French Gains Are Continued In Saar Valley
France’s army extended its eighth straight day of gains in the Saar valley as advance units moved through mined no man’s land toward the German fortress wall. The night was calm, local advances were reported, but no German counteroffensive gains were noted.
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Kenneth T. Downs
Nova Services
Paris
France
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No Man’s Land
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Election Board Shortage and Nation's Star Spangled Banner Remembrance
News notes that many districts lack candidates for minor offices and election boards face added counting work. A September 14 observance marks the Francis Scott Key song written in 1814 while in Baltimore. Also advice on dogs in cars and pink paper ballots hints at primary details.
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Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
MD. Mn
Uo Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report Summary for United States
Daily weather report for the 24 hour period ending at 3 PM Sunday lists maximum 7, minimum 59, precipitation 1 inch, river stage 4.45 feet. Year ago figures show maximum 83 and lower precipitation.
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United States
Reminder to precinct boards on primary election results
Civic notice urges precinct election boards to report primary results to The News by Tuesday evening, ensuring timely coverage. Citizens are reminded it is their duty to vote in the primary, with emphasis on the most important city and county offices on the ballot.
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Batle
Candidates Await Verdict Of Voters In Tuesday Primary
Voters head to polls Tuesday from 7 AM to 8 PM to choose Republican and Democrat nominees. Candidates rushed to mend fences with endorsements and alignments in a last minute effort as campaigns shift to final appeals.
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BUY
New Castle
Hitler's Favorite Dancer Returns Home to Dormont
Miriam Verne, a 20 year old American dancer, arrived in Dormont Pa today after European travel. She denies gossip linking her with Adolf Hitler and says she is a dancer not a politician. Verne canceled engagements in London and Scotland and plans rest at home.
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Dormont
Pittsburgh
Miriam Verne
Adolf
Reichsfuhrer
Hiltler
Reichsfuehrer
New Castle
Death notices listed for residents and ages in 1929 record
Death record shows several obituaries and ages including John W. Love 82 of 702 East Long Avenue Mrs Joseph F Pery Rock township James Meehan 62 Youngs lawn Oy Charles C Sullivan 56 Youngs lown Infant Edward Riley 309 Hillere t ivenue Annie Glaaser 74 New Castle BR woe ling 77 Stlp-
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John W. Love
East Long Avenue
Joseph F
Pery Rock Township
James Meehan
Youngslawn
Charles C. Sullivan
Youngslown
Edward Riley
Hillere
Tivenue
Annie Glaaser
New Castle
Ling
Britain Spurs Sea Drive On German Ships
Britain intensifies efforts to starve Germany of merchant and war shipping as Allied leaders foresee a long three to ten year conflict. The public mood shifts to a no compromise stance under pressure from Hitler’s Polish situation. Continues on later pages.
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Hitler
Charles A. Smith
International Service
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New Castle
Romania calls 150000 reservists on Polish and Hungarian fronts
London Daily Mail reports from Bucharest that Romania issued decrees calling up 150,000 army reservists. The fresh troops will be concentrated on the Polish and Hungarian frontiers.
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London
Rumania
London Daily Mall
Bucharest
British cargo ship Magdapur sunk by torpedo
Thousands of holiday-makers along the English coast witnessed the 940-ton British cargo boat Magdapur sink after a torpedo strike. A loud explosion and water plume accompanied the bow-first sinking, taking two hours to reach the bottom. Civilian air raid wardens aided survivors aboard the vessel.
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International News Service
London
Magdapur
Mugenpur
Last Correspondent To Leave Warsaw Relates Conditions In Country
International News Service correspondent James E Brown reports a grim Poland. German forces advance as Polish troops retreat across fronts amid area bombardments and scarce fuel. He notes cities like Lwow and Tomaszow facing defense with limited guns and heavy artillery while Jewish villages suffer bombings.
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Poland
James E Brown
International News Service
Germany
Lublin
Cembhull
Lwow
Tomaszow
Central Poland Battle Nearing End Says Berlin
Berlin reports a gigantic battle in central Poland nearing its end with the Polish army said to be annihilated in the field. The German communique notes brief western front actions, including French air attacks on Saarbrucken and downing three French plants, while detailing Polish resistance and encirclement along the Narew and Ban rivers.
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President Roosevelt In Washington Eyeing Special Session
President Roosevelt returned to Washington from Hyde Park with plans to call a special session of Congress before week’s end. He aims to set ten days to a week for reassembly and establish clear limits, seeking quick adjournment while outlining the session’s focused agenda.
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Canada Declares War Amid War Time Parliament Session
Canada for the first time in its history declares war on its own accord with Prime Minister King announcing during a special war time session. Parliament approves the policy and the proclamation is signed by Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir. Canada readies defense taxes and aerospace expansion while Great Britain seeks aviators and ships.
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Germany
W. L. Mackenzie King
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King
Lord Tweedsmuir
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F.C. Blair
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Blair
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Robert W. Edgren Dies at 65 Sports Writer and Cartoonist
Funeral services are planned for Wednesday for Robert W. Edgren a nationally known sports writer and cartoonist who died yesterday at age 65 in Monte, Cal. He was a prominent figure in sports journalism with a long career.
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Unternaceum News
Deu Monte
Cal
Robert W. Edgren
German drive in Poland nears end as French push in Saar
Berlin reports a frantic battle in Central Poland aimed at annihilation of the Polish army in the field. Paris notes gains in the Saar region and German counter-offensives near Les Embour. Budapest reports Poland holding Warsaw against a three sided assault, with no decisive breakthrough on other fronts.
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Paris
Saar
Lesemboure
Warsaw Holds Warsaw As Polish Embassy Declares
Reports from London state the Polish embassy says Warsaw remains in Polish hands as German forces pound the city with artillery. Broadcasts from Polish radio, later echoed by agencies, claim Warsaw withstood bombardment and resisted near surrounding German advances.
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Budapest
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London
Reuters
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New Castle
German Vessel Strikes Mine in Oeresund Strait
A German vessel struck a floating mine in the Oresund Strait yesterday, witnessed by a watcher at Trelleborg and an explosion heard with a huge water column. The vessel was unidentified and the report comes from Reuter’s via Malmo and Copenhagen dispatches.
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International News Service
London
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Malmo
Sweden
Trellebors
Copenhagen
Partial Soviet mobilization signals European war threat
Moscow reports partial mobilization of several reserve classes in Ukraine White Russia and major western regions, cited as defensive amid German Poland advances and possible Allied air force threat. The decree targets Moscow Leningrad Kalinin Orel Okrug areas with rising anxiety about votes and weather noted at seventy one.
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