Hitler Delays Major Move Plea Awaited From Britain
Berlin reports Hitler will hold any big European action until Britain replies to the message delivered to London by Sir Nevile Henderson. He stays in crisis talks with Goering and Ribbentrop at the Chancellery as reports of peace hopes and war fears circulate. A proclaimed state of emergency draft was prepared but not announced. radio orders issued as developments awaited.
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Berlin
Reichsfuelhirer
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Great Britain
London
Nevile Henderson
Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Cartle
Weather, reunions, and county family roots in Lawrence county
One week of sunny weather blessed reunions and the Lawrence county fair. Mrs. Pinkerton of Edinburg traces four generations of Pinkertons and Donaldsons in Pu lask and Neshannock townships. Farmers harvest cucumbers if beetles yield. Boy in New Castle continues.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Nex
Lawrence County
William Pinkerton
Edinburg
D. 1
Pu~lask Township
Wo. 3
Fulkman Schod
Pinkertons
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary for Friday
United States weather statistics report a 24 hour period ending 5 p.m. Friday with a maximum of 83 and a minimum of 50, no precipitation, and a river stage of 4.5 feet. A year earlier the highs were 81 and lows 52 with no precipitation.
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United States
Peaceful Settlement Rumors Sweep Europe
Pan-European rumors of a peaceful settlement dominate reports from Paris Berlin London Washington and Warsaw. Indications point to no new war but a possible second Munich with Poland in the role of Czechoslovakia. Hitler delays major moves until Britain replies, while Roosevelt pushes for negotiations and Mussolini convenes war preparedness discussions.
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International News Service
Europe
Fparis
H. R. Knickerbocker
Munich
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Hitler
Danvig
Reich
Germany
Britain
Il Duce
Pars
France
R. Knickerbocker International News Service
Paris
London Daily Express
Signs No War To Come Seen In Europe
Paris dispatch reports rapid shifts in European politics with signs suggesting no war yet. Observers cite postponement of Polish and French mobilization under British advice, raising pessimism about defiance against German aggression and a possible capitulation scenario.
France expands mobilization as reservists recalled
Paris reports France calls up three additional reservist categories totaling several hundred thousand. A brief communique cites mobilization numbers 1, 5 and 6 recalled to the colors under a new system calling entire categories rather than classes.
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Paris
Europe
France
Prance
Family of Four Shot to Death in St Louis Home
Four persons including a man and wife and their two young daughters were found shot to death in their St Louis apartment. Police said the man apparently killed his wife and children before taking his own life. Victims were Edward Bernack about 30 Josephine Bernack about 25 Helen Bernack 5 and Dorothy Bernack 3. The bodies were located in the flat with a revolver nearby.
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International News Service
ST. Louis
Man
Edward Bernack
Josephine Bernack
Helen Bernack
Dorothy Bernack
Barnack
Bernack
President Roosevelt Pledges Peace With Hitler as War Looms
President Roosevelt, facing the threat of war, sent a second plea to Adolf Hitler seeking direct talks or neutral mediation to resolve the Polish-German dispute. The White House indicated it stood ready to invoke wartime emergency measures if needed. This report from Washington notes the renewed effort and mentions continuation on another page.
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Eric Friedhemm
International Mine Service
Sintt
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
Washington reports a weekly weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic States and the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Expect scattered showers in the latter half of the week with moderate temperatures early and midweek, warmer midweek, then cooler toward week’s end.
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International News Service
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
King George and Chamberlain In Long Conference
King George VI and Neville Chamberlain held urgent talks on Hitler's peace proposal with secrecy. Sir Nevile Henderson arrived from Berlin bearing details, meeting Halifax then Downing Street as crowds watched in silence. Britain aims to reply by tonight with Sir John Simon and Chamberlain guiding diplomacy.
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Chamberlain
Charles A. Smith
International News Service
Scott
London
George VI
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
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Henderson
Foreign Office
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No. 10 Downing Street
Junkers
Erry
John Simon
Britain
Board of Diplomatic Strategy
No. 10
Downing Street
BUY
New Castle
Roosevelt Declines New Move in European Crisis
President Roosevelt will not pursue any further personal action in the European crisis based on current information. He left the White House to the office to monitor developments between Poland and Germany and potential peace efforts while organizing emergency plans to cushion the United States from war shocks, as announced by Gen. Edwin M. Watson.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Poland
Germany
Edwin M. Watson
Mussolini and Hitler Exchange Two Messages
Rome announces Mussolini received two long personal messages from Hitler and replied promptly. No details of the communications were released. Italians who remember last year’s Munich talks saw the exchanges as a sign of possible peaceful crisis resolution.
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International News Service
Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Sl Duce
Italans
Munich
BUY NY New Castl
Poland Warns Against Danzig Settlement Threats
In Warsaw, an official spokesman said Poland will go to war to prevent dismemberment of its territory. Poland opposes any Danug incorporation into the Reich or control by a third party, and warns that violating these points would trigger far-reaching steps. President Moscicki thanked President Roosevelt for the peace plea.
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Warsaw
Poland
Berlin
Reich
Free City
Danzig
Ignacy Moscick
Roosevelt
France Demands Poland Pledges Held to Preserve Peace
Paris reports France insists on inviolate pledges to Poland and warns that if Poland fights, France will join. Premier Daladier reaffirmed mobilization as thousands stream to the front, despite reports of a new German proffer to London.
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Ken
Etist
Bottnyelon Ryjeo
Paris
Germany
Poland
Edouard Daladier
France
Hitler
London
New Castle
Bell Telephone takes over Harlansburg Lines
The Bell Telephone Company assumes operation of Harlansburg Telephone Company's lines and equipment at midnight. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission recently approved the purchase. Seventy two subscribers are notified. service continues as before while a new four mile storm resistant aerial cable is built from New Castle toward Harlansburg under Charles W. King.
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Bell Telephone Company
Harlansburg Telephone Company
Virdyn R. Caldwell Jr
Harlansburg Company
Pennsylvania
Uailllcy Commission
Haylansburg Company
Eel Company
Harlansburg
New Castle
Charles W. King
Bell Company
Unis
Caldwell
England Seeks Ban on Troop Movement Photos
The War Office asked editors to ban publication of troop movement pictures and armored tanks. It cited prior D notices of July 11 restricting images of anti air craft stations and war material movements, aiming to protect national interests.
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London
War Office Today
Hey
New Casti
Death Record Mollie Wier 60 Ellwood City and Augusta Calhoun Barrett
Mollie Wier, 60, of Ellwood City, died Saturday, August 26, 1997. Also listed is Augusta Calhoun Barrett, Naw Galilee, with death noted on the same date.
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Mer
Mollie Wier
Ellwood City
Mos
Augusta Calhoun Barrett
Naw Galilee
Public Wedding Closes New Castle Fair Featured Moment
On closing day at the New Castle Fair on Barlensburg road a public wedding was held for Walter A. Logan and Miss Alice Mae White at the west end of the judges stand on the race track. Rev. John McIlvaine officiated as guests watched from the grandstand and fences. The couple received gifts and departed on a honey moon trip to New York and Canada after a reception and dinner. The fair also offered a pace and show, farm machinery exhibit, and midways activity with strong attendance and pleasant weather marking a successful season.
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New Castle
Barlensburg Road
Walter A. Logan
Highland Avenue
Alice Mae White
North Bay Street
John =. McIlvaine
First Presbyterian Church
Fair Ground
Robert Logan
New York
Canada
Employees Honor Harper Birthday at Willow Grove
I. L. Harper, general foreman of the B. and O. railroad, was honored by railway shop employees with a corn roast at Willow Grove. Several hundred workers attended and enjoyed corn, wieners, and refreshments amid a lively program of entertainment.
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I. L. Harper
Willow Grove
Nny Ms
More Hopeful Of Peace In Europe
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson said leaving the White House that the European crisis was unfolding and that the United States government was much more hopeful for peace. The remark came as tensions in Europe persisted and diplomatic efforts continued.
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Cidlepna Tesste Cervleey
Washington
Louis Jolson
White House
United States
Mulentown School Alumni Reach 10th Reunion at Cascade Park
Mullentown School Association marked its 10th annual reunion at Cascade Park with a noon lunch and a growing crowd through the afternoon. Mayor EcGrath opened the event with remarks on old friends as former staffers Fuller ton Fenton Pullerton Aiken spoke. Lena McConnell and Hugh Horton welcomed attendees. Horton was re elected president for the next year.
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Mulentown School Association
Cascade Park
Grove
Charles EcGrath
Murs
Charles E. Fullerton
Do. W. Fenton
Ian Pullerton
Anna Aiken
Lena RcConnell
Hugh D. Horton
Horton
Association For the
Puess
Idx Bf. Suber
Britain Frames Reply To Hitler's Peace Bid
London reports Cabinet in emergency session to draft a reply to Adolf Hitler's peace bid. Sir Nevile Henderson to Berlin with the response after three-hour talks with Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Halifax. France and Poland asked for their governments' views as the crisis unfolds. Continued on page two.
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International News Service
London
Neville Chamberlain
Reichsfuerer
Adolf Hitler
Nevile Henderson Willly
Berlin
Charles A. Smith
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Hitler
Henderson
King George
Buckingham Palace
Fuehrer
Great
Charles Corbin
Foreign Office
Corbin
Whitehall
Lord Hallfax
New Castle
Kiwanis Will Hear Beaver Falls Man
W. T. Reeder of Beaver Falls will speak at the New Cassie Kiwanis club meeting in the Elks Home on Wednesday August 30. Officers to be elected and one delegate and three alternates named for the district convention in York Pa September 17 20.
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W. T. Reeder
Beaver Falls
Sitie
Pennsylvania Society of Crippled Children, Inc
Harrisburg
New
Cassie Kiwanis Club
Elks Home
York
Texas Crowd Breaks Up Meeting Of Communists
A large angry crowd stormed a Communist meeting in San Antonio blowing to 5,000 people. Mayor Maury Maverick’s home was protected after threats to remove him from town. Police and emergency crews reported injuries including Patrolman A. R. Gonzales. Mrs Emma Twignea Brooks, wife of the Socialist candidate, spoke before the disruption at the municipal auditorium.
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International News Service
San Antonio
Tex
Vand Eamage
Maury Maverick
A. R. Gonzales
BH. Williams
George Barthilomew
Emma Twignea Brooks
Pavy Texas
Fage
Arthur Mometer Returns to School With Bright Outlook
The passage describes a child named Arthur Mometer enjoying time away from the classroom with play, exploration, and activities like swimming hiking and sand play. It notes the upcoming bell and the return to classes, emphasizing readiness to resume the school routine tomorrow.
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