Rose Point Man Dead Saving Pastor at Cheat River
Beaver Falls pastor Rev James H Henery, 29, and Rose Point youth Clarence McElwain, 30, drowned while trying to rescue each other at the Cheat River near Camp Buddy along the West Virginia line. Henery had been giving talks to a youth conference when depth overwhelmed him. McElwain died attempting the rescue. Henery leaves a widow and a two year old daughter.
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PA News Notes Light, Poles, and Prosaic Pleasantries
A rounded dispatch mixes humor and small town observations It cites Allentown police cracking down on roadside pole politics and removing playcards from trees and poles A New Castle item reports a tongue in cheek telegram humor about Isaiah 96 and a fatherly stoker trend while noting seasonal pest control musings and picnic hassles Continued on Page Two.
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Daily Weather Report for United States ends Thursday
Weather report records 24 hour period ending 5 p m Thursday with max 84 and min 63, no precipitation, river stage 4.5 feet. A second set notes same date with max 77 and min 49, no precipitation.
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Germany Soviet Plan To Divide Poland Report
Paris August 24 rumor confirms Italian sources say Hitler and Mussolini plan to partition Poland. Italy’s reports claim Russia will occupy Estonia Latvia and northern Poland while Germany takes land to the Vistula with a nominal autonomous strip around Warsaw under joint protectorate.
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New Castle Fair Splendor Draws Big Crowds
New Castle Fair attendance Thursday topped last year as a mile pageant of cattle horses and farm machinery a Flying X rodeo and pace records thrilled thousands. Rides races and a public wedding marked the afternoon and a rodeo night. At 3 p.m. a grandstand ceremony joined Walter Logan and Alice Mae White in wedlock with merchants planning wedding presents. The first wedding at the fair grounds drew countywide attention.
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Poland Signals Roosevelt Plea Backed in Paris
Poland aims to accept President Roosevelt’s proposal for talks with Germany if the armed threat is removed and a guarantee is given that no fait accompli occurs during negotiations. President Moscicki emphasizes readiness to negotiate while Polish citizens brace for defense with uniforms, trenches, and food stores as tensions with Germany rise over Danzig.
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Morgenthau Plans Homeward Flight From Sweden
Henry Morgenthau Jr the U S secretary of the treasury now vacationing in Sweden announced plans to return to the United States by Atlantic Clipper as he kept telephonic contact with Berlin London and Washington. His family will remain in Sweden.
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American liner to avoid Hamburg
Berlin Aug 25 United States lines ordered the Un er President Roosevelt to avoid stopping at Hamburg on its present voyage staying over at Le Havre as a precautionary measure. The instruction reflects wartime naval caution and port deconfliction.
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Death notices reflect local fatalities on Aug 25 1938
Death records list Jack Korpela age 39 of 714 Superior Street William V Thodes age 61 of 19 Greenwood Avenue Clarence McElwain age 50 Slippery Rock Township and Catherine A Kelly age 40 of Cleveland Ohio with August 25 1938 date.
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Slippery Rock
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Cleveland
Ohio
Rejection of Roosevelt Plea By Hitler Updates
Berlin reports Hitler rejected President Roosevelt's call for a peaceful solution to Europe’s crisis. German circles warn Germany may restore order in Danzig and the Polish corridor while avoiding direct attack. Hitler faced a council of war that ended after dawn as diplomatic ties strain. Page Two.
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Lansbury appeals to Hitler and Stalin for Roosevelt peace plan
Former British Labour leader George Lansbury urged Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin to back Franklin Roosevelt in negotiating a peaceful solution to Europe’s crisis. In a telegram from Athens, Lansbury said to respond favorably to Roosevelt’s appeal by negotiation to save Germany and Europe from destruction.
German Ship Schleswig Holstein Visits Danzig Harbor
In Danzig harbor the cadet ship Schleswig Holstein arrived for a state visit replacing the cruiser Koenigsberg. Nazi supporters lined the waterfront with enthusiastic crowding as the ship and crew drew wheellike cheers.
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Britain Fears Peace Appeals To Be Rejected
Britain discusses Roosevelt peace appeals to Germany Poland and Italy as the likely Berlin response remains unfavorable. The government praises the initiative but notes Britain has no prior knowledge of Roosevelt's plans. Press and officials reflect a nation on the brink of war with limited allies and expect Hitler to act swiftly.
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Japan protests German Soviet non aggression pact
Tokyo reports the cabinet plans to lodge a protest with Berlin over the Soviet German non aggression treaty and to redraw Japan's foreign policy. Foreign Minister Arita to urge Ambassador Oshima to protest in Berlin as Tokyo seeks to court the United States and Britain.
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War Scare Fades as Hitler Seeks Peace Yet Warns
International News Service reports Hitler’s immediate rejection of Roosevelt’s peace plea while signs of a war scare ease. Berlin hints at possible action to restore order in Danzig and the Polish Corridor. Reports from Paris Washington Warsaw Rome LondonDanzig Tokyo outline actions, evacuations, and diplomacy as nations recalibrate to a looming crisis.
Roosevelt seeks peace in German Polish crisis
President Roosevelt awaits outcome of his peace plea to Germany and Poland as the crisis deepens. He urged Hitler and Polish President Moscicki to settle the dispute peacefully and asked Italy's King Victor Emmanuel to influence a peaceful solution. No congressional call yet, with war not declared and hostilities not begun. Roosevelt floated three methods: direct talks, arbitration, or mediation by a third party, proposing a national of a neutral country as mediator. (Continued on page two)
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Italy Calls More Troops To Colors
Rome August 25 200000 additional Italian troops from classes 1903 to 1919 were called to the colors and must report September 3. Mobilization brings total armed classes to six plus specialists. Pascis Militia mobilized into 35 formations, total armed forces about 1120000. Navy and air force at full strength since August 21. Government announces higher subsidies to conscripts.
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President Roosevelt Hopes for Peace in Europe
President Roosevelt said he hopes for a peaceful solution to the European crisis and will not call Congress into special session for the time being. He reported sending pleas to Germany's Adolf Hitler, Italy's Victor Emanuel III, and Poland's President Moscicki and noted no replies had been received yet.
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Stalin Calls Session To Ratify New Russo German Pact
Stalin summoned the Soviet parliament to meet Monday to ratify a new Russo German pact. Reports say Soviet warships were dispatched from Leningrad to Vladivostok, echoing the 1904 voyage that led to misidentification of ships as Japanese. The voyage spans nearly a globe loop with unclear purpose.
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Twolletini Civiernational News Service
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Josef Stalin
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Leningrad
Henderson And Hitler Confer For Nearly Hour
British envoy Sir Nevile Henderson met Adolf Hitler for nearly an hour at the Berlin chancellery today amid speculation Britain sought a breakthrough in the Len‑Pol crisis. The meeting, seen as a potential turning point, drew wide attention across Berlin as rumors spread the British aimed to press Roosevelt’s peace appeals.
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Castleton Hotel Strike Ends After Conference
Ten week hotel strike at The Castleton ends after management and employees reach a satisfactory agreement. Pickets withdraw as all workers return to duties and former positions. Settlement statement notes adjustments of inequities and misunderstandings to mutual satisfaction. June 15 walkout cited. location New Castle.
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Summer Fades as Gum Trees Turn Red in Early Warning
In a fading reminder of the season, summer shifts to warning as gums redden and shed leaves. Crops are gathered with heavy sheaves of coat and oats and wheat, signaling the time for the laces to fall while a tea shower dampens the day. The speaker notes the gum leads the change.
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