along the Moselle to Wisembourg as patrols give way to large scale attack.
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Siegfried Line
Reich
Blies
Mande Creek
Saarbruecken
Moselle
Vosges
Wisembourg
Ohver
Gamelin
Sierck
Fay Triumphs In Tammany Hall Primary For New Deal Support
In New York on September 2, Representative James H. Fay defeated veteran Tammany chair William P. Kenneally in the Democratic primary. Fay, backed by the New Deal, became leader of the 12th assembly district ending a 42 year Kenneally reign. Assemblyman William J. Sheldrick defeated Andrew B. Keating in the 13th district. In the Republican primary Kenneth F. Simpson, aligned with District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey, beat an insurgent faction led by Bronson Travor amid charges of communism proximity by Simpson’s alliances.
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New York
New Deal
Tammany Hall
James H. Fay
William P. Kenneally
Democratic Organization
Fay
Congress
John J. O'Connor
Roosevelt
Kenneall
Tammany
Andrew B. Keating
William J. Sheldrick
Kenneth F. Simpson
Thomas E. Dewey
Simpson
New York County
Republican Committee
Bronson Travor
American Labor Party
Mail to Europe Delayed by War
New Orleans report says European mail service disrupted by war. Deputy First Assistant Postmaster General Jesse M Donaldson notes Germany and Poland routes altered to pass through neutral countries, with recent shipments via Norway and Sweden. England and France mail maintained on schedule.
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New Orleans
Jesse M. Donaldson
Germany
Poland
Donaldson
National League of District Postmasters
New York
Hamburg
Bremen
Norway
Sweden
Czecho-Slovakia
France
England
Hitler warns allies as planes may strike England
Adolf Hitler's war policy speech in Danzig signals possible German air raids on Britain if the blockade harms the German people. He pledges stiff retaliation, says Germany and Soviet Russia will decide Poland's fate, and states no war aims against Britain or France. Army reports near Kutno yield 105000 prisoners and heavy enemy losses.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
England
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Europe
Reich
Britain
France
Hitler
Army
Kutno
DeWitt MacKenzie Herr
Mussolini
Belgium
Frank Simonds
New York Tribune
Great Britain
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Camberlain
Courageous
Admiralty
Ivan Maisky
Roosevelt, Garner Meet as Neutrality Row Heats Up
President Roosevelt convenes a White House conference with 15 party leaders to push quick repeal of the arms embargo as Congress readies a special session. Supporters press for broader neutrality act change and a cash and carry option amid heated debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
House
Congress
United States
Garner
Alf M. Landon
Slow planes hold own with others in war
Near liquidation of the European war on the Polish front prompts observers to say speed may be less crucial than maneuverability in air combat. French and British pursuits of lesser speed are holding their own against German fighters breaking speed records, with a French pilot reportedly downing three Messerschmitts.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
Messerschmidt
Augsburg
Aviation Editor Relates First Solo Flight Experience
The Aviation Editor recounts flying solo for the first time in Hightstown New Jersey on September 20. He describes the process from a flat glide to takeoff, the instructor’s satirical rush of rules, and his own nerves before finally taxiing away in the solo flight.
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A. P
Devon Francis
Columbus
Newsman Mowrer Escapes Soviet-Cut Zone in Romania
Richard Mowrer Chicago Daily News correspondent escaped from Soviet occupied Poland by wading the Dniester into Romania at Cernauti. He had been detained near Zaleszczyki with United States vice consul William Morton who remained trapped awaiting entry clearance.
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Richard Mowrer
Above
Chicago Daily News
Poland
Rumania
Carroll Binder
The
New
Cernauti
Dniester
Mowrer
Zaleszcczyki
Mowier
William Morton
United States
Warsaw
Morton
Zaleszczyki
Frank Morton
Cristeatc
North East Junior College Records Largest Enrollment
North east Junior College of Louisiana State University reports 539 students registered for the current term, with 369 freshmen, 164 sophomores and six special students. Registration runs to October 16 under Dean Dr. C. C. Calvert. Initiation events begin this week with a freshman parade Friday during activities period at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
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Northeast Junior College of
Louisiana State University
C. C. Calvert
Germany and Soviet Union Agree on Partition of Poland
Moscow reports Soviet occupation of Lwow in Polish Ukraine as talks begin on joint occupation issues. Berlin says high command set a demarcation line for occupation zones but does not reveal its path. The line runs from Stryj toward Lwow and Brest Litovsk then toward Bialystok as German forces withdraw.
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Poland
Moscow
Lwow
Polish Ukraine
Berlin
Supreme High Command
Germany
Soviet
Russia
High Command
Warsaw
Stryj
Brzesc
Brest- Litovsk
Bialystok
Chiang Vows China Will Uphold Pacts Amid War Strife
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek told the People’s Political Council that China will fulfill obligations as a League member and resist Japanese pressure in the Far East. He called China a pillar of world peace and urged France Britain and the U S to recognize the Japan China dispute as a major global issue. He announced an upcoming session of the People’s Congress to discuss a national constitution drafted for 1937.
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Chunking
Chiang Kai-Shek
People's Political Council
China
League of Nations
Far East
Japan
Chiang
People's Council
France
Great Britain
United States
People's Congress
Congress
Flashes In The News: Local Accidents and Oddball Incidents
In Salem James Donovan 68 of Merrimac was hit by two cars. settlements totaled 2975 from one owner and 1525 against the other driver. In Oil City a bridge sale offers no takers at one dollar. In Dutton Ark Q Z Wist seeks to discard old oxen shoes. In Iowa City Nile Kinnick’s license suspended after speeding in a 25 zone. In Minneapolis a hospital run ends with police chauffeured birth and cheerful report by officers.
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Salem
Mass
James Donovan
Merrimac
Fred J. Cloutman
Donovan
Cloutman
Kinnick
Warsaw Dead Buried in Public Parks Amid Siege
Soviet forces push west, blockading the Polish Romanian frontier while Warsaw endures fierce German bombardment. Refugees flood into Hungary and Romania as civilians and soldiers are managed by authorities. Warsaw radio broadcasts vow resistance and note cemeteries now in public parks.
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Budapest
Poland
Warsaw
Lwow
Bug River
Hungary
Cernauti
France
Britain
St. John’s Cathedral
Royal Palace of
Belvedere
Long, Nasty War Ahead In Europe
In a wartime analysis, the piece predicts a prolonged, brutal conflict in Europe. It notes Hitler’s terms and Anglo-French vows to Poland, the Belgium evacuation issue, and projected durations of three to seven years, with concerns over Germany’s food supply and endurance.
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Europe
Belgium
France
England
Albert
Poland
Germany
Europe to Be Saved Says Chamberlain in Paris Broadcast
Paris reports Premier Daladier’s war ministry vows definite victory amid Polish collapse. Britain vows not to shrink from any operation to reach victory, while condemning German bombing and Russian aggression. Chamberlain notes Britain and France remain pledged to Poland and keep pursuing the anti submarine and allied war effort.
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Paris
Daladier
War Ministry
Great Britain
Poland
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Noe
Tugwell
Huey Long
Baton Rouge
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Burke
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Earl Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Huey P. Long
Maestri
Maxime Roy
Lafayette
Richard W. Leche
Seymour Weiss
Huey
Weiss
Newsman
Junior College
Red Army
Oil City
Allegheny River
Keystone Public Service Company
Dutton, Ark
Q. Z. Wist
Iowa City
Eddie Anderson
University of Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Minneapolis
Ronald Garritsen
Garritsen
O. John Rogge
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