French Advance In Saar Valley Drive To Siegfried Line
French troops push through hilly terrain abandoned German gear in the Saar valley, taking the Warndt forest west of Forbach. Official communique says the forest is mostly in French hands and aviation supports land operations as the drive toward the Siegfried Line continues.
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Paris
Warndt
Saar River
Siewisied Mne
War Ministry
Forbach
Ferbach Wes
New Castlef
Wheat planting hampered by weather and dust in Plaingrove
S B McCleary of Plaingrove township reports farmers near his area struggle to plant wheat due to dry, dusty soils. Fields plowed are four to six inches dry. Some have planted in a dust blanket as heat and dryness persist. The piece notes local road work and traffic shifts on Logan Street and Rural Avenue. It mentions oyster stew season as a light aside and comments on political talk about reducing governmental expenses.
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S. B. McCleary
Plaingrove Township
Mae Oat
Logan Street
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Friday show a high of 94 and a low of 68 with no precipitation. River stage recorded at 4.5 feet. For the same date last year the maximum reached 74 and the minimum 57 with no precipitation.
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United States
Iallow
Election Boards Urged to Aid Early Election Returns
The News requests election board officials in city and county precincts to supply early totals on Tuesday evening. Call The News at 4000 or send results to the office as soon as totals are compiled. Boards to file complete primary returns at the courthouse after counts are finished.
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Election Board
Election Boards
Court House
Must Smash Hitlerism Is Stand Of Britain
Charles 4. Smith reports Britain rejects any peace terms from Rome and Berlin presented as a fait accompli in Poland and vows to wage a prolonged war to exterminate Nazism. The piece notes cautious British sentiment despite dire wartime realities and references German morale reports and Allied troop movements.
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Charles 4. Smith
London
Great Britain
Rome
Berlin
Poland
Ministry of Information
Siegfried Line
London News Chronicle
Auy
New Castle
Fifteen Ships Lost By All Nations in Early War
International News Service reports Britain’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare has left 15 ships sunk since the European war began, with about 200 dead or missing. Eight ships were British, including four freighters and the Athenia. A 13,581 ton passenger liner was destroyed off the Irish coast as hostilities opened. France, the Netherlands and Greece each lost a vessel.
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International News Service
Great Britain
Germany
Athenia
Trish
France
Netherlands
Greece
Snay
New Castle
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
Washington reports a weekly weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic States with showers ending by Monday, generally fair the rest of the week, cooler Monday night, warmer midweek, and cooler again late week. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expect showers midweek and again weekend, with cooler periods and warmer spells noted.
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C International News
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Ayo
New Cas
Air Raid Alarms Sound In Berlin
Berlin woke to air raid alarms at 3 40 a m with the all clear signal coming 40 minutes later. The populace sought shelter in raid shelters as a precaution during the morning warning.
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Berlin
Congress Call By President Expected Soon
President Roosevelt, at Hyde Park, weighs timing for a limited special session to repeal the neutralit y act and embargo on arms. Best info says Congress may be recalled before Oct 1, restoring international law principles. Hull had pushed a six point cash and carry plan. that push appears paused.
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George Durno
International News
Hyde Park
America
Roosevelt
Hudson
London
Congress
Washington Tate
England
France
Germany
Cardell Hull
New Castle
Britain Provides Huge War Fund Vote of Credit Established
London September 8 1940 Britain issued a vote of credit for 500000000 pounds sterling approximately 2.5 billion dollars to cover extraordinary war expenses through March 1940 beyond ordinary Parliamentary grants. The appropriation funds security public safety defense of the realm maintenance of public order and efficient prosecution of the war.
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International News Service
London
The
Treasury
We de France Reaches New York Amid Atlantic Crossing
The French liner We de France with 1,677 aboard arrived in New York shortly after 8 am EDT after a tension filled trans Atlantic crossing. Many passengers were Americans returning from war zones.
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International News Service
New York
We de France
Local Primary Campaign Now In Final Stage
Citizens face a Sept 12 primary with many contests settled to shape local government. Republicans and Democrats offer candidates for state supreme and superior courts, plus county offices such as prothonotary, treasurer, commissioners, coroner, and council members. Local turnout is urged to influence tax and governance outcomes.
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Atlantic
New Castle
Lawrence County
Justce
State Supreme Court
Noarn
Supreme Court
Sara M. Soffel
Pittsburgh
Marion D. Patterson
Holidaysburg
Herbert Funk Goodrich
Judge Soffel
Superior Court
William E. Hirt
Eric Thomas J. Baldridge
Hollidaysburg
Wiliam H. Helier
Lancaster
Arthur
Dale
Bellefonte
Edward Jackson Thompson
Philipsburg
J. Harold Flannery
West Pittston
William H. Keller
Percy B. Walls
Duke Returns To England After Flight With Duchess Warfield
The Duke of Windsor travels from the south of France toward England with Wallis Warfield Duchess, on a journey described as dramatic as the December night three years earlier. The couple aims to return home to support Britain, and authorities promise a cordial reception.
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London
Duke of Windsor
France
Wallis Warfield
Edward Viit
Great Britain
England
Hsis
Germany Admits Western Front Military Action
Berlin announces that for the first time the German high command admits military operations on the western front with both sides in positions and partial territorial losses. It claims no actual combat occurred while detailing a planned eastern advance and fixed eastern border for all time as Poland's western victory consolidates control.
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Pierre J. Huss
State Corcesprnndant
Berlin
Germany
Poland
Silesia
Mussolini May Make Peace Proposal
Reports say Mussolini, guided by Hitler and with British and French knowledge, may propose peace terms upon Warsaw’s fall. A new Polish government, German gains in Danzig and Polish corridor, and guiding control of remaining Poland are cited. Britain and France reject any armistice based on a German fait accompli, and mediation may follow signal from Hitler. Sir Percy Loraine visited Italian foreign minister with Britain’s reaction.
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Aternational
Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Warsaw
Poland
Danzig
Upper Silesia
Great Britain
France
Percy Loraine
Galeazzo Clano
Britain
Il Duce
Abundance Of Food Supplies In Nation
President Roosevelt and Cabinet pledged to curb war profiteering in food while asserting ample agricultural stocks to last indefinitely. Officials moved to quash shortages rumors and warned of further legislation to ensure normal profits. Continuous coverage noted by Ingernarions News Service and ROBERT A. McGILL Sintt Correspondent.
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Robert A. McGill
Ingernarions News Service
Sintt
Washington
Roosevelt
New Castle
Local Option Vote In Seven Districts Of Lawrence Co
Pennsylvania supreme court upholds local option elections paving the way for votes in counties where the issue has been raised. Lawrence County will hold local option votes in Wampum, Snyder Boroughs, and the Scott, Wayne, Union, Hickory, and Perry townships.
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Lawrence Co
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Twe
Lawrence County
Wampumsidenon
Scott, Wayne, Union
Hickory
Perry
New Castle
Death notice roundup from Sept 9 1939 roster
Obituary notices list several names including Rebecca McCanahy aged 65 of Ellwood City, Mrs Frances Wilson aged 32 of 119 Elm, Janes Byron McCoy aged 32 of Morton, and Mrs Richelieu Rice of Newark among others. Other lines show Mrs John Anglemynr of Canfield and George Hackney with monetary reference $5 917 M redt.
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John Anglemynr
Canfield
Richelieu Rice
Newark
Rebecca McCanahy
Ellwood City
Alex Boblander
George Hackney
Redt
Frances Wilson
Janes
Byron McCoy
Morton, Sey
Graf Zeppelin Blown Up Says London Report
London report states sabotage blew up the Graf Zeppelin at Fried richshafen Germany while moored. Dispatches earlier described an explosion at the Graf Zeppelin Works and noted the new airship’s larger size and relation to the historic Hindenburg.
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London
Friedrichshafen
Germany
London Evening News
Switzerland
Zeppeli
London News
Graf
New troops for Panama Canal announced today
Washington dispatch reports the War Department ordered reinforcement of the Panama Canal with 2700 additional troops. The 1,600 current guards will be joined by units from the Fifth and Thirteenth Infantry in the New England area, slated to sail on army transports around October 19.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Panama Canal
War Department
Canal
New England
Aamy
Fifty Thousand Seek To Defend City Of Warsaw
Fifty thousand men and women labored on the northern outskirts of Warsaw to halt the German surge as tanks and armored cars penetrated the suburbs from the north and three sides. The defense concentrated north of the Vistula. The advance was marked by a major air raid heralded from London.
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Warsaw
London
Jastediten
Vistula
Heavy Losses Reported for French Troops in Saar Advance
Geneva dispatch from Cinternational News Service cites Swiss informants: French troops advancing through wooded pockets in the Saar region suffered heavy losses from land mines left by retreating Germans. Skirmishes noted along the German Limes in Saarland. Rhine upper reaches quiet after six days of hostilities.
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Cinternational
Servicr
Geneva
Switzerland
Saar
Bay on New Castle Dutch Steamer Rescues 32 Crew
The Dutch steamer Breeayk of the Holland American line rescued 32 crew members from torpedoed British tanker Kennebec in the Atlantic. The Kennebec, a 5,548 ton vessel, was reported torpedoed and is linked to Anglo American Oil Company.
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New Castle
Ameterdam
Breeayk
Helland-American Line
Kennebec
Atlantic
Anglo-American Oil Company
Football Season Near As Warm Weather Lingers
Arthur Memeter notes the season shifting toward football despite lingering summer weather. He predicts next Friday brings the pigskin action with passes, end runs, blocks, and tough tackles as players strive for yards and victories.
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